Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=6660&N=6594+4294966405 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700224 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706628 When a tomb is uncovered in the mountains of Israel, forensic expert Jordan Stone, Vatican priest Father Rhun Korza, and archaeologist Eric Granger converge to investigate. Soon theyre fighting to recover a mysterious tome rumored to be written by Christ--but a shadowy order wants the book for its own devious ends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727704 Shaman Joanne Walker returns to North Carolina to find her missing father and meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago. But Aidan has become tainted by an evil reaching forward from the distant past. It will take everything Joanne has to pull the past apart and weave a better future--for her, her son, and the Appalachians. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728398 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727681 Certainly Jones has pushed it too far this time. Gnawing and clawing at his soul are the demons he unknowingly carried back from his quest into their land. Weak and exhausted, the dark witch gazes down the dim, cobbled street at his only hope - a lone vehicle with blazing headlights. Desperate, he makes a mad dash for the light, and the striking woman illuminated in its wake. Vika senses him before she sees him. The good witch with emerald eyes and fiery red hair has never dabbled in dark magic. But one look at CJ turns her life upside down. Soon Vika is lured into his dangerous world ... and his powerful arms. A few sultry kisses are not enough to save CJ from his demons - its going to take some seriously potent sorcery. And theyre running out of time. -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727713 Violet Eden has accepted that shes part angel, part human-but nothing prepares her to be handed the key to the gates of Hell. Or worse, to be forced to turn the key over to the dark exile who saved and betrayed her: Phoenix. Violet and her partner, Lincoln, will have to stop Phoenix, but its hard enough fighting their soul-crushing need to be together. Violet begins to fear that the pull will soon become unbearable. As a brutal battle looms, Violet finds herself in dire straits as she teeters on the edge of a decision that could unleash a terror of horrifying repercussions.> http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727581 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728636 After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christs own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639593 When she hitches a ride with truck driver Louis Darling and foresees his brutal murder, Miriam Black, who knows when people will die, must fight for her own life while she tries to save him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700642 Thanks to one last desperate attempt to defeat the Plutonian, the world has begun to choke on radiation. The Paradigm members are scattered or dead, offering only weak resistance. But when Qubit offers the Plutonian redemption in exchange for saving the world, the enduring question will finally have its answer: can a man be so evil as to truly be irredeemable? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699894 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703207 This epic conclusion to the Chiveis trilogy moves at a breathtaking pace to a final show-down between good and evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642905 Ex-cop Brandon Clarkson is an angel with an edge. His tough exterior is the perfect camouflage for his job--hunting down the most dangerous criminals on earth. A self-reliant and demanding lone wolf, Brandon is the perfect angel to track and capture demoness Luciana Rossetti. Beneath the surface of Lucianas cool, green-eyed beauty lurks the heart of a malevolent killer. In the winding streets of Venice, she lures Brandon into her dark world of pleasure. They are perfectly matched. Angel and demon. Man and woman. But only one can win the battle of wills, of strength and of desire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703432 Daire Santos and her boyfriend, Dace, team up again to find the Richters, a dark family of sorcerers, before they upset the balance between good and evil, and Daces brother Cade, who forces Daire to confront the horrifying prophecy that brought them all together and claim her true destiny as a Seeker. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573286 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644097 The new Goddess of the Hunt, Kyana must descend into the depths of Hades, along with her lover, Ryker--the new Zeus, to stop an evil that has been resurrected by making the ultimate sacrifice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639197 As the young residents of Perdido Beach begin to better comprehend the truths of who they are and their relationships to one another, the Darkness finds a new way to be born, bringing their understanding of fear to a new level. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703489 When he stumbles upon a magical bag that belongs to Krampus, the Lord of Yule and the dark enemy of Santa Claus, struggling songwriter Jesse gets an unexpected chance to save his daughter and his own broken dreams, and return magic to Boone County, West Virginia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699429 When two new students arrive at Villain School, Rune Drexler discovers that one of them is a hero in disguise and Rune, Countess Jezebel Dracula, and Big Bad Wolf Junior must protect their school from the heroes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641307 Being a human mmune to magic helped Sophie Lawson get promoted. Its also made her a major, very reluctant player in a game that stretches beyond even the Underworld. Having handsome buttoned-down Englishman Will as her new guardian is one tempting blessing, especially since sexy fallen angel Alex is mysteriously MIA lately. But as a frightening number of demons start disappearing around the city, Sophie suspects that an Armageddon-level prophecy is about to become everyones nightmare. And her investigation is testing her bravery--and Wills unepected vulnerability--in ways neither could predict. Now Sophie and will are fast running out of time as an unstoppable evil prepares to lay waste to demons and humans alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700630 Arch-nemeses the Plutonian and Max Damage have been playing a game of cat and mouse since their showdown, and the stakes are sky-high in Redemption. Collecting Irredeemable #32 and #33 and Incorruptible #25 and #26, find out how two young men named Tony and Evan became the Plutonian and Max Damage and how they have been intertwined since the very beginning. This is the crossover event fans have been begging for! The origin story behind Mark Waids multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superhero series!