Download or read book Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl written by David Barnett and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire. Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world—including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775. London might as well be a world away from Sandsend, a tiny village on the Yorkshire coast. Gideon Smith dreams of the adventure promised him by the lurid tales of Captain Lucian Trigger, the Hero of the Empire, told in Gideon's favorite "penny dreadful." When Gideon's father is lost at sea in highly mysterious circumstances Gideon is convinced that supernatural forces are at work. Deciding only Captain Lucian Trigger himself can aid him, Gideon sets off for London. On the way he rescues the mysterious mechanical girl Maria from a tumbledown house of shadows and iniquities. Together they make for London, where Gideon finally meets Captain Trigger. But Trigger is little more than an aging fraud, providing cover for the covert activities of his lover, Dr. John Reed, a privateer and sometime agent of the British Crown. Looking for heroes but finding only frauds and crooks, it falls to Gideon to step up to the plate and attempt to save the day...but can a humble fisherman really become the true Hero of the Empire? David Barnett's Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl is a fantastical steampunk fable set against an alternate historical backdrop: the ultimate Victoriana/steampunk mash-up! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Ormeshadow written by Priya Sharma and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Novella Award Winner of the 2020 BFS Award Acclaimed author Priya Sharma transports readers back in time with Ormeshadow, a coming-of-age story as dark and rich as good soil. Burning with resentment and intrigue, this fantastical family drama invites readers to dig up the secrets of the Belman family, and wonder whether myths and legends are real enough to answer for a history of sin. Uprooted from Bath by his father's failures, Gideon Belman finds himself stranded on Ormeshadow farm, an ancient place of chalk and ash and shadow. The land crests the Orme, a buried, sleeping dragon that dreams resentment, jealousy, estrangement, death. Or so the folklore says. Growing up in a house that hates him, Gideon finds his only comforts in the land. Gideon will live or die by the Orme, as all his family has. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Gideon the Ninth written by Tamsyn Muir and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gideon the Ninth is the first book in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Locked Tomb Series, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle! WINNER of the 2020 Locus Award and Crawford Award Finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Series! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Dragon, and World Fantasy Awards “Unlike anything I’ve ever read. ” —V.E. Schwab “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” —Charles Stross “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead. THE LOCKED TOMB SERIES BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth BOOK 3: Nona the Ninth BOOK 4: Alecto the Ninth At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Jade Dragon written by Nix Whittaker and published by Reshwity Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-03 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jade Dragon Empress has summoned Gideon. Even though Gideon’s brother is an Emperor he has tried to keep out of politics, but when a Dragon empress calls, you have to answer. Afraid of a coup attempt she sets Gideon and Hara to find her enemies.After Gideon disappears the crew of the Blazing Blunderbuss know things are not as they seem. The crew must rescue Gideon from the fanatics who are desperate to mate with the Dragon empress, they will do anything to force her to fly. Or the rebel dragons who only want to live in peace but can’t under the rule of the Jade dragon. Or the humans who want to rule their own country.One of them has Gideon.The crew have to get Gideon back and uncover a plot that could take down a thousand year dynasty.

Download or read book Harrow the Ninth written by Tamsyn Muir and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harrow the Ninth, an Amazon pick for Best SFF of 2020 and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station. The Locked Tomb is a 2023 Hugo Award Finalist for Best Series! “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space! Decadent nobles vie to serve the deathless emperor! Skeletons!” —Charles Stross on Gideon the Ninth “Unlike anything I've ever read.” —V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times on Gideon the Ninth She answered the Emperor's call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath — but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her. Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off? THE LOCKED TOMB SERIES BOOK 1: Gideon the Ninth BOOK 2: Harrow the Ninth BOOK 3: Nona the Ninth BOOK 4: Alecto the Ninth At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Hatching Magic written by Ann Downer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor Theodora Oglethorpe! Her biologist father has gone off to explore the jungles of Laos without her, her two best friends are away on vacation, and a long, hot, lonely Boston summer is all she has to look forward to. Poor Gideon! Wycca, his pet wyvern, has disappeared through a magic hole in time in search of a place to lay her egg. Kobold, Gideon's rival wizard, wants nothing more than to capture Wycca and turn her against her master. In a desperate attempt to rescue Wycca from Kobold's evil clutches, Gideon follows her through the magic hole...and finds himself transported from his castle in thirteenth-century England to the terrifyingly modern world of Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 2002. Little does Gideon know that what he needs most in order to find his wyvern is stuck to the bottom of Theodora's shoe. And little does Theodora know that Gideon is the reason why her summer vacation has begun to seem a whole lot more interesting...

