Download or read book Eternally Youthful Stella written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fifth installment of Sergei Sukhinov's monumental "Emerald City" saga, Agnet, lovely but treacherous lady-in-waiting to Stella (Baum's Glinda), steals the Golden Cap which commands the services of the Winged Monkeys, and when the three sorceresses assemble for a war conference, Agnet has the Monkeys carry them off to the City of Wraiths, so that she herself can take over the throne of Rose Land. How will the hapless sorceresses ever get out of this dilemma? The answer lies in this thriller.

Download or read book The Waters of Eternal Youth written by Donna Leon and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-fifth mystery in the New York Times–bestselling series “is cause for celebration. . . . Leon brilliantly exposes the corrupt world of Venice” (Bay Area Reporter). At a fundraising dinner for a Venetian charity, a wealthy and aristocratic patroness asks Brunetti if he will investigate the fifteen-year-old attempted drowning of her granddaughter, which left the girl irreparably brain damaged. Brunetti’s not sure what to do, but out of a mixture of curiosity, pity, and a willingness to fulfill the wishes of a guilt-wracked older woman—who happens to be his mother-in-law’s best friend—he agrees. Brunetti soon finds himself unable to let the case rest, if indeed there is a case. Awash in the haunting story of a woman trapped in a damaged perpetual childhood and the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation to housing to new waves of African migrants, The Waters of Eternal Youth is another wonderful addition to this series. “Donna Leon’s Venetian mysteries never disappoint . . . A bittersweet story that makes us appreciate Brunetti’s philosophical take on the indignities, insanities, and cruelties of life.” —The New York Times Book Review “A new Brunetti adventure is always worth celebrating. . . . In a marvelous and moving last scene, we glimpse a moment of almost transcendent beauty that makes us realize again how important this series is to our reading lives.” —Booklist (starred review) “Leon’s latest novel marks the 25th anniversary of her wonderfully atmospheric series. . . . A sweet poignancy flows through Leon’s narrative like the faint smell of chrysanthemums bordering the ancient palazzos.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Download or read book Lady Stella and Her Lover written by Henry Solly and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Tales of Magic Land 3 written by Alexander Volkov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-06-24 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the last of three, contains the two final Oz-inspired "Magic Land" stories of the six written by Russian author Alexander Volkov (1891-1977). In "The Yellow Fog," an extremely wicked giantess-witch named Arachna tries to take control of Magic Land, and when the inhabitants refuse to submit to her, she unleashes a dreadful yellow fog on them. "The Mystery of the Deserted Castle" tells of some extraterrestrials from the planet Rameria who come to Earth with the idea of conquering it, and everything possible goes wrong with their grandiose plans!

Download or read book The Fairy of the Emerald City written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-02-03 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed Russian author Sergei Sukhinov has written a spectacular ten-part saga in which the people of Magic Land (the Russian version of L. Frank Baum's beloved Land of Oz) must contend with forces of unspeakable evil. And now this exciting series is being published for the first time in English translation. In this award-winning second installment, Ellie (Dorothy) returns to Magic Land after many years. At every step of her long and difficult journey, she is bedeviled by the sorceress Corina, who is out to avenge the death of her adoptive mother Gingema (the Wicked Witch of the East) and holds Ellie responsible.

Download or read book The Knights of Light and Darkness written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tenth and final installment of Sukhinov's "Emerald City" saga brings matters to a head, and leads up to the final battle between the evil Pakir's army and the forces of Light. The origins of several important characters are revealed in this story.

Download or read book Parcelius the Alchemist written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sixth installment of Sergei Sukhinov's "Emerald City" saga introduces the lovely but cold Langa, Princess of Darkness, henchwoman to the evil Pakir. At her command, the alchemist Parcelius does his utmost to produce the devastating Black Flame, which Pakir needs for his conquest of Magic Land -- and the world! When his efforts fail, he leads an army of golems to a certain underground cavern, where the Flame is reputed to be already, and the saga assumes a cosmic dimension.

Download or read book King Midgety written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things go badly for Magic Land in this eighth installment of Sukhinov's monumental Emerald City saga. Pakir, furious at the attack launched against him by Magic Land in the previous book, retaliates by closing off all of Munchkin Land with his sinister Infinite Wall and making the ogre Midgety its king.

