Shadow's Edge

Author: Brent Weeks
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 031604038X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546

Book Description
Kylar Stern has given up the way of shadows for a life of peace, but when an old ally returns, Kylar must make a deadly choice in the second novel of the Night Angel Trilogy by NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks. Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession. But when he learns that Logan might actually be alive and in hiding, Kylar is faced with an agonizing choice: will he give up the way of shadows forever and live in peace with his new family, or will he risk everything by taking on the ultimate hit? Devour this blockbuster tale of assassination and magic by Brent Weeks, which has delighted readers all over the world -- with over one million copies in print!

Shadow's Edge

Author: J. T. Geissinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612183312
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Graced with the ability to shift from human to lethal predator, the Ikati are bound together by a code of secrecy that punishes traitors with death. In Southern California, Jenna Moore's past is shrouded in mystery. She spent her childhood on the run from someone, or something, her parents refused to discuss. She trusts no one, not since her mother's sudden death, not since her father's mysterious disappearance, and definitely not since she began exhibiting strange, superhuman abilities.

The Way of Shadows

Author: Brent Weeks
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316040223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 535

Book Description
From NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the city's most legendary and feared assassin, Durzo Blint. For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art -- and he is the city's most accomplished artist. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly -- and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics -- and cultivate a flair for death.

Shadows Edge

Author: Simon Strantzas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906331368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Thin places ... Where worlds crash against each other, rippling soft spots through reality. Ancient portals through which the darkest nightmares seep, spreading uncertainty and doubt. These places haunt us, and from them shadows edge ... A figure from the past, lying in a field ... The unlikely three, bound by their quest ... A high-rise apartment, where creatures crawl ... The drive in the storm, through blurring edges ... The brother, hiding from his sins ... 15 tales of numinous horror from some of the genre's most exciting voices ... A major new anthology, edited by Simon Strantzas.

Shadow's Edge ~ the Kyn Kronicles ~ Book 1 ~ Large Print

Author: Jami Gray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626940543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 528

Book Description
Everyone fears what hunts in the shadows...especially the monsters. It takes a monster to hunt one, and for Raine McCord, forged in the maelstrom of magic and science, she's the one for the job. In a world where the supernatural live in a shadowy existence with the mundane, a series of disappearances and deaths threatens the secrecy of her kind and indicates someone knows the monsters are alive and kicking. Partnering up with the sexy and tantalizing Gavin Durand proves to be a challenge as dangerous as the prey she hunts. When the trail points back to the foundation which warped Raine's magic as a child, her torturous past raises its ugly head. Gavin and Raine sift through a maze of lies, murder and betrayal to discover not only each other, but the emerging threat to them and the entire magical community.

The Edge of the Shadows

Author: Elizabeth George
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698169190
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
The first fire may have been an accident, but what about the second? And the third—the one that killed someone. Becca King and her friends wonder if one of the newcomers to the island is to blame. Perhaps it’s Isis Martin’s brother, Aidan, just home from a school for troubled teens. Or Parker Natalia, a talented musician fired by his bandmates for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, Becca’s education in the paranormal continues, as fellow psychic Diana Kinsale encourages her to explore her growing extrasensory abilities. Beautiful Whidbey Island may seem like a tranquil haven, but all is not as it seems. The third book in the Whidbey Island saga confirms Elizabeth George’s place as a top-notch writer of suspense novels.

Shadow's Edge

Author: Maureen Lipinski
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0738732729
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Once, Leah Spencer didn’t mind being a natural-born Shaman to the Créatúir, a human helper to faeries, shapeshifters, and other magical beings. But Leah swore off all things magical after she lost a whole year of time in the Other Realm. Now, she’s called up to vanquish an ancient dark force that is connected to her family.

Perfect Shadow

Author: Brent Weeks
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316196487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
For the first time as an Orbit special edition, Brent Weeks's blockbuster novella Perfect Shadow tells the origin story of the Night Angel trilogy's most enigmatic character: Durzo Blint. Also includes the short story, I, Nightangel. Gaelan Starfire is a farmer, happy to be a husband and a father; a careful, quiet, simple man. He's also an immortal, peerless in the arts of war. Over the centuries, he's worn many faces to hide his gift, but he is a man ill-fit for obscurity, and all too often he's become a hero, his very names passing into legend: Acaelus Thorne, Yric the Black, Hrothan Steelbender, Tal Drakkan, Rebus Nimble. But when Gaelan must take a job hunting down the world's finest assassins for the beautiful courtesan-and-crimelord Gwinvere Kirena, what he finds may destroy everything he's ever believed in.

Attack of Shadows

Author: Jason Anspach
Publisher: Galaxy's Edge
ISBN: 9781949731231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
The End of the Republic begins now. The galaxy ignites as Goth Sullus and his fleet unleash a devastating surprise assault on the Republic. All that stands in his way are the 7th Fleet and the Legion. But with allies hidden in the very heart of the Republic, Sullus looks to reshape the galaxy in his own image. Fleets collide in a moment-by-moment account of tactics, heroism, sacrifice, and the start of the final war of the Republic. The stakes have never been higher--and it's winner take all.

The Promise of Love

Author: Lori Foster
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101529024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

Book Description
Edited by New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster—a deeply moving romance anthology from six award-winning and bestselling authors... Everyone has secrets—some go deeper than others. They remain buried until the moment is right, the moment your heart is laid bare and embraced by a man who knows how to respect and protect. These stories feature women who are survivors of stormy pasts, and the good men who have become stronger for understanding them. Together they can overcome anything, with a love born of compassion... Features novellas from Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Sylvia Day, Jamie Denton, Kate Douglas, and Kathy Love—these six stories are a bounty of riches for those who enjoy reading about love and the potential it has to change our lives.