By Fairy Means Or Foul
Title | By Fairy Means Or Foul PDF eBook |
Author | Meghan Maslow |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2017-08-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781974312627 |
The last thing half-dragon, half-fairy private investigator Twig Starfig wants to do is retrieve a stolen enchanted horn from a treacherous fae, but there's no denying the dazzlingly gorgeous unicorn who asks Twig to do just that. Literally, no denying, because compelling the reluctant detective is all part of a unicorn's seductive magic. To add to his woes, Twig is saddled with the unicorn's cheeky indentured servant, Quinn Broomsparkle. Dragons are supposed to want to eat humans, but Twig's half-dragon side only wants to gobble up Quinn in a more . . . personal way. Making matters worse, it's obvious the smokin' hot but untrustworthy sidekick is hiding something. Something big. And not what's in his trousers. In the PI business, that means trouble with a capital Q. Throw in gads of zombies, a creepy ghost pirate ship, a malfunctioning magic carpet, and Twig's overbearing fairy father's demands to live up to the illustrious Starfig name. Naturally, an old but abiding enemy chooses this time to resurface, too. Those inconveniences Twig can handle. The realization he's falling for a human who isn't free to return his affections and whose life may hang on the success of his latest case? Not so much.
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Title | Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins PDF eBook |
Author | Julia Cresswell |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2010-09-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199547939 |
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
Love Potions
Title | Love Potions PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Jones |
Publisher | Piatkus |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2011-04-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0748129170 |
When aromatherapist Sukie Ambrose starts using her cottage garden as inspiration - and for raw ingredients in her products - she thinks she's on track to save money while offering her clients a way of de-stressing and relaxing. However, Sukie lives in a village where strange things have been known to happen. She discovers that her new improved lotions and potions are making her massages distinctly magical - and producing more star-crossed lovers than Shakespeare could ever dream of . . . Praise for Christina Jones: 'Magical' Heat 'Fabulous The Times 'A wonderful writer' Jill Mansell, author of AND NOW YOU'RE BACK 'H.E. Bates for the 21st Century' Katie Fforde 'Christina is simply THE BEST . . . I don't think she is capable of writing anything which isn't excellent' Reader review
The Hike
Title | The Hike PDF eBook |
Author | Drew Magary |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2016-08-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0399563865 |
“The Hike just works. It’s like early, good Chuck Palahniuk. . . . Magary underhands a twist in at the end that hits you like a sharp jab at the bell. . . . It’s just that good.” —NPR.org “A page-turner. . . . Inventive, funny. . . . Quietly profound and touching.”—BoingBoing From the author of The Night the Lights Went Out and The Postmortal, a fantasy saga unlike any you’ve read before, weaving elements of folk tales and video games into a riveting, unforgettable adventure of what a man will endure to return to his family When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike. Once he sets out into the woods behind his hotel, he quickly comes to realize that the path he has chosen cannot be given up easily. With no choice but to move forward, Ben finds himself falling deeper and deeper into a world of man-eating giants, bizarre demons, and colossal insects. On a quest of epic, life-or-death proportions, Ben finds help comes in some of the most unexpected forms, including a profane crustacean and a variety of magical objects, tools, and potions. Desperate to return to his family, Ben is determined to track down the “Producer,” the creator of the world in which he is being held hostage and the only one who can free him from the path. At once bitingly funny and emotionally absorbing, Magary’s novel is a remarkably unique addition to the contemporary fantasy genre, one that draws as easily from the world of classic folk tales as it does from video games. In The Hike, Magary takes readers on a daring odyssey away from our day-to-day grind and transports them into an enthralling world propelled by heart, imagination, and survival.
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
Title | Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Allied Publishers |
Pages | 932 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9788186062142 |
Fairy Tales, Their Origin and Meaning; With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland
Title | Fairy Tales, Their Origin and Meaning; With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland PDF eBook |
Author | John Thackray Bunce |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 103 |
Release | 2022-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Fairy Tales, Their Origin and Meaning; With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland is a work by John Thackray Bunce. The author presents a scholarly account of fairy tales and their origins while comparing similarities in tales from differing cultures.
Artemis Fowl: Time Paradox, The (new cover)
Title | Artemis Fowl: Time Paradox, The (new cover) PDF eBook |
Author | Eoin Colfer |
Publisher | Hyperion |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2009-08-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781423108375 |
When Artemis Fowl’s mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy. Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to save the lemur and bring it back to the present. But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher, who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short. The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all…and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.