Behooved
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Seanan McGuire crafts compelling contemporary fantasy, delving into themes of identity, found family, and societal constraints with a distinctive blend of humor, melancholy, and sharp observation. Under the pseudonym Mira Grant, she explores speculative fiction, often examining post-apocalyptic worlds and the ethics of science. McGuire excels at building intricate worlds and populating them with unforgettable characters that resonate deeply with readers. Her work consistently challenges expectations and offers profound insights into the human condition.







Nadya never considered herself less than whole, not until her adoptive parents fitted her with a prosthetic arm against her will, seeking to replace the one she'd been missing from birth. It was cumbersome; it was uncomfortable; it was wrong. It wasn't her. Frustrated and unable to express why, Nadya began to wander, until the day she fell through a door into Belyyreka, the Land Beneath the Lake--and found herself in a world of water, filled with child-eating amphibians, majestic giant turtles, and impossible ships that sailed as happily beneath the surface as on top. In Belyyreka, she found herself understood for who she was: a Drowned Girl, who had made her way to her real home, accepted by the river and its people. But even in Belyyreka, there are dangers, and trials, and Nadya would soon find herself fighting to keep hold of everything she had come to treasure.
A Scarlet Witch & Spider-Man Story
In this multiversal adventure, Wanda and Peter Parker navigate the complexities of newfound powers and personal loss. After the emergence of Wanda's abilities, chaos ensues, leading her to seek guidance from Doctor Strange while grappling with grief and responsibility alongside her brother. When tragedy strikes, Wanda faces profound loneliness and encounters a mysterious speedster, Pietro, challenging her understanding of reality. This journey forces her to confront difficult choices between her familiar life and the potential for something greater.
SPIDER-GEDDON rocks Gwen Stacy's world! Trapped in a parallel dimension as her friends and fellow Spiders battle for their lives, what can Gwen do to stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the Web of Life and Destiny? From out of the chaos, Gwen takes on a new name and faces one of her deadliest - and most familiar - enemies yet: the Gwen Goblin! Back home, Gwen's father is pressuring her to return to school, while an interdimensional stalker is creeping her out - and all the while, something sinister is roaming the streets of New York. Can Gwen track down the thing that goes bump in the night? Or will she become one more victim of the Man-Wolf? And the heroic Sue and Johnny Storm have resurfaced, but is their return too good to be true? Collecting GHOST-SPIDER #1-10.
Młoda dziewczyna odkrywa portal prowadzący do krainy centaurów i jednorożców, do świata, który oczekuje, że jego goście podejmą wyzwanie i zostaną bohaterami. Kiedy Jack wraca do szkoły, staje się jasne, że coś się jej przydarzyło. Coś strasznego. W przezwyciężeniu skutków tej traumy mogą jej pomóc wyłącznie przyjaciele.
Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Wayward Children series. Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children. When her fellow students realize that Antsy's talent for finding absolutely anything may extend to doors, she's forced to flee in the company of a small group of friends, looking for a way back to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go to be sure that Vineta and Hudson are keeping their promise. Along the way, temptations are dangled, decisions are reinforced, and a departure to a world populated by dinosaurs brings untold dangers and one or two other surprises! A story that reminds us that finding what you want doesn't always mean finding what you need.
Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City…
A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire.
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SPIDER-GEDDON rocks Gwen Stacy's world! As her fellow Spiders battle the vicious Inheritors, Gwen finds herself exiled to a parallel dimension! Can she help stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the Web of Life and Destiny? Or will she fall before one of her most personal enemies yet: the Gwen Goblin?! Meanwhile, Mary Jane's perfectionist vision for their band is driving Gwen crazy...her father is pressuring her to return to school...and something sinister is stalking the streets of New York. Can Gwen track down the thing that goes bump in the night? Or will she become one more victim of the Man-Wolf?! Plus: Gwen teams up with Spider-Man - and finally embraces her new codename! Collecting SPIDER-GEDDON: GHOST-SPIDER VIDEO COMIC and SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER #1-10.
