Download or read book Dyer Street Punk Witches written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit hung up her brass knuckles, but the shadows of her past lingered. Now they're back to claim her. Kit "Fadulous" Hamley, magazine editor, activist and former punk rocker, is a well-known troublemaker. She works tirelessly to hold local authorities to account. Some say she's making up for her criminal youth. Others accuse her of witchcraft. Only a handful of people know how dark her secrets really are. When an old friend warns Kit that a former rival has resurfaced, those secrets start to resurface. People have gone missing, someone is stalking Kit, and the gang she abandoned are scared stiff. Kit herself is a target, and if she can't unravel exactly how this new feud connects with her past mistakes, it could kill her. Decades older, a little wiser, and contrary as ever, Kit's going to remind them all what a punk witch can do. Get ready to enter a world of magic, rebellion, and punk rock. With its electrifying energy, fierce female characters and tense twists, this book will have you cheering for the witches of Dyer Street, whether you're a fan of fantasy or a rebel at heart. Pick up your copy today – you won't be able to put it down. *This is a standalone thriller – you don't need to have read the other Ordshaw books to enjoy it!* What reviewers are saying about Dyer Street: "If you're looking for a different type of witchy read this spooky season, I highly suggest giving this beauty of a book a chance. Loved it." - Whispers & Wonder "What a great story! ... my new favourite entry into the Ordshaw Universe – the characters made this one a huge win" - Queen's Book Asylum "I loved this book...an easy story to fly through" – Beckys Books "a refreshingly dark, thrilling and funny contemporary fantasy!" – Dini Panda Reads "My favourite Ordshaw adventure yet...the perfect mix of elements" – Lynn's Books "fantastically well written with excellent pacing" – Damien Larkin, Author "fast-paced and fascinating. There are realistic characters that grabbed my attention and held me hostage until the last page...I throughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it!" – Ami, Reader Review "Phil Williams has nailed it yet again" – Phil Parker, Author "cranked to 11 all the way through, and that's just how I like it" – Travis M. Riddle, Author "An excellent, very well-written story, with a diverse mix of unique and fascinating characters." – Adawia, Reader Review "a fantastic return to Ordshaw" – Dream Come Review "Badass young women working to use magic and music to change their lives and their neighborhood? Yes, please!" -–Heather Barksdale

Download or read book Given To Darkness written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ikiri demands blood. Whose will it be? A malevolent force stirs from the heart of the Congo. One child can stop it – but everyone wants her dead. Reece Coburn's gang have travelled half the world to protect Zipporah, only to find her in more danger than ever. Her violent father is missing, his murderous enemies are coming for them, and her brother's power is growing stronger. Entire communities are being slaughtered, and it's only getting worse. They have to reach Ikiri before its corruption spreads. But there's a long journey ahead, past ferocious killers and unnatural creatures – and very few people can be trusted along the way. Can two criminal musicians, an unstable assassin and a compromised spy reach Ikiri alive? What will it cost them along the way? Pick up this exciting conclusion to the Ikiri duology today, for a supernatural thriller that will keep you hooked right to the finish. What reviewers are saying... "both terrifying and mind-blowing" - Before We Go Blog "the perfect blend of action, horror and comedy" - Becky's Books "great pacing, an interesting cast, weird monsters...another fun, thrilling adventure to round out the Ikiri duology" - Travis Riddle, author of Flesh Eater and Spit and Song "an engrossing and ultimately very satisfying ending to this supernatural sci-fi thriller!" - Dini Panda Reads "If you are looking for adventure, mystery and a good measure of fantasy elements, you need look no further than this book" - Space & Sorcery "A memorable read highly recommended for fantasy readers looking for something different." - Brainfluff

