Incursion (Catalyst Moon - Book 1)

Incursion (Catalyst Moon - Book 1)
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A magic-torn world. Mages, held captive since magic first manifested in the world, seek to break their chains. Sentinels, warriors with an unnatural immunity to magic, are oathbound to keep the magic-users prisoner - at any cost. Two hearts, shattered by grief, bound together by fate. Kali, a mage fleeing her painful past, travels to a powerful healer in Whitewater City, hoping to mend more than her broken heart. One of her sentinel escorts is Stonewall, a man left with only his faith after the death of his brother. But when monstrous bandits destroy Kali's other escorts, the two unwitting companions must join forces to survive demonic creatures, bloodthirsty nomads, and a dangerous magic never seen before. Two hearts. One destiny. Opposing worldviews collide in Incursion, the first book in the Catalyst Moon romantic fantasy series where magic is new and a mage rebellion is on the horizon. Fans of T. Kingfisher, Sharon Shinn, Anne McCaffrey, Tamora Pierce, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Robin McKinley will love this engrossing, award-winning series. If you long for your next binge-read, but are weary of the grimdark trend, Catalyst Moon will transport you to a world of hope, love, and forgiveness, a world where magic, adventure, shape-shifters, and compelling characters await. Caution: lovers of snarky heroines, stoic heroes, grumpy/sunshine romances, and enemies-to-lovers report loss of sleep after starting this romantic fantasy journey. Thousands of readers have fallen in love with Catalyst Moon. It's your turn! Click or tap "BUY NOW" to start your journey. THE CATALYST MOON SERIES: Incursion (Book 1) Breach (Book 2) Storm (Book 3) Surrender (Book 4) Sacrifice (Book 5)

Sacrifice (Catalyst Moon - Book 5)

Sacrifice (Catalyst Moon - Book 5)
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2021-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Shattered hope. Monstrous thralls continue their relentless assault on Aredia, demolishing cities and twisting innocent people into demons. Mages, blamed for the thralls, are more feared than ever – even more so after the destruction of the hematite mine, which has crippled the sentinel order. Hearts in crisis. Bereft and blamed for the mine’s loss, Kali is brought to the capital to account for her crimes. There, she learns that to stop the thrall crisis, she must balance their strange magic with her own – at any cost. Trapped in the otherworldly realm of the mysterious Fata, Stonewall must make a pact with those he has sworn to destroy so he can return to the world—and the woman—he loves. Freedom on a dagger’s edge. The paths of fate bring together mages and sentinels, rebels and royals, love and fear. Only by working together can they heal their fractured world for good. Opposing worlds collide in the final book of the CATALYST MOON saga. THE CATALYST MOON SERIES: Incursion (Book 1) Breach (Book 2) Storm (Book 3) Surrender (Book 4) Sacrifice (Book 5)

Surrender (Catalyst Moon - Book 4)

Surrender (Catalyst Moon - Book 4)
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2020-04-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Nothing worth having comes easily. Kali, Stonewall, and their allies have finally escaped Whitewater City. After curing herself of thrall possession, Kali is determined to save as many thralls as she can, so she enlists the aid of her sentinel and mage friends. But although Stonewall and his squad have left the sentinel order behind, they cannot escape hematite’s hold. And while Kali is no longer a mindless thrall, she cannot shake her hunger for the stolen power she has come to rely on. Meanwhile, Eris is set on revenge for those she has lost – and those she must protect. She enacts a plan to destroy the sentinels, for good. But how far is too far in the fight for justice? The harder our heroes fight their personal battles, the more they are torn apart. What happens when the price of freedom is everything you love? Catalyst Moon: Surrender (Catalyst Moon - Book 4) continues the bestselling romantic fantasy series. Join thousands of enthralled readers and dive into the epic story of an old world where magic is new and rebellion is inevitable. THE CATALYST MOON SERIES: Incursion (Book 1) Breach (Book 2) Storm (Book 3) Surrender (Book 4) Sacrifice (Book 5)

Breach (Catalyst Moon - Book 2)