For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of his dreams, and was looking forward to a period of peace—or at least as much peace as is ever in the offing for the husband of a hero.Alas for Tybalt and his domestic aspirations, fate—and Titania—had other ideas. His perfect world had been complete for only a moment when it was ripped away, to be replaced by hers. Titania, Faerie’s Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions and enemy of so many he holds dear, has seized control of the Kingdom, remaking it in her own image. An image which does not include meddlesome shapeshifters getting in her way. Tybalt quickly finds himself banished from her reality, along with the Undersea and the rest of the Court of Cats.To protect his people and his future, Tybalt must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him, convince her that he’s not a stranger trying to ruin her life for no apparent reason, and get her to unmake the illusion she’s been firmly enmeshed in. And he’ll have to do it all while she doesn’t know him, and every unrecognizing look is a knife to his heart.For Tybalt, King of Cats, the happily ever after was just the beginning.
Two fan favourite planeswalkers, Ajani Goldmane and Nahiri The Lithomancer, take centre stage in this standalone collection!
Nagroda Hugo dla najlepszego cyklu 2022 Pierwsze dwie książki cyklu Zbłąkane dzieci Seanan McGuire. Dołączcie do uczniów Eleanor i przejdźcie przez drzwi do światów niebezpiecznych i zarazem niezwykłych. Dzieci zawsze znikają w sprzyjających okolicznościach: wślizgują się w mrok panujący pod łóżkiem albo w głębi szafy, wpadają do króliczych nor albo do starych studni i wychodzą z nich... gdzieś indziej. Ale magiczne krainy nie potrzebują nadmiaru cudownych dzieci. Poznajcie Nancy wyrzuconą z jej świata przez Pana Umarłych. Poznajcie Jack i Jill, adoptowane przez potwora z Wrzosowisk.
The 17th novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series. October is very happy with her life as the second daughter of her pureblood parents, Amandine and Simon Torquill. Born to be the changeling handmaid to her beloved sister August, she spends her days working in her family’s tower, serving as August’s companion, and waiting for the day when her sister sets up a household of her own. Everything is right in October’s Faerie. Everything is perfect. Everything is a lie. October has been pulled from her own reality and thrown into a twisted reinterpretation of Faerie where nothing is as it should be and everything has been distorted to support Titania’s ideals. Bound by the Summer Queen’s magic and thrust into a world turned upside down, October has no way of knowing who she can trust, where she can turn, or even who she really is. As strangers who claim to know her begin to appear and the edges of Titania’s paradise begin to unravel, Toby will have to decide whether she can risk everything she knows based on only their stories of another world. But first she’ll have to survive this one, as Titania demonstrates why she needed to be banished in the first place—and this time, much more than Toby’s own life is at stake.
"A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series from Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found. Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. If you ever lost a sock, you'll find it here. If you ever wondered about favorite toy from childhood... it's probably sitting on a shelf in the back. And the headphones that you swore that this time you'd keep safe? You guessed it.... Antoinette has lost her father. Metaphorically. He's not in the shop, and she'll never see him again. But when Antsy finds herself lost (literally, this time), she finds that however many doors open for her, leaving the Shop for good might not be as simple as it sounds. And stepping through those doors exacts a price. Lost in the Moment and Found tells us that childhood and innocence, once lost, can never be found"--
A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series.
There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. And it isn't as safe.
"Trying to enjoy married life, October Daye discovers that an old friend and ally is really an enemy in disguise and must battle for her life and community"--
The first anthology of original short stories featuring the confluence of two iconic properties, as the Predators seek the ultimate prey, the Xenomorphs from Alien.
For everything there is a season. The New York Times bestselling Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of MIDDLEGAME in this action-packed standalone adventure.
