The White Stars lfteot-2

The White Stars lfteot-2

Michael Moorcock

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Literature & Fiction

Цикл о Крае Времени весьма необычен. Это не фэнтези, это не научная фантастика в обычном смысле этого термина, это - нечто иное. Край Времени - это когда "дни вселенной были сочтены". Герои этого цикла - люди, хотя человеческого в них не сильно много. Они всемогущи, а если их настигает смерть, то они легко могут возродиться, а главное - они не живут, они скорее играют в жизнь. Играют в любовь, в страдания, играют во что угодно, лишь бы занять время. Беспрерывные развлечения - вот смысл их жизни. Цикл полон языковых изысков, необычных способов построения речи и сюжета, странных имен героев, но при этом читается просто отлично. Легенды Края Времени - это сборник повестей о Крае Времени, позволяющий получше узнать обитателей этого столь необычного мира. Именно эти истории вскользь упоминались в Танцорах. Среди них: история греха Вертера де Гёте, рассказ о дуэли Лорда Акулы Неизвестного и, на мой взгляд, лучшая повесть о материнской любви и сыновнем непонимании... "Танелорн: Всё о Майкле Муркоке" http://www.moorcock.narod.ru/
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The Sorcerer's House

The Sorcerer's House

Gene Wolfe

Literature & Fiction / Science Fiction & Fantasy

The new Gene Wolfe fantasy novel is told entirely in a series of letters. Only Wolfe could have made this so gripping, a surprising page-turner of a book.In a contemporary town in the American midwest where he has no connections, an educated man recently released from prison is staying in a motel. He writes letters to his brother and to others, including a friend still in jail. When he meets a real estate agent who tells him he is the heir to a huge old house, long empty, he moves in, though he is too broke even to buy furniture. He is immediately confronted by supernatural and fantastic creatures and events. In a contemporary town in the American midwest where he has no connections, Bax, an educated man recently released from prison, is staying in a motel. He writes letters to his brother and to others, including a friend still in jail, to whom he progressively reveals the intriguing pieces of a strange and fantastic narrative. When he meets a real estate agent who tells him he is, to his utter surprise, the heir to a huge old house in town, long empty, he moves in. He is immediately confronted by an array of supernatural creatures and events, by love and danger. His life is utterly transformed and we read on, because we must know more. We revise our opinions of him, and of others, with each letter, piecing together more of the story as we go. We learn things about magic, and another world, and about the sorcerer Mr. Black, who originally inhabited the house. And then knowing what we now know only in the end, perhaps we read it again. The main attraction of the novel is the zaniness, the flow of non-stop action that twists and turns and the "what weirdness will come next?" that continues almost to the end. Once the major revelations are done and we seem to achieve closure, the novel takes one more unexpected turn and ends with a superb epilogue that makes one reread at least the last half of the book. "The Sorcerer's House" is a strong A that will entertain and enchant as long as you do not question it too much, but accept its premise and just turn the pages and get immersed into it.
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Kitt Peak

Kitt Peak

Al Sarrantonio

Horror / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

When retired buffalo soldier Thomas Mullin receives a whiskey-stained letter detailing the disappearance of his friend's daughter Abby, he jumps on the first train to Arizona. Folks around town think Abby has gone back to the reservation where she was raised, yet the more Mullin investigates, the more suspicious he becomes. The game is afoot, and Mullins is on the trail.
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Maker's Song 3 Beneath the Skin

Maker's Song 3 Beneath the Skin

Adrian Phoenix

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal

SUMMARY: CHAOS CONTROLS HIS FUTURE. ONE MORTAL WOMAN COULD BE HIS SALVATION. THE COUNTDOWN TO ANNIHILATION WILL BEGIN WITH DANTE'S CHOICE...."THE FATE OF THREE WORLDS..."The dark pieces of vampire rock star Dante Baptiste's past are violently emerging, and it is only a matter of time before the Fallen discover he is the "creawdwr" they have sought for thousands of years. The destruction he left behind in Oregon threatens to reveal his identity as Fallen Maker and True Blood, exposing the young nightkind to shadowy predators -- mortal "and" supernatural -- who will do whatever it takes to win his favor...or destroy him."RESTS IN DANTE'S HANDS."When beautiful FBI special agent Heather Wallace went AWOL on assignment, she chose irresistible Dante over the shady government forces that now stalk them both. Heather has her own secrets of the past to uncover, but she is also the only one who can hold her nightkind lover together when his dangerous quest for the truth threatens to send him over the edge. And as she and Dante fi ght for their survival, she realizes they must work together to protect their future -- before his mysterious destiny tears them apart....
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04 Apocalypse Unleashed

