Marissa, a shy self-conscious girl with a twisted leg, is attracted to a strikingly handsome visitor to her uncle's carousel but begins to suspect that he is a psychotic serial killer.

Five centuries after the Calamitous Times have left the Ancient (twenty-first century) World in shambles, new civilizations have arisen from the ashes, most of them intent on re-creating the glories of what they call the Golden Age. Anagaia is the chief of them and tries to submit the rest of the continent to its own control. Tiny Esperia is among a few societies resisting not only Anagaian domination, but its vision of an unsustainable way of life. In this context, a young man, Yaro Seekings, arrives in Esperia as a refugee. Though raised by Esperian missionaries in an Anagaian orphanage, he knows little about his new home. Learning that the differences between the two societies arise from their disparate mythic visions, he is eager to understand that Vision so he can truly integrate himself into Esperian society and perhaps even play some part in redeeming his homeland.

M-agical and mysterious I-ndeed he was, C-aring, sharing his unlimited love, H-aving and knowing no boundaries, A-chievements were a must E-specially when it came to us, L-eft us he has, within our hearts an empty place. J-ealousy and greed sought to destroy him, A-bove it he did rise, C-arrying on with, K-indness and grace, S-uffering loneliness and despair, O-ne genuine soul in need of repair, N-ow in the arms of angels in loving bliss.

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In a kingdom where peace and chaos balance on a knife's edge ... fear is growing. The High King is whispered to have gone mad, and rumors of unnatural forces spread across the realm. In the middle of the conflict are Nyori and Marcellus: a priestess and a famed knight whose paths couldn't be more different. But whether swept from humble grasslands to treacherous mountains or from a noble palace to a warlord's dungeon, both will find their lives irrevocably altered and their destinies inexplicably intertwined by forces beyond their understanding. For beings once thought to be myths emerge from the shadows, led by Alaric, the Pale Lord. King of a doomed race, he will do anything to cure them of their dreadful curse, even if it means tearing the realms of men apart like rotted cloth. Amid deceptions and pursuits, triumphs and tragedies, battles and alliances, Nyori and Marcellus will find themselves pitted against overwhelming forces of darkness, unaware that the greater danger is closer than they realize. For the Eye of Everfell sees all, including the darkness within. Don't miss this sweeping saga from a rising star in epic fantasy. Pick up your copy today!

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.