Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&N=3+7440&No=100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1477796 Investigators Burton and Swinburne return to Africa to seek the source of the Nile, a magic gem, and a way to fix history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629733 Nola OGrady is sick and tired of psychic squid-images following her everywhere, waving their tentacles, and generally making nuisances of themselves. She and her partner, Ari Nathan, have a dangerous job on their hands, hunting down two criminals who have escaped into another level of the multiverse, the San Francisco of Terra Six. Terrorist have turned parts of that city into a deathtrap- religious fanatics, yes, but from what religion? Nola suspects that the Peacock Angel Chaos cult lies behind the bombings and mass murders. As she gathers evidence, she finds herself face-to-face with part of her out personal past that shed prefer to bury forever.--p.[4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660669 A god has died, and its up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without Him, the metropoliss steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot. Taras job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in. Her only help: Abelard, a chain-smoking priest of the dead god, whos having an understandable crisis of faith. When Tara and Abelard discover that Kos was murdered, they have to make a case in Alt Coulumbs courts--and their quest for the truth endangers their partnership, their lives, and Alt Coulumbs slim hope of survival. Set in a phenomenally built world in which justice is a collective force bestowed on a few, craftsmen fly on lightning bolts, and gargoyles can rule cities, Three Parts Dead introduces readers to an ethical landscape in which the line between right and wrong blurs. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599473 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556869 Imp, a struggling schizophrenic, fights to determine whether or not the strange mythological creatures she meets are due to her condition or are from something else entirely in this new novel from the award-winning author of The Red Tree. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678287 In 1348, after a young girl left orphaned by the Black Death predicts a coming apocalypse, Thomas, a disgraced knight, finds himself in the middle of a second war on heaven as angels fight demons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624541 Gifted with the ability to draw objects out of books, Isacc Vainio, a Libriomancer, seeks assistance from a Harley-riding dryad after a number of vampire attacks are reported by other members of his secret, magic organization. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599442 Solving murders by raising the dead, grave witch Alex Craft is hired to investigate a suicide in Nekros City and discovers a new kind of magic that can overcome the human will to survive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609110 Having escaped from Australias Adelaide Zoo, an orphaned platypus named Albert embarks on a journey through the outback in search of Old Australia, a rumored land of liberty, promise, and peace. What he will find there, however, away from the safe confinement of his enclosure for the first time since his earliest memories, proves to be a good deal more than he anticipated. Alone in the outback, with an empty soft drink bottle as his sole possession, Albert stumbles upon pyromaniacal wombat Jack, and together they spend a night drinking and gambling in Ponsby Station, a rough-and-tumble mining town. Accused of burning down the local mercantile, the duo flees into menacing dingo territory and quickly go their separate ways-Albert to pursue his destiny in the wastelands, Jack to reconcile his past. Encountering a motley assortment of characters along the way-a pair of invariably drunk bandicoots, a militia of kangaroos, hordes of the mercurial dingoes, and a former prize-fighting Tasmanian devil-our unlikely hero will discover a strength and skill for survival he never suspected he possessed.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580593 Ei Monpress is vain. Hes cocky. And hes a thief. But hes a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and hes not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, hes the only prince of a rather feisty country and his mother (a formidable queen whos every bit as driven and stubborn as he is) wants him to come home and do his duty, which means throwing over personal ambitions like proving hes the greatest swordsman who ever lived. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1645648 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629729 After forty years of war, an uneasy truce is called between two neighboring kingdoms. The chance for peace rests on diplomatic talks as well as the games, where two teams of fencers represent their nations at this pivotal moment. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644720 When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, Owen Pitt and the staff of Monster Hunter International have to stop an ancient god from turning Sin City into a literal hell on Earth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1512077 Exiled to live among mortals, Cassiel, once a powerful Djinn, must battle against her own kind when the Djinn, led by Pearl, kidnap Warden children in hopes of assembling an army that will bring about the end of the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1481289 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668263 What could be scarier than the first day of school? A crash course in the paranormal, your worst school nightmares will pale in comparison to these thirteen original stories that take academic anxiety to new realms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678482 This is the story of Harry Ransom. If you know his name, its most likely as the inventor of the Ransom Process, a stroke of genius that changed the world. Or you may have read about how he lost the battle of Jasper City, or won it, depending on where you stand in matters of politics. Friends called him Hal or Harry, or by one of a half-dozen aliases, of which he had more than any honest man should. He often went by Professor Harry Ransom, and though he never had anything you might call a formal education, he definitely earned it. If youre reading this in the future, Ransom City must be a great and glittering metropolis by now, with a big bronze statue of Harry Ransom in a park somewhere. You might be standing on its sidewalk and not wondering in the least how it grew to its current glory. Well, here is its story, full of adventure and intrigue. And it all starts with the day that old Harry Ransom crossed paths with Live Alverhuysen and John Creedmoor, two fugitives running from the Line, amid a war with no end.--from inside front and back book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518246 Accompanied by human keepers, the dragons embark on a dangerous journey to their ancient, mythical homeland of Kelsingera, and along the way form deep bonds with the humans that are severely tested during the journeys final days. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1548495 Newlyweds Jane and David Vincent travel to Belgium and their ability to create invisibility via glamour makes them a target for emperor Napoleons returning forces. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678512 For six years, former temple assassin Aral Kingslayer has been living as a jack of the shadow trades, picking up odd jobs on the wrong side of the law. But the past is never dead, and Arals has finally caught up to him in the beautiful, dangerous form of Jax Seldansbane,a fellow Blade and Arals onetime fiance. Jax claims that the forces that destroyed everything Aral once held dear are on the move again, and she needs his help to stop them. But Aral has a new life now, with a fresh identity and new responsibilities. And while he isnt keen on letting the past back in, the former assassin soon finds himself involved in a war that will leave him with no way out and no idea who to trust. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1482126 John Taylor is marrying Suzie Shooter, the Nightsides most fearsome bounty hunter. But before he can walk down the aisle he has one more case to solve as a private eye--a case that has him on the run, with his bride-to-be looking to collect the bounty on his head. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711764 Deep beneath the streets of England lies another realm...one few in our modern world know exists. Daniel and Freya, however, know it all too well. Eight years ago, these friends first journeyed through portals into the hidden land of Niergeard--discovering a city filled with stones, secrets, and sleeping knights that serve to protect the world they call home. Having served for centuries as the first and last outpost at the borders to other worlds, Niergeard must be reclaimed and the mystery of its fall discovered. Daniel and Freya, along with an ancient knight and a Scottish police officer, must return to the legendary city, rally the surviving citizens, and awaken the sleeping knights--knights who are being killed, one by one, as they sleep.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1522451 When her partner and bodyguard, Israeli Interpol officer Ari Nathan, is recruited by an enigmatic trans-world law enforcement group, Secret Agent Nola OGrady questions his loyalties as they race against time to save her brothers who are being held hostage in a dangerous world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557172 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615553 Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp. Cicely Waters, owl shifter and Wind Witch, has rescued the Fae Prince Grieve at a great cost. Their reunion has lost them the allegiance of the Summer Queen--and the tolerance of the vampires. In desperation they turn to the Consortium for help. Now, to regain the good will of Lainule, they must dare to enter the heart of Mysts realm. But as Cicely and Grieve embark on their search for the heartstone of Summer, Winter is already wreaking her terrifying revenge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480556 Detective Kara Gilligan of the supernatural task force has the ability to summon demons to her aid, but she herself is pledged to serve a demonic lord. And now, people whove hurt Kara in the past are dropping dead for no apparent reason. To clear her name and save both the demon and human worlds, shes in a race against the clock. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1520756 Having survived Jehals betrayal, former Queen Zafir is determined to take back control of the kingdom. To that end, she seizes Jehals wife and son as hostages. Desperate to save his queen and his heir, Jehal makes a tentative peace with the dragons of the north, and prepares to fly against his enemies. But as politics throw the realms of men into turmoil, a far greater danger threatens. The dragons are awakening from the spells cast upon them, and returning to their native fury. They are out for revenge. And that revenge will be brutal. