Download or read book Fantasy Inbound Volume 1 written by Joe Takeduki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2022-02-11 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is in peril. Legends live, fairy tales walk, and fantasies become reality, threatening to turn Earth into a waking nightmare. When the flames of war reach Japan’s shores, the vestiges of a shattered nation fail to protect what remains of its people against an unknown enemy, and all seems lost. Those left behind and those that failed to flee now live in scattered communities among the remnants of a better time. Yu Ichinose is just another survivor, a quiet, scrawny middle-schooler trying to get by. That is, until he finds his fate bound to a mysterious, elvish girl who seems to hold the key to hope. Now, the time has come to stand and take up the sword against sorcery. To become the hero who saves the world. The time has come to awaken the Asura Frame.

Download or read book Fantasy Inbound Volume 2 written by Joe Takeduki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yu Ichinose opens his eyes to find that he and Ein have been taken prisoner. Strangely, their captor is more a host than an executioner. Quldald, after all, is not one to let his guests leave unentertained. Meanwhile, Ijuin, Aliya, and Natsuki have reached the floating city, Nayuta, only to find that power struggles and interracial conflict roil beneath the paradise’s surface. Amidst this tension, the young Devicer is faced with a dilemma. The responsibility that comes with power is a crushing weight upon his shoulders, and Yu struggles to endure the pressure. Does he really have what it takes to be Number Three? Can he sacrifice his ideals for the greater good?

Download or read book Fantasy Inbound Volume 3 written by Joe Takeduki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo Makishima, the enigmatic Devicer Seven, only cares about one thing: power. And he’ll do whatever it takes to get it. His blind ambition, however, makes him the perfect target for the archmages’ machinations, and Quldald of the Whirlwind has the perfect use for the troubled boy. Likewise, the Japanese government is desperate to resurrect their greatest weapon—Devicer Three. Meanwhile, the crew arrives in Indonesia to investigate a dormant Asura and a mysterious power sleeping within Aliya. There, they meet Devicer Five, a prickly girl by the name of Zhou Xueli who’s looking to build an elite team to end the war once and for all. In particular, her eyes are set upon Devicer Three and the key she’s been looking for—a Replicant. Everyone wants something, and Yu Ichinose seems to have it. To what lengths they’re willing to go to take it, he doesn’t know, but he’ll have to be ready to do anything to defend those he cares about. Even if it means fighting a fellow Devicer.

Download or read book Seasons of Magic Volume 1 written by Sarah Biglow and published by Biglow Fantasy Reads. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this spell-binding series by USA Today Bestselling urban fantasy author Sarah Biglow... For every season there is a Savior... When a series of brutal crimes lands in her lap, newly-minted Detective Ezri Trenton sets out to prove to herself and her mundane partner she can handle the investigations. The deeper she digs the more evidence mounts that dark magic is behind them. Ezri knows traditional police work won’t be enough to crack the cases, but can she solve what's happening without revealing the magical world and losing the life she’s built for herself in the process? SEASONS OF MAGIC VOL. 1 is a box set bundle of the first two books in the Seasons of Magic Urban Fantasy series: Spring's Calling and Summer's Stolen. This series is full of strong female leads, exciting magic and mystery. Great for readers who can't get enough supernatural law enforcement, witches and destiny. If you’re a fan of N.E. Conneely, Kim Richardson, K.N. Banet, BR Kingsolver, McKenzie Hunter, Deborah Wilde, K.F. Breene, Melisa F. Olson, Lisa Edmonds, Linsey Hall and K.M. Shea, you’ll love this enchanting supernatural world. Binge the first two books in this exhilarating supernatural series today. ◆◆◆ Here's what urban fantasy fans are saying about Seasons of Magic: ★★★★★ "Superb urban fantasy" - Naomi McDonald (Amazon reviewer) ★★★★★ "If you are a fan of urban fantasy like I am,....this series is for you." - Erin E Wolf (Goodreads reviewer) ★★★★★ "A magical and exciting read" - Madilynn Dale (BookBub reviewer) ★★★★★ "Another book that I need more stars for!" - Ember Daley (Goodreads reviewer)

Download or read book 1Q84 written by Haruki Murakami and published by Bond Street Books. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 1342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited magnum opus from Haruki Murakami, in which this revered and bestselling author gives us his hypnotically addictive, mind-bending ode to George Orwell's 1984. The year is 1984. Aomame is riding in a taxi on the expressway, in a hurry to carry out an assignment. Her work is not the kind that can be discussed in public. When they get tied up in traffic, the taxi driver suggests a bizarre 'proposal' to her. Having no other choice she agrees, but as a result of her actions she starts to feel as though she is gradually becoming detached from the real world. She has been on a top secret mission, and her next job leads her to encounter the superhuman founder of a religious cult. Meanwhile, Tengo is leading a nondescript life but wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange disturbance that develops over a literary prize. While Aomame and Tengo impact on each other in various ways, at times by accident and at times intentionally, they come closer and closer to meeting. Eventually the two of them notice that they are indispensable to each other. Is it possible for them to ever meet in the real world?

