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Legend
Part #1 of "Legend" series by Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Prodigy
Part #2 of "Legend" series by Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games?
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Horror / Mystery & Thrillers
Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth. . . but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for Neville's blood. By day he is the hunter, stalking the undead through the ruins of civilisation. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive like this?
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Laura Hillenbrand
History
There's an alternate cover edition here
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit’s fortunes:
Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman who introduced the automobile to the western United States and became an overnight millionaire. When he needed a trainer for his new racehorses, he hired Tom Smith, a mysterious mustang breaker from the Colorado plains. Smith urged Howard to buy Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price, then hired as his jockey Red Pollard, a failed boxer who was blind in one eye, half-crippled, and prone to quoting passages from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Over four years, these unlikely partners survived a phenomenal run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and severe injury to transform Seabiscuit from a neurotic, pathologically indolent also-ran into an American sports icon.
Author Laura Hillenbrand brilliantly re-creates a universal underdog story, one that proves life is a horse race.
From the Hardcover edition.
Legend
David Gemmell
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Druss, Captain of the Axe, was the stuff of legends. But even as the stories grew in the telling, Druss himself grew older. He turned his back on his own legend and retreated to a mountain lair to await his old enemy, death. Meanwhile, barbarian hordes were on the march. Nothing could stand in their way. Druss reluctantly agreed to come out of retirement. But could even Druss live up to his own legends?
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The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2)
Part #2 (of 2) of "The Legend of Ulenspiegel" series by Charles de Coster
Folklore
HardPress Classic Books Series
Tribute
Nora Roberts
Fiction / Suspense / Fantasy
The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents her latest blockbuster novel, the story of a big-screen legend, a small-town scandal and a young woman caught up in the secrets and shadows of both.Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to save the dilapidated farmhouse that once belonged to her grandmother—a legendary actress who died of an overdose more than thirty years ago.Plunging into the project with gusto, Cilla’s almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford’s quirky charm, though she can’t help indulging in a little fantasy.But it’s reality that holds its share of dangers for Cilla. A cache of unsigned letters found in the attic points to a mysterious romance in her grandmother’s life—and may be the catalyst for a frightening, violent assault. And if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may, like her world-famous grandmother, be cut down in the prime of her life.
A Man for Amanda
Nora Roberts
Fiction / Suspense / Fantasy
On the rocky coast of Maine sits the Towers, a magnificent family mansion that is home to a legend of long-lost love, hidden emeralds - and four sisters determined to save their home against all odds. Amanda was known as the responsible Calhoun sister. But when irresistible architect Sloan O'Riley came to town, it was Amanda's turn to be rescued - from falling head over heels in love.
The Legend of Arturo King
Part #1 of "Legendary Rock Stars" series by L. B. Dunbar
Romance / Contemporary
My name is Arturo King, and I’m told I’m a legend in music. My band is called the Nights and we got our start at the underground Round Table in New York City. Raised by a foster father, I didn’t know the extent of my inheritance until I was twenty-one, and it was all more than I bargained for. I wanted to play the guitar and rule the world with song, but I learned I have a mother from old money, a dead father who was once a real estate mogul, and a record company that needed some rebuilding. Mure Linn, my friend and mentor, has been by my side through it all, teaching me to play, strengthening my lyrics, and guiding me in the music industry. There was one area he couldn’t guide me, though, and that was love. Guinevere DeGrance changed everything for me, I suppose, including the reason I’m here learning the legend of my life without remembering any of it. The legendary rock star series begins...
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[The Legend of ZERO 01.0] Forging Zero
Part #1 of "The Legend of ZERO" series by Sara King
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For lovers of sci-fi thrillers, alien invasion stories, space opera, and sprawling first contact science fiction, this is an unforgettable post-apocalyptic epic about perseverance and survival in a harsh new world where humanity is just another item on the menu...
First Contact doesn't go as anyone expected. Now they own us.
The Legend of ZERO: Forging Zero is the epic journey of 14-year-old Joe Dobbs in a post-apocalyptic universe following a massive galactic empire's invasion of Earth. The oldest of the children drafted from humanity’s devastated planet, Joe is impressed into service by the alien Congressional Ground Force—and becomes the unwitting centerpiece in a millennia-long alien struggle for independence. Once his training begins, one of the elusive and prophetic Trith appears to give Joe a spine chilling prophecy that the universe has been anticipating for millions of years: Joe will be the one to finally shatter the vast alien government known as Congress. And the Trith cannot lie.…
But first Joe has to make it through bootcamp.
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The Spirit Thief
Part #1 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is talented. He\'s charming. And he\'s a thief.But not just any thief. He\'s the greatest thief of the age - and he\'s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he\'s going to put his plan into effect.The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he\'ll need to steal some big things. But he\'ll start small for now. He\'ll just steal something that no one will miss - at least for a while.Like a king.
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The Key to Erebus (The French Vampire Legend. Book 1)
Emma V. Leech
Romance / Historical Fiction / Paranormal
The truth can kill you…Taken away as a child, from a life where mythical creatures are real and treacherous, Jéhenne Corbeaux is unprepared for a frightening world.Inexorably drawn to the terrifying figure of Corvus, an ancient vampire, Jéhenne is about to discover that, not only is Corvus far more dangerous than she could ever imagine but that he holds much more than the key to her heart…The truth can kill you.Taken away as a small child, from a life where vampires, the Fae, and other mythical creatures are real and treacherous, the beautiful young witch, Jéhenne Corbeaux is totally unprepared when she returns to rural France to live with her eccentric Grandmother.Thrown headlong into a world she knows nothing about she seeks to learn the truth about herself, uncovering secrets more shocking than anything she could ever have imagined and finding that she is by no means powerless to protect the ones she loves.Despite her Gran’s dire warnings, she is inexorably drawn to the dark and terrifying figure of Corvus, an ancient vampire and Master of the vast Albinus family.Jéhenne is about to find her answers and discover that, not only is Corvus far more dangerous than she could ever imagine, but that he holds much more than the key to her heart …
Life Before Legend
Part #0. 5 of "Legend" series by Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Find out more about June and Day in this never-before-seen glimpse into their daily lives before they met in Marie Lu’s New York Times bestselling LEGEND series. As twelve-year-olds struggling to survive in two very different worlds within the Republic’s stronghold, June was starting her first day of school at Drake University as the youngest cadet ever admitted, and Day was fighting for food on the streets of the Lake sector. LIFE BEFORE LEGEND contains two original stories written by Marie Lu that give readers a sneak peek into the lives of their favorite characters in a thrilling new context.
Born of Legend
Part #9 of "The League" series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Paranormal / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult
*“It’s official Take a Psycho to Work Day. Why else would I be here?”*
Hunted. Hated. Betrayed. Outcast Dagger Ixur is on the run for his life. As one of the most recognizable members of his royal house, he has a bounty on his head that guarantees him no quarter from any friend or even family. But surrender isn’t in him. He will fight to the bitter end. A resolve that is sorely tested when he narrowly escapes a trap that leaves him severely wounded. With what he believes is his dying breath, he saves a boy born to an extinct race from a group out to enslave the kid for his legendary abilities.
Ushara Altaan has spent her entire life hating the Andarion royal house that drove her entire species into virtual extinction. As a rare Andarion Fyreblood, she is sworn to end the existence of any royal she finds. But when Dagger saves her son’s life, she is torn between her people and a debt that can never be repaid.
Yet worse than Dagger’s family that’s still out to end hers and him, are the League assassins after him who will stop at nothing to claim the lives of her Tavali family. The only hope she has to save them all is to put their future and her faith into the hands of the very enemy whose grandmother personally extinguished Ushara’s legendary lineage. But how can she ever trust Dagger when he is a disinherited outlaw whose real name is synonymous with betrayal?
Of Time and the River: A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth
Thomas Wolfe
Literature & Fiction
The sequel to Thomas Wolfe's remarkable first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, Of Time and the River is one of the great classics of American literature. The book chronicles the maturing of Wolfe's autobiographical character, Eugene Gant, in his desperate search for fulfillment, making his way from small-town North Carolina to the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe. In a massive, ambitious, and boldly passionate novel, Wolfe examines the passing of time and the nature of the creative process, as Gant slowly but ecstatically embraces the urban life, recognizing it as a necessary ordeal for the birth of his creative genius as a writer.
The work of an exceptionally expressive writer of fertile imagination and startling emotional intensity, Of Time and the River illuminates universal truths about art and life, city and country, past and present. It is a novel that is majestic and enduring. As P. M. Jack observed in The New York Times, "It is a triumphant demonstration that Thomas Wolfe has the stamina to produce a magnificent epic of American life."
This edition, published in celebration of Wolfe's centennial anniversary, contains a new introduction by Pat Conroy.
The Legend of the Blue Eyes
B. Kristin McMichael
Young Adult / Fantasy / New Adult
Arianna Grace liked her boring, Midwestern, teenage life where she ignored the many unanswered questions of her childhood. Why were her parents dead? Why did she not have family? Where was she raised until she was five? When someone offers to explain it all, Arianna thinks she’s just getting answers. Instead, she is thrown into a world of night humans who drink blood.
On Arianna's sixteenth birthday, her world is thrown upside down when she changes into a vampire. Night humans, or demons, as some call them, live in normal society. Learning all of the new rules of a world she didn’t know existed might be hard enough, but it's further complicated by two former-friends that now want to help her take her role as the successor to her grandfather.
There is a war going on between the night humans. Sides have been taken and lines are not crossed. Four main clans of night humans are struggling for control of the night. Divided into two sides, clans Baku and Tengu have been at war for centuries with the clans Dearg-dul and Lycan. That is, until Arianna Grace finds out the truth; she’s the bridge of peace between the two sides. But not everyone wants peace. With the night humans divided, Arianna is now a pawn in the war between them. She must choose a side—her mother’s family or her father’s—and for once in her life, decide her own fate.
Life Before Legend: Stories of the Criminal and the Prodigy
Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Find out more about June and Day in this never-before-seen glimpse into their daily lives before they met in Marie Lu’s New York Times bestselling LEGEND series. As twelve-year-olds struggling to survive in two very different worlds within the Republic’s stronghold, June was starting her first day of school at Drake University as the youngest cadet ever admitted, and Day was fighting for food on the streets of the Lake sector. LIFE BEFORE LEGEND contains two original stories written by Marie Lu that give readers a sneak peek into the lives of their favorite characters in a thrilling new context.
Dark Legend
Part #7 of "Dark" series by Christine Feehan
Romance / Paranormal / Fantasy
He woke deep within the ground, and the first sensation he felt was hunger. An overwhelming hunger for blood that demanded satisfaction. But as he hunted the dark streets of Paris for prey, a voice called to him, soothing, calming, giving him the strength to control his craving.Francesca Del Ponce was a healer, a woman who radiated goodness as powerfully as the sun did light. But surely his obsession with her would turn him as his twin brother had turned, leaving the world with two monsters instead of one.
Spirit's Oath
Part #0.50 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Four years before the events of The Spirit Thief, Miranda Lyonette was a young apprentice Spiritualist on the cusp of a promising career. But on the eve of her return from bonding a wind spirit, a night that should have been a celebration, she finds instead that her father has come to take her home. Now, Miranda must choose between her duty to her family and her future at the Spirit Court. But while she’s trying to make her parents see reason and avoid an arranged marriage to a man she can’t stand, she stumbled across the one one spirit who needs her more than any other, a caged ghosthound who doesn’t want her help. To save him, Miranda will have to earn the dog’s trust, but what she gets in return is a friendship deeper than anything she expected.
Goddess of Legend
Part #7 of "Goddess Summoning" series by P. C. Cast
Young Adult / Romance / Fantasy
Saved from a car accident by the Water Goddess, photojournalist Isabel visits the time of King Arthur to seduce Lancelot du Lac away from Queen Guinevere. #1 New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast's Goddess Summoning series continues as a modern woman attempts to tame a wild beast with the power of love...Empousai family roses have bloomed for centuries, thanks to the drops of blood their women sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki would rather forget this family quirk and lead a normal life. Until she unwittingly performs a ritual, ending up in the strangely familiar Realm of the Rose. As its goddess Hecate reveals, Mikki is a priestess—and the Realm's been waiting for her... Long ago, an enraged Hecate cursed her guardian beast and the entire Realm with a slumber only a priestess can undo—and she's counting on Mikki to set things right. The beast at first terrifies Mikki, but soon intrigues her more than any man ever has. Now, the only way he and the Realm can be saved is for Mikki to sacrifice her life-giving blood—and herself...
Silent Hero: a tribute to Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda
Christine E. Schulze
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance
The Triforce is broken into nine shards. Darkness creeps into the realms of Hyrule, Termina, and Twilight. These three realms, intimately linked, can only be rescued by...A young boy who cannot speak but whose courage will emanate louder than any evil he faces.A princess as timeless as the shadowy realm from which she returns.Can light and dark converge without creating shadow?The Triforce, that golden entity set in place by the three goddesses to protect all Hyrule, has been broken—into nine Shards instead of three this time. Darkness creeps along the fringes of not only Hyrule, but also of Termina and Twilight. These three realms, intimately linked, can only be rescued by... A young boy who cannot speak but whose courage will emanate louder than any evil he faces. A princess as timeless as the shadowy realm from which she returns. These two Heroes against three great enemies: Ganondorf, Majora, and the young, ambitious Zaruman, who connects both guardians and enemies of the three realms in ways which the heir of Link could never imagine.... In a race against time, and in a mission which breaks the boundaries of time, Hero and Princess must combine courage and wisdom to collect the notes of a powerful requiem. They must use their knowledge of the ancient legends to press forward and resurrect a mighty weapon from Hyrule’s past. Aided by a strange voice, Great Fairies, and their own intuition, will they succeed like the Hero who came before them? Can darkness and light converge without creating shadow?* Author's Note, July 5, 2012:This is the updated version of "Silent Hero;" after reading through and gaining some feedback from readers, I found several minor but certain plot holes; I apologize to my readers and hope they will find these fixed. "Silent Hero" is still the same story, only with the kinks worked out now.Feel free to read more on my decision to re-edit the book and my process on my blog, "The Golden Healer," as found on Blogspot.Thanks to all my readers, God bless, and may you be inspired!~ Christine E. Schulze
Badlands Legend
Ruth Ryan Langan
Romance
Yale Conover lived for the thrill of the game. And though he was a man who scorned most of the laws made by mere men, he never actually considered himself an outlaw. He preferred to think he was a law unto himself.
Now his own code of justice had brought Yale's life full circle, for a decision to help a widow and children escape a gang of cutthroats had reunited him with Cara McKinnon, the girl he'd left behind. A girl no more, Cara had become a courageous, captivating woman who made him hunger for things a man like him normally avoided: home, hearth and the love of a good woman! But could their rekindled love survive a desperate flight through the Badlands?
The Legend of Broken
Caleb Carr
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Nonfiction / Mystery & Thrillers
“A sprawling fantasy saga . . . Caleb Carr boldly goes where he’s never gone before.”—USA Today
Legend meets history in this mesmerizing novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Caleb Carr. Demonstrating the rich storytelling, skillful plotting, and depth of research he showcased in The Alienist, Carr has written a wildly imaginative, genre-bending saga that redefines the boundaries of literature.
Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumored to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city where order reigns at the point of a sword—even as scheming factions secretly vie for control of the surrounding kingdom. Meanwhile, outside the city’s granite walls, an industrious tribe of exiles known as the Bane forages for sustenance in the wilds of Davon Wood.
At every turn, the lives of Broken’s defenders and its would-be destroyers intertwine: Sixt Arnem, the widely respected and honorable head of the kingdom’s powerful army, grapples with his conscience and newfound responsibilities amid rumors of impending war. Lord Baster-kin, master of the Merchants’ Council, struggles to maintain the magnificence of his kingdom even as he pursues vainglorious dreams of power. And Keera, a gifted female tracker of the Bane tribe, embarks on a perilous journey to save her people, enlisting the aid of the notorious and brilliant philosopher Caliphestros. Together, they hope to exact a ruinous revenge on Broken, ushering in a day of reckoning when the mighty walls will be breached forever in a triumph of science over superstition.
Breathtakingly profound and compulsively readable, Caleb Carr’s long-awaited new book is an action-packed, multicharacter epic of a medieval clash of cultures—in which new gods collide with old, science defies all expectation, and virtue comes in many guises. Brimming with adventure and narrative invention, The Legend of Broken is an exhilarating and enthralling masterwork.
Praise for *The Legend of Broken
“An excellent and old-fashioned entertainment . . . The Legend of Broken seamlessly blends epic adventure with serious research and asks questions that men and women grappled with in the Dark Ages and still do today.”—The Washington Post
“[A] colossal effort . . . a fantasy epic . . . meant as an allegory, a cautionary tale for our precarious times. To make his points, Carr has summoned a dream team of soldiers, wizards, and tiny forest folk.”—The New York Times Book Review*
“Carr keeps the action hurtling along with a steady diet of gruesome murders and political betrayals. And he clearly wants modern readers to see something of their own world in the political corruption and greed that ultimately doom Broken.”—The Boston Globe
From the Hardcover edition.
The Spirit Rebellion
Part #2 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is brilliant. He\'s incorrigible. And he\'s a thief.He\'s also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she\'s been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli\'s had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables have turned, because Miranda has a new job -- and an opportunity to capture a certain thief.Things are about to get exciting for Eli. He\'s picked a winner for his newest heist. His target: the Duke of Gaol\'s famous "thief-proof" citadel. Eli knows Gaol is a trap, but what\'s life without challenges? Except the Duke is one of the wealthiest men in the world, a wizard who rules his duchy with an iron fist, and an obsessive perfectionist with only one hobby: Eli.It seems that everyone is hunting for Eli Monpress.
A Legend of the Rhine
William Makepeace Thackeray
Fiction
Over the entrance of a little cavern in one of the rocks hanging above the Rhine-stream at Rolandseck, and covered with odoriferous cactuses and silvery magnolias, the traveller of the present day may perceive a rude broken image of a saint: that image represented the venerable Saint Buffo of Bonn, the patron of the Margrave; and Sir Ludwig, kneeling on the greensward, and reciting a censer, an ave, and a couple of acolytes before it, felt encouraged to think that the deed he meditated was about to be performed under the very eyes of his friend's sanctified patron.
The Spirit War
Part #4 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is vain. He\'s cocky. And he\'s a thief.But he\'s a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he\'s not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he\'s the only prince of a rather feisty country and his mother (a formidable queen who\'s every bit as driven and stubborn as he is) wants him to come home and do his duty, which means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he\'s the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it\'s not just politics --- the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world.
Becoming a Legend
B. Kristin McMichael
Young Adult / Fantasy / New Adult
Arianna Grace is about to turn seventeen and her life has been very complicated lately. She is the leader of four clans of night humans: dearg-dul, baku, tengu, and lycan. While the four clans seem to get along better with each other, there is internal conflict on both sides of her family, not to mention the three boys vying for her attention.
Edward Lucan is making a chase for the power to lead the baku clans and is playing his cards by using his nephew Andrew to lure Arianna into a trap. Unfortunately for Lucan, Andrew has his own plans. He has spent the last year waiting for Arianna to see him as more than a friend, and he now finds it necessary to make a move for her affection, despite his uncle.
In the dearg-dul estate, Arianna discovers that the ambitious Lord Seeger has been laying his own strategies for power and is slowly poisoning her. After getting away with her grandfather's murder, he is setting his sights on her. Luckily for Arianna, her team is on to all of the plans and is making some plans of their own. Will it be enough to keep Arianna safe? Several people close to Arianna have been keeping secrets. If Arianna is to take power and control of the night, she will need to know the truth. Will someone finally tell her what it truly means to become the legend everyone is waiting for, before it is too late to turn back?
Manchaug - Love and Loss during King Philip's War
Andrew Legend
Sutton, Massachusetts. 1675Many reverends are preaching from the pulpit that the natives must be driven out. That the fertile lands of the new world are intended by God Himself for the newcomers who swarm in ever-increasing numbers from England.Prudence isn't so sure about that. She and her father have been traveling the quiet pathways of central Massachusetts for years now, spreading the goodSutton, Massachusetts. 1675Many reverends are preaching from the pulpit that the natives must be driven out. That the fertile lands of the new world are intended by God Himself for the newcomers who swarm in ever-increasing numbers from England.Prudence isn't so sure about that. She and her father have been traveling the quiet pathways of central Massachusetts for years now, spreading the good word, and their message is of peace and friendship. One of the converted "praying villages" they work with is named Manchaug, and the locals there have a special place in her heart. Especially Askuwheteau - "He keeps watch". In another world they might have fallen in love. They might even have married and raised a loving family.But this is 1675, and Christian girls simply could not do such a thing. Her father would absolutely refuse to allow it, despite all his care in saving the souls of the heathens. And so her only hope is to spend a few precious days talking with Askuwheteau during her seasonal visit. She will treasure each hour they can spend together.Her small wagon crests the hill -Manchaug is in ashes.* * *Manchaug is the first of new short story series exploring the tumultuous world of Massachusetts in the late 1600s. It examines how the tens of thousands of incoming colonists tumbled up against the existing natives with increasing chaos. These books can be read singly or as a boxed set, once I write ten of them. Some people enjoy reading as I write while others prefer to wait and binge-read in a set. The stories contain no explicit violence nor intimacy. As such, they are suitable for teens and up.Half of all proceeds from the Manchaug series benefit battered women's shelters.
Space Legend: Resistance - Serial Story II: In With The Enemy
Brandon J. Wysocki
Science Fiction / Poetry
The Coalition decides to trust their mysterious ally to help them in executing the largest assault they've ever attempted against the Faalcomana who oppress them; but with what result?An enemy vanquished over fifty years ago crafted the balloon bomb from streamers and paper. The weapon’s creators simply set the balloon adrift in the wind before praying fortune delivered destruction to their enemy’s homeland. Rural villagers decades later find one such balloon entangled in the swamp bordering their community. The bombs fastened to the balloon threaten peril, but no one wishes to contact the outside world for help, and thus remind the larger world of their aging community hoping to be forgotten. With new paper and paint, with new stitches and hydrogen, that rural community brings the balloon bomb back to life, never stopping their work to wonder if it might be best to let one weapon of a lost age simply fade into ruin.
Legend Upon the Cane
Keith R. Rees
Historical Fiction / Young Adult / Science Fiction
Legend Upon the Cane is the tale of the courageous chief of the Natchitoches Indians and the French explorer, Louis de St. Denis. It follows their adventures in early 18th century Louisiana and culminates in 1714 where together they establish the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, Natchitoches.Legend Upon the Cane is the tale of the courageous chief of the Natchitoches Indians and the French explorer, Louis de St. Denis. Travel along with Chief Natchitos on this legendary and historic adventure as he leads his tribe from the banks of the Sabine River to the lush area of the Cane River, where he meets the French explorers, led by Louis de St. Denis. Then, travel with them to the bayous of South Louisiana and Lake Pontchartrain where his tribe must flee to escape a terrible famine. It is a foreign land where they must learn to adapt, but also must learn to live alongside an unfamiliar tribe, the Acolapissa. Soon, they will face the ultimate challenge in an epic battle to win their freedom and bravely escape to their homeland. Upon their historic return in 1714 with the French settlers, they establish the oldest settlement of the Louisiana Purchase, Natchitoches.
