Résultats pour "Fang Fang" dans Littérature et fiction

When Fred formed his own parahuman clan out of necessity, he understood that it was going to come with new responsibilities. Much as he hoped those tasks would center around extra paperwork and perhaps the occasional mandatory class, enough time around the supernatural has taught him to be ready for anything. Or so he thought. As a freelance accountant for the Agency, Fred soon finds himself being tossed into new, unexpected, and perilous situations.

A Slayer’s Oath. A Forbidden Passion. After Roxy’s victory in the Pit, she has an even bigger target on her back. She needs to leave Seattle and never return. But her sister lands on her doorstep and the Slayers strong-arm her to return to the roster, forcing her to stay in Seattle and risk O’Malley’s wrath. But staying in Seattle means more time with a certain vampire prince. Tyee’s interest in Roxy has been noted by the Queen and now his courtship of Roxy escalates. Can their feelings grow under the hothouse environment of the Night Court or will they be crushed under the pressure?

Twelve years ago, Ember Cutler obeyed her father and ran; but the girl who disappeared into the desert was not the same girl who came out. When her oldest brother appears in her clinic at the Vault and abducts her at gunpoint, he expects to find his little sister, Ember, but instead finds a grief-stricken, broken Bones. Taken by Wolf and his crew of deadly bounty hunters, Bones struggles to prove her innocence and stay present while Wolf struggles to reconcile the fiery little girl he remembers, the manipulative killer he thought he hunted, and the hollow-eyed woman he captured.

David wird aus seinem alten Leben gerissen und landet in einem rätselhaften Camp, das vorgibt, seine verborgenen Talente zu fördern. Dort trifft er Caleb – impulsiv, verschlossen und doch auf seltsame Weise vertraut. Zwischen den beiden wächst eine Freundschaft, die mehr als einmal auf die Probe gestellt wird. Während sie versuchen, sich in einer Welt zurechtzufinden, in der Regeln und Kontrolle über allem stehen, erkennen sie: Sie sind Teil eines Systems, das nicht nur formt, sondern auch täuscht. Wahrheit wird hier gemacht – von jenen, die das Bild der Realität diktieren.

So, here's the deal. I got locked up for a crime I totally committed. Yup. Your girl stabbed a ho...or four. Stabbed, maimed, ate, slaughtered. You get the picture. Not what you expected to hear from me, huh? But everything changes when I'm broken out of Prodigium Academy by the exact man I've been trying to hide from: Lucifer. AKA my sperm donor. AKA the man who tried to kill me as a baby. Fun times, right? With a few simple words, everything changes. I no longer know who I can trust or who will simply stab me in the back the second I turn away.

In the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, a lone wolf-dog named White Fang must navigate the brutal laws of nature and the complexities of human society. Born in the wild and shaped by both savage survival and cruel treatment, White Fang learns the harsh realities of life, adapting to each challenge with intelligence and resilience. As he moves between brutal masters and kind-hearted guardians, his journey unfolds as an exploration of the thin line between savagery and civilization.

Rangers aren’t born, they’re forged. Never has this been more true for Asher, who must train a new ranger…or be the one to hunt him down. Surviving an encounter with a Werewolf has changed Russell Maybury’s life forever. If he is to salvage anything, he must craft a new life using his abilities to do good. Should he stray, he will answer to Asher.

The second immortal volume in this dark and fantastic series, Fangs is a scintillating and sinister collection of vampire stories and part of the now legendary vampire archives. Including Clive Barker, Anne Rice, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many, many, more...Featuring: Bloody fangs, dark and foreboding crypts, mysterious nighttime apparitions, and languid ladies.

When renowned novelist Ally Swift goes to help a friend out of a jam, she finds herself thrust into a world she previously thought only existed in the paranormal books she wrote. A world of vampires, magic, and mind-blowing sex that she could never have dreamed was possible. Caught between five powerful vampires, she is trapped between the strength of their hands, the fire in their touch, and the ache in her skin for the thrust of their teeth. She is the key to their survival, and for the four she denies, their lives will be forfeit.

We were barely holding our own against the military castoffs of the Overlords, though—how can we expect to fight in the front lines of a galaxy-wide war against the upscale technology of the new enemy, the Kardons? Lance and Sofia will have to upgrade Uplink Squadron with new weapons and tactics if they’re to last beyond the first few minutes in this new way of war. But when they meet the new enemy in battle, it becomes obvious that the Overlords aren’t telling us everything, and Lance and Sofia are forced to wonder if they’re fighting for the right side.

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him. White Fang is a companion novel and thematic mirror to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild.

She was made to hunt her own. They call her a Nightwalker, the first of many. A creature of the night, a vampire, made by religious zealots intent to eliminate all vampires and witches. But what darkness lurks beneath the surface of her "holy" crusade? She hasn't lost her faith. Alice still believes in the God she's always followed. But are vampires beyond salvation? Will her obedience to the Order of the Morning Dawn truly save her? Are they telling her the truth, or feeding her lies......all in an effort to turn her into the perfect weapon?

Jacob wanted a paycheck, not a nightmare. When he takes a job as a night cleaner for a traveling carnival, he expects sticky floors, spilled popcorn, and the occasional mess from rowdy guests. What he doesn’t expect are bodies. Real bodies—drained of blood and left like trash for him to scrub away before morning crowds arrive.

DAINTY ON THE OUTSIDE, FEROCIOUS ON THE INSIDEMylene has it all: She’s the daughter of nobility, she boasts incredible aptitude with magic and the blade, and she possesses striking vermilion-tinged locks that signify she’s been chosen by God. Yet this elegant warrior hides a shocking...

Since Peaches woke up in a fantasy world full of monsters and fae, she’s been treated like a piece of tasty human meat. After six years as a blood slave to vampires and the evil Unseelie queen—beholden to all, and master of none—there’s nothing left but a broken shell with a fractured soul. Until a deadly warrior turns up unannounced in her room. Vampire Haze is the muscle of the Fae Guardians elite cadre of 12. He is a spy, a protector of the weak, hammer and sword, a rigid enforcer of rules. He allows no one close to his heart, lest they see the shame driving him.

White Fang, written by Jack London, tells the story of a half-wolf, half-dog nearly destroyed by the vicious cruelty of men. Near death, White Fang is rescued by Weeden Scott, who takes him home to California. White Fang learns to love his new master, and repays his kindness by saving Scott's father from a criminal who tries to kill him.

Can brutality be redeemed? Is savagery innate from birth, or is created by an unforgiving environment? What exactly are the origins of the awareness of right and wrong – and are these concepts absolute, or variable? London explores these questions in his masterful work, "White Fang." Their applicability to humans, even more than to animals, makes these questions vital for people of any world and in any era.

This is the sensitive entry into the mind of an animal of mixed parentage. Part dog, part wolf, White Fang's experiences in the wild and with the "man-animals" and his "love master" are sometimes frightening, yet often moving.

胡雪岩白手起家，从一介布衣到富可敌国的“大清首富”，他凭借的是“做天下人生意”的眼光和野心，其经商绝学、处世韬略是留给后人的一笔宝贵财富，为世人所称道……胡雪巖白手起家，從一介布衣到富可敵國的「大清首富」，他憑藉的是「做天下人生意」的眼光和野心，其經商絕學、處世韜略是留給後人的一筆寶貴財富，為世人所稱道……

Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents' madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their parents' strange world.