Showing results for "Barbara" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans. To keep from getting decommissioned, Demeter must join forces with her own team of monsters. Together, this motley crew will face down the ultimate evil—Dracula.

Father of cyberpunk William Gibson’s original script for Alien III, written in 1987 as a sequel to Aliens, never made it to our screens, although it went on to achieve cult status among fans as the third instalment that might have been after being leaked online. This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation - directed by the multi-award-winning Dirk Maggs - is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience.

I live in a world of waifs and shadows. "Live" might be an overstatement. I scrounge and scramble and survive in an atmosphere made thick and gray by the ashes of the Fallen. And sometimes I dream of sunlight. My parents were taken, even though they followed all the rules. Never scavenge at night. Never talk to Shadows. Don't fight the Sweepers. Run. Run. Run. And then I meet "him".

Después de sobrevivir a misiones imposibles y enemigos sobrenaturales, Clarice Cooper y la División OpenMind se enfrentan a su investigación más peligrosa: una carrera contrarreloj a través de ruinas milenarias, monasterios olvidados y códices que la historia quiso enterrar. De las ruinas del Antiguo Egipto a los monasterios del Sinaí, del templo de Jerusalén a cavernas ocultas en el desierto, Clarice y su equipo seguirán un rastro de pistas, evangelios apócrifos y símbolos prohibidos.

Im Königreich Fantome ist Schattenmagie eine knappe und tödliche Ware, die von zwei verfeindeten Gilden kontrolliert wird: den Cloaks und den Daggers - den Dieben und den Assassinen. In der Nacht, in der ihre Mutter ermordet wird, rennt die siebzehnjährige Seraphine um ihr Leben. Zuflucht findet sie bei den Cloaks. Sie sinnt auf Rache, aber ist sie Ransom vom Orden der Daggers gewachsen, der sie mit seinen silbernen Augen überallhin zu verfolgen scheint? Ransom ist schockiert, als er entdeckt, dass dieses unscheinbare Mädchen über eine seltsame Magie verfügt, die er noch nie zuvor gesehen hat.

Zinnia Gray, di professione riparatrice di fiabe, ha finito di correre in aiuto di principesse addormentate. Dopo aver salvato decine di donzelle in pericolo, arso una cinquantina di arcolai, e dopo essersi ubriacata con decine di fatine buone e aver limonato con membri di famiglie reali di ogni ordine e grado, comincia a desiderare che tutte quelle fanciulle si diano una mossa e inizino a occuparsi da sole dei loro problemi di trama. Ma proprio quando pensa di non voler soccorrere nessun'altra principessa, si guarda in uno specchio e vede di rimando un volto che la fissa: è il viso del Male che la chiama.

Ich träume schon mein ganzes Leben davon, mich endlich in eine Wölfin zu verwandeln. Doch ein brutaler Angriff auf mich lässt dieses Ritual völlig aus dem Ruder laufen: Die Verbindung geht schief, und anstatt meine Wölfin zu kontrollieren, kontrolliert sie mich. Wir sind eins, und doch getrennt. Wild, ungezähmt, zornerfüllt. Statt mir zu helfen, verstoßen meine eigenen Leute mich. Sie setzen mich auf dem Land des Ruin-Falls-Rudels aus, das mehr Monster als Wolf oder Mensch sein soll.

Seph n’a jamais fait confiance aux Soliens. Sournois et cruels, ces êtres immortels méritent, selon elle, la malédiction qui ravage leur monde depuis des décennies. Ainsi, lorsqu’un grand-seigneur solien frappe à sa porte, à la recherche d’une cape enchantée appartenant à sa famille, la jeune femme se méfie. Mais il n’est pas le seul à vouloir mettre la main sur cet objet magique. Le prince Alder, en exil depuis deux ans, a besoin de la cape pour regagner la confiance de la reine. Sauf que Seph est la seule capable de toucher la précieuse étoffe sans se faire tuer.

When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed. Too bad no one told her Pestilence can’t be killed. Now the horseman, very much alive and very pissed off, has taken her prisoner, and he’s eager to make her suffer. Only, the longer she’s with him, the more uncertain she is about his true feelings towards her, and hers towards him.

Cadi’s pen was in her hand, her mind in the past with Elen. She ran her fingers over the words on the page, hoping the past would come alive again. Following her pen, the ghostly story was revealing itself in a misty meadow, two thousand years ago.

Barbara Erskine returns with this beautiful and haunting tale of dark forces and mystical powers Cambridge, present day: Following the death of her mother, Abi Rutherford receives a mysterious bequest – a misshapen crystal sphere known as the Serpent’s Stone, which gives her glimpses into...

For years, Heather Tradescant had dreamed of the journey she and her father would take to England--a pilgrimage to the great gardens of history.Now that her father is dead, Heather is determined to fulfill his dreams. Unfortunately, her request to see the fabled 17th-century garden of Troytan...

This collection contains the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allan Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems. In this veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English literature take on the world of vampires, werewolves, and the supernatural.

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Alice Law ha sempre avuto un solo obiettivo: diventare una delle menti più brillanti nel campo della magia. Per realizzarlo ha sacrificato molto: l'orgoglio, la salute, l'amore e, soprattutto, la sua salute mentale. Tutto per lavorare a Cambridge con il professor Jacob Grimes, il più grande mago del mondo. Ma poi il professore muore in un incidente magico di cui lei è forse l'unica responsabile.

The fantasy worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass come to life in these audio theatre presentations with music and sound effects.

Du sang, des armes et des larmes. Bienvenue au bout de la guerre totale. Plus d'État. La France s'est effondrée en trois jours, livrée aux assassins qui tiennent les rues, aux chiens de guerre qui terrorisent les campagnes. Partout le pillage. La folie. La survie. Partout le silence des réseaux détruits. Et partout la violence. Plus de règles. Des crânes perforés de balles, des ombres qui fuient, des rues dévastées, des cadavres déchiquetés à perte de vue, des ordres, des plaintes, des cris, des rafales d'armes automatiques se répondant d'une rue à l'autre.

Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it. Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay. Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in...

En novembre 1940, l'Angleterre est en plein Blitz. Personne n'est épargné : la communauté de sorcières, vivant cachée, subit de plein fouet les ravages de la guerre. L'Académie royale des sorcières décide donc de venir en aide à Churchill et missionne Lydia Polk, une jeune sorcière obstinée. Elles ont appris qu'Hitler veut s'emparer du Grimorium Bellum, un grimoire qui renferme le pouvoir le plus funeste qui soit, celui d'exterminer un peuple entier. Envoyée à sa recherche en France, Lydia est secondée par Henry Boudreaux, un historien de l'art, à qui la magie n'est pas totalement étrangère.

First contact with a mysterious race of aliens reveals an unusual request; a family's pet dog comes to grips with the newly bestowed gift of human-like intelligence; a poet, in danger and alone on a distant world, makes unlikely allies; hundreds of years in the future, a famous hermit lives in the sea above the now-underwater Harvard University; former friends navigate unsteady peace between human refugees and the technologically superior race that saved them; in a future where human life can be infinitely extended through cybertronic rebirth, one woman declines immortality.