The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
Steven Pressfield
Nonfiction / Language / Writing
In the Depression year of 1931, on the golf links at Krewe Island off Savannah's windswept shore, two legends of the game - Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen - meet for a mesmerizing thirty-six hole showdown. They are joined by another player, a troubled war hero called Rannulph Junah. But the key to the outcome lies not with these golfing titans but with Junah's caddie and mentor, the mysterious, sage and charismatic Bagger Vance - for he is the custodian of the secret of the Authentic Swing...
Written in the spirit of Bernard Malamud's The Natural and sharing the magic of the celebrated Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams, Steven Pressfield's first novel - never before published in the UK - reveals the true nature of the game. Page-turning, spellbinding and affecting, it is a novel for golfers and non-golfers alike - a story in which the search for the Authentic Swing becomes a metaphor for the search for the Authentic Self.
'A marvellous, life-affirming book' Mark McCormack
'Golf and mysticism...a dazzler and a thought-provoker' Los Angeles Times
'Good stuff...a philosophical fantasy imagined on a golf course, heavy with fog, storm, fireworks and the howling winds of supernatural forces' New York Times Book Review
'Memorable...a page-turner...golf played a foot or so from Alice's looking glass, with mystical realms poised to engulf the reader at every turn' Sports Illustrated
Minion
Part #1 of "Vampire Huntress Legend" series by L. A. Banks
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance / Mystery & Thrillers
There is one woman who is all that stands between us and the eternal night. Here is an account of her legend. . . Minion All Damali Richards ever wanted to do was create music and bring it to the people. Now she is a spoken word artist and the top act for Warriors of Light Records. But come nightfall, she hunts vampires and demons - predators that people tend to dismiss as myth or fantasy. Damali and her Guardian team cannot afford such delusions, especially now, when a group of rogue vampires has been killing the artists of Warriors of Light and their rival, Blood Music. When strange attacks erupt within the club drug-trafficking network and draw the attention of the police, Damali realizes these killings are a bit out of the ordinary, even for vampires. Instead of neat puncture marks in the neck showing where the blood has been drained from the body, these corpses are mutilated beyond recognition, indicating a blood lust and thirst for destruction that surpasses any Damali has encountered before. Soon she discovers that behind these brutal murders is the most powerful vampire Damali has ever met - a seductive beast who is coming for her next. . .
The Spirit Eater
Part #3 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it\'s time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation.Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon\'s voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone\'s holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli\'s help for finding her missing father.But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past.If only Nico could remember whose side she\'s on.
The Legend of Parzival: The Epic Story of His Quest for the Grail
Robin Cook
Mystery & Thrillers, Particularl / Thriller
Enter the extraordinary world of Arthurian legend in an adventure overflowing with knightly chivalry, the danger of jousting and the warmth of true love. But the Legend of Parzival is more than the tale of one knight's epic journey to find the elusive Holy Grail; along the way Parzival faces a challenging journey of self-discovery. He must conquer his ignorance and pride, and learn humility and compassion before he is finally worthy of becoming a Grail Knight. This accessible prose retelling of the medieval German epic brings the wonderful story of the Arthurian knight (known variously as Parzival, Parsifal and Percival) to life for today's readers, while faithfully preserving the story, characters and tone of Wolfram von Eschenbach's thirteenth century narrative poem. In Steiner-Waldorf education, Parzival's quest is seen as a metaphor for the difficult journey through life, which speaks strongly to the adolescent, and its study is at the heart of the Class 11 curriculum. As a hugely experienced Steiner-Waldorf teacher, Robin Cook's engaging retelling will provide valuable inspiration for other teachers and students, as well as enjoyment and enrichment for all readers.
Spirits End
Part #5 of "The Legend of Eli Monpress" series by Rachel Aaron
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance
Eli Monpress is clever, he\'s determined, and he\'s in way over his head.First rule of thievery: don\'t be a hero. When Eli broke the rules and saved the Council Kingdoms, he thought he knew the price, but resuming his place as the Shepherdess\'s favorite isn\'t as simple as bowing his head. Now that she has her darling back, Benehime is setting in motion a plan that could destroy everything she was created to protect, and even Eli\'s charm might not be enough to stop her. But Eli Monpress always has a plan, and with disaster rapidly approaching, he\'s pulling in every favor he can think of to make it work, including the grudging help of the Spirit Court\'s new Rector, Miranda Lyonette.But with the world in panic, the demon stirring, and the Lord of Storms back on the hunt, it\'s going to take more than luck and charm to pull Eli through this time. He\'s going to have to break a few more rules and work with some old enemies if he\'s going to survive.
Space Legend: Resistance - Serial Story I: Saviors In The Shadows
Brandon J. Wysocki
Science Fiction / Poetry
Mortals die; Legends live forever...A Coalition is forming to fight back against the alien oppressors who conquered their world. As they carry out a vital mission, a mysterious, quasi-religious group comes to their aid.After killing her older sister Rowena, the antisocial demon Princess Yasha is executed and her soul is sent to the last place she wanted to be: the planet Earth. As if this wasn't bad enough, the princess is reborn as a human of all things. What is the soul of a demon doing on a planet she abhors?Includes some illustrations...
The Legend of The Slave King
Justin Kauer
Fantasy / Religion / Romance
Fully consider Alban's state, a young prince who was sold into slavery. Void of memory of who he is, rumors begin to fly that he may be the foretold Slave King. Alban toys with the idea, but only to figure out whom he may trust. Love with the slaver's daughter, Joan, only complicates things further. Beyond his fallen state, will he regain his memory or at least find out who betrayed him?Don't let the light-hearted humor distract you; there is deep meaning far beyond that which is apparent to be found in this book and series! As you consider this, be prepared for a life-changing experience, for, you are about to enter into the fireside chat of the old king as he begins to tell the age-old Legend of the Slave King. As the king shares a story, far beyond belief, those characters come alive to the extent that they dance in the flames of the campfire. Tales of then and now, bravery and treachery, good and evil, and romance and disenchantment become emblazoned on the minds and hearts of those who watch and listen. The old king begins, "As we each begin our individual quests in life and try to figure out who we really are in our heart of hearts — who it is that God knows we may become — most of us are given a name by which we will be known throughout our lives. So, what is in a name, what happens when that name is lost, and what dangers occur in such a situation?"As all listen in anticipation, the old king teaches his people of Alban, a young prince who was sold into slavery. Without much more than a name only given to him by his captors, he struggles to gain any memory of who he is (or was). Because of his memory loss, more and more rumors begin to fly in the camp that, aside from being a slave, he may actually be the Slave King of whom it was foretold generations ago. Beyond his own curiosity, Alban toys with the idea only in order to figure out whom he may trust. Especially when the enchanting daughter of the slaver company's owner crosses his path and sparks begin to fly! Still, there are the visions that he's having and the inexplicable but deeply seeded longing to do God's will. Will he be able to remember who he is or at least to find out who betrayed and sold him? Will he be able to endure to the end of escaping to freedom? Is he actually the Slave King from the legend?This series is best read from book one and continued in succession:Book One: The Legend of the Slave King Book Two: The Hope of Eternal SpringsBook Three: The Road Back to Effulgia
Legend Trilogy Boxed Set
Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
The complete collection of Marie Lu's bestselling Legend trilogy: Legend, Prodigy, and Champion. Additional bonus material also included: Marie Lu’s Life Before Legend, original short stories offering a sneak peek at the lives of Day and June before they met.
