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Kanye West - Reanimator
Joshua Chaplinsky - 2015
So begins this epic cautionary tale of ambition and hubris. A bizarre mix of Lovecraft and hip-hop history, Kanye West—Reanimator reimagines the classic story "Herbert West—Reanimator" with everyone's favorite petulant genius cast in the titular role. In it, Kanye West attempts to reanimate a moribund hip-hop scene, only to come to the conclusion that his music is so powerful, it should be used to reanimate the dead. And who better to reanimate than those two legendary titans gone before their time—Biggie and Tupac? Hilarity and carnage ensue.
Fisher's Hornpipe
Todd McEwen - 1983
Squeaky, off on an increasingly fantastic series of encounters and incidents in a dreary Boston...
The Tournament Trilogy
B.B. Griffith - 2014
One team that can hold it all together. All they have to do is win.In the near future, a shadowy organization runs a secret competition with the power to control the fates and fortunes of millions.Frank Youngsmith lives a simple nine-to-five life as an insurance adjuster right alongside it, none the wiser. Day after day, he slogs through the same routine. Until the day he gets handed a case that pulls him into the underground world of political conspiracy, intrigue, and blood sport known only as the tournament.Frank’s discovery quickly becomes a global phenomenon. A dangerous game that means the world to legions of fans worldwide and is life or death to the handful of players that can compete. The tournament gives normal men and women from around the globe the chance to change the world. All they have to do is win.But the tournament has a dark history, and if the more brutal teams have their way, it has a dark future ahead of it as well. One team stands in their way, captained by Ellie Willmore, a young woman still trying to write her own story. Ellie has it within her to steer the tournament for the better, but if she ever hopes to succeed, she’ll need to pull off a miracle: unite sworn enemies to beat the best of the best.This complete box set contains the first three books in the Amazon #1 Best-selling Tournament series: Blue Fall (Book 1), Grey Winter (Book 2), and Black Spring (Book 3).
Death Mage's Ascent
Jonathan Bender - 2015
With a new darkness rising in the kingdoms, he must now use his power to avert the subjugation of all mankind and protect the people he cares about. With the ability to control death itself, the magic of his school was once used to avert the destruction of life, and it is up to him to do it again. Gathering skilled people to his side, he seeks out the source of this evil before it’s too late.
The Death of King Arthur
Thomas Malory - 1995
All the titles are extracts from "Penguin Classics" titles.Sir Thomas Malory was a knight and estate owner in the mid 15th century, who spent many years in prison for political crimes as well as robbery. He wrote Le Morte d’Arthur, the first great English prose epic, while imprisoned in Nwgate. The epic was published in 1485 by William Caxton, the first English printer. Malory is believed to have died in 1471.
Mara's Homecoming
Audra Hart - 2014
I don’t mean she was born bitchy or anything like that. Literally. She was born a bear cub who can shift into human form. She’s a member of an ancient, but dying race of Greek Immortals called Weres. Mara is a werebear. She met and fell in love with a Celtic Shifter, Logan Montgomery, but there are many among the so-called Immortal races who don’t believe Immortals should mate outside of their own pantheon. Hitler has nothing on some of these guys when it comes to fighting for racial purity.Mara’s love affair and subsequent mating to Logan Montgomery opens the door to horrific grief, pain and suffering for Mara. She is brutally victimized and separated from her family for over a decade. But unseen forces are working to reunite the lovers.Events beyond their control also push Mara and Logan to the forefront of an ancient struggle that is coming to a head. Soon they are neck deep in the newly formed Beast Realm. The Beast Realm is a loose affiliation of dual natured magical immortals who populate this world and various magical realms. Due to ancient feuds and prejudices the creators of various shifter races have decided to form this new affiliation to offer protection for the offspring of their children who are of mixed heritage. Treachery, intrigue, bloodshed and deceit rule the day as warring factions strive to control the formation of this new realm.Will love everlasting ultimately triumph?Of course it will. Eventually. You know how much I adore HEA ;-)
Indigo & Iris
C.M. Stunich - 2012
To add insult to injury, I just walked in and found her fucking my now soon-to-be ex-husband. Then there's this guy named Lynx who wears trench coats, shoots from the hip, and has a massive crush on me. He showed up out of nowhere, tried to assassinate me, and now he won't stop following me around. Pretty sure I hate him, but that's a matter for another day. This steampunk-nightmare bullshit that's become my life, I could do without. Hi, I'm Indigo Lewis, and if you like talking cats (with bad attitudes), golden trains that ferry folks between worlds, and alternate dimensions that run on cogs, gears, and magic … then you're as crazy as the rest of these assholes. Read my story, see what you think. Maybe I'm as mad as you are? INDIGO & IRIS (Clockwork Phoenix #1) - is a 92,000 word steampunk/urban fantasy novel with a badass female lead, a charismatic love interest named Lynx, and a world woven out of magic. Includes cursing, firefights, sexual situations, witty banter, talking parrots with inappropriate vocabularies, and supernatural trains.
