Author: James Bow
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443139130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Earth's survivors cling to life on an unforgiving, distant planet, next to the sun! Three generations after the crash of the colony ship Icarus, Iapyx is barely hanging on: one of thirteen cities suspended halfway down deep chasms. The sun on the diamond lands above will kill a man in less than five minutes. The ticktock monsters in the fog forest below are a little slower -- but quite a bit smarter. An electromagnetic wash has disabled the computers, the radios, even the lightbulbs. It's the steam and clockwork age reborn: a careful society, rationed and stratified. Which suits Simon Daud just fine. Simon likes the rules, and knows his place -- in the shadow of his older brother, Isaac. All he wants is to earn his wings as an ornithopter pilot and get to work in the flight bays. But on his final test flight, something goes wrong. Isaac is killed. Simon is burned; his body will never be the same. Neither will his world. Not everything in Iapyx is quite as it seems, and through his rehabilitation Simon falls into the middle of a conspiracy that will bring everything he's ever known to the ground. Down in the fog forest, monsters await -- but so does the truth . . . if Simon can survive long enough to find it.
Icarus Down
Author: James Bow
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443139130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Earth's survivors cling to life on an unforgiving, distant planet, next to the sun! Three generations after the crash of the colony ship Icarus, Iapyx is barely hanging on: one of thirteen cities suspended halfway down deep chasms. The sun on the diamond lands above will kill a man in less than five minutes. The ticktock monsters in the fog forest below are a little slower -- but quite a bit smarter. An electromagnetic wash has disabled the computers, the radios, even the lightbulbs. It's the steam and clockwork age reborn: a careful society, rationed and stratified. Which suits Simon Daud just fine. Simon likes the rules, and knows his place -- in the shadow of his older brother, Isaac. All he wants is to earn his wings as an ornithopter pilot and get to work in the flight bays. But on his final test flight, something goes wrong. Isaac is killed. Simon is burned; his body will never be the same. Neither will his world. Not everything in Iapyx is quite as it seems, and through his rehabilitation Simon falls into the middle of a conspiracy that will bring everything he's ever known to the ground. Down in the fog forest, monsters await -- but so does the truth . . . if Simon can survive long enough to find it.
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443139130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Earth's survivors cling to life on an unforgiving, distant planet, next to the sun! Three generations after the crash of the colony ship Icarus, Iapyx is barely hanging on: one of thirteen cities suspended halfway down deep chasms. The sun on the diamond lands above will kill a man in less than five minutes. The ticktock monsters in the fog forest below are a little slower -- but quite a bit smarter. An electromagnetic wash has disabled the computers, the radios, even the lightbulbs. It's the steam and clockwork age reborn: a careful society, rationed and stratified. Which suits Simon Daud just fine. Simon likes the rules, and knows his place -- in the shadow of his older brother, Isaac. All he wants is to earn his wings as an ornithopter pilot and get to work in the flight bays. But on his final test flight, something goes wrong. Isaac is killed. Simon is burned; his body will never be the same. Neither will his world. Not everything in Iapyx is quite as it seems, and through his rehabilitation Simon falls into the middle of a conspiracy that will bring everything he's ever known to the ground. Down in the fog forest, monsters await -- but so does the truth . . . if Simon can survive long enough to find it.
WantedOnes Vol 5
Author: Jenean McBrearty
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365874281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This is the 5th volume of (twenty-seven) short stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces published in 2016.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365874281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This is the 5th volume of (twenty-seven) short stories, poems, and non-fiction pieces published in 2016.
