The Revenant Express

Author: George Mann
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765334097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
The grand adventure continues in George Mann's Newbury & Hobbes steampunk mystery series, as a Victorian special agent races across a continent to save his beloved's life on board The Revenant Express. Sir Maurice Newbury is bereft as his trusty assistant Veronica Hobbes lies dying with a wounded heart. Newbury and Veronica's sister Amelia must take a sleeper train across Europe to St. Petersberg to claim a clockwork heart that Newbury has commissioned from Faberge to save Veronica from a life trapped in limbo. No sooner do they take off then sinister goings-on start to plague the train, and it is discovered that an old villain, thought dead, is also on board and seeking revenge. Can Newbury and Amelia defeat him and get the clockwork organ back to the Fixer in time to save Veronica? And can they do so without Newbury going so far into the dark side of occult magic that he can never return? Meanwhile, Sir Charles Bainbridge is the only one of their team left in London to struggle with a case involving a series of horrific crimes. Someone is kidnapping prominent men and infecting them with the Revenant plague, leaving them chained in various locations around the city. But why? It's a rousing chase to save both London and Veronica. Will these brave detectives be up to the task? Newbury & Hobbes Investigations #1: The Affinity Bridge #2: The Osirus Ritual #3: The Immortality Engine #4: The Executioner's Heart #5: The Revenant Express

The Revenant of Thraxton Hall

Author: Vaughn Entwistle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250035007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335

Book Description
Arthur Conan Doyle has just killed off Sherlock Holmes in "The Final Problem," and he immediately becomes one of the most hated men in London. So when he is contacted by a medium "of some renown" and asked to investigate a murder, he jumps at the chance to get out of the city. The only thing is that the murder hasn't happened yet—the medium, one Hope Thraxton, has foreseen that her death will occur at the third séance of a meeting of the Society for Psychical Research at her manor house in the English countryside. Along for the ride is Conan Doyle's good friend Oscar Wilde, and together they work to narrow down the list of suspects, which includes a mysterious foreign Count, a levitating magician, and an irritable old woman with a "familiar." Meanwhile, Conan Doyle is enchanted by the plight of the capricious Hope Thraxton, who may or may not have a more complicated back-story than it first appears. As Conan Doyle and Wilde participate in séances and consider the possible motives of the assembled group, the clock ticks ever closer to Hope's murder, in The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?: Tales of Legend-Haunted Arkham #2

Author: Stardust Publications
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105759474
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is designed to be a starting Episode for a full Season of play for Dark Aeons: The Atlantean Chronicles, or it can be a standalone Episode. The Dark Aeons core book is all that is required to use this Episode; however it should be noted that the upcoming Arkham: City of Secrets setting book will expand on the Arkham setting in much greater detail than is presented here. As such, we have provided a set of pre-made Persona Sheets for this Episode in order for a Director to simply pick this Episode up and run it straight from the presented material.

Revenant's War

Author: Matt Wright
Publisher: Matt Wright Author
ISBN: 1955948232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493

Book Description
“Matt Wright’s storytelling conveys the real scope and sense of wonder of great space opera. Breaking Colossus takes you on a journey as big as your imagination.” —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars “A fast-paced, galaxy-spanning space opera adventure filled with intrigue and political maneuvering. A solid outing from Mr. Wright!” —Christopher Ruocchio, Author of The Sun Eater series The past never stays buried. The war isn't over yet. As a shadow from Grey's past resurfaces with a malicious agenda, an unavoidable conflict looms their peaceful homeworld. With a resentful Council scrutinizing his every move, Grey faces challenges he was never trained to handle. Will the most feared man in the Civilizations find an ally in an old enemy or a complete stranger? Lady Sayuri, an inexperienced Knight, gets trapped in the middle of their conflict. All she wants is to go home. If Grey stands in her way, what else can she do but fight back? Alora navigates a perilous path as well, torn between personal loyalty and the greater good, questioning everything she once believed. Alliances shift and new enemies emerge from the shadows in Revenant’s War. Who will rise and who will fall at the edge of Stars Reach?

Focus On: 100 Most Popular 2010s Adventure Films

Author: Wikipedia contributors
Publisher: e-artnow sro
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1677

Book Description

Seducing the Dark Prince

Author: Jane Kindred
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488094144
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
Hell might be heavenly… …for one of the Sisters in Sin Lucien Smok is heir to the Smok fortune. He’s also the crown prince of Hell, a legacy he despises. Clairvoyant Theia Dawn tries to convince herself that she’s only interested in Lucien because of his family’s role in the persecution of her ancestor, not because he’s the most beguiling man she’s ever met. The attraction that burns between them might be her downfall. Or it might be his salvation.

Rise of the Evening Star

Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416957707
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480

Book Description
Kendra and Seth have to help their grandfather protect Fablehaven and all of its magic from the Society of the Evening Star.

WISH

Author: AM Schinske
Publisher: AM Schinske
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Read the tale of Yvette Feeny, The Princess that Died. Over and over again. As a small child, Yvette was granted the one wish she always wanted; to be a princess. However, her dream quickly turned nightmarish as she now fights for her kingdom in a cutthroat court, only to be killed. She awakens in a new kingdom with a new family, new friends, and new foes. Only Yvette remembers the events of her previous incarnations. Now, years later, she dreams of her old life with her real friends and family. Will finding the “fairy” who granted her wish return her home or is she destined to lose her kingdom in each life?

The Gothique: Myriad Manifestations

Author: Aparajita Hazra
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1543708994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
The Gothic has come a long way from the romantic quest for the imaginary. The gothic has proved to be an extremely enduing genre that has manifested itself in various forms in the cultural, literary, political, ecological and historical aspects of human existence. This anthology takes up various aspects of the Gothic ranging from ghost stories in literature and films to folklore and mythology to cultural horror, to showcase how Gothic is part of an omnipresent power structure that shapes the socio-cultural and psychological metanarrative that governs human ontology.

Franz Schubert

Author: Lawrence Kramer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521542166
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
The first book to examine Schubert's songs as active shaping forces in the culture of their era rather than a mere reflection of it. His songs project a kaleidoscopic array of unexpected human types, all of whom are eligible for a sympathetic response. Kramer shows how Schubert sought to validate these types in his songs.