Showing results for "Lazarus" in Literature & Fiction

Lazarus Stone is about to turn sixteen when, one night, his normal life is ripped to shreds by a skinless figure drenched in blood. He has a message: The Dead are coming. Now Lazarus is all that stands in their way. To fulfil his destiny, he must confront not only the dark past of his family, but horrors more gruesome than even Hell could invent.

It's not just the Dead who want to return to the Land of the Living, but the creatures of Hell itself. And only Lazarus Stone, Keeper of the Dead, can stop them. Trouble is, he's on an insane rescue mission to save his best mate and his dad, with only the help of an undead priest and an angel with an alcohol problem. This isn't just about saving the world, this is personal ... Perfect for fans of Derek Landy, Charlie Higson, Will Hill, Ilsa J. Pick, Michael Grant, Shane Boulware, Cas E. Crowe, and Ian Rob Wright.‘A relentless and gruesome thrill ride.

Lazarus Stone has been killed, resurrected, and attacked by demons. He's all that stands between our world and the Dead. But things are getting complicated: he's alone in the land of the Dead, his best mate Craig is missing, and he's no idea who - or what - tricked his dad into trying to bring back his long-dead mum. Oh, and he's wearing a corpse's clothes.

Guy Erma, a math prodigy and champion blades fighter, wants nothing more than to join Earth’s planetary defense force, the Dome Militant. But as an unregistered orphan, he’s an outsider with no identity—and no future. That changes when a royal performance spirals into chaos. Prince Teodor vanishes. Cyborg terrorists attack. The fate of the twelve-planet Dodecahedral Empire hangs by a thread. Suddenly, Guy is humanity’s last hope in a deadly game of power, deception, and survival. What begins as a quest for a uniform becomes a battle for the very future of the Empire.