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Книги издательства «Simon & Schuster»
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There's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of dedicated vampire hunters. The team will be led by newly appointed Captain, Cheng Li. Amongst her dynamic crew is young pirate prodigy Connor Tempest. Meanwhile, Connor's twin sister Grace enjoys a bittersweet reunion with their mother. Sally Tempest has some important and shocking news for Grace — the twins' real father is not the man who brought them up. When Sally disappears, Grace is left to pursue the mystery of her true parenthood alone. As she finally uncovers the shocking truth, she knows that both she and Connor are facing a very uncertain future. |
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For Connor, these are testing times aboard notorious pirate ship, The Diablo — not least when Captain Wrathe's obnoxious nephew Moonshine joins the crew. And, as things reach breaking point, Connor finds himself crossing a line from which there is no return. Meanwhile Grace and Lorcan journey to Sanctuary, a mountain retreat presided over by vampirate guru, Mosh Zu Kamal. If anyone can heal Lorcan's blindness, it's Mosh Zu, but he's more interested in Grace. Combatting danger on all sides, Grace realises her fate is inextricably bound up with the vampirates... |
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Conor and Grace are twins, recently orphaned after their widowed father's death. Rather than being adopted by the town's busy-bodies, they decide to set sail for new pastures in their father's last single possession, his sailing boat. But a vicious storm sees their boat capsize and the twins are separated. Two mysterious ships sail to their rescue — each picking up one twin before disappearing into the mist. Conor wakes to find himself on a pirate ship and is soon being trained up with a cutlass. Meanwhile Grace finds herself locked in a darkened room, as the vampirates wait for night to fall and their feasting to begin... Determined to find each other, yet intrigued by their new shipmates, the twins are about to embark on the biggest adventure of their life... |
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A war is coming, a war that will involve all who sail the seas. Sidorio and his newly resurrected bride, Lola, are planning to build an Empire. However in order to fulfil their dream they need the help of the tempest twins, Connor and Grace, and gaining the trust of the two children is not going to be easy. But Lola and Sidorio will stop at nothing to take control of the seas, so the twins are given an invitation they can't refuse and join the couple's vampirate crew. But Connor's allegiances still lie elsewhere and as he gets pulled deeper into the world of Sidorio and the vampirates he continues to provide Cheng Li and the Federation with the information they need to put a stop to Lola and Sidorio's plans. Meanwhile, thanks to a deception by Lola, Grace is facing a battle of her own as her growing blood lust leads her down a sinister and dangerous path... |
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Connor Tempest may only be fourteen, but he's taken to the life of a pirate like a duck to water. But his loyalties are divided between his shipmates and his sister. Grace Tempest isn't finding the pirate life so appealing. She cannot shake the feeling that all is not well on the vampirate ship she left behind. Dare she try to return to it? Sidorio may have been expelled from the vampirate ship but his dark deeds are just beginning. In this sequel to Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean, the seas are rougher than ever and a new tide of terror sweeps up Connor, Grace, their allies and their foes. |
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This is an all-new original novel based on the suspenseful and terrifying world of the comic book mythos 30 Days of Night, one of the most acclaimed horror sagas in recent years an innovative and nationally bestselling book expansion of a nightmarish narrative that explores the nature of ancient evil existing and thriving in an unsuspecting modern world. |
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«Employing a terrifying twist at the climax, the author of «Loves Music, Loves to Dance» takes readers on an emotionally riveting journey into the mind of a tortured women — accused of murder — who is at the mercy of a psychopathic personality.» |
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«The first adventure featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is now available in this tall Premium Edition, just in time for the May 15th theatrical release of the film from Sony Pictures, in which Tom Hanks reprises his role as Langdon from «The Da Vinci Code.» |
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«Connolly tells a raw, gripping tale in his latest «New York Times» bestseller. In 1693, the people of a small Maine island were slaughtered. Since the massacre, the island has enjoyed 300 years of peace — until now.» |
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«The world-class forensic anthropologist and «New York Times» bestselling author explores the shocking story behind a puzzling cache of bones in this powerful Temperance Brennan thriller. Includes a new bonus Epilogue.» |
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The third exciting novel in Phoenix's critically acclaimed, gritty dark fantasy series set in New Orleans begins as the mysterious and seductive vampire Dante is questioned about his involvement in a string of brutal murders. Original. |
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Hamilton Felix is the ultimate man, the end product of highly refined applied genetics in a world that has long since banished disease, hunger, and war. But no one counted on what might happen if this superman got recruited by a cabal of dissident revolutionaries... |
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In the bestselling tradition of Michael Crichton, Reiss delivers a gripping high-concept thriller, about a federal investigator who tries to stop the spread of a catastrophic virus that could destroy the world's oil supply. |
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«In the tradition of «Shaun of the Dead» and «Buffy the Vampire Slayer» comes a frightfest of horrifying and hilarious stories from members of the Horror Writers Association, featuring «New York Times» — bestselling authors Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, and Kelley Armstrong.» |
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«From the «New York Times» — bestselling author of «The Other Boleyn Girl» comesa tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both.» |
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«This tale of an 11-year-old's struggle between innocence and evil begins with the discovery of a gruesome murder and ends with the revelation that, even in Zephyr, Alabama, life is not safe and simple — and most things and people are not what they seem to be. «Recaptures the magic of being a child in a world of possibilities and promise...» |
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«If his enemies would just leave him alone, Miles Vorkosigan (alias Admiral Naismith) decided bitterly, the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet would collapse all on its own. But his enemies were plotting a more deadly fall. For some unexplained reason the Dendarii payroll is missing and the orders from the Barrayaran Imperial Command are being delayed by Miles's superior, Captain Galeni. What connects the impeccable insufferable Captain Galeni and the Komarran rebel expatriates on Earth anyway? But the most deadly question of all before Miles is more personal: are Miles's two identities, Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar, splitting apart along the lines of his divided loyalties? And who is trying to assassinate which version of him? When Miles unravels the answers, then the complications really «begin.» |
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Barrett's bestseller about an eccentric young scientist who tries to solve world hunger — and gets unexpected results — is brought to life as an animated feature film from Columbia Pictures, starring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, and Tracy Morgan, scheduled for release on September 18. |
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These timeless Enriched Classics editions include a concise Introduction that gives readers detailed background information on each work, a chronology of the author's life and career, and a timeline of significant events to provide historical context. |
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Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is propelled from north to south when a nine-year-old girl is brutally shot on a Montreal street and the remains of a missing North Carolina teenager are found hundreds of miles away. The connection between the crimes leads Brennan into a bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs, where one misstep can bring disaster. |
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