--Publishers website. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643226 A decades-old murder, a strange superstition, an enormous snake, and one giant secret are about to rock the beautiful Belle Vue to its core. It is a time of great upheaval for the Belgian Congo and Belle Vue is not safe from the changes. But there are more pressing problems as an unsolved disappearance brings up issues for some of the denizens of the village. Add to that a sudden influx of strangers and a horrible storm that literally divides the village in half, and suddenly danger seems to be everywhere. The lovely young American missionary Amanda, the police chief Captain Pierre Jardin, and the local witch doctor and his wise-woman wife, Cripple, all become embroiled in the mystery as evil omens and strange happenings at every turn suggest that more lives will be lost before the true killer is unmasked. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641738 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727584 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574617 While living at Rivers Edge where she is learning to cope with her darker impulses, immortal Nastasyas ties to dark magick get in her way once again and she is pulled back into her former destructive lifestyle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703241 In the darkest days of the Dark Ages, the people of France faced both the Black Plague and desperate gangs of men who wandered the depopulated countryside looting and raping. Tomas, a disgraced knight, is one of these men. When he and his group of hardened men come across a farm where they can find a meal, they also encounter a girl orphaned by the Plague. An unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Tomas that the disease is only part of a greater, more significant cataclysm--that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven. Is she really blessed, or is it delirium? As hell unleashes its fury and the true nature of the girl is revealed, Tomas finds himself on a macabre battleground of angels and demons, sinners and saints, and a damnable struggle for nothing less than the soul of man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700576 The Plutonian is back on Earth, and hes brought the universes most dangerous, psychotic criminals with him to wreak havoc on the fragile planet! Meanwhile, Survivors new Paradigm is caught off-guard, leaving the self-proclaimed savior of society without a leg to stand on. When countries around the world unite for one last desperate stand, who will come out on top...and will there be anything left of the planet when the dust settles?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727259 When the Plutonian, the worlds greatest hero, snaps and turns into the worlds greatest villain, only his former teammates have a chance at stopping his rampage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573523 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641408 A young reporter on assignment is attacked and bitten by an unknown beast in rural Northern California and begins a terrifying but seductive transformation into a being with a dual nature, both man and wolf. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642608 In order to secure freedom for herself and her sister, shadow-walker Kori Daniels must complete one last assignment for the Tower syndicate--recruit Ian Holt, who is able to manipulate the dark, while he tries to kill her sister. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573301 Seventeen-year-old Violet Edens world is turned upside down when she falls for the sexy and aloof Lincoln and discovers he is part angel and part human. As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path because the wrong decision could cost not only her life but her eternity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643991 Winter has arrived and the cruel Shevvingtons with whom Christina and the other children board have already destroyed Anya and selected their next victim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541343 Darth Plagueis, a Sith Lord who knows the Dark Side so well that he has power over life and death, joins forces with his apprentice, one-day emperor Darth Sidious, to try to dominate the whole galaxy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639605 Rinkitink of Oz is a tale of high adventure beginning in the islands of the Nonestic Ocean and eventually culminating in the darkness of the Nome Kings Caverns. Rinkitink is the fun-loving runaway king of his eponomous land who accompanied by his beast of burden, a surly talking goat named Bilbil, makes his way to the beautiful and peaceful island of Pingaree. His timing, however, is poor for soon after his arrival the island is overrun by a marauding band of warriors who loot and pillage the entire island and carry all its inhabitants off to slavery on the twin islands of Regos and Coregos. Rinkitink, Bilbil, and the young Prince of Pingaree, Inga, escape capture and with the the help of three magic pearls they set out to rescue the Pingareeans and Ingas father and mother, King Kitticut and Queen Garee. After some successes and failures, they ultimately win the day and free all the slaves on the islands. But not before the wicked King Gos and Queen Cor escape with King Kitticut and Queen Garee as hostages. The action then shifts to the Nome Kings Caverns. Inga and Rinkitink join forces with Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz to once more confront the Nomes in the dramatic conclusion to this tale of high adventure in the remoter regions of Oz. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729304 Two ancient souls are connected by a promised love, their destinies placing the fate of the world in their hands. Borne through the ages by tortured longing, their paths yet cross at the dawn of a terrifying new age. For thousands of years, the Dark Lord has been devising a plan to reawaken the God of War. With the God of Wars power, he intends to cleanse the world...by plunging it into darkness... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643154 Garrisoned by the Nine Houses of the Derai, the towering mountain range called the Wall of Night is all that separates the people of Haarth from the terrible Darkswarm. 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=1699901 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646588 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639387 A Russian prince returns to Saint Petersburg after a long absence in Switzerland, where he was undergoing treatment for epilepsy. On the train he meets and befriends a man of low origins. This man becomes the dark counterpart of the inherently good prince; the two can also be seen as Christ- and devil-like figures. Dostoevsky wished to portray an unspoiled man, whose goodness is plunged into the chaos of Saint Petersberg society and a passionate contest for the disreputable Nastasya. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574620 Each year, the residents of Pine Deep host the Halloween Festival, drawing tourists and celebrities from across the country to enjoy the deliciously creepy fun. Those who visit the small Pennsylvania town are out for a good time, but those who live there are desperately trying to survive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728921 A novel of metaphysical suspense, a final confrontation between good and evil as it unfolds on both the Earthly plane and the Other Side. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639949 My name is Amelia Gray. I am the Graveyard Queen, a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. My father passed down four rules to keep me safe and Ive broken every last one. A door has opened and evil wants me back. In order to protect myself, Ive vowed to return to those rules. But the ghost of a murdered cop needs my help to find his killer. The clues lead me to the dark side of Charleston where witchcraft, root doctors and black magic still flourish and back to John Devlin, a haunted police detective I should only love from afar. Now Im faced with a terrible choice: follow the rules or follow my heart. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644078 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643920 It is 1900, and the evil traitor, Bajamonte Tiepolo, is back, his baddened magic spreading across the globe. Now Teo and Renzo must save both Venice and London, before it is too late-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703446 Sweet southern girl Anna discovers at age sixteen that she is the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, the only one of her kind. As Anna struggles to fight the dark legacy of her father, she falls for the mysterious Kaidan Row, the ultimate bad boy. Forced to face her destiny, she must decide whether to embrace her halo or her horns-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643773 A stunningly imaginative, sharp, funny, and slyly tender novel featuring the Devil himself, John Scratch. Hes made of wood. He cooks an excellent gumbo. Cows love him. And hes the worlds first love story . . . and the worlds first broken heart. Meet the darkly handsome, charming John Scratch, aka the Devil. Ever since his true love, a fellow fallen angel named Arden, decided that Earth was a little too terrifying and violent, John Scratch has been trying to lure her back from the forgiving grace of Heaven. Though neither the wonders of Egypt nor the glories of Rome were enough to keep her on Earth, John Scratch believes hes found a new Eden: America. John Scratch capitalizes on the bounty of this arcadia as he shapes it into his pet nation. Then, one dark night in the late 1960s, he meets three down-on-their-luck musicians and strikes a deal. In exchange for their souls, hell grant them fame, wealth, and the chance to make the world a better place. Soon, the trio is helping the Devil push America to the height of civilization--or so he thinks. But theres a great deal about humans he still needs to learn, even after spending so many millennia among them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541258 In St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1888, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret--that she has the ability to raise the dead--but when she uses her special skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729141 When the powers of the Evil One threaten to destroy eighth-grader Jonah and the other humans who are one-quarter angel, Jonah is led by a series of visions to find the one person who is meant to call upon Gods faithfulness and save them--a prophet of Elohim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646615 In the stunning finale of the epic Fate of the Jedi series, Jedi and Sith face off with Coruscant as their battlefield. For the Sith, its the chance to restore their dominance over the galaxy that forgot them for so long. For Abeloth, its a giant step in her quest to conquer all life everywhere. For Luke Skywalker, its a call to arms to eradicate the Sith and their monstrous new master once and for all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700634 When the powers of the Evil One threaten to destroy eighth-grader Jonah and the other humans who are one-quarter angel, Jonah is led by a series of visions to find the one person who is meant to call upon Gods faithfulness and save them--a prophet of Elohim. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540259 In the beginning, there were lovers: a winged deity of power and light, and a queen of grace and beauty. Phoenix was murdered, his beloved stolen away to the Whisperworld. But their passion inspired the Muses. Through great sacrifice, it could live again. There are always six, mortal hosts for the divine. Battling spirits through the ages, they defy Darkness, Lord of the Dead. In 1867, a shadow rises. The tide turns against them, and all hope falls on a child of prophecy, an eerie, snow-white girl yet to be born. But her path must be cleared. A Great War is coming, and song, wind and stars whisper that the eighteen-year-old Beatrice Smith must give all to prepare.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573721 To rescue the world from an overwhelming evil, Poseidons warriors have risen from Atlantis. Chief among them is Ven, serving as the Kings Vengeance by birthright and by battle challenge. None can conquer him--except, perhaps, for one human female ... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543229 A novelization of plots in the online video game Star Wars: The Old Republic shares the story of a mysterious Sith Lord who defies the Empire and destroys the Jedi Temple, setting the stage for the Treaty of Coruscant. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539089 Teenaged Meridian Sozu, a half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead known as a Fenestra, hits the road with Tens, her love and sworn protector, in hopes of finding another person with Meridians ability to help souls transition safely into the afterlife. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574520 Revan: hero, traitor, conqueror, villain, savior. A Jedi who left Coruscant to defeat Mandalorian--and returned a disciple of the dark side, bent on destroying the Republic. The Jedi Council gave Revan his life back, but the price of redemption was high. His memories have been erased. All thats left are nightmare--and deep, abiding fear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641556 Trevor MacDaniel is a search and rescue volunteer whose need to guard and protect extends to his daily life. When he rescues a boy from a mountain lion, he forms a bond with Natalie Reeve, the sculptor next door whose gift is also a disability. Their relationship develops, but a reckoning draws near. Drawn by the heroic story of the boys rescue on the news, a twisted mind recognizes its adversary in Trevor, like an archangel of stalwart size and righteousness. The threats Trevor receives chill him and those he cares about, but are, at the root, a cry for help. Jonah Westfall, chief of police, has not encountered a threat like the one approaching his town, Redford, Colorado. But hell do whatever it takes to bring it down. The monster cries for help in the only way he knows how, by reenacting the nightmare that created him, hoping and praying each time for a different outcome. Trevor MacDaniel, strong in appearance, power, and righteousness, will provide him his final test-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700597 Once the worlds most beloved superhero and now the worlds most terrifying supervillain, the Plutonians unstoppable rampage has seemingly come to an end, finding him trapped in an extra-terrestrial insane asylum hidden in th heart of a star. But a mysterious ally is leading the Plutonian in search of an escape, while at the same time the Paradigms plan to rehabilitate Earths supervillains has begun to fall apart. And only one question remains: can a fractured planet survive the wrath of a mad gods return?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700643 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573707 Morgan was betrayed by her first love, Cal, who was trying to give her up to the dark side. Now, Morgan is trying to protect herself by studying with a witch named Hunter. Together they set off sparks, but there is dark magick at work around them. Could it be a friend of Morgan is to blame? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560372 For seven hundred years, the souls of Romeo and Juliet have repeatedly inhabited the bodies of newly deceased people to battle to the death as sworn enemies, until they meet for the last time as two Southern California high school students. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707089 The final volume in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower stories sees Roland and his ka-tet finally near their goal. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541599 Jax, a son of Hell, and Sasha, a descendent of Eve, unexpectedly find love, but Sasha must sacrifice the purity of her soul to save him while he struggles to keep her safe from his brother Eryx, whose mission is to take over Hell and abolish humanitys free will. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573697 A newborn child, prophesied to change the world, must be found before the forces of the Shadow have a chance to kill him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1428457 Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes to terms with this new information, an evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River--and if Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, are to have any hope of surviving, they will need all the resources the shifters can offer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252790 Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes to terms with this new information, an evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River--and if Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, are to have any hope of surviving, they will need all the resources the shifters can offer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1428390 Alfonso Serrano is a hunted man. For months hes managed to elude the Darkbloods, vengeful foes who wont rest until hes dead. But he still craves one dangerous temptation: Lily DeGraff, the sexy Guardian agent hell risk anything to protect. Lily is a wanted woman. Her talent for tracking Sweet--a rare blood type thats addictive to vampires--makes her a prime target for enemy capture. Her only hope is the stealthy vampire operative who stole into her bed...then left her in despair. Danger aside, Lily wont let Alfonso near her heart again--until an irresistible hunger threatens to draw them back together...and into an assassins snare.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542273 Following his death at the hands of fellow twelve-year-old, Lord Thomas, Yorik returns as a ghost to protect his sister from a similar fate but soon learns of ancient magical beings, both good and evil, who are vying for power at the Estate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640955 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574088 Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, hired gunslinger William Jessup Brady and orphaned vampire-raised Abigail Yager must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races theyve sworn to protect. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539194 On Gracie Gillypots birthday, greedy, chocolate-hungry twins awaken the banished Old Malignant One, and unless Gracie can find a powerful, long-forgotten dragons egg, the Five Kingdoms may succumb to evil magic and Total Oblivion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543034 Mercy Reynolds is a reporter in the San Francisco Bay area, but shes also more--and less--than human. Half woman, half air dragon, shes a draman--unable to shift shape but still able to unleash fiery energy. Now something will put her powers to the test. Mercys friend Rainey has enlisted her help to solve her sisters murder. Then a horrible accident claims Raineys life, leaving Mercy only five days to find the killer. If Mercy fails, according to dragon law, Raineys soul will be doomed to roam the earth for eternity. But how can Mercy help when she herself is a target? With nowhere else to turn, she must join forces with a sexy stranger--the mysterious man they call Muerte, or Death itself, whos as irresistible as he is treacherous. But can even Death keep Mercy alive for long enough to find her answers? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710447 Scott Hutchinson has an alternate identity as Bright Boy, the sidekick of Phantom Justice. But with the help of his rival sidekick, Monkeywrench, Scott begins to question whether Phantom Justice is really a hero, which leads to a dangerous confrontation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700541 Once the worlds most beloved superhero and now the worlds most terrifying supervillain, the Plutonian has fallen! Captured by a powerful alien race and imprisoned in his own mind, the Plutonians seemingly unstoppable rampage has come to an end. But the stakes remain high for the Paradigm, the Plutonians former teammates, as they try to rebuild a world that has been pushed to the edge of the apocalypse. With society still in a state of chaos, can the Paradigm manage to maintain a shaky allicance with some of the worlds most savage supervillains?--p. 4 of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542567 The immortal Jonah Walker, conflicted by his religious past and his baneful injuries, seeks redemption through a passionate woman who, like Jonah, has lost her way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1388570 Jewel, an orphan who survived the slums of Averalaan and the demonic dangers of Undercity, becomes a key figure in the House of Terafin of the Essalieyan Empire and must now take part in the House War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1560217 The eternal war between Heaven and Hell reaches a critical point that forces covert agent Bernadette Callahan and religious historian Batty LaLourie to race throughout the globe in search of ancient biblical codes to stop Satans apocalyptic plot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698658 Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. All three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret-- they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. When mysterious, violent attacks begin to plague the town and a young girl disappears over the Fourth of July weekend, they realize its time to uncover who and what dark forces are working against them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542186 A centuries-old vampire wakes up in the modern day to find he is being hunted by an unknown enemy, and begins to uncover the secrets of his origin and the path of his destiny. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540881 Collection of three novels in the Demonslayers series. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707387 A failing preacher in 1957 Jamaica is ousted by a fiery newcomer who sends the congregation into a frenzy of spiritual awakening--and violence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707101 Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Rolands youth to the crimson chaos that seems the futures only promise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540137 When he meets Haidee, a fellow prisoner and a demon assassin, Amun, the keeper of the demon of Secrets, finds himself drawn to this enemy whose very touch sets his body on fire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541947 While at the Hunter training facility, Dominic, who is questioning his sanity, finds Nessa, who, after a near-death experience, is not who she used to be, and together they try to regain their memories and stop a growing evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644429 The world they new is ashes. The world that remains is in peril. And five extraordinary survivors are humankinds last, bet hope. The Change that devastated the earth did not destroy Theo Waxnicki. It made him something more than human--eternally young, eternally beautiful...but not immortal. When he dies on a mission against the Strangers, he is lost to the darkness...until a miracle lady brings him back. Born during the apocalyptic storms and earthquakes that left the world in ruins, Selena has dedicated her life to easing the pain of others...