Author: Kan MenGou
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 163689237X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
As the spiritual energy recovered, Wang Yu's father went to the depths of the mountains to cultivate. Fourteen years later, when he achieved the path of cultivation and reached the heavens, he came back to find his only son, Wang Yu. However, he was the god of this world. After joining the Dao of the Heavens, even without a mortal body, he could not recklessly disrupt the balance of the Heavenly Dao, or else, the Heavenly Dao would collapse. Thus, he gave his son a life account system. As long as you charge money, you can become a VIP user ...
I'm an Immortal Descendant
Author: Kan MenGou
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 163689237X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
As the spiritual energy recovered, Wang Yu's father went to the depths of the mountains to cultivate. Fourteen years later, when he achieved the path of cultivation and reached the heavens, he came back to find his only son, Wang Yu. However, he was the god of this world. After joining the Dao of the Heavens, even without a mortal body, he could not recklessly disrupt the balance of the Heavenly Dao, or else, the Heavenly Dao would collapse. Thus, he gave his son a life account system. As long as you charge money, you can become a VIP user ...
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 163689237X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
As the spiritual energy recovered, Wang Yu's father went to the depths of the mountains to cultivate. Fourteen years later, when he achieved the path of cultivation and reached the heavens, he came back to find his only son, Wang Yu. However, he was the god of this world. After joining the Dao of the Heavens, even without a mortal body, he could not recklessly disrupt the balance of the Heavenly Dao, or else, the Heavenly Dao would collapse. Thus, he gave his son a life account system. As long as you charge money, you can become a VIP user ...
Dark Descendant
Author: Jenna Black
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451606893
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of the Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist books comes the gripping first novel in a new series about a private eye who discovers, to her surprise, that she’s an immortal huntress. Nikki Glass can track down any man. But when her latest client turns out to be a true descendant of Hades, Nikki now discovers she can’t die. . . . Crazy as it sounds, Nikki’s manhunting skills are literally god-given. She’s a living, breathing descendant of Artemis who has stepped right into a trap set by the children of the gods. Nikki’s new “friends” include a descendant of Eros, who uses sex as a weapon; a descendant of Loki, whose tricks are no laughing matter; and a half-mad descendant of Kali who thinks she’s a spy. But most powerful of all are the Olympians, a rival clan of immortals seeking to destroy all Descendants who refuse to bow down to them. In the eternal battle of good god/bad god, Nikki would make a divine weapon. But if they think she’ll surrender without a fight, the gods must be crazy. . . .
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451606893
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of the Morgan Kingsley, Exorcist books comes the gripping first novel in a new series about a private eye who discovers, to her surprise, that she’s an immortal huntress. Nikki Glass can track down any man. But when her latest client turns out to be a true descendant of Hades, Nikki now discovers she can’t die. . . . Crazy as it sounds, Nikki’s manhunting skills are literally god-given. She’s a living, breathing descendant of Artemis who has stepped right into a trap set by the children of the gods. Nikki’s new “friends” include a descendant of Eros, who uses sex as a weapon; a descendant of Loki, whose tricks are no laughing matter; and a half-mad descendant of Kali who thinks she’s a spy. But most powerful of all are the Olympians, a rival clan of immortals seeking to destroy all Descendants who refuse to bow down to them. In the eternal battle of good god/bad god, Nikki would make a divine weapon. But if they think she’ll surrender without a fight, the gods must be crazy. . . .
Cheating Death
Author: April White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946161024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A life has ended, the future is lost, and a war has just begun. An explosion has split Time and Archer has paid the ultimate price, leaving Saira heartbroken and desperate to repair the rupture. But the blast has trapped Saira in an alternate future where Mongers are cornered predators and Death is the ultimate judge. If Saira and her larcenous friend, Ringo, ever want to see Archer alive, they must pull off the impossible - alter history at a moment in time to which they cannot return. But saving Archer will restore a timeline where Mongers have complete control, mixed bloods are hunted prey, and the Descendant world is spiraling into chaos. As Saira uses her Clocking skills to prevent her worst nightmares from coming true, she travels from the dirty streets of Victorian London to the secret archives of the Vatican. She seeks a purpose that is greater than smashed hope, greater than lost love, greater than the prophecy that has shaped her very existence. She must use the lessons of history to free the present and shape the future. And in the end, Saira and her friends will face War and Death in the most important battle of all - the one for Peace.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946161024
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A life has ended, the future is lost, and a war has just begun. An explosion has split Time and Archer has paid the ultimate price, leaving Saira heartbroken and desperate to repair the rupture. But the blast has trapped Saira in an alternate future where Mongers are cornered predators and Death is the ultimate judge. If Saira and her larcenous friend, Ringo, ever want to see Archer alive, they must pull off the impossible - alter history at a moment in time to which they cannot return. But saving Archer will restore a timeline where Mongers have complete control, mixed bloods are hunted prey, and the Descendant world is spiraling into chaos. As Saira uses her Clocking skills to prevent her worst nightmares from coming true, she travels from the dirty streets of Victorian London to the secret archives of the Vatican. She seeks a purpose that is greater than smashed hope, greater than lost love, greater than the prophecy that has shaped her very existence. She must use the lessons of history to free the present and shape the future. And in the end, Saira and her friends will face War and Death in the most important battle of all - the one for Peace.
