Blood Ties

Author: Sophie McKenzie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857072587
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381

Book Description
When Theo discovers the father he thought died when he was a baby is still alive, he's determined to find him. The clues lead him to lonely Rachel, who has problems of her own, including parents who compare her unfavourably to her long-dead sister. But when Rachel and Theo are attacked by men from RAGE - the Righteous Army against Genetic Engineering - they are rescued by strangers and taken to meet a mysterious figure who leads them to make startling discoveries about their identities, which will affect their past, present, and future in dramatic and life-altering ways...

Blood Ties

Author: Jennifer Lash
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 158234003X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Shares the consequences of parents' inability to love their offspring in a story of neglect, avoidance, and banishment spanning three generations

Blood Ties (Spirit Animals, Book 3)

Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545522579
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
The adventure continues in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series. Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it.But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They're swallowing whole cities in their rush for power-including Meilin's home. Fed up with waiting and ready to fight, Meilin has set off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends aren't far behind . . . but they're not the only ones.The enemy is everywhere.

Blood Price

Author: Tanya Huff
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1101525991
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
The Blood Books are now available in "Blood Ties" TV tie-in editions. View our TV tie-in feature page here here. Vicki Nelson, formerly of Toronto’s homicide unit and now a private detective, witnesses the first of many vicious attacks that are now plaguing the city of Toronto. As death follows unspeakable death, Vicki is forced to renew her tempestuous relationship with her former partner, Mike Celluci, to stop these forces of dark magic—along with another, unexpected ally… Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, has learned over the course of his long life how to blend with humans, how to deny the call for blood in his veins. Without him, Vicki and Mike would not survive the ancient force of chaos that has been unleashed upon the world—but in doing so, his identity may be exposed, and his life forfeit.

The Turning

Author: Jennifer Armintrout
Publisher: Mira
ISBN: 9781848455955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description

Blood Ties

Author: Diana L. Paxson
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 150407534X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315

Book Description
A ruined city rebuilds in the ninth entry of this shared-world fantasy series. Hakiem, storyteller and adviser, surveys the city of Sanctuary from a palace window and is heartbroken by what he sees. The city of outlaws and adventurers now lies in shambles, ravaged by war, plague, riots, and magical destruction, and many citizens are dead or wounded. Hakiem is not the only one thinking of leaving . . . Now, without gods or magic, the people of Sanctuary face the task of rebuilding their homes and their lives. It will be their toughest struggle for survival yet. Featuring stories from some of fantasy’s best authors, including Robert Lynn Asprin, Diana L. Paxson, Janet and Chris Morris, Robin W. Bailey, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, Lynn Abbey, and Andrew and Jodie Offutt.

Ashes to Ashes

Author: Jennifer Armintrout
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460304918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351

Book Description
Being a vampire is a life-or-death situation. When I was first turned, I had only my survival to worry about. Now I'm locked in a battle for the existence of the entire human race--and the cards are definitely stacked against me. The Voluntary Vampire Extinction Movement headquarters are destroyed, and their pet horror, the Oracle, is on the loose. She'll stop at nothing to turn the world into a vampire's paradise, even if it means helping the Soul Eater become a god and harnessing his power for her own evil ends. An ancient vampire, a blood-sucking near deity and oh, yeah, my presently human former sire thrown into the mix. I say bring it on. May the best monster win.

A Law of Blood-ties - The 'Right' to Access Genetic Ancestry

Author: Alice Diver
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319010719
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description
This text collates and examines the jurisprudence that currently exists in respect of blood-tied genetic connection, arguing that the right to identity often rests upon the ability to identify biological ancestors, which in turn requires an absence of adult-centric veto norms. It looks firstly to the nature and purpose of the blood-tie as a unique item of birthright heritage, whose socio-cultural value perhaps lies mainly in preventing, or perhaps engendering, a feared or revered sense of ‘otherness.’ It then traces the evolution of the various policies on ‘telling’ and accessing truth, tying these to the diverse body of psychological theories on the need for unbroken attachments and the harms of being origin deprived. The ‘law’ of the blood-tie comprises of several overlapping and sometimes conflicting strands: the international law provisions and UNCRC Country Reports on the child’s right to identity, recent Strasbourg case law, and domestic case law from a number of jurisdictions on issues such as legal parentage, vetoes on post-adoption contact, court-delegated decision-making, overturned placements and the best interests of the relinquished child. The text also suggests a means of preventing the discriminatory effects of denied ancestry, calling upon domestic jurists, legislators, policy-makers and parents to be mindful of the long-term effects of genetic ‘kinlessness’ upon origin deprived persons, especially where they have been tasked with protecting this vulnerable section of the population.

Blood Ties

Author: June E. Hudy
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479721026
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
Against his mother’s wishes, Shane has decided to seek out his biological father. He feels he needs to know his real father to make his life and family complete. As you know, things don’t always go as planned and Shane receives a rude awakening when he manages to locate the man he was told is his father. Dave Knight, whom Amy says is Shane’s father has a few surprises himself and they are multiplied when Shane shows up, claiming to be his son. Things get worse when Dave’s adopted daughter has kidney failure. As one crisis after another affects the family, Dave is finding his life changed forever with the discovery of certain facts. Now Dave’s biggest worry, along with his own health, is how to save his marriage and be sure his daughter gets the help she needs. Meanwhile, Shane and his mother Amy are dealing with their own problems that will also alter their lives. In this sequel to FAMILY LIES, problems seem designed to destroy the peace and quiet of the two families; but as always, blood ties will bring them together and form an unstoppable bond. I hope you enjoy BLOOD TIES.

Blood Ties: The First

Author: Rustin Petrae
Publisher: Rustin Petrae
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
All Kendra wanted was a change. After a bad day at work, she wants this more than anything. She goes to an old friend for comfort and decides it’s time for that change to happen. So she gets a tattoo in a last ditch effort to make people see her differently. She never would’ve bargained for what comes next. She’s seeing better than she ever has in her life. She can smell and even tell the difference between scents. She can hear a fly buzzing from fifty feet away. She’s faster. Stronger. Oh…and now she’s extremely hot. But is the price of these changes too high? And what about the shocking revelation of who-and what-her biological father really is? Sometimes change can be good…and then there’s the other times.