04 Apocalypse Unleashed

Mel Odom

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers

In this a much anticipated conclusion to the Apocalypse series, First Sergeant “Goose” Gander of the United States Army Rangers is in over his head, and he knows it. Trapped by the Rapture in the carnage of Middle Eastern shooting war, far from his wife and kid back home, he's living every day on the edge, afraid each moment might be his last, terrified that he'll never see the people he loves again. The war on the Syrian/Turkish border is heating up, and the opposition armies and the local warlords are skirmishing for power in a no-man's land filled with innocent victims that Goose hopes to protect.Goose soon discovers elements within his own forces, fearful of his leadership, are determined to bring him down. With everybody gunning for him, Goose is going to need a miracle to pull off his mission. Even as he struggles to believe in the God of miracles, Goose is about to discover the power of redemption and the bulwark of pure faith. And as the Hand of God closes over him and he accepts salvation, Goose Gander will finally find the peace he seeks, even as the war-torn land around him explodes in violence.
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The Naughty Stepbrothers

The Naughty Stepbrothers

Trinity Blacio

Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal

In the third installment of best-selling author Trinity Blacio’s Naughty Christmas series, Xena Castor had always believed she was Daddy’s little girl. It was just the two of them against the world, until that fateful day when her father met the Stepmom from Hell. Then said little girl had no one, until two wolf-warriors showed up in her life--her stepbrothers. Were they a gift from Santa or another curse following her as she ran from the danger she knew was coming? Would her Christmas wedding dream ever become a reality? Or had she been too Naughty, needing a good old-fashioned spanking that secretly craved?
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Twisted Karma

Twisted Karma

Lizzy Ford

Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult

Book six, Rhyn Eternal Series. Responsible for her brother's inability to protect the Future, Karma is helpless to do anything for him and quickly finds herself in a worse situation. She's found her mate - and he's bad news. Wild, emotional, and naïve, Karma is a wildfire without restraint. Her mate is her polar opposite – and the threat her brother foresaw tearing apart the Immortal and human communities.Meanwhile, Stephanie has been left to figure out her role within the Immortal community. Tasked by her mate – Fate – to stop the Immortals from imploding, lest demons take down the human world, she struggles to find a way to bring her family and the Immortals together, or at least, to keep them from falling apart. Wynn soon gives her a greater task: she's going to head the Council and lead the Immortals. He's ready to execute the plan he's been nursing for thousands of years, no matter what damage he does in the process.With no mate to guide her, and few allies to call upon,...
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The Captain's Daughter

The Captain's Daughter

Peter David

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Comics & Graphic Novels

When Demora Sulu, an exemplary young Starfleet officer, suddenly attacks her commanding officer, who kills her in self-defense, everyone is stunned. No one is more grief-stricken than her father, Captain Hikaru Sulu of the U.S.S. Excelsior. Determined to learn the truth behind his daughter's bizarre death, Sulu goes to the planet where she was killed, and finds himself confronted by an old enemy eager to destroy Sulu's reputation and his life!
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Renegades (The Eurynome Code Book 2)

Renegades (The Eurynome Code Book 2)

K. Gorman

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Paranormal

Genetically engineered from birth, Karin Makos’s powers have made her the Alliance’s most wanted person. With her sister still missing, and only a cryptic notebook left behind for clues, the mystery of her past is going to take a lot more time and resources than they have to unravel it. And there’s a bigger problem looming. Keeping their promise to heal Ethan’s stepfather and the rest of the people on the Ozark puts them right past Caishen station and its Alliance allies—and there might be another force on their tail. After the crew split apart on a wild chase that puts Karin in the hot seat, it’ll take all of their strength and ingenuity to bring them back together. With enemies gathering in the wings, a desperate, heavy-handed station commander hard on their tail, and the Shadows an ever-present threat, they must race against the odds and scramble to fight their way out.
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