Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=7431&browse=true&N=3+7439+7517+6645 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732118 A violent attack on Lady Giuliettas son forces Tycho from his new-found happiness and back into the treacherous intrigue of the court. For Giuliettas sake he would go to the worlds end to track down those responsible. As Venice teeters on the brink of civil war, its feuding families prepare to discover who is a player and who a pawn in the coming struggle for power. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705813 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731838 As the zombie plague spreads to other locations across the United States, Ashley Parker and her fellow wild cards are attacked from within and forced to travel to San Francisco - a city in full lockdown, where citizens are ignoring martial law. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715666 Blood prophet Meg Corbyn, who can see the future when her skin is cut, escapes enslavement by her Controller and teams up with a shape-shifter who employs her as a Human Liaison. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713806 Once Corine Solomon only had the touch: the ability to read an objects past by handling it. Then she inherited her mothers magick, and that ended up being a hell of a burden. But if Corine can wrestle a demon queen and win, she can bring back her lover Chance after hes made the ultimate sacrifice. Cant she? All Corine knows is that she cant leave Chance behind if theres anything she can do about it. But the clock is ticking, and she still has to deal with debt-collecting demons and a maniacal archangel whos running a recruitment drive. The stakes have never been so high, and this time its truly Corines last chance to save the love of her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714172 My name is Calliope Reaper-Jones (Callie to my friends). Im Deaths Daughter and as of very recently,the (reluctant) head of my fathers company, Death, Inc. I was gradually learning how to be a businesswoman. Had the power suits and shoes down, though the day to day was slow going. Then I was blindsided by Enemies Unknown and sent off to I-dont-know-where. Not a good thing. Now not only must my friends and family be frantic, but without a CEO, Death, Inc., cannot function. With the newly deceased left free to roam the Earth, it is the zombie apocalypse come true. Ive got to get back both for my sake and the sake of, oh, all humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705814 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704286 Celia Graves, bodyguard, part siren, part vampire is called upon by her aunt, who is the queen of the sirens, to act as her cousin Adrianas bodyguard during Adrianas wedding since a conspiracy is afoot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743995 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694938 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744000 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732512 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732497 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738387 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744061 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729391 Felicity, a minstrel sworn to the truth, tells the ill-fated love story of the stubborn and indulged Princess Caution and the stableboy Lostler, a former Chalcedean slave and the piebald horse bound to him by the magic of Wit, which gives him the power to communicate with animals. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743996 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732519 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744006 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732501 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712890 Green returns to her service under the Lily Goddess in the city of Kalimpura, where she is hounded by gods that would render her a conduit for the supernatural while she attempts to rescue two Bittern Court hostages. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738576 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744051 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705434 When horse breeder Sara Shield encounters Jerden Morokovitz riding naked and bareback, shes stunned by the magnificence of both man and stallion. But Sara came to Terra Minor hoping to get away from all the men. The murder of Jerdens lover by a deranged woman has left this former star attraction of the Zetithian Palace brothel shattered in mind and body. Jerden is sure that Sara can heal his anguish-- but not unless he can find the key to her heart--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732809 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698368 The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began to develop terrifying powers, summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Overnight the rules changed, .but not for everyone. Colonel Alan Bookbinder is an army bureaucrat whose worst war wound is a paper-cut. But after he develops magical powers, he is torn from everything he knows and thrown onto the front-lines. Drafted into the Supernatural Operations Corps in a new and dangerous world, Bookbinder finds himself in command of Forward Operating Base Frontier, cut off, surrounded by monsters, and on the brink of being overrun. Now, he must find the will to lead the people of FOB Frontier out of hell, even if the one hope of salvation lies in teaming up with the man whose own magical powers put the base in such grave danger in the first place, Oscar Britton, public enemy number one. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744030 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1718286 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706382 Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift, a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes. Previously unnoticed, she becomes the object of intense desire for everyone around her. Men dance close to her; women dip their noses deep into her hair; even the cats outside her bedroom cry to be near her. Gabriel, the quiet student Eva has admired from afar, falls head-over-heels in love with her. But soon the gift begins to control Evas life: strangers follow her around, sniffing and touching her at every turn. When Eva meets Michael, an artist who barely registers her smell, Eva wonders if he is the one person who can love her for herself. Or is her scent impossible to escape? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744064 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744048 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705835 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734865 Exiled heir Re-Tamur and his wizard friend Sarmarkar take on the dark forces that are determined to conquer the great Empires along the Celedon Road. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734525 When assassin Gin Blanco, a.k.a. the Spider, is robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint during the biggest gala event of the summer at Ashlands fanciest art museum, she is more than happy to show these unlucky thieves that red is her favorite color. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715966 The werewolf pack and Mercy Thompsons mate Adam have been abducted. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may be forced to seek assistance from any ally she can get, no matter how unlikely. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732520 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743532 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738704 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744019 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732022 In this sequel to The Lost Gate, bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the Mages of Westil who live in exile on Earth. Here on Earth, Danny North is still in high school, yet he holds in his heart and mind all the stolen outselves of thirteen centuries of gatemages. The Families still want to kill him if they cant control him...and they cant control him. He is far too powerful. And on Westil, Wad is now nearly powerless--he lost everything to Danny in their struggle. Even if he can survive the revenge of his enemies, he still must somehow make peace with the Gatemage Daniel North. For when Danny took that power from Loki, he also took the responsibility for the Great Gates. And when he comes face-to-face with the mages who call themselves Bel and Ishtoreth, he will come to understand just why Loki closed the gates all those centuries ago.--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713809 There is another world than our own-- one no closer than a kiss and one no further than our nightmares-- where all the stuff of which dreams are made is real and magic is just a step away. But once you see that world, you will never be the same. Dreams and Shadows takes us beyond this veil. Once bold explorers and youthful denizens of this magical realm, Ewan is now an Austin musician who just met his dream girl, and Colby, meanwhile, cannot escape the consequences of an innocent wish. But while Ewan and Colby left the Limestone Kingdom as children, it has never forgotten them. And in a world where angels relax on rooftops, whiskey-swilling genies argue metaphysics with foul-mouthed wizards, and monsters in the shadows feed on fear, you can never outrun your fate -- from HarperCollins web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711925 Necromancer is such an ugly word, but its a title Eric Carter is stuck with. He sees ghosts and talks to the dead. Hes turned it into a lucrative career; putting troublesome spirits to rest, sometimes taking on even more dangerous things. For a fee, of course. When Carter left L.A. fifteen years ago he tought hed never have to go back. Too many bad memories. Too many people trying to kill him. But now, his sisters been brutally murdered and Carter wants to find out why. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743994 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743999 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744022 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734659 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743573 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732515 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713767 Discovering a Necklace plot to destabilize the U.S. government by using a demonic entitys powers to reawaken terrorist fears, Max August tests his magickal resources and the abilities of companions Pam and Vee to save tens of thousands of spectators in a domed stadium. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744333 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704403 Four years after the horrific events in Leadville, a young woman from England, Victoria Dawes, sets into motion a series of events that will lead Cora and herself out into the New Mexico desert in pursuit of Anaba, a Navajo witch bent on taking revenge for the atrocities committed against her people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675583 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727099 Its a city built upwards, not across--where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesnt mind staying in the shadows, because hes got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he cant hide for ever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan--this is going to hurt.