![]() ![]() As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure, their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier–and Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.īut then things get complicated. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret.īecca’s new friends are werewolves. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. ![]() To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. ![]() When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck–and she can’t believe their secret, either. Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. Squad is a story fitted with the sharpest teeth that chomps down on the patriarchy, and I adored it with my entire vicious heart.–Chloe Gong, author of New York Times-bestselling These Violent Delights –Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who’s ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters. ![]()
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![]() The First Lord rules the Lords in the hidden Malerris Castle. The Lords of Malerris believe that their patron saint, the Weaver, has a plan for Lenfell woven into the Great Loom. Mageborn who are still in training are Prentice Mages. Mage Guardians do not need a specialization they make up the majority of Mages. Healer Mages are trained to use magic and wards to heal wounds, both physical and mental. They are lead by the First Sword, second in command to the Mage Captal. The Warrior Mages use magic and swords in combat. There are three different specializations of Mage Guardians: Warrior Mage, Healer Mage, and Research Mage. The Mage Guardians had been the protectors of the people of Lenfell, but after the Waste Wars many were killed and the few survivors had to go into hiding.Īll Mages follow the Captal, who has the knowledge of all previous Captals. As a result many mageborn were hunted and killed, until they were thought to be extinct. After the battle people distrusted and hated mageborn. This battle released Wild Magic and created the Waste. ![]() The war between factions escalated until it nearly destroyed all of Lenfell in the Waste Wars. ![]() ![]() There are two warring factions of mageborn, the Mage Guardians and the Lords of Malerris. A mageborn must learn to control her/his magic or have the magic warded otherwise, the magic could become wild. ![]() A Mageborn is a person born with magical aptitude. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are the best superhero universes outside of Marvel and DC. However, the series' apparent return and the crossed-out "R.I.P." in the initial announcement - as well as Waid's assurance that the Plutonian may have a role - indicate a resurrection of the hero-turned-villain. In its final issue, Irredeemable sees the Plutonian take a fatal wound from radiation, seemingly ending the series for good. ![]() In the first issue, he kills his former ally, the Hornet, as well as his entire family. Irredeemable follows former superhero the Plutonian after he lobotomizes his sidekick, Samsara, destroys Sky City, and murders millions, becoming the world's greatest supervillain. ![]() A comic book industry event: a new original ongoing superhero. Written by Waid and primarily illustrated by Krause, the series also features art by Diego Barreto and Eduardo Barreto, colorist Andrew Dalhouse and letterer Ed Dukeshire. Read 310 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Irredeemable debuted in April 2009 and ran for 37 issues until May 2012. A day after launch, the campaign has earned more than $100 thousand in pledges, more than 10x its original goal. Following the teaser, Boom! Studios also announced a Kickstarter campaign for The Complete Irredeemable Deluxe Edition Library, featuring hardcover editions of Irredeemable, Incorruptible, and Insufferable, as well as special edition printings of each series' debut issues and other perks for backers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her rebellious ways and weird qualities make her a loner who is mocked by the rich girls who attend the school, though she does make a couple of friends, including Deirdre. Morwenna is sent away to boarding school at a place called Arlinghurst. The exact reasons are not yet specified.ĭaniel lives in a grand old estate and is henpecked by his three sisters, whom Morwenna refers to as the three aunts. Morwenna's leg has been crippled, and her twin sister is dead. After a flashback to this period, the book properly begins with Morwenna having run away from her mother (who is a powerful witch) to live with the biological father she never knew, Daniel. Morwenna grew up with her twin sister Mor, whom she loved dearly and did everything with, including commune with fairies in old industrial ruins around South Wales. Among her many quirks is the ability to communicate with fairies and the ability to cast magical spells. She has a nearly unhealthy love for science fiction novels. She is quirky, precocious, rebellious and intelligent. Morwenna is very different from other girls. Among Others is a fantasy novel centered on fifteen-year-old Welsh girl Morwenna. ![]() ![]() ![]() And to solve the crime, Nico must uncover a secret that could not only destroy Athens, but will force him to choose between love, and ambition, and his own life. He must meet Themistocles, the military genius who saved Greece during the