Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139...
From director Yoko Taro and writer Jun Eishima comes this novel expanding upon the world of the critically acclaimed game NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... In the distant future, humanity struggles for survival against the threat of creatures called Shades. A boy named Nier lives with his little sister Yonah in one small village, scraping by on the goodwill of neighbors and friends. When a terrible illness assails Yonah, Nier's life begins to change at a dizzying pace. Lunar Tears. The Black Scrawl. The Song of the Ancients. The Shadowlord. Petrification. These things and more will turn his world upside-down--and change it forever. This is the first volume of NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Project Gestalt Recollections, detailing the events leading from Nier's boyhood to his coming of age.
The Perils Of Pauline
Originally published in 1914, this novel by Charles Goddard is based on the popular silent film serial 'The Perils of Pauline.' The story follows Pauline Marvin, a wealthy heiress who faces a series of dangers and challenges as she tries to find her missing father. The book is a thrilling adventure story that captures the excitement and drama of the early days of cinema.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Voyager
On June 14, 2018, when almost at the halfway mark of the 4,208-mile Trans Am Bike Race from Oregon to Virginia, Minnesotan cyclist John Egbers was struck from behind, in broad daylight, by a car driven by Mr Angel Labra. The weather that day was clear, and the road was straight and dry. Three weeks later, John's heart stopped beating. Mr Labra's excuse was that he was distracted by the nearby fields. The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Wichita County Sheriff's Office failed to charge Mr Labra, and Wichita County Attorney Laura Lewis agreed with them that John's death was just a tragic accident. In doing so, she failed to hold the driver accountable for his actions or to deliver justice for John, his wife and their family.That same week two other competitors in the race were also struck from behind by Kansan drivers - Englishman Ash Sharp and American T.C. Cheng. While Ash made a full recovery, T.C. struggles daily with life-changing spinal injuries. In telling their stories, Diminished By One celebrates their love of cycling and the friendships that develop in races like the Trans Am Bike Race. It is also a testament to how the human spirit can triumph over adversity.
Life on Mars
Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new installment of Life on Mars. 'Smell that borstal whiff, Tyler. The heady aroma of body odour, spunk, and bunged up khazis. And that's just the staff who work here.' It's time to get tooled up as DI Sam Tyler and DCI Gene Hunt find themselves pursuing justice on the wrong side of the prison walls in this third exciting instalment of Life on Mars. A grisly death, a mysterious letter, and a runaway truck on the rampage - what is it that connects them, and why does it point towards the brutal regime at Friar's Brook borstal? Is Head Warder McClintock taking his obsession with control and punishment to murderous extremes? Or are there even darker forces at work amid the young criminal minds incarcerated behind those high walls? For Sam, Friar's Brook will be far more than just a police investigation. What he encounters there will tear his world apart.
Life on Mars
Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new installment of Life on Mars. 'Women in the Force?! It's against nature! Just look what happened here when they let Cartwright in. Like bloody Yoko, she's been.' The team at CID is falling apart. Internal conflicts are stretching loyalties, wrecking friendships and turning A-Division against itself. And somehow, with their department splitting like Rod Stewart's tightest trousers, DCI Gene Hunt and DI Sam Tyler must deal with a case that is leaving dead coppers all over the city, threatening to destroy the mighty Guv'nor himself, and sees Annie Cartwright pursued by a killer who will let nothing stop him - not even death.
Life on Mars
Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new installment of Life on Mars. Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt plunge into the boxing underworld - and this time, the gloves are off! The travelling fair has rolled into town, but it has brought with it more than just dodgem cars and candy floss. A young boxer is found brutally murdered, and as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt delve deeper into the case, it leads them behind the gaudy lights and painted caravans of the fairground, into the shadowy underbelly of bare-knuckle brawlers and bloody illegal fights. But Sam is coping with more than just police work. He is still being plagued by The Test Card Girl with horrifying visions of the terrible doom that awaits both he and Annie. What is this monstrous presence that is pursuing them? Can Sam find a way of defeating this remorseless evil - or are their fates sealed?
Life on Mars
Time to leap into the Cortina as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt roar back into action in a brand new instalment of Life on Mars. 'If you think I'm gonna stand here listening to yet more of your Mary, Mungo and Midge about waiting for back-up, you're even dopier than the front of your head suggests, Tyler. I'm going right up them stairs to nail me a villain - and that, Sammy-boy, is called law enforcement!' When detective Sam Tyler was catapulted into the alien world of 1973, he found a world where men swigged scotch before breakfast. But when Sam finally got home, he realised he'd left his heart back in the seventies amongst the fly-wing collars and pints of Skol. He missed Annie Cartwright, the woman he had fallen in love with, and perhaps - just perhaps - he even missed The Guv, that nicotine-stained, sexist, homophobic caveman who was his DCI. Now Sam is back in '73 for good, but is this the greatest mistake he's ever made? As Sam deals with what appears to be an IRA bombing campaign, and clashes with the irrepressible Gene Hunt, the creepy little girl from the TV test card keeps warning him, "you should never have come back here, Sam...you'll see... you'll see..."
