Pretty Deadly Vol. 3: The Rat

Author: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 1534317406
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
The Eisner-nominated, New York Times bestselling world of PRETTY DEADLY returns, this time to the sun-soaked strips of "30s-era Hollywood. Here, the best and brightest are dimmed and broken and the granddaughter of Sara Fields is found dead. Desperate to solve her murder, her heartbroken uncle calls on the Reaper of Vengeance to aid him. Collects PRETTY DEADLY: THE RAT #1-5 "Grand and majestic storytelling." Warren Ellis "Cherish it." Kieron Gillen "A masterpiece of mythopoeism." N.K. Jemisin, NYT Book Review "Pushes the boundaries of comics storytelling in the most wicked ways. I love it." -Ed Brubaker "Sergio Leone crossed with Neil Gaiman's American Gods." Tor.com

Pretty Deadly Vol. 2

Author: Kelly Sue Deconnick
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 1534300996
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
DeCONNICK (Captain Marvel, BITCH PLANET) and ROS (ISLAND, MIRROR) present the follow up to the Eisnernominated, New York Times bestselling PRETTY DEADLY, VOL. 1: THE SHRIKE. Sarah Fields is dying and her children strike a bargain with the Immortals: give them one month, until the moon is full again, to find her son. The boy is far away, in the trenches of France, stalked by the Reapers of Vengeance and Cruelty. Collects PRETTY DEADLY #6-10

Doctor Rat

Author: William Kotzwinkle
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497620635
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
This World Fantasy Award winner in the vein of Animal Farm delves into a lab worthy of a mad Nazi scientist—but run by a brilliantly sadistic rodent. In the annals of American literature, there has never been a character quite like Doctor Rat, PhD. From one of the most indispensable storytellers in speculative fiction, this biting satire introduces a narrator of learned charm and humor, and a twisted logic that is absolutely chilling. Doctor Rat is a credit to his species. A survivor of the most refined scientific experiments, now removed from the maze, he has become a valued and productive member of the academic community. When he must administer a lethal dose, he comforts his fellow rats with his compassionate slogan: “Death is freedom.” But everything changes when animals worldwide begin to rebel, refusing to accept their proper places in the natural order of things: as test subjects, pets, or food. And only Doctor Rat has the courage to defend mankind from the ungrateful animal kingdom. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “dazzlingly original” and “occasionally quite beautiful,” Doctor Rat is a sly and stylish indictment of fanaticism in mice and men. “A truly imaginative impresario . . . [Doctor Rat] teases your conscience with educated wit and versatile improvisation, not to mention the casual flick of the tail about to be cut off.” —Kirkus Reviews

The Big Sleep

Author: Raymond Chandler
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006197515X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
“An astonishing novel. Were Terry Pratchett not demonstratively a master craftsman already, The Amazing Maurice might be considered his masterpiece.” —Neil Gaiman The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets.... Set in bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping read is both compelling and funny. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper—or rats—the same way again! This book’s feline hero was first mentioned in the Discworld novel Reaper Man and stars in the movie version of his adventure, The Amazing Maurice, featuring David Tenant, Emma Clarke, Hamish Patel, and Hugh Laurie. Fans of Maurice will relish the adventures of Tiffany Aching, starting with The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky! Carnegie Medal Winner * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age * VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror * Book Sense Pick

Men Like Rats

Author: Robert Chilson
Publisher: Questar
ISBN: 9780445207639
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
In a world where men and women live like rats in the corridors and pantries of gigantic conquering aliens, one man battles an alien plan to decimate the remains of humankind

Repossessed

Author: A. M. Jenkins
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061947997
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
Don't call me a demon. I prefer the term Fallen Angel. Everybody deserves a vacation, right? Especially if you have a pointless job like tormenting the damned. So who could blame me for blowing off my duties and taking a small, unauthorized break? Besides, I've always wanted to see what physical existence is like. That's why I "borrowed" the slightly used body of a slacker teen. Believe me, he wasn't going to be using it anymore anyway. I have never understood why humans do the things they do. Like sin—if it's so terrible, why do they keep doing it? I'm going to have a lot of fun finding out!

The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat

Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425061701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three: Titan's Curse

Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
In this third book of the acclaimed series, Percy and his friends are escorting two new half-bloods safely to camp when they are intercepted by a manticore and learn that the goddess Artemis has been kidnapped.

Bilge Rat - Pirate Adventurer

Author: Kevin Charles Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979817199
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Black Tarantula emerges in the third book of this award winning series, as a wanton and maniacal pirate scourge, extending his insidious reign of terror and foul depredations across the entire West Indies. Dreaded by seamen and landlubbers, this demon's unmitigated abominations continue endlessly.Only one brave hero is capable of thwarting this nautical fiend. To attain success, our resourceful commander will need to employ every trick in his well-honed arsenal. The critical question being will that be enough?