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693992 Gavin Ennock has everything a man could desire-except time. As the clockwork plague consumes his body and mind, it drives him increasingly mad and fractures his relationship with his fiance, Alice, Lady Michaels. Their only hope is that the Dragon Men of China can cure him. But a power-mad general has seized the Chinese throne in a determined offensive to conquer Asia, Britain-indeed, the entire world. He has closed the countrys borders to all foreigners. The former ruling dynasty, however, is scheming to return the rightful heir to power. Their designs will draw Gavin and Alice down a treacherous path strewn with intrigue and power struggles. One wrong step will seal Gavins fate...and determine the future of the world.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566143 Five years have passed since the Wall was breached and the Keep of Winds nearly overrun. Five years since the Heir of Night, Malian, and her friend and ally Kalan went missing in the wild lands of Jaransor. Now, in Haarths diverse southern realms, events are moving. From the wealthy River city of Ij to the isolated Emerian outpost of Normarch, rumors of dark forces and darker magics are growing. As the great Midsummer tournament at Caer Argent approaches, Haarth will have one opportunity to band together against an enemy in which few believe . . . or be lost forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675397 All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature -- until he was reunited with his own kind, the Raksura, and found a new life as consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. But now a rival court has laid claim to him, and Jade may or may not be willing to fight for him. Beset by doubts, Moon must travel in the company of strangers to a distant realm where he will finally face the forgotten secrets of his past, even as an old enemy returns with a vengeance. The Fell, a vicious race of shape-shifting predators, menaces groundlings and Raksura alike. Determined to crossbreed with the Raksura for arcane purposes, they are driven by an ancient voice that cries out from ... The siren depths--Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667906 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1649737 When a mysterious briefcase arrives at his office with the arm still attached, Zombie P.I. Hessius Mann must figure out where it came from--a job that takes him to a very dark place and leads him to someone who knows more about his past life than he can remember. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647378 Falaste Rione is imprisoned, sentenced to death. The magical balance of the Source is slipping and the fabric of reality itself has begun to tear. Jianna Belandor can think only of freeing the man she loves while undead creatures terrorize the land, slaves of the Overmind--a relentless consciousness determined to bring everything that lives under its sway. All that stands in the way is a motley group of arcanists and a misanthropic hermit whose next move may turn the tide and save the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687479 Although the experienced magician Skeeve has crossed paths with a wide variety of horrible, evil creatures, nothing can prepare him for dealing with a politician in this latest installment of the humorous fantasy series, following Myth-Fortunes and Myth-Chief. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572253 Believing herself to be human and learning how to survive in the jungle, a yuan-ti child--a pureblood who looks human except for some snakelike characteristics--discovers that she was adopted and runs away from home to seek out her true origins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1478958 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647445 Audrun, a human woman trapped within Alisanos -- a sentient forest -- is reunited with her four children, only to learn that each has been marked by the deepwoods wild magic. And her newly born fifth child, captured by a winged demon, is still missing. Audrun has sworn to find the infant, but can a mere human possibly hope to outwit the monstrous inhabitants of Alisanos ... and the nightmarish deepwood itself? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557922 Jianna Belandors home lies in ruins. Jiannas only happiness resides in her growing attraction to Falaste Rione, a brilliant nomadic physician whose compassion and courage have led him to take dangerous risks. Jianna, stronger and more powerful than she knows, has a role to play in the unfolding destiny of her world. But a wave of madness is sweeping across the land, and time is running out--even for magic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624805 Annotation: PI Remy Chandler has always been able to rely on his angelic powers when the situation called for it. But now his human and angelic natures are sharing the same space, and Remy can feel himself becoming more and more volatile. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678124 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1637759 When the Dark Brethren rise out of the ashes, ripping homeless teenage girls to pieces, forensic witch Bianca Sin, to stave off a new war of annihilation, teams up with NYPD homicide detective Lancelot McManus to save the children--and the world--from the ultimate evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1638639 While investigating a haunting at the long-abandoned Haybarn Theatre, the Ghost Finders, led by unbearably arrogant J. C. Chance, think this will be an easy assignment until they encounter an ancient evil whose ability to alter reality tests all of their skills. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518343 In the thrilling third volume of the epic Collegium Chronicles, orphaned Magpie pursues his quest for his parents identity with burning urgency while being trained by the Kings Own Herald as an undercover agent for Valdemar. Shy Bardic Trainee Lena has to face her famous but uncaring father, one of Valdemars most renowned Bards. And Healing Trainee Bear must struggle against his disapproving parents, who are pressuring him to quit. Each of the three friends must face his or her demons and find their true strength--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682714 Lily leads a serene life in Arcadia until the forces of Megalopolis invade. Rescued from slavery by a prince of Megalopolis, Lily is sent to retrieve a very important key. Aided by her friends, her dog Rex, and even Death herself, Lilys adventures take her from the Moons to the Bottom of the Sea, and finally back to Megalopolis, where she faces the decision of her life. Will she choose True Love and relinquish the key to those in Power or will she risk everything for who she is and return the key to Arcadia? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1527158 After barely escaping a vampire ambush, bounty hunter Deacon Chalk, saddled with an inexperienced newbie hunter, must stop a malevolent force controlling both the living and the undead, while eluding the cursed immortals on his trail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609278 Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law was peace now knows violence and oppression. And nightmares: a mysterious and deadly plague haunts the citizens, dooming them to die screaming in their sleep. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1614916 A tale set in an alternate-universe, post-World War II era finds precarious peace agreements between England and the USSR threatened by the murders of warlocks responsible for safeguarding British national security, a situation that falls into the hands of two supernaturally enhanced siblings and a former spy who would protect the queen. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1532465 While attempting a reconciliation with the man she loves, monster hunter Evy Stone, after escaping a mad scientist, must help the Triads defend Dreg City from the half-Blood vampires and a rare breed of were-creature that are wreaking bloody havoc. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1662133 For a vampire hunter like Jane, having Leo Pellisier as a boss took some getting used to. But now someone is out to take his place as Master Vampire of New Orleans and isnt afraid to go through Jane to do it http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705055 Pepper is a rambunctious big man, and, suddenly, the surprised inmate of a budget-strapped mental institution in Queens, New York. Hes not mentally ill, but that doesnt seem to matter. On his first night, hes visited by a terrifying creature who nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. Its no delusion: The other patients confirm that a hungry devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down. Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to fight back: Dorry, an octogenarian schizophrenic; Coffee, an African immigrant with severe OCD; and Loochie, a bipolar teenage girl. Battling the pill-pushing staff, one another, and their own minds, they try to kill the monster thats stalking them. But can the Devil die? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1654570 When her best friend and former lover dies mysteriously while investigating a case in Iowa, Calliope Jenkins decides to find out what happened to Josh and embarks on a surreal road trip into--and behind--Americas heartland. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582272 The name is Bond, Shaman Bond. Better known as Drood, Eddie Drood. Yes, Im one of those Droods--the family whove been keeping the forces of evil contained in the shadows for as long as humans have walked the earth. Recently I suffered a slight case of death, but thanks to Molly, my best girl (who happens to be a powerful witch), I got over that right quick. Unfortunately my family wasnt so lucky. In my absence, Drood Hall was destroyed and all my relatives were killed. Which left me as the last of the Droods. I didnt much like being the last Drood, I can tell you--and then I realized that things werent as they seemed. Someone had activated a dimensional engine, sending my Drood Hall off to an alternate Earth, replacing it with a burnt-out doppelgnger. My family is still alive out there. Somewhere. And nothings going to stop me from finding them...-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1566213 After traveling through time, Jack Churchill has returned to the modern world to find its inhabitants in the grasp of a dark force and sets out to find the two keys--who are two people in a world of billions--who can shatter the spell. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1526094 Corporal Jona, the demon-stained Lord of Joni, died in the woods. His lover, the Senta Rachel Nolander, is a demon-tainted fugitive, running from the wolfskin-clad priest and priestess of Erin, who track her through the city based on dreams plucked from Jonas crying skull, plotting to cleanse the world of the lovers demonic taint. Past and present collide as the tale of two ill-fated outcasts unfolds, and the executioners of Erin grow ever closer to their quarry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715273 Hired to resurrect a deceased fire god to protect the city of Alt Coulumb, Tara, a first-year associate in an international necromantic firm, teams up with a chain-smoking, faith-questioning priest to investigate suspicions that the god was actually murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584840 Whos murdering vampires in Los Angeles and throwing the bodies into the Dedhams pool? Each victim has been branded, a distinct mark that is the calling card of femme fatale vampire Ann Hayes. The contemptuous undead beauty declares her innocence, but can the vampires believe her? Has Ann returned to reclaim Doug Dedham, whom she once loved? Or is she being framed? Complicating matters are Madison Roses burgeoning feelings for both sexy vampire Colin Reddy and fellow beater detective Mike Notchey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577591 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557771 After homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis sees a photo of Seth Benjamin on a police bulletin, she knows that Heavens plan to halt Armageddon has gone terribly wrong. As the only mortal who knows of Seths true nature, only she can save him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624508 Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everett struggles to break a spell that has placed her assistant, Janea, into a coma that causes Janea to confront her respective identities in numerous alternate dimensions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585306 While trying to find out the truth about her demonic heritage, Tess Corday, an agent with the Occult Special Investigations squad, finds herself at odds with her undead boyfriend during an unauthorized investigation into an addictive new street drug that results in a paranormal showdown. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1564870 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647487 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629346 Swordsman Eddie LaCrosse must take to sea in the company of a former pirate queen in search of the infamous Black Edward Tew ... and his even more legendary treasure. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545298 Depicts the lives of the Three Kings of the Nativity, casting them as a set of infamous thieves who accidentally happen upon Joseph, Mary, and the newborn king and help them escape to Egypt. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609047 What if being a librarian was the most dangerous job in the world? Worldsoul, a great city that forms a nexus point between Earth and the many dimensions known as the Liminality, is a place where old stories gather, where forgotten legends come to fade and die - or to flourish and rise again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1533620 Colin has become a master of three of the five magics, and has gifted the human, Dwarren, and Alvritshai races with magical protective Trees. But the power of the dark spirits is spreading despite this. Can Colin unite the races against this menace and prevent their enemy from complete control of the lands magic? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595258 Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical rush. But when someone with money to burn and a penchant for black magic starts tampering with Downsides drug supply, Chess realizes that the unlucky customers are paying with their souls--and taking the innocent with them, as the magic-infused speed compels them to kill in the most gruesome ways possible. As if the streets werent scary enough, the looming war between the two men in her life explodes, taking even more casualties and putting Chess squarely in the middle. Downside could become a literal ghost town if Chess doesnt find a way to stop both the war and the dark wave of death-magic, and the only way to do that is to use both her addiction and her power to enter the spell and chase the magic all the way back to its malevolent source. Too bad that doing so will probably kill Chess--if the war doesnt first destroy the man whos become her reason for living. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1604874 Emma Whitecastle would rather spend time with her boyfriend than help Joanna Reid get rid of her hubands ghost. But when she finds out Joannas daughter has broken her engagement and attempted suicide, Emma and Granny Apple, the spirit of her pie-baking great-great-great-grandmother, are compelled to investigate. The multifaceted mystery unfolds in Hollywood, where Emma and Granny unearth a clue hidden in a haunted diamond. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538048 Egert is a brash, confident member of the elite guards and an egotistical philanderer. But after he kills an innocent student in a duel, a mysterious man known as The Wanderer challenges Egert and slashes his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice. Unable to end his suffering by his own hand, Egert embarks on an odyssey to undo the curse and the horrible damage he has caused, which can only be repaired by a painful journey down a long and harrowing path.