Trevor McKinney, who was once an ordinary teenager, has become a well-known wizard once he is sent to Wandsparks School for Young Witches and Wizards. There he makes new friends as well as enemies. During his first year, he realizes he's no average wizard, but one with special powers and a mission that needs to be accomplished. Trevor therefore realizes his parents had been kidnapped by his evil aunt Madam Victoria, who is set out to kill him. Someone within the castle is not who they say they are. Could they be out to kill Trevor? Trevor has visions of the Forbidden Door that is hidden deep within the Enchanted Forest. His mind tells him something or someone behind that door needs his help. Who could it be? Can Trevor and his friends find his parents before it's too late? Can Trevor find the golden key that will lead him into the Forbidden Door? Or would he be another victim of Madam Victoria? Will Trevor finally be reunited with his parents?

A young boy who once thought to be an average teenager soon discovers he is far beyond that, after learning that he is a wizard. Trevor is then sent off to Wandsparks school for young witches and wizards, there he shall meet new friends as well as encounter enemies. Trevor will later learn the true disappearance of his parents, also realizing wether they are near and alive. The worst of it all is someone is out to kill him and is known to be feared by many in the Magical World. Can Trevor and his friends reveal the truth behind his parents disappearance and live to tell the tale? Or would they be another victim to the rising power of evil?

After defeating his Aunt Victoria in the Forbidden Door in his first year at Wandsparks. Trevor returns for a second with evil lurking around every corner of the castle. New students arrive and soon Trevor finds himself falling in love with one of them. Students are being murdered while all fingers are pointing at Trevor. Trevor is shocked ti realize who his actual father is. Can Trevor and his friends stop tge rise of evil before it's too late? Or would the end of his legacy die short?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When this relentless rogue FBI agent comes knocking, her adversaries will have to answer—with their lives—in this thrilling Jane Hawk novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Corner. “Koontz continues the incredible saga of the robust character of Jane Hawk, and it’s as terrific as the others in the series.”—Associated Press “We’re rewriting the play, and the play is this country, the world, the future. We break Jane’s heart, we’ll also break her will.” She was one of the FBI’s top agents until she became the nation’s most-wanted fugitive. Now Jane Hawk may be all that stands between a free nation and its enslavement by a powerful secret society’s terrifying mind-control technology. She couldn’t save her husband, or the others whose lives have been destroyed, but equipped with superior tactical and survival skills—and the fury born of a broken heart and a hunger for justice—Jane has struck major blows against the insidious cabal. But Jane’s enemies are about to hit back hard. If their best operatives can’t outrun her, they mean to bring her running to them, using her five-year-old son as bait. Jane knows there’s no underestimating their capabilities, but she must battle her way back across the country to the remote shelter where her boy is safely hidden . . . for now. As she moves resolutely forward, new threats begin to emerge: a growing number of brain-altered victims driven hopelessly, violently insane. With the madness spreading like a virus, the war between Jane and her enemies will become a fight for all their lives—against the lethal terror unleashed from behind the forbidden door. Don’t miss any of Dean Koontz’s gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: THE SILENT CORNER • THE WHISPERING ROOM • THE CROOKED STAIRCASE • THE FORBIDDEN DOOR • THE NIGHT WINDOW Praise for The Forbidden Door “Compelling and enthralling.”—New York Journal of Books “Mind-blowing. . . [a] gripping series . . . a thrill ride. [Dean Koontz is] able to distract you for hours.”—Bookreporter “Koontz is on another roll with a new series that boasts a juicy premise and a compelling star. . . . Pure gold.”—Booklist

Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the bottom of the can. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling-often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people, aluminum people, plastic people, and even a guy who swears by recycling human waste. With a wink and a nod and a tightly clasped nose, Royte takes us on a bizarre cultural tour through slime, stench, and heat-in other words, through the back end of our ever-more supersized lifestyles. By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact-and that unless we undertake radical change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Radiantly written and boldly reported, Garbage Land is a brilliant exploration into the soiled heart of the American trash can.

Xie Tian, a deity in heaven and earth, not only broadcast boys and girls live in the election of the Lord, but also lost the position of the Lord! When his life fell to the bottom of the valley, he decided to break the pot and take his 3-year-old son to the ceremony of the successor of Justice Fairy League, the leader of the right path, to rob the wedding! Who is the father of the child? ! Bai Jing, who took the initiative to be robbed of his wedding. Since I'm here, I don't want to leave. I want both my children and you. Xie Tian, who took the initiative to rob the wedding: Get Married? Okay, but let's talk about who will stay upside at first.

In the tranquil town of Elderville, veterinarian Sarina Edwards is on the verge of closing her clinic for the night when a mysterious and bloodied man enters, carrying an injured wolf. As Sarina tends to the injured creature, she becomes inexplicably drawn to the man, feeling an undeniable magnetic connection to him. Despite receiving warnings to keep her distance, she embarks on a journey alongside her loyal best friend Alexis to uncover the truth about this man and his mysterious family. Fueled by her desires and driven by her need to unveil hidden secrets, Sarina is prepared to make sacrifices, even as she questions her ability to face the impending darkness that awaits her.

It is gradually being acknowledged that the Arabic story-collection Thousand and One Nights has had a major influence on European and world literature. This study analyses the influence of Thousand and One Nights, as an intertextual model, on 20th-century prose from all over the world. Works of approximately forty authors are examined: those who were crucial to the development of the main currents in 20th-century fiction, such as modernism, magical realism and post-modernism. The book contains six thematic sections divided into chapters discussing two or three authors/works, each from a narratological perspective and supplemented by references to the cultural and literary context. It is shown how Thousand and One Nights became deeply rooted in modern world literature especially in phases of renewal and experiment.