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Twenty-one selections published between 1993 and 1998 in the magazine known as F&SF. Ranging from speculative science fiction to fairy…
tales, from alternate histories to supernatural horror tales, they include award winners by Esther Friesner, Maureen McHugh, Bruce Holland Rogers, Ursula Le Guin, and Elizabeth Hand. 1999More than forty selections, most written by twentieth-century authors such as Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Jack Schaefer, N. Scott Momaday,…
Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Gary Snyder, Louis L'Amour, Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Denise Chavez, Amy Tan, and Sam Shepard. Includes chronology of events and suggested reading. Strong language and some violence. 1999Love and war
Par John Jakes. 1987
Ten stories featuring the heroes and villains of Krynn as they pursue their objects of love or war, or sometimes…
both. Passion and selfishness, the tender aspects of love, love and sacrifice, and war as the eradicator of love and life are depicted in this collection. Some violence. Sequel to Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (RC 36746.)Xanadu
1993
Collection of eighteen short stories and five poems by award-winning authors in and out of the fantasy genre. In The…
Poacher by Ursula K. LeGuin, an abused boy ends up in the castle of fairy-tale princesses. In Nancy Kress's story To Scale, a young boy builds a dollhouse in his basement. William Stafford's poem It Comes Lightly Out of the Sea, concerns walks on the beach. Some strong languageXanadu 2
1994
Yolen's second fantasy collection, which includes seventeen stories and nine poems, focuses more on reality than fantasy. Three of the…
stories feature cats, including The Fifth Squashed Cat, about a hitchhiker who stays alive by using the magical bones of dead cats, and A Most Obedient Cat, about a cat that brings home dead bugs--among other things. In the poem Laurel, Again, an old women recalls her youth. Some violence and some strong languageXanadu 3
1995
Editor Yolen describes this third collection of twenty-five stories and eleven poems as an "all-purpose fantasy melange." In "Mollusk Dreams,"…
a woman dreams of a refuge like a snail's shell. "Jo's Hair" relates the adventures of the mane Jo March sold in Little Women. The poem "Swan/Princess" tells of a princess becoming a swan and then a princess again. Some strong languagePersonnages secondaires (La Shop)
Par Jeanne Dompierre. 2023
Lorsque Chrystelle Fournier disparaît un soir de décembre, la vie des femmes qui l’entourent chavire. Ses deux amies d’enfance sont…
hantées par la peur, la culpabilité et les souvenirs douloureux, alors que sa mère se terre derrière un mur de rage et d’amertume. Il y a aussi une serveuse un peu revêche qui préférerait ne jamais avoir été mêlée à tout cela et une jeune journaliste férue d’histoires sordides qui rêve de se faire un nom dans le monde du true crime. Elles réaliseront que la violence est parfois tout près.The Mammoth book of fairy tales
Par Mike Ashley. 1997
Anthology of fifty-six tales. Includes both classic fairy tales and modern fantasies arranged alphabetically by title. Old favorites like "Beauty…
and the Beast," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "Sleeping Beauty" appear with newer stories by Joan Aiken, Robin McKinley, and Jane Yolen. For junior and senior high and older readersLakestone, tome 1 (Lakestone #1)
Par Sarah Rivens. 2024
Dans la tranquillité trompeuse de la ville d'Ewing aux États-Unis, Iris, confinée à la bibliothèque, est plongée dans ses révisions.…
À des kilomètres de là, un mercenaire affronte le froid tranchant de la nuit, aussi glaciale que le cadavre qu'il vient d'enterrer. Ils n'ont rien en commun, pourtant tous deux ont le même objectif : amasser assez d'argent. Iris, pour payer ses frais de scolarité à l'université, le mercenaire, pour mener à bien sa mission. Mission dont elle est la cible. Désormais, son existence est liée à celle de cet homme, une connexion qui éveille en lui curiosité et désir. Arrachée à la vie qu'elle a toujours connue, la jeune étudiante se retrouve à la merci du mercenaire dont l'impulsivité a forgé la réputation, celui qui a été façonné pour tuer... Celui qu'on appelait LakestoneFamily family: A novel
Par Laurie Frankel. 2024
This program includes an author's note read by the author and a conversation between the author and Audie Award–winning narrator…
