Showing results for "Stargazer" in Literature & Fiction

Pirate captain Torius Vin’s navigator, Celeste, isn’t your typical crew member. She’s a naga - half woman, half serpent - and can read the night skies like an open book. When Celeste is kidnapped during a trade run to legendary Katapesh, Torius and his crew must race to unravel a web of betrayal and evil magic in the bazaars of the dangerous City of Trade.

The dark, dramatic and compelling new novel from the Sunday Times Top Five bestselling author and two-time Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Harriet Evans returns with a tale of the infinite possibilities of families - how they can anchor you or unseat you - and why unconditional love holds the key...

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! Murder, deception, Navajo tradition, and the stars collide in this enthralling entry in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, set amid...

This exquisitely imagined novel opens as William rescues Caroline from a life of drudgery in Germany and brings her to England and a world of music making and stargazing. Lina, as Caroline is known, serves as William's assistant and the captain of his exhilaratingly busy household. William is generous, wise, and charismatic, an obsessive genius whom Lina adores and serves with the fervency of a beloved wife. When William suddenly announces that he will be married, Lina watches her world collapse.

Ein Bürgerkrieg innerhalb der Allianz? Undenkbar! Immerhin sorgen die Symbionten eigentlich für Eintracht und Harmonie unter allen Völkern, die sich dem Imperium angeschlossen haben. Eigentlich. Denn hinter den Kulissen gärt es, und eine abtrünnige Fraktion versucht verzweifelt, das Prinzip der allgemeinen Verbundenheit, den Vorteil der Allianz, mit jenem des Individualismus zu vereinen. Ein hehres Unterfangen, das weit entfernt vom Protektorat zu scheitern droht.

Der WELTENRICHTER naht! Als die Plachtharr-Allianz alle Kriegsschiffe aus den Grenzregionen zum Protektorat abzieht, ist der Rat zuerst perplex - und dann beunruhigt. Als sich der Botschafter mit einer formalen Bitte um militärischen Beistand an die Sprecherin wendet, bricht Panik aus.

Ab in den Urlaub! Mehr als elf Monate lang haben sich die besten Techniker der Allianz, des Protektorats und der Ychachrathor ins Zeug gelegt, um Yrsha einen neuen Körper zu erschaffen. Unterstützt von der langsam genesenden Metallschmeckerin und ständig kritisiert von der Flamme der Gahar selbst, die ihre Meinung über die in ihren Sensoren minderwertigen Materialien und die archaische Technologie keineswegs verhehlt.

Wayne is still new to this planet, but he is already wildly in love with reality show host Olivia Fontaine. He spends plenty of time with her, since she's hosting a series of shows about his brothers' double wedding and honeymoon - but he can never seem to get her alone to tell her how he feels. The big, hunky alien is determined to keep his secret powers under wraps and stay on Olivia's good side so that he won't miss his chance to win her over.

Margot Lane thought she had an exciting life-plenty of fans, lots of money, and even her dream role on a hit TV show. But when she busts out of the most expensive and exclusive celebrity fat camp on the east coast, things really get interesting. Pursued by personal trainers, Margot takes an opportunity to duck out of sight. But she realizes she may have gone from the frying pan into the fire when she finds out that she's "hiding" on the set of the hot new reality show that's captured the imagination of the entire planet.