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Season of the Swamp
Yuri Herrera
A major new novel set in nineteenth-century New Orleans by the author of Signs Preceding the End of the WorldNew Orleans, 1853. A young exile named Benito Juárez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp. Years later, he will become the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas, but now he is as anonymous and invisible as any other migrant to the roiling and alluring city of New Orleans.Accompanied by a small group of fellow exiles who plot their return and hoped-for victory over the Mexican dictatorship, Juárez immerses himself in the city, which absorbs him like a sponge. He and his compatriots work odd jobs, suffer through the heat of a southern summer, fall victim to the cons and confusions of a strange young nation, succumb to the hallucinations of yellow fever, and fall in love with the music and food all around them. But unavoidable, too, is the grotesque traffic in human beings they witness as they try to shape their...
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Volume 6
Yuri Kitayama
The threat approaches Amande—and the boy steps into the center stage once more!After successfully rescuing Celia from her less-than-ideal political marriage, Rio travels to the trade city of Amande to stock up on supplies and gather information about the hero summonings. In order to fulfill Celia's wish of informing her father of her safety, Rio attempts to infiltrate the Claire estate.Meanwhile, on her way back to Amande from attending the wedding, Liselotte runs into unforeseen trouble with Princess Flora and Sakata, the Beltrum hero!
Legends of Elysia
Yuri Jean-Baptiste
For years, Osirus has remained hidden in the shadows. But now, the assassin's origins will finally be revealed...In an age where monsters roam free and corruption reigns supreme, Osirus is the only hope for the free citizens of Elysia. Born with the power of both Human and Emortuu, Osirus Babende must constantly fight against the darkness that threatens to consume him.As the lines of good and evil blur, he must navigate the treacherous waters of morality while assembling the Assassins of the Rose. Follow the legendary Dualing on his journey from a frightened child on the run to the most feared assassin in the land, as he battles against the evils that terrorize the world.But as he battles against the Chaos of Elysia, can Osirus stem the evil that threatens to claim his soul?Legends of Elysia: Assassins is the next chapter in the groundbreaking epic fantasy series. Fans of C.S. Lewis, R. A. Salvatore, and Andrzej Sapkowski will fall in...
Chronicles of Elysia
Yuri Jean-Baptiste
In the aftermath of their crushing defeat, Omari and the Virtues seek refuge in the mystical forest realm of Agraven. But danger lurks amidst the reclusive Faeyries... Five years have passed, and the relentless war waged by the malevolent King Jaheem ravages the Hallowed Plains. The once united Virtues are now scattered, and Omari, the prophesied Champion, is but a shadow of his former self. As they grapple with their uncertain future, the Virtues are tested to their very limits, from the port cities of the Frosted Tides to the front lines of the Fallen Borderlands. With the specter of war looming and an insidious evil infiltrating the forest, the company faces a daunting task—one that threatens their very souls. Can the Virtues rally in time to quell the horrors that threaten the grove? Or will Omari's fall from grace be the final blow that shatters Elysia's hopes?In this gripping sequel, Yuri...
In the Beginning
Yuri Csapo
Science Fiction / Fiction
First contact. For the first time, humans will be meeting members of another intelligent species. One man has a question: why now? The answer will be more surprising than he could have imagined.For Henry, it's about avoiding a repeat of the desperate struggles he faced as a child. He does not want the mistakes of the past repeated, and his work as a mercenary is a means to this end, for the one thing he desires above all else.For Mary, it's about escaping the monotony of her work serving one of the wealthiest men in Amestraton. Regardless of what may come, she is determined to move away from the only life she has known, and onto the path that she has chosen.For both of them, the goal is simple enough: to build a better life together. However, the conflicting politics of the city - and the sudden arrival of a living legend - put everything they have worked for at risk. Regardless of outcome, the decisions they must make could very well change the future of the city they call home...
Yuri
Part #3 of "Her Russian Protector" series by Roxie Rivera
Romance / Erotica
While clawing her way out of Houston’s worst neighborhood, Lena vowed to never let any man have power over her. After a lifetime of broken promises from her criminal father and a mother who abandoned her, Lena believes that love makes you vulnerable. She’s never been tempted to test that belief…until Yuri.
Sexy as sin and with a dark reputation, Russian billionaire Yuri survived a miserable childhood of poverty and neglect to ascend the pinnacle of success. He enjoys the perks of his massive wealth without much thought to the consequences…until Lena.
When Lena’s father blunders into an international art theft operation, Yuri seizes his chance to be her protector and save her family from ruin. But when past misdeeds catch up with him and threaten Lena’s safety, Yuri puts her love and trust in him to the test.