Download or read book Kept From Cages written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one returns from Ikiri. Reece's gang of criminal jazz musicians have taken shelter in the wrong house. There's a girl with red eyes bound to a chair. The locals call her a devil – but Reece sees a kid that needs protecting. He's more right than he knows. Chased by a shadowy swordsman and an unnatural beast, the gang flee across the Deep South with the kid in tow. She won't say where she's from or who exactly her scary father is, but she's got powers they can't understand. How much will Reece risk to save her? On the other side of the world, Agent Sean Tasker's asking similar questions. With an entire village massacred and no trace of the killers, he's convinced Duvcorp's esoteric experiments are responsible. His only ally is an unstable female assassin, and their only lead is Ikiri – a black-site in the Congo, which no one leaves alive. How far is Tasker prepared to go for answers? Kept From Cages is the first part in an action-packed supernatural thriller duology, filled with eccentric characters and intricately woven mysteries. Buy it now to start your journey to Ikiri today. SPFBO 2021 SEMI-FINALIST What reviewers are saying... "Elements of Tarantino, Indiana Jones, and James Bond mix to form a heady brew of adrenaline cut with cultural soul." - Fantasy Book Review "a gripping and unique suspense novel with a significant cross-genre appeal" - Fantasy Book Critic "An addictive read that is difficult to put down" - Lynn's Books "one of the strongest and most attention-grabbing opening chapters of all the self-published books I've ever read" - Fantasy Inn "From the first page of the book, I was hooked" - Paul's Picks "A crazy kind of adventure where you can only expect the unexpected" - Space & Sorcery "If you're looking for a high adventure style book, with brilliantly written characters and a perfect mash-up of genres then look no further." - Crook's Books "pure popcorn...the thriller-style pacing had me flipping the pages" - Jen, Queen's Book Asylum "I had no idea what I was getting myself in for and I was richly rewarded" - The Sword Smith "A wonderful, exciting, page-turner of a book" - Phil Parker, author of The Knights Protocol "Get ready for a crazy, fun and terrifying ride!" - Dini Panda Reads "The ONLY Urban Fantasy writer I will not hesitate to read (other than Dyrk Ashton of course)." - OllieSpot SFF Book Reviews

Download or read book Under Ordshaw written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-28 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Ordshaw. Don't look down. Pax can't pay her rent and is six days away from the rough streets of Ordshaw. But when a vagrant steals her poker winnings, a desperate chase reveals her city has a unique underworld – one people will kill to keep secret. Fiercely independent and unafraid of a challenge, Pax's search brings her up against a shady government ministry and volatile mercenary fairies. Because, yeah, it turns out fairies exist. And they have guns. But that's just the start of her trouble. People have disappeared simply for discovering what’s lurking under Ordshaw. To survive, Pax needs to go a lot further than that. Under Ordshaw is the first part in the acclaimed Ordshaw series, seamlessly blending elements of urban fantasy, thriller and horror for a ride packed with mysteries, twists and unforgettable characters. Start the journey today! What reviewers are saying about the Ordshaw series... "Fantastic characters and absolutely superb worldbuilding combine to make this breakneck plot something you won’t forget." - Bookworm Blues "a gripping tale drenched in mystery and ample sass" - Whispers & Wonder "I have no hesitation in recommending this...I was hooked from start to finish." - Lynn's Books "unique urban fantasy that stands out for its well-rounded characters and disturbing settings" - Fantasy Book Critic "a very different kind of story...both intriguing and fascinating" - Space & Sorcery "[not] quite like anything I've read before...I recommend this to anyone looking for a unique story set in an urban setting with solid world-building" - Way Too Fantasy "a little bit Buffy, a little bit Simon R. Green, a little bit Grimm, a little bit Charles de Lint...I was utterly hooked" - Bookshine and Readbows "a really fun adventure with a lot of interesting characters (and creatures)" - Forever Lost in Literature "A truly unique and interesting Urban Fantasy series" - Crooks Books "Recommended for fans of well-written urban fantasy, who'd appreciate something a little different." - Sarah Higbee, author of the Sunblinded Trilogy "fun, thrill-a-minute urban fantasy full of unique characters, exciting action and wonderfully comic moments" - Phil Parker, author of The Knights' Protocol Trilogy "awesome, just top-notch devourable urban fantasy" - Parsecs & Parchment Start reading today!