Toby's getting married! Now in paperback, the fifteenth novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling October Daye urban fantasy series. It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favor of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fiancé, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of...happens. And that's why her closest friends have taken the choice out of her hands, ambushing her with a court wedding at the High Court in Toronto. Once the High King gets involved, there's not much even Toby can do to delay things... ...except for getting involved in stopping a plot to overthrow the High Throne itself, destabilizing the Westlands entirely, and keeping her from getting married through nothing more than the sheer volume of chaos it would cause. Can Toby save the Westlands and make it to her own wedding on time? Or is she going to have to choose one over the other? Includes an all-new bonus novella!
When Eleanor West decided to open her school, her sanctuary, her 'Home for Wayward Children,' she knew from the beginning that there would be children she couldn't save; when Cora decides she needs a different direction, a different fate, a different prophecy, Miss West reluctantly agrees to transfer her to the other school, where things are run very differently by Whitethorn, the Headmaster
"It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favor of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fiancé, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of happens. And that's why her closest friends have taken the choice out of her hands, ambushing her with a court wedding at the High Court in Toronto. Once the High King gets involved, there's not much even Toby can do to delay things, except for getting involved in stopping a plot to overthrow the High Throne itself, destabilizing the Westlands entirely, and keeping her from getting married through nothing more than the sheer volume of chaos it would cause. Can Toby save the Westlands and make it to her own wedding on time? Or is she going to have to choose one over the other?"-- Provided by publisher
Bonded to a synthetic symbiote from another reality, Ghost-Spider, a.k.a. Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, is unique among the webslingers of the multiverse! But when Knull descends on her adopted home, his gravity well of dark psychic energy unleashes unforeseen consequences on Gwen! And her bandmate Mary Jane Watson is about to be pulled into this ordeal with a symbiote of her own. The ensuing madness can only be described as Gwenom vs. Carnage! They've been at each other's throats in The Mary Janes for years, but this battle of the bands will really shred! Plus, Andi Benton returns, but does Scream have what it takes to put a dent in Knull's armor? And what does this latest symbiotic nightmare mean for Spider-Man?! COLLECTING: King In Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage (2021) 1-3, King in Black: Scream (2021) 1, King in Black: Spider-Man (2021) 1
"Gwen Stacy created by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko."
A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series. “Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means something’s coming.” Regan loves, and is loved, though her school-friend situation has become complicated, of late. When she suddenly finds herself thrust through a doorway that asks her to "Be Sure" before swallowing her whole, Regan must learn to live in a world filled with centaurs, kelpies, and other magical equines—a world that expects its human visitors to step up and be heroes. But after embracing her time with the herd, Regan discovers that not all forms of heroism are equal, and not all quests are as they seem... A standalone Wayward Children story containing all-new characters, and a great jumping-on point for new readers.
Regular print version previously published by: Tor-Forge Books.
SURVIVING TOMORROW is a collection of 29 stories about survivors by writers like Neil Gaiman, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Cory Doctorow,Robert Silverberg, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Andrew Mayne,Scott Sigler, Orson Scott Card, Alan Dean Foster, A.C. Crispin, and more.All profits go to providing COVID-19 tests directly to the front lines of this crisis.
When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister -- whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice -- back to their home on the Moors.
Now in mass market, the thirteenth novel of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series! Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong. When the Luidaeg--October "Toby" Daye's oldest and most dangerous ally--tells her the time has come for the Selkies to fulfill their side of the bargain, and that Toby must be a part of the process, Toby can't refuse. Literally. The Selkies aren't the only ones in debt to the Luidaeg, and Toby has to pay what she owes like anyone else. They will travel to the fabled Duchy of Ships and call a convocation of the Selkies, telling them to come and meet the Luidaeg's price...or face the consequences. Of course, nothing is that simple. When Dianda Lorden's brother appears to arrest Dianda for treason against the Undersea, when a Selkie woman is stripped of her skin and then murdered, when everything is falling apart, that's when Toby will have to answer the real question of the hour. Is she going to sink? Or is she going to swim?
Includes a new novella by Seanan McGuire: Shine in Pearl.
Includes an InCryptid novella: Follow the lady (pages 367-431).