Robotech - The Masters Saga: The Southern Cross, Vol 7-9
The astounding third Robotech omnibus. The Robotech Masters have come to Earth and the battle-weary Robotech Defense Force must take up arms once more! SOUTHERN CROSSThe Robotech Masters have come to Earth to finish the conquest their Zentraedi warrior-slaves had begun... A battle-ravaged planet must defend itself once more. Dana Sterling, half-Human, half-Zentraedi commander of an elite Hovertank unit, must step into the spotlight of interstellar history! METAL FIREAn alien fortress has crash landed on Earth--brought down in the struggle between the Robotech Masters and Earth's Human inhabitants. The fortress is enticing, and full of dark mysteries. Who better to brave the ship than Dana Sterling's 15th Squadron ATACs--after all, they brought the thing down to begin with! THE FINAL NIGHTMAREThe Robotech Masters' Protoculture Matrix is degenerating, transforming into the Flower of Life--sure to draw the savage, merciless Invid across the galaxy to Earth. But the Army of the Southern Cross vows to fight to the bitter end. And Dana Sterling rages a desperate war of her own to decipher her strange visions and the secrets of her alien heritage...
Forbidden Zone
If you're a loner, beware. Abused and misunderstood, beware. Proud and lustful, beware. Dregs and druggies and transgressive artists, beware. If you're on your own, you might end up in the FORBIDDEN ZONE!Experience the bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another world through a gateway in her family's basement. Follow the dysfunctional Hercules Family into the erotic and hellish catacombs of the Sixth Dimension. Meet the sinister and scintillating residents of the Forbidden Zone and party down with the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo! Richard Elfman's transgressive cult sensation is now a novel, oozing with sex, mayhem, and body horror. This irreverent reimagining isn't for the faint of heart-or the easily offended!
Forbidden Zone
If you're a loner, beware. Abused and misunderstood, beware. Proud and lustful, beware. Dregs and druggies and transgressive artists, beware. If you're on your own, you might end up in the FORBIDDEN ZONE!Experience the bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another world through a gateway in her family's basement. Follow the dysfunctional Hercules Family into the erotic and hellish catacombs of the Sixth Dimension. Meet the sinister and scintillating residents of the Forbidden Zone and party down with the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo! Richard Elfman's transgressive cult sensation is now a novel, oozing with sex, mayhem, and body horror. This irreverent reimagining isn't for the faint of heart-or the easily offended!
Sunny
NOW A MAJOR STREAMING SERIESA riveting technological thriller following a woman whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash and she is left alone with an unnerving home robot, only to get caught up in an AI-related conspiracy. In near-future Japan, Susie Sakamoto is mourning the loss of her husband and son to a plane crash. Alone in her big modern house, which feels like more of a prison, Susie spends her days drinking heavily and taking her anger out at the only "sentient" thing left in her life: Sunny, the annoying home robot her husband designed. Susie despises Sunny, and sometimes even gets a sinking feeling that Sunny is out to hurt her.To escape her paranoia and depression, Susie frequents the seedy, drug-fueled bars of the city, where she hears rumors of The Dark Manual, a set of guidelines that allow you to reprogram your robot for nefarious purposes. In the hopes of finding a way to turn off Sunny for good, Susie begins to search for the manual, only to learn it's too late: the machines are becoming more sentient and dangerous. Thrust into the center of a dark, corporate war, Susie realizes there's someone behind the code, pulling the strings. And they want her dead.With a darkly humorous yet propulsive and lyrical voice, O'Sullivan presents us with an unsettling look at a future that feels all too real. Gripping and thought-provoking, Sunny is a haunting character study of an anxious woman teetering in an anxious time.
Tree of Fear (Loner Book #5)
Falk has managed to obtain the second of the five swords he'll need to complete the Goddess' task, and now his path is taking him to the lands of the Elves. Time is limited, but before starting a new quest, it might be nice to wrap up his business in Arkem. Which will mean using the Mechanisms of the Ancients to defend the Gremlins' city from an attack by an army of Demons. That's all in the game, though - in the real world, meanwhile, Andrew's met his first "colleague," another person whose in-game powers have transferred over to the real world. Who is he? A friend, or an enemy? And how much progress has he made in completing his divine quest?
Burning Roads
Atlanta cabbie by day, amateur autoduelist by night, Ricky Turner is living the dream.That is, until he wakes up in a Gold Cross facility to discover his last match was more than a failure, it was a fatality. Indebted for the cost of the clone body and reboot, Ricky heads back to the arena to do the one thing he's good at: drive offensively! But at the rate amateur matches pay out, it'll take several lifetimes to clear his debt. Luckily the AADA has announced a new nationwide road rally, designed to challenge even the heartiest of autodueling teams and with prizes fit for a king. Its name? Dead Man's Run! Can Ricky and his clandestine crew traverse the wasteland from Atlanta to Sturgis and survive against packs of cannibals, roving biker gangs, and wannabe autoduelists out to make a name for themselves?---Welcome to the world of the Car Warriors: Autoduel Chronicles - Tales from the freeways of the future, where the right of way goes to the biggest guns and death sports rule the airwaves. From clandestine highway battles to prime-time arena combat, jump behind the wheel, follow the fast-paced action, and never forget to Drive Offensively!Car Warriors Autoduel fiction is licensed by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated and set in the Car Wars universe.
