Most people have heard of the Celts-the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland, and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology.
Everyone today knows about the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks, such as Zeus, Hera, and Hercules, but how many people have heard of the Gaulish god Lugus or the magical Welsh queen Rhiannon or the great Irish warrior Cú Chulainn? We still thrill to the story of the Trojan War, but the epic battles of the Irish Táin Bó Cúailnge are known only to a few. And yet those who have read the stories of Celtic myth and legend-among them writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis-have been deeply moved and influenced by these amazing tales, for there is nothing in the world quite like them. In these stories a mysterious and invisible realm of gods and spirits exists alongside and sometimes crosses over into our own human world; fi erce women warriors battle with kings and heroes, and even the rules of time and space can be suspended. Captured in vivid prose, these shadowy figures-gods, goddesses, and heroes-come to life for the modern reader.
What can a game clan accomplish without a castle? The answer is obvious: nothing. Therefore, the main objective of any leader in a game world is to acquire a base of operations. Finding himself in exactly this position, High Shaman Mahan, leader of the Legends of Barliona, accepts an offer from the Emperor and the Dark Lord to vanquish the army of Phantoms that has inhabited Altameda, the phantom castle. However, this seemingly ordinary quest sets in motion such a momentous chain of events that the Shaman can do nothing but resort to his intuition and act on instinct. After all, a player who is being hunted by the three top clans of the continent at once, can do little else . . .
Treat Me: From the outside, Sole Regret's lead vocalist Jacob "Shade" Silverton seems to have it all-fame and fortune, self-confidence and sex appeal. He also has a sweet, young daughter who rules his heart. On the inside, he knows something's missing from his perfect life and longs for the right woman to make his broken family whole. His new lover Amanda might be the one. As he spends a long weekend with her and discovers how she loves his daughter, warms his heart, rocks his bed, and genuinely cares about the real him-not just the rock star that holds the spotlight-he becomes convinced she is the one. Unfortunately, Amanda comes with some baggage. Her younger sister is Jacob's ex-wife, and Tina has never been the type to offer her blessing. Thrill Me: Sole Regret's sex-obsessed bassist Owen Mitchell has always rocked with the ladies and rolled with the punches. He knows Caitlyn's just looking for a fling with someone more fun and adventurous than her ex-husband, but Owen is drawn to the geeky temptress like a rocker's drawn to a heavy riff. He'll keep thrilling her in the bedroom to keep her coming back for more. He has faith that someday she'll admit that they're meant to be together.
My name is Amelia Gray, and I'm a cemetery restorer who lives with the dead. An anonymous donor has hired me to restore Woodbine Cemetery, a place where the rich and powerful bury their secrets. Forty years ago, a child disappeared without a trace and now her ghost has awakened, demanding that I find out the truth about her death. Only I know that she was murdered. Only I can bring her killer to justice. But the clues that I follow-a haunting melody and an unnamed baby's grave-lead me to a series of disturbing suspects. For generations, the Devlins have been members of Charleston's elite. John Devlin once turned his back on the traditions and expectations that came with his birthright, but now he has seemingly accepted his rightful place. His family's secrets make him a questionable ally. When my investigation brings me to the gates of his family's palatial home, I have to wonder if he is about to become my mortal enemy.
With Nano Nagle, 2018 Audie Award Nominee, Best Female Narrator - Silver Hammer, Golden Cross (Book 6)!
How long can you fight Fate? How far must you go to claim what is yours?
Sidroc the Dane has been in Angle-land for 12 years. The first nine were all hard fighting. He has won treasure beyond counting, and now peace for his men. But there is one thing he still desires: Ceridwen as his wife.
Now Fate conspires to tear Ceridwen and Sidroc away from Angle-land. Thrust together amidst great danger and hardship they fight to survive - and fight each other. Each day takes them farther from the loyalties and laws of the lands they have called home, and deeper into new challenges and opportunities. Ceridwen's ties to Kilton and all it represents are strong, yet Sidroc is steadfast in his claim to her. A rescued stranger stands between both of their desires, threatening to destroy all that Sidroc has worked and killed to preserve.
As the Napoleonic Wars come to an end in 1814, Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy are put ashore, their work done. Anne Elliot meets Captain Frederick Wentworth after seven years, by the chance of his sister and brother-in-law renting her father's estate, while she stays for a few months with her married sister, living nearby. They fell in love the first time, but she broke off the engagement.
Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel, published posthumously. In many respects, Persuasion marks a break with Austen's previous works, both in the more biting, even irritable satire directed at some of the novel's characters and in the regretful, resigned outlook of its otherwise admirable heroine, Anne Elliot, in the first part of the story. Against this is set the energy and appeal of the Royal Navy, which symbolises for Anne and the reader the possibility of a more outgoing, engaged, and fulfilling life, and it is this worldview which triumphs for the most part at the end of the novel.
The Invisible Man is a favorite science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. While its predecessors, The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau, were written using first-person narrators, Wells adopts a third-person objective point of view in The Invisible Man.
En fredagkväll i baren på Café Opera påstår en man att det är statistiskt bevisat att det tar 78 dejter innan man träffar den rätte. Med hopp om att det stämmer kastar sig Sandra ut i dejtingdjungeln för att finna en man. Dejtingsajterna är fyllda av förväntansfulla män som hoppas på kontakt och Sandra scrollar sig fram till möjliga kandidater. Det blir många möten på barer, caféer och i olika sängar runt om i Stockholm. En del män är fullständigt ointressanta, några vet vad en kvinna vill ha och några få är tänkbara kärlekspartners. Sandra berättar för sina vänner om männen hon dejtar, med många dråpliga och intima avslöjanden, en del tårar men framförallt med mycket humor och frispråkighet.
'Tusen känslor och nästan lika många män' är en skildring av livet som singel i Stockholm och om jakten på bekräftelse, ångesten över sin föräldraroll och den ständiga känslan av att inte duga.
Cyber-Attacks. EMPs. Invasion. War. When the end comes, few will have the ability to survive.
When a coordinated attack takes out the nation's power grid, a small town finds itself at ground zero of an all-out invasion.
With limited options and no time to prepare, the citizens have no choice but to turn to a mysterious drifter, Jack Bunker, for help.
The former combat engineer has the skills to keep them alive, but he won't be able to do it alone, not against an overwhelmingly superior force.
Somehow he'll have to find a way to transform the mild-mannered townsfolk into military-grade warriors and lead them into battle, despite his dark past that leads some to wonder whose side is he really on?
The Bunker series is a 5-part explosive, high-octane thriller. If you like pulse-pounding action, resourceful warriors, and deep political intrigue, then you'll love this bestselling tale of true grit. It's Rambo versus Red Dawn, only amped-up with one thrilling scene after another.
Listen all 5 audiobooks now to join the fight for freedom!
Rated R for Violence and Language
This is audiobook 1 of 5 in the Mission Critical Series. A completed 5-part serial.
Alice vet att hon är dödens om hon rör pappas grogglas och när hon en dag lånar dem i smyg, för att dricka Coca-cola tillsammans med Pernilla i portuppgången, krossas två av glasen.
Skulden blir svår att bära - även om den inte är hennes - och straffet leder till ödesdigra konsekvenser...
Alice växer upp i en kärleksfull men dysfunktionell familj. Mamman - i ständigt sällskap av skyddsängeln Isa - lägger papiljotter i kastrullen och utnämner sig till Gud och statsminister. Pappan är alkoholiserad och vanmäktig i sina försök att få mamman under vård. En guldkant i tillvaron är skolkamraten Jack som lyssnar och peppar. Och så finns morbror Ingmar med alla sina pengar.
I Viskskrik fångar författaren med ett stort mod och en unik språkkänsla utsattheten hos en flicka och ung kvinna som kräver upprättelse i sin längtan efter trygghet och kärlek.
Genom romanen Viskskrik - som utmärker sig litterärt på flera plan - kvalificerar sig Kristina Emanuelsson till en av vår tids mest lovande författardebutanter!
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, read by Scott Brick.
The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this.
Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate-petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America.
And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims-there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time.
Zeitgeist ist sein zweiter Name: Mit rasender Energie erzählt Jarett Kobek in seinem Roman, was das Internet mit uns macht. San Francisco: Eine Gruppe von Freunden kollidiert hart mit der digitalen Gegenwart. Adeline hat nach einer unbedachten Äußerung zu Beyoncé und Rihanna einen Shitstorm am Hals, und Ellen findet sich nackt im Netz. Die Kampfzone hat sich verschoben, und wir selbst haben die Munition geliefert: Warum geben wir unsere Daten her? Machen Apple und Google zu den mächtigsten Playern der Welt? Hier ist sie endlich: Eine 'raue Tirade zu Politik und Kultur, ein Aufschrei zu Macht und Gewalt in unserer globalisierten Welt' (New York Times). Für alle, die Dave Eggers >Circle< und Michel Houellebecqs 'Unterwerfung' geliebt haben - plus eine Prise Wahnsinn obendrauf.
