In a Venn diagram of Jane Austen, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Marie Brennan, you'll find Gillian Murray Kendall's fantasy-of-manners, The Book of Forbidden Wisdom right in the middle. In a world of blood and betrayal, love is the only redemption. But that knowledge can only be reached by means of magic and a journey, by way of a confrontation with feelings that are hard to understand—or bear. On Angel’s sixteenth birthday, her younger sister, Silky, wakes her to prepare her for a marriage to Leth, a man she likes but does not love. Trey, her oldest childhood friend who is secretly in love with her, watches helplessly. But Angel’s brother, Kalo, interrupts the wedding ceremony. He wants her dowry, and he also believes Angel can lead him to The Book of Forbidden Wisdom. In a world where land is everything, this book promises him wealth. In the night, Kalo goes to Angel’s room to threaten her, but Trey has rescued both Angel and Silky, and the three of them—joined by an itinerant singer—themselves seek The Book of Forbidden Wisdom. While Kalo believes the book contains land deeds, they believe it harbors great power. Always just a step ahead of Kalo, Angel, Silky, Trey, and the Bard finally arrive at the place of The Book. But things have changed now: Angel knows her own heart at last. Confronted by evil, at the end of the known world, Angel and her companions turn and fight. Together. And in so doing, they find that love contains a power of its own.

A riveting account of the ways in which man's darkest impulses conflict with common sense. From the lessons learned in "Paradise Lost" and the events which transpired in the tales of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Frankenstein" to unlocking the secrets of the atom, Shattuck's brilliant synthesis of history and literature is utterly relevant to our times and addictively readable.

From 1925 to 1990, a politically incorect Oriental wise man named CHING CHOW dispensed daily wisdom and inside gambling tips to millions of faithful readers. He's been banned for decades, but now he's back! This is the first book to document Ching Chow's origins, and collect his cartoons, drawn by top cartoonists such as Sidney Smith, Stanley Link, Will Henry and Henri Arnold. Includes COLOR Sunday strips, merchandising, many previously-unpublished photos plus quotes from creators. Discover the forbidden wisdom of CHING CHOW!

Behold Earth's most complete guide to the black magick of Belial, humanity's official contact with the first Demonic Gatekeeper from the Outer Darkness. None enter into the Infernal Empire without first passing through Belial's Gate. This four-grimoire compendium by top black magicians E.A. Koetting, Kurtis Joseph, Asenath Mason & Edgar Kerval reveals the TRUE story of Belial and the Ancient Covenant between demons and humans for the FIRST time ever. * Embark on a magick journey with the Nine Demonic Gatekeepers Saga, featuring humanity's official contact with prehistoric diplomats from the Outer Darkness: Belial, Lucifer, Azazel, Abaddon, Lucifuge, Beelzebub, Baal, Asmodeus & Satan. Available only with Become A Living God, this series features the world's top authors like E.A. Koetting, Kurtis Joseph, Asenath Mason, Michael W. Ford, S. Connolly, and many more. * View a table of contents below: Timothy - Prologue Book 1 - E.A. Koetting - Grimoire of Belial Ch.1 - Introduction p.21 Ch.2 - Darkness Communion p.23 Ch.3 - Blind Sight p.33 Ch.4 - Mirror Gate p.41 Ch.5 - Evocation p.51 Ch.6 - Possession p.71 Ch.7 - Channelings & Conclusions p.79 Book 2 - Kurtis Joseph - Alchemy of Belial Ch.8 - The Fools Journey p.89 Ch.9 - Revelation of the Birthright of Man p.93 Ch.10 - Rejection of the Infernal Pact p.99 Ch.11 - The Temple of Kliffothic Pact p.107 Ch.12 - The Triangle & Circle of Art p.109 Ch.13 - Ritual of the Kliffothic Alignment p.115 Ch.14 - Ritual of the Kliffothic Intrusion p.121 Ch.15 - Sounds of Silence p.125 Ch.16 - Wielding the Power of the Silent Sounds p.137 Ch.17 - The Shells of Creation p.139 Book 3 - Asenath Mason - The Revealed Path of Belial Ch.18 - The Path of Belial p.149 Ch.19 - The Sigil of Belial p.153 Ch.20 - Invocation of the Demon King p.155 Ch.21 - The Gate to the Abyss p.159 Ch.22 - The Temple of Belial p.167 Ch.23 - The Eye of the Demon King p.171 Ch.24 - The Mysteries of the Reaper p. 175 Ch.25 - Gnosis of the Threshold p.183 Book 4 - Edgar Kerval - The Hidden Path of Belial Ch.26 - The Masks of Belial p.189 Ch.27 - The Assumption of the Shadows of Belial p.195 Ch.28 - Atavistic Chants of Levitation p.197 Ch.29 - Deific Masks of Belial p.199 Ch.30 - Pylons of the Sacred Fire of Belial p.203 Ch.31 - Through the Tunnels of Belial p.207 Become A Living God p.213

Their families dead from the pandemic SitkaAZ13, known as “Pest,” 15-year-old cheerleader Clare and 13-year-old chess club member Jem are thrown together. They realize that, if either of them wishes to reach adulthood, they must find a cure. A shadowy adult broadcasting on the radio to all orphaned children promises just that—to cure children once they grow into Pest and then to feed and care for them. Or does this adult have something else in mind? Against a hostile landscape of rotting cities and a countryside infected by corpses and roamed by diseased and doomed survivors, Jem and Clare make their bid for life. As their group of fellow child-travelers grows, they embark on a journey to find the cure. In their search, they are hampered by the knowledge that everything in this new world has become suspect—adults, alliances, trust, hope. But perhaps friendship has its own kind of healing power. And perhaps, out of friendship, there can come love.

In a Venn diagram of Jane Austen, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Marie Brennan, you'll find Gillian Murray Kendall's fantasy-of-manners, The Book of Forbidden Wisdom right in the middle. In a world of blood and betrayal, love is the only redemption. But that knowledge can only be reached by means of magic and a journey, by way of a confrontation with feelings that are hard to understand—or bear. On Angel’s sixteenth birthday, her younger sister, Silky, wakes her to prepare her for a marriage to Leth, a man she likes but does not love. Trey, her oldest childhood friend who is secretly in love with her, watches helplessly. But Angel’s brother, Kalo, interrupts the wedding ceremony. He wants her dowry, and he also believes Angel can lead him to The Book of Forbidden Wisdom. In a world where land is everything, this book promises him wealth. In the night, Kalo goes to Angel’s room to threaten her, but Trey has rescued both Angel and Silky, and the three of them—joined by an itinerant singer—themselves seek The Book of Forbidden Wisdom. While Kalo believes the book contains land deeds, they believe it harbors great power. Always just a step ahead of Kalo, Angel, Silky, Trey, and the Bard finally arrive at the place of The Book. But things have changed now: Angel knows her own heart at last. Confronted by evil, at the end of the known world, Angel and her companions turn and fight. Together. And in so doing, they find that love contains a power of its own.