Descendant
Author: Jenna Black
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
For Immortal Huntress and cunning private investigator Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in this complete collection of acclaimed author Jenna Black's addictive urban fantasy series! The omnibus edition of all four Descendant novels, as well as the e-novella Pros and Cons that takes place between the events of Deadly Descendant and Rogue Descendant, is a must-have for all urban fantasy fans.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
For Immortal Huntress and cunning private investigator Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in this complete collection of acclaimed author Jenna Black's addictive urban fantasy series! The omnibus edition of all four Descendant novels, as well as the e-novella Pros and Cons that takes place between the events of Deadly Descendant and Rogue Descendant, is a must-have for all urban fantasy fans.
Immortal Blood
Author: Toni Cox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Vampires, werewolves, witches, and lycans--they've either taken something of mine, are after me for something, or are trying to kill me. But I'm no longer taking it lying down. This time, I'm the hunter. I'm the fae queen, but the queen of what? The title means nothing without a queendom to rule over, or for the other factions to acknowledge it. I am nothing more than I was before, except now I know all the monsters for what they are. To regain what I've lost, I need to become a warrior before I can become a queen. With the few allies I have, I need to rebuild and find what I lost. But this becomes increasingly difficult as the vampire royals keep insisting on the blood rite. With Thorne by my side, and more often than not in my bed, I manage to keep Drystan out of my head. It's a good thing, too, as matters from my past come to light and some well-kept secrets are revealed. If you like Jennifer L. Armentrout and Bella Forrest, you'll want to carry on with book 2 of this new paranormal series. So scroll up and one-click Immortal Warrior now.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Vampires, werewolves, witches, and lycans--they've either taken something of mine, are after me for something, or are trying to kill me. But I'm no longer taking it lying down. This time, I'm the hunter. I'm the fae queen, but the queen of what? The title means nothing without a queendom to rule over, or for the other factions to acknowledge it. I am nothing more than I was before, except now I know all the monsters for what they are. To regain what I've lost, I need to become a warrior before I can become a queen. With the few allies I have, I need to rebuild and find what I lost. But this becomes increasingly difficult as the vampire royals keep insisting on the blood rite. With Thorne by my side, and more often than not in my bed, I manage to keep Drystan out of my head. It's a good thing, too, as matters from my past come to light and some well-kept secrets are revealed. If you like Jennifer L. Armentrout and Bella Forrest, you'll want to carry on with book 2 of this new paranormal series. So scroll up and one-click Immortal Warrior now.
