Author: Joanne Harris
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0385614950
Category : Cambridge (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
The full story of how an X Factor dream became a dazzling reality – published just five days after the live final show! The X Factor is a nationwide phenomenon, unearthing some of the UK’s most dazzling talent, creating superstars and breaking television records. Not only has it brought performers like Leona Lewis, JLS and One Direction to the world, but 2011’s winners, Little Mix, have also taken the country by storm. This year, as contestants strive to impress the all-new lineup of X Factor judges including Nicole Scherzinger, the competition is already fiercer than ever. In December 2012 the show will crown a new winner. Just days later, their phenomenal story, told in their own words, will be published – alongside their first single and in time for Christmas. Packed full of unseen photographs shot especially for the book, backstage footage, behind-the-scenes gossip and the full story of a journey from X Factor hopeful to global popstar sensation, this book is a must-have for all X Factor fans. Stunningly designed, it is the perfect gift for Christmas.
The Seed of Evil
Author: Barrington J. Bayley
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 0575102209
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
After The Knights of the Limits, here is a second collection of endlessly inventive stories by Barrington J. Bayley; dark fables resounding with sombre undertones - love used as a weapon, God assassinated by the ingenuity of man, the secret of death revealed, the inexplicable explained! Tales which will be pondered on, and remembered. Contains the following: Sporting with the Chid The God-Gun The Ship that Sailed the Ocean of Space The Radius RidersMan in Transit Wizard Wazo's Revenge The Infinite Searchlight Integrity Perfect Love The Countenance Life Trap Farewell Dear Brother The Seed of Evil
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 0575102209
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
After The Knights of the Limits, here is a second collection of endlessly inventive stories by Barrington J. Bayley; dark fables resounding with sombre undertones - love used as a weapon, God assassinated by the ingenuity of man, the secret of death revealed, the inexplicable explained! Tales which will be pondered on, and remembered. Contains the following: Sporting with the Chid The God-Gun The Ship that Sailed the Ocean of Space The Radius RidersMan in Transit Wizard Wazo's Revenge The Infinite Searchlight Integrity Perfect Love The Countenance Life Trap Farewell Dear Brother The Seed of Evil
The Bad Seed
Author: William March
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060795484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Now reissued – William March's 1954 classic thriller that's as chilling, intelligent and timely as ever before. This paperback reissue includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested reading and more. What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William march's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954, the book went on to become a million–copy bestseller, a wildly successful Broadway show, and a Warner Brothers film. The spine–tingling tale of little Rhoda Penmark had a tremendous impact on the thriller genre and generated a whole perdurable crop of creepy kids. Today, The Bad Seed remains a masterpiece of suspense that's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060795484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Now reissued – William March's 1954 classic thriller that's as chilling, intelligent and timely as ever before. This paperback reissue includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested reading and more. What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William march's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954, the book went on to become a million–copy bestseller, a wildly successful Broadway show, and a Warner Brothers film. The spine–tingling tale of little Rhoda Penmark had a tremendous impact on the thriller genre and generated a whole perdurable crop of creepy kids. Today, The Bad Seed remains a masterpiece of suspense that's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
Seed No Evil
Author: Kate Collins
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451415493
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
It’s finally time to say, “I do!” As long as I can keep my mom out of jail long enough to get her to the ceremony.... Someone’s Biting Mad. Abby Knight’s wedding is in less than two weeks, and everything is going wrong. The cooler in her flower shop is leaking, her neck has swollen to unnatural proportions, her groom is acting distant, and she still doesn’t know where she’s actually getting married! But things go from bad to worse when the director of her favorite charity, Protecting Animal Rights, is murdered, and Abby’s mother becomes the main suspect. Abby’s wedding worries will have to wait until she—along with her fiancé, Marco, and an adorable mutt named Seedy—can nose out who wanted the animal activist put to sleep. But they’ll have to sort through the long list of suspects quickly, or her mom may be tossed in the slammer before Abby tosses the bouquet....
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451415493
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
It’s finally time to say, “I do!” As long as I can keep my mom out of jail long enough to get her to the ceremony.... Someone’s Biting Mad. Abby Knight’s wedding is in less than two weeks, and everything is going wrong. The cooler in her flower shop is leaking, her neck has swollen to unnatural proportions, her groom is acting distant, and she still doesn’t know where she’s actually getting married! But things go from bad to worse when the director of her favorite charity, Protecting Animal Rights, is murdered, and Abby’s mother becomes the main suspect. Abby’s wedding worries will have to wait until she—along with her fiancé, Marco, and an adorable mutt named Seedy—can nose out who wanted the animal activist put to sleep. But they’ll have to sort through the long list of suspects quickly, or her mom may be tossed in the slammer before Abby tosses the bouquet....