Download or read book The Sorcerer s Sword written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fourth episode of Sergei Sukhinov's monumental Emerald City sage, young hero Almar and his companions set out on a quest to find Torn's Sword, which will be essential in the coming struggle with the evil Pakir. But Pakir wants that weapon himself, and he sends out newcomer Donald on a quest of his own, at the head of the Dark Contingent. Which side will win this competition will keep the reader guessing right up to the last page.

Download or read book The Sorcerer from Atlantis written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ninth installment of Sukhinov's spectacular Emerald City saga, Almar, crushed by the defeat suffered by the Magic Land forces in Book 7, makes a perilous excursion around the Underground Kingdom,seeking information and his enslaved father, and he makes a new ally. Meanwhile, Ellie and her friends make an idyllic trip of their own through another plane of existence and meet up with Torn himself.

Download or read book Battle in Underground Land written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this seventh book of Sukhinov's Emerald City saga, the struggle between the forces of Good and Evil finally breaks out into open warfare as, at the urging of Marshal Magdar of the Marrans, the residents of Magic Land assemble an army, build a fleet of warships, and sail over the Subterranean Sea in order to carry out a preemptive strike on the Isle of Gorn, headquarters of the evil Pakir.

Download or read book The Sorceress Villina s Secret written by Sergei Sukhinov and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third installment of Sergei Sukhinov's monumental Emerald City saga introduces the hero Almar, who has fled the tyranny of his homeland and, under the tutelage of Villina (Good Witch of the North), has developed into a skilled fighter. His services will be sorely needed as the attacks on Magic Land by the forces of the evil Pakir become ever more frequent, and violent.

Download or read book Renegade Vampire written by Monica La Porta and published by Monica La Porta. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princesses & Monsters: Not your mother’s fairy tale Stella Once upon a time, I was a princess, a real one, but the fairy tale is over. After my parents died, my aunt Marella raised me as her own, but now she’s gone too. Tomorrow, I'll be kicked out of my ancestral home with nowhere to live. I’m desperate. Desperate enough to consider the unthinkable—becoming a companion and selling myself to a rich and powerful man. The escort agency caters to a special clientele, though—one I never even imagined existed. Will I be able to go through with it? Fabian I’ve been protecting Stella for a long time, but she doesn’t know it. To her, I’m Fabian Laurentis, world-famous actor and playboy. But I’m so much more than that. I’m an ancient and powerful vampire, and the only reason she’s still alive. She’s about to make the worst mistake of her life, and I refuse to let her. She’s mine. She won’t belong to anyone else, but me.

Download or read book Revelator written by Daryl Gregory and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The dark, gripping tale of a 1930’s family in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, their secret religion, and the daughter who turns her back on their mysterious god—from the acclaimed author of Spoonbenders. “Gods and moonshine in the Great Depression, written with a tenderness and brutality … this is as good as novels get.” —Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians In 1933, nine-year-old Stella is left in the care of her grandmother, Motty, in the backwoods of Tennessee. The mountains are home to dangerous secrets, and soon after she arrives, Stella wanders into a dark cavern where she encounters the family's personal god, an entity known as the Ghostdaddy. Years later, after a tragic incident that caused her to flee, Stella—now a professional bootlegger—returns for Motty's funeral, and to check on the mysterious ten-year-old girl named Sunny that Motty adopted. Sunny appears innocent enough, but she is more powerful than Stella could imagine—and she’s a direct link to Stella's buried past and her family's destructive faith. Haunting and wholly engrossing, summoning mesmerizing voices and giving shape to the dark, Revelator is a southern gothic tale for the ages.

