The Bane of Yoto

The Bane of Yoto
Author: Joshua Viola
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When a mythical dagger is plunged into his heart, Yoto is transformed into a monstrous creature of tremendous strength and intellect. Will Yoto become the heroic liberator of his people-or the cause of their total annihilation?

Blackstar

Blackstar
Author: Joshua Viola
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2015-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996307000

In a world blasted and barren, the last bastion of civilization is a fortress-city called Central. Kaine, the city's benevolent arbiter, rules over the people in exchange for his gift to them: Re:memory--a public archive containing humanity's memories of the world before it was destroyed.Rezin doesn't know who he is or why he's in Central, but he does know this: he is a Reaper. When Rezin meets Elara, an intrepid adventurer with a troubled past, and Vray and Bastian, mysterious twins possessing incredible powers, they embark on a journey through space and time in search of the answers Rezin seeks.

The Rosewater Insurrection

The Rosewater Insurrection
Author: Tade Thompson
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316449067

The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie. Praise for The Wormwood Trilogy: "Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!" —Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice "Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time The Wormwood Trilogy Rosewater The Rosewater Insurrection The Rosewater Redemption

Shoe Wars

Shoe Wars
Author: Liz Pichon
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338742469

Readers who have devoured Captain Underpants, Wimpy Kid, and the works of Raina Telgemeier will love the high-energy, hilarious antics of the Foot family from one of the largest names in the UK. Step up to the challenge . . . win or shoes!Meet Ruby and Bear. Their dad has just invented the most amazing thing ever -- flying shoes! But his horrible boss Wendy Wedge knows that entering flying shoes will guarantee the Golden Shoe Award, and she will do anything to win the trophy.Ruby and Bear must outwit a bully, infiltrate a shady company, and rescue their dad all while keeping the shoes hidden. This can only mean one thing. It's . . . shoe wars!The brand new, laugh-out-loud, spectacular stand-alone story from multi-million copy bestselling author and illustrator Liz Pichon.

The Court of Miracles

The Court of Miracles
Author: Kester Grant
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1524772879

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution. In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger--the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh--Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city's dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice--protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger.

Cyber World

Cyber World
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Hex Publishers LLC
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780996403917

Cybernetics. Neuroscience. Nanotechnology. Genetic engineering. Hacktivism. Transhumanism. The world of tomorrow is already here, and the technological changes we all face have inspired a new wave of stories to address our fears, hopes, dreams, and desires as Homo sapiens evolve--or not--into their next incarnation. Cyber World presents diverse tales of humanity's tomorrow, as told by some of today's most gripping science fiction visionaries. Edited by Hugo Award winner Jason Heller and Joshua Viola. FOREWORD Richard Kadrey INTRODUCTION Joshua Viola SERENADE Isabel Yap THE MIGHTY PHIN Nisi Shawl REACTIONS Mario Acevedo THE BEES OF KIRIBATI Warren Hammond THE REST BETWEEN TWO NOTES Cat Rambo THE SINGULARITY IS IN YOUR HAIR Matthew Kressel PANIC CITY Madeline Ashby THE FAITHFUL SOLDIER, PROMPTED Saladin Ahmed YOUR BONES WILL NOT BE UNKNOWN Alyssa Wong STAUNCH Paul Graham Raven OTHER PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS Chinelo Onwualu WYSIOMG Alvaro Zinos-Amaro WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN Angie Hodapp A SONG TRANSMUTED Sarah Pinsker IT'S ONLY WORDS Keith Ferrell SMALL OFFERINGS Paolo Bacigalupi DARKOUT E. Lily Yu VISIBLE DAMAGE Stephen Graham Jones THE IBEX ON THE DAY OF EXTINCTION Minister Faust HOW NOTHING HAPPENS Darin Bradley AFTERWORD Jason Heller

Warmed and Bound

Warmed and Bound
Author: Pela Via
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781613641620

From the heart of The Velvet a writing community built around the fervent love of neo-noir fiction comes an original anthology. Stacked with brilliant emerging writers alongside some of the strongest established voices in contemporary literature, WARMED AND BOUND crosses literary boundaries on all sides, to deliver an altogether unique reading experience. Through seemingly opposed conventions, beautiful prose makes a hard impression on the short story form. From a scary love story to a nostalgic thriller, a hardboiled pursuit of salvation to the black humor that is existentialism, WARMED AND BOUND is rogue humility and lovesick noir, where humanity is a dirty puzzle. It 's Velvet Noir. Welcome. Matt Bell Tim Beverstock Blake Butler Vincent Louis Carrella Craig Clevenger Craig Davidson Chris Deal DeLeon DeMicoli Christopher J Dwyer Brian Evenson Sean P Ferguson Amanda Gowin JR Harlan Gordon Highland Anthony David Jacques Mark Jaskowski Jeremy Robert Johnson Stephen Graham Jones Nik Korpon Gary Paul Libero Kyle Minor Doc O Donnell J David Osborne Rob Parker Bob Pastorella Gavin Pate Cameron Pierce Edward J Rathke Caleb J Ross Bradley Sands Axel Taiari Richard Thomas Brandon Tietz Gayle Towell Paul Tremblay Pela Via Craig Wallwork Nic Young"The writers of the Velvet are contemporary fiction 's most effective and least self-conscious aesthetic guerrillas . . . The result is fiction at once conceived from high artistic intent and executed with depraved populist energy." Steve Ericksonauthor of Zeroville and The Sea Came in at Midnight

Miskatonic

Miskatonic
Author: Mark Sable
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781949028652

Miskatonic Valley holds many mysteries - cultists worshipping old gods, a doctor deadset on resurrecting the recently deceased, a house overrun by rats in the walls - but none more recent than a series of bombings targeting the Valley's elite. To Bureau of Investigation (the predecessor of the FBI) chief J. Edgar Hoover, there can be no other explanation than those responsible for similar actions during the Red Scare of the 1920s. But when the brilliant, hard-nosed investigator Miranda Keller is sent to stop the bombings, she uncovers an unimaginable occult conspiracy, one that may cost her both her job and her sanity. From writer Mark Sable (WAR ON TERROR: GODKILLERS, Graveyard of Empires) and artist Giorgio Pontrelli (Dylan Dog), MISKATONIC is a mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian-horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.