Rise of a Legend
C.L. Mozena
When Prince Orion recieves a letter from the empress of an enemy kingdom that mentions his mother, he takes off in search for her and his lost family.Prequel to Book One of The Gifted Series Lily East is different from other people and has been since her birth. The government has been trying to recruit her, wanting to use her uncontrollable gift to their advantage. After years of evading, Lily finally gives into her "civic duty" and helps the government solve cases gone cold. Her life outside of being a special agent is far from normal. And as if that isn't enough, she finds herself falling in love with the man who almost killed her. This is life, as she sees it. Coming soon, in Book One of The Gifted Series, you will learn the whole story, and how Lily's powers came to be. I hope you'll enjoy this novella until then.
A Legend of Montrose
Walter Scott
Fiction / Historical Fiction / Poetry
Of all the writers in the 19th century, the preeminent one was Sir Walter Scott, whose works were so beloved that he had an international fan base well before he died. The Scotsman is still considered one of the greatest writers of the English language, and his most famous and popular title is Ivanhoe, but he is also remembered for other works like The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, and The Bride of Lammermoor.
Legend of the Mer
Angel Leya
Young Adult / Paranormal / Fantasy
Ever wonder if mermaids are real?Skye sure believes. She is one, and she's recounting their history for the young mermaids.It's a history full of heartache and bad choices, in which a tribe--once holders of the sea's secrets--become a part of her.Mermaids are real, but what Skye wants to know is if humans are everything she's dreamed of.At the age of sixty five Joe is bored with his life. To the casual eye, Joe has led a rather successful life. He’s held down a steady job for most of it, had a good marriage that produced three well-adjusted off spring and generally led a life most men would envy. With his children out of the house raising their own kids and his wife in the grave, Joe no longer finds anything compelling about his life and has decided to take the matter into his own hands. He’s going to end things on his terms instead of growing older and more bored with his life.He’s ready to take the last train out of this world but while lying on the train track he hears the sounds of a young lady in distress. He abandons the tracks and his final journey for a little bit longer to help her out and in the process changes the course of his life and death. As he approaches the screaming girl he witnesses a strange sight. Dancing around her is a figure in black, corralling her up against a wall. When he reaches out to touch the stranger it collapses, leaving behind a pile of clothes and rats. .Unable to come to terms with what he’s seen, the next day Joe sets off to find out what really happened the night before. Where the stranger was on the tracks he finds an employee ID badge belonging to someone from LD Enterprises. Finally fully engaged in his life and convinced that if he could just track down the person the badge belonged to he could make sense of what happened the night before, Joe sets off to find the mystery person. When he starts searching for the company itself, however, all he finds are more questions.
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The Lady in the Mist (The Western Werewolf Legend #1)
Catherine Wolffe
Paranormal / Romance / Historical Fiction
The Civil War took Sonja Brooks' husband and left her alone. Unprotected and scared, she runs headlong into a life changing event when she's attacked by a pack of wolves. Her fate as a werewolf is sealed. When she stumbles upon Ty Loflin, a Rebel solider dying of his wounds, she nurses him back to health. He's the perfect mate, but will he want her once he knows the truth?The Civil War took Sonja Brooks' husband and left her alone. Unprotected and scared, she runs headlong into a life changing event when she's attacked by a pack of wolves. Her fate as a werewolf is sealed. When she stumbles upon Ty Loflin, a Rebel solider dying of his wounds, she nurses him back to health. He's the perfect mate, but will he want her once he knows the truth? In Book 1 of this new series by Award-winning author Catherine Wolffe, the Western Werewolf Legend weaves a new blend of western romance with paranormal elements involving werewolves and vampires.
Legend of the Elementals, Book 1: Reintroduction
Kyle Timmermeyer
Fantasy / Young Adult / Science Fiction
Get tricked. Get trapped. Get trained. Get free? The legend begins!Ryan, Erin, Kris, and Jason are heroes defined by the villain, unwitting assistants in a cataclysm brought about by an old man who calls himself... Devidis. The four modern, international teens awaken deep within a jungle canyon, a prison in the post-apocalyptic empire established by the tyrannical Devidis. Surrounded by danger, the four Elementals quickly embrace their new-found super-powered control of the elements--wind, fire, water and stone--under the guidance of Sensei, an imprisoned freedom fighter who believes that Devidis' near omnipotence is a clear sign that the world is a persistent illusion in the mind of its evil emperor. And so the Elementals are forced to come of age in an increasingly hostile land. Though supernaturally capable, they are faced with a frightening possibility: are their hopes, goals, powers, friends, enemies, surroundings and selves... all an illusion? It's "Final Fantasy meets X-Men" as worlds are torn asunder!
The Legend of the Lightkeeper's Gold - A Summer Camp Mystery Kids Adventure
Ginny Lassiter
Mystery / Novels / Childrens
The kids from Miss Shoe’s Orphanage get caught up in another adventure when they uncover a hidden map of a lost treasure! Their suspenseful journey takes them from the Lightkeeper’s cottage to a forgotten vault buried deep inside the island! But they need to watch out for a suspicious old fisherman who will do anything to keep it for himself!The kids from Miss Shoe’s Orphanage get caught up in another adventure when they uncover a hidden map of a lost treasure! Their suspenseful journey takes them from the Lightkeeper’s cottage to a forgotten vault buried deep inside the island! But they need to watch out for a suspicious old fisherman who knows the legend of the lost gold and will do anything to keep it for himself! Help the kids solve the mystery and uncover the Legend of the Lightkeeper’s Gold!
The Legend of Alundi - Journey to the Emerald Skull
Russell Claridge
Journey to the Emerald Skull is the first book in the Legend of Alundi Trilogy by Russell Claridge. Alundi one of the few surviving Knights of the Round Table of Camelot and wielder of the legendary sword Excalibur has spent the last six decades searching of young magic wielders hoping that one will be powerful enough to defeat the self proclaimed King Nala-Kahn and his General Lancelot.The Fortress of Camelot shone like a beacon within the land of Ulin. For over three generations Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table fought for Freedom, Truth, Honour, and Justice. But no more, Camelot is but a memory, it, Arthur and his Knights brought to their knees by the betrayer. Though the warlord Morlek is dead, his son Nala-Kahn now sits upon the throne of Mielach. Allied with Lancelot the two tyrants scour the land for young magic wielders to increase their own magical power. Alundi surviving Knight of the Round Table and wielder of the legendary sword Excalibur also searches for young magic wielders, in the hope that one would be powerful enough to defeat the two tyrants. Little Annabel lives in the peaceful isolated southern village of Mountain Rise where she uses her magic to heal others. Alundi along with his son Assard must brave the wilderness, the Empire and every ally of Nala-Kahn to find her. With Alundi, Assard, her mother and the aid of the Elves Little Annabel must leave her peaceful village and travel through the Empire to get to the Emerald Skull. Where she can be taught to control and harness the great amount of magic within her.
Legend of the White Wolf
Part #4 of "Heart of the Wolf" series by Terry Spear
Romance / Young Adult Romance / Urban Fantasy Romance
In this fourth in Spear's series, Private Eye Cameron MacPherson and Faith O'Mallery are both on quests that lead them into the world of magical wolves… Cameron arrives in the Canadian Arctic to search for his partners in his P. I. business who are late returning from a hunting trip. Faith is there to discover what her father had seen in the same area years earlier that had made him lose touch with reality?man-wolves, he called them. The two tumble into an icy world of enemies bent on destroying the lupus garou kind. As they turn into lupus garou themselves, and bond with the pack that only they can rescue from destruction, Cameron and Faith find their soul mates in each other.