He’ll show Lena he can be the man she needs—a man she can trust and depend upon—one sensual, wicked kiss at a time.
Metamorphs 2
Yuri Jean-Baptiste
Tristan Davids is a superhero. But that doesn't mean he's invincible.It's been three months since The Legion's attack on the Academy and teenager Tristan Davids finds himself in a position that he never could have imagined: school hero. With the emergence of his unique abilities, Tristan has now become one of the most powerful metamorphs on campus, but things aren't all they cracked up to be as he comes to grips with the challenges that threaten to tear his team apart. In his second year, Tristan will be pushed to his limits, learning to manage his extraordinary powers along with the addition of a new teammate to his squad. Things won't get any easier as the rise of the mysterious villain, Doomsayer, will place all of Tristan's friends in the crosshairs of his new nemesis. Tristan holds the key to stopping the maniacal terrorist, but how can he stop a madman who can predict his every move?Metamorphs: Ripple Effect is the...
The Hunter’s Code: Book 3: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series
Part #3 of "The Hunter's Code" series by Yuri Vinokuroff
The next books of the series!The Hunter's Code Book 4: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSB636MZThe Hunter’s Code: Book 5: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTMVRQB2I need my manor, I need my family ring, I need my Family, and I need your motorbike...My body grows stronger, my spirit levels up, and my old skills haven’t gone anywhere. Finally, people I can trust are gathering around me.Mighty enemies? Sure, they exist too. But not for much longer...
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Deceit
Yuri Felsen
“This is . . . real literature, pure and honest.”—Vladimir Nabokov"The scintillating English-language debut from Felsen . . . [is] a fittingly volatile record of ruinous desire. —Publishers WeeklyOnce considered the 'Russian Proust', Yuri Felsen tells the story of an obsessive love affair set in interwar Europe in Deceit, an experimental novel in the form of a diary that is an as-yet-undiscovered landmark of Russian émigré literature.We meet our unnamed narrator in Paris in the 20s, where he finds himself an expat after the Russian Revolution. At a friend’s request he meets the beautiful, clever socialite Lyolya, also a recent exile from Russia. What begins as casual friendship quickly turns into fascination and obsession, as Lyolya gives mixed signals and pursues other men. Our narrator, emerging from a depression, is soon overwhelmed by the very idea of her, which begins to...
Return To Yuri
KJ Dahlen
A Bratva Blood Brothers Special EditionReturn to YuriRavenWhen my past comes back, I have to leave to protect my family. I can't risk their lives. I have to go back to the streets. I know Yuri won't understand why, but there's something I have to do, and I can't do it here.I just hope Yuri will forgive me when this is over… I couldn't bear to lose him, not now…YuriRaven has given me more in the past few years than I could ever dare to dream about, growing up the way I did. Now she has secrets and if I read her right—she is going to leave me.Then she's just gone …We tear the city apart looking for her but we can't find a trace. This city holds so many secrets and I can't let any of the factions know she missing, I can't lose her. Then I get a call, its her brother Nicky, he's panicking and he knows why she left me.I have to find her, she's my life and I have nothing without her.
Barbershop Otto
Yuri Vinokurov
UPDATED: Uploaded another sample story to the upcoming collection of mysteries. Now includes:- Private Investigation- Barbershop "Otto"This is a book of short stories all written by Angela Koeller. She would like to beg your help. One of these stories, apart from Singing in Limbo, shall become a novel in its own right. Please submit your votes and the final tally will be taken 07.09.14. The chosen story will turned into a novel and published by 07.09.15. Thank you for your time and please enjoy these works.The Sea Girl - A lost girl may be more than she appears.One Tree in a Forest - When you bump into someone on the street, do you ever wonder how they came to be there?Unrequited - Love, when Hell freezes over.Fractured Reflections - One man's crazy is another man's every-day.Singing in Limbo - A heart can ache but still sing.Bittersweet Requiem - Under a rain cloud not far away is a man and a woman.Also included is the first chapter from Ms. Koeller's published novella, Forsaken.
Than and Now
Yuri Csapo
Science Fiction / Fiction
Too tired to remember, too painful to forget? Do you really want to let go? Only Dr. Than removes unwanted memories.Too tired to remember, too painful to forget? Do you really want to let go? Only Dr. Than removes unwanted memories. If you could erase a painful memory, would you? Meet Michael and his nightmare. He would give anything for a good night's sleep.