The Crow Cycle Book #1
The next book of the series is available for preorder! The Crow Cycle Book #2: LitRPG Series - https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B09B7P1NPV Important note: The Crow Cycle is set in the world of Waldyra, its events echoing the story of Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones, a cult LitRPG series by the same author. Nonetheless, The Crow Cycle has a completely standalone plot. Each series is connected to the main storyline and shows certain characters from different points of view, revealing information about their past or explaining the background of events already known to the reader from earlier series. The world of Waldyra treats its inhabitants differently. Some of them, appearing out of nowhere, suddenly receive unique achievements and quests; they become living legends and idols while basking in the limelight. And there are those who call Waldyra home. They do not play, but rather live in this colorful magic world. They do not get anything unique or legendary in return. Perhaps they are just unlucky? Or maybe they don't need the hype, and they are content with their simple existence? Or could there be something special about a peaceful and well-planned life? Who knows... As the old saying goes, "Only time will tell." At the foot of the foreboding Gray Peak lies a desolate valley. These are the backwoods of the world of Waldyra-they offer nothing valuable to players, who rarely visit as a result. Yet this is the very place where the calm and good-natured dwarf named Crow is headed. Straight after leaving the Cr癡che, he hopes to make a living there. This hero does not crave epic battles with monsters. Quite the contrary. He wants to be a merchant and develop his blacksmithing skills, while staying far away from fighting, long voyages, and clan squabbles. But, as it often happens, if you want peace, be ready for war...
Jumper
Griffin has a secret. It's a secret that he's sworn to his parents to keep, and never tell. Griffin is a Jumper: a person who can teleport to any place he has ever been. The first time was when he was five, and his parents crossed an ocean to protect the secret. The most important time was when he was nine. That was the day that the men came to his house and murdered his parents. Griffin knows that the men were looking for him, and he must never let them find him. Griffin grows up with only two goals: to survive, and to kill the people who want him dead. And a Jumper bent on revenge is not going to let anything stand in his way. Jumper, based on Steven Gould's earlier novel of the same name, will be a major motion picture scheduled for release by 20th Century Fox starring Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Doug Limon. Jumper: Griffin's Story features the character played by Jamie Bell in the film.
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton [Tv Tie-In]
New York Times BestsellerA special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring her charming, powerful Bridgerton family.COLIN AND PENELOPE'S STORYPenelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn't know him at all.Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can't seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same--especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat-- or his promise of a happy ending?
Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #4)
The next book of the series! Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #5): https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTWDVCJ7 Lei Cheng is now the leader of his own clan, and is gathering under his wing all those who will agree to swear an oath to him. The oath-givers gain freedom from drug addiction, and Lei gains loyal fighters. His young clan is fighting for survival in a Celestial Empire already divided up long ago, but Lei's chief task is the same as ever - to find Kiang, still hiding in the shadows. A thread which was supposed to lead to him has broken, and Lei and his boys are starting to run into serious trouble with the law. To avoid that trouble and gain new opportunities for his clan, Lei makes a deal with the authorities. He must infiltrate the home of the Hua clan leader and steal a secret document that could compromise the clan. Lei is not at all happy to be risking his life for other people's purposes, but on the other hand, this time Kiang turns out to be far closer than ever before. And Lei can't miss that chance...
Heroes of the Final Frontier (Book #4)
The next book of the series! Heroes of the Final Frontier (Book #5): The World of Waldyra LitRPG Cycle - https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWV7YHSD The world of Waldyra has been thrown into a turmoil of unprecedented scale and gravity. There are countless threats coming from every direction. The gods are at war. Continents are about to clash. Mighty ancient deities awaken-far more powerful than any of the newfangled gods. Old and new clans fight one another furiously for a place in the sun, and hideous monsters are falling from the skies, destroying every living thing in their way. The heroic Rosgard, who stands at the helm of a young but very tightly-knit clan, is not so much trying to achieve success as to survive, being inadvertently drawn into a global conflict between incredibly mighty players. Is one to walk in the Light-or cohort with the Dark? Both sides have plans for the small clan of the Heroes. Rosgard will have to make a choice that will affect the fates of many.
Sideways
A wine-tasting road trip to salute the final days of bachelorhood careens woefully sideways as two friends hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth soon find themselves drowning in wine and women. Emerging from a haze of Pinot Noir wistful yearnings and trepidation about the future the two inevitably collide with reality.