The Legend Begins
Isobelle Carmody
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Literature & Fiction
Who is Little Fur? Why, she's a half elf, half troll, as tall as a three-year-old human child, with slanted green eyes, wild red hair that brambles about her pointed ears, and bare, broad, four-toed feet. LittleFur loves and tends to the Old Ones, the seven ancient trees that protect her home, a small, magical wilderness nestled magically in a park in the midst of a large, bustling human city. When she learns that evil forces areout to destroy her beloved trees, the intrepid halfling must embark on an ambitious and dangerous journey into the human world and down into an ancient cut in the earth, in search of a way to save not only the Old Ones, but the Earth Spirit itself. Geared to young middle-grade readers who are, like our troll heroine, still innocent and natural champions of our earth, Little Fur is an eco-fantasy as wise and fey as it is adventurous andsuspenseful. "From the Hardcover edition."
The Legend of the Bloodstone
E.B. Brown
Time Travel / Romance / Historical Fiction
When a magical Bloodstone sends a modern day woman back in time to Jamestown, 1622, she is captured by a Powhatan warrior who is torn between his duty to kill her and his desire to keep her. As they battle against each other and the message she brings from the future, she must decide whether to return to her own time, or to make a life in the past with the man who holds her heart captive.From Publishers Weekly"Time travel and romance converge in this tale of star-crossed love"-Publishers Weekly Review of The Legend of the Bloodstone 2013 ABNA Quarterfinalist manuscript In 2012, a woman cuts her hand and picks up a strange colored stone -Suddenly she is staring into the eyes of an angry Powhatan warrior.And the only town nearby is Jamestown, circa 1622.Maggie McMillan wakes up one day as a college student, yet ends the day in 1622. Captured by Winn, a warrior who is torn between his duty to kill her and his desire to keep her, she is thrust into a life she had only read about in history books.Hunted and feared by both the Powhatan and the English, she struggles to find a way home while Winn plots to keep her there. Maggie fights to survive as she finds herself entangled in the Indian Massacre of 1622, and Winn sees everything he ever believed in shattered by the knowledge she holds.As they battle against each other and the message she brings from the future, she must decide whether to return to her own time, or to make a life in the past with the man who holds her heart captive.
Legend of the Murfs
Mark Omodia
Eric Harper wakes up in the forest. He tries to recall what happened as he wanders around the wilderness, lonely, trying to make sense of it all. How did he get here? Why is he here? These and more questions besiege him. But panic arises when he sees something staggering in his direction. On closer inspection of the creature, his worst fear is confirmed - he is not on earth.Follow Eric Harper as he narrates his journey into The Forest and how he comes across strange creatures, prominent of which are the Morrs and the Morflon. As he dwells amongst them, he is immediately set in the centre of a bitter rivalry between them. His coming shakes things up and causes a whirlwind of events as things rapidly get out of hand. However, as time goes on, he begins to play a big role in their lives and he later realizes that there just might be a reason he was brought to the forest.
The Legend of Sam Miracle
N. D. Wilson
Fiction / Fantasy / Christian
A new fantasy-adventure trilogy about a misfit twelve-year-old with a dangerous destiny to fulfill, a mystical time walker who is sent to protect him, and a maniacal villain with a deadly vendetta that began two hundred years ago in the heart of the Old West.
Sam Miracle’s life is made up of dreams that come to him when he’s wide awake. They take him to another place and time, where he’s a courageous, legendary hero instead of a foster kid with two bad arms that can barely move. Sometimes these dreams feel so real, they seem like forgotten memories. And sometimes they make him believe that his arms might come alive again.
But Sam is about to discover that the world he knows and the world he imagines are separated by one thing: time. And that separation is only an illusion. The laws of time can be bent and shifted by people with special magic that allows them to travel through the past, present, and future. One of these “time walkers” is out to protect Sam so that he can accept his greatest destiny, and another is out to kill him so that a prophecy will never be fulfilled. However, it’s an adventurous girl named Glory and two peculiar snakes who show Sam the way through the dark paths of yesterday to help him make sure there will be a tomorrow for every last person on earth.
"Not bad." ~Tom Wolfe
The Black Stallion Legend
Walter Farley
Children's / Fiction
Alec Ramsey has fled Hopeful Farm in order to alleviate his grief over Pam’s sudden death. He and the Black are aimlessly wandering through the Arizona desert when they hear an amazing Native American legend: The end of the world is near, but help is promised from a rider on a black horse.
Alec shrugs off the wild tale–until disaster strikes from the sky. Suddenly the fate of an entire native tribe is in his hands . . . and the mighty Black is faced with a challenge greater than any race!
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Legend of Axiatés Episode 2
J.B. Kleynhans
A tale of high fantasy, with guns, swords, magic, and anything that makes the heart beat faster. Follow the lives of individuals that live and breathe the romances of the past and excitements of the future, all of who live in the shadow of the Goddess, Axiatés, destined to create a second sun for the earth.“What happened to mi casa su casa?”“Drew, mi casa es su casa, but not to go and make it look like a tornado hit the place.”“You want me to leave?”He stops scratching about and glares at Peter-John.“No one is forcing you to stay. You’re free to leave if you wish.”He looks at him.Drew can’t read him.“Fine! I’ll pack my stuff and go.”“I wish you wouldn’t.”He shakes his head.Despondence the only face he could manage.“I don’t get you, Pete?”He walks closer to the kitchen, where Peter-John is sitting.“Everyone else has told me to take a hike. I only give you problems and still you… wish… I wouldn't.”“What’s not to get, Drew?”Serious expression on Peter-John’s face.“Why are you doing this?”He starts pacing.“You’re my friend.”
The Legend of Ailish, Tales of Nevaeh, Vol. V: The Post Apocalyptic Epic Sci-Fi Fantasy of Earth's future
David Wind
Science Fiction / Fantasy / Thriller
Step into the newest Adventure in the Post-Apocalyptic world of the Epic Sci-Fi- Fantasy Series, Tales of Nevaeh.--The legend of Ailish, the fifth volume of Tales of Nevaeh begins in the year 3256, two thousand years before we learned of her in The Dark Masters.--Recalled to The Island by the Eight Sorceresses of Nevaeh, Ailish, Queen Mother of Morvene and the most powerful sorceress in Nevaeh, must say goodbye to her children and leave everything behind, as she ventures into the unknown, charged with saving Nevaeh from the Circle of Afzal and the Dark Masters themselves.--Ailish can only do this if she can reach the place shown to her in The Eight Sorceresses' visions. To get there, she must cross all of Nevaeh, not only without anyone recognizing her, but with an injured renegade Dark Master.--If she reaches the place she must be at, Nevaeh will be safe for another two millennia: If she fails, Nevaeh, and everyone living there will fall to the darkness. ***The Series, Tales of Nevaeh, is a mix between Shannara Chronicles by Terry Brooks and The Hundred Series by Kass Morgan, combining futuristic dystopian societies ruled by magic and visionary and metaphysical elements with sorcerers and warriors that readers pf all ages will love in this Epic Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Fantasy series based upon the magic that grew from the science & technology of the 20th & 21st centuries.
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[Ice People #1] Spellbound
Part #1 of "The Legend of the Ice People" series by Margit Sandemo
The Legend of the Ice People* series has already captivated over 45 million readers across the world.
The story of the Ice People is a moving legend of love and supernatural powers , a tale of the essential struggle between good and evil.
Norway, 1581. The plague is sweeping through the country and the city of Trondheim is falling. Hidden deep amid the mountains that surround the city is a place where evil spirits are said to roam. Silje has always been haunted by visions of what's out there. But when she loses her family to the plague, her only choice is to take a path into the Land of Shadows.