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562070 A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1728394 Once she was a soldier for the Light, the prophesied savior who would decide the outcome of the eternal conflict raging unseen in the dark corners of her glittering hometown. Now Joanna Archer is just another mortal--still born of an impossible union of Shadow and Light...still hunted by both--and carrying the unborn child of a lover held captive by a depraved demon goddess. Joining forces with a band of rogue Shadow agents, Joannas ready to storm the stronghold of her demonic foe, risking everything to enter this ghastly, godforsaken realm where the price of admission is her eternal soul. Because in a world that has stripped her of her power, identity, and fortune, Joanna has nothing left to lose--except her baby, her future, and the epic war poised to consume the city.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707098 Susannah Dean has been taken over by the spirit Mia to be the body in which Mia will gestate a boy who will eventually kill head gunslinger Roland. The child is to be born in New York in 1999, which is where Susannah-Mia repairs through one of the doors between worlds. The other gunslingers pursue through the same door, but only 11-year-old Jake Chambers, accompanied by former Salems Lot priest Don Callahan, get to New York. Roland and Susannahs husband, Eddie Dean, tumble into an ambush in New England in 1977. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706852 Crippled in body and soul by the magic he wields and horrific dreams, John Ross wanders America, a knight-errant pursuing the agents of the Void. His only hope is a young girl with her own powerful magic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643372 In 1899, eleven-year-old Teodora goes with her scientist parents from Naples to Venice, Italy, which is falling victim to a series of violent natural disasters, and once there she is drawn into a web of mysterious adventures involving mermaids, an ancient prophecy, and the possible destruction of the city itself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543016 Eleven-year-old orphan Tommy Learners world in 1900 New York City collides with that of twelve-year-old, modern-day Jezebel Lemon in the basement of her apartment building, where together they must use the portals between worlds to thwart the Dead Gentleman, a legendary villain whose last unconquered world is the planet Earth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709237 John McBride is a former New York City lawman whos moved west to pursue a more peaceful existence. But easy living just isnt in the cards. And when a town sheriff with a Texas-size chip on his shoulder decides to make trouble, McBride knows that one way or another, somebodys headed for an early grave. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540725 After putting a spell on the good witches of Wadington, Truda Hangnail is determined to return with her evil Deep Magic to seize Queen Bluebells throne for herself in order to have total rule over the whole of the Five Kingdoms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643720 Snakes, bats, and rats join forces to save Nightshade from Billycan and his horde of brutal swamp rats, aided by an antidote to the drug that made Billycan the way he is, but the revelation of secrets proves an even more powerful weapon in the fight for peace. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1428196 Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, two vampire coalitions battle for supremacy--Guardian enforcers who safeguard humanity and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like their ancient ancestors. Now Guardian team leader Dominic Serrano will be forced to choose between the vengeance he craves and the woman he cant live without...Movie location scout Mackenzie Foster-Shaw has always known that shes cursed to die young. No one can protect her from the evil that has stalked her family for generations...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1543019 For seven hundred years, the souls of Romeo and Juliet have repeatedly inhabited the bodies of newly deceased people to battle to the death as sworn enemies, until they meet for the last time as two Southern California high school students. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646177 What would you die for? Thats the question suddenly thrust upon a small band of women and children in Bosnia at the close of World War II. When a group of bitter soldiers stumble upon their peaceful village, they suddenly face an insidious evil ... and the ultimate test. It is then, in the midst of chaos and pain that the Martyrs Song is first heard. It is then that the window into heaven first opens. It is then that love and beauty are shown in breathtaking reality. You have in your hands the story and the song that changed ... everything. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562088 After Elena Gilbert and vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore help save their town from a demonic spirit, a new evil arrives and sets its sights on Elena, but this time she will only have one brother to protect her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641976 Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days. The knights are waking up. And the mythical world of a dark spiritual evil is manifesting itself in forgotten corners of the British Isles. Alex Simpson, a Scottish police officer who specializes in hunting mythical creatures and others must confront hte past, the present, and points beyond to defeat the ultimate threat to humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703084 Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. All three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret-- they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. When mysterious, violent attacks begin to plague the town and a young girl disappears over the Fourth of July weekend, they realize its time to uncover who and what dark forces are working against them.