Showing results for "Control" in Fantasy

To the church, she is a heretic, tried in absentia and sentenced to burn. To her brother, Carlo, she stands as a threat to his corrupt rule and a symbol of resistance. To her new "allies" in the East, she is a pawn to be played and sacrificed as they see fit. They don't hear the whispers that follow her in the streets: whispers of hope and the name of a long-dead saint. When Livia rises up to fight, she will not rise alone.

Across the country and in every nation, people are waking up with magical talents. Untrained and panicked, they summon storms, raise the dead, and set everything they touch ablaze. Army officer Oscar Britton sees the worst of it. A lieutenant attached to the military's Supernatural Operations Corps, his mission is to bring order to a world gone mad. Then he abruptly manifests a rare and prohibited magical power, transforming him overnight from government agent to public enemy number one.

An NPR, GQ, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year One of The Washington Post’s best science fiction and fantasy books of the year The acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives...

An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award "Narrator Adjoa Andoh captivates listeners with a stunning...

Seven months ago, Caleb’s life was turned upside down. A car accident took away his hand, his career, and his confidence. Feeling like a monster is as good a reason as any to join a monster dating app. Surely a monster wouldn’t be particular about looks, would they? Teracht is a small spider. Well, small in the monster world. The human world offers the opportunity to, hopefully, not be eaten, and his webbing is useful in all sorts of medical and military technology. But what is a little spider creature with a big domination kink and a fear of leaving the house supposed to do to meet someone?

Wynne might have been human once. It's hard to say. Now he's a bunker core, a nanomachine controller responsible for an entire complex. Of course, the place is a bit wrecked. And the world outside is in ruins. And he's pretty sure that whoever put him here is going to come looking for him at some point....

What’s more dangerous than dark magic? Deadly secrets. And the Academy of Six is hiding both within its ancient walls. A history of Magic sends Izara on a literal trip down memory lane. She uncovers that there’s more than what the students think they know about the supernatural school in the middle of New York City. It’s mysterious past, as well as her own, are twisting together in a destructive way. She always knew the academy was created to stop a reckless power.

The TARDIS is lost in battle on a distant planet. When the Doctor sets off in pursuit, Donna is left behind, and finds herself accepting a commission in the Pioneer Corps. Something is transforming soldiers into monstrous beetles, and she could be the next victim. Meanwhile, the Doctor steals...

For vet and animal whisperer Charli Avers, talking to bears is all in a day's work. But when she finds a man - a very sexy, very alpha man - where a bear ought to be, the wild comes close to home. Charli is drawn to this mysterious stranger. She wants to help him piece together the past he can't remember - even if that means shedding her human misgivings and embracing her more carnal desires.

Madeline lebt in einer Welt ohne Angst, Zweifel oder Chaos. Mit zweiundzwanzig Jahren darf sie endlich den ihr vorbestimmten Platz in der Gesellschaft einnehmen – an Kaans Seite, einem eigens für sie erschaffenen Gefährten. Alles ist perfekt! Doch je länger sie mit ihm zusammenlebt, desto stärker wächst ihr Verdacht, dass diese Perfektion nur ein Trugbild ist. Hinter der makellosen Fassade stimmt etwas nicht.

In one night, she lost everything: her family, friends, identity, and Path in life. Her hopes now rest in a faraway land that may not exist... Saved from the flames of decoherence by her friend’s sacrifice, young Lady of the Leaves Lake-Ellen Redwood travels a new Path—that of a possessed, and not by any mere demon. Rooted within her is a being of immense power never before seen in her world. Forced to flee for her life yet again, she and a fellow possessed seek a place where they can live in peace.

Si alguien espera leer una historia de amor épica con canciones románticas y poemas cursis, por favor, que busque otro libro. Esta es mi historia, sí, mía, y no del imbécil de Oscar. Admitámoslo, nadie quiere saber nada sobre un hombre bueno y sincero que busca hacer lo correcto, de los que renuncian a tener a la mujer de sus sueños por miedo a ser rechazado.

No one knows just how powerful Colonel Asher Brooks is. It's a secret he's fond of keeping. As point person for the Immortal Ops, he has seen just about everything the supernatural community has to offer. That is, until he arrives on the docks in Seattle to find a mess his men didn't make. Something big is going down there and it means business.

Risen from their literal hole in the ground, Thia, Lance, and her "Maly" brethren have escaped The Hive and now face a full-on war. Welcoming the distraction from her abysmal love life, Thia throws herself into training the troops and claiming Nary bases. Grateful to be of service again, Evan focuses on maneuvering their forces while fighting to break the icy bonds of betrayal still clutching Thia’s heart. After a startling vision by his mother, Lance learns that Gigi is alive and trapped within The Hill. Now, he will stop and nothing to save his favorite icy blonde.

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Rudyard Kipling's thrilling science fiction novella follows the exploits of an intercontinental mail dirigible battling foul weather. Meanwhile, a planet-wide Aerial Board of Control enforces a rigid system of command and control in the skies and in world affairs, too.

When Debbie de La Fontaine tries to spice up her love life by supernaturally tampering with her sex life, she is cursed to spend every future encounter in a magical place called "Sex Hell", where the sex is ludicrous and amazing, but the romance is scarce. Her only chance for escape is through the stingy clues supplied by an obnoxious demon.