Her journey takes her far beyond her imagination and into the realm of the Ice People. Could the legends be true? Even as Silje fights to survive, she becomes entranced with a new world of spirits and magical powers. She meets handsome and dangerous men who make her burn with desire. As her fate unfolds, she is spellbound. 'Margit Sandemo is, simply, quite wonderful.'- The Guardian 'Full of convincing characters, well estabished in time and place, and enlightening ... will get your eyes popping, and quite possibly groins twitching ... these are graphic novels without pictures ... I want to know what happens next.'- The Times 'A mixure of myth and legend interwoven with historical events, this is imaginative creation that involves the reader from the first page to the last.'- Historical Novels Review 'Loved by the masses, the prolific Margit Sandemo has written over 172 novels to date and is Scandinavia s most widely read author...'- Scanorama magazine **
Legend of Axiatés Episode 1
J.B. Kleynhans
A tale of high fantasy, with guns, swords, magic, and anything that makes the heart beat faster. Follow the lives of individuals that live and breathe the romances of the past and excitements of the future, all of who live in the shadow of the Goddess, Axiatés, destined to create a second sun for the earth.Stephen loves visiting the cemetery. It is the perfect place to find danger in the quiet hamlet of Amblewood. There's something about being surrounded by the dead that gives Stephen a strange buzz. Dead bodies he can deal with...but when an angry, murdering ghost appears in the cemetery, his opinion of the dead changes, his buzz firmly pushed aside by fear. Stephen's first reaction is to run, but with the appearance of the ghost, Stephen and his friends unearth a map, one that could change his life. Will the map bring Stephen fortune or will it put him and his friends in peril?
Death's Kiss
Part #4 of "Legend of the Five Rings" series by Josh Reynolds
Horror / Fantasy / Science Fiction
Nobleman sleuth Daidoji Shin returns for a brilliant new investigation deep in the Emerald Empire, in this exciting novel set in the fantastical world of Legend of the Five RingsDaidoji Shin, former louche layabout turned amateur investigator, and his long-suffering bodyguard, Kasami, are called away from the comforts of the City of the Rich Frog and into Unicorn lands to investigate a seemingly open-and-shut case of murder. But it's never that straightforward... A condemned woman's life is at stake, and the outcome may prevent a war between noble families. But that's only the beginning of this mystery: Shin will come face to face with a sinister seditionist organization that could have much deeper consequences than he could imagine.
The Legend of Woman Hollering Creek
L. R. Patton
Goosebumps meets Lockwood & Co. meets Small Spaces in The Legend of Woman Hollering Creek, a middle grade horror story about a family in transition, a wandering ghost, and the forgiveness that might save them all. Eleven-year-old Julian Penn is not very happy about leaving the only home he's ever known and moving to a spooky estate on the edge of San Antonio, especially since he had to leave all his memories of Papaw behind, more especially when he learns the estate is haunted by a woman from a gruesome legend, and most especially when he sees the ghost right outside his window. While all he really wants to do is put his head down and "give it a year," like his dad told him, Julian's younger sister, Bella (the more adventurous of the two), wants to explore the woods, solve the problem of the ghost, and make the most of their time at Kingston Estate. And since Julian can't let her do all that alone (he promised Papaw he'd take care of her), he...
Meranda and the Legend of the Lake
Meagan Mahoney
Anne of Green Gables meets Song for a Whale with a touch of Nancy Drew in this debut middle-grade mystery "Mahoney's debut novel combines the fantastical and contemporary to create an accessible story for young readers ... An intriguing mystery set in the mythical backdrop of a coastal Canadian town, starring an unstoppable girl driven by curiosity and her adventurous nature." — BooklistEleven-year-old Meranda thought her life was complicated enough with physical challenges (she uses crutches to walk) and her helicopter parents. But when her great-uncle Mark dies, Meranda and her family visit Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where her parents grew up and where she hasn't been since the age of three.Soon, secrets begin to unfold: Why does the newspaper headline say her great-uncle Mark's death was suspicious? Why do strangers keep calling Meranda "miracle baby"? Why does her usually calm mother seem so panicky and scared? And what on earth...
Curse of Honor
Part #1 of "Legend of the Five Rings" series by David Annandale
Horror / Zombies
The reckless pursuit of honor exposes an empire to demonic invasion, in this epic fantasy novel of duty and warfare, set in the extraordinary world of Legend of the Five Rings.Striking Dawn Castle defends the mountains between the Rokugan empire and the demon-haunted Shadowlands. When a mythical city is discovered in the forbidding peaks, Hida Haru, heir and sore disappointment to his family, seizes the opportunity to prove himself. His rash expedition ends in disaster – just one samurai returns alive, and Haru is lost. Before a power struggle can break out, Striking Dawn's battle-hardened commander, Ochiba, is dispatched to rescue Haru. She succeeds against supernatural horrors, but Haru is... changed. Now, mysterious deaths and ill fortune plague his family. Something evil is loose and must be stopped, at any cost.
The Bond of Blood
Part #1 of "The Banished Legend" series by Kody Boye
Young Adult / Horror / Science Fiction & Fantasy
Lost Inside A Legend
Elsa Graus
What is the dividing line between myth and reality? Where is the frontier – if there is such a thing - between one and the other? I’ve always thought I had the correct answer to those questions. I always thought I knew where the limits were. After all, it is not that difficult.What is the dividing line between myth and reality? Where is the frontier – if there is such a thing - between one and the other? I’ve always thought I had the correct answer to those questions. I always thought I knew where the limits were. After all, it is not that difficult. Being young and inexperienced I had the feeling I knew many things when the truth is I knew nothing at all. There were many things I had still to learn and some of them were – to my astonishment – not so easy to explain or to give credit for.An early and eager interest in legends has kept my mind in alert mode searching and enthusiastically hunting for stories of every kind. But the ones I prefer are those which depict paranormal activities. It feels good from time to time getting some thrill in this, otherwise, boring life of mine.
The Rise of a Legend
Kathryn Lasky
Children's / History / Fiction
Bestselling author Kathryn Lasky takes flight once more with a brand-new Guardians of Ga'Hoole novel!
Far off in the ice-choked land of the Northern Kingdoms, a young screech owl is marked by destiny. He is Ezylryb, an owl who will rise through the ranks of the Killian Army to become the commander of a battalion of snakes. But although Ezylryb is touched by greatness, his battle-filled life is punctuated by tragedy--from the attack that leaves his father flightless forever, to a terrible betrayal by Ezylryb's own brother. But the young owl--with the support of a snake named Octavia--rises above it all, rises high on strong wings.
For Ezylryb is no ordinary owl.
He's the stuff of legends.
He's a Guardian of Ga'Hoole.
Legend of the Salmarine
Carlton Goode
Riveting tale of animal love and its consequences. (Safe for children.)Abbey, a caring school teacher, learns about unconditional love and sacrifice when her only son goes on a shooting rampage at her school. Unable to allow him to kill others in his quest to kill her, she bravely goes to him to show him a mother's true love before he guns her down.
The Legend of the Gypsy Hawk
Sally Malcolm
Passion is weapon that this pirate captain yields—along with her pistol and cutlass—in a swashbuckling high seas romance. To Amelia Dauphin, freedom is her most prized possession and she will stop at nothing to keep it. Daughter of a Pirate King and the youngest captain in her father's fleet, she lives on the island of Ile Sainte Anne, where pirates roam free and liberty reigns. Zachary Hazard, captain of the Gypsy Hawk, hasn't been seen on Ile Sainte Anne for six years but his reputation precedes him. To Zach, liberty is the open water and he has little time for the land-bound pirate island. But when he hears that Amelia's people could be in danger, he has no choice but to return. And what begins then is a desperate fight for freedom and a legend in the making . . . "Swashbuckling tales set during the Golden Age of Piracy are generally good for leisurely reading, and this novel is no exception. It promises...
Lost in Legend: an urban fantasy novel
J. M. Palmer
Ember, an ambitious college student, wakes up as a vampire, and not a very good one. Will her newfound bloodlust prove too much for her to handle?Ember, an ambitious college student seemingly with her entire life ahead of her, can't remember anything about her life. As she copes with confusion, hallucinations, and blackouts, Ember's decision to ignore her amnesia symptoms comes at a terrible price.With blood on her hands, she makes a break for it, falling headlong into a company of vampire hunters made up of ex-cons and fugitives. With their help, she hopes to learn what she is and understand everything legends could never reveal.Unfortunately, unlocking her past could cause more harm than good when the time comes to claim her newfound freedom.Can Ember unlock the secrets of her own legend without jeopardizing everything?