Persian Wars, and then defected to the hated enemy. Somehow he has to placate his girlfriend, who is very angry about that slave girl. ![]() Beyond that, there are only a few minor problems: He's being chased by brigands who are only waiting for the right price before they kill him. The Persians will execute him on the spot if they think he's a spy. The case takes Nico, in the company of a beautiful slave girl, to the land of Ionia within the Persian Empire. But when an Athenian official is murdered, the brilliant statesman Pericles has no choice but to put Nico on the job. The Persians will execute him on the spot if they. ![]() His girlfriend's left him and his boss wants to fire him. The case takes Nico, in the company of a beautiful slave girl, to the land of Ionia within the Persian Empire. Life's tough for Nicolaos, the only investigating agent in ancient Athens. "Corby has not only made Greek history accessible-he's made it first-rate entertainment." -Kelli Stanley, award-winning author of Nox Dormienda and City of Dragons Athens, 460 B.C. ![]() ![]() The stakes are higher than ever-lives of promise cut short or fulfilled a future ruled by fear or hope-in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for-but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves-and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates. She wants to put an end to the Testing, but she can't do it alone. ![]() Gifted student and Testing survivor Cia Vale vows to fight. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. In a scarred and brutal future, the United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The powerful conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. ![]() ![]() Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Seeing somewhere new one plane ride at a time.Ī place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. When she's not busy writing down the characters in her head, you can probably find her jet-setting around the world. Both constantly keep her laughing with their humored temperaments and spirited personalities. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband and rambunctious cat. Most notably, she's known for her work in Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. Let's stay connected: Newsletter signup □ Instagram □ Facebook □ Tiktok □ Amber Vant is an author who specializes in all things romance. Seeing somewhere new one plane ride at a time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Amber Vant is an author who specializes in all things romance. ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:transformationot0000kafk:epub:75cae548-4310-4f8e-903c-33e8ead3dbf5 Foldoutcount 0 Grant_report Arcadia #4281 Identifier transformationot0000kafk Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8ch1xw37 Invoice 2089 Isbn 0140184783 Lccn 95214247 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-1300112 Openlibrary_edition ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 04:01:32 Associated-names Pasley, Malcolm, 1926- Boxid IA40218913 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now a major TV series starring John Simm. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Dead Simple, Looking Good Dead and Not Dead Enough. Left You Dead is the seventeenth thrilling crime novel in the Roy Grace series. When DS Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn’t take long to realize that nothing in this case is quite as it seems. But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole witness to a vicious murder. Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. The series, based on the bestselling novels by novelist Peter James, was brought to life by acclaimed screenwriter Russell Lewis, with a pair of films, comprising the novels Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead, filmed in 2020 for broadcast in 2021. Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do. She’s not waiting for him at home, and none of their family or friends have heard from her. ![]() Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always do – with a long drive, a visit to a country house and a quick stop at the local supermarket on the way home.īut this Sunday ends differently – because while Niall waits and waits in the car park for Eden to pick up supplies, Eden never returns. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award-winning author Peter James, faces his most engrossing case yet in Left You Dead. ![]() ![]() ![]() In "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art" (Palgrave Macmillan, 272 pages, $24.95), published earlier this year in England, and coming out in America in September, Don Thompson provides the single best guide to both the anthropology and the economics of contemporary art markets. ![]() That process has long been murky to outsiders, but we have a new guide to the exotic world of dead sharks, Brillo boxes, and Jeff Koons puppy sculptures. Remarkably, buyers support the process in the interest of coming out on top, rather than fighting it and trying to get the lower prices. The network of galleries and auction houses spends a lot of its time, money, and energy giving artworks just the right image. ![]() Most art dealers know that art buying is all about what tier of buyers you aspire to join, about establishing a self-identity and, yes, getting some publicity. ![]() |