Gwen Stacy, the former Spider-Woman of Earth-65, makes her way to the Marvel Universe! With a cloud of infamy hanging over her head in her home dimension, Gwen now travels to the Prime Marvel Universe for super hero action...and school?! The newest student at ESU is about to get a crash course in multiversity as she splits her time between the world she loves and the world she's just getting to know! But what devious villain has their eyes on Gwen's travels? And is Gwen Stacy, the newly minted Ghost-Spider, ready for what comes next?
The fifth installment in Seanan McGuire's award-winning, bestselling Wayward Children series, Come Tumbling Down picks up the threads left dangling by Every Heart a Doorway and Down Among the Sticks and Bones When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister—whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice—back to their home on the Moors. But death in their adopted world isn't always as permanent as it is here, and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her friends are equipped to help her overcome. Eleanor West's "No Quests" rule is about to be broken. Again. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream Book 5: Come Tumbling Down
Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren't exactly human, though they don't realise it. They aren't exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet. Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He's not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own. Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn't attained
"Nature abhors a straight line. The natural world is a place of curves and softened edges, of gentle mists and welcoming spirals. Nature remembers deviation; nature does not forgive ... For Harlowe Upton-Jones, life has never been a straight line. Shipped off to live with her paternal grandparents after a mysterious cult killed her mother and father, she has grown up chasing the question behind the curve, becoming part of a tight-knit teen detective agency. But "teen" is a limited time offer, and when her friends start looking for adult professions, it's up to Harlowe to find them one last case so that they can go out in a blaze of glory. Welcome to Spindrift House. The stories and legends surrounding the decrepit property are countless and contradictory, but one thing is clear: there are people willing to pay a great deal to determine the legal ownership of the house. When Harlowe and her friends agree to investigate the mystery behind the manor, they do so on the assumption that they'll be going down in history as the ones who determined who built Spindrift House - and why. The house has secrets. They have the skills. They have a plan. They have everything they need to solve the mystery. Everything they need except for time. Because Spindrift House keeps its secrets for a reason, and it has no intention of letting them go. Nature abhors a straight line. Here's where the story bends."--Publisher description
Gwen Stacy, the Spider-Woman of Earth-65, makes her sensational return! And she's picking up right where she left off, fighting crime through her home reality - unaware that it sits on the precipice of interdimensional calamity! Spider-Geddon is about to rock Gwen's world! Finding herself trapped in a parallel dimension as her friends and fellow Spiders are dying...with her teleporter watch destroyed and no way to get home...what can Gwen do to stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the entire Web of Life and Destiny? And from out of the interdimensional chaos, she must face one of her deadliest enemies yet - the Gwen Goblin! With her life in jeopardy from all sides, is there a reason we're calling her Ghost-Spider?!
Now, for the first time, Mira Grant's complete New York Times bestselling NEWSFLESH trilogy is available in a single volume. "Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. My name is Georgia Mason, and I am begging you. Rise up while you can." The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives - the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them. The Rising includes Feed, Deadline, and Blackout. NewsfleshFeedDeadlineBlackout Feedback Newsflesh Short Fiction CollectionRise
For the first time, a young adult novel tells a brand-new story of terror and heroism in the Alien film universe, as a new heroine in the mode of Ellen Ripley encounters aliens and human cruelty at the edge of known space.
