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1) Hell bent
Author
Series
Alex Stern volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Wealth. Power, Murder, Magic, Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell. Alex is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory, even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Alex and Dawes can't call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and artifacts to uncover the societies' secrets and break every rule doing it. But...
Author
Series
Everneath novels volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Now that Nikki Beckett's boyfriend has been sucked into the tunnels of the Everneath, Nikki must journey down to the underworld to bring him back before he is lost forever."--
4) Sign here
Author
Language
English
Description
"A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul Peyote Trip has a pretty good gig in the deals department on the fifth floor of Hell. Sure, none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister,...
Author
Series
Abby Sinclair novels volume 2
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Abby ventures to the CrossRoads, but nothing in the beautiful, dangerous realm will compare to the discoveries she's making about her past, her destiny, and what she will sacrifice for those she loves.
Author
Series
Samuel Johnson tales volume 2
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Targeted by a demon for his role in foiling an invasion of Earth by the forces of evil, Samuel Johnson and his faithful dachshund are transported into a dark realm, where he struggles for survival with the aid of the loyal demon Nurd and a marooned band of little men.
10) Inferno
Author
Publisher
Orb
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
After falling from the eighth story of a hotel during a science fiction convention, writter Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the Vestibule of Hell. His journey thorugh Hell reveals new, puzzling, and outlandish methods of sin recast for the twentieth century.
11) Hell's bounty
Author
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
If the Western town of Falling Rock isn't dangerous enough due to drunks, fast guns and greedy miners, it gets a real dose of ugly when a soulless, dynamite-loving bounty hunter named Smith rides into town to bring back a bounty, dead or alive-preferably dead.
Author
Publisher
TOR Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Quintus Shu'al, the world's only navigating fox, is in disgrace after guiding an expedition to its doom, leaving no survivors. One year later, Quintus is offered the chance to redeem himself: he will need to lead a motley, fractious team--both human and animal--all the way to the gates of Hell" --
Author
Series
Sandman Slim volume 4
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Trying to break out of Hell a second time, Sandman Slim, the new Lucifer, must figure out how to run his new domain and hold off a vast array of killers who want to take his place while a serial killer ghost and a secret cabal who can rewrite reality terrorize Los Angeles.
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or, they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. Whichever road they decide...
15) The edge of hell
Author
Series
Texas John Slaughter volume 3
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A beautiful woman, a powerful Mexican rancher, and an exotic new breed of cattle come to John Slaughter's San Bernardino Valley ranch, along with the prospect of making a small fortune. While Slaughter's men are out keeping the peace in Tombstone, an act of betrayal turns up the heat under his own roof, and a killer is stalking Slaughter's wealthy Mexican guest. Indians suddenly savagely attack Slaughter's ranch, but it is only the first shot in a...
16) Truth or demon
Author
Series
New Orleans paranormal romances volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
If you ask Killian O'Brien, Hell gets a bad rap. True, he's a demon, so he's bound to be a little biased. But he's got great job security, all the women he can handle, a body to die for -- literally -- and free reign to do as he likes. Or he did, until teenager Daisy Reed and her two friends got hold of a book of spells and summoned him to do their bidding. Their demand : find Daisy's older sister, Poppy, a boyfriend. Can't be that difficult, right?...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, but when restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories escape, it is up to the Librarian to track them down...and keep the collection complete. Many years ago, Claire was named head librarian of the Unwritten Wing--a neutral space in Hell where all the stories unfinished by their authors reside. Her job consists mainly of repairing and organizing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the second installment of this richly imagined fantasy adventure series, a new threat from within the Library itself could destroy those within it. The Library of the Unwritten in Hell was saved from total devastation, but hundreds of potential books were destroyed, and the dreams that were held within them will never be realized. When the remnants of those books begin to leak a strange ink, and damsels keep disappearing and reappearing in the...
Author
Publisher
Christy Aldridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Hell. A place where bad people are punished. Or the unredeemed. Or just a place we all go when we die. It's a word with so many meanings, definitions, and possibilities. Hell is the woman who encourages her stalker to go even bloodier just for her. Hell is the dog you hit when you're drunk and meet the owner in your own living room. Hell is the ringing of a cowbell after you kill your wife. Hell is your sick husband begging you to set him free...
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