Author: Mardi Orlando
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466939222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A Secret Society An Abandoned Church And a Shadow Brought together by their mysterious gifts, seven teenagers have been stranded in no-time by their Secret Society. In an abandoned church they find a gathering of ghosted orphans, trapped for over one hundred years. To free these ghosts they will need to discover each of their identities, and to do that, this group of misfits will need to face the secrets that have haunted their own lives. It is the only way they will survive. And time is running out. A haunting fantasy, Secrets of Ghosts will intrigue those of us who like to seek amongst the shadows.
Secrets of Ghosts
Author: Mardi Orlando
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466939222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A Secret Society An Abandoned Church And a Shadow Brought together by their mysterious gifts, seven teenagers have been stranded in no-time by their Secret Society. In an abandoned church they find a gathering of ghosted orphans, trapped for over one hundred years. To free these ghosts they will need to discover each of their identities, and to do that, this group of misfits will need to face the secrets that have haunted their own lives. It is the only way they will survive. And time is running out. A haunting fantasy, Secrets of Ghosts will intrigue those of us who like to seek amongst the shadows.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466939222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
A Secret Society An Abandoned Church And a Shadow Brought together by their mysterious gifts, seven teenagers have been stranded in no-time by their Secret Society. In an abandoned church they find a gathering of ghosted orphans, trapped for over one hundred years. To free these ghosts they will need to discover each of their identities, and to do that, this group of misfits will need to face the secrets that have haunted their own lives. It is the only way they will survive. And time is running out. A haunting fantasy, Secrets of Ghosts will intrigue those of us who like to seek amongst the shadows.
The Adventures of Golyga
Author: Lilly Barnes
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982253541
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The dialogues between Golyga and Lilly, collaborators across the veil, are as entertaining and revealing as the stories of the book’s characters. Golyga, his beloved, Lillykins, her brother, and the family baby - shape-shifters all - encounter adventures conjured by Golyga’s ever fertile imagination and each new character we meet - from the ash-breathing dragon to the ambitious frog, from the old woman who sang to the arrogant lark who laughed at her, and many more, - each one delivers life-lessons by way of amusing and memorable tales of adventure, of misadventure, of parables and yes, occasionally, by way of the plain spoken imparting of wisdom.
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982253541
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The dialogues between Golyga and Lilly, collaborators across the veil, are as entertaining and revealing as the stories of the book’s characters. Golyga, his beloved, Lillykins, her brother, and the family baby - shape-shifters all - encounter adventures conjured by Golyga’s ever fertile imagination and each new character we meet - from the ash-breathing dragon to the ambitious frog, from the old woman who sang to the arrogant lark who laughed at her, and many more, - each one delivers life-lessons by way of amusing and memorable tales of adventure, of misadventure, of parables and yes, occasionally, by way of the plain spoken imparting of wisdom.
Carragan Adventures
Author: Patricia A. Murphy
Publisher: Patricia Murphy
ISBN: 9781413768527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Carragan, Howard and Fred, agents from the tenth dimension, have been sent back to Earth to assist federal agents in their search for saboteurs out to destroy our space stations. The story takes an interesting twist when two of the outer space visitors temporarily take up residence within the bodies of a cat and a dog. To Howards surprise he finds he is able to hold a verbal conversation with them. The intrigue deepens when Carragan and Brewster, the canine FBI agent, are kidnapped and taken to a desert space center. Here they enlist the aid of Refugio, a cat, in their search for the missing agents.
Publisher: Patricia Murphy
ISBN: 9781413768527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Carragan, Howard and Fred, agents from the tenth dimension, have been sent back to Earth to assist federal agents in their search for saboteurs out to destroy our space stations. The story takes an interesting twist when two of the outer space visitors temporarily take up residence within the bodies of a cat and a dog. To Howards surprise he finds he is able to hold a verbal conversation with them. The intrigue deepens when Carragan and Brewster, the canine FBI agent, are kidnapped and taken to a desert space center. Here they enlist the aid of Refugio, a cat, in their search for the missing agents.
A Boundary Stone and Some Bounders! the Adventures of Sam and Sarah and Their Friends
Author: D. A. Suffolk
Publisher: Anastasi Ltd
ISBN: 0955307724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A BOUNDARY STONE AND SOME BOUNDERS. As they prepare for Christmas the Court and Randell Twins make new friends: Erin Thomas, a local White Witch and her familiar, Rosie a white rabbit. Also Harry and Bess Game, the owners of Bidford Farm, and their two small children, Jill and Brian. As well as Geofrey Neeley, a local village boy. They also come across an old boundary stone which Bidcote's Village post-master wants to sell to start raising money to improve the almost non-existent village recreational facilties. However this involves some shady dealings with a large insurance company. Once the children and their many friends be-come aware of this they are determined to thwart such a sale and save the stone, which is of importance for the whole fabric of the local countryside and its original owner. None other than Sir Brian de Tournai, the Court's 'House Guest'!
Publisher: Anastasi Ltd
ISBN: 0955307724
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A BOUNDARY STONE AND SOME BOUNDERS. As they prepare for Christmas the Court and Randell Twins make new friends: Erin Thomas, a local White Witch and her familiar, Rosie a white rabbit. Also Harry and Bess Game, the owners of Bidford Farm, and their two small children, Jill and Brian. As well as Geofrey Neeley, a local village boy. They also come across an old boundary stone which Bidcote's Village post-master wants to sell to start raising money to improve the almost non-existent village recreational facilties. However this involves some shady dealings with a large insurance company. Once the children and their many friends be-come aware of this they are determined to thwart such a sale and save the stone, which is of importance for the whole fabric of the local countryside and its original owner. None other than Sir Brian de Tournai, the Court's 'House Guest'!