Patti Murin. ?"Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don't we ever get that movie?" India Allwood grew up wanting to be an actor. Armed with a stack of index cards (for research/line memorization/make-shift confetti), she goes from awkward sixteen-year-old to Broadway ingenue to TV superhero. Her new movie is a prestige picture about adoption, but its spin is the same old tired story of tragedy. India is an adoptive mom in real life though. She wants everyone to know there's more to her family than pain and regret. So she does something you should never do — she tells a journalist the truth: it's a bad movie. Soon she's at the center of a media storm, battling accusations from the press and the paparazzi, from protesters on the right and advocates on the left. Her twin ten-year-olds know they need help – and who better to call than family? But that's where it gets really messy because India's not just an adoptive mother... The one thing she knows for sure is what makes a family isn't blood. And it isn't love. No matter how they're formed, the truth about family is this: it's complicated. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & CompanyFaebound: A novel
Par Saara El-Arifi. 2024
Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound…
is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife . "A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion."—Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield. As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court. The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world, torn among their loyalties to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains a map and journal from the bookInto the sunken city
Par Dinesh Thiru. 2024
"Steal-your-breath adventure." — Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles Perfect for fans of Fable…
and House of Salt and Sorrows, this spectacular YA fantasy adventure debut is like nothing else, featuring a unique twist on Treasure Island, a magnetic second chance romance, and a thrilling heist where the reward is great—but the risks are even greater. In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops. For Jin Haldar, this life is nothing new—ever since her father died in a diving accident, she's barely made ends meet for her and her younger sister, Thara. Enter Bhili: a drifter who offers Jin and Thara the score of a lifetime—a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas. Jin knows it's too dangerous. She stopped diving after her father's accident. But when her sister decides to go, Jin's left with only one choice: to go with her. A ragtag crew is assembled—including Jin's annoyingly hot ex-boyfriend. From there, a high-stakes heist ensues that's beyond even Jin's wildest fears. Crumbling ruins, sea beasts, corsairs, and a mysterious figure named João Silva all lie in wait. To survive, Jin will have to do what she promised herself she'd never do again: diveRadiant heat
Par Sarah-Jane Collins. 2024
When a catastrophic wildfire suddenly rips through a woman’s hometown, she thinks she is lucky to have survived . .…
. until she finds a dead woman in her driveway, clutching a piece of paper with her name on it. . . . The blaze came out of nowhere one summer afternoon, a wall of fire fed by blustering wind. Yet, somehow, Alison is alive. She rode out the fire on the damp tiles of her bathroom, her entire body swaddled in a wet woolen blanket. As flames crackled around her, the bitter char of eucalyptus settled in the back of her throat, each breath more desperate than the last. The wildfire that devastated the Victoria countryside Alison calls home sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to obliterate the carefully constructed life she is living. When Alison emerges from her sheltering place, she spots a soot-covered cherry red car in her driveway, and in it, a dead woman. Alison has never met Simone Arnold in her life . . . or so she thinks. So what is she doing here? As Alison searches for answers across Australia’s scorched bushlands, she soon learns that the fire isn’t the only threat she’s facingThe new naturals
Par Gabriel Bump. 2024
From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don't Belong , a touching, timely novel—called a "tour de…
force" by Kaitlyn Greenidge ( Libertie ) and "wry and astonishing" by Publishers Weekly —about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it. *Included in Fall Preview & Most-Anticipated Lists: New York Times , Washington Post , The Boston Globe , Vulture.com, ELLE.com, The Millions , and Lit Hub* An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven—it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot. She locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? From one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, The New Naturals is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and Jennifer Egan's The Candy House . In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save usAn anthology of nineteen tales by both established writers and newcomers who continue the fantasy adventures of the Witch World.…
