Showing results for "Joey" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Rowan is a Second Child in a world where population control measures make her an outlaw marked for death. She can never go to school, make friends, or get the eye implants that will mark her as a true member of Eden. Her kaleidoscope eyes will give her away to the ruthless Center government.

Harriet has a complicated life. She cares for her chronically ill Mum, while trying to juggle school and a social life. She’s tired, overworked and underpaid. Yet, one day she sees what she thinks is a ghost, but ghosts don’t exist do they? And they especially don’t help you travel in time, right? Now Harriet has a murder to solve, all the while trying to make sure no one finds out about the secret behind that stone in her back garden.

It’s the year 2050 and it’s possible for people to literally walk a mile in someone else's shoes. Enter Hetti, eighteen, and fresh out of training college, joining the police force alongside her best friend Layla. She’s excited about finally getting to do some practical work after spending so long talking about it in college.

"The City," a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise. A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the small haven.

Thousands of years ago, extraterrestrial shapeshifters arrived on Earth and manipulated human evolution, ruling as gods. Feeling threatened by their progeny, they once more look to dominate the world, sparking a desperate battle for survival. In a world where amazing teenagers try to discover why they can transform into majestic creatures, they are thrust into a cosmic conflict with extraterrestrial shifters and ancient gods striving to regain control over humanity. Whose will shall prevail in this clash of titans?

Ever since the war ended, the United English Cityships have had equality. The rules are clear. You are born, you live and the day following your sixtieth birthday, you are sent off for your final sleep. Lock is a firm believer in the system. It means that everyone is truly treated equally. It’s only when she checks in an attendee who claims to be younger than her chip says that Lock starts to realise there may be someone gaming the system.

As eerie entities prowl in the loch’s shadows, four exceptional teen descendants with paranormal powers once again battle supernatural and mythical creatures that once ruled the earth as ancient gods and goddesses. Like legendary heroes, they battle what they thought were merely myths passed down through history from ancient Egypt. When aliens arrived, they seeded the world with powerful crystals to guarantee their roles as Pharaohs, ruling over humanity in the days of ancient civilizations and powerful empires. Moving through history, they tried to keep some semblance of power.

Joseph Colafranceschi is a fifteen-year-old, self-described geek, living in the Bronx. The second youngest of twelve sons of the former U.S. ambassador to Italy, Joey discovers that a small Egyptian statuette, given to him by his father, endows him with power to control his dreams.

Tara has the ability to see the last moments of someone's life when she touches something that used to belong to them. It's a secret she shares with no one, not even her father. Until Kaolin comes along. Tara has always been a loner, but with the prospect of friendship, she finds herself pulled into Kaolin's own secret.

Rowan è la secondogenita in un mondo in cui le misure di controllo sulla popolazione la considerano una fuorilegge ed è per questo condannata a morte certa. Da ormai sedici anni vive un'esistenza nascosta nell'ombra, senza poter frequentare la scuola, stringere amicizie o avere la possibilità di farsi impiantare negli occhi il chip che contrassegna ogni abitante di Eden. Inquieta e desiderosa di conoscere e vedere il mondo, fugge concedendosi una notte ricca di avventura e adrenalina.

When the true mission of the Thayan Enclave is revealed, the richest man in Innarlith decides he wants to be the most powerful too, a once promising young man is transformed into a twisted undead assassin, and a quiet genius finally makes his stand, the explosive fury of decades of boiling rage explodes from the heart of a city at war with itself.

The Wizard: Furthering the plots of the Red Wizards of Thay while spinning his own webs, he works in the shadows, manipulating the highest reaches of power. The Woman: Tormented by the ghosts of the past and her own passions, she walks the fine line between sanity and madness, and her obsession may destroy the one thing she loves most. The Man: A visionary who cares nothing for the petty squabbling of those in power, his one desire is to accomplish his greatest work.

The New York Times best-selling author of Annihilation tells an epic tale of intrigue, dreams, war, and love on the shores of the Lake of Steam. One man struggles against deadly nagas, powerful men, seductive women, and a Red Wizard bent on his destruction, all to realize a dream greater than the Realms has ever known.