Download or read book Fantasy of Dreams written by Ali Jawad and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy of Dreams By: Ali Jawad John Smith lived a normal life, then unexpected circumstances happened that led to him living on the street with his dog Chance. One day an old homeless man meets John by a dumpster. The homeless man gives John a ring, and this ring has magical powers that transform John into a monster called the Lion Beast. Fantasy of Dreams follows John through a series of continuous fictional dreams that are filled with many challenges, imagination, excitement, suspense, emotion, fun and so on.

Download or read book Children of Ruin written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My most anticipated book of the year' - Peter F. Hamilton, Britain's no.1 science fiction writer Children of Ruin follows Adrian Tchaikovsky's extraordinary Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award. It is set in the same universe, with new characters and a thrilling narrative. It has been waiting through the ages. Now it's time . . . Thousands of years ago, Earth’s terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life – but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity’s great empire fell, and the program’s decisions were lost to time. Aeons later, humanity and its new spider allies detected fragmentary radio signals between the stars. They dispatched an exploration vessel, hoping to find cousins from old Earth. But those ancient terraformers woke something on Nod better left undisturbed. And it’s been waiting for them. 'Books like this are why we read science fiction' - Ian McDonald, author of the Luna series All underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with the sensibility of classic science fiction' Stephen Baxter, author of the Long Earth series (with Terry Pratchett)

Download or read book Visitor written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with the aiji-dowager a year after returning from an interstellar mission to discover that their government had been overthrown, Bren Cameron finds his efforts to reinstate peace throughout the atevi world challenged by an unexpected new threat.

Download or read book The Historian written by Elizabeth Kostova and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun

Download or read book Torn A YA Urban Fantasy Novel Volume 2 of the Reflections Books written by Dean Murray and published by Fir'shan Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war between Alec Graves' pack and the other shape shifters in town can't last much longer. He can't win and he can't run away. The new girl at school shouldn't matter, but the more he gets to know Adri, the more mysterious she becomes. Is Adri an unfortunate victim or bait designed to draw Alec into a fatal misstep? If Alec guesses wrong he'll be pulled into a fight that will cost him everything. Publisher's Note: Torn is a YA Urban Fantasy novel, and is one possible entry point into the books that make up the Reflections Universe. The Reflections Universe is a series of clean YA Paranormal books featuring vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves and more, which have been written so they can be safely enjoyed by both young adults and older readers alike. Torn is followed by Splintered, and is one of several YA shapeshifter books available from Dean. The Reflections Universe: Some stories are too full of teen urban fantasy goodness to fit into just one series! Dean Murray is the successful author of multiple clean young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and epic fantasy series which collectively have more than 480,000 copies in circulation. Keywords: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, YA, Free Book, Vampires, Werewolves, Dark Urban Fantasy, Teen, Shapeshifters

Download or read book Astonishing Times written by Frank Barbiere and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern superhero story that celebrates the genre and redefines heroes for a new generation. In a world where superheroes are common place, Noah Sans, a young reporter trying to live up to the legacy of his father, investigates a mystery involving missing superheroes that quickly turns into a thrilling conspiracy. Noah Sans, a young reporter living in the shadow of his father, lives in a world full of superheroes—but no one seems to care. After a world changing event called The Cataclysm, people moved on, and now heroes are old news. But when Noah begins investigating a mysterious murder, he comes face to face with his most revered heroes and is forced to confront a secret past that could change the world forever. Astonishing Times is a love letter to the medium of comics and a celebration of superheroes old and new. Award-winning writer Frank J. Barbiere returns to creator-owned comics alongside Arris Quinones, host of YouTube's Variant, to craft a modern classic that redefines superheroes for a new era with stunning art by Ruairí Coleman and color artist Lauren Affe. Together, the team hopes to inspire a new generation of fans young and old, and remind us all that heroes are everywhere. Collects Astonishing Times #1–#5.

