Download or read book The Midnight Isles written by Greg A. Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An audience with the Crusader Queen leads the heroes through a mysterious portal to an otherworldly fortress that lies betwixt Golarion and the demonic Abyss. Bringing the fight for the Worldwound to its demonic source means dealing with the cultists of Deskari, demon prince of locusts, who infest the castle like a swarm of insects. Beyond the fortress lies the Abyssal realm of the Midnight Isles, lair of the succubus queen Nocticula, wherein lies the final secret of the powerful crystals empowering the Worldwound's demonic armies with mythic power. Can the heroes navigate the intrigues of three demon lords to strike a critical blow for the forces of good without losing their souls to darkness? The Midnight Isles is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 12th-level characters who have gained five mythic tiers. This volume also includes an extensive gazetteer of the Abyss, and an overview of the cult of Nocticula, along with a bestiary of several monsters and demon lords and part four of Robin D. Laws's Pathfinder Journal novella.
Download or read book Lords of Chaos written by James Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The howling madness of the Abyss lurches to terrible life in Book of the Damned Volume 2 -- Lords of Chaos, a harrowing look at the primordial nature of evil. Whether defending the world from the demonic horde or selling it out to your dark master, this 64-page campaign setting guidebook shines an unholy light on the darkest evils ever to befoul the multiverse. Written by Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief and noted demon expert James Jacobs, Lords of Chaos promises dark delights invaluable to any Pathfinder Roleplaying Game campaign, including detailed discussions of the 10 most important Abyssal realms and their fiendish rulers; expanded information on two-dozen lesser demon lords and their nightmarish realms; detailed ecologies of major known demon types; a complete history of the Abyss and the unspeakable creatures who dwelled there before the advent of gods and demons; plus several new demons and Abyssal monsters, demonic spells, magic items, and more.
Download or read book Body Double written by Tess Gerritsen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2004-08-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles—the inspiration for the hit TNT series—continue their bestselling crime-solving streak. “Crime writing at its unputdownable, nerve-tingling best.”—Harlan Coben Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is shocked to discover that the murdered woman looks exactly like her. For Maura, an only child, a DNA test confirms the startling fact: the mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister. Now an already bizarre homicide investigation becomes a disturbing excursion into a past full of dark secrets and twisted truths. It is a journey that leads Maura to the mother she never knew—an icy and cunning woman who gave Maura life . . . and who just might have a plan to take it away. This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen’s I Know a Secret. Praise for Tess Gerritsen and Body Double “One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal “Masterful . . . Gerritsen rises to her best yet.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The story zips along.”—Entertainment Weekly “Chilling suspense . . . leaves the reader breathless.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Download or read book The Footprints of God written by Greg Iles and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resisting those who would use a revolutionary new technology for unethical purposes, doctor David Tennant and psychiatrist Rachel Weiss run for their lives from ruthless NSA agents and turn to David's unusual dreams for guidance.
Download or read book The Midnight Queen written by Sylvia Izzo Hunter and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a nineteenth-century Britain where magecraft has directed the course of history, a ruthless conspiracy plots intrigue, treason, and murder. Only a pair of brilliant misfits suspect anything is wrong. And to avert disaster, they’ll have to solve a royal mystery more than a decade cold. As the term at Oxford’s Merlin College ends, shy, bookish Gray Marshall accompanies his tutor to the country with nowhere else to go. A misadventure has left him in disgrace with his friends and—temporarily?—without magick. He overheard what sounded like a plan to murder the Master of Merlin. But he has no way to investigate his suspicions, and no one to trust. Until his professor’s odd, neglected middle daughter, Sophie, befriends him, and he realizes there is far more to her than meets the eye. According to her father, Sophie’s dreams of education are unsuitable to a woman. So her midnight library excursions to learn despite him have left her with subtle skills in gathering information, plenty of daring, and even more frustration. As Sophie and Gray begin to guess the aims of the conspirators, they know they must act. But for any chance at justice, they must risk all they have—and change who they are to each other forever... Praise for The Midnight Queen: “Debut novelist Sylvia Izzo Hunter renders both the setting and characters in vivid detail. The structured system of magick gives the fictional world weight, and Hunter manipulates the seemingly disparate plot elements to create tension that culminates in a satisfying conclusion.” — Shelf Awareness “Hunter pulls from a multitude of mystical tales and myths to create her own magical version of Britain that is both innovative and intriguing. ... The Midnight Queen is a novel that readers will be unable to put down.” — RT Book Reviews “The Midnight Queen is a love story that will warm your heart, and a story of magic and struggle, truth and might, in the face of all odds, with some stunning writing that will really hook readers and brings them into the colorful world that Hunter has created.”—Bookworm Blues “Hunter does a splendid job of confounding my expectations ... A fresh and inventive historical novel ... I can’t wait to see what Sylvia Izzo Hunter does next.” — Marie Brennan, author of A Natural History of Dragons “Elegantly written, fast-paced and highly original – a stunning story of magic, scholarship, and true love. Sylvia Izzo Hunter brings both rural Brittany and an alternative Regency England to vivid life. A remarkably assured debut.” — Juliet Marillier, national bestselling author of the Sevenwaters novels
Download or read book Notes from a Small Island written by Bill Bryson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before New York Times bestselling author Bill Bryson wrote The Road to Little Dribbling, he took this delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation of Great Britain, which has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie’s Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey.