Thor and Loki
Jeffrey Brown's irresistible comic spin comes to Marvel! Young Thor and Loki have traveled with their parents Odin and Frigga across the ten realms to their favorite world, and Midgard (aka Earth) may never be the same. From the creator of the beloved and bestselling Darth Vader and Son series, this sweetly funny comic collection finds the kid gods of thunder and mischief suffering helmet hair (Thor), trying to ride the school bus as an alligator (Loki), playing freeze tag with the Avengers, crafting Odin an All-Father's Day present, discovering a mysteriously delicious food Midgardians call "mac and cheese," and much more. Jeffrey Brown's Eisner Award-winning humor, inventive colorful artwork, and playful approach to the characters make this a must-have for Marvel fans of all ages. FAMILY FUN: Jeffrey brings his funny family dynamics to a whole new universe. Where Jeffrey's Darth Vader series features the Sith Lord as the long suffering, but loving father of scamps Luke and Leia, in Midgard Mayhem, Jeffrey brings you Thor and Loki's mom and dad, Odin and Frigga, as they grapple with the antics of their magical sons. MIDGARD FAMILY MAYHEM: See Thor and Loki playing superpowered sports, transforming into all kinds of animals, getting Thor's hammer stuck in the ceiling, playing pranks, entering the school science fair, trick or treating, and popping popcorn with lightning. WITH THEIR FRIENDS, THE AVENGERS: A whole expanded cast of beloved Avengers characters populate this adventure in Midgard, including unique versions of Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, The Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and more! FEATURING JEFFREY'S PLAYFUL SPIN ON THOR AND LOKI FAVORITE CHARACTERS: Including Beta Ray Bill, Jane Foster, Sif, Hela, Balder the Brave, Valkyrie, Volstagg, Surtur, Heimdall, Thori the dog, and Throgg (the frog version of Thor). (c) 2022 MARVEL For fans of Jeffrey Brown's Darth Vader and Son series, families, and Marvel fans of all ages.
Royal Reviews (Volume - I)
This book is a collection of some reviews mostly film reviews of both Bollywood and Hollywood movies since the year of 2007 or so.
The Casteless
Let's create a new world with new thought, new ideas, new dream, new hope and new people.......
Hover Point
Graeme Stockbridge is America's best TV journalist and nightly news anchor, unequalled in talent and charisma. He's at the height of his career.But now, Graeme would like to drastically slow down whenever he's off the air. Rather than doing the news from the constant tumult of his network's studios, Graeme decides he wants to broadcast year-round from a small working ranch in semi-rural Idaho.Instead of being caught in the noisy rush of big city life, he wants to continue his work but also to enjoy farming, ranching and nature while living near Hiram, a small Idaho town where neighborliness is key.In his free time, Graeme wants to take long, traffic-free walks in the quiet countryside, try his hand at agriculture, rediscover photography, study birds, plants and insects, wander the canyons of the Snake River, enrich his marriage and further explore the meaning of his life.Graeme's network resists his grand idea; his wife Lara, a noted architect, also resists; and his TV-pioneer father resists. On top of that, not everyone in the little town of Hiram is as welcoming as one might expect.Far from it.Hiram and the surrounding areas have many charming residents and more than a few slightly-oddball types, mostly harmless and often fun. But there are also those people who like to flaunt their rights under Idaho's open-carry law, those who like to challenge all levels of government and those who keep parts of their lives well-hidden-for good reason.In seeking to move away from the ultra-fast pace of network news in Los Angeles and New York, Graeme sets in motion a serious of events which lead to tragedy, and which take him and Lara into a world of secrets and danger.The novel goes behind the scenes into control rooms and studios during major television broadcasts, into the adrenalin-infused complexities of covering of a national news crisis, into the machinations of corporate boardrooms and out into the remarkable Idaho countryside-a world of dramatic scenery, incredible raptors and an amazing insect, the dragonfly.HOVER POINT is told with Eric Wallace's usual flair, quiet humor and gorgeous prose. It is an intriguing mixture of drama, philosophical observations, lyricism, wit and suspense, with a great lineup of characters, including an operatic pathologist, an enigmatic sheriff, a sociopathic university professor and a border collie named, not without good reason, Trepidation.
Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts (Novel)
This novel in two parts delves into the pasts of Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart, the beloved heroines of Final Fantasy VII. Although having met only days before, during the earth-shattering sequence of events that led to their escape from Midgar, Aerith and Tifa have already formed a tentative friendship based on mutual trust and respect. As they continue on their journey with Cloud, Barret, and Red XIII, the two women open up to each other further, exchanging stories from their pasts. By turns exciting, humorous, and poignant, this work from Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts writer Kazushige Nojima brings greater depth to the characters of Aerith and Tifa, and to the world of Final Fantasy VII.
