Showing results for "Chaos" in Genre Fiction

A new thriller from the master of suspense - When stuntman Noah Flynn finds a strange medallion with what appear to be ancient cuneiform markings, little does he suspect there will be disastrous consequences for those around him. When the Arabic would-be assassin of aid agency diplomat Adeola Davis turns out to have been wearing a similar medallion, she and Noah join together to discover what this can all mean, as the death toll continues to rise...

When two childhood best friends blow up their respective romantic relationships, they make a time-sensitive pact: serial-cheater Chuck cannot sleep with anyone as she attends a three-month-long recovery group for cheaters, while sex-deprived Sofia vows to hook up with as many people as possible before recommitting to monogamy and tying the knot with her long-time fiancé. To keep things interesting, Chuck and Sofia decide to revive a past tradition from their summer camp days—also known as the dawning of sluthood.

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. The tales of The Silmarillion are set...

People are dying...all in the name of love. Tell me, can the Devil and his Angel survive the flames? Deception and Blood were the counterparts, but now can Sophia and Creed navigate their way through the never-ending Chaos?

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter's destruction. Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm? A tale to shake "The Land" itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter's choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it?

Chao es un gallego que, como tantos otros pero de un modo distinto, emigra a Uruguay para, después, regresar a España, durante la década de los setenta, y vivir en Madrid todos los acontecimientos que marcaron la historia del pasado siglo. En la residencia donde nuestro protagonista pasa sus últimos días, conocerá a Carmen, una trabajadora que se verá impulsada a indagar en su pasado en busca de secretos.

Olinda Beja nos toma pela palavra e nos leva a seu país-ilha, São Tomé e Príncipe, para construir, à guisa da tradição oral africana, um cenário humano e natural encantatório, exuberante em vidas, cores e aromas. Suas histórias são como uma espécie de esconjuro redentor da desgraça e das agruras, traumas do passado longínquo e os do mais próximo porque assim se abre caminho ao sorriso de esperança nos olhos da liberdade.

Kevin Richardson never wanted to be his older brother’s keeper. Overshadowed by a deathbed promise to his father years earlier, he and a teammate rescue his addict brother and begin planning their escape from the Seattle area. But after a dark fleeting moment of temptation, Kevin learns he is not so perfect himself and chooses to live by an honor code in the chaotic world—no matter the price.

The Federation races to discover the culprits of several terrorist attacks, sending their flagship, the USS Prometheus, to stop war breaking out in the galaxy. The situation in the Lembatta Cluster is deteriorating rapidly. Fleets from the Federation and Klingon Empire are heading for the borders. The crews of the USS Prometheus and IKS Bortas are racing against time to break the cycle of violence that is spreading through the Alpha Quadrant.

Combined into one volume, this is the definitive collection of Tolkien’s five acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tales in the vein of The Hobbit, read by Derek Jacobi. The five tales are written with the same skill, quality and charm that made The Hobbit a classic. Largely overlooked...

In the third installment of The End series, Joshua Jordan remains in Israel during his self-imposed exile out of the reach of U.S. authorities who have trumped-up false criminal treason charges against him. Joshua Jordan stands accused of treason. The charges paint him as a domestic terrorist...

I’ve had a crush on Dylan St. Clair ever since he climbed into my bedroom window ten years ago. Wrong window, Romeo. I was eleven. He was seventeen. A bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks with a chip on his shoulder and fresh bruises from his latest fight, he went on to play the starring role in all my teenage fantasies. But I always knew he was off-limits. So, over the years, I gave up wishing and hoping we could ever be together. Until he kissed me on a cold beach one starry winter’s night.

High Fantasy trifft auf griechische Neuerzählung – der Auftakt einer göttlichen Fantasy-Trilogie mit einer unvergleichlichen Heldin! »Die letzte Tochter wird kommen, die Herrschaft des Donners beenden und zum Licht werden, das die Menschheit befreit.« Im antiken Griechenland leiden die Menschen unter der Tyrannei und Willkür der Götter. Doch eine alte Prophezeiung spricht von Hoffnung, von jemandem, der die Menschheit befreien wird. Auf Naxos entwickelt Danae, Tochter eines Fischers, eines Tages mysteriöse Kräfte.

"Welche Haarfarbe legt man sich zu, wenn ein Klassentreffen vor der Tür steht? Aubergine? Wilde Pflaume? Oder Lachs mit lila Strähnchen?" Schon die ersten Sätze von Christiane Fuckerts Hörbuch lassen die Hörer schmunzeln und machen Appetit auf die nächsten Kapitel Hörvergnügen. Die - zugegebenermaßen - etwas chaotische Werbetexterin Britta schildert darin ihr Arbeits- und Privatleben, das geprägt ist von dem Bemühen, mit ihrer allmählich flügge werdenden Tochter klarzukommen und mit ihren Gefühlen zu drei Männern, von denen sie selbst am wenigsten weiß, welcher nun der richtige sein soll.

Theo, our scruffy, big-hearted, and quick-witted heroine, is not so much down on her luck as delivered luckless into a culture where the winners and losers have already been decided. Her adventures in getting over take her from San Francisco to New York City, from dyke bars to telemarketing outfits, casinos to free clinics.

Mexican author Rubirosa is attending a book fair in Tangier when he reconnects with an old acquaintance, a Moroccan artist who asks one favor of his visiting friend: to access the puzzling files on a memory card. It could help fulfill the destiny of his son Abdelkrim. It could also unwittingly draw both men into irreversible events already in motion on distant shores. In America, Abdelkrim, a brilliant aspiring astronaut deemed “too Muslim” for citizenship, has teamed up with an equally gifted young prodigy, a witness to the plight of Syrian refugees.

“With Your House Will Pay, Steph Cha has taken a dark moment in Los Angeles’s violent history and cracked it wide open, creating a prism of understanding—of the pull of generational violence and its enduring devastation, but also of the power of human grace against all odds. It’s a...

Inselliebe und Nordseebrise. Zusammen mit ihrem Bruder führt Rieke das Familienrestaurant Wilkens auf der idyllischen Insel Spiekeroog. Alles könnte so schön sein, wäre da nicht der Halbspanier Nando, der für ihre Mutter als Servicekraft einspringt und sie mit seiner lockeren Art beinahe um den Verstand bringt. Immer wieder geraten sie aneinander, weil er sie nicht in Ruhe lässt. Wen interessiert schon sein aufgesetzter südländischer Charme und seine Tierliebe? Bis Rieke erkennt, dass sie ihn nur auf Abstand hält, weil sie Angst hat, verletzt zu werden, wenn er irgendwann die Insel verlässt.

After a century of imprisonment, demons have broken free of the wardstones surrounding the Worldwound. As fiends flood south into civilized lands, Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard, Radovan, must search through the ruins of a fallen nation for the blasphemous text that opened the gate to the Abyss in the first place - and which might hold the key to closing it. In order to succeed, however, the heroes will need to join forces with pious crusaders, barbaric local warriors, and even one of the legendary god callers.

Since Nick Marshall’s wife died, he’s been struggling to keep a lid on his PTSD and raise his stepdaughter Chloe and her younger half-sister, Abby. He’s always run a tight ship, but when he learns that Chloe’s flunking out, he becomes even more rigid and controlling: no extracurricular activities, just chores and schoolwork until she brings her grades up.