Shadow Captain
Author: Alastair Reynolds
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575090669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
'A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author's trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation' GUARDIAN 'A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future' SUN Returning to the universe of Revenger, award-winning author Alastair Reynolds delivers another thrilling tale set among the stars. Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates, faced down monsters and survived massacres . . . and now they're in charge. Captaining a fearsome ship of their own, adventures are theirs for the taking - and there's hoards to loot and treasures to find in the darkest reaches of space. But the rules are also more relaxed out on the fringes, as they're about to discover . . . 'A rollicking adventure yarn with action, abduction, fights, properly scary hazards, very grisly torture and even ghosts of a sort' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'By far the most enjoyable book Reynolds has ever written' SFX
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575090669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
'A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author's trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation' GUARDIAN 'A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future' SUN Returning to the universe of Revenger, award-winning author Alastair Reynolds delivers another thrilling tale set among the stars. Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates, faced down monsters and survived massacres . . . and now they're in charge. Captaining a fearsome ship of their own, adventures are theirs for the taking - and there's hoards to loot and treasures to find in the darkest reaches of space. But the rules are also more relaxed out on the fringes, as they're about to discover . . . 'A rollicking adventure yarn with action, abduction, fights, properly scary hazards, very grisly torture and even ghosts of a sort' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'By far the most enjoyable book Reynolds has ever written' SFX
THE UNTAMED AMERICAN SPIRIT: Historical Novels & Western Adventures
Author: Emerson Hough
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027220254
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4815
Book Description
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door The Magnificent Adventure The Broken Gate The Way Out The Sagebrusher The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027220254
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4815
Book Description
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door The Magnificent Adventure The Broken Gate The Way Out The Sagebrusher The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories, adventure tales and historical novels. His best known works include western novels The Mississippi Bubble and The Covered Wagon, The Young Alaskans series of adventure novels, and historical works The Way to the West and The Story of the Cowboy.
THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY – The Magical Adventures of Five Friends (Illustrated)
Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 802687241X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY – The Magical Adventures of Five Friends (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Five Children and It begins with a group of children that move from London to the countryside of Kent. The five children – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, known as the Lamb – are playing in a gravel pit when they uncover a rather grumpy, ugly, and occasionally malevolent Psammead or sand-fairy, who has the ability to grant wishes. The Phoenix and the Carpet follows the further adventures of Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. Their mother buys the children a new carpet to replace one from the nursery that they have destroyed in an accidental fire. The children find an egg in the carpet, which hatches into a talking Phoenix. The Phoenix explains that the carpet is a magic one that will grant them three wishes a day. In The Story of the Amulet the children re-encounter the Psammead. However, as it no longer grants wishes to the children, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children's other discovery, the Amulet, thus following a successfully established formula. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds. Nesbit also wrote for adults, including novels, short stories and four collections of horror stories.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 802687241X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY – The Magical Adventures of Five Friends (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Five Children and It begins with a group of children that move from London to the countryside of Kent. The five children – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, known as the Lamb – are playing in a gravel pit when they uncover a rather grumpy, ugly, and occasionally malevolent Psammead or sand-fairy, who has the ability to grant wishes. The Phoenix and the Carpet follows the further adventures of Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. Their mother buys the children a new carpet to replace one from the nursery that they have destroyed in an accidental fire. The children find an egg in the carpet, which hatches into a talking Phoenix. The Phoenix explains that the carpet is a magic one that will grant them three wishes a day. In The Story of the Amulet the children re-encounter the Psammead. However, as it no longer grants wishes to the children, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children's other discovery, the Amulet, thus following a successfully established formula. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children - the tales of fantastical adventures, journeys back in time and travel to magical worlds. Nesbit also wrote for adults, including novels, short stories and four collections of horror stories.
The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The adventures of Philip on his way through the world, shewing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by; to which is prefixed A shabby genteel story
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
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Pages : 528
Book Description
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Giant Rat of Sumatra
Author: Richard L. Boyer
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 0857685384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Everyone’s favorite detective finds himself embroiled in two related investigations—one with a connection to a giant rat—in this clever Sherlock Holmes pastiche In deference to Sherlock Holmes’ wishes, Dr. Watson kept the details of “The Giant Rat of Sumatra” a secret. However, before he died, he arranged that the bizarre story of the giant rat should be held in the vaults of a London bank until all the protagonists were dead . . . At long last, discover the tale “for which the world is not yet prepared”—a thrilling mystery involving murder, adventure, and a frightening rodent aboard Matilda Briggs. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in this handsomely designed detective story that finally brings to life a tale first mentioned in the 1924 story, “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”. The Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 0857685384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Everyone’s favorite detective finds himself embroiled in two related investigations—one with a connection to a giant rat—in this clever Sherlock Holmes pastiche In deference to Sherlock Holmes’ wishes, Dr. Watson kept the details of “The Giant Rat of Sumatra” a secret. However, before he died, he arranged that the bizarre story of the giant rat should be held in the vaults of a London bank until all the protagonists were dead . . . At long last, discover the tale “for which the world is not yet prepared”—a thrilling mystery involving murder, adventure, and a frightening rodent aboard Matilda Briggs. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in this handsomely designed detective story that finally brings to life a tale first mentioned in the 1924 story, “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”. The Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.