Download or read book Burn the Dark written by S. A. Hunt and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets Stranger Things in award-winning author S. A. Hunt’s Burn the Dark, first in the Malus Domestica horror action-adventure series about a punk YouTuber on a mission to bring down witches, one vid at a time. Robin is a YouTube celebrity gone-viral with her intensely-realistic witch hunter series. But even her millions of followers don't know the truth: her series isn’t fiction. Her ultimate goal is to seek revenge against the coven of witches who wronged her mother long ago. Returning home to the rural town of Blackfield, Robin meets friends new and old on her quest for justice. But then, a mysterious threat known as the Red Lord interferes with her plans.... “Brilliant!” —Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author The Malus Domestica series #1: Burn the Dark #2: I Come with Knives #3: The Hellion At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Binocular Vision written by Edith Pearlman and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The best short story writer in the world' Susan Hill 'This book is a spectacular literary revelation' Sunday Times The collected stories of an award-winning, modern classic American writer who has been compared to Alice Munro, John Updike – and even Anton Chekhov Tenderly, incisively, Edith Pearlman captured life on the page like no one else. Spanning forty years of writing, moving from tsarist Russia to the coast of Maine, from Jerusalem to Massachusetts, these astonishing stories reveal one of America's greatest modern writers. Across a stunning array of scenes-an unforeseen love affair between adolescent cousins, an elderly couple's decision to shoplift, an old woman's deathbed confession of her mother's affair-Edith Pearlman crafts a timeless and unique sensibility, shot through with wit, lucidity and compassion. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe Edith Pearlman (1936–2023) published her debut collection of stories in 1996, aged 60. She won The National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for Binocular Vision. She published over 250 works of short fiction in magazines, literary journals, anthologies and online publications. Her work won three O. Henry Prizes, the Drue Heinz Prize for Literature, and a Mary McCarthy Prize, among others. In 2011, Pearlman was the recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award, which put her in the ranks of luminaries like John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates.

Download or read book Jim Butcher s Dresden Files written by Jim Butcher and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collects materials originally published in Jim Butcher's The Dresden files: War cry #1-5."

Download or read book Hellhole Awakening written by Kevin J. Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in a newepic science fiction series from the internationally bestselling co-authors of the DUNE prequels General Adolphus knows the Monarchy crackdown is coming. Now he needs to pull together all the resources of the Hellhole colony, the ever-expanding shadow-Xayan settlement, and his connections with the other Deep Zone worlds. On Sonjeera, Diadem Michella Duchenet has collected a huge fleet, led by firebrand Commissar Escobar Hallholme, son of the man who originally defeated Adolphus. Uniting themselves and pooling their minds, the shadow-Xayans send a power surge along the original stringline path that links Hellhole with the Monarchy's hub on Sonjeera. All of the Diadem's battleships are currently approaching on that route, and when the mental blast wipes out all the substations, the battleships are effectively stranded. But now a bigger threat appears. Three large asteroids come in from the outer reaches of the Candela system. On Hellhole, the awakened Xayans finally reveal information that has been hidden even from their own followers. A large group of powerful, rogue telemancers split away from the main race-fanatics, violent, and ruthless. And now that the Xayan civilization is reawakening, the rogues have come back to destroy them once and for all. They are coming for Hellhole, and this time they will completely destroy it. Kevin J. Anderson has over 20 million books in print in 30 languages worldwide. As well as his STAR WARS, DUNE and X-FILES novels, he has written an ambitious space-opera series, THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS. He holds the Guinness world record for the largest single-author book signing. Kevin Anderson lives in Colorado. The son of DUNE author Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert is a bestselling science fiction author in his own right.

Download or read book 86 EIGHTY SIX Vol 1 light novel written by Asato Asato and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A War Without CasualtiesThe Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed autonomous drones of their own, turning the one-sided struggle into a war without casualties-or at least, that's what the government claims.In truth, there is no such thing as a bloodless war. Beyond the fortified walls protecting the eighty-five Republic territories lies the "nonexistent" Eighty-Sixth Sector. The young men and women of this forsaken land are branded the Eighty-Six and, stripped of their humanity, pilot the "unmanned" weapons into battle...

Download or read book Black Legion written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and published by Games Workshop. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning after his long self-imposed exile, Abaddon offers the disparate Chaos Space Marine warbands within the Eye of Terror a simple choice – join him or die. Ezekyle Abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn Black Legion together under threat of destruction. Now Khayon, Abaddon's most-trusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of Thagus Daravek, the self-proclaimed Lord of Hosts and a rival to the dark fate that Abaddon claims as his own. Fighting the vile whispers of the Dark Gods within his mind, Abaddon turns a fevered gaze back to the Imperium, where his true destiny awaits. Yet the Emperor's Champion and his Black Templars stand guard at the gates of Hell, and Sigismund has waited centuries to face Abaddon in battle...