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By universal critical and popular acclaim, Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld novels form one of the most original, majestically conceived science fiction works of all time. In this fourth entry in the saga, a great battle is brewing as extraordinary characters - including Samuel Clemens, U.S. Grant, and Cyrano de Bergerac - find themselves on the verge of discovering the origins of Riverworld.

Intrepid explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton leads the most remarkable voyage of discovery he has ever undertaken. Hot on his heels are Samuel Clemens, King John of England, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Spurred by the promise of ultimate answers, they chart a course across the vast polar sea—and toward the awesome tower that looms above it. But getting there will be more than half the battle. For death on Riverworld has become chillingly final....

Gabriel García Márquez’s most political novel is the tragic story of General Simón Bolívar, the man who tried to unite a continent. General Simon Bolívar, known in six Latin American countries as the Liberator, is one of the most revered heroes of the western hemisphere; in García Márquez’s brilliant reimagining, he is magnificently flawed as well. The novel follows Bolívar as he takes his final journey in 1830 down the Magdalena River toward the sea, revisiting the scenes of his former glory and lamenting his lost dream of an alliance of American nations.

Hal and his friends have arrived in a magical world full of mythical creatures. But there's no time to rest. As shapeshifters, important and dangerous missions lie ahead! Dewey quickly feels the pressure of dealing with ornery centaurs. Meanwhile, Lauren and Hal are quaking in their shoes, for the town in the north is under constant attack from harpies and dragons. These vicious creatures must somehow be reasoned with and persuaded not to plunder and steal, and most importantly, not to eat humans! The trouble is, neither harpies nor dragons are interested in negotiating. The shapeshifters ...

“Lush, engrossing and full of mystery and dark magic" (BookPage), Labyrinth's Heart is the thrilling conclusion to M. A. Carrick's Rook & Rose trilogy, in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord become reluctant allies in the quest to save their city from a dangerous ancient magic...

From his army of the undead, Xar, Lord of the Nexus, learns of the existence of the mysterious Seventh Gate. It is said that this gate grants whoever enters it the power to create worlds—or destroy them. Only Haplo knows its location—but he doesn't know he knows it. Now an ex-lover has been...

A storm is coming… and it’s calling Kyle Longbow. Thirteen-year-old Kyle Longbow is ripped from his ordinary life and hurled into a shattered reality where science collapses and survival is never guaranteed. Gravity twists without warning, and time fractures and reforms. In a single terrifying moment, Kyle’s world is erased, and something far darker takes its place. But Kyle isn’t alone. Zephyr, enigmatic and powerful, becomes both mentor and mystery, guiding Kyle through the chaos while hiding secrets of his own. Hunted across storm-ravaged realms, Kyle faces brutal trials, ...

For readers who want their romantasy served with politics, twisted prophecies, and a sharp blade. Born a bastard to a king and a formidable amazon captain, raised in the shadow of her father's throne, sixteen-year-old Astar had to claim the crown through trial by combat. She has ruled for only three months when treachery leads her into a devastating trap. Captured by former allies and the Sorceress Seluma, she finds herself chained in the Shadow Keep, a dungeon teeming with undead nightmares and eldritch abominations. There, she discovers she's not the only captive. Hathan, a broken mage ...

In the heart of the Minotaur's labyrinth, Sylphina Thunderheart battles peril and duty, risking everything to save her tribe and discovering that even the fiercest guardians have hearts that yearn for love. Sylphina Thunderheart, a fierce Amazon warrior, lived happily among her tribe in the heart of the Verdant Vale until a mysterious illness swept through their village, leaving many sick and on the brink of death. Determined to save her people, she braved the perilous depths of the Minotaur’s labyrinth to steal the coveted Stone of Eirinia, rumored to possess unparalleled restorative ...

A #1 New York Times bestseller! Doll Bones meets Skandar and the Unicorn Thief in this spooky, middle grade novel about a boy who doesn’t believe in magic discovering a supernatural world full of danger. It began with a crack in the wall. Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science...

