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Constance Verity - soon to be played on the big screen by Crazy
Rich Asians superstar Awkwafina! - is still saving the universe,
one crisis at a time - but now the rules have changed. Constance
Verity is still saving the universe, one crisis at a time, but the
rules have changed. She's managed to build a quiet life between
feats of improbable heroism, until the line between adventure and
ordinary begins to blur and Connie discovers that preventing her
two very different worlds from colliding might be beyond even her.
It's hard enough to maintain a relationship without having to find
time to save the world, but when her (sort of) ex-boyfriend, the
son of one of her top ten arch-enemies, comes to her for help, the
timing couldn't be worse. But when malicious superbrains and
sinister ocean gods join an entirely unreasonable number of
assassins, Connie might finally be in over her head - and the curse
of steadily worsening bad luck isn't helping much. With her history
of saving the world, over and over, it should be just another day
in Connie's life - shouldn't it?
Soon to be a major motion picture starring actress/comedian
Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians; The Farewell) as Constance Verity:
the girl who's been saving the world since she was seven. It all
began at Constance Verity's seventh birthday party, when she
defeated a giant snake - but really, it was the fault of the magic
wish granted to her at her birth. She's now a master of exotic
martial arts and a keen detective, and she possesses a collection
of strange artefacts, mostly kept in unlabelled boxes in her
apartment. But Constance has spent the past twenty-seven years
saving the world, and frankly, she's sick of it. She wants an
office job and a normal boyfriend - one who isn't going to get
killed by who knows what - and she's figured out the way to get
them. She's going to kill her fairy godmother. After all, it was
Grandmother Willow who granted the wish and reset her life. The
problem is, saving the world is Constance's destiny. She's really
good at it, and there are forces at work to make sure she stays in
the job. Then again, it's also her destiny to have a glorious
death. 'An ethnically diverse heroine, great adventure pacing, a
witty sense of humour and some quality banter make this a
delightful subversion of superhero tropes' Booklist (starred
review) 'Martinez delivers another witty, fast-paced fantasy. The
deadpan snark is nonstop and sure to keep readers giggling' Library
Journal
She is beautiful, ageless, and cursed with an unfortunate appetite
for human flesh. To her undead mind, a good man and a good meal are
one and the same, which leads her to swear off love altogether.
Although afflicted with a seductive form most unsuitable for a
witch, she hides her natural charms behind the guise of a grimy old
crone, never regretting her chosen path...until she meets him. He
is Wyst of the West, defender of the weak, sworn champion of
decency, and avowed foe of evil. As a White Knight, he draws his
strength from his purity of soul and his unbreakable vow of
chastity. To give his heart to any woman, let alone an accursed
witch, would leave him weak and vulnerable. United on a perilous
quest to save their world from an insane sorcerer, the witch and
the knight must fight against the overwhelming temptation drawing
them ever closer together. Can she resist urges both camivorous and
carnal, lest their forbidden desires spell their doom?
Duke and Earl are just passing through Rockwood County in their
pickup truck when they stop at the Diner for a quick bite to eat.
They aren't planning to stick around - until Loretta, the eatery's
owner, offers them USD100 to take care of her zombie problem. Given
that Duke is a werewolf and Earl's a vampire, this looks to be
right up their alley. But the shambling dead are just the tip of a
particularly spiky iceberg. Seems someone's out to drive Loretta
from the Diner and more than willing to raise a little Hell on
Earth if that's what it takes. Before Duke and Earl get to the
bottom of the Diner's troubles, they'll run into such otherworldly
complications as un-dead cattle, an amorous ghost, a jailbait
sorceress, and the terrifying occult power of pig-Latin.
Witness the epic battle of the cyclops
Visit the endangered dragon preserve Please, no slaying.
Solve the mystery of The Mystery Cottage, if you dare
Buy some knick knacks from The Fates They might come in handy
later.
On a road trip across an enchanted America, Helen and Troy will
discover all this and more. If the curse placed upon them by an
ancient god doesn't kill them or the pack of reluctant orc
assassins don't catch up to them, Helen and Troy might reach the
end their journey in one piece, where they might just end up
destroying the world. Or at least a state or two.