-- P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736017 I was raised to do the right thing. But to my family that means staying safe behind the walls of human society. To be a respectable metalmage and never put myself at risk. But the treaty is faltering. And if it fails, nothing is safe. To help save the city and everyone I care about, I will use whatever means I can to ensure the negotiations to renew the treaty are successful--even if that means forging an alliance with a man who is the very opposite of the right thing...Fen is trouble. Wild. He would rather bind himself in iron and drink himself into oblivion than learn to master the visions that come to him. Those visions might just hold the key to peace, and it seems that my power might hold the key to his control--if I can keep it around him...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697971 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735948 Detective Inspector Cass Jones deals with a corrupt police force, a serial killer calling himself the Man of Flies, a gang hit gone wrong, and the murder-suicide of his brother and his family. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744029 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693086 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698369 Magical hero Quaeryt leads the first Imager fighting force into war and joins a vengeful invading army in the hostile land of Bovaria, where Quaeryt secretly demonstrates the heroics of Imagers to legitimize their status. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744063 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694944 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728757 A follow-up to The Wards of Faerie places the fate of an innocent young girl in the hands of protectors who embark on a dangerous quest to protect a once-peaceful world from dangerous creatures imprisoned behind an eroding magical barrier. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744031 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705827 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713793 As Gair struggles with grief over the loss of the only home he had known--and his beloved--hes walking into a conflict thats greater and more deadly than he or his mentor ever anticipated. A storm of unrests spreading across the land, and theyre going to be caught up in it at a moment when Gairs hold on his magic--his greatest defense and most valuable tool--is starting to slip. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713335 Nevada, 1869: Beyond the pitiless 40-Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town that hides more than its share of unnatural secrets. The sheriff bears the mark of the noose around his neck; some say he is a dead man whose time has not yet come. His half-human deputy is kin to coyotes. The mayor guards a hoard of mythical treasures. A bankers wife belongs to a secret order of assassins. And a shady saloon owner, whose fingers are in everyones business, may know more about the towns true origins than hes letting on. A haven for the blessed and the damned, Golgotha has known many strange events, but nothing like the primordial darkness stirring in the abandoned silver mine overlooking the town. Bleeding midnight, an ancient evil is spilling into the world, and unless the sheriff and his posse can saddle up in time, Golgotha will have seen its last dawn . . . and so will all of Creation. -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744044 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694943 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1731467 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744003 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704429 Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744042 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735952 When she is hired by the Master of Natchez, Mississippi to stop rogue vampires from terrorizing his city, skinwalker Jane Yellowrock soon discovers that there is something different about these vamps as her simple job turns into a fight to stay alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744041 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704757 In the jungles of Khyrei, an escaped slave seeks vengeance and finds the key to a savage revolution. In the drought-stricken Stormlands, the Twin Kings argue the destiny of their kingdom: one walks the path of knowledge, the other treads the road to war. Beyond the haunted mountains King Vireon confronts a plague of demons bent on destroying his family. With intrigue, sorcery, and war, Seven Kings continues the towering fantasy epic that began with Seven Princes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743326 While investigating a mobsters mysterious death, police officers Quill, Costain, Sefton, and Ross come into contact with a strange artifact and accidentally develop the Sight. Suddenly they can see the true evil haunting Londons streets. Now the four officers take on the otherworldly creatures secretly prowling London. Football lore and the tragic history of a Tudor queen become entwined in their pursuit of an age-old witch with a penchant for child sacrifice. But when Londons monsters become aware of their meddling, the officers must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to clean up their city. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685909 A breakout new fantasy epic filled with strong world-building, engaging characters, and wondrous adventure. Kyri: a highborn young woman whose life is shattered by the murder of her kin. But even as Kyri flees her beloved land Evanwyl, she knows that she is her familys only hope for justice, and Evanwyls only chance to escape a growing shadow of corruption and destruction. Now Kyri must venture across Zarathan, a world on the brink of a long foretold Chaos War. It is a struggle that will rend the foundations of existence and may usher in a long age of darkness -that is, if Kyri and her companions do not succeed in holding back the tide of evil that is rising. Those companions include valiant swordsman Tobimar Silverun, Prince of Skysand, exiled on the turn of a card and a prophecy, who is now seeking his peoples lost homeland; and Poplock Duckweed, an unlikely hero whose diminutive size is as much weapon as it is a weakness. Kyris quest is as simple as it is profound: find a legendary, ancient weapon smith, take up the sword and armor of a new order of warrior-defenders, and bring the power of justice and vengeance to the evil and corruption that has darkened her native land. About Phoenix Rising: A winner! Phoenix Rising gripped me and drew me in. Kyri, Tobimar, and Poplock became friends, people I care for and want to know more about and spend more time with. Great characters, and thrilling adventure. I want more!--Ed Greenwood, best-selling author of the Forgotten Realms series [E]xciting adventure, scary monsters, strange gods, and wondrous magic.--Lawrence Watt-EvansI became very involved with Kyris quest for vengeance and justice. -P.C. Hodgell, author of the best-selling Kencyrath Series-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599430 Elfhome. A world of powerful magic, beautiful elves, man-eating trees, frost-breathing wargs, and god-like dragons. Pittsburgh. A city stranded deep in virgin elfin forest. Its population of sixty thousand humans and a handful of elves are pitted in war that will only end in genocide. Winter is coming. Supplies are running low. And hidden vanguard of oni are attacking from the shadows. And children are disappearing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1599451 When a good deed lands them in the middle of a three-way battle to find an artifact that might prevent a war, former temple assassin Aral Kingslayer and Triss, a living shadow who is his secret partner, must stop this priceless treasure from falling into one of the many factions on their trail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1559858 When a new drug on the market turns humans into walking drug labs, teenage vandals are being hunted by a mystical creature and criminals are dying by magical means, Matthew Swift, Midnight Mayor, must save London from this rising tide of blood. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1559292 Princess Lasva falls into the arms of Prince Ivandred of Marloven Hesea, sparking a war fueled by a mage in league with the magical land of Norsunder--considered by Lasvas people the Colendi to be their enemy. 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=1675440 With her cowardly step father for company, Shy South journeys into the lawless Far Country, reckoning with the Ghosts and being forced into an alliance with the infamous soldier of fortune Nicomo Cosca, with one purpose in mind: to get her family back. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1582518 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=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=1566220 Even as her husband is about to attain undreamed-of power, Ivy Quent fears for her familys safety. With war looming and turmoil sweeping the nation of Altania, Ivy finds the long-abandoned manor on the moors a temporary haven. But nowhere is really safe from the treachery that threatens all the Quents have risked to achieve. And an even greater peril is stirring deep within the countrysides beautiful green estates. As Ivy dares an alliance with a brilliant illusionist and a dangerous lord, she races to master her forbidden talents and unravel the terrible truth at the heart of her lands unrest--even as a triumphant, inhuman darkness rises to claim Altania eternally for its own-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685916 Venturing into the deadly jungles of Lustria to claim the lost sword of Caledor Dragontamer, twin elf heroes Tyrion and Teclis find their search challenged by the Witch King Malekith and the sorceress Morathi. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1544111 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=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=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=1624850 Drizzt helps a beautiful elf seek revenge and breaks an old enemy free from slavery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556244 When magic itself has been poisoned and her undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman, Allie Beckstrom and her fellow renegades must elude the Authority to find the cure before they are no longer able to stop the sickness from spreading. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1638640 Alex Veruss insights into the future used to be the best-kept secret in London. Now, with the aid of his apprentice, Luna, his unique investigative talents are all the rage. He just has to be careful about picking his employers, because everyone-even the beautiful woman who practically begs him to run security for a prestigious tournament-has motives that can be hard to predict. And Alex doesnt do unpredictable. But his latest gig just might be impossible. Apprentices have been vanishing without a trace-and someone on the Council could be involved. Alex has no evidence, no witnesses, and no suspects. All he knows is that someone is keeping tabs on him. And after assassins target Lunas classmate, Alex sees that he doesnt know the half of it-and that he could be the next to disappear.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685948 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=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=1558370 A summer in the city is overshadowed by fights over a blood-based intoxicant that has inebriated most local vampires, a situation that escalates when Zephyr learns that vampires have started dying after drinking the substance.