--Publishers website. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685350 In this fifth installment in the Clockwork Century steampunk adventure series, Rector Wreck em Sherman, a drug dealer haunted by the ghost of a kid he used to know, sneaks over the wall into the wasteland of Seattle where he makes a shocking discovery that changes everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511861 Consumed with despair, the blind necromancer Dante seeks refuge in a magical puzzle-- a puzzle that supposedly fulfills ones utmost desires. But its actually a seductive trap, threatening to unleash the very cataclysm he fears. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1638623 Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a skin man, Roland Deschain takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beasts most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, The Wind through the Keyhole. (The novel can be placed between Dark Tower IV and Dark Tower V.) http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595161 Janes not happy. Shes been packed off to England to fight in a war when shed much rather be snogging Anyan. Unfortunately, Janes enemies have been busy stirring up some major trouble-the kind that attracts a lot of attention. In other words, theyre not making it easy for Jane to get any alone time with the barghest, or to indulge in her penchant for stinky cheese. Praying she can pull of a Joan of Arc without the whole martyrdom thing, Jane must lead Alfar and halflings alike in a desperate battle to combat an ancient evil. Catapulted into the role of Most Unlikely Hero Ever, Jane also has to fight her own insecurities as well as the doubts of those who dont think she can live up to her new role as Champion. Along the way, Jane learns that some heroes are born. Some are made. And some are bribed with promises of food and sex.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705061 As the former Archangel of Death, Azrael has always stoodapart from his brothers. Cursed to rule from the darkness, he is not only oneof the four favored archangels but the very first vampire, and king among hiskind.Sophie Bryce is a woman scarred by the dark secrets of her past. More...Though she isoverwhelmingly attracted to the brooding archangel, she simply cannot believethat she is the one fated to be with such an extraordinary being.But Azrael has known differently from the moment he laideyes on Sophie and he will stop at nothing to win her heart-even if he has tofight an army of unimaginable evils to do so . . . http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1650272 The search for the map - and the secret behind its cryptic code - intensifies in a quest across time, space, and multiple realities --P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1521805 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685420 Having sacrificed his sight to acquire the power to see the spirit world, Jeremiah Hunt flees from FBI agents who believe he is a dark sorcerer and arrives in New Orleans where his witch companion has a vision of the city under siege. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1660609 Successful graphic novelist Willow Tate is a Visualizer, able to draw beings from the Otherworld--home to trolls and elves, night mares and bird-fish, and many other fantastical beings--and draw them to our world. Somehow they all seem to end up in the weird little town of Paumanok Harbor, nestled in the popular Hamptons region of Long Island. As if Willow didnt have enough problems coping with all these Otherworld visitors, now she has a stalker. Her doom-seer father has a secret, and Paumanok Harbor has alien sand-stealers. Willow has bodyguards but absolutely no idea how to solve any of these problems in time for Halloween, when the local witches hold their annual gathering on the beach--if any beach is left by then. Good thing she has the handsome, loving, local vet Matt to come to her assistance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729653 Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Childrens and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557928 As the entire puck race gathers in the city for their millennial meeting--and to hold a lottery that no puck wants to win--half-human, half-living-nightmare Cal Leandros must keep his half brother, Niko, from paying the ultimate price for saving their kin. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1555277 When wizards threaten Glorianna Belladonna and her work to keep Ephemera balanced, her brother, Lee, sacrifices himself in order to save her--and ends up an Asylum inmate in the city of Vision, far away from all he knows. At the same time, a darkness is spreading through Vision--a darkness that hides its nature from the Shamans, who tend the city and its people. Danyal, one of the Shamans, oversees the Asylum. A man whose heart is searching for its own dreams, he is intrigued by Lees ravings about Bridges and Landscapers and wizards. With the help of Zhahar, a Handler with her own dark secrets, Lees body and mind improve, and his words begin to make a terrible kind of sense--giving Danyal and Zhahar a glimpse of a world unlike anything they have seen. As Danyal, Lee, and Zhahar work together to uncover the danger threatening Vision, they will be forced to look both beyond and within themselves to discover who they are...and how dangerous they can be-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519415 A high-ranking member of a secret organization that battles supernatural forces wakes up in a London park with no memory, no idea who she is, and with a letter that provides instructions to help her uncover a far-reaching conspiracy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590295 For centuries, the wampyr has drifted from one place to another. From one life to another. Its 1962, and hes returned to New Amsterdam for the first time since he fled it on pain of death some sixty years before. On the eve of social revolution, on the cusp of a new way of life, hes nevertheless surrounded by inescapable reminders of who he used to be.For a thousand years, hes chosen to change rather than to die. Now, at last, he faces a different future.