Kurt Wagner is the star of the Age of X-Man! From the Munich circus to Hollywood Boulevard, everyone loves Nightcrawler - the biggest celebrity/super hero since Dwayne Johnson! And juggling Kurt's responsibilities as one of the X-Men and his slate of summer blockbusters would be impossible without the best support staff in the business: stunt coordinator Magma! Personal trainer Kylun! And of course, his leading lady Meggan! But something is rotten in Tinseltown - and there's tabloid terror in store when it's discovered that our leading man has a secret! Can Nightcrawler's squeaky-clean public image survive an explosive affair? COLLECTING: AGE OF X-MAN: THE AMAZING NIGHTCRAWLER 1-5
The explosive second arc of SEANAN MCGUIRE's run on SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER! Join her and the incredible TAKESHI MIYAZAWA as they delve into the world of a teenaged web-slinger as GWEN STACY attempts to balance out her home and costumed life! But when the two begin to bleed into one another, it's hard to keep things straight as Gwen begins getting recognized on the streets. Will she let this newfound fame drive her into hiding or will she be able to fi nd a way to wield the responsibility of her public hero status for good? And more importantly, with her secret identity no longer a secret, will Gwen be able to keep her friends and family safe? COLLECTING: SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER 5-9
"Join the students of Eleanor West, and jump through doors into worlds both dangerous and extraordinary. Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway. Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones. Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky. Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Meet Nancy, cast out of her world by the Lord of the Dead; Jack and Jill, each adopted by a monster of the Moors; Sumi and her impossible daughter, Rini. Three worlds, three adventures, three sets of lives destined to intersect. Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. No Solicitations / No Visitors / No Quests. But quests are what these children do best...."-- Provided by publisher
A HUGO AWARD FINALIST! WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL, 2020! A Pick on the 2020 RUSA Reading List! New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in the standalone fantasy, Middlegame. Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. Roger and Dodger aren’t exactly human, though they don’t realise it. They aren’t exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet. Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He’s not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own. Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn’t attained. A USA Today Bestseller, and named as one of Paste Magazine's 30 Best Fantasy Novels of the Decade!
Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best Series A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex award-winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List Every Heart a Doorway This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should. When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise. Alas, everything costs at the goblin market, and when her time there is drawing to a close, she makes the kind of bargain that never plays out well. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream
Hitchhiking her way along the highways and byways of America, ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer--the immortal Bobby Cross.
Over the centuries, extraterrestrial hunters of the Yautja race-also known as the Predators-have encountered (and stalked) humans on Earth and in the depths of space. Offered here are sixteen all-new stories of such hunts, written by many of today's most extraordinary authors.
'VISCERAL . . . IRRESISTIBLE . . . a claustrophobic, deep-sea terror tale that will leave readers glad to be safely on dry land' Kirkus NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MIRA GRANT RETURNS WITH A RAZOR-SHARP TALE OF THE HORRORS THAT LIE BENEATH . . . Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary, bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a tragedy; others have called it a hoax. Now, a new crew has been assembled to investigate. And they'll discover that whatever is down there is definitely no joke . . . Praise for Mira Grant: 'ASTONISHING' New York Times 'GRIPPING, THRILLING AND BRUTAL . . . A MASTERPIECE OF SUSPENSE' Publishers Weekly 'INTELLIGENT AND EXCITING' Telegraph 'MYSTERY, DANGER AND EXCITEMENT ABOUND' RT Book Reviews
A stand-alone fantasy tale from Seanan McGuire's Alex-award winning Wayward Children series, which began in the Alex, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning, World Fantasy Award finalist, Tiptree Honor List Every Heart a Doorway Beneath the Sugar Sky, the third book in McGuire's Wayward Children series, returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children in a standalone contemporary fantasy for fans of all ages. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced to the "real" world. When Rini lands with a literal splash in the pond behind Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother, Sumi, died years before Rini was even conceived. But Rini can’t let Reality get in the way of her quest – not when she has an entire world to save! (Much more common than one would suppose.) If she can't find a way to restore her mother, Rini will have more than a world to save: she will never have been born in the first place. And in a world without magic, she doesn’t have long before Reality notices her existence and washes her away. Good thing the student body is well-acquainted with quests... A tale of friendship, baking, and derring-do. Warning: May contain nuts. The Wayward Children Series Book 1: Every Heart a Doorway Book 2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones Book 3: Beneath the Sugar Sky Book 4: In an Absent Dream
For the first time experience the first three hardcover volumes of Seanan McGuire's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Wayward Children series together in a boxset...
Featuring a collection of five gripping tales, this installment of the Limbus saga explores themes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Renowned authors such as Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laird Barron, and David Liss contribute their unique voices, promising a diverse range of chilling and imaginative narratives. Each story delves into the unknown, offering readers a thrilling experience filled with suspense and creativity.
