An action thriller about an architect who is kidnapped by ISIS terrorists to blow up an embassy in Uzbekistan that he designed.

"Monsters of the Market" investigates modern capitalism through the prism of the body panics it arouses. Examining "Frankenstein," Marx s "Capital" and zombie fables from sub-Saharan Africa, it offers a novel account of the cultural and corporeal economy of global capitalism.

Isaac, eleven, a clepsit adopted by humans, and Wren, a human adopted by clepsits, face the voracans that are trying to claw their way out of their crowded underground home.

In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world. As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. The consequences of each action, each word, are unspeakably vast: To follow a tyrant or a terrorist? To save the life of the one you love most, or thousands of strangers? To believe in redemption, or assume it is lost? Becoming adults amid the turmoil, Todd and Viola question all they have known, racing through horror and outrage toward a shocking finale.

A girl who has known monsters parading around in human faces all of her life meets a stranger with a twisted secret.Robin needs a reason to cling on to what little life she has left, a reason to forget the scars and the abuse. A reason not to end it all.A mysterious man with a stain on his soul swaggers into her life, with the personality of seemingly two different people. One minute he's charming and gentlemanly, the next he's cold and calculating. When monsters are swarming around her small little town Robin finds her life in peril, with only Jack and his dangerous secret with his twisted soul to trust.Robin's entire life has been hell. Was it all part of a greater plan? Has fate doomed her for a greatness that she is too broken to achieve? On the hunt for answers that would have been better left buried in myth and legend. A monumental quest to stop fate from coming to fruition stirs emotions in Robin that she cannot trust. And Jack with a conflicting soul can never fully fall prey to love.Will fate eviscerate the human race as they know it? Will the past forever haunt their future?Caution, this book contains themes of self harm and attempted suicide. Although not depicted graphically some readers may find distressing.

The Blair Witch Project meets Imaginary Girls in this story of sisterhood turned toxic, imaginary monsters brought to life, and secrets that won't stay buried. Sixteen-year-old Skye is done playing the knight in shining armor for her insufferable younger sister, Deirdre. And moving across the country seems like the perfect chance to start over as someone different. In their isolated new neighborhood, Skye manages to fit in, but Deirdre withdraws from everyone, becoming fixated on the swampy woods behind their house and building monstrous sculptures out of sticks and bones. Then Deirdre disappears. And when something awful comes scratching at Skye's window in the middle of the night, claiming Skye's the only one who can save Deirdre, Skye knows she will stop at nothing to bring her sister home.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe the imaginary creatures found in legends, religions, folklore, oral history, and theologies around the world.

What are the Bamboo? They are from China. They look just like us. They live by night. They drink human lifeblood but otherwise keep their distance. And every century, they grow white blooming flowers. A boy named Kyo is saved from the precipice of death by a Bamboo, a vampire born of the tall grasses. They start an enjoyable yet strange shared life together, Kyo and the gentle Bamboo. But for Bamboo, communication with human beings is the greatest sin. -- VIZ Media

Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you'll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes for your fiction. Broken up into "Rounds," trained fighter and writer Carla Hoch guides you through the many factors you'll need to consider when developing battles and brawls. • In Round 1, you will consider how the Who, When, Where, and Why questions affect what type of fight scene you want to craft. • Round 2 delves into the human factors of biology (think fight or flight and adrenaline) and psychology (aggression and response to injuring or killing another person). • Round 3 explores different fighting styles that are appropriate for different situations: How would a character fight from a prone position versus being attacked in the street? What is the vocabulary used to describe these styles? • Round 4 considers weaponry and will guide you to select the best weapon for your characters, including nontraditional weapons of opportunity, while also thinking about the nitty-gritty details of using them. • In Round 5, you'll learn how to accurately describe realistic injuries sustained from the fights and certain weapons, and what kind of injuries will kill a character or render them unable to fight further. By taking into account where your character is in the world, when in history the fight is happening, what the character's motivation for fighting is, and much more, you'll be able write fight scenes unique to your plot and characters, all while satisfying your reader's discerning eye.

A family that slays together stays together. Love is in the air as the planet of Gramarye gets ready to celebrate the weddings of Geoffrey, Cordelia, and Gregory Gallowglass all at once. But when Alouette, Gregory’s fiancée, has a horrible vision of monsters attacking the land, cold feet suddenly become the least of their worries. Alouette and Gregory take off immediately to find the source of the monster attack before it’s too late. Geoffrey and Prince Alain follow shortly behind to make sure nothing goes wrong. And of course, Cordelia and Quicksilver are hot on the trail with no intention of letting the men have all the fun to themselves. “Fresh . . . well-written and entertaining!”—W.D. Stevens, Fantasy Review “Enchanting adventure . . . one starts to get the feeling of what it’s like to be a child with magical powers.”—Fanzine