The Legend: The Mystery of Herobrine, Book One - The Start of a Quest
Mark Mulle
Childrens
Mike – a Minecraft noob, and his friend Jerry, have taken the first steps into their first Minecraft adventure together.While things start off pretty calmly with Jerry slowly teaching Mike his first lessons in survival, mining and crafting, our two players manage to get themselves into a series of misfortune.Follow our two protagonists on their journey and find out what they will discover.(An Unofficial Minecraft Book for Kids Age 9-12) Book One – The Start of a QuestMike – a Minecraft noob, and his friend Jerry, have taken the first steps into their first Minecraft adventure together.While things start off pretty calmly with Jerry slowly teaching Mike his first lessons in survival, mining and crafting, our two players manage to get themselves into a series of misfortune - mining too deep, escaping monster-ridden mines and stumbling into a mysterious and hostile clan. Follow our two protagonists on their journey and find out what they will discover.Author Note: This short story is for your reading pleasure. The characters in this "Minecraft Adventure Series" such as Steve, Endermen or Herobrine...etc are based on the Minecraft Game coming from Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2013 Mojang / Notch
The Golden Legend
Daniel Bernhard
The feast of All Saints has passed. The people of Saint Peter are waiting for the Morning Star to guide them into the new liturgical year. The Star initiates the emerging of a new liturgical cycle with the beginning of Advent and the birth of Jesus Christ.The preoccupation stage of our existence, determines our type of evolution, and future. Preordain is a cosmic inter global and intergalactic glow-flow of every critical and relative performed actions and inaction. Everyone plays and intricate role, whether ying or yang, everyone that ever existed, contributes to our stepping stone relay future, of our earth, and off course the universe.
John Henry: An American Legend 50th Anniversary Edition
Ezra Jack Keats
Children's Books
Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad in this beautiful hardcover edition.
Have you heard the tale?
John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men started talking about laying railroad tracks across the prairies and deserts, and right through the mountains, John Henry knew he and his hammer had to be a part of it. And drive those spikes he did! Then came the day when a challenge was announced: Who could dig a tunnel through a mountain faster—John Henry and his hammer? Or a steam drill?
The Night Parade of 100 Demons
Part #3 of "Legend of the Five Rings" series by Marie Brennan
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Historical Fiction
A thrilling epic fantasy adventure in the astonishing realm of Legend of the Five Rings, as two rival clans join forces to investigate a lethal supernatural mysteryChaos has broken out in the isolated Dragon Clan settlement of Sebo Mura. During the full moon, horrifying creatures rampage through the village, unleashing havoc and death. When the Dragon samurai Agasha no Isao Ryotora is sent to investigate, he faces even greater danger than expected. To save the village, he must confront his buried past – not to mention an unexpected Phoenix Clan visitor, Asako Sekken, who has his own secrets to hide. The quest to save Seibo Mura will take the two samurai into the depths of forgotten history and the shifting terrain of the Spirit Realms... and bring them face to face with an ancient, terrifying evil.
The Legend of Devil's Creek
D. C. Alexander
Caution: Story contains strong profanity and graphic violence.
When a mutilated corpse is found bound to a tree deep in the forest of remote Aubrey Island, Washington, residents learn that the murder mirrors, in every ritualistic detail, a series of revenge killings described in a century-old local ghost story. More abductions and killings soon follow.
Justin Riddley, recently transferred to the island’s small college, faces growing evidence that one of his new friends and fellow students may be the murderer. John Marshall, redemption-seeking captain of the local police force, leads the frantic murder investigation and struggles to figure out whether the killings are tied to the island's dark and violent past. Tormented by tragic wartime memories, and more convinced with each day that it is humanity’s fate to destroy itself, Marshall races against both the murderer and the specter of his own mental breakdown.
As blood continues to spill, Riddley and Marshall wonder whether there may be a dark, universal force that drives evil deeds great and small, and whether the nature of one’s childhood might sometimes, in the end, be all that separates the saint from the psychopath.
**About the Author
D.C. Alexander is a former federal agent. He was born and raised in the Seattle area, and now lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Legend
Nicole Zoltack
A maid who will become legend... Sixteen-year-old Alena longs for a world where peasants, servants, and nobles are all equal. Truly, that will never be possible until the day when she removes a sword from a stone and might have the chance to become queen... if she can rally those same peasants, servants, and nobles behind her.
Foxwise - A Legend of Vanx Malic Short Story
M. R. Mathias
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers / Horror
Deep in the Lurr Forest there is a valley called Saint Elm's Deep. This secret valley stays in a perpetual state of Spring and hosts the thousands of Fae who live there. The Heart Tree's magic sustains the boundaries that protect them all and their lush forest, but the hoar witch has poisoned its roots. This a FREE short story from M. R. Mathias' #1 bestselling series, The Legend of Vanx MalicDeep in the Lurr Forest there is a valley called Saint Elm's Deep. This secret valley stays in a perpetual state of Spring and hosts the thousands of Fae who live there. The Heart Tree's magic sustains the boundaries that protect them all and their lush forest, but the hoar witch has poisoned its roots. Queen Corydalis needs a certain shard to cast a beckoning so that the Emerald Eyed Champion of lore might come and save them all, for he is the only one who can end the hoar witch, and if they hope to save the Heart Tree that deed has to be done. Join Thorn, Bristle, and Barb, the Pixie Queens fiercest, smartest and most loyal elves as they take a thrilling journey out of their protected world into true Overland, where danger hides around every corner and everything they ever loved is at stake.
The Legend of Eydis
C. S. Johnson
Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance
Not all legends are born of lies ...Bjorn Kyvansson was never supposed to outlive his brother.After his older brother Sterlig dies on the mysterious island of Eydis, it falls to Bjorn to avenge his brother. But Bjorn, along with his abusive father and his anxious mother, is content to suffer with his lot in life. That is, until Arja Freydottir, Sterlig's beloved, decides she wants to go to Eydis. Bjorn reluctantly agrees to accompany her, knowing he has no right to Arja, as Sterlig's intended bride, no matter how much he loves her himself.But as Bjorn and Arja spend time together preparing to face the dragon of Eydis, it becomes clear that it is not a matter of honor keeping them apart, but the truth. From award-winning, genre-hopping author C.S. Johnson, The Legend of Eydis is a standalone story that blends history, fantasy, romance, and adventure with Vikings, dragons, demons, and a captured princess.
The Legend of the Gods- The Complete Trilogy
Part #1 of "Legend of the Gods" series by Aaron Hodges
Fantasy / Young Adult / Ebooks
The Legend Trilogy Collection
Marie Lu
Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy
The complete collection of Marie Lu's bestselling Legend trilogy: Legend, Prodigy, and Champion. Additional bonus material also included: Marie Lu's Life Before Legend, original short stories offering a sneak peek at the lives of Day and June before they met.
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Triforce Warriors (based on "Legend of Zelda")
Noah Kamper
When the dark sorceress, Cia, spawns hordes of monsters upon Hyrule, she engulfs it in a bloody war to decide its fate. Link, The Hylian Army's General, along with Impa, his commander, and Sheik, a mysteriously disguised Sheikah, must now seek the power of the fabled Triforce—the almighty gift from the goddesses that grants any wish to those who hold it—in order to banish Cia and all her monstersWhen the dark sorceress, Cia, spawns hordes of monsters upon Hyrule, she engulfs it in a bloody war to decide its fate. Link, The Hylian Army's General, along with Impa, his commander, and Sheik, a mysteriously disguised Sheikah, must now seek the power of the fabled Triforce—the almighty gift from the goddesses that grants any wish to those who hold it—in order to banish Cia and all her monsters from Hyrule.