FEEDBACK is a full-length Newsflesh novel which overlaps the events of the New York Times bestselling novel FEED and shows the story from a whole new perspective . . .
Když Alex Price souhlasil, že se vypraví do Ohia, aby dohlížel na chovný program bazilišků a pomohl své sestřenici-telepatce při zotavování, nečekal, že kolem toho bude tolik mrtvých. V zoo, kde Alex pracuje, se však objevují mrtvoly a jeho přítelkyně – Shelby Tannerová, australská zooložka se zálibou ve velkých kočkovitých šelmách – začíná být nedůvěřivá. A co hůř; všechna těla byla částečně proměněna v kámen… Třetí kniha série InCryptid přivede čtenáře na nová místa a seznámí ho s novým členem rodiny, přičemž se Alex snaží ustát náročnou pozici mezi běžným životem, prací a touhou nenechat se proměnit v zahradní sochu. Na scéně se objevují staří i noví přátelé a nebezpečí číhá na každém rohu.
Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward ChildrenNo SolicitationsNo VisitorsNo QuestsChildren have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.No matter the cost.
Following Parasite and Symbiont, this is the third and final book in this CONTAGIOUS series about a miracle cure . . . and a nightmare side-effect - from the New York Times bestselling author of Feed
Rodina Priceových se po celé generace věnuje zkoumání monster z celého světa a snaží se je chránit před lidmi – a lidi před nimi. Verity Priceová je od narození vedená k práci kryptozooložky, ačkoli by raději tančila tango, než se zaplétala s démony. Když ji její práce s komunitou kryptidů zavála na Manhattan, myslela si, že jí konečně nic nebude bránit v účasti na prestižních tanečních soutěžích. Jenže ono to dopadlo trochu jinak… Nyní, když Verity vyřešila problém hadího kultu, který zabíjel panny z celého Manhattanu, je připravena vrhnout se po hlavě do společenského tance. Ovšem jen do chvíle, než ji Dominic De Luca – její chvíli přítel, chvíli expřítel a také člen Úmluvy svatého Jiří, zaměřené na lov monster – informuje, že Úmluva je na cestě na Manhattan. Lidé z Úmluvy si chtějí ověřit, že je vše připraveno na čistku, jež má město zbavit kryptidů. V sázce jsou všichni a všechno, co Verity miluje, a tak rozhodně nehodlá čekat se založenýma rukama. Spojenectví projde tvrdou zkouškou, spojenci upadnou v pochybnost, přijdou ztráty na životech a mluvící myši ve Veritině bytě to všechno zvěční jako Písmo svaté – pokud ovšem zůstane kámen na kameni, až bude po všem. Je tu půlnoční výprodej a se slevou si dnes můžete zakoupit zradu, faleš… a masakr.
Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cross--a man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didn't ask Rose what she thought of the idea. It's been more than sixty years since that night, and she's still sixteen, and she's still running. They have names for her all over the country: the Girl in the Diner. The Phantom Prom Date. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown. Mostly she just goes by "Rose," a hitchhiking ghost girl with her thumb out and her eyes fixed on the horizon, trying to outrace a man who never sleeps, never stops, and never gives up on the idea of claiming what's his. She's the angel of the overpass, she's the darling of the truck stops, and she's going to figure out a way to win her freedom. After all, it's not like it can kill her. You can't kill what's already dead.
THE SECOND BOOK IN MIRA GRANT'S TERRIFYING PARASITOLOGY SERIES. THE ENEMY IS INSIDE US. The SymboGen designed tapeworms were created to relieve humanity of disease and sickness. But the implants in the majority of the world's population began attacking their hosts, turning them into a ravenous horde. Now those who do not appear to be afflicted are being gathered for quarantine as panic spreads, but Sal and her companions must discover how the tapeworms are taking over their hosts, what their eventual goal is, and how they can be stopped. ParasitologyParasiteSymbiont Chimera For more from Mira Grant, check out: Newsflesh FeedDeadlineBlackout Newsflesh Short Fiction Apocalypse Scenario #683: The BoxCountdownSan Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California BrowncoatsHow Green This Land, How Blue This SeaThe Day the Dead Came to Show and TellPlease Do Not Taunt the Octopus
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.