A minotaur girl, an all-American boy, a three-legged dog, and a
classic car are on the road to adventure, where every exit leads to
adventure. Whether they like it or not.
The final part in Constance Verity's epic adventure. Look out for Crazy Rich Asians superstar Awkwafina as Connie in the major movie adaptation of the first book.
Saving the world is easy for Constance Verity: she's used to doing the impossible on a daily basis. Everything that comes after is the tricky part. Connie has accepted and secured her place in the universe. There isn't a foe she can't outfight or a peril she can't outwit - until she discovers she herself might be the greatest threat to the world she's spent her life saving.
All the signs are pointing to impending doom, and not just for Connie. Her friends, her enemies and the universe itself are all at risk. She's always known she was destined for a glorious death, but she never suspected she'd be taking everyone and everything else with her.
With her trademark determination, Constance Verity sets out to avert a cosmic plan millions of years in the making - and save the universe from herself. After all, who else is going to do it?
The wizard Margle the Horrendous takes special pride in never
killing his enemies. Instead, he transforms them into various
accursed forms and locks them away in his castle. His halls are
filled with his collection of fallen heroes and defeated villains,
along with a few ordinary folk who were just unfortunate enough to
draw Margle's attention.
It's Nessy's duty to tend this castle. It's a lot of work, but she
manages, taking pride in housekeeping talents that keep the castle
from collapsing into chaos. But when Margle suddenly dies,
everything begins to unravel. Nessy finds herself surrounded by
monsters, curses, a door that should never be opened, and one very
deadly dark wizardess.
Nessy doesn't have might or magic on her side; she's just a kobold:
short, furry, and sensible. Her allies aren't much better: a voice
without a body, an angry fruit bat, a monster under her bed, a
wizard in a jar (or some of him, anyway), and a one-eyed,
one-horned, flying, purple, people eater. It would be smarter to
walk away, but taking care of the castle is Nessy's job, and that's
just what she intends to do.
If only she could find time to polish the silver while beating back
the forces of darkness.
For someone who's immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with
alarming frequency, he just has the annoying habit of rising from
the grave. But this soldier might truly be better dead than face
his newest assignment. Ogre Company is the legion's dumping ground
- a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to
die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That's where Ned's
rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company's newly appointed
commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of
military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very
polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle
who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil
pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a
suspiciously goblinesque orc. Ned has only six months to whip Ogre
Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but
that's not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has
found out why he keeps returning from the dead, he has to do
everything he can to stay alive.
Emperor Mollusk.
Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other
Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of Earth.
Not bad for a guy without a spine.
But what's a villain to do after he's done . . . everything. With
no new ambitions, he's happy to pitch in and solve the energy
crisis or repel alien invaders should the need arise, but if he had
his way, he'd prefer to be left alone to explore the boundaries of
dangerous science. Just as a hobby, of course.
Retirement isn't easy though. If the boredom doesn't get him,
there's always the Venusians. Or the Saturnites. Or the Mercurials.
Or . . . well, you get the idea. If that wasn't bad enough, there's
also the assassins of a legendary death cult and an up-and-coming
megalomaniac (as brilliant as he is bodiless) who have marked
Emperor for their own nefarious purposes. But Mollusk isn't about
to let the Earth slip out of his own tentacles and into the less
capable clutches of another. So it's time to dust off the old death
ray and come out of retirement. Except this time, he's not out to
rule the world. He's out to save it from the peril of THE SINISTER
BRAIN
Unspeakable horrors threaten the earth in this fantastic new comic
fantasy from the author of "Divine Misfortune."
Diana's life was in a rut - she hated her job, she was perpetually
single, and she needed a place to live. But then the perfect
apartment came along. It seemed too good to be true - because it
was.
The apartment was already inhabited - by monsters. Vom the
Hungering was the first to greet Diana and to warn her that his
sole purpose in life was to eat everything in his path. This poses
a problem for Diana since she's in his path...and is forbidden from
ever leaving the apartment.
It turns out though that there are older and more ancient monstrous
entities afoot - ones who want to devour the moon and destroy the
world as we know it. Can Diana, Vom, and the other horrors stop
this from happening? Maybe if they can get Vom to stop eating
everything...and everyone.
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