Author: John Blackburn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939140708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An epic historical novel infused with elements of mystery and horror.

Author: Renée Ahdieh
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513871
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. “[A] fun feudal samurai drama. . .action-packed and well-paced.”—The Washington Post “If you live for books that have lush worlds, swoony romance and non-stop action, you’ll want to read this.”—Paste Magazine The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and track down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she's within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she's appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love that will force her to question everything she's ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.

Author: Jen J Danna
Publisher: Jen Danna
ISBN: 9781775157847
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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At Halloween, Salem, Massachusetts is a hot spot for Witch and tourist alike. But when a murder spree begins, a cop and a scientist must team up to find the killer before a media circus unleashes, panic ensues, and more victims are killed. Forensic anthropologist Matt Lowell and Massachusetts State Police Trooper Leigh Abbott are called in to investigate burned remains following a fire in a historic antique shop. As Matt, Leigh and their team of graduate students investigate the death, clues point to Salem's traditional Witchcraft community. However, having dabbled in the Craft as a teenager, Leigh is skeptical that someone who has sworn an oath of good to all and harm to none would commit premeditated murder, let alone kill in such a vicious way. A second body is found in a similar fire and the team begins to suspect that coven members are being framed. Now they must solve the murders before 100,000 tourists overrun Salem for what could be the deadliest Halloween of their lives.

Author: Margaret Steele Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Lauren Hanney
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Catarina Gallagher is from a small town in Ireland and has grown up under the hands of her abusive alcoholic uncle. After twenty-one years, she has had enough. Her uncle is arrested, and she is free. Then a stranger shows up on her doorstep. Detective Noah Thompson is a dear friend of the famous novelist, Margaret O'Donnell, and has been sent to bring her granddaughter back to America. As a former Ranger, he's up for the task. So, Cat leaves her life in Ireland behind. However, when tragedy strikes, Cat and Noah find themselves on the trail for a madman, never knowing what lies around the corner or what dangers they will face. All they have is a handrwitten note and the desire to get justice for Cat and her family. Flames in the Wind is a mystery novel for people who love family drama, shocking reveals and plenty of twists and turns.

Author: Alain Corbin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509552073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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Everyone knows the wind’s touch, its presence, its force. Sometimes it roars and howls, at other times we hear its wistful sighs and feel its soothing caresses. Since antiquity, humans have borne witness to the wind and relied on it to navigate the seas. And yet, despite its presence at the heart of human experience, the wind has evaded scrutiny in our chronicles of the past. In this brilliantly original volume, Alain Corbin sets out to illuminate the wind’s storied history. He shows how, before the nineteenth century, the noisy emptiness of wind was experienced and described only according to the sensations it provoked. Imagery of the wind featured prominently in literature, from the ancient Greek epics through the Renaissance and romanticism to the modern era, but little was known about where the wind came from and where it went. It was only in the late eighteenth century, with the discovery of the composition of air, that scientists began to understand the nature of wind and its trajectories. From that point on, our understanding of the wind was shaped by meteorology, which mapped the flows of winds and currents around the globe. But while science has enabled us to understand the wind and, in some respects, to harness it, the wind has lost nothing of its mysterious force. It still has the power to destroy, and in the wind’s ethereal presence we can still feel its connection with creation and death.

Author: Rafael Sanchez Ferlioso
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1910213888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139

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This is the first English translation of The Adventures of the Ingenious Alfanhui, a picaresque novel in which the hero, a magical little boy, goes in search not of his fortune but of knowledge, growing both wiser and possibly sadder in the process. These are the adventures of a magical little boy which will appeal to both children and adults.

Author: Michael John Gollner
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889639665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Author: Nafiza Azad
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338306057
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Azad's debut YA fantasy is set in a city along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn. Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages fills the air, and people of all faiths weave their lives together. However, the city bears scars of its recent past, when the chaotic tribe of Shayateen djinn slaughtered its entire population -- except for Fatima and two other humans. Now ruled by a new maharajah, Noor is protected from the Shayateen by the Ifrit, djinn of order and reason, and by their commander, Zulfikar.But when one of the most potent of the Ifrit dies, Fatima is changed in ways she cannot fathom, ways that scare even those who love her. Oud in hand, Fatima is drawn into the intrigues of the maharajah and his sister, the affairs of Zulfikar and the djinn, and the dangers of a magical battlefield.In this William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist novel, Nafiza Azad weaves an immersive tale of magic and the importance of names; fiercely independent women; and, perhaps most importantly, the work for harmony within a city of a thousand cultures and cadences.

Author: Kit Grindstaff
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385742908
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Set in an imagined past, this dark fantasy-adventure features Jemma, a fiery-headed heroine held captive in Agromond Castle, yet destined to save mist-shrouded Anglavia.