The first installment of the exhilirating InCryptid series, from the author of the October Daye urban fantasies
A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system - even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them. But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives - and will do anything to get them.
"Alive or dead, the truth won't rest. My name is Georgia Mason, and I am begging you. Rise up while you can." The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. NOW, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them. The Newsflesh trilogy boxed set includes Feed, Deadline, and Blackout.
One of the Top 20 Paranormal Fantasy Novels of the Past Decade: Meet October `Toby' Daye: fae half-breed, former street kid, self-exiled knight-errant from the Dutchy of Shadowed Hills.
In 2041, Georgia Mason, held hostage by a team of CDC researchers, must find her way back to Shaun Mason, who is dealing with his own problems, such as zombie bears, mad scientists and rogue government agencies, before things get worse in her post-zombie, post-resurrection America.
Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organisation he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn't seem as fun when you've lost as much as he has. But when a researcher from the Centre for Disease Control fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun's relieved to find a new purpose in life. Because this researcher comes bearing news: the monster who attacked them may be destroyed, but the conspiracy is far from dead. Now, Shaun hits the road to find what truth can be found at the end of a shotgun.
Unter den Feen von San Francisco ist er ein vertrauter Schrecken: der Blinde Michael, der mit seiner Schar in Vollmondnächten über die Hügel von Berkley fegt und Kinder raubt. Bisher hatte sich October Daye keine Gedanken darum gemacht, hat sie doch ganz alltägliche Sorgen, die sie beschäftigen. Aber als die Kinder ihrer Freundin Stacy plötzlich verschwinden, muss sich Toby mit dem Nachtmahr von Faerie auseinandersetzen.
Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn't seem as fun when you've lost as much as he has.But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life. Because she brings news-he may have put down the monster who attacked them, but the conspiracy is far from dead.Now, Shaun hits the road to find what truth can be found at the end of a shotgun. Newsflesh FeedDeadlineBlackout
Von Geburt an ist die junge October Daye eine Außenseiterin. Als Mischling hat sie weder in der Welt der Fae noch in der Welt der Menschen eine Heimat. Doch da erhält sie den Auftrag, für die Sicherheit der Gräfin January O’Leary zu sorgen. Wieder einmal muss Toby ins Land der Fae zurückkehren. Was ihr jedoch zunächst wie ein einfacher Auftrag erscheint, wird schon bald ein gefährliches Unterfangen. In Januarys Umkreis wurden einige Fae ermordet, und die Gräfin könnte das nächste Opfer sein.
Die Welt der Feen und Elfen ist nie gänzlich verschwunden, sondern besteht im Geheimen neben der Wirklichkeit fort. October „Toby“ Daye ist ein Kind beider Welten, halb Mensch, halb Fae. Einst verlor sie alles, was ihr lieb war; und seitdem meidet sie Menschen und Fae gleichermaßen. Da wird in San Francisco eine Fürstin der Fae, ermordet, und Tobys Leben gerät erneut aus den Fugen. Durch einen mächtigen Fluch, den die Fürstin mit ihrem letzen Atem ausstößt, ist Toby verpflichtet, ihren Tod aufzuklären. Um dem Fluch zu entkommen, muss Toby in die Welt der Fae zurückkehren. Bald stellt sie fest, dass mehr als nur ihr Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Ein packender Feenkrimi und zugleich der erste Roman in einer spannungsgeladenen Urban-Fantasy-Serie, die keltische Motive in eine moderne Welt überführt. „Hervorragend recherchiert, packend erzählt, äußerst atmosphärisch und kompromisslos wie ein guter Krimi. Der viel versprechende Auftakt einer neuen Urban-Fantasy-Serie, die Fans von Jim Butcher und Kim Harrison gleichermaßen anspricht.“ Publishers Weekly
The good news? We cured the common cold. The bad news? Side effects include zombies.