Marking Time
Author: April White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988536814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old tagger Saira Elian can handle anything...a mother who mysteriously disappears, a stranger who stalks her around London, and even the noble English Grandmother who kicked Saira and her mother out of the family. But when an old graffiti tag in a tube station transports Saira to the 19th Century and she comes face-to-face with Jack the Ripper, she realizes she needs help after all. Saira meets Archer, a charming student who helps her blend in as much as a tall, modern American teen can in Victorian England. He reveals the existence of the Immortals: Time, Nature, Fate, War and Death, and explains to Saira that it is possible to move between centuries - if you are a Descendant of Time. Saira finds unexpected friendships at a boarding school for Immortal Descendants and a complicated love with a young man from the past. But time is running out for her mother, and Saira must embrace her new identity as she hides from Archer a devastating secret about his future that may cost him his life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988536814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Seventeen-year-old tagger Saira Elian can handle anything...a mother who mysteriously disappears, a stranger who stalks her around London, and even the noble English Grandmother who kicked Saira and her mother out of the family. But when an old graffiti tag in a tube station transports Saira to the 19th Century and she comes face-to-face with Jack the Ripper, she realizes she needs help after all. Saira meets Archer, a charming student who helps her blend in as much as a tall, modern American teen can in Victorian England. He reveals the existence of the Immortals: Time, Nature, Fate, War and Death, and explains to Saira that it is possible to move between centuries - if you are a Descendant of Time. Saira finds unexpected friendships at a boarding school for Immortal Descendants and a complicated love with a young man from the past. But time is running out for her mother, and Saira must embrace her new identity as she hides from Archer a devastating secret about his future that may cost him his life.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307589382
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307589382
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
Divine Descendant
Author: Jenna Black
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
For Immortal Huntress and cunning private investigator Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in the final novel in acclaimed author Jenna Black's addictive urban fantasy series! What happens when fertility goddesses go on strike? Nothing much—except maybe the end of the human race. When private investigator Nikki Glass became immortal as a descendant of Artemis, she never dreamed she’d find herself playing marriage counselor to the gods. But she doesn’t really have much of a choice when the crazed ex-wife of Anderson Kane—a god in disguise who just happens to be the son of a Fury—decides to enact revenge by wiping out all of humanity. Somehow, Nikki must convince the two to kiss and make up, but with Anderson now gone AWOL, she'll have to find him first. To top it all off, the cat’s out of the bag that Anderson killed Konstantin, the Olympians’ deposed leader. Now their new boss—Konstantin’s son—is out for blood. With every mere mortal’s fate now resting in Nikki’s hands, can she outsmart the gods…or will she be doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a barren and desolate world?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
For Immortal Huntress and cunning private investigator Nikki Glass, vengeance trumps all in the final novel in acclaimed author Jenna Black's addictive urban fantasy series! What happens when fertility goddesses go on strike? Nothing much—except maybe the end of the human race. When private investigator Nikki Glass became immortal as a descendant of Artemis, she never dreamed she’d find herself playing marriage counselor to the gods. But she doesn’t really have much of a choice when the crazed ex-wife of Anderson Kane—a god in disguise who just happens to be the son of a Fury—decides to enact revenge by wiping out all of humanity. Somehow, Nikki must convince the two to kiss and make up, but with Anderson now gone AWOL, she'll have to find him first. To top it all off, the cat’s out of the bag that Anderson killed Konstantin, the Olympians’ deposed leader. Now their new boss—Konstantin’s son—is out for blood. With every mere mortal’s fate now resting in Nikki’s hands, can she outsmart the gods…or will she be doomed to spend the rest of eternity in a barren and desolate world?
Vegetarian Times
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.
Descendants of Earth
Author: Tara Jade Brown
Publisher: Brown Dove Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 935
Book Description
Five thousand years in the future, the Earth is dead. A galactic network of terraformed planets, connected by teleportation portals, is populated by the genetically improved Descendants. The original Humans, labeled dangerous and barbaric, are kept under constant surveillance, and contact with the Descendants is strictly forbidden. In this seemingly peaceful society, Dora Dana Dasnan, a gifted Visionaire, serves the leading race of Descendants by reporting her Visions of the future. But when she witnesses a forbidden Vision—an intimate contact with a Human man—she realizes her life is in danger. Escape from this disciplined and controlled society seems impossible, but just when Dora loses all hope, a teleportation error sends her to a new and astoundingly beautiful planet. Here begins a remarkable journey where she adapts to an alien culture, learns the frightening truth behind her dystopic world, and experiences a Vision of the future that could save the Human race. Descendants of Earth is a trilogy comprising The Senthien, The Mind, and The Vision, blending science fiction and dystopian fiction with romance.
Publisher: Brown Dove Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 935
Book Description
Five thousand years in the future, the Earth is dead. A galactic network of terraformed planets, connected by teleportation portals, is populated by the genetically improved Descendants. The original Humans, labeled dangerous and barbaric, are kept under constant surveillance, and contact with the Descendants is strictly forbidden. In this seemingly peaceful society, Dora Dana Dasnan, a gifted Visionaire, serves the leading race of Descendants by reporting her Visions of the future. But when she witnesses a forbidden Vision—an intimate contact with a Human man—she realizes her life is in danger. Escape from this disciplined and controlled society seems impossible, but just when Dora loses all hope, a teleportation error sends her to a new and astoundingly beautiful planet. Here begins a remarkable journey where she adapts to an alien culture, learns the frightening truth behind her dystopic world, and experiences a Vision of the future that could save the Human race. Descendants of Earth is a trilogy comprising The Senthien, The Mind, and The Vision, blending science fiction and dystopian fiction with romance.