The Hunter’s Code: Book 2: A Portal Progression Fantasy Series
Yuri Vinokuroff
I am Monster Slayer Fifth Class, Baron Alexander Galaxius. I’m still a baron with no barony, lands or family ring. Just like my past life, this one hasn’t given me anything on a silver platter. I’ll have to use my own strength to create the world I need. Once more...
Ten Planets
Yuri Herrera
A collection of fanciful, philosophical science fictions by "one of Mexico's finest novelists" (Vulture).The characters that populate Yuri Herrera's surprising new story collection inhabit imagined futures that reveal the strangeness and instability of the present. Drawing on science fiction, noir, and the philosophical parables of Jorge Luis Borges's Fictions and Italo Calvino's Cosmicomics, these very short stories are an inspired extension of this significant writer's work.In Ten Planets, objects can be sentient and might rebel against the unhappy human family to which they are attached. A detective of sorts finds clues to buried secrets by studying the noses of his clients, which he insists are covert maps. A meager bacterium in a human intestine gains consciousness when a psychotropic drug is ingested. Monsters and aliens abound, but in the fiction of Yuri Herrera, knowing who is the monster and who the alien is a tricky...
Return of the Legion: Metamorphs, #1
Yuri Jean-Baptiste
Earth's greatest threat has returned. But in a school of superheroes, one ordinary boy holds the key.16 year-old Tristan Davids had big plans in mind for his birthday, but unexpectedly discovering that he's from a family of well known super-heroes wasn't one of them. Now he's been sent to the Academy to hone his gifts, despite not having any powers of his own.Viewed as an outcast amongst his peers and newfound rivals, Tristan comes to realize that he will need to rely upon the uneasy alliance between his new teammates if he wishes to succeed at the school. As if managing to navigate through the obstacles of his new life wasn't enough, Tristan soon discovers a plot to overthrow his new home by a mysterious group of supervillains, known as The Legion.Can Tristan rallying his teammates behind him, unlock his abilities, and discover what it means to be truly special before it's too late?Metamorphs: Return of the Legion is the first book in...
When the Whales Leave
Yuri Rytkheu
Fiction / Historical Fiction
Nau cannot remember a time when she was not one with the world around her: with the fast breeze, the green grass, the high clouds, and the endless blue sky above the Shingled Spit. But her greatest joy is to visit the sea, where whales gather every morning to gaily spout rainbows. Then, one day, she finds a man in the mist where a whale should be: Reu, who has taken human form out of his Great Love for her. Together these first humans become parents to two whales, and then to mankind. Even after Reu dies, Nau continues on, sharing her story of brotherhood between the two species. But as these origins grow more distant, the old woman's tales are subsumed into myth—and her descendants turn increasingly bent on parading their dominance over the natural world. Buoyantly translated into English for the first time by Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse, this new entry in the Seedbank series is at once a vibrant retelling of the origin story of the Chukchi, a timely parable about the...
Metamorphs 3
Yuri Jean-Baptiste
He's stopped Earth's most fearsome threats before. Now he'll discover that the greatest danger lies within...The world is in an uproar since the events of the Escabana Bombings. After defeating Doomsayer and his Harbingers, Tristan Davids and his friends must deal with the aftermath of their explosive showdown: the discovery of metamorphs, a deadly, new villain, and a world that now views them as potential threats. It's not long before the team becomes the target of the U.S. military, and they'll need to put their lives in the hands of an old enemy in order to survive. To make matters worse, Tristan's growing powers have become unmanageable, leading the young metamorph down a dark journey to uncover the truth behind his family's mysterious past. With each twist and turn, Tristan's convictions will be put to the test, and he'll be forced to answer a question he never thought he'd ask: Is Tristan sure he's on the right...
Seirei Gensouki
Yuri Kitayama
In order to rescue Liselotte, Rio leaves the Galarc Kingdom, prompting Reiss and the bloodthirsty Heavenly Lions to strike in the name of revenge.Amidst the chaos inside the castle, the girls left behind organize an opposition with everything they have, sparking a life or death battle. While some strive to prove they don't need Rio's protection, will his friends manage to come out of this conflict in one piece? In response to their strong resolve, a gust of wind blows onto the battlefield!
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Volume 1
Yuri Kitayama
Meet Rio: a callous orphaned boy living in the slums. At only 7-years-old, he realizes he's actually the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student with a tragic past. While still reeling from this shocking epiphany, Rio also comes to learn that he possesses extremely potent magical abilities and uses his new powers to solve the kidnapping case of a little girl. His good deed is acknowledged, and he's rewarded by being enrolled into... a prestigious academy for noble children...?