Download or read book Descent Into Midnight written by Owen K. C. Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Darkness Adventure Path comes to its explosive conclusion as the heroes travel into a forgotten world hidden deep underground -- the Land of Black Blood! There, they must contend with the region's monstrous guardians and defeat the drow who would use ancient magic to call down a star from the sky to destroy their enemies on the world above. This volume of Pathfinder also includes a gazetteer of the deadly Land of Black Blood, an exploration of the demon lords of Golarion, a bonus adventure set in the deepest reaches of the underground world, and several new monsters from these dark depths.
Download or read book Cemetery Road written by Greg Iles and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the price of justice is a good man’s soul. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. “An ambitious stand-alone thriller that is both an absorbing crime story and an in-depth exploration of grief, betrayal and corruption… Iles’s latest calls to mind the late, great Southern novelist Pat Conroy. Like Conroy, Iles writes with passion, intensity and absolute commitment.” — Washington Post When Marshall McEwan left his Mississippi hometown at eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington, DC. But as the ascendancy of a chaotic administration lifts him from print fame to television stardom, Marshall discovers that his father is terminally ill, and he must return home to face the unfinished business of his past. On arrival, he finds Bienville, Mississippi very much changed. His family’s 150-year-old newspaper is failing; and Jet Talal, the love of his youth, has married into the family of Max Matheson, one of a dozen powerful patriarchs who rule the town through the exclusive Bienville Poker Club. To Marshall’s surprise, the Poker Club has taken a town on the brink of extinction and offered it salvation, in the form of a billion-dollar Chinese paper mill. But on the verge of the deal being consummated, two murders rock Bienville to its core, threatening far more than the city’s economic future. An experienced journalist, Marshall has seen firsthand how the corrosive power of money and politics can sabotage investigations. Joining forces with his former lover—who through her husband has access to the secrets of the Poker Club—Marshall begins digging for the truth behind those murders. But he and Jet soon discover that the soil of Mississippi is a minefield where explosive secrets can destroy far more than injustice. The South is a land where everyone hides truths: of blood and children, of love and shame, of hate and murder—of damnation and redemption. The Poker Club’s secret reaches all the way to Washington, D.C., and could shake the foundations of the U.S. Senate. But by the time Marshall grasps the long-buried truth about his own history, he would give almost anything not to have to face it.
Download or read book The Worldwound Incursion written by Amber E. Scott and published by Paizo Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a hundred years, the demon-infested Worldwound has warred against humanity, its Abyssal armies clashing with crusaders, barbarians, mercenaries, and heroes along the border of lost Sarkoris. But when one of the magical wardstones that helps hedge the demons into their savage realm is sabotaged, the crusader city of Kenabres is attacked and devastated by the demonic hordes. Can a small band of heroes destined for mythic greatness survive long enough to hold back the forces of chaos and evil until help arrives, or will they become the latest in a long line of victims slaughtered by Deskari, the demon lord of the Locust Host? This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path launches the Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path and includes: -"The Worldwound Incursion, " a Pathfinder RPG adventure for 1st-level characters, by Amber E. Scott. -A gazetteer of the crusader city of Kenabres on the border of the Worldwound, by Amber E. Scott. -The search for an infamous demon hunter in the Pathfinder's Journal, by Robin D. Laws. -A complete outline of the Wrath of the Righteous campaign. -Four new monsters, by James Jacobs, Jason Nelson, David Schwartz, and Jerome Virnich.
Download or read book The Summer Isles written by Philip Marsden and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey by sea along the western coasts of Ireland and Scotland in search of islands, both real and imagined.
