![]() ![]() In this daring sequel to Defiance, with the world they once loved forever destroyed, Rachel and Logan must decide between a life on the run and standing their ground to fight. Even worse, as it becomes clear that the Commander will stop at nothing to destroy them, the band of survivors begins to question whether the price of freedom may be too great-and whether, hunted by their enemies and the murderous traitor in their midst, they can make it out of the Wasteland alive. ![]() The chaos and uncertainty of each day puts unbearable strain on Rachel and Logan, and it isn't long before they feel their love splintering. Under constant threat from rival Carrington's army, who is after the device that controls the Cursed One, the group decides to abandon the ruins of their home and take their chances in the Wasteland.īut soon their problems intensify tenfold: someone-possibly inside their ranks-is sabotaging the survivors, picking them off one by one. With their ragged group of survivors struggling to forge a future, it's up to Logan to become the leader they need-with Rachel by his side. ![]() ![]() And Rachel, grief stricken over her father's death, needs Logan more than ever. The brutal Commander's whereabouts are unknown. ![]()
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Eden is a USA Today best-selling author of witty and charming historical romances, including 2020’s Foreword Reviews INDIE Awards Gold Winner for Romance, Forget Me Not, and 2020 Holt Medallion finalist, Healing Hearts. ![]() ![]() ![]() If they could bring those down, then maybe some of Garrick’s dreams could become reality. But Laine’s pushing too hard, and there’s another lawyer, one from Washington, holding out the promise of truly eliminating the laws keeping shifters locked behind walls. Even if it’s Laine, the human lawyer who stole Garrick’s heart and made him want things he could never have. Garrick’s spent so much of his life keeping secrets, he doesn’t know how to open up to another person. Like getting Garrick admitted to the Bar. Unless he can pull off something spectacular. ![]() ![]() He also wants to claim Garrick openly as his partner, but with the prejudice on both sides, he’ll never get what he wants. 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Joshua Williamson and Sean Izaakse hit a bullseye in the return of Oliver Queen to the DC Universe in Green Arrow 1. ![]() ![]() But the night those she loves are gravely threatened by the Zoo’s cruel master, Koffi unleashes a power she doesn’t fully understand, upending her life completely.Īs the second son of a decorated hero, Ekon is all but destined to become a Son of the Six-an elite warrior-and uphold a family legacy. ![]() There’s no such thing as magic in the broken city of Lkossa, especially for sixteen-year-old Koffi, who indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, knows the fearsome creatures in her care and paying off her family's debts to secure their eventual freedom can be her only focus. “Rich in magic and mythos, Beasts of Prey is a feast for all the senses.” -Renée Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of The BeautifulĪn Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller In this blockbuster fantasy series, perfect for fans of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Iron Widow, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they journey into a magical jungle to hunt down a vicious monster. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is not really any such thing as free will.Our sense of self, or our sense of "being someone," is illusory.People naturally resist the idea that life is not okay.Consciousness is the parent of all horror.Those who cannot bear the truth will pretend this is another work of fiction, but in doing so they perpetuate the conspiracy of the book's title. Ligotti's calm, but often bloodcurdling turns of phrase, evoke the dreadfulness of the human condition. The worst and most plentiful horrors are instead to be found in reality. Through impressively wide-ranging discussions of and reflections on literary and philosophical works of a pessimistic bent, he shows that the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination. The Conspiracy against the Human Race is renowned horror writer Thomas Ligotti's first work of nonfiction. This is part of a series of abstracts, commentaries, and reviews on philosophical articles and books. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, despite the truncated tour, his new book, The Splendid and the Vile, has sailed up the nonfiction bestseller list, the sixth of Larson’s books to do so, including 2003’s The Devil in the White City, a true-crime masterpiece about a serial killer in Chicago amid the 1893 world’s fair that has somehow not been made into a movie yet (though Hulu is finally developing it into a series.) ![]() Larson, 66, is a master at crafting novelistic narratives out of history, making page-turners - albeit completely nonfiction ones - out of events like the sinking of the Lusitania in Dead Wake or the Galveston hurricane in Isaac’s Storm. Instead he’s tucked away on the east end of Long Island, avoiding the plague, reading thrillers (Shari Lapena’s The Couple Next Door is hitting the spot), and fielding phone calls from the likes of me. Erik Larson should be on a book tour right now. ![]() ![]() ![]() But that love came with a heavy price: Aurora now sleeps under a curse that even Alyce's vast power cannot seem to break, and their dream of the world they would have built together is nothing but ash.Īlyce vows to do anything to wake the woman she loves, even if it means descending into the monster Briar believed her to be. ![]() ![]() Princess Aurora saw through Alyce's thorny facade, earning a love that promised the dawn of a new age. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she is a former English teacher and a current. Not even the one person who holds her heart. Heather Walter is a native Southerner who hates the heat. No one escapes the consequences of her wrath. Heather Walter 480 pages first pub 2021 ( editions) fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced Description A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. ![]() Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce's wicked domain. Here, you can see them all in order (plus the year each book was published). Did they break the curse or begin one? Sleeping Beauty's dark sorceress reclaims her story in this sequel to Malice.įeared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce has spent 100 years wreaking her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Heather Walter has written a series of 2 books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How do superstition and fear shape the action of the story? Does a superstition have power even if it isn't "true"?.Sammy's advice is to "hold on to what you know until you know what it means." How does this shape Arent's investigation? Could it have benefited him to be more candid, or would that have increased the danger?.What is the source of Arent's loyalty to Sammy? Is it solely because of the work they've done together? What else might be at play?.Who has power throughout the book? Does all power look the same?.How would the story be different if Sammy's perspective was in play more often? Do you think your opinion of him would change? Most of the characterization of Samuel Pipps comes from Arent's memories and opinions of him.Do you think his actions are the result of disbelief or pride? Governor General Jan Haan refuses to heed the leper's warning, and later, he refuses to return to Batavia. ![]() ![]() How dirty can I be?") make a familiar message about thoughtfulness as fresh and tasty as his confectionary cast. Watkins's delicate lines and translucent colors give his story a sly, understated humor, and his liberal use of verbal asides ("Seriously," says the cake as it sulks in a tub, "I'm a cake. /rebates/2f97814521385102fRude-Cakes-Kid-Books-Cake-14521385162fplp&. But when the cake is spirited away to a land where goofy but extremely polite Giant Cyclopses use cakes for "jaunty little hats," the cake discovers a way of life that's kind, patient, and affirming ("Giant Cyclopses always say thank you, and they always say please"). ![]() "Rude cakes never say please, and they never say thank you, and they sometimes take things that don't belong to them," writes Watkins as the inconsiderate, ungrateful, and selfish cake bullies other sweets and disrespects his four-tier parents. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rude Cakes. ![]() Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. ![]() So what's it going to be, kid? Are you a Rude Cake or a Giant Cyclops? Watkins, a former Sendak Fellow, debuts with an absurdist "Goofus and Gallant" story for the 21st century, about a thuggish, pink two-layer cake. Rude Cakes - Kindle edition by Watkins, Rowboat. ![]() |