Download or read book The Violent Fae written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They hid among us, until she exposed them. They'll destroy everything to be hidden again. Pax is discovering that the smallest mistakes can have the deadliest impact. To protect her city, she's uncovered monstrous truths and involved terrible people. The consequences are coming for her. The Sunken City is unstable. The Fae are armed for war. Can Pax stop the coming disaster? In the pulse-pumping conclusion to the thrilling Sunken City Trilogy, everything comes to a head! Start reading today to discover how the mysteries of Ordshaw connect and collide. What becomes of your favourite characters – and where will the Ordshaw series go next? What reviewers are saying about The Violent Fae... "everything falls into place in the end" - Space & Sorcery "Highly recommended for fans of urban fantasy with a difference." - Brainfluff "a wonderful, thrilling and highly imaginative conclusion" - Phil Parker, author of The Knights Protocol Trilogy What reviewers are saying about the Ordshaw series... "a unique urban fantasy that stands out for its well-rounded characters and disturbing settings. Williams has given readers plenty of thrills and mystery to keep the pages turning" - Fantasy Book Critic "a gleaming example of what the Urban Fantasy subgenre has to offer" - Whispers & Wonder "I have no hesitation in recommending this...I was hooked from start to finish." - Lynn's Books

Download or read book However Many Must Die written by Phil Williams and published by Rumian Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An impressive writer" – Mark Lawrence, Gemmell Award Winner and international bestselling author "I freaking bloody loved the Blood Scouts" – Julia Sarene, The Fantasy Hive "A unique, compelling story with plenty of action and vivid characters." – Patrick Samphire, author of Shadow of a Dead God Wild Wish was trained to do one thing: kill. Saved from a lonely backwater existence by a global war, Wish couldn’t believe her luck when she got into the Blood Scouts. Now she gets to share tents with an all-female platoon of night-stalking, giant-slaying, boat-sinking, battle-swaying legends in the making. The problem is, they keep dying. And they’ve been given their worst assignment yet. The enemy Dread Corps are combining magics deep within the nightmare lands of Low Slane, to unleash a weapon that could sway the entire war. It’s up to the Blood Scouts to stop them – with a journey that gets more dangerous with every step. Far behind enemy lines, death hangs in the air. Monsters lurk around every corner. Are Wish’s skills – and positive attitude – enough to keep her Blood Scouts alive? Or will the cost of survival finally break her? Get ready for the first epic entry in a new series, and a new world, of dark military fantasy from Phil Williams. Start reading today!

Download or read book Drown Deep written by Phil Williams and published by Phil Williams. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where armies won't go, the Blood Scouts must… Wild Wish has reluctantly left the front line behind. No more fighting. No more friends. But she's about to get an invitation to a fight no one else dares touch. There's trouble in the Saints Mire, a strictly neutral land with deep religious history. Here, the secrets of the Prophets are preserved by the foreboding Ten Priories – isolated for centuries, steeped in myth, and now under attack. A rogue Drail army of veterans, criminals and goblins has invaded, and a reckless company of Comity partisans are itching to stop them. The top brass want nothing to do with it, so it's up to Wild Wish and her new band of ragged misfits to keep things from escalating. She must brave the heart of a nightmare land harbouring great, hidden power – and even greater hidden threats. Secrets millennia in the making may be exposed – with the potential to change the very shape of the war. But if Wish can find an opportunity to rebuild The Blood Scouts, maybe it'll be worth it? Drown Deep is a breakneck return to the Rocc and its epic global war: get ready for more heart-pumping action and enthralling characters from this unforgettably unsettling world.

Download or read book Terminal World written by Alastair Reynolds and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last surviving human city, an ex-spy gets sucked into a dangerous quest that will take him beyond the city walls when a winged man turns up dead in his morgue in this innovative and original dystopian space adventure. Spearpoint, the last human city, is an enormous atmosphere-piercing spire. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different—and rigidly enforced—level of technology. Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time, for the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels—and with the dying body comes bad news. If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police, but by the very nature of reality—and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability . . .

