Download or read book The Last Raven written by Craig Thomas and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plane brought down in flames. A dead man the only witness as the dominos start to fall... On the Russian border with Afghanistan, the wreckage of a military transport plane lies half-submerged in a lake. Everyone on board is dead, only their charred remains left behind. British intelligence operative Patrick Hyde, in hiding in Tajikistan, witnesses the tragedy. He discovers, to his horror, the identity of one of the bodies: Irena Nikitina, the wife of a high-ranking politician leading Russia’s liberalisation reforms. But was her death an accident? Within the crumbling Soviet Union, not everyone is as supportive of reform as the Nikitins. A rogue group of Russians working with Western collaborators will lose everything if peace prevails, and are prepared to use any means necessary to restore hard-line communism. Hyde must act quickly and uncover the conspiracy against the Nikitins, before it is too late. But with British, American and Russian conspirators around every corner, this may be Hyde’s most dangerous mission yet... Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Desmond Bagley, The Last Raven is a tale of political terror and deadly patriotism, from master storyteller Craig Thomas.

Download or read book The Last Raven written by Craig Thomas and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The downing of a Russian military plane has dangerous global consequences in this spy thriller from the New York Times–bestselling “master of suspense” (The Pittsburgh Press). Spymaster Sir Kenneth Aubrey thinks operative Patrick Hyde is dead. Hyde is, in fact, alive, but after witnessing a military airline being shot down by a team including both KGB and CIA, he may not be for long. As Hyde tries to elude capture and get evidence to British intelligence, Aubrey is drawn into intrigue concerning the suspicious crash of a civilian airliner in America—and both will be racing against time to put the pieces together in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that ranges from Gorbachev’s Russia to Central Asia to sunny California . . . “Exciting . . . Aubrey and Hyde wear well.” —Kirkus Reviews “The denouement is stark and gripping.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Ravensoul written by James Barclay and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death cannot separate them. This is The Raven, older, wiser, some returned from the grave. Grieving they seek nothing but rest from conflict, something the world will not grant them. But they remain The Raven, still answering when the call comes, still the force most likely to survive and bring the world with them, and still willing to die so that those they love can live.

Download or read book Last Comes the Raven written by Italo Calvino and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2021 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Calvino . . . managed effortlessly what no author in English could quite claim: his novels and stories and fables were both classically modernist and giddily postmodern, embracing both experiment and tradition, at once conceptual and humane, intimate and mythic.” — Jonathan Lethem, New York Times Book Review Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the stories in this collection take place in a World War II–era and postwar Italy tinged with the visionary and fablelike qualities. A trio of gluttonous burglars invades a pastry shop; two children trespass upon a forbidden garden; a wealthy family invites a rustic goatherd to lunch, only to mock him. In the title story, a compact masterpiece of shifting perspectives, a panicked soldier tries to keep his wits—and his life—when he faces off against a young partisan with a loaded rifle and miraculous aim. Select stories from Last Comes the Raven have been published in translation, but the collection as a whole has never appeared in English. This volume, including several stories newly translated by Ann Goldstein, is an important addition to Calvino's legacy.

Download or read book The Raven Boys The Raven Cycle Book 1 written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

Download or read book Mark of the Raven The Ravenwood Saga Book 1 written by Morgan L. Busse and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Selene is the heir to the Great House of Ravenwood and the secret family gift of dreamwalking. As a dreamwalker, she can enter a person's dreams and manipulate their greatest fears or desires. For the last hundred years, the Ravenwood women have used their gift of dreaming for hire to gather information or to assassinate. As she discovers her family's dark secret, Selene is torn between upholding her family's legacy--a legacy that supports her people--or seeking the true reason behind her family's gift. Her dilemma comes to a head when she is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations, but who will also bring about the downfall of her own house. One path holds glory and power, and will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. The other path holds shame and execution. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the path chosen?

Download or read book The Last Raven and Other Stories written by Richard G. Green and published by Ohsweken, Ont. : Ricara Features. This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Raven s Strike written by Patricia Briggs and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seraph must use all her skills as a Raven mage to stop the force of destruction known as the Shadowed in the second novel in this thrilling fantasy series. Seraph is among the last of the Travelers, those who strive to destroy the dark magic released by their ancestors’ mistakes. Seraph tried to escape her people’s duty and live a quiet life, until evil found her…and her family. A cunning new force for darkness called the Shadowed stalks the land, feeding on death, destruction, and the sleeping Stalker’s power. He plans to wake the Stalker, wreaking untold havoc, but he needs those who bear the Travelers’ magic to release the dark god…and he has his sights set on Seraph and her family.