Download or read book Rizzoli Isles Listen to Me written by Tess Gerritsen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Rizzoli & Isles are back! From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, this “shocking and fast-paced” (Karin Slaughter) thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications, and this time, with Jane’s intrepid mother, Angela, looking into a mystery of her own. “An utter pleasure to keep readerly company with.”—The New York Times Mothers know best . . . But who will listen? Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are newly plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder. Sofia Suarez, a widow and nurse who was universally liked by her neighbors, lies bludgeoned to death in her own home. But anything can happen behind closed doors, and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days, making covert phone calls to traceless burner phones. When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run from months earlier, the case only grows more blurry. What exactly was Sofia involved in? One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe. Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective. Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree: Nothing in Angela’s neighborhood gets by her—not the gossip about a runaway teenager down the block and definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street. Angela’s sure there’s no such thing as coincidence in her sleepy suburb. If only Jane would listen—instead she writes off Angela’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination. But Angela’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity, and her cries might now fall on deaf ears. With so much happening on the Sofia case, Jane and Maura already struggle to see the forest for the trees, but will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home?
Download or read book I Know a Secret written by Tess Gerritsen and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young woman is found dead, Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are called to the scene. The body bears stratling wounds, though the actual cause of death is a mystery. The another body is discovered - a seemingly unrelated crime, but the lack of an obvious cause of death shows they have more in common than it would at first appear. As Rizzoli and Isles race to discover the link between the victims before the killer strikes again, a young woman watches from the sidelines. She has the answers they're looking for. But she has to stay quiet, if she wants to stay alive ...
Download or read book The Surgeon written by Tess Gerritsen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.
Download or read book City of Locusts written by Richard Pett and published by Paizo Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- The heroes of the Fifth Crusade have risen to undreamed of heights of power and have dealt blow after blow to the demonic armies of the Worldwound. As they return from their last foray into the Abyss, however, they find that their enemies are no longer just sending minions after them-now they've drawn the attention not only of the leaders of the Worldwound, but even of their demonic patron, Deskari, Lord of the Locust Host. Permanently closing the Worldwound is within the heroes' grasp, but in order to achieve their goal, they must venture where no crusader has ever returned from intact: the crumbling City of Locusts. There, they must defeat its powerful demonic ruler-yet even this is just a stepping stone to the final battle against Deskari himself! -- This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path concludes the Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path and includes: -"City of Locusts, " a Pathfinder RPG adventure for 18th-level characters with 9 mythic tiers, by Richard Pett. -Suggestions on how to continue your mythic adventures after the campaign concludes, and what happens if the PCs fail, by Adam Daigle. -A look into the cults of Deskari, Lord of the Locust Host, and their desire to bring on the apocalypse, by Sean K Reynolds. -Death and theft in a demonic wasteland in the Pathfinder's Journal, by Robin D. Laws. -Four new monsters, by James Jacobs, Nicolas Logue, Jason Nelson, and Tyler Pomplon.
Download or read book PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH written by JAMES. JACOBS and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book End Game written by Ben Jeapes and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damien Graves presents three terrifying stories to thrill and chill you. Will you dare to be scared? Damien Graves has spent many years searching for the most spine-chilling stories in existence. Now, at last, he has chosen to share with you the best of his collection... Simon prefers computer games to reality. But a shockingly real turn of events might mean "Game Over" -- forever. Catherine wonders if the customer is always right when a peculiar new customer seems very, very wrong. Juliet keeps getting urgent text messages from a stranger. Soon she'll wish her phone were dead. Welcome to where your darkest dreams meet with the unhappiest of endings. Welcome to The Midnight Library.
Download or read book Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth written by Wolfgang Baur and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path continues with Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth, by Wolfgang Baur The cult of Baphomet has been delivered a critical blow, yet the Horned Lord remains, and now he's taken hostage the herald of Iomedae, goddess of justice and valor. The heroes of the Fifth Crusade must attempt their most dangerous and audacious mission yet -- they must travel to Baphomet's Abyssal Realm, the Ivory Labyrinth, and navigate its trackless mazes in order to discover the ancient prison in which he's keeping the abducted herald A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 15th-level characters who have gained seven mythic tiers, Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth utilizes rules from Mythic Adventures to portray a campaign of truly epic potential. An article exploring the debased cult of Baphomet and a survey of the deformed spawn of the titans known as the demodands round out this volume. A bestiary of several monsters and part five of Robin D. Laws's new Pathfinder Journal await discovery.
