Resultados para "Sand" en Literatura y ficción

Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a curator for the Arcanum College, that's his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt. Why him? Because, he's been told by his superiors, he's the only curator sufficiently tenacious and brutal for the job. (Seth resents that.) When the murderer vanishes at the edge of a deadly desert, Seth finds himself in need of a guide.

Sometimes, one little lie is all it takes...to find Wesley fake-engaged to his off-limits RA. What can he say? It seemed like a good idea at the time....

The story of a truly galactic civilization with more than 6,000 inhabited worlds. Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand is a science-fiction masterpiece, an essay on the inexplicability of sexual attractiveness, and an examination of interstellar politics among far-flung worlds. First published in 1984, the novel's central issues - technology, globalization, gender, sexuality, and multiculturalism - have only become more pressing with the passage of time.

Theo Wallace usually laughs at the horoscopes his mom sends. Still hung up on his ex-girlfriend and practically friendless, this one begs him to reconsider. Because a friendship that stuck, that thrived, well, that would be a reason to leave past pains behind and look to the bright future. When his sister Leone challenges him to find her the perfect date for a spring wedding, Theo uses it as a chance to make new friends.

Archer, the AI at the dating service Q*pid, realizes humans don't always make the best choices, so it begins making some unconventional choices for them. Fox Kincade is the last of his group of friends to be single, so he's delighted when he discovers a new match in his Q*pid app. Instead of the woman he's expecting, he's paired with Drew Larsen. Drew and Fox have little in common - aside from the fact that they're both straight. Or so they thought. But as the guys get to know each other, they realize Archer might have the right idea.

The Kingdom of Sand features a nameless narrator who has survived the death of his friends to AIDS and the loss of his parents to old age and tragedy. Now he must witness the slow demise of a friend just a shade older than he is. Semi-anonymous sexual encounters, gallows humor, and classic films are his tools for staving off the dying of the light. In prose that’s in turn mordantly funny and hauntingly elegiac, Andrew Holleran takes the listener from a video porn shop off Route 301 to the memory of parties in Washington, DC.

Percy Freedman is not grieving. Absolutely not, take that back at once. No, he's entirely sure that selling his dead aunt's home and leaving the neighbors he's known for years is the sane thing to do. Who in their right mind would keep the house that smells like all the hugs he'll never have again? Nobody, that's who. Well, except his cul-de-sac neighbors. They all seem to think some paint and new furniture will clean the emotional slate. They all want him to stay. Even his nemesis, Callaghan Glover. Especially his nemesis, Callaghan Glover.

The lifeless form of a spaceman lies sprawled amidst the remains of a ghost town's saloon. The local sheriff wants nothing to do with it. He doesn't want to get that close to Ship Rock and his troublesome mother. But he's willing to go gather the body and ship it to the FBI.

Raven and her elite mercenary group, The Flock, are thrust into a perilous mission to dismantle a shadowy network trafficking stolen artifacts to fund deadly arms deals. Their journey takes them across Egypt's ancient ruins, Ethiopia's rugged highlands, and the vast, unforgiving deserts of Niger. But as they unravel the smugglers' trail, they uncover more than just stolen treasures—a conspiracy that could ignite chaos across the region.

Nach einem Alkoholexzess wacht Surferboy Indigo auf der Veranda eines ihm vage bekannt vorkommenden Mannes auf. Noch befremdlicher ist, dass der Typ ihn während des Schlafs gezeichnet hat. Natürlich ohne sein Einverständnis. Doch Indigos loses Mundwerk bleibt verschlossen, denn der um einige Jahre ältere Künstler Ash fasziniert ihn auf unerklärliche Art. Genau diese undefinierbaren Gefühle sind es, die ihn den Rückzug antreten lassen. Denn immerhin möchte er in der Metropole Orlando studieren. Ocean’s View ist nur ein Fischerort. Leider mit geilem Strand und genialen Wellen.

Ruben ist klar, dass es eine beknackte Idee ist, sich auf diesen heißen Surfer einzulassen. Seine Leidenschaft fürs Kochen zeigen seine Hüftpolster. Schon deshalb passt er nicht in die Welt der Sportler mit ihren perfekten Bodys. Wenig überraschend bricht Shane ihm bei der ersten Gelegenheit das Herz. Da noch dazu Rubens berufliche Zukunft auf der Kippe steht, erscheint ihm die Flucht aus Ocean’s View die beste Idee. Kaum ist das Pride-Festival vorbei, bewahrheitet sich Shanes Befürchtung: Ruben ist genauso oberflächlich wie alle anderen Kerle und sieht nur seine sexy Fassade.

"Cruel designs reign—until confronted by love." This audiobook offers a unique peek into the pain and emotions of being human. It truly is a short story...which is long on meaning. When hate manifests itself, something must be done. Is violence an expression of a breaking point? Will the world ever evolve into something better? Can all individuals be accepted and respected? Must mercy trump justice, to result in—unconditional love?