Download or read book The Immortals Books 10 12 written by Monica La Porta and published by Monica La Porta. This book was released on 2020-08-16 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chains of Love are stronger than the bonds of Revenge Long after the gladiators fought in the Coliseum, ancient evils wander the streets of Rome. Only a few heroes have the power to stop them. Among them, a group of friends whose fate and the gods’ whims have united in immortality. Follow Atreides, Max, and Fabian as they battle their inner demons and try to save the world and their loved ones at the same time. Bound By Water She can steal anything. Even his heart… Atreides I’m the last merman shifter alive. I’m also a famous painter, richer than Croesus, and not in a hurry to find a suitable mate. Someday, I’ll secure my heritage. For now, my life is perfect as it is. And did I mention that in my spare time I help the police recover stolen art? Bringing to justice those thieves gives me a special pleasure, and I look forward to my next mission. Ariel I’m an art thief and exceedingly good at what I do but promised never to steal again. And if my father hadn’t accumulated huge debts with the wrong crowd, I would’ve kept my word. So here I am at night, outside the medieval castle I intend to rob when this absolute hunk of a man emerges from the sea. And what do you know, he walks up to me and kisses me. It’s not a regular kiss either, but the stuff of legend. I kid you not. I’m so shaken, I almost forget about the heist. Too bad there’s a werewolf biker gang after me, and I have no time for romance… The Alpha's Gift The playboy dragon shifter, the orphan baby, and the nanny who will change their lives Max As a dragon-shifter and one of the youngest billionaires in Seattle, I work hard during the day and party equally hard at night. I’m fastidious about my habits and don’t like setbacks of any kind. Especially when they come in the form of a baby girl abandoned at my doorstep. The sooner I take care of this problem, the better it is, so I can go back to the club. There’re two gorgeous blondes waiting for me to rock their night… Vivienne My brother wakes me at three in the morning because his boss, Mr. Rich & Hateful, has an emergency. He makes it sound like a life or death situation, so of course, I run to the penthouse. And what do I find there, besides my brother and the billionaire jerk? The most beautiful baby girl I’ve ever seen. She’s so small and just perfect, and I fall in love with her at first sight. Too bad she’s probably related to Mr. Prize—the man is too handsome for his own good, and I can’t stand the sight of him. I’ll endure his presence, though, for the baby’s sake. Hopefully, we don’t end up killing each other… Renegade Vampire Princesses & Monsters: Not your mother’s fairy tale Stella Once upon a time, I was a princess, a real one, but the fairy tale is over. After my parents died, my aunt Marella raised me as her own, but now she’s gone too. Tomorrow, I'll be kicked out of my ancestral home with nowhere to live. I’m desperate. Desperate enough to consider the unthinkable—becoming a companion and selling myself to a rich and powerful man. The escort agency caters to a special clientele, though—one I never even imagined existed. Will I be able to go through with it? Fabian I’ve been protecting Stella for a long time, but she doesn’t know it. To her, I’m Fabian Laurentis, world-famous actor and playboy. But I’m so much more than that. I’m an ancient and powerful vampire, and the only reason she’s still alive. She’s about to make the worst mistake of her life, and I refuse to let her. She’s mine. She won’t belong to anyone else, but me.

Download or read book My Brilliant Sister written by Amy Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Stella Miles Franklin took on the world, her beloved sister Linda led a short, domestic life as a wife, mother and sister. In a remarkable, genre-bending debut novel Amy Brown thrillingly reimagines those two lives – and her own – to explore and explode the contradictions embedded in brilliant careers and a woman’s place in the world. Sliding Doors meets Wifedom. Stella Miles Franklin’s autobiographical novel My Brilliant Career launched one of the most famous names in Australian letters. Funny, bold, often biting about its characters, the novel and its young author had a lot in common. Miles went on to live a large, fiercely independent and bohemian life of travel, art and freedom. Not so her beloved sister Linda. Quiet, contained, conventional, Linda was an inversion of Stella. A family peacemaker who married the man Stella would not, bore a son and died of pneumonia at 25. In this reflective, witty and revealing novel, Amy Brown rescues Linda, setting her in counterpoint with Stella, and with the lives of two contemporary women: Ida, a writer whose writing life is on hold as she teaches and raises her young daughter; and Stella, a singer-songwriter who has sacrificed everything for a career, now forcibly put on hold. Binding the two is the novella that Linda might have written to her sister Stella – a brilliant alternative vision of My Brilliant Career. Innovative and involving, My Brilliant Sister is an utterly convincing (and hilarious) portrait of Miles Franklin and a moving, nuanced exploration of the balance women still have to strike between careers and family lives. It gives a fresh take on one of Australia’s most celebrated writers and an insight into life now.