The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 2

Author: Mato Sato
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975319729
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Journey to where the fog never lifts… Libelle, a city by the sea. Those who venture into its fog are said never to make it back alive—a murderous phenomenon that’s another of the Four Major Human Errors that has ravaged the world. But for Menou, it just may be the solution she’s looking for. To fulfill her role as Executioner, she needs to find a way to murder Akari, the girl who seems to spring back to life whenever she’s killed. Maybe this time, Menou will be successful in carrying out her duty... but a calculated encounter with Manon, the daughter of Count Libelle, shifts all their fates in a direction that even Akari never could have predicted. Just what will become of the Executioner and her seemingly unkillable target...?

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 1

Author: Sato
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975319702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263

Book Description
The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 3

Author: Mato Sato
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975335813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
To kill Akari, Menou scours the outer reaches of the West in search of a legendary blade that turns all it touches into salt. There, she stumbles across Sahara, a monk, who has history with the young Executioner and begs her to take her life for reasons unknown. Meanwhile, one of the Four Major Human Errors begins to unfold in the undeveloped regions of the East and slowly inches toward them, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake...

The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 2 (manga)

Author:
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975352300
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
On the train to Garm, the ancient capital where Akari is to be sent home, a terrorist attack and a foe conjured via taboo magic block her and Menou’s path. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the train is sent careening out of control, headed for an inevitable collision! The only way to stop the impending disaster is for Menou and Akari— Executioner and her Otherworlder target—to join forces. But as Menou will soon learn, this is only the beginning of a sinister plot centered around them...

Rome's Executioner

Author: Robert Fabbri
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 0857896768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 403

Book Description
A hero is forged in battle and a legend is born in this second installment in the Vespasian series Thracia, AD30: Even after four years of military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it. Vespasian's mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, and ruler of the Empire in all but name. Before he completes his mission, Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains, pirates on the high seas, and Sejanus's spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire, at the nightmarish court of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome and debauched, paranoid madman.

Magical Explorer, Vol. 2 (light Novel)

Author: Iris
Publisher: Yen On
ISBN: 9781975325633
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Reincarnated as a character in the legendary video game, "Magical Explorer," our hero tries to win the hearts of the game's heroines and emerge as the most accomplished student at the Sorcerer's Academy.

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307547906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 728

Book Description
"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." --H. P. LOVECRAFT, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition: ¸ The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals. ¸ Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil. ¸ Cold Print by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes--available for a bloodcurdling price. ¸ The Freshman by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University. PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES!

Real, Vol. 15

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 197473093X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Out of shape and out of practice, Nomiya comes to terms with the reality of where he’s at in basketball and in life. Meanwhile, Togawa faces one of the biggest disappointments in his wheelchair basketball career. And just when Takahashi finds a glimmer of hope in playing ball again, he’s confronted by the enormity of how much he has to overcome. Will each player’s passion for the game be strong enough to pull him through? -- VIZ Media

Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Vol. 3 (light novel)

Author: Zappon
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975312503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
A cold snap in winter leaves the usually warm Zoltan blanketed in snow, providing Red and Rit with the perfect excuse to get cozy with each other. At the same time, Ruti, having found a way to free herself from the restraints of her blessing, makes her way to Zoltan in search of Red. Will this powerful little sister finally reunite with her beloved older brother?

Tower of the Five Orders

Author: Deron R. Hicks
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547839545
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
Colophon Letterford’s life changed overnight when she uncovered Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts. Now the authenticity of those manuscripts is in question . . . and the centuries-old family publishing business is in danger. In this exciting mystery, thirteen-year-old Colophon travels from Oxford’s lofty Tower of the Five Orders to the dank depths of London’s sewers in her pursuit of truth and honor. But the stakes are high. Budding cryptologists, Shakespeare fans, and mystery lovers alike will revel in the twists and turns of this fascinating middle grade sequel to Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave.