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It s Supergirl like you ve never seen her before, in a
character-defining sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece from Mister Miracle
writer Tom King and Wonder Woman artist Bilquis Evely! One of
NYPL's Best Books for Adults 2022. Kara Zor-El has seen some epic
adventures over the years, but she now finds her life without
meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet
destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended
up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people
only see her through the lens of Superman s fame. Just when
Supergirl thinks she s had enough, everything changes. An alien
girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been
destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She
wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn t help her, she ll do it
herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry,
heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake
them to their very core. This volume collects Supergirl: Woman of
Tomorrow #1-8.
When the crown prince announces he’s breaking off his engagement to the
infamous Akuya, his spurned fiancée wastes no time in turning her
seductive words of passion to her actual target―Sei, a commoner who
worked her way up through the ranks with her wit and charm alone…and is
also the very girl the prince dumped Akuya for! Sei’s about to get a
taste of what a real lover’s like in this steamy tale of two girls who
traded in their Prince Charming for each other instead!
Agatha Christie's masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery
book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous
hardback Special Edition. 'We're not going to leave the island.
None of us will ever leave. It's the end, you see - the end of
everything...' 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten
strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the
Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts
Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of
a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise
they may be harbouring a murderer among their number. The 10
strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street
doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous
mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly
decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are
picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an
ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the
awful fates of its 'Ten Little Soldier Boys'.
A gorgeous new pocket-sized special edition bound in real cloth with
sprayed edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of
Jane Austen’s birth in 2025. The designs are inspired by Jane Austen’s
life and work.
Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic
love provide the subjects for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.
Elinor, practical and conventional, the epitome of sense, desires a man
who is promised to another woman. Marianne, emotional and sentimental,
the epitome of sensibility, loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts
her. A powerful drama of family life and growing up, Sense and
Sensibility is at once a subtle comedy of manners and a striking
critique of early nineteenth-century society.
With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and bonus
material about the design.
Goku's adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball
continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!
Ever since Goku became Earth's greatest hero and gathered the seven
Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a
little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his
friends will have to defend the planet once again in this
continuation of Akira Toriyama's best-selling series, Dragon Ball!
The villain Moro has released all of the vicious criminals from the
Galactic Prison, and now they're ravaging the galaxy in search of
planets with exceptional life energy! When the Bandit Brigade,
including the power-copying Seven-Three, comes to Earth, how will
Piccolo and the others fare against this new threat without Goku
around?
Jack Reeca s hurting. Wounded three times by his old enemy,
psychopathic killer David Walker, hea s got his life back a " just
a " with the help of two fun-loving seA+/-oritas. But when Jack
starts diving for Brinks Mat gold bars in MA!laga Lakes, and is
befriended by beautiful rock sensation, Caviar, his Andalusian farm
attracts attention from all the wrong quarters, including David
Walker. The psycho has made a fresh kill, and is now branded a the
Rabbit Mana and a the Costa Killera . And then Caviar goes missinga
| With the action swinging from southern Spain to the Black Sea
coast of Turkey, the intimacies of kidnapping and revenge are fully
explored. Ita s the Stockholm syndrome, and ita s often sexual,
sometimes humorous and frequently violent. Desmond McGratha s
insight into the minds of killer captive and pursuer is
breathtaking, and in an epic showdown worthy of a Clint Eastwood
Western, we see how an armed man whoa s frightened of nothing can
harbour a secret terror a " of the beast inside himself.
A plane carrying gold ingots crashes into the sea. A boat with its
illegal cargo of drugs founders on the rocks. _ese two events shape
the future of our tough modern-day hero, Jack Harry Reec, whose
skills as a diver and willingness to take risks bring him big
pro_ts _e action takes him from Jersey, his native island, to Spain
where he lives life to the _ll, enjoying good food, excellent wine,
and the beautiful scenery with his new girlfriend and his long-time
male friend. But the relaxed and self-indulgent lifestyle does not
last long. Along the dangerous road he has followed, he has enemies
of violent, brutal men with horrifying and bloody results. An
ex-Falklands veteran. Jack is already haunted by death. Now he is
ruthless in his pursuit of vengeance for the latest tragedies. We
follow his quest to a rid his soul of angera . Carefully and
patiently, he plots a terrible revenge on his enemy. But the _nal
stage of his plan may be jeopardised. Will there be a Private
Execution? _is at time, shocking action drama is a genuinely
exciting story, full of surprises and tension right until the end.
Desmond McGrath was born in Jersey and is __y-six. He has dived the
oceans of the world for twenty-_ve years. He rited at forty-nine
and _lls his time writing songs and plays for television. Some say
he has lived life in the fast lane, having spent some time in Spain
and America, where in California there is a warrant out for his
arrest. He denies the charges! He is happily married to wife,
Barbara, and has one daughter, Angela and three grandchildren,
Kimberly, Tara and a Jack Harry Reeca . At present he is writing
the second Reec book, _e Executioner.