Download or read book Dawnthief written by James Barclay and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Raven: six men and an elf, sword for hire in the wars that have torn apart Balaia. For years their loyalty has been only to themselves and their code. But, that time is over. The Wytch Lords have escaped and The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic, searching for the location of Dawnthief. It is a spell created to end the world, and it must be cast if any of them are to survive. Dawnthief is a fast paced epic about a band of all-too-human heroes. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Download or read book Raven Black written by Ann Cleeves and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for the hit series "Shetland" now airing on PBS. Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves's Raven Black introduces a dazzling suspense series to U.S. mystery readers. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man--loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when detective Jimmy Perez and his colleagues from the mainland insist on opening out the investigation, a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.

Download or read book The Raven King The Raven Cycle Book 4 written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. In a starred review for Blue Lily, Lily Blue, Kirkus Reviews declared: "Expect this truly one-of-a-kind series to come to a thundering close."

Download or read book Flight of the Raven The Ravenwood Saga Book 2 written by Morgan L. Busse and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selene Ravenwood, once the heir to House Ravenwood, is now an exile. On the run and free of her family's destiny, Selene hopes to find the real reason her family was given the gift of dreamwalking. But first she must adapt to her new life as wife to Lord Damien Maris, the man she was originally assigned to kill. While adjusting to her marriage and her home in the north, her power over dreams begins to grow. As the strongest dreamwalker to exist in ages, her expanding power attracts not only nightmares but the attention of the Dark Lady herself. With a war looming on the horizon and a wicked being after her gift, Selene is faced with a choice: embrace the Dark Lady's offer, or search out the one who gave her the gift of dreamwalking. One path offers power, the other offers freedom. But time is running out, and soon her choice will be made for her.

Download or read book The Last White Wolf written by Raven Delehanty and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lark is tired of running. Searching for her people, the loneliness consumes her. Until unexpectedly, Trenton and Tyler appear to not only save her physically from Blackthorne who wish her death but to save her mind, body, and soul from unforeseen troubles. She not only finds love with the people she thought she had lost but all-consuming passion she didn't know existed.

Download or read book Raven Calls Luna The Walker Papers Book 8 written by C.E. Murphy and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something wicked this way comes... Suddenly, being bitten by a werewolf is the least of Joanne Walker’s problems. Her personal life in turmoil, her job as a cop over, she’s been called to Ireland by the magic within her. And though Joanne’s skills have grown by leaps and bounds, Ireland's magic is old and very powerful...

Download or read book The Raven Tower written by Ann Leckie and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the Raven's tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself. . .and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever. "It's a delight to read something so different, so wonderful and strange." -- Patrick Rothfuss For more Ann Leckie, check out:Ancillary JusticeAncillary SwordAncillary Mercy Provenance

Download or read book The Raven Queen written by Lindsey Pogue and published by L2 Books. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An uncrowned queen. A rebel on the run. A legacy of lies. The Corvo Kingdom is on the brink of ruin. The wasting sickness is spreading, the queen is dying, and the people are living under the constant threat of invasion. The fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a woman reluctant to embrace her destiny. Princess Delphinia is a prisoner of privilege, haunted by the ghosts of her past. She has spent ten years shielding her son from her consort’s cruelty and her kingdom from her father-in-law’s army–inheriting a crumbling kingdom is the last thing she needs. But to keep her son safe, she will have to sacrifice what little freedom she has left. Finlay Cartwright has been hunted his entire life. When enemy soldiers venture too close to his people’s hidden settlement on the outskirts of the Seven Kingdoms, Fin embarks on a journey to unearth the nefarious schemes of kings and queens threatening all they have left. The last thing he expects is to follow the trail to Corvo City, a place he swore he’d never return, or to rekindle an old, forbidden flame along the way. The Raven Queen is the first book in the fantasy romance series, The Ending Legacy, set in a kingdom built atop our own ruined civilization. If you like unique fantasy worlds and magic systems, court intrigue, second-chance romances, and stories that are equal parts harrowing and heartening, then you’ll love this epic adventure. THE ENDING LEGACY World After The Raven Queen Also in THE ENDING WORLD The Ending Series (post-apocalyptic romance) Savage North Chronicles (post-apocalyptic / survival) * the ending series, Lindsey Pogue, Lindsey Sparks, Lindsey Fairleigh, the ending world, dystopian fantasy romance fiction, historical action adventure series, superhuman, supernatural, magic worlds and folklore, savage north chronicles, palace intrigue, forbidden love match, new adult romance, heroes journey, post-apocalyptic ebook, post-apocalyptic book, dystopian ebook, dystopian book, sci fi romance, post-apoc, post-apocalyptic, science fantasy, post-apocalyptic, post-apoc, viral apocalypse, superpowers apocalypse, psychic apocalypse, science fantasy, science fiction for women, sci fi for women, post-apocalyptic for women, post-apoc for women, new adult post-apocalyptic, new adult pa, new adult post-apoc, new adult sci fi, new adult science fiction, new adult dystopian, new adult apocalypse, new adult apocalyptic

Download or read book The Ravenmaster written by Christopher Skaife and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.