Sovereign (In the System Book #5)
The next book in the series! The Return (In the System Book #6) LitRPG Series: https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS9RJLL8 The return to the city of goblins draws ever closer but Ivan Susanin's survival hangs in the balance. It is more than just the monsters. The capture of the Dungeon, creation of the Minor Altar and growth of the Cult of Heresy has attracted the attention of the Earth gods. The number of contenders for the grand prize is growing, hostile gods are joining the race, and the existence of an independent candidate is unacceptable. Nevertheless, the gods cannot sentence one of the Alliance leaders and the strongest player on Earth to death. Ivan has forty days to prepare for the talks, choose his arguments and defend his right to remain independent. As far as the gods are concerned, all he can do is choose which side to take, or die, having been branded a traitor. Fortunately, there is a way out and it doesn't require anything particularly new. Ivan just needs to fight back... all so that humanity might survive this war!
The New Life of Angelina
This dark-humored, satirical novel, set in the humble outskirts of Madrid, explores the pressures of modern life under the influence of advertising. Angelina, - formerly Mari Pili - tries to escape from a life she considers vulgar by taking refuge in a parasocial relationship with her favorite Hollywood actress and in the consumption of luxury goods with which she develops a fetishistic obsession. Gradually, Mari Pili becomes immersed in the virtual world of social media and believes she has found love. But, ultimately, real life always breaks through.
Heroes of the Final Frontier (Book #3)
Book 3 of the sequel to Dem Mikhailov's cult LitRPG saga Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones (The World of Waldyra)! Book 4 of the series: Heroes of the Final Frontier (Book #4): The World of Waldyra LitRPG Cycle - https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN962DGC Never before did the world of Waldyra face a threat as terrible as this one. A whole continent has gone insane-and it's heading towards the Old Continent on a collision course. If the two continents collide, the whole world will shake to its very foundation, and the ensuing destruction will be unimaginable. Hideous alien monsters are coming from the sky, intent on laying waste to everything around them. The War of the Gods has already begun-more and more lives are getting sacrificed on the altar of faith every day. It is a dire time for Rosgard and his friends to make a bid for survival in a thoroughly changed Waldyra, where neither Light is an indisputably benevolent power with a fair countenance any longer, nor Darkness the supreme evil to combat unthinkingly anymore.
Firefly - Carnival
A heist by the Serenity crew goes badly wrong in a captivating original Firefly tie-in novel from the award-winning series by Titan Books City of sinNeapolis: a desert city on planet Bethel where all manner of entertainment can be found: high-stakes gambling, luxurious hotels, exclusive clubs and any form of diversion imaginable may be had for a price. It's the eve of the annual carnival: three days of decadent revelry, and Serenity arrives to take a security job, guarding a costly shipment. An unattainable ransomTragedy strikes: the shipment is stolen, and the wealthy owner kidnaps Zo禱 and Book, holding them to ransom for the lost shipment's value. If Mal can't find the enormous sum of five hundred platinum by the next evening, both of them will be killed. A race against timeAs the carnival begins the crew must attempt the impossible, calling on contacts, calling in favours, and revealing hidden talents to save their crewmates' lives. Meanwhile, the hostages have their own plans...
The Complete Alien Collection: The Shadow Archive (Out of the Shadows, Sea of Sorrows, River of Pain)
An omnibus of tightly coordinated novels revealing the terrifying events that occur between the Alien and Aliens movie hits. Out of the Shadows by Tim LebbonWhen a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns of planet LV-178. There was evil, hibernating--and waiting for suitable prey. Quickly they discover that their only hope lies with the unlikeliest of saviours... Ellen Ripley, the last human survivor of the Nostromo. Sea of Sorrows by James A. MooreThe Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation. Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe--a living Xenomorph. Decker doesn't understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied. River of Pain by Christopher GoldenProtected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists of planet Acheron seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. The wildcatters discover a vast, decaying spaceship. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani, and may be the answer to their dreams. But what Anne and Russ find on board proves to the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares.
Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #3)
The next book of the series! Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #4): https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLNT7YL9 The tournament of clans didn't end the way Lei Cheng wanted it to. His fate has taken another surprising turn: Lei is no longer a slave of clan Zhou. That said, he isn't exactly a free man either. Lei now serves as the bodyguard to the young clan leader Yun. And although the work takes up much of his energy, it also gives him the chance to continue his own investigation. Lei seeks his old enemy Kiang. Nobody has ever seen the man's face, only heard the unbelievable rumors that surround him. Just one thing is certain: Kiang is furnishing the clans of the Celestial Empire with a new drug. Try it once and you're hooked. In the new world, Lei's enemy continues to march toward his goal. And Lei continues the fight, with no plans of stopping. But as soon as he finds a thread leading to Kiang, it is immediately cut. The enemy has dispatched a new foe to the fight - an incredibly agile ninja who hides his face and tries time and again to kill Lei. The bodyguard of clan Zhou's leader becomes a permanent source of danger for the very man he is protecting. As if that weren't enough, the the young leader himself keeps putting his own head in the noose while trying to assert his authority before the other clans. Is Yun a friend, or a future ally? The leader of a mighty clan, or just a boy who lost his father and found himself in a tough spot? Whatever the case, right now Lei is on his side. And to finally solve the matter of redistributing spheres of influence, Yun and Lei have set off for a summit. The heads of all four clans of the Celestial Empire will be gathered there. The fate of this world - and of Lei Cheng himself - will be decided there. All the clans' forces march toward an ancient monastery high up in the mountains to fight a decisive battle...
