Shadow Child
| Author | : Joseph A. Citro |
| Publisher | : UPNE |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780874518849 |
Fact and fiction combine in a classic that scared Vermonters out of the woods.
Son Of Shadow
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In the Shadow of the Son
| Author | : Michael Simanga |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : African Americans |
| ISBN | : 9780883782064 |
Isaiah Bishop knows the sound of war, the smell of violence, the colour of fear, and the taste of blood. He knows the horror of killing and the tragedy of young men dying. These were the tough lessons impressed upon this inner city high school teacher as he served out his tour of duty in the Vietnam War. Now, more than twenty years after surviving the jungles of Southeast Asia, Bishop finds that the lessons of the bloody and nightmarish conflict on foreign soil are being revisited upon him once again. Yet this time, the battle lines are clearer and closer to home. He is caught in the throes of America's urban war; the streets of his neighbourhood now are where the contest is being played out.
Shadow of the Son
| Author | : Ivan Obolensky |
| Publisher | : Eye of the Moon |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-07-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781947780316 |
"Shadow of the Son" starts shortly after the end of "Eye of the Moon", with Lord Bromley's arrival at Rhinebeck. It is a complex story of the relationships between sons and parents, a magnificent estate, the occult, broken promises, and how the dead are never truly dead. "This is a novel that wholly fulfills its mission: the telling of a story in the best possible way. Written with mastery characterized by his elegant prose and a fine, penetrating humor that is at times sharp, yet always intelligent, Ivan Obolensky develops a brilliant narrative with a sure hand that does not let up for a moment¿." -María Cristina Restrepo, Novelist and Literary Translator. More on this series: This is Book 2 of the award-winning "Eye of the Moon" series, blending American gothic mystery, psychological thriller, and family drama. In Book 1 "Eye of the Moon" we are introduced to the opulent and seductive world of Rhinebeck, the family estate where Percy and Johnny start their journey into the Egyptian occult as they seek the truth behind the death of Johnny's aunt, Lady Alice, unearthing secrets within secrets and multigenerational intrigue. In Book 3 "Dark of the Earth", Percy must traverse unknown territories to protect Johnny and Rhinebeck from dark forces. When pushed into a corner and threatened with murder in his own home, how should he fight back?
Shadow’s Lure
| Author | : Jon Sprunk |
| Publisher | : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2018-10-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1625673841 |
The Shadow Saga continues with in this “fun, fast, action-packed novel” of magic, mystery, and monstrous evil (Elitist Book Reviews). After helping his lover Josephine lay claim to the throne of Nimea, the assassin Caim has ventured north to the land that has haunted his dreams—cold, unforgiving Eregoth. He departs seeking answers to his parents’ murder and hoping that this knowledge will explain his ability to bend the shadows to his will. In searching for his past, Caim wanders into war. But Eregoth is threatened by a power more terrifying than any army—the witch Sybelle, Queen of the Dark. If given the chance, her aims at destruction would not cease at Eregoth but storm through Nimea where Josey struggles to secure her reign. With nothing more than a force of ragtag warriors at his side, Caim knows that standing against Sybelle’s onslaught may be suicide. But as a son of the Shadow, he has no choice but to fight. Even if every life he takes brings him closer to the blackness that would claim him body and soul...
The Shadow of the Wind
| Author | : Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2005-01-25 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101147067 |
The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
The Shadowmagic Trilogy
| Author | : John Lenahan |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
| Total Pages | : 877 |
| Release | : 2014-06-19 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0007569823 |
A Lord of the Rings for the 21st century. Only a lot shorter. And funnier. And completely different.
American Gods
| Author | : Neil Gaiman |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 628 |
| Release | : 2002-04-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0380789035 |
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...
Among the Hidden
| Author | : Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 169 |
| Release | : 2002-06-12 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0689848072 |
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
The Day I Met My Shadow
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-05-14 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692873885 |
When a little boy goes outside to play, he discovers something mysterious, which he can't seem to get away from, no matter how hard he tries.
Among the Barons
| Author | : Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2011-07-26 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1442443057 |
In this fourth installment of a series about a society that allows only two children per family, Luke Garner is finally adjusting to his new life at Hendricks School as Lee Grant. While the Grants belong to the highest class of society called the Barons, Luke avoids snobbish affectations and befriends his classmates, who are also illegal thirds. When the real Lee Grant's younger brother arrives at the school, along with his fierce body guard, Luke worries that Smits will expose him to the government. However, Smits has come to enlist Luke's help in discovering how his older brother really died, suspecting that he was murdered. The intrigue and danger grow more acute when both boys are called "home" and Luke discovers that the Grants have plans for him that could turn out to be fatal.