Discovery
Author: Zhishuai Chen
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1622128826
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Two human siblings, Alexis and Varren, sixteen and seventeen years old, live in a mythical land called Ithaca, where six groups dominate the world: elves, dwarves, gnomes, were-creatures, dragons, and humans. The siblings lead a normal life until it is revealed to them that a rebellion exists against the humans' tyrannical ruler, the Queen, and they are handed a book that can transport anything through time, making it the most powerful object in Ithaca. Alexis, Varren, and their grandfather Icarus must travel across the land to reach Karakorum, the rebels' base, to deliver the Book of Time. Along the way, they meet allies and enemies, see things they would never have dreamed of, and experience love, anguish, exhilaration, wounds, and death. The two are loyal, brave, determined, and smart, and Varren possesses a form of magic called Persuasion, while Alexis possesses something even more potent and mysterious. But when there seem to be no mysteries left, when they finally reach Karakorum, Alexis and Varren hear something that would have been better left buried ... My name is Zhishuai Chen, but you can call me Charlie. I was born in China, raised in the U.S. (Boston), and at the time of this writing, I am in the seventh grade. This is my first novel, and to the readers, I say thank you. I would be honored to go on a fishing trip with each and every one of you. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/ZhishuaiChen
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1622128826
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Two human siblings, Alexis and Varren, sixteen and seventeen years old, live in a mythical land called Ithaca, where six groups dominate the world: elves, dwarves, gnomes, were-creatures, dragons, and humans. The siblings lead a normal life until it is revealed to them that a rebellion exists against the humans' tyrannical ruler, the Queen, and they are handed a book that can transport anything through time, making it the most powerful object in Ithaca. Alexis, Varren, and their grandfather Icarus must travel across the land to reach Karakorum, the rebels' base, to deliver the Book of Time. Along the way, they meet allies and enemies, see things they would never have dreamed of, and experience love, anguish, exhilaration, wounds, and death. The two are loyal, brave, determined, and smart, and Varren possesses a form of magic called Persuasion, while Alexis possesses something even more potent and mysterious. But when there seem to be no mysteries left, when they finally reach Karakorum, Alexis and Varren hear something that would have been better left buried ... My name is Zhishuai Chen, but you can call me Charlie. I was born in China, raised in the U.S. (Boston), and at the time of this writing, I am in the seventh grade. This is my first novel, and to the readers, I say thank you. I would be honored to go on a fishing trip with each and every one of you. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/ZhishuaiChen
Vanishing Monuments
Author: John Elizabeth Stintzi
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
ISBN: 1551528029
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Alani Baum, a non-binary photographer and teacher, hasn’t seen their mother since they ran away with their girlfriend when they were seventeen -- almost thirty years ago. But when Alani gets a call from a doctor at the assisted living facility where their mother has been for the last five years, they learn that their mother’s dementia has worsened and appears to have taken away her ability to speak. As a result, Alani suddenly find themselves running away again -- only this time, they’re running back to their mother. Staying at their mother’s empty home, Alani attempts to tie up the loose ends of their mother’s life while grappling with the painful memories that—in the face of their mother’s disease -- they’re terrified to lose. Meanwhile, the memories inhabiting the house slowly grow animate, and the longer Alani is there, the longer they’re forced to confront the fact that any closure they hope to get from this homecoming will have to be manufactured. This beautiful, tenderly written debut novel by Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers winner John Elizabeth Stintzi explores what haunts us most, bearing witness to grief over not only what is lost, but also what remains. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
ISBN: 1551528029
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Alani Baum, a non-binary photographer and teacher, hasn’t seen their mother since they ran away with their girlfriend when they were seventeen -- almost thirty years ago. But when Alani gets a call from a doctor at the assisted living facility where their mother has been for the last five years, they learn that their mother’s dementia has worsened and appears to have taken away her ability to speak. As a result, Alani suddenly find themselves running away again -- only this time, they’re running back to their mother. Staying at their mother’s empty home, Alani attempts to tie up the loose ends of their mother’s life while grappling with the painful memories that—in the face of their mother’s disease -- they’re terrified to lose. Meanwhile, the memories inhabiting the house slowly grow animate, and the longer Alani is there, the longer they’re forced to confront the fact that any closure they hope to get from this homecoming will have to be manufactured. This beautiful, tenderly written debut novel by Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers winner John Elizabeth Stintzi explores what haunts us most, bearing witness to grief over not only what is lost, but also what remains. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
The Harbor of Lost Ships
Author: Bethany Shehorn
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532024916
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
More than a month has passed since Liv Worthington received Umaros letter stating she knows the whereabouts of Livs father. Liv is determined to get answers. Little does she know, shes set herself on a path that will consume her, leaving a wake of destruction. Liv returns to Lysterium to find the truth. She must overcome not only the physical dangers of the Harbor of Lost Ships to reach the prison but also the madness that waits there. As Liv and Wes navigate through Umaros carefully laid plan, Liv must make a difficult choice with incomprehensible consequences. Shell have to dive into her past and explore the history of the royal family in Lysterium to understand her own path. Offering an intriguing look at exploring ones past to proceed through the present, The Harbor of Lost Ships is the second installment in the Lysterium series. This fantasy novel shows the dark side of Lysterium, where new realms are revealed and danger awaits.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532024916
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
More than a month has passed since Liv Worthington received Umaros letter stating she knows the whereabouts of Livs father. Liv is determined to get answers. Little does she know, shes set herself on a path that will consume her, leaving a wake of destruction. Liv returns to Lysterium to find the truth. She must overcome not only the physical dangers of the Harbor of Lost Ships to reach the prison but also the madness that waits there. As Liv and Wes navigate through Umaros carefully laid plan, Liv must make a difficult choice with incomprehensible consequences. Shell have to dive into her past and explore the history of the royal family in Lysterium to understand her own path. Offering an intriguing look at exploring ones past to proceed through the present, The Harbor of Lost Ships is the second installment in the Lysterium series. This fantasy novel shows the dark side of Lysterium, where new realms are revealed and danger awaits.