The Tribe Trilogy
The Tribe Trilogy includes the first three novels continuing the story based upon the cult hit television series, 'The Tribe', and follows on from where the series ended up after five seasons. Includes The Tribe: A New World (equivalent of Season 6), The Tribe: A New Dawn (Season 7) and The Tribe: (R)Evolution (Season 8). Forced to flee the city in their homeland, the Mall Rats embark upon a perilous journey of discovery into the unknown. Cast adrift, few could have foreseen the dangers that lay in store. Let alone the new tribes and characters they encounter. Will they recover from the heartache and conflicts they experience in their personal lives? Are they able to endure against all odds to secure a future and the promise of a better tomorrow? Or will they suffer the same fate as the adults who had gone before and perish? Above all, can they build a new world in their own images from the ashes of the old - by keeping their dream alive?
The Road Dance
This edition is releasing to celebrate the release of the award winning film adaptation, starring Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher and Mark Gatiss and directed by Richie Adams. Cinematic release set for May 2022 in UK and Irish cinemas. Winner of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Audience Award 2021.Kirsty MacLeod is a beautiful young woman, coveted by all the young men of her island village. She dreams of America, of following the setting sun west to a better life. She meets the man who dreams her dreams and promises to make them come true. But then the Great War breaks out and the men must leave for battle. In their honour, the islanders organise a grand Road Dance. That night she is raped. She is left with a secret that will bring shame upon her and her family and ultimately on the child she is carrying. On a night of storms and sorrow, she has to make her choice and it is no choice at all.
Firefly - What Makes Us Mighty
A breakneck adventure for the Serenity crew in the seventh original novel tying into the much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon. A simple jobSerenity is bound for the planet Kerry with a hold full of sealed, unidentified cargo for the planet's highest-ranking nobleman. The duke is a surprisingly genial man whose court brings all the fanciness and fun of Persephone's high society but little of the pretension--and, most importantly, he's got the promise of more work. Some fine hospitalityObliged to stick around while Inara is with a client--and hoping to score future employment--the crew settles in. The liquor flows freely at court, and there's food, entertainment, and comfortable lodgings to enjoy. Everyone is thrilled but Zo禱. Her gut says something is off. A vicious massacreWhen the duke's estate is attacked in the middle of the night, Mal sends Serenity to safety while he and Zo禱 investigate. What they find turns the whole story of Kerry upside-down. Revolution is brewing, and each of them will have to decide where to make their stand, even if it lands them on opposite sides...
Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #2)
The next book of the series! Thunder Rumbles Twice (Wuxia Series Book #3): https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0BB2RFVRV He lost it all - his family, his health, his job. The sole purpose of his life is now vengeance against an enemy who he has followed into another world with no chance of returning. In this world he is a teenager, sold for debts to the School of Quan, which belongs to the mighty Zhou clan. Now he is called Lei, which means Thunder. Lei has managed to complete the trial to become a fighter of the school, and now he must compete in a tournament against fighters of other schools. In the meantime, there is a shift underway in the upper ranks of clan Zhou. The old leader has died or was killed, and his son is too young and inexperienced to take the reins. Master Nianzou, as acting head of the clan, turns the tournament into a brutal slaughter. The only way to escape it is to win. An ill aura seems to hang over the School of Quan. Lei notices that the fighters are being set up one by one - as if someone needs them to lose. Or maybe the goal is the death of Lei himself? What if Kiang, his old enemy, hides in the shadow of Master Nianzou? How can he escape a trap with no way out? How can he defeat an opponent who can't be defeated? And who is the strange boy who intervenes in the tournament and asks Lei for help? The old world is collapsing. Old enemies become loyal friends. Lei continues toward his goal, climbing ever higher and growing stronger with every step.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
#1 New York Times Bestseller"Classic, sparks-flying Tarantino." --Washington PostQuentin Tarantino's debut work of fiction is an audacious, hilarious, disturbing novel about life in the movie colony, circa 1969. Here is Hollywood, both the fairy tale and the real thing, as given to us by a master storyteller who knows it like the back of his hand. This new edition includes a foreword by Walter Kirn.RICK DALTON--Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?CLIFF BOOTH--Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have got away with murder. . . .SHARON TATE--She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon's salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.CHARLES MANSON--The ex-con's got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he's their spiritual leader, but he'd trade it all to be a rock 'n' roll star.These indelible characters--and many more: an acting child prodigy beaming with hope; a booze-drenched former A-lister who's lost it all--occupy a vanished world from not so long ago that is brought to brilliant life in these pages. As the New York Times raves, "Tarantino's first novel is, to borrow a phrase from his oeuvre, a tasty beverage. . . . [He] makes telling a page-turning story look easy, which is the hardest trick of all."
Impostor Assassin
A novel about a man willing to risk his life to save the world. Independent publishing is facing a new enemy. This new threat to authors, agents and publishers is everywhere. The mega-corporation SWAMP has taken over the world and it is now taking over lives. A legion of assassins are on the hunt for the one person who can stop them, a hero with a vision to save writing and publishing in the world.
