The Ghosts of Chimera

The Ghosts of Chimera
Author: L. E. Henderson
Publisher: L. E. Henderson
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Two years after losing his baby brother, 13-year-old Caleb only wants a home that feels warm and friendly, not cold and vacant, and a mother who will be there for him. But just as he starts to recover from his grief, a strange man tries to kill Caleb too, plunging him into a desperate search for answers. The strangeness, however, just gets deeper. Ethereal lights beckon Caleb down a twisted path, leading—at last— to the most bizarre sight of all: a purple monster from his early childhood nightmares. Even crazier, the thing wants to be his friend. The monster tells Caleb that the true enemy, if unopposed, will destroy both of their worlds. The monster wants Caleb to join him on an epic quest. Caleb initially resists the warning, but his recent brush with death forces him to reconsider. Soon he finds himself in an alien world that is equal parts wonder and peril, in which the real and the imaginary become hard to tell apart. Can Caleb trust the monster? Is Caleb losing his mind? What will happen to Earth if the mission fails? The Ghosts of Chimera is a YA fantasy novel. If you enjoy haunting suspense, magical realism, and characters that stay with you after the book is done, you will love this book by L.E. Henderson. Download this book today

Whispers of Chimera

Whispers of Chimera
Author: Gian-Marko Chavez
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2023-12-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3755464225

In the flickering shadows of a city haunted by whispers, Ethan Hart walks a perilous line between reality and manipulation. A veteran scarred by war and the echoes of past battles, he is the silent guardian, the only one who hears the chilling melody of Project Chimera 2.0 – a bioweapon designed to twist minds and turn citizens into unwitting pawns. Allied with Veronica Leigh, a fiery activist wielding her voice like a weapon, Ethan embarks on a desperate mission to dismantle the Puppeteer's digital symphony. They navigate labyrinthine firewalls and battle anonymous puppeteers pulling the strings of public opinion. But the enemy is more than code and algorithms; it's a virus of misinformation, weaving fabricated realities that threaten to tear the city apart. As the battle escalates, Ethan faces a chilling choice: expose the Puppeteer and risk unleashing chaos, or let the echoes of control continue to manipulate the city under the veil of silence. His every step reverberates with the ghosts of past victories and failures, urging him forward into a dance with the shadows, where the fate of the city hangs by a thread of truth. In Whispers of Chimera, prepare to plunge into a world where technology is the weapon, the mind the battlefield, and the shadows hold the secrets to both salvation and annihilation. Join Ethan Hart in a symphony of suspense, where every whisper could be a lie, every truth a weapon, and the only hope lies in deciphering the echoes before they drown out the city's soul.

The Chimera Code

The Chimera Code
Author: Wayne Santos
Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2020-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786183218

EVERYTHING'S FOR HIRE. EVEN MAGIC. If you need something done, Cloke’s one of the best; a mercenary with some unusual talents and an attitude to match. But when she’s hired by a virtual construct to destroy the other copies of himself, and the down payment is a new magical skill, she knows this job is going to be a league harder than anything she’s ever done. “A full-throttle magical cyberpunk superhero thriller” - Peter McLean

Crypt of the Chimera

Crypt of the Chimera
Author: K. A. Richardson
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781484154380

A GHOSTLY VOICE IN THE WIND. A monstrous shape lurking behind a curtain of rain. A strange tapping from inside an ancient trunk. A book that warns of unspeakable terrors. When Andy's grandfather vanishes without a trace, he believes that the midnight footsteps in his grandparent's farmhouse attic has something to do with it. That, and the novel he's reading seems to know whats going to happen next. Only Andy can prevent the imminent dangers that await by throwing himself head first into the center of this action packed page turner.