Seeds of Rebellion
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416997997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The thrills continue in the second action-packed adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Beyonders trilogy. After the cliffhanger ending of A World Without Heroes, Jason is back in the world he’s always known—yet for all his efforts to get home, he finds himself itching to return to Lyrian. Jason knows that the shocking truth he learned from Maldor is precious information that all of his friends in Lyrian, including Rachel, need if they have any hope of surviving and defeating the evil emperor. Meanwhile, Rachel and the others have discovered new enemies—as well as new abilities that could turn the tide of the entire quest. And as soon as Jason succeeds in crossing over to Lyrian, he’s in more danger than ever. Once the group reunites, they strive to convince their most-needed ally to join the war and form a rebellion strong enough to triumph over Maldor. At the center of it all, Jason and Rachel realize what roles they’re meant to play—and the answers are as surprising as they are riveting.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416997997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The thrills continue in the second action-packed adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Beyonders trilogy. After the cliffhanger ending of A World Without Heroes, Jason is back in the world he’s always known—yet for all his efforts to get home, he finds himself itching to return to Lyrian. Jason knows that the shocking truth he learned from Maldor is precious information that all of his friends in Lyrian, including Rachel, need if they have any hope of surviving and defeating the evil emperor. Meanwhile, Rachel and the others have discovered new enemies—as well as new abilities that could turn the tide of the entire quest. And as soon as Jason succeeds in crossing over to Lyrian, he’s in more danger than ever. Once the group reunites, they strive to convince their most-needed ally to join the war and form a rebellion strong enough to triumph over Maldor. At the center of it all, Jason and Rachel realize what roles they’re meant to play—and the answers are as surprising as they are riveting.
Seed of Evil
Author: Greig Beck
Publisher: Severed Press
ISBN: 9781922551627
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
There's something growing deep in the old Angel Mine - Something the Native Americans warned us about - And now it's rising again.Mitch Taylor, ex-Special Forces medic, is seeking a quiet life in the town of Eldon. Tragedy has dogged his life, and he sees the small friendly place as a second chance. But buried deep below the friendly smiles and quaint painted houses is an old abandoned mine that holds a legend of an ancient and terrible god.In the mine's labyrinthine depths, something has been growing, something from a time of myth when ancient gods strode the Earth and mankind hadn't even stood on two legs.But when the earth shakes and the groundwater rises, it reaches out and those it touches begin to deform and reshape into the image of their god. Their one goal-to feed their ancient master deep below the ground.Mitch Taylor soon finds himself fighting again, this time for the town, the ones he loves, and for his life.The Seed of Evil is a horrifying legend of an ancient god that turned out to be real.
Publisher: Severed Press
ISBN: 9781922551627
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
There's something growing deep in the old Angel Mine - Something the Native Americans warned us about - And now it's rising again.Mitch Taylor, ex-Special Forces medic, is seeking a quiet life in the town of Eldon. Tragedy has dogged his life, and he sees the small friendly place as a second chance. But buried deep below the friendly smiles and quaint painted houses is an old abandoned mine that holds a legend of an ancient and terrible god.In the mine's labyrinthine depths, something has been growing, something from a time of myth when ancient gods strode the Earth and mankind hadn't even stood on two legs.But when the earth shakes and the groundwater rises, it reaches out and those it touches begin to deform and reshape into the image of their god. Their one goal-to feed their ancient master deep below the ground.Mitch Taylor soon finds himself fighting again, this time for the town, the ones he loves, and for his life.The Seed of Evil is a horrifying legend of an ancient god that turned out to be real.
Seed of Evil
Author: Robert Friedrich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495933103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
THE SAGA OF EVIL BEGINS…From a distant galaxy far beyond our time, the most ancient of all EVIL awoke before descending upon our unsuspecting galaxy. The planet it reached never faced such a threat, but didn't submit to it, either. In a final attempt to survive, a prison between dimensions was built, the last hope to hold the DARK POWER for an eternity. The planet withered and died, and its people found a new refuge among the stars. That planet is now known as: Mars.But even eternity doesn't last forever. Ignorance and an infantile arrogance of a nation leads to its release. And once again, it only leaves death in its wake.Read the fast-paced Sci-Fi/Horror, where the elements of OCCULT meet with an advanced MILITARY thriller, wrapped in a colossal battle between good and evil.The first part of a new, long-awaited Saga, from the internationally renowned author of “The Darkness Within” will give you a gulp of a SMASH HIT and will leave you wanting more…
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781495933103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
THE SAGA OF EVIL BEGINS…From a distant galaxy far beyond our time, the most ancient of all EVIL awoke before descending upon our unsuspecting galaxy. The planet it reached never faced such a threat, but didn't submit to it, either. In a final attempt to survive, a prison between dimensions was built, the last hope to hold the DARK POWER for an eternity. The planet withered and died, and its people found a new refuge among the stars. That planet is now known as: Mars.But even eternity doesn't last forever. Ignorance and an infantile arrogance of a nation leads to its release. And once again, it only leaves death in its wake.Read the fast-paced Sci-Fi/Horror, where the elements of OCCULT meet with an advanced MILITARY thriller, wrapped in a colossal battle between good and evil.The first part of a new, long-awaited Saga, from the internationally renowned author of “The Darkness Within” will give you a gulp of a SMASH HIT and will leave you wanting more…
The Wanting Seed
Author: Anthony Burgess
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393285723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Set in the near future, The Wanting Seed is a Malthusian comedy about the strange world overpopulation will produce. Tristram Foxe and his wife, Beatrice-Joanna, live in their skyscraper world where official family limitation glorifies homosexuality. Eventually, their world is transformed into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger. It is a novel both extravagantly funny and grimly serious.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393285723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Set in the near future, The Wanting Seed is a Malthusian comedy about the strange world overpopulation will produce. Tristram Foxe and his wife, Beatrice-Joanna, live in their skyscraper world where official family limitation glorifies homosexuality. Eventually, their world is transformed into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger. It is a novel both extravagantly funny and grimly serious.