The Crow Cycle Book #2
How tough do you need to be to withstand life's storms? What would you do, if everything that you've worked so long and hard to achieve comes crumbling down within an hour? Presumably, when this happens in life, it takes great effort to overcome despair-even if this life is virtual. For the dwarf named Crow, virtual life is no less important than reality. This is because the game holds great meaning, currently known only to the hero of the story, while the reader can only make guesses. If all efforts to build a relationship with the government are blocked by the appearance of a new captain of the guard, who cannot stand players; if the previously deserted and lifeless plain by Gray Peak is suddenly invaded by hordes of orcs; if the weather has gotten so bad that it's time to stop thinking of growing a business or building a homestead, and to focus on simply surviving instead, then the only thing left is to grit your teeth and continue to move towards your goal, while calmly and logically solving any encountered problems. The story of the dwarf named Crow continues, while his secret has yet to be uncovered. Despite this, there is no shortage of adventures in his life. Get ready for the second book of the cycle about the new hero of Dem Mikhailov's Waldyra-now available in English!
Prizzi’s Honor
A darkly funny novel of mobsters, murder, and marriage: "The surprise ending will knock your reading glasses off." --The New York Times Charley Partanna works as a hitman for the Prizzis, New York's most dangerous crime family. When he meets Irene Walker, an LA-based tax consultant, it's pretty much love at first sight. But Irene also moonlights as a hit woman--and had a hand in a big-money heist in Vegas. Now Charley has been told that she's got to go. Faced with divided loyalties, he must make a choice--between the only family he's ever known and the woman he loves. A New York Times Notable Book and made into an award-winning film, Prizzi's Honor is a dark, rollicking read from an "old pro at mixing satire with suspense" (The New York Times).
Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War
When the Predators choose LV-363 for a hunt and seed it with Xenomorph eggs, the result is bizarre alien hybrids and humans trapped between the Predators and their prey. The planet LV-363 teems with exotic life, including a plant growing in the shadows of its deep rifts. The plant's flower yields a valuable narcotic, and people are forced by the cartels to harvest it. When a Yautja (Predator) ship arrives for a hunting ritual, the Predators seed the rifts with Xenomorph eggs. The aliens emerge and the result is bizarre and deadly hybrids, with humans trapped between the Predators and their prey. These deadly Xenomorph hybrids--some of which possess the ability to fly--swarm out of control and may prove more than either the Yautja or the humans can defeat. (c) 2021 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris & Mrs Harris Goes to New York
***A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM***Now a major film, starring Leslie Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs and Lucas Bravo 'Mrs Harris is one of the great creations of fiction - so real that you feel you know her, yet truly magical as well. I can never have enough of her' Justine Picardie 'It is almost impossible not to succumb to Gallico's spell' Times Literary Supplement Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life - a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she's never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she's never wanted anything as much before. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs Harris scrimps, saves and slaves away until one day, after three long, uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris. When she arrives at the House of Dior, Mrs Harris has little idea of how her life is about to be turned upside down and how many other lives she will transform forever. Always kind, always cheery and always winsome, the indomitable Mrs Harris takes Paris by storm and learns one of life's greatest lessons along the way.
Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
USA TODAY BESTSELLER An original novel set in the Halo universe--based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! A HALO INFINITE STORY December 2559. Humanity has its back against the wall after the United Nations Space Command flagship Infinity drops out of slipspace into a devastating ambush launched by the Banished. As this fierce enemy alliance seeks to claim a mysterious object hidden within the ancient Forerunner construct known as Zeta Halo, the surviving UNSC corps finds itself compromised and its leadership out of reach--with remaining personnel forced to abandon ship and take their chances on the fractured, unpredictable surface of the Halo ring. Now survival in this strange, alien environment--whether for Spartan super-soldiers or those who never thought they would see the battle up close--is measured day to day against a relentless and brutal adversary that always has the upper hand. Desperation grows, but the will to keep on fighting and enduring no matter the odds is never in doubt...even as the Banished seek to unleash a frightening new enemy that could doom them all...
Overlord of the Dungeon (In the System Book #4)
The Leviathan is dead. Humanity has won the global mission but the price has been too high. Japan is in ruins, Honshu lies partially underwater, and the capital has been destroyed. The country has been left without leadership and tens of millions have perished, while monsters continue to hunt down the survivors. Ivan Susanin heads to the submerged Toyo as part of an expedition to find the missing raven, help evacuate the civilians and slay as many monsters as possible. And that's only on the surface. He has successfully learned to combine the public good, national interests and his personal goals a long time ago. But life is full of surprises. A discovered card gives Ivan the right to become Overlord of the Dungeon, an isolated location somewhere on another world. However, he's far from the only contender, and the goblins who inhabit these tunnels have their own plans. Strength alone won't be enough to claim victory this time.