The Dissertation
Author: R. M. Koster
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468309099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This novel posing as a dissertation on León Fuertes, the fictional president of a made-up Banana Republic is “still fresh, funny, and disturbingly relevant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). To fulfill his PhD requirement, Camilo Fuertes decides to write about his father León, the martyred president of Tinieblas, a small country in Latin America. As Camilo traces his family’s roots, we follow León along his twisted path through delinquency, learning, lust, and bravery to his historic position of leadership. At once a powerful vision of Latin American history and a brilliant parody of the academic form—complete with endnotes—The Dissertation is the second novel in Koster’s acclaimed Tinieblas trilogy, and an essential postmodern novel in the tradition of Vonnegut, Barth, and Nabokov. “One of the few books of the past 20 years that deserves to be called astonishing. It is a brilliant novel, structurally a marvel and, in all, a demonstration of elan as that quality seldom is experienced in a work of fiction.” —The Des Moines Register “Longtime Panama resident Koster portrays Latin America with a comedian’s sense of timing, a scholar’s sense of history, and a native’s fond despair.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Koster is that rare thing: a writer from the heart, passionate and uncompromising.” —John le Carré
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468309099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This novel posing as a dissertation on León Fuertes, the fictional president of a made-up Banana Republic is “still fresh, funny, and disturbingly relevant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). To fulfill his PhD requirement, Camilo Fuertes decides to write about his father León, the martyred president of Tinieblas, a small country in Latin America. As Camilo traces his family’s roots, we follow León along his twisted path through delinquency, learning, lust, and bravery to his historic position of leadership. At once a powerful vision of Latin American history and a brilliant parody of the academic form—complete with endnotes—The Dissertation is the second novel in Koster’s acclaimed Tinieblas trilogy, and an essential postmodern novel in the tradition of Vonnegut, Barth, and Nabokov. “One of the few books of the past 20 years that deserves to be called astonishing. It is a brilliant novel, structurally a marvel and, in all, a demonstration of elan as that quality seldom is experienced in a work of fiction.” —The Des Moines Register “Longtime Panama resident Koster portrays Latin America with a comedian’s sense of timing, a scholar’s sense of history, and a native’s fond despair.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Koster is that rare thing: a writer from the heart, passionate and uncompromising.” —John le Carré
The Tomorrows
Author: Curt Pires
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616559144
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A brain-bursting sci-fi thrill ride from the mind of Curt Pires! The Future: art is illegal. Everything everyone ever posted online has been weaponized against them. The reign of The Corporation is quickly becoming as absolute as it is brutal--unless The Tomorrows can stop it. Artists, terrorists, they fight with explosives, they fight with ideas, they fight to reclaim the future we sold. Collects issues #1-6, the complete first volume of Pires mind-bending series, each issue illustrated by a different artist!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616559144
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A brain-bursting sci-fi thrill ride from the mind of Curt Pires! The Future: art is illegal. Everything everyone ever posted online has been weaponized against them. The reign of The Corporation is quickly becoming as absolute as it is brutal--unless The Tomorrows can stop it. Artists, terrorists, they fight with explosives, they fight with ideas, they fight to reclaim the future we sold. Collects issues #1-6, the complete first volume of Pires mind-bending series, each issue illustrated by a different artist!
Worlds of Wonder
Author: Camille R. La Bossière
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776605704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Grade level: 10, 11, 12, i, s, t.
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776605704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Grade level: 10, 11, 12, i, s, t.
Three Experiments in Drinking, Or, Three Eras in the Life of an Inebriate
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Temperance
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Temperance
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Tomorrows #6
Author: Curt Pires
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Art is a Weapon An ocean in between the waves. A threat from another reality. The death of everything. Only the Tomorrows can save us. The finale to volume 1 of the hottest comic in the multiverse is here!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Art is a Weapon An ocean in between the waves. A threat from another reality. The death of everything. Only the Tomorrows can save us. The finale to volume 1 of the hottest comic in the multiverse is here!