The Ghosts in Their Boroughs

The Ghosts in Their Boroughs
Author: Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Publisher: Hobb's End Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2022-11-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The race is on to get out of post-apocalypse New York in an all-new Flashback thriller. Welcome to the world of the Flashback, a world in which man’s cities have become overgrown jungles and extinct animals wander the ruins. You can survive here, if you're lucky, and if you're not in the wrong place at the wrong time--which is everywhere, all the time. But what you'll never do is remain the same, for this is a world whose very purpose is to challenge you, a world where anything can and will happen. So take a deep dive into these loosely connected tales of the Dinosaur Apocalypse (each of which can be read individually or as a part of the greater saga): tales of wonder and terror, death and survival, blood and beauty. Do it today, before the apocalypse comes. From The Ghosts in Their Boroughs: She loosed her hair and shook her head, allowing the locks to spill down her shoulder—and I zoomed in on them to get a focus. “Do I look any different?” she hollered. “Yeah … you shine.” Which she did, like a candelabra, as the lights reflected off her hair, her skin, her beaded jacket. As the music played and she reached for the brass ring—and got it. As she circled and laughed and gripped the pole and the camera went click, click, click. That’s when I saw them; or thought I did. The shapes. Gathered beyond the farthest poles (I’d zoomed up on the opposite side whilst waiting for her to come back around); gathered like outsized crows. That’s when I focused through and saw their eyes; their awful, red, vertically slit eyes, before dropping the camera and unslinging my rifle—pointing it directly at them … and finding them gone. That’s when I realized that I was starting to lose it—to slip, as the writer Hugo Eagleton once said. That the terror and uncertainty of what had happened—the sky, the missing people, the remaining people who seemed intent on burning the city down—had affected me more than I realized. Sylvia, for her part, only looked at me like I was insane. And I would have agreed with her; had I not looked behind her and saw them again. Had I not seen with my own eyes their black bodies and crimson snouts as they weaved between horses and slowly closed the gap; as they stalked her like panthers and the carousel went around, the music like a carnival, the horses rising and falling. As they closed to within about twelve feet of her and I fired—causing them to stop and to crouch and to look around—only to inch forward again as I resumed shooting (missing, it seemed, every time). Until there was an ear-piercing pulse which I recognized as coming from Madsen’s sound cannon (he’d demonstrated it for us before we set out) and the animals scattered—even as Sylvia crouched and covered (from the excruciating noise) and I did the same; paralyzed, debilitated.

Evolution's Chimera

Evolution's Chimera
Author: David Jacobs
Publisher: Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1775822125

In Greek mythology, the chimera was a hybrid monster. Similarly, bats look like they have the body of a mouse, the face of a gargoyle or fox, and the wings of a pterosaur, giving rise to this book’s title. Evolution’s Chimera describes the amazing physical and behavioural adaptations of bats, using them to illustrate the processes of natural evolution. Bats comprise a quarter of all mammals in the world and are the only mammals that can fly. They occupy every landmass and almost every habitat on Earth. They make up the second-most diverse group of mammals on the planet, numbering more than 1 270 species. And they are among the oldest mammals. They are therefore ideal for the study of how evolution generates biological diversity. David Jacobs, an expert on bats currently researching animal evolution, gives an accessible account of evolution using bats as a case study, from adaptation, competition and evolutionary arms races to the role of sensory systems in the adaptation of species. He explores why bats hang upside down, why they are so small and the diversity of their diets, from insects to blood. Based on research done over the last 10 years this book provides a review of the latest research into evolution and biology, indicates what research still needs to be done and introduces new hypotheses for testing.

The Chimera's Coming

The Chimera's Coming
Author: Nathan Kuzack
Publisher: Nathan Kuzack
Total Pages: 301
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When chronic misfit Isaac Winter walks out into the freezing cold of a January night, he only has one thing on his mind: ending his own life. Instead, he encounters something in the darkness that makes life worth living. Something strange. Something scary. Something not of this world – an extraterrestrial machine of unknown origin and intent. After developing an obsession with this other-worldly entity, events are set in motion that lead Isaac to a secret military organisation, strangers with superhuman powers, and – ultimately – a revelation about his own past he could never have dreamt of.