The Bear Mage (The Bear Clan Book 4)
What does it feel like to have the whole world know they owe you their salvation? Is it pride? Basking in self-admiration? A realization of your own greatness against the backdrop of anonymity shared by everyone else? There are lots of possibilities, only none of them describes what actually happened. Instead of becoming the savior, Leg Ondo was made a mockery. The being governing the planet forbade his totems and chosen people to disclose information about the battle between the demons and dragons. And that left the world confused. What did the Brown Bear clan do to deserve the avalanche of goodies that came pouring down on it? Should they be knocked off the pedestal they so recently climbed atop? But even that would be manageable if it weren't for one thing: the multilevel competition designed to bring the three empires closer together. How did Leg Ondo possibly get himself involved this time?
Mother’s Boys
When Robert and Judith Farrell divorced, the court awarded custody of the four children to their father instead of their flighty, self-centered mother. But the three boys, Kester, Michael, and Ben, have remained close to their mother - perhaps sometimes too close - and have never given up hope of their parents' reconciliation. Until their fantasy is shattered by their father's engagement to his new girlfriend Netta. When Robert leaves town and Netta stays behind with the children, the boys decide to play a little game with her. A game that soon gets horribly, unspeakably out of hand . . .From the author of horror classics like The Godsend, Sweetheart, Sweetheart, and The Reaping comes this nerve-wrackingly suspenseful page-turner of filial love gone terribly awry. First published in 1988 and filmed in 1993 starring scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernard Taylor's classic thriller returns to print at last to unsettle a new generation of readers."Fast pacing, savage twists, and solid suspense keep interest high." - Kirkus Reviews"Exciting . . . Provocative . . . Don't miss this!" - People
The Rabbit Factor
An insurance mathematician's carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park ... with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen, FIRST in a series... **Soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Carell for Amazon Studios** 'Laconic, thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary?' Chris Brookmyre 'The antic novels of Antti Tuomainen prove that comedy is not lost in translation ... Tuomainen, like Carl Hiaasen before him, has the knack of combining slapstick with genuine emotion' The Times 'A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov' Telegraph _______________ Just one spreadsheet away from chaos... What makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal. And then, for the first time, Henri is faced with the incalculable. After suddenly losing his job, Henri inherits an adventure park from his brother - its peculiar employees and troubling financial problems included. The worst of the financial issues appear to originate from big loans taken from criminal quarters ... and some dangerous men are very keen to get their money back. But what Henri really can't compute is love. In the adventure park, Henri crosses paths with Laura, an artist with a chequered past, and a joie de vivre and erratic lifestyle that bewilders him. As the criminals go to extreme lengths to collect their debts and as Henri's relationship with Laura deepens, he finds himself faced with situations and emotions that simply cannot be pinned down on his spreadsheets... Warmly funny, rich with quirky characters and absurd situations, The Rabbit Factor is a triumph of a dark thriller, its tension matched only by its ability to make us rejoice in the beauty and random nature of life. _______________ 'Inventive and compelling' Vaseem Khan 'Readers might think they know what to expect from Nordic noir: a tortured detective, a bleak setting, a brutal crime that shakes a small community. Finnish crime novelist Tuomainen turns all of this on its head ... The ear of a giant plastic rabbit becomes a key weapon. It only gets darker and funnier' Guardian 'The funniest writer in Europe, and one of the very finest ... original and brilliant story-telling' Helen FitzGerald 'Full of refreshing wit and wisdom ... a treat' Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW 'A dark and delightful novel with an intelligent, brave, and persnickety hero' Foreword Reviews 'Antti Tuomainen turns the clich矇d idea of dour, humourless Scandi noir upside ... Dark, gripping and hilarious. Tuomainen is the Carl Hiaasen of the fjords' Martyn Waites 'A triumph ... a joyous, feel-good antidote to troubled times' Kevin Wignall 'Finland's greatest export' M.J. Arlidge 'You don't expect to laugh when you're reading about terrible crimes, but that's what you'll do when you pick up one of Tuomainen's decidedly quirky thrillers' New York Times 'Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe' The Times 'Right up there with the best' Times Literary Supplement 'Tuomainen continues to carve out his own niche in the chilly tundras of northern' Daily Express For fans of Fargo, Fredrik Backman, Richard Osman.
Carnosaur
Nothing much ever happens in the sleepy English town of Warchester. So when a farmer is found savagely killed in some sort of animal attack, it's a big story for local reporter David Pascal. The rich and eccentric Sir Darren Penward tells the police an escaped Siberian tiger from his private zoo is to blame, but Pascal isn't so sure. Especially when one witness describes something impossible: an enormous and deadly creature that has been extinct for sixty million years. What exactly is Penward hiding behind the walls of his massive estate? And can Pascal uncover the truth before Penward's creatures escape to wreak murder and havoc on the unsuspecting populace?First published in 1984, six years before Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, which shares many of the same plot elements, Carnosaur has become a cult classic among fans of vintage horror, with copies long unobtainable except at exorbitant prices. This edition features a new introduction by Will Errickson.