The Divine Arsonist: A Tale of Awakening
Jacob Nordby - 2012
The main character is a burned-out businessman who takes an unplanned retreat to his cabin in the mountains of Idaho.On the first evening of his getaway, a mysterious stranger appears beside his campfire and delivers a summons: "Drop everything and attend a rendezvous of destiny...the fate of the world may depend upon it."He is confronted with a terrifying choice: believe this stranger and take a journey into the unknown, or ignore the whole thing and perhaps miss his call of destiny?Join the main character on an adventure of the spirit. With him, you will meet a cast of divine helpers, shaman monks and ragged teachers who will captivate your imagination. Rich with insights, quotations and teachings of sources ranging from ancient to modern, this book is a breath of fresh air for the soul.Like the hero in this tale of awakening, you may never see life the same way again.Author's note: This book tells a story using symbolic language and fictional situations. It is my own tale of spiritual awakening, though. In it, I share some of my most personal and exciting discoveries. I hope you enjoy it...and I hope you burn it when you're done. Find out why in Chapter 15.
Priest
Matthew Colville - 2010
Nothing is what it seems. Why was Heden chosen for this mission? Who killed the knight and why? Why won't anyone talk to him? As the Green Order awaits Heden's final judgement, he finds his morality, perspective, and sense of self are each challenged and then destroyed. Perhaps nothing, even right and wrong, can survive in the haunted wood.
That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! Omnibus 1
Yoko Nogiri - 2021
Includes Vols. 1 and 2 of That Wolf-Boy Is Mine!After some traumatic experiences, Komugi Kusunoki transferred from the city to start a new life in rural Hokkaido. But on her first day of school, the school heartthrob Yu Ogami blurts out, “You smell good!” Despite the hijinks, Komugi tries to adjust to her new school, but it’s not long before she stumbles across Yu dozing off under a tree. When she attempts to wake him up, he transformed…into a wolf?! It turns out that Yu is one of many other eccentric boys in her class year–and she’s the only one who knows their secret…!
The Larion Senators (The Eldarn Sequence, #3)
Robert Scott - 2007
Steven Taylor has cast the malevolent dictator's soul into the Fold's inky void - but the evil that controlled Nerak and brutalised the people of Eldarn has escaped, and taken Mark Jenkins with it. Steven must put his feelings to one side, for Eldarn's fate still hangs in the balance, and he remains the land's only real hope.As hr and his companions make their way across country, rallying what remains of their allies, Mark, no longer the affable teacher from Colorado, disappears into the foothills of the Blackstone Mountains, determined to excvate the Larion spell table and use its awesome power to destor Eldarn.During an epic sea hourney to the enemy strongholds of northern Malakasia, Steven discovers he is stronger than he thought, but a confrontation with Mark is inevitable...Is Steven willing to kill his best friend and face eternal exile in Eldarn to save two wrolds from annihilation?
Murderous Little Darlings
John Hennessy - 2014
Murderous Little Darlings: Three siblings. An endless list of victims. A whole lot of time to kill. * * * With two specimens of the undead on either side of her, Juliana knew there was no escape. Kill the one they had selected for her, or be killed, and become one of them. What had the neighbours in the road called them, back when their childhood pranks were just that? Oh yes, she remembered now. Murderous Little Darlings. They had the faces of angels, but possessed the very soul of the Devil. Marcus had fully embraced his vampire side from the moment he was born. Rocco was the second eldest, and had fought the temptation all of his life. Then Marcus finally broke him. That just left Juliana. Will she resist them, or join in the hunt? A vampire novella which is the first in a Tale of Vampires Series. In A Tale of Vampires, there will be seven short horror stories that can be read alone, but should really be read in order. Murderous Little Darlings could be considered a dark urban fantasy. When you're finished reading this, go straight to The Blood and the Raven. This is a Short Read 90 minutes maximum read time. Other books in the series are longer in length but do tie in with the rest in the series.
The Woodcutter
Kate Danley - 2010
Not a mark on her body. No trace of her murderer. Only her chipped glass slippers hint at her identity.The Woodcutter, keeper of the peace between the Twelve Kingdoms of Man and the Realm of the Faerie, must find the maiden’s killer before others share her fate. Guided by the wind and aided by three charmed axes won from the River God, the Woodcutter begins his hunt, searching for clues in the whispering dominions of the enchanted unknown.But quickly he finds that one murdered maiden is not the only nefarious mystery afoot: one of Odin’s hellhounds has escaped, a sinister mansion appears where it shouldn’t, a pixie dust drug trade runs rampant, and more young girls go missing. Looming in the shadows is the malevolent, power-hungry queen, and she will stop at nothing to destroy the Twelve Kingdoms and annihilate the Royal Fae…unless the Woodcutter can outmaneuver her and save the gentle souls of the Wood.Blending magic, heart-pounding suspense, and a dash of folklore, The Woodcutter is an extraordinary retelling of the realm of fairy tales.
Sword of Ruyn
R.G. Long - 2018
He just can’t remember who he is. Cared for by the grizzled general Holve, he discovers that Ruyn is a continent plummeting towards genocide. Holve’s country thrives on the coexistence of elves, dwarves, and men, but rumors and bigotry push the land toward bloodshed. Drawn into the conflict, Ealrin meets Blume, a teenage girl struggling to hold onto the peace she's always known. But her family hides a secret that could change the tides of battle. Will Earlin choose to find the past he lost? Or will he prevent the annihilation of Ruyn? This book was originally published as "Wayward, The Sword Chronicles Vol 1".
The Hashish Man and Other Stories
Lord Dunsany - 2005
Fanciful tales of strange adventure in imaginary exotic locales and depictions of otherworldly grim creepiness abound.