The protagonists in these stories include a young man dedicated to revenge, a young woman who learns a revealing secret about herself, a gentle giant beset by giant slayers, and a young woman who denies the existence of magic. For high school and adult readers. Sequel to "Tales of the Witch World 2."Jumeau jumelle (Récit)
Par Marisol Drouin. 2023
C'est un livre qui a été repris tant de fois, qui a déjà compté un millier de pages raturées. Et…
si c'était le dernier ? On y entre dans le temps du livre et dans le temps de la maladie : deux pièges monstrueux. Alors qu'une géante rouge grandit au centre du crâne de son frère, l'autrice tente de contenir les éclats de sa pensée. Son miroir jumeau lui renvoie les souvenirs de l'enfance, tout ce qui en elle a désiré que la vie soit magnifiée, sublimée. Elle n'a de cesse de réécrire encore et encore l'expérience de la peur et de la fragilitéJ'avoue que j'y ai cru: roman
Par Yves Chevrier. 2018
Voué autant par son coeur que par la volonté parentale à une vie de prêtrise, le narrateur décide très jeune…
de suivre la voie de Dieu. C'est la fin des années cinquante, moment charnière où la société québécoise se libéralise, alors que l'Église cherche désespérément à retenir ses ouailles.Revenant sur les années formatrices de sa vie, le narrateur raconte le paradoxe du curé anticlérical qu'il est devenu. Cette chronique toute personnelle prend, sans prétention, les dimensions d'une peinture sociohistorique du Québec et de l'Église au moment où le peuple canadien-français fait le pas vers ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la modernité.Yves Chevrier offre une perspective unique à ce pan de l'histoire québécoise, donnant à voir cette implosion de l'Église de l'intérieur.J'avoue que j'y ai cru est un roman d'initiation double, celle d'un jeune homme et celle d'un peuple, livré avec fraîcheur et finesseAvec Troubles, nos ombres, Jennifer Bélanger aménage un espace sécuritaire où peuvent s'exprimer librement les personnes LGBTQ2IA+, hors des injonctions…
au bonheur et à la célébration. Ici, les ombres sont invitées à troubler la parole, avec leurs bagages remplis d'enfances difficiles, de traumatismes sociaux, de violences conjugales et de blessures encore vives qu'il importe de nommer pour valoriser nos expériences singulières, plurielles, complexesDes âmes consolées (10-18 #5837)
Par Mary Lawson. 2023
À Solace, dans l'Ontario, Clara, 7 ans, attend le retour de sa soeur tout en espionnant le nouveau voisin, Liam…
Kane. Ce dernier a hérité de la maison d'Elizabeth Orchard, une vieille femme en fin de vie qui cherche à expier une faute commise trente ans auparavant. À peine installé, Liam reçoit la visite de la police qui l'accuse d'un meurtreThe dancer's promise
Par Olivia Horrox. 2024
'Oh my gosh! What a beautifully written story!... I totally loved it... I literally could not stop reading... This is…
a must if you like historical fiction!!' Reader review 5 stars 'A beautifully written and evocative story of love and loss, of family and redemption, that swept me away.' Rachel Burton, author of The Last Party at Silverton Hall When their father loses the family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart around them. Each of them is determined to one day restore their fortunes and their family name and make a promise to do just that. Clementine dreams of being a star on stage, a celebrated ballerina who will tour the world, earning fame and fortune. She is adamant she won't put her fate into a man's hands but take charge of it herself. Grace, in contrast, sees security in a good marriage. Their eligible new American neighbour, with wealth, charm and looks, seems like the perfect match. But when Clementine falls unexpectedly in love, it throws both sisters' lives into turmoil and forces each of them to ask if they are prepared to break their promise for a chance at true love... A beautifully imagined historical novel about the bond between sisters and a changing world. Perfect for fans of Tracy Rees, Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton. Readers love The Dancer's Promise : ' Brilliant ... I loved the characters Grace and Clementine a true story of sisterly love and support in such difficult times... Truly memorable read ... touching and inspiring' Reader review 5 stars ' What a treat! With its mystery element thrown in to enhance the plot, I found the time sped by and I was lost in another time and place ' Reader review 5 stars