Breach (Catalyst Moon - Book 2)
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2017-07-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When duty and destiny collide, can love conquer all? After Kalinda parted ways with Stonewall in Whitewater City, she didn't know if she would ever see him again. But when their paths cross once more and their mutual attraction blooms, they struggle with their respective roles. Meanwhile, fear consumes the land of Aredia as the body-snatching thralls multiply, destroying everyone in their path. Desperate for aid, Aredia calls upon the sentinels to fight this growing threat. But the mages take advantage of the sentinels' distraction to escape from their hematite prison; an act that will shatter the balance of the world. Kali and Stonewall must join forces to confront these impending disasters, but can a mage and sentinel ever be true allies? Fans of T. Kingfisher, Sharon Shinn, Anne McCaffrey, Tamora Pierce, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Robin McKinley will love this engrossing, award-winning series. If you long for your next binge-read, but are weary of the grimdark trend, Catalyst Moon will transport you to a world of hope, love, and forgiveness, a world where magic, adventure, shape-shifters, and compelling characters await. Caution: lovers of snarky heroines, stoic heroes, grumpy/sunshine romances, and enemies-to-lovers report loss of sleep after starting this romantic fantasy journey. Thousands of readers have fallen in love with Catalyst Moon. It's your turn! Click or tap "BUY NOW" to start your journey. THE CATALYST MOON SERIES: Incursion (Book 1) Breach (Book 2) Storm (Book 3) Surrender (Book 4) Sacrifice (Book 5)

Storm (Catalyst Moon - Book 3)

Storm (Catalyst Moon - Book 3)
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2019-03-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Chained by duty, tortured by fear. Can they find liberty in love? The mage Kali has uncovered the secret of the thralls: the unseen foes possessing the Aredian people. But Kali must pay a high price for this discovery – her own humanity. Her sentinel lover, Stonewall, is desperate to flee Whitewater City with Kali, but his commanding officer has other plans for him. Meanwhile, a grieving Eris plans to free the final few mages trapped in the Whitewater City bastion, but first she must gather her allies and fortify her spirit to face the coming storm. Fans of T. Kingfisher, Sharon Shinn, Anne McCaffrey, Tamora Pierce, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Robin McKinley will love this engrossing, award-winning series. If you long for your next binge-read, but are weary of the grimdark trend, Catalyst Moon will transport you to a world of hope, love, and forgiveness, a world where magic, adventure, shape-shifters, and compelling characters await. Legions of readers have fallen in love with Catalyst Moon. It's your turn! Click or tap "BUY NOW" to start your journey. THE CATALYST MOON SERIES: Incursion (Book 1) Breach (Book 2) Storm (Book 3) Surrender (Book 4) Sacrifice (Book 5)

Assassin's Mercy

Assassin's Mercy
Author: Lauren L. Garcia
Publisher: Lauren L. Garcia
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2022-08-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Need a mage killed? Verve's got you covered. As a member of the holy order of Atal's Chosen, Verve lives by the edge of her hematite blade. Trained from childhood to stand tall against the warring mage clans, Verve won’t let anyone else’s family die at magic’s cruel hands. So when Verve's patron tasks her with taking out a notorious mage leader, she knows her skills are up to the challenge. Sure enough, Verve lands a cover-job right in the heart of her target’s territory. The coin's not great, but protecting the locals makes for the perfect camouflage while she hunts for her true target. What's more, the handsome local barkeep Alem seems to know more than he's letting on about the mage she's looking for. Against all common sense, Verve discovers a cause worth fighting for in the village. But living by the blade means dying by it too, and when Verve’s powerful patron learns of the life she’s found and her growing change of heart, she gives Verve an ultimatum: Kill the mage or be hunted by her own fellow Chosen. Verve is forced to choose a side or risk losing her new found family, the life she didn't know she wanted… and a man she didn't know she could love. The only way out of this mess is to die… or find magic of her own. Step into the breathtaking world of magic and mayhem that is the Chaos Moon LGBTQ+ fantasy romance series. But beware: if you love badass bi heroines, rivals to lovers, and slow-burn steamy romances, Assassin's Mercy will heal your heart and become your new obsession. Don't say you weren't warned.

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space
Author: John A. Eddy
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160838088

" ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.

The Ice Palace

The Ice Palace
Author: Tarjei Vesaas
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0720613760

A new edition of what is commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered. Siss's struggle with her fidelity to the memory of her friend and Unn's fatal exploration of the strange, terrifyingly beautiful frozen waterfall that is the Ice Palace are described in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.

Blindsight

Blindsight
Author: Peter Watts
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2006-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429955198

Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route. So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there. Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Boy

The Boy
Author: Lara Santoro
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316206253

Anna has always been a risk-taker and a free spirit, but now she is raising a young daughter on her own and she has to play it safe. Her twenty-something neighbor with the slow, easy smile is in no way part of Anna's plans. She resists temptation in every way she can, yet Anna is soon drawn into a reckless and obsessive affair. Provocative, headlong, and utterly compelling, The Boy is the story of a woman on the edge, torn between love and compulsion, desire and duty. Lara Santoro writes in "hypnotic and swiftly paced" prose (Daniel Woodrell) about the hazards of passion and motherhood and about one woman's unthinkable rebellion. "Gorgeous, fiercely intelligent, deeply honest, and incredibly entertaining." -- Anne Lamott