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Author
Series
Gael song volume 1
Publisher
Head Of Zeus
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son--and herself--but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do fire-magic. She has kept her powers hidden at all costs, for there are other immortals in this world--like the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians....
Author
Publisher
Vertical, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The final confrontation is here. But even if Kei Nagai can catch up to the fleeing Sato...can he stop him?! And if he succeeds in defeating Sato, will there be a place for demi-humans in a world transformed by the revelation of their existence? It all comes down to this epic showdown, in the final volume of what has emerged as one of the great action manga of the last decade. Ajin raises questions of what motivates us, what matters to us, and what...
Author
Series
Demi-human volume 1
Publisher
Vertical, Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A bright high schooler has discovered to his horror that death is just a repeatable event for him - and that humanity has no mercy for a demi-human. To avoid becoming a science experiment for the rest of his interminable life, Kei Nagai must seek out others of his kind. But what would a community of them stand for? Volume 2 also included the AJIN pilot chapter - File: 00 "The Shinya Nakamura Incident.".
64) After the bite
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Immortal Enforcer Valerian just wants to relax. His last assignment had been more grueling than he₂d care to admit, and golf has always helped him unwind. If golf course owner Natalie thinks it₂s a little odd for him to tee off at sunset every evening, she₂s keeping it to herself. The single mom is sexy as hell, and her little daughter Mia only adds to his delight. He knows Natalie is wary of a relationship of any kind⁵ what will she think...
Author
Series
Maker's song volume 5
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Vampire fallen-angel hybrid and goth rock star Dante De Noir has been shot and kidnapped, while his human lover, FBI agent Heather Wallace, has been kidnapped by her father, rogue FBI agent and vampire hater James. As they attempt separate escapes, both get tangled up in the machinations of the FBI's Special Branch as well as in games being played.
66) Immortal rising
Author
Series
Argeneau series volume 34
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stephanie McGill was attacked and turned when she was just a teenager. Worse, her abilities are unlike any other immortal. Now 13 years later, with the help of her adopted Argeneau family, Steph has carved out a new - if not lonely - life for herself. Until a new neighbor arrives ... Thorne is also one-of-a-kind. The result of a genetic experiment, he's not an immortal, but he's not mortal either. He's looking for a place to hide, to get some peace...
67) The Heart Hunter
Author
Publisher
Legendary Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On the cursed island of Envecor, everyone is doomed to wear their heart outside their bodies, and are immortal--unable to die, to change, to have children-- until they find their soul mate. Paired soul mates are then turned mortal, freed from the curse, and able to leave. But all fairy tales have a dark side: those who don't want to lose their immortality pay "Heart Hunters" to find their soul mates and kill them so they may remain immortal. Psyche,...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Hilton was a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was never meant to survive that accident, and that dark forces are working to rectify that mistake. When Hilton's wife, the only elected African American judge in Dade County, Florida, begins to receive racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, Hilton becomes obsessed with protecting his family. The demons...
70) In time
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage, a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Return to a twisted version of Jazz Age New York in this follow up to the critically acclaimed fantasy Westside, as relentless sleuth Gilda Carr's pursuit of tiny mysteries drags her into a case that will rewrite everything she knows about her past. Six months ago, the ruined Westside of Manhattan erupted into civil war, and private detective Gilda Carr nearly died to save her city. In 1922, winter has hit hard, and the desolate Lower West is frozen...
Author
Series
Extinction agenda volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a deadly virus being smuggled across the border pits FBI Special Agent James Mason and his strike force against an unknown adversary hell-bent on humanity's destruction. In a desperate effort to contain the pathogen, they launch a predawn raid, only to find that their enemy knows they're coming...and it's not about to be taken alive. An explosion rips through the building, killing the majority of Mason's team, including his partner...
Author
Series
Demi-human volume 17
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"How might one silence a nation's command structure in just two hours? By being devious and undying, for starters - and taking over Japan is exactly what Sato threatens for his "final wave," now that Iruma Base has fallen to his merry gang. Goodbye, Prime Minister."-- cover page 4.
Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the distant future, the human body is a temporary and interchangeable commodity - if you can pay. For the interstellar elite, bodies are swapped out and reused without a second thought. You never grow old; you never die. However, some bodies are more temporary than others ... Takeshi Kovacs was once a member of the Envoy Corps, stormtroopers for the Interstellar Earth Protectorate, ultra-lethal adepts in switching bodies across the stars. While...
78) The seeker
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
During Christmas break from school, a seemingly typical teenager discovers that he is anything but ordinary. As the seventh son of a seventh son, Will Stanton is The Seeker - a chosen warrior destined to restore the delicate earthly balance between Light and Dark. Guided by ancient protectors of the Light, young Will must travel through time to gather the hidden signs that hold the ultimate power to protect the world.
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