Download or read book The Dragon Seekers written by Christopher Mcgowan and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, an extraordinary circle of fossilists struggled to make sense of a mysterious, prehistoric world--a world they had to piece together from the fossilized and often fragmentary remains of animals never before seen. In this transporting, seamlessly written book, Christopher McGowan takes us back to a time when geology and paleontology were as young and vibrant as genetic engineering is today. The nineteenth-century pioneers of these new disciplines were an eccentric lot, from different social classes and sexes, with a range of motivations in fossil hunting. These "Dragon Seekers" sought to persuade a populace raised on a literal interpretation of Genesis that the ground they walked was once a very frightening and unfamiliar place. A sweeping narrative history, The Dragon Seekers shows how these remarkable characters forever changed our interpretation of the world and its inhabitants.

Download or read book Dragon Slayers written by Tania Wiseman and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warrior's handbook, Dragon Slayers is written for everyday believers looking past the suggested steps and formulas that don't work for the truth in warfare against the deadly enemy-Satan, the old dragon. This book is an in-depth teaching on what Satan saw, what he knows, and mind games he uses against us. Knowing your enemy is just the first step in the art of war. Learning the art of war will bring true, lasting victory each believer seeks to possess. This is a comprehensive guide into the biblical principles and knowledge we are to apply daily to our lives and situations. It gives us an understanding on how trusting and obeying with gathering the spiritual fruit we have plays into strategies in warfare against our enemy. It takes us into a richer, deeper relationship with Christ and brings the reader into the battle arena and why we must win the victory in all areas of the Christian walk. Being in the army of Christ is more than warming the church pew and raising a hand in praise now and then. You are called a warrior. You are an overcomer. You are the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. You are to know the enemy, to know the Word of God and apply it daily in your life and in every situation. You are a winner. You have the victory. You are to know that you are of a royal priesthood. You are a dragon slayer.

Download or read book An Evil Guest written by Gene Wolfe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gene Wolfe presents Lovecraftian noir fiction!

Download or read book The Dragon s Psychic written by Lily Winter and published by White Hat Press. This book was released on with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was supposed to be just a job. A paycheck. Now she’s his destiny. Talia hadn’t planned on dying today. But accidentally defying the Supernatural Council isn’t exactly a wise life plan. When she did her duty and touched a bloody knife to determine guilt or innocence, her vision seemed…off. So was Councilman Gideon’s rush to declare a shivering child guilty of murder. Now Talia’s trying to lose herself in the West Virginia mountains with the child in tow. And the mercenary on their tail has an uncanny ability to find them, no matter how far they run. Kirin’s dragon-shifter senses make him the most sought-after bounty hunter in these parts. But something about this job smells…wrong. And when he finally gets his hands on the fugitive, he gets the surprise of his nearly three-hundred-year life. The fragile, determined woman in his arms is the mate he’d given up all hope of finding. Now instead of breathing down her neck, he’s bound to protect her at all costs. But if they can’t figure out who wants this child dead—and why—they could all wind up sharing the same grave.

Download or read book The Dragon s Mate written by Lily Winter and published by White Hat Press. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a genie freed from her bottle. Only a dragon’s love can protect her now. Conley’s two brothers did the impossible: found their mates. With the threat to supernatural beings everywhere hanging overhead, Conley’s got too many bodies to guard to even dream about finding his own. Until he overhears a woman’s desperate voice on the phone, and for reasons he can’t explain, he’s just as desperate to save her. Nyx’s ability to read other people’s visions made her the council’s most wanted tool. Until she used it against them and became a target. Cornered, a heartbeat from capture and probable torture, she’s rescued by someone she didn’t even know existed. A man for whom she feels nothing. Nothing but desire. She’s not sure if she’s thrilled—or terrified. For herself, and for him. If Conley can just look once into her eyes, he’ll know for sure what’s driving his dragon wild. Except Nyx seems determined to look anywhere but at him. Conley’s waited hundreds of years for his mate. He can be patient a bit longer. Talking his dragon into that strategy? That’s a tall order. But when Nyx is kidnapped by the very evil they’re sworn to defeat, time could be running out for them both...

Download or read book The Mechanicals written by Nix Whittaker and published by Reshwity Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emperor extends a pardon to Hara and Gideon, tasking them with a marital crisis, even as the tale takes an unexpected turn inspired by the twists of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Amidst this dragon-kissed landscape, the intricate plot thickens. The niece of the empress, having fled an arranged marriage, discovers herself entangled in a web spun by a scheming duke and the Roshian empire's cunning spy. The duke, with ambitions to seize the throne, aims to legitimize his claim through matrimony. Now, Hara and Gideon are drawn into a web of political intrigue. Compelled to rescue the runaway niece, Hara finds herself accompanied by an unexpected ally – the groom left jilted at the altar. However, this seemingly inept companion proves to be a fop with hidden depths, adding layers of humor and complexity to their quest.