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656473 Vianne Rochet returns to the French village of Lansquenet with her daughters, Anouk and Rosette, before allying herself with a desperate Father Frances Reynaud to reverse disturbing local changes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674346 Dorina Basarab wakes up in a scientific lab with no memory of what has happened to her. To find out what was done to her and who is behind it, she must face off with fallen angels, the maddest of mad scientists, and a new breed of vampires that are far worse than undead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675704 Elven Queen Vielissiar Farcarinon makes wrenching sacrifices to work unprecedented magics and bond with a dragon. Set in the same world as the Enduring Flame trilogy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616184 Andrew Dare is a werewolf. Hes the enforcer for the Roanoke pack, and responsible for capturing or killing any Were intruders in Roanokes territory. But the lone Were hes tracking doesnt smell or act like anyone hes ever encountered. And when he catches her, it doesnt get any better. Shes beautiful, shes crazy, and someone has tortured her by injecting silver into her veins. She says her name is Silver, and that shes lost her wild self and cant shift any more. The packs in North America have a live-and-let-live attitude, and try not to overlap with each other. But Silver represents a terrible threat to every Were on the continent. Andrew and Silver will join forces to track down this menace while discovering their own power and their passion for each other. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609633 Aviso is a cog in the soulless, profit-obsessed enterprise known as the Henry Sill Banking Corporation. When a routinely corrupt business transaction shatters both his marriage and his well-ordered life, Jack finds himself-- quite literally-- in Hell, where he embarks on a perilous, unprecedented journey of revenge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615816 After members of a support group for addicts of the experimental drug Returne suddenly disappear, Bryn Davis begins to wonder if the government is methodically removing a threat to their security, or if some unknown enemy has decided to run the zombies into the ground. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694452 Several shapeshifters die unexpectedly at a dig site, and Andrea and her former lover must work together to investigate the crime, as their search for the killer leads into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577950 When an act of harrowing betrayal threatens to burn the cities, a courageous young woman becomes the worlds only defender against a universal darkness in a confrontation that reverses the fortunes of powerful and oppressed people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557048 As the clouds of war gather and the final battle for Midkemia begins, the Keshs invading hordes descend upon the Kingdom, and the magician Pug must harness his magic and wisdom to save them all from a new threat that could destroy the alliance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629972 Homicide squad detective Alexis Bianco reluctantly teams with the mysterious Lola in a case involving a demonic killer who uses exploitative seduction and crushing psychological torment to push victims into suicide. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686187 Summoned to Xanth as part of a Demons wager, Bryce is transported out of his aged body and granted youth and magic in exchange for his agreement to woo and marry a reluctant Princess Harmony. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1486894 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577747 Graphic novelist Willow Tate, who has the ability to draw images of beings from the realm of Faerie--and draw them into our world--finds things taking a strange turn in the Hamptons after she completes her latest book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1665604 Survivor of a once-mighty race of sorcerers, the spellcaster known to those of the Dragonrealm simply as Shade struggles to find an end to the curse he brought upon himself millennia ago in his hope to escape death . . . and worse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582516 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653924 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687503 A sequel to Dragon and Phoenix finds vengeful master bard Leet fashioning a dark magical harp to enchant dragonlord favorite Raven, an act that raises the suspicions of Linden Rathan, who risks everyone he loves to stop Leets society-threatening plot.