The Mercenaries
H. Beam Piper
Maison d'édition: Perennial Press
Synopsis
Once, wars were won by maneuvering hired fighting men; now wars are different—and the hired experts are different. But the human problems remain!
Maison d'édition: Perennial Press
Once, wars were won by maneuvering hired fighting men; now wars are different—and the hired experts are different. But the human problems remain!
Constance Campbell learned on her fortieth birthday that she comes from a long line of witches. Now, struggling to learn her magic, Constance dives deeper into her family’s sordid past. Constance vows to find the truth behind her mother's disappearance. She's determined to seek out the Faction, an order of witches and warlocks vying for power in the supernatural world. But when Constance's father shows up looking a little ghostly pale and see-through, she has other problems to solve. Like who killed him and why. And is she next on their list? Can Constance find her father's killer? Is her mother still alive somewhere? And can Constance save herself before either the Faction or her father's killer put an end to her as well?Voir livre
Lauren Dane discovers a doorway to another reality in Cat Creek, North Carolina -- and she crosses over, driven by a strange compulsion she can neither resist nor comprehend. Molly McColl is brought there against her will -- kidnapped from her trailer and carried into a realm that traps her, terrifies her...yet offers her a strange and wondrous escape.In an extraordinary universe of magic and monsters, two strangers sharing only pain and loss must now pursue the destiny that has united them. Because worlds are suddenly threatened by an evil beyond imagining -- the world they have entered...and the one the have left behind.Voir livre
What if Britain's royal family had been murdered? It’s 1919 and an atrocity with worldwide implications plunges a returning WWI veteran straight into a new fight – against the rise of the Nazis and a mysterious professor determined to help the monsters. But why? The Great War is over and Major Arthur Bridgehead VC DSO MC is finally going home, but why does the British Empire’s most decorated war hero feel so dejected? Is it because of the horrors he witnessed, the men needlessly slaughtered, the pointless loss of life for so little gain? Or is it as the new Lord Bridgehead, Arthur fears his life is about to go from the extreme to the banal? Noblesse oblige would appear to be his Lordship’s fate, but if Arthur thinks that involves little more than falling asleep on the backbenches while his fellow parliamentarians decide the empire’s future, a certain sub-atomic particle-hopping professor of evolution is about to make our hero an offer he can’t refuse. For this world faces a new threat, and one no bullet or bomb can stop Other audiobook titles featuring the mysterious Professor Savage include: Condition: A Medical Miracle? Condition: The Curing Begins Condition: The Final Correction Alt Truths: Two sides Alt Truths: Brave New World Visit www.alecbirri.com for the author's bio, blog, updates, and more.Voir livre
Cheyenne Summerlin sought answers about her condition from the Banebreaker, but the answers she got weren't what she was wanted. What is a Drow to do when things aren’t going her way? Fight harder. Cheyenne and Bianca are running out of options. It's time go across the portal to Ambar'ogúl or die trying. Death is not high on either of their to-do lists. But once there, answers lead to more questions. Can Cheyenne figure out how to fulfill her promise to restore the Nimlothar forest and the balance of magic in the world?Voir livre
When he is given a desperate battlefield promotion, he may face a grisly end … or a dark new beginning. Kaith knows he’s been luckier than most. Born to a blacksmith, he’s grateful that hard work and good fortune have granted him a position as a man-at-arms in the Countess’s service. But when he accompanies her entourage to a joyful annual festival, the young man is shocked to find the village besieged, the people cursed, and Her Excellency’s knights slaughtered. Forced to shelter in the now-helpless town, Kaith and his fellow armsmen are charged with repelling the demonic enemy. But when the force that returns is an army of familiar faces twisted with lifeless malice, he fears his tiny contingent will soon join their ranks. Facing rampant terror with little hope, can Kaith prevent darkness from claiming anyone left standing? The Dawn of Unions is the first book in the sweeping Cycle of Bones, a dark military fantasy series. If you enjoy unlikely heroes, realistic battles, and fighting for survival, then you’ll love JP Corwyn’s gritty novella.Voir livre
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton. Find out how it all ends… THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD. Three years later, sixteen-year-old Maibe hides from the world, from her mistakes, from her friends. But the double infection that keeps them from becoming V isn't working like it did before. Maibe and her friends are turning. Then rumors surface of a new cure. A cure that would erase the infections that destroyed the world. It becomes a deadly race between Feeb and uninfected. Whoever finds the cure will control it--and everyone who needs it. But Maibe and her friends are running out of time. If she doesn't get the new cure soon, there will be nothing left of her friends to save.Voir livre