Download or read book The Dragon s Wolf written by Lily Winter and published by White Hat Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen to a dragon if her mate refused her? This was the question that plagued Kayda. I’d barely come to terms with the possibility that I’d be inexplicably and unintentionally be drawn to someone I barely knew. I’d struggled to understand how I could have a need for someone when I’d always been so independent before. And I had no idea what was supposed to happen next. Honestly, I’d feel more comfortable with a blood sacrifice to Satanists than I would being tied to a wolf shifter. Or any shifter. Or any man. Trusting men was how I ended up like this. I couldn’t believe I’d been so easily duped. And trusting my dragon didn’t seem much safer. Yet here I was, longing for Arrow, the most difficult being I’d ever encountered. He didn’t want me. I could tell. There was no light in his eyes when he met my gaze. He shied from my touch. He kept his distance, but I refused to keep mine. Arrow Wolves mate for life. I’d already found my mate. We’d had it really good for a while, until she died while giving birth to our child. In an instant, I lost both of them. I wanted to die too. Apparently, my suffering wasn’t over yet because I was mostly surviving. I struggled to get through every day. Luckily, I was kept busy with work. This sense of purpose kept me functioning, even if I was going through life without really living. When I’d get really depressed, I’d remember happier times. Those were over. One mate. For life. I mostly waited to die. Then I was saddled with a new job. The rescue mission had been a success. Kayda was free, but my work was far from over. I was supposed to look out for her while her sister was enjoying her wedding. I took her to Florida to pick up a car left there previously by Gideon. We spoke to a medium. While I never placed much stock in that kind of thing, that seemed to be the only area where Kayda and I agreed. We weren’t meant to travel the same path. We were tolerating each other for as long as was necessary.

Download or read book Gideon s Dragons written by Jessica Hecket and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gideon, a young boy of eight years recieves a strange summons to the realm of dragons one evening while reading in bed. He must dare to leave his home behind to help the dragons for, 'only a man can set it right.' Gideon must go into the darkness and face his fears, he must learn the truth about himself to awaken his wings, and then endure the fiery furnace to make his armor, ulitmately learning the truth about his greatest weapon for his task...a sword forged out of a dragon tail. Gideon is ultimately surprised when he discovers the true nature of his mission as he learns more about himself than the wonderful dragons he encounters." -- Amazon.com

Download or read book Stung written by Bethany Wiggins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the honeybee population disappears and a pandemic sweeps across the planet, the government tried a bio-engineered cure even deadlier than the problem. Branded with the mark of the vaccine, Fiona must navigate this new dystopian world. But there's no cure for being stung. . . Fiona doesn't remember going to sleep. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered-her house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist-a black oval with five marks on either side-that she doesn't remember getting but somehow knows she must cover at any cost. And she's right. When the honeybee population collapsed, a worldwide pandemic occurred and the government tried to bio-engineer a cure. Only the solution was deadlier than the original problem--the vaccination turned people into ferocious, deadly beasts who were branded as a warning to un-vaccinated survivors. Key people needed to rebuild society are protected from disease and beasts inside a fortress-like wall. But Fiona has awakened branded, alone-and on the wrong side of the wall . . . Don't miss these other books by Bethany Wiggins: Stung: Stung Cured The Transference Trilogy: The Dragon's Price The Dragon's Curse Shifting

Download or read book Rain Fire A Companion to The Last Dragon Chronicles written by Jay d'Lacey and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and comprehensive companion to the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series, the Last Dragon Chronicles! A fascinating and comprehensive companion to the New York Times bestselling series, the Last Dragon Chronicles!While the New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles has come to a close, husband and wife Chris and Jay d'Lacey have collaborated on RAIN & FIRE, a fabulous companion to the series. Fans will be able to explore d'Lacey's fiery world one last time as they uncover secrets behind all seven books and gain insight into the characters they thought they already knew. Revealing the inspiration behind the dragons and full of fun facts, little-known tidbits, informative glossaries, and never-before-seen images, RAIN & FIRE is sure to be a crowd-pleaser -- the perfect treat for devoted fans of the series who are hungry for more!And don't miss Chris d'Lacey's addition to his rich dragon mythology in his next series, The Erth Dragons!

Download or read book A Dragon s Faith written by Sheri Eleese and published by Sheri Dwyer. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the survival of the world is at stake, an ancient dragon does whatever is necessary to keep it safe…but his actions could now cost him his mate. Aldrich, the Father of Dragons, missing and presumed dead for centuries, has finally been found. But had he really been lost? In league with the Goddess, he has plotted and schemed, manipulating people and events in his efforts to save the world. But has he crossed one line too many for his mate to forgive? Tommy Bellamy, a human and master bowman, had a pivotal role in protecting the world from a demon once. All signs point to him having to do it again. A hookup gone wrong leaves him scarred in mind, body, and soul. When Tommy learns his torture was more than just an act of revenge, the betrayal may be too much for his damaged soul to forgive. The final war against chaos is about to begin. With demons on their doorstep, this is not the time for a loss of faith. They must all stand united when they face the darkness…or the hope of the universe will be lost. And the demon queen will rule over them all. This book is not a standalone. This is the conclusion to the Paranormal Council – Legacy series, follow-up series to Reforming the Paranormal Council. Tags: MM, romance, fated-mates, dragon, human, demon attack, save-the-world, mating magic, everyone fighting together, epic conclusion, HEA