Showing results for "Fiend" in Literature & Fiction

I've always been a tough North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA. But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it. Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.

As a member of the vampire council, being tasked with keeping an eye on a few people shouldn’t be too hard, right? Wrong. The moment I meet the VRC, I realize how very wrong I am. It’s fascinating how in a group filled with ancient beings, the only reasonable one is the human. Definitely not the grumpy vampire… or the other grumpy vampire… and don’t get me started on the eye-searing clothes the bubbly one wears.

There are worse crimes than murder.

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the morning is no blessing. The handful of scattered survivors are confronted by blood-red skies and an infestation of predatory horrors that never originated on earth. An occupying force intent on erasing the remnants of animal life from the planet. Across the deserted landscapes of England, bereft of infrastructure and society, the overlooked can either hide or try to outrun the infernal hunting terrors. Until a rumour emerges claiming that the sea may offer an escape.

Through the combined effort of The Slayer and The Vixen, the world has been able to enjoy peace for nearly a decade after the end of The Drazah War. But when their identities and the secrets behind their immense power is revealed, they are deplored as the worst Fiends alive. Wanting nothing more than to save the world they feel responsible for, the pair must find new ways to help those who fear them, and the simplest way might just be to conquer all of society—one job at a time.

This early work by Ernest William Hornung was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Camera Fiend" is a novel about a young man who travels to London to see a doctor for his asthma but while there becomes involved in a spot of trouble with unexpected consequences.

When infamous hot mess vampire Roxanne resurrects her deceased best friends, she's confronted by a dream-dwelling Guardian of the Underworld, who demands that she replace them in his afterlife with three equally nefarious creatures—or he'll drag her there instead. Reunited with Medusa and Mx. Hyde, Roxanne and her macabre girl gang must become monster hunters themselves and fight for the future of their friendship.Gory, sexy, silly, touching—Glorious Fiends asks who the real monsters are, and if the bonds that we think are solely human are really ours alone.

When Sir Peter Pendragon, a retired pilot of the Great War, meets the free-spirited Louise, a devotee of the mysterious occultist Basil King Lamus, the two immediately get married and set off across Europe, on a drug-fueled honeymoon of heroin and cocaine. Eventually, in an attempt to break free of their recently acquired habit, the newlyweds find their way to the Abbey of Thelema in Italy, where the adults perform invocations to the sun and the children freely recite passages from the Book of the Law.

I thought I understood power. My parents taught me that magic attracts equal danger, and everything I've seen since becoming a demon contractor confirms it. I've witnessed how power twists and corrupts - and I've tasted power no human should wield. I thought I knew greed. Ambition and avarice drove my family into hiding. My parents died for someone else's greed. I've never hunted anything in my life, but now I'm hunting their killer - with my demon's help. I thought I'd seen evil. But with each step closer to my parents' murderer, I'm uncovering a different sort of evil.

When her father surrenders to an invading kingdom, Amarylla doesn't realize she's part of the treaty until it's too late. Drugged to prevent resistance, she's swept away to the dark, tortured kingdom of Terelaus, where she is forced to marry the Fiend Prince. When Amarylla holds a dagger to his throat on their wedding night, she and the Prince come to a tenuous arrangement of their own. But he may not be the greatest danger lurking in the Cursed Palace.

A truant London schoolboy finds himself ensnared by an unimaginably malevolent entity in this gripping narrative. (Summary by Judi Mason)

Step into the intriguing world of Fiends Delight, a captivating collection of short stories by Ambrose Bierce, published in 1873. Known for his dark and macabre style, Bierce invites readers to explore a variety of themes that range from the callous to the bizarre. Drawing upon his experiences as a Civil War soldier, Bierces writing often reflects the harsh realities of life and death. Despite his personal struggles—including lifelong asthma and the tragic loss of his sons—his work remains a fascinating mix of humor and horror. His daughter, who believed her father was still alive long ...

In a world where nothing is as it seems, Lieutenant Phelan faces the daunting task of solving a mysterious murder. Lawrence Straw, a sharp-witted auditor, has been brutally stabbed and left in a semi-public self-service elevator. Yet, there are no signs of a struggle, no blood traces - nothing that would point Phelan towards a killer. The list of suspects is short, each with their own ironclad alibi. When his prime suspect meets a similar fate, Phelan finds himself at a dead end. Enter Professor Caldwell, a psychology expert, and his spirited assistant, Bendy Brinks. With a knack for unveiling...

Prepare to have your spine chilled and your imagination stirred by "Petrified Fiend," the groundbreaking short story podcast that plunges you headfirst into the darkest corners of horror and fantasy. With a wicked sense of storytelling, this podcast doesn't just narrate scary stories; it invites you, the listener, to become a character in the tales that will haunt your dreams."Petrified Fiend" is your portal to a realm where the supernatural, the uncanny, and the utterly bizarre come to life. Our stories are meticulously crafted, breathing life into phantoms, monsters, and eerie occurrences ...

This is the podcast hosted by Ilyria, a true fiend of books, who reviews books, discusses writing and storytelling, and talks about all things bookish. Connected to a PNGTuber account on YouTube.

What fuels desires? Either rage or sex. Observations of delirium...the things we're not meant to think. Chantell Newton stars in the Malignant Fiend. This audiobook features fictional horror based short stories and poetry.

Lizzie (10) returns to her ancestral home in Maine to make an amazing discovery: the woods behind the farmhouse contain a doorway to the mystical realm of Faerie. But a dark storm looms over the horizon of Fae: Lizzie’s Great-Uncle Carlow has enlisted a goblin army to conquer the World Tree, and has set his sights set on our world after… All that stands in Carlow’s way is Lizzie and her unlikely friends: Kyle, a talking goat, and Garrett, a swashbuckling weasel. OF FAE & FIENDS is a Faerie Tale with teeth - a place where monsters sometimes eat children, but the courageous can fight ...

The Iron Fiends never wanted trouble. Yarder had signed on for the reality TV show to make life easier for them. Line their pockets with money in exchange for putting their day-to-day life on TV. Easy. Or not.

""You bitch, you killed me. You suck!"" Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks. Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody—the woman of his dreams—is a vampire. And surprise! Now...

New York Times Bestseller “Smart and funny and all sorts of raunchy in the best way.” — San Francisco Chronicle Repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns to the mean streets of San Francisco in this outrageous follow-up to his madcap novel Noir. San Francisco, 1947...