Professional matchmaker Celinda Ingram is a psychically gifted woman with a problem. She is in desperate need of a bodyguard who can double as a date for her sister's wedding. Davis Oakes, a member of the mysterious Ghost Hunter's Guild, is a security expert with a most unusual paranormal talent. But Davis doesn't trust matchmakers and Celinda doesn't trust anyone connected to the Guild. Sparks fly immediately. Danger is closing in fast, however, and this pair has no choice but to work together to survive.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — at least that's Delilah Street's hope. With Sin City's vampire and werewolf mobs wanting to cash in her chips once and for all, she's retreating with her partner Ric Montoya and half-wolfhound Quicksilver to her Kansas birthplace. Unfortunately, when it comes to finding trouble, there's no place like home. . . . It doesn't take long before Delilah realizes she's not in Vegas anymore. Zombie cowboys and spectral cattle drives are kicking up dust, the local weather girls are total witches who forecast perfect storms, and some Hollywood fanatic is recasting zombies as the greatest stars of the silver screen. And speaking of silver, Delilah's special affinity for the all-purpose monster-repellent leads her posse straight down a silver brick road — and into a not-so-fun house of mirrors — putting her face-to-face with her dicey past and a mystery woman named Lilith, who's a real dead ringer for Delilah. The key word being .
Isolated from the passage of time, a small colony of mammoths survives into the 20 century until their discovery by a group of shipwrecked sailors threatens their existence. Baxter combines well-researched details on the physical habits of prehistoric mammoths with an anthropomorphic touch to delineate the personalities of his protagonists. Fans of the prehistoric novels of Jean Auel and the animal-based fantasies of Richard Adams should enjoy this tale of triumph over adversity.
HER TOUCH IS DEADLYAs the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence. HIS HUNGER CAN'T BE DENIEDHalf-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
This much-anticipated debut novel is set 400 years in the future-and in the wake of perfected time travel, the ultimate advancements in technology and information, and the groundbreaking development of Artificial Intelligence. Is this all a great step for humanity? Or will it be our ultimate downfall? is a truly visionary novel of the future, and already its author, Charles Stross, has become the most talked-about new voice in science fiction…
The homicide beat in Louisiana isn't just terrifying, it's demonic. Detective Kara Gilligan of the supernatural task force has the ability to summon demons to her aid, but she herself is pledged to serve a demonic lord. And now, people who've hurt Kara in the past are dropping dead for no apparent reason. To clear her name and save both the demon and human worlds, she's in a race against the clock and in a battle for her life that just may take her to hell and back.
In the realm of the Dark-Hunters there is a code of honor that even immortal bad boys must follow:Harm no human. Drink no blood. Never fall in love.But every now and again a Dark-Hunter thinks himself above the Code. That's when I'm summoned. Who am I? I'm the one thing the fearless fear. Step over the line and it's my wrath you will face. Nothing can touch me. Nothing can sway me. I am relentless and unfeeling.Or so I thought until I met a female Dark-Hunter who goes by the name of Danger-it's ...
Sylvie Lightner is no ordinary P.I. She specializes in cases involving the unusual, in a world where magic is real — and where death isn't the worst thing that can happen to you.But when an employee is murdered in front of her, Sylvie has had enough. After years of confounding the dark forces of the Magicus Mundi, she's closing up shop — until a man claiming to be the God of Justice wants Sylvie to find his lost lover.And he won't take no for an answer.
Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he has previously worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth’s books include the award-winning fantasy novels , and; and the cult favourite YA SF novel . His fantasy novels for children include ; the six books ofsequence, and series. More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world; his books have appeared on the bestseller lists of , , and; and his work has been translated into 37 languages. He lives in a Sydney beach suburb with his wife and two children.Editors’ note:‘Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again’ won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Story of 2007.
When Dana is invited to Faerie to be officially presented at the Seelie Court, it's no easy decision. After all, everyone knows Titania, the Seelie Queen, wants her dead. But Titania claims not to be the one behind the death threats; and her son, Prince Henry, makes the decision a whole lot easier when he suggests Dana might be arrested for (supposedly) conspiring with her aunt Grace to usurp the Seelie throne. So she and her father better do as they're told.The journey through Faerie is long — and treacherous. Dana thought it would be a good idea ...
Magiere is a dhampir-half human, half vampire-sired for the purpose of slaying the undead. Outside the village of Chemestuk, where she was born and raised, stands her father's keep. Within its walls, she hopes to discover the secrets of her past and figure out why a vampire would wish to breed a creature capable of slaughtering his own kind…But there are those who don't want Magiere to learn the truth- and when her half-elf partner, Leesil, makes a startling discovery in the keep, he can understand why. Before Leesil can reveal the truth to Magiere, they must vanquish a creature of unimaginable and unlimited power who has damned a small village of people with a horrifying curse…
Cally O’Neal is officially dead. In her over forty years of being an active secret agent she hasn't used her real name, much less spoken to her sister. So when Michelle interrupts an important mission, by seemingly appearing out of thin air, it’s an unexpected reunion. This highly anticipated sequel to the bestseller features the return of Michelle O’Neal, the first human Sohon mentat. is about life, love and covert operations amongst the universe’s ultimate dysfunctional family.
Vien? dien? svetimeivi? erdv?laivis nusileido Toronto mieste greta Paleontologijos muziejaus. I? kosminio aparato i?lind?s ?e?iakojis, dvirankis padaras, vardu Holusas, parei?k? nor? pasikalb?ti su ?ymiausiu paleontologu. I? pokalbio paai?k?ja, kad ir ?em?, ir Holuso planeta, ir dar vienas proting? b?tybi? pasaulis per kelis milijardus met? patyr? penkias grandiozines katastrofas TUO PA?IU METU.Vadinasi, ka?as itin galingas (gal net visagalis) akivaizd?iai reguliuoja evoliucij? m?s? Galaktikoje. Holusas mano, kad galima pam?ginti j? surasti...
M?ody Christer Tomasson by? przekonany, ?e jest jednym z czarownik?w Ludzi Lodu. Wierzy?, ?e dzi?ki swym nadprzyrodzonym zdolno?ciom b?dzie m?g? pom?c ma?ej Magdalenie, kt?r? spotka? w uzdrowisku Ramlosa. Ale Magdalena znikn??a w tajemniczych okoliczno?ciach. Christer postanowi? j? odnale??. W trakcie poszukiwa? odkry? prawd?, kt?ra wstrz?sn??a ca?? Szwecj?. Wybuch? skandal nad skandale…
Przyjaci??ki Unni i Vesla oraz bracia, Jordi i Antonio, wyjechali do Hiszpanii, by podj?? pr?b? przerwania dawnego przekle?stwa. Unni i Jordi s? w sobie zakochani, ale w?a?nie z powodu owego przekle?stwa, ci???cego nad rodzinami obojga, nie mog? si? do siebie zbli?y?. Antonio, coraz bardziej zainteresowany Vesl?, prze?ywa g??boki wstrz?s, gdy na terenie historycznej Alhambry wrogowie uprowadzaj? jego ukochan?.