A whirlwind adventure packed with magic, mystery, and a dash of chaos! Ollie Brewer might be just a regular school kid, but when a field trip to the British Museum goes terribly wrong, he’s thrust into a magical world of labyrinths, lost wands, and very grumpy Minotaurs. With his best friend Samantha at his side and an ancient curse hanging over them, Ollie has to outwit deadly creatures, solve impossible puzzles, and maybe even save the day. Along the way, he’ll discover the true meaning of bravery, friendship, and how sometimes the best adventures happen when you least expect them. ...

A whimsical adventure full of magic, fantastical road trips, and a sapphic slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance—for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries. All magic begins in stories. That’s what Fae princess Hyacinth has always been told. As the unmagical...

The fragments Awa Bryant trapped just after she learned she was a long-awaited Dreamweaver are terrifyingly close to breaking free—so close that even in the waking world she can hear their efforts to crack their giant glass prison.

True Jamaican horror story about a man called Thaddeus Hyatt. His killing spree committed on Easter Monday, March 30th 1959, made international news. The events and timeline are well documented in living memory, newspaper articles and court documents. Amazon Customer 4.0 out of 5 stars Chilling Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2019 Verified Purchase A chilling account of the life of Teddy. Heard bits and pieces during my childhood but this is the most I have ever heard FM 4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017 Verified Purchase Not my ...

When an actor who played Robin Hood on a 1950s children's TV show wakes up in Riverworld, he decides to live out his dreams and forms a new band of Merry Men (including Abraham Lincoln as Little John). Unfortunately, he didn't count on running into Al Capone, who has hijacked a thriving technocracy run by Jules Verne. Set in Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld universe, this novelette was written with Farmer's permission.

García Márquez retrata con pulso magistral la figura de Simón Bolívar, que transmutó el destino de América. Aclamado por el pueblo como Libertador, blanco de numerosas conjuras políticas y militares, héroe romántico y hasta libertino para sus detractores y sus partidarios, idealista íntegro y abandonado que contempla las ruinas de su sueño de unidad de los pueblos americanos, tras la independencia del dominio español Simón Bolívar emprende - enfermo, con un menguado séquito - el que será su viaje final. Parte desde Bogotá para seguir el curso del río Magdalena.

Long, long ago the Faerie had roamed free, but for countless centuries no the fey themselves have remained unseen, withdrawn and hidden behind the veil of the Evermore. But just how they became imprisoned there was a mystery their on elders had forgotten or refused to speak of, and a subject of taboo among the ancients. The Elvenborn had become a dying race, and now a strange and dreadful blight was encroaching upon their sanctuary. Ivy knew there was something terribly wrong with her world, something unspeakable their kind was hiding from. The Faerylands were vanishing, and she had to find...

Le grand combat va commencer... La vie de Percy est menacée. L'armée de Cronos s'apprête à attaquer la Colonie des Sang-Mêlé, en empruntant le Labyrinthe de Dédale. Percy et ses amis doivent trouver Dédale avant Cronos et tout faire pour barrer la route au seigneur des Titans.

Many centuries after the passing of mankind, the blight known as the Craven still lingered, lurking within the shadows, a dark hunger awaiting its chance to consume what little was left of their ravaged world. Only one among the Elves knew the true face of their enemy, with the knowledge to awaken the Undying and save the Faerylands before the living veil of the Evermore was forever lost. Ivy Elvenborn was presented with an impossible quest, one that would take her on a perilous journey to the steps of an ancient tower guarded by the secretive Sisterhood of the Drow, in her search for a ...

Twist a Wish, Wake the Devil’s Labyrinth In a crumbling Southern town where fairy tales rot in the shadows, Mira unearths a cursed silver wand—an ancient relic pulsing with dark promise. She’s just a girl with a restless heart, yearning to stitch her frayed life back together, but every whispered wish unravels her world into a nightmare she can’t outrun. This ain’t no glittering fairy tale—it’s a twisted dance of dread, where magic bleeds malice and every desire exacts a price in blood. Each wish bends Mira’s reality—her distant father turns feverishly watchful, shadows ...