Resultados para "Canyon" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

When a romantic weekend getaway turns into a magical malfunction, Maddy Madrigal knows trouble is on the way. Her powers are flickering, gnomes are rioting in Beverly Hills, and, in the exclusive community she was hired to protect, a bloodthirsty menace is running amok. It’s something ancient and deadly, and it’s taken roost just outside the gates of Chavez Ravine. As attacks escalate and everyday life turns into full-blown chaos, Maddy and her team scramble to defend the neighborhood with weapons, magic, and an extremely agitated cat. But all of that may not be enough.

Marcus Battle has left behind his home. Now he's on a seemingly impossible mission to find a missing child. But can he balance that responsibility with his deep, primal desire to exact revenge on the men who destroyed his solitary existence?

The expedition enters a no-man’s land formed 100 million years ago when Australia was still attached to Antarctica, and dinosaurs ruled the super-continent. But the canyon has more prehistoric and dangerous species than anyone could have possibly imagined. Trapped and terrified, unarmed and unable to communicate topside, the team’s extraction deadline is six long hours away.

It seems like the perfect trip when paleontologist Grant Coleman joins a geology professor and an anthropologist to explore an unmapped canyon far out in the Utah desert. The sponsor’s team leader promises Grant he can take home all the fossils he finds. On the first day at camp, an explosion strands the entire team hundreds of feet down on the canyon floor. It is soon clear that the mining company sponsor has more nefarious plans than the benign research they promised. The going is about to get tough for the three professors.

Cynthia Lathem loves caring for the griffins and pegasuses her employer recently inherited, even if her fellow stable hand, Andrew Spurgle, trails chaos everywhere he goes. She knows he means well, but when Andrew accidentally destroys the interior of the barn the animals are kept in, Cynthia knows it will take more than a miracle to save Andrew's job.

A young married couple and their real estate agent head off to Wayward Canyon for a house-viewing and quickly find themselves confronted by mysteries they may not be able to escape. Filled with original music and sound effects, "A House in Wayward Canyon2 takes the audio play to production heights rarely heard in this or any other time. Prepare yourself for a rich, full, and completely satisfying listening experience.

Serena is my bonded spirit. The first time I saw Serena I was mesmerized by the water nymph playing naked in the stream. I knew immediately that she was mine. As a human, she’s not aware of my lion. I make plans to share my secret and propose. Taking her to my favorite spot in the hills for a special date. But before I can claim her as my own, my father is murdered, and I become the prime suspect. They have issued a warrant for my arrest. My brothers convinced me to hide in the wilderness while they work to find the killer.

More of the ongoing struggles in the life of John Walker and his ladies in the aftermath of a worldwide EMP event. Life for the people of America is very hard for those who won't or don't work together; but for those who do, life has taken a strange and funny twist. For these people, going back to the old 'modern' way of life is not something they want.

Er ist heimatlos. Er ist auf der Flucht. Und er will Rache. Marcus Battle musste Haus und Hof zurücklassen. Nun ist er auf der Suche nach einem vermissten Kind – eine scheinbar unlösbare Mission, denn was ihn wirklich antreibt, ist der Wunsch nach Rache. Rache an jenen Männern, die sein Leben zerstörten. Die Welt, durch die ihn seine Reise führt, ist nicht mehr so, wie er sie in Erinnerung hatte, bevor eine Seuche zwei Drittel der Weltbevölkerung dahinraffte.

Au coeur du canyon se cache une vallée luxuriante où la nature et les animaux vivent en paix. Un homme découvre ce trésor naturel et trouve dans un ruisseau quelques paillettes d'or. Ce filon pourrait bien s'avérer être un véritable gisement d'or qui lui apporterait la fortune. Alors qu'il découvre de véritables pépites d'or, l'homme sent une présence menaçante derrière lui. Il n'est pas le seul à convoiter ce trésor. Avec le soutien du CNL.

Esteemed bounty hunter Charlie Archer isn’t looking for that one last majestic ride into the sunset. He’d much prefer to spend his days hitting the bars and blackjack tables, and his evenings mourning the loss of his family. But when a representative from the United States government comes knocking on the door with an opportunity too good to turn down, well...looks like Charlie will be jumping into that saddle for one last hunt—track down the bastard Francis Burner, murderer of his wife and child.

Lauren Jacobs, a young rookie cop, and her grizzled veteran partner, Darrell J. Cook, are called to break up a wild party in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, where people are supposedly being torn apart by drug-fueled cannibalism. When they arrive at the scene, it is eerily quiet - but they soon realize that they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

“[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.” —Washington Post From The Books of Blood to Hellraiser to Imajica, Abarat, and Mister B. Gone, Clive Barker’s extraordinary vision knows no bounds. With Coldheart Canyon, the New York Times...

For Maddy Madrigal, preserving the peace in her exclusive neighborhood feels like walking a razor’s edge. Her grasp on her newfound magic is tenuous at best. And now, there are disturbing signs the spell she cast to keep supernatural entities at bay may be beginning to falter.

Maddy Madrigal stands as the last line of defense against a rising tide of paranormal chaos that threatens to take over her neighborhood in the bustling heart of Los Angeles. An old spell safeguarding her exclusive community is on the brink of collapse, and ravenous, legendary creatures are right outside the gates on the verge of breaking in. Maddy’s magic isn’t yet strong enough to repair the spell, and the people writing her paychecks demand solutions, fast.

Level-headed Terresian explorer and scientist Poseidon RA commands an expedition to Erthe where a routine genetic protocol on the indigenous population has unexpectedly triggered a staggering leap in human evolution. He quickly realizes that he's traveled 940 million miles across the solar system only to fall in love with a planet...and its exceptionally advanced native daughter and mushroom shaman, Cleatah of The Shore People.

The Dictation is a puzzling, controversial story. The separate, yet connected lives of a young girl, Adrianne, and an elderly, unnamed man converge, revealing complex questions and dark secrets. Presenting philosophical conundrums and unique solutions, The Dictation can easily coax one into deep thought. Upon finishing the book, one may discover they misunderstood everything all along. After reading again, more is yet to be discovered... Prepare to be swept into a futuristic world, watch it burn, and sift through its ashes.

After years of terrorist attacks, murders and kidnappings, citizens of the State vote to enact the Protector Program. A predictive policing system, it signals the dawn of the New Era. Passive iD chips are implanted in every citizen's wrist, providing convenience and protection. The chips enable users to unlock homes, start cars, transact in stores, and monitor their health. They also collect data.

Bick Downs and the Society of Cryptozoological Agents are dropped into the lush bamboo forests of Vietnam. They are searching for Gigantopithecus, the largest primate that has ever existed. But what they find deep and entangled amongst the trees is not the reclusive giant that roamed the bamboo forests of Southeast Asia several million years ago. Instead, they find something else entirely. The animal has evolved.

Growing up in a secluded area of Alaska has its perks, but the ability to find a mate isn’t one of them. Bear shifter Jake is convinced a dude ranch in Wyoming that caters to shapeshifters is the perfect place to start looking. Though his plan to find his match is a success, things don’t go as he’d expected. Instead of welcoming him into her arms and her heart, Fred, the most beautiful fox he’s ever seen, does everything possible to avoid him. Circumstances in Fred’s life forced her into a life of hiding.