Armor of Roses and The Silver Voice


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Marjorie M. Liu presents an eSpecial that includes a Hunter Kiss novella and an original Hunter Kiss short story. ARMOR OF ROSES When demon slayer Maxine Kiss investigates a grisly murder at a high-class soirée, she finds herself involved in a conspiracy dating back to World War II—and a secret mission that her grandmother may have carried out for the US Government, one that involves the mysterious "Armor of Roses." THE SILVER VOICE Featuring Maxine's husband, Grant Cooperon, this never-before-published short story explores his hidden past...




The Mortal Bone


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When the bond Maxine Kiss shares with the demons tattooed on her skin is deliberately severed, the demon hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the demons have a taste of freedom. And as the little demons grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear they will lose their minds without her. Reuniting won't be easy, since a greater temptation waits for these hellions: a chance to return to their lives as Reaper Kings, and unleash hell on Earth.




Labyrinth of Stars


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Tattoos with hearts, minds, and dreams. Created to be the armor that protects my body, these obsidian shadows come alive at night—demons made flesh. After the Aetar nearly kill Maxine’s unborn child, and a betrayal within her own ranks leaves Maxine’s husband, Grant, poisoned and dying, Maxine is forced to attack a race of beings that possesses almost unlimited power. Doing so will require she make a deal with the devil—the devil that lives inside her—risking both her sanity and her soul as she slowly transforms into something more than human. But even that might not be enough to save Grant, because the very thing that Maxine is becoming is destined to destroy the world.




Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater


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A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.







John Barrymore, Shakespearean Actor


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Tracing the Victorian and Edwardian antecedents of Shakespearean performance, this 1997 book situates Barrymore's distinctive contribution in light of past and ensuing tradition.




The Adventures of D’Artello


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Cold and alone, Dartello awakens in an aquatic cavern. As he fumbles in the darkness looking for an escape route, he suddenly hears a woman whisper, Your world is ending. It is not long before Dartello learns he has been chosen to save not only his own world, but the entire universe from an impending threat. If he is successful, he will be a hero. Called upon by Peacemaker Harmony, a deity, he enters a binding contract, signed in soul, swearing obedience to her. Before he even leaves the cave, his battle skills are tested as one opponent after another surfaces from the water. Now as he faces countless challenges that tax both his heart and his sword, Dartello knows that he is destined to become more than just a man. As the Phantom army declares war and ravages the countryside, Dartello is just steps behind. With everything at risk, Dartello soon realizes he possesses the only weapon capable of saving humanity. A dying world is counting on him. As battles rage like never before, the future of the world hangs in the balance. Only time will tell if a lone warrior can save humanity before it is too late.




The Sunne In Splendour


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The classic, magnificent bestselling novel about Richard III, now in a special thirtieth anniversary edition with a new preface by the author In this triumphant combination of scholarship and storytelling, Sharon Kay Penman redeems Richard III—vilified as the bitter, twisted, scheming hunchback who murdered his nephews, the princes in the Tower—from his maligned place in history. Born into the treacherous courts of fifteenth-century England, in the midst of what history has called The War of the Roses, Richard was raised in the shadow of his charismatic brother, King Edward IV. Loyal to his friends and passionately in love with the one woman who was denied him, Richard emerges as a gifted man far more sinned against than sinning. With revisions throughout and a new author's preface discussing the astonishing discovery of Richard's remains five centuries after his death, Sharon Kay Penman's brilliant classic is more powerful and glorious than ever.




The Rose of Sarifal


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Cloaked in mist and layered in magic, the denizens of Moonshae Isles move in secret circles as capricious rulers vie for power. High Lady Ordalf wanted her niece, the princess known as the Rose of Sarifal, dead. Instead, the young regent was secreted away by the high lady’s opponents. For years the eladrin queen of Gwynneth Isle has searched for evidence of her niece’s death, and word has finally come in the form of a castaway’s tale. The princess lives on the island of Moray—a mad beauty who leads a nation of lycanthropes. As long as her niece is alive, Lady Ordalf cannot rest secure in her claim to the throne. Enlisting a band of adventurers to seek out the princess is the first step toward stemming the Rose of Sarifal and her tide of wolves. Will those heroes see the same threat the queen sees in the beautiful young maiden?