I know it's ridiculous. Lights can't whisper. But I swear Iheard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with,but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over.Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently. "Come..." The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. OnlyKernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the gripof a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voicesare calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless toresist. Kernel has already been to hell and back. Nowhe's about to go further.
出版社 : Knopf Books for Young Readers (2014 年 7 月 8 日 ) 平装 : 315 页 读者对象 : 8 - 12 岁 语种: 英语 商品尺寸 : 13.8 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm 商品重量 : 259 g
June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector. It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood—what if the Patriots are wrong? In this highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Legend, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action.
I'm a human sponge - I soak up memories. I feel like a thief,stealing secrets with an innocent touch. I don't like this gift.It's intrusive and sneaky. I think it's harmless, but I can't besure. If knowledge is power, why do I feel so alone...? The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn't the end,and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back toface the Demonata. After centuries of imprisonment, she's morepowerful than ever, but the demons no longer stand alone. Something else has crawled out of the darkness with her. LordLoss is no longer humanity's greatest threat... The seventh novel in the chilling Demonata series by Darren Shan,author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series,will terrify readers long after the last page.
There will be three, Kin of you kin.... Who hold the Power of the stars In their paws. A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar's grandchildren, butonly one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by thepower it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lieburied in the distant past -- with the ancient cats who once walkedthese woods and now prowl through his dreams. His search foranswers leads him toward the mountains -- the home of the Tribe ofRushing Water. Lionpaw and Hollypaw feel drawn to the mountainstoo, for different reasons. But the mountains hide secrets as well as answers, and if the threecats find a way to get there, they may discover more than they everexpected.
Tiffany Aching is a trainee witch — now working for theseriously scary Miss Treason. But when Tiffany witnesses the DarkDance — the crossover from summer to winter — she does what no onehas ever done before and leaps into the dance. Into the oldeststory there ever is. And draws the attention of the wintersmithhimself. As Tiffany-shaped snowflakes hammer down on the land, can Tiffanydeal with the consequences of her actions? Even with the help ofGranny Weatherwax and the Nac Mac Feegle — the fightin’, thievin’pictsies who are prepared to lay down their lives for their “bigwee hag.” Wintersmith is the third title in an exuberant series cracklingwith energy and humour. It follows The Wee Free Men.--From theHardcover edition.
This is a new edition, with fresh Quentin Blake cover, of thesuperb sequel to the ever-popular "Charlie and the ChocolateFactory" as well as a whole new exciting end section about RoaldDahl and his world.
Reverend Lee doesn't realise that his dyslexia is affectinghis sermons. His parishioners are at first amused and then shockedby the garbled messages coming from the pulpit. Finally a cure isfound. The Vicar must walk backwards for the rest of his life. Bythe author of "The Witches".
《往事》是英籍澳大利亚作家莫里斯?葛雷兹曼《往事》《彼时》《此景》《余声》四部曲的本书。 但和以上所有二战时期作品不同的是,主角菲利克斯从未意识到是自己的宗教和种族导致了自己悲惨的命运。他是一个热爱幻想的男孩,一个总是在书本中寻找慰藉的理想者,自始至终都充满了对整个世界美好的愿望。当这种天真与纯粹被鲜血淋漓的现实一步步地残忍撕裂,菲利克斯所面对的,是一个在书本中从未存在,自己也从未想象过的,一个惨绝人寰的真实世界。菲利克斯在枪林弹雨中勇敢地踏上死亡征途,为了自己能够活下去,为了那个他从火场中救出的小女孩,塞尔达,能够活下去。 For three years and eight months, Felix has lived in aconvent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix isdifferent from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents arestill alive and will come back to ge