YURI (Her Russian Protector #3)
Roxie Rivera
Romance / Erotica
When Lena's father and cousin blunder into an international art theft operation, Yuri seizes his chance to be her protector. But when past misdeeds catch up with him and threaten Lena's safety, Yuri puts her love and trust in him to the test. He'll prove he's the man she needs—a man she can trust and depend upon—one sensual, wicked kiss at a time.
Envy
Yuri Olesha
One of the delights of Russian literature, a tour de force that has been compared to the best of Nabokov and Bulgakov, Yuri Olesha's novella Envy brings together cutting social satire, slapstick humor, and a wild visionary streak. Andrei is a model Soviet citizen, a swaggeringly self-satisfied mogul of the food industry who intends to revolutionize modern life with mass-produced sausage. Nikolai is a loser. Finding him drunk in the gutter, Andrei gives him a bed for the night and a job as a gofer. Nikolai takes what he can, but that doesn't mean he's grateful. Griping, sulking, grovelingly abject, he despises everything Andrei believes in, even if he envies him his every breath.Producer and sponger, insider and outcast, master and man fight back and forth in the pages of Olesha's anarchic comedy. It is a contest of wills in which nothing is sure except the incorrigible human heart.Marian Schwartz's new English translation of Envy brilliantly captures the energy of Olesha's masterpiece.ReviewOlesha wrote only one novel, Envy. The book was published in 1927, 10 years after the Bolshevik Revolution and a few years before the net of socialist realism fell on Russian writers....The narrative is driven by the narrator’s bitter, poetic commentary on the world. The characters represent, loosely, aspects of the new Soviet ethos. Vladimir Nabokov had a low opinion of almost everything produced in Russia after his departure, but he admired Olesha’s writing.— Columbus DispatchIn his best fiction, the short novel Envy, Olesha writes about the clash of two worlds, but with a wry, half-defeated yet touchingly affectionate irony that seems entirely his own.— Irving Howe, Harper’sOlesha’s stories are supreme and timeless cinema. To read his triumphant short novel Envy is to see it, to find the pages transformed into a screen on which to behold man’s heroic confrontation with the monsters of his own creation...Every page of Olesha demands to be read and seen again.— The New York TimesLanguage NotesText: English, Russian (translation)
The Chukchi Bible
Yuri Rytkheu
Fiction / Historical Fiction
By the celebrated author of A Dream in Polar Fog, a collection of the myths and stories of Yuri Rytkheu's own family that is at once a moving history of the Chukchi people who inhabit the northern shores of the Bering Sea and a beautiful cautionary tale rife with conflict, human drama, and humor. We meet fantastic characters: Nau, the mother of the human race; Rau, her half-whale husband; and Rytkheu's own grandfather, fated to be an intrepid traveler, far-ranging whaler, living ethnographic exhibit, and the last shaman of Uelen. The Chukchi Bible moves through vast Arctic tundra, sea, and sky -- and to places deep within ourselves--introducing readers, in vivid prose, to an extraordinary mythology and a resilient people.
The Transmigration of Bodies
Yuri Herrera
A plague has brought death to the city. Two feuding crime families with blood on their hands need our hard-boiled hero, The Redeemer, to broker peace. Both his instincts and the vacant streets warn him to stay indoors, but The Redeemer ventures out into the city’s underbelly to arrange for the exchange of the bodies they hold hostage.
Yuri Herrera’s novel is a response to the violence of contemporary Mexico. With echoes of Romeo and Juliet, Roberto Bolaño and Raymond Chandler, The Transmigration of Bodies is a noirish tragedy and a tribute to those bodies – loved, sanctified, lusted after, and defiled – that violent crime has touched.
A Dream in Polar Fog
Yuri Rytkheu
Fiction / Historical Fiction
A Dream in Polar Fog is at once a cross-cultural journey, an ethnographic chronicle of the people of Chukotka, and a politically and emotionally charged adventure story. It is the story of John MacLennan, a Canadian sailor who is left behind by his ship, stranded on the northeastern tip of Siberia and the story of the Chukchi community that adopts this wounded stranger and teaches him to live as a true human being. Over time, John comes to know his new companions as a real people who share the best and worst of human traits with his own kind. Tragedy strikes, and wounds are healed with compassion and honesty as tensions rise and fall. Rytkheu's empathy, humor, and provocative voice guide us across the magnificent landscape of the North and reveal all the complexity and beauty of a vanishing world.
Signs Preceding the End of the World
Yuri Herrera
Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. Traversing this lonely territory is Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a violent, macho world. Leaving behind her life in Mexico to search for her brother, she is smuggled into the USA carrying a pair of secret messages – one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld.
