Maison d'édition: Wildside Press
The Big Wheels of tomorrow will be men who can see the big picture. But blowouts have small beginnings.... Includes an introduction by John Betancourt.
She can already see the dead . . . but is she starting to see the future? Spurred by the injustices that nearly destroyed their family, Jess and Hannah Ballard are preparing to win back a seat on the powerful Durupinen Council. The odds are stacked against them, but that's never stopped them before. But as Hannah faces the harsh realities of political intrigue, Jess must face a frightening new reality of her own. Jess made a promise months before, a promise to help the trapped and tortured Walker, Irina. With Irina's trial looming, Jess has her chance to make good on her word, but the spirit world may have other plans. Jess's gift as a Muse is shifting. Her talent as an artist is now offering her terrifying glimpses into a future she may be powerless to change. Unspeakable tragedy looms ever closer. Will Jess be forced to stand helplessly by, or will she interpret the signs before it's too late?Voir livre
In this sequel to Mechanical Failure, Captain Rogers, despite his best attempts to do otherwise, has become the acting admiral of the 331st Meridan fleet. His first task: worrying. A lot. The rival Thelicosan fleet, under the influence of bad intelligence, a forbidden romance, and a communication officer with an eardrum injury, is about to break a two-hundred-year-old nonaggression pact. They have offered a vague, easily misinterpreted message: "We're invading." Rogers isn't sure, but he thinks that's probably bad. War is hell, especially when you've forgotten how to fight one.Voir livre
Salute the Dark is the fourth book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. As spymaster Stenworld makes a stand in his home city, others must chose where their loyalties lie. All must face the end of days . . .Uctebri’s long search for the Shadow Box is finally over. Now the vampiric sorcerer can begin his dark ritual. The Wasp-kinden’s Emperor believes this will grant him immortality, but Uctebri has his own plans – for the Emperor and the Empire.The mighty Wasp armies are on the march. And now war is imminent, spymaster Stenwold can finally separate allies from false friends. For the Empire won’t stop until a black and gold flag hangs over Collegium, Stenwold's home city.Tisamon the Weaponsmaster could chose to face the Wasp Emperor himself with a blade in his hand. But he’d need to abandon friends and family, embracing degradation and loss. Yet is he driven by Mantis-kinden honour, or being manipulated by something far more sinister?Salute the Dark is followed by the fifth book in the Shadows of the Apt series, The Scarab Path.Voir livre
As the veil thins, so does her patience for needy ghosts.Fifth Wind witch Nora Ashcroft is up to her neck in spirits. When an attack on Medium Rare reeks of possession, the sheriff calls on Nora's psychic charms to get to the bottom of it. But the more she investigates, the more she suspects that powerful forces might be behind the deadly event . . . With Halloween just around the corner, a second attack rattles the town. As tensions between witches and werewolves boil over the cauldron, Nora worries Medium Rare might have to close its doors for good. Can she connect the clues in time to save the diner or will all hellhound break loose?Voir livre
We unconsciously imprint our prejudices on Ais. Can they become mentally ill like their creators? If one becomes psychotic, is shutting it down murder? What if he fights back? Liam, a gifted engineer, is trying to save the world, by finding a way to let industry mine for metals without the environmental disasters that make the news. Nanobots mining asteroids are the answer, and they are being tested on the dark side of the moon. But Gene, the AI tasked with helping him, spirals down the path of schizophrenia and is on track to mine the moon to dust - and without the influence of the moon, the ecosystems that mankind depends on for its survival as a species will be lost. This leaves Liam and his colleagues to battle his creation and his own demons to save humanity - who are oblivious to the potential destruction around the corner.Voir livre
Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla’s affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic.The mythical beast of extraordinary proportions, the dragon has snarled and slithered its way across the centuries where it remains both feared and loved. Join Clint Marsh and Varla Ventura as they explore a few of the stories that should thrill and chill dragon lovers and dragon slayers alike.Voir livre