Download or read book The Great Witch of Brittany written by Louisa Morgan and published by Redhook. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the late 1700s, a tale of magic and fate, triumph and heartbreak, and the powerful bonds between mothers and daughters unfolds in this spellbinding novel from a master storyteller. Brittany, 1762 There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations. According to the elders, that line is dead, leaving the clan vulnerable to the whims of superstitious villagers and the prejudices of fearmongering bishops. Ursule Orchière has been raised on stories of the great witches of the past. But the only magic she knows is the false spells her mother weaves over the gullible women who visit their fortune-telling caravan. Everything changes when Ursule comes of age and a spark of power flares to life. Thrilled to be chosen, she has no idea how magic will twist and shape her future. Guided by an ancient grimoire and the whispers of her ancestors, Ursule is destined to walk the same path as the great witches of old. But first, the Orchière magical lineage must survive. And danger hovers over her, whether it’s the bloodlust of the mob or the flames of the pyre. ​Return to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchière and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. For more from Louisa Morgan, check out: A Secret History of Witches The Witch's Kind The Age of Witches

Download or read book Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups written by Mark S. Hamm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.

Download or read book A Blade So Black written by L.L. McKinney and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I've been waiting for my whole life." —Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give For fans of Marissa Meyer, L.L. McKinney's A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling of Alice in Wonderland... but it's not the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she’s ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head... literally. Debut author L.L. McKinney delivers an action-packed twist on an old classic, full of romance and otherworldly intrigue. And don't miss the thrilling sequel, A Dream So Dark! An Imprint Book "Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer... Delectable." —Entertainment Weekly

Download or read book The Price of Spring written by Daniel Abraham and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen years have passed since the devastating war between the Galt Empire and the cities of the Khaiem in which the Khaiem's poets and their magical power known as "andat" were destroyed, leaving the women of the Khaiem and the men of Galt infertile. The emperor of the Khaiem tries to form a marriage alliance between his son and the daughter of a Galtic lord, hoping the Khaiem men and Galtic women will produce a new generation to help create a peaceful future. But Maati, a poet who has been in hiding for years, driven by guilt over his part in the disastrous end of the war, defies tradition and begins training female poets. With Eiah, the emperor's daughter, helping him, he intends to create andat, to restore the world as it was before the war. Vanjit, a woman haunted by her family's death in the war, creates a new andat. But hope turns to ashes as her creation unleashes a power that cripples all she touches. As the prospect of peace dims under the lash of Vanjit's creation, Maati and Eiah try to end her reign of terror. But time is running out for both the Galts and the Khaiem. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Local Knowledge written by Clifford Geertz and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures, this book continues Geertz’s exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.

Download or read book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tyrant s Law written by Daniel Abraham and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great war cannot be stopped. The tyrant Geder Palliako had led his nation to war, but every victory has called forth another conflict. Now the greater war spreads out before him, and he is bent on bringing peace. No matter how many people he has to kill to do it. Cithrin bel Sarcour, rogue banker of the Medean Bank, has returned to the fold. Her apprenticeship has placed her in the path of war, but the greater dangers are the ones in her past and in her soul. Widowed and disgraced at the heart of the Empire, Clara Kalliam has become a loyal traitor, defending her nation against itself. And in the shadows of the world, Captain Marcus Wester tracks an ancient secret that will change the war in ways not even he can forsee. Return to the critically acclaimed epic by master storyteller Daniel Abraham, The Dagger and the Coin. For more from Daniel Abraham, check out: The Dagger and the Coin The Dragon's Path The King's Blood The Tyrant's Law The Widow's House The Spider's War

Download or read book Halo Paranormal Investigations written by Paul Dale Roberts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HPI International - now known as Halo Paranormal Investigations seeks out the unknown. Enjoy the paranormal adventures of HPI as they seek, find and discover!

Download or read book The Boat of a Million Years written by Poul Anderson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book and Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This epic chronicle of ten immortals over the course of history “succeeds admirably” (The New York Times). The immortals are ten individuals born in antiquity from various cultures. Immune to disease, able to heal themselves from injuries, they will never die of old age—although they can fall victim to catastrophic wounds. They have walked among mortals for millennia, traveling across the world, trying to understand their special gifts while searching for one another in the hope of finding some meaning in a life that may go on forever. Following their individual stories over the course of human history and beyond into a richly imagined future, “one of science fiction’s most revered writers” (USA Today) weaves a broad tapestry that is “ambitious in scope, meticulous in detail, polished in style” (Library Journal).