Resultados para "Freaks" en Literatura y ficción

"Go into the Red Zone. Go to Street Freaks," his father directs Ashton Collins before the vid feed goes suddenly silent. The Red Zone is the dangerous heart of mega-city Los Angeles; it is a world Ash is forbidden from and one he knows little about. But if he can find Street Freaks, the strangest of aid awaits - human and barely human alike. As Ash is hunted, he must unravel the mystery left behind by his father and discover his role in this new world.

In einer kleinen Stadt in Kentucky haben sich fünf Außenseiter gefunden: Opal, eine 80jährige, die in einem Sex-Pistols-T-Shirt und in Cowboystiefeln herumläuft (gelesen von Cordula Trantow); Aurora, eine wunderschöne Frau im Rollstuhl (gelesen von Cosma Shiva Hagen); Ray, ein junger Iraker auf der Suche nach dem Amerikaner, den er im 1. Golfkrieg verwundet hat (gelesen von Feridun Zaimoglu); Ember, ein frühreifes kleines Mädchen (gelesen von Charlotte Roche) und Luster, ein extrem wortgewandter Afroamerikaner, der ständig auf Drogen zu sein scheint, tatsächlich aber völlig nüchtern durchs Leben geht (gelesen von Jan Josef Liefers).

With tongue firmly implanted in cheek, Benson introduces us to a world full of snobs, hypochondriacs, faddists, and social climbers. Some of the titles include "The Compleat Snob", "Aunt Georgie", "The Poison of Asps", "The Eternally Uncompromised", "The Grizzly Kittens", and "The Praisers of Past Time".

The Freaks of Mayfair by E.F. Benson is a series of satirical sketches introducing us to some bizarre inhabitants of Edwardian High Society of Mayfair, which was, and still is today, the stamping ground of the very wealthy. Each sketch introduces a different type of "freak". Sir Louis and Lady Mary Marigold turn snobbism into fine art; Sarah Whitehand is the social-climbing wife of an American toilet bowl magnate, and the so-called "Grizzly Kittens", Babs Begum and Charlie Gordon, cling desperately to their youth as they totter toward old age.

Der Dämonen-Killer Dorian Hunter hat mit dem FBI-Agenten Tim Morton einen weiteren Verbündeten im Kampf gegen die Schwarze Familie gewonnen. In New York lernt Hunter Mortons Gehilfen, die sogenannten "Freaks", kennen – ausgestoßene Dämonen, die einst selbst der Schwarzen Familie angehörten. Zwischen den Dämonen und den Freaks von New York herrscht ein brüchiger Waffenstillstand. Doch dann findet man einen toten Freak vor Hunters Hotelzimmer – und der unversöhnliche Hass der Ausgestoßenen findet ein neues Ziel.

... mi sarebbe piaciuto incontrare un tipo come Samuel Johnson. Ambire all’altezza di quel formidabile biografo che fu James Boswell. I miracoli purtroppo non ammettono repliche... G.M.

In the tradition of cult literary icon Donald Goines, Ice Cream for Freaks is written with a realness that accurately depicts the bleak conditions of the story's urban backdrop. The main character, Nathaniel Wilson, better known in his middle class Queens neighborhood as "Ice", has a reputation of being a brutal and daring stick-up kid. A seemingly well-planned robbery proves deadly to Ice when the victim happens to be "Supreme" - a rising star in a violent New York drug cartel.

Sergey has defeated the zombie general's massive army and cleared out the roving island. He's ready to head to Berlin, but there's just one problem: the other inhabitants of the spacetime ocean are drawn to the shelter like flies to . . . well, like moths to the flame, and thanks to the World Heart, it's glowing like crazy!

After a brush with death that almost cost me everything, I managed to expose Izguril's machinations and imprison the usurper god within me. Now, with no more immediate threats to my survival, I wish that I could take some time to rest, but I can't. Because if the goblin village that has taken up residence within me is thriving, and more adventurers come every day to test their mettle against my traps and monsters, something is nagging at the back of my mind. A dark vision, that was confirmed by none other than the Mistmother - the goddess of foresight.

Matt discovers an underworld of people with uncanny powers living in the shadows of New York City, all trying to elude a dark force that’s ruthlessly hunting them down in Joel Goldman’s “Freaks Must Die”. Now Matt must save the “freaks” from bloody annihilation. In Lisa Klink’s “Slaves to Evil”, Matt is trapped in a small town between hordes of deranged, killer cops and an innocent girl hell-bent on seeking bloody vengeance from him for the killing of her brother.

Welcome to New York City, where the roaring twenties are filled with Rippers and revenge. Florence has returned home after facing months of torment, but she still cannot escape the demons that haunt her.

When Irene is kidnapped by a gang of monsters, she is shoved straight into a world of magic and murder. A mothman. An Unseelie. A demonic plague doctor. The Freaks are a terrifying group ready to wreak havoc on the world that destroyed their humanity. As these creatures drag Irene into the dark, they crave her soul, mind—and body. The longer these four are together, the faster they fall into a terrifying type of love. Will the demons take the wings from their caged dove, or will they set her free before their world devours her?

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Ich wurde entführt. Misshandelt. Gefangen gehalten. Und trotzdem verfalle ich meinen beiden Entführern mit jedem Tag mehr. Caleb und Ciel haben keinerlei Gemeinsamkeiten bis auf eine. Mich. Und das lassen sie mich spüren. Tag für Tag. Niemals hätte ich mir träumen lassen, plötzlich die Hauptrolle in meiner ganz eigenen Geschichte zu spielen. Doch mit jedem Tag, den ich in Gefangenschaft in Ciels luxuriösem Museumskeller verbringe, stelle ich fest: Ich will gar nicht zurück. Nicht, wenn diese beiden ungleichen Männer mich plötzlich anders berühren und statt in die Hölle in den Himmel steigen lassen.

The curtain closed, yet they wanted more. So here, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, is your encore.

Halloween is a fun holiday. What happens when you turn the holiday into something new by adding my favorite ingredient: strippers. In this book, you will enjoy every other day in October as a new person, winning a date with a new stripper. This story is purposely told in the first person, with no identifying description of the main character.