The new collection from the legendary Atwood is led by the story of a
married couple as they travel the road together, the moments big and
small that make up a long life of love -- and what comes after
My heart is broken, Nell thinks. But in our family we don’t say, ‘My
heart is broken.’ We say, ‘Are there any cookies?’
In this dazzling collection of stories we meet beloved cats, George
Orwell, a daughter whose mother may or may not be a witch, a cabal of
elderly female academics, and an alien tasked with retelling human
fairy tales. And we meet and re-meet Nell and Tig, a long-married
couple, and see the moments big and small that make up a life of love –
and what comes after.
The winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction from the author of
‘Wonder Boys’. ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ is a
heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in
Prague, New York and the Arctic.
One night in 1939, Josef Kavalier shuffles into his cousin Sam Clay’s
cramped New York bedroom, his nerve-racking escape from Prague finally
achieved. Little does he realise that this is the beginning of an
extraordinary friendship and even more fruitful business partnership.
Together, they create a comic strip called ‘The Escapist’, its
superhero a Nazi-busting saviour who liberates the oppressed around the
world. ‘The Escapist’ makes their fortune, but Joe can think of only
one thing: how can he effect a real-life escape, and free his family
from the tyranny of Hitler?
Michael Chabon’s exceptional novel is a thrilling tight-rope walk
between high comedy and bitter tragedy, and confirms his position as
one of the most inventive and daring of contemporary American writers.
In Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay he has created two unforgettable
characters bound together by love, family and cartoons.
See the origins of Chainsaw Man mastermind Tatsuki Fujimoto! See
the origins of the mad genius who created Chainsaw Man! This short
story manga collection features Tatsuki Fujimoto's earliest work.
It's rough, it's raw, and it's pure Tatsuki Fujimoto! Alien
invasions, high school romances, and even bloody vampire action-all
this and more awaits in four compelling short stories that reveal
the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind
behind Chainsaw Man.
Last Bus to Woodstock is the novel that began Colin Dexter's
phenomenally successful Inspector Morse series. 'Do you think I'm
wasting your time, Lewis?' Lewis was nobody's fool and was a man of
some honesty and integrity. 'Yes, sir.' An engaging smile crept
across Morse's mouth. He thought they could get on well together .
. . The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday
afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector
Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a
dangerous man - facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault and
rape. But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness,
Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key .
. . Last Bus to Woodstock is followed by the second Inspector Morse
book, Last Seen Wearing.
Om joune te wees: Kayla maak abrup kennis met Briand en sy fiets, en sy ontdek
dat hy, nes haar ouers op hul beesplaas, in Brasilië werk en eintlik net by die bure
kuier. Kayla se hart werk dadelik oortyd, maar sal Briand se oog nie eerder val op
haar sexy blonde vriendin Sunette nie? Dan is dit die een drama ná die ander:
Kayla se tante weier dat Briand sy voete in haar huis sit en die bure huisves ’n
immer-repeterende band. Kayla begin weens al die oorverdowende geraas glo
iemand wil haar en haar tantes uit die huis verdryf. Het Briand dalk iets daarmee
te doen?
Maryna se liefdeslied: Maryna moet noodgedwonge Christiaan se hulp tydens ’n
reënstorm aanvaar. Maryna ken haarself nie so nie, maar sy’s dadelik bakvissie
oor dié mooie, sjarmante man. Bitter onwillig vat sy weer die pad – maar niemand
anders nie as Christiaan vind sy in Durban. Hulle moet egter eers ’n
onaangename taak uitsorteer en dit blyk dat die uitdaging ’n verhouding tussen
hulle twee in die kiem kan smoor.
"I'm minded of the way a fire spreads in dry bracken when we burn
it off the fellside: tongues of flame this way and that - 'tis
human tongues and words that's creeping like flames in brushwood."
It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a
hateful act in the shepherding lands around the bend in the Lune
river - the Crook o' Lune. Then came the fire at Aikengill house
and with the leaping of the flames, death, disorder and dangerous
gossip came to the quiet moorlands. Visiting his friends, the
Hoggetts, while searching for some farmland to buy up ahead of his
retirement, Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald's trip becomes a
busman's holiday when he is drawn to investigate the deadly blaze
and the deep-rooted motives behind the rising spate of crimes.
Renowned for its authentic characters and settings based partly on
the author's own experiences of life in the Lune valley, E.C.R.
Lorac's classic rural mystery returns to print for the first time
since 1953.
Isandro has left his Spanish Andalucian village to search for his
sister in Paris. There he meets members of the International
Brigade and moves to Madrid to form a protest group against
Franco's tyranny. The road ahead is long and hard and fraught with
danger ... not least the rage that burns within him, ready to
ignite in a political climate that demands a cool head...
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