Ursula Vernon

Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness. But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex? In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife. What would happen if the Chosen One were:a soccer moma cat ladya nosy grandmothera social workera retireean aging swordmaster?The Chosen One could be anyone— because when the universe calls, the real question is whether the hero will take up the mantle and answer their midlife calling. Sometimes the world needs a hero who's already been in the thick of chaos and survived. In those cases, age does matter.

El d a que ella naci , las hadas la arrebataron de su familia, pero creci protegida y amada en las agradables aguas del pa s de las hadas. Sin embargo, al llegar a la edad adulta, las hadas le pidieron un favor: regresar al mundo humano y bendecir con su protecci n a una ni a reci n nacida. Una misi n sencilla, verdad? Pero con las hadas no hay nada sencillo. Siglos m s tarde, un caballero se acerca a un imponente muro de zarzas, donde las espinas son tan gruesas como brazos y tan afiladas como espadas. Se cuenta que en ese lugar existe una maldici n que debe romperse, pero esa misma maldici n es la que ella jur proteger para siempre...

Pid'jizhdzhajuchi do zatishnogo rodinnogo budinochka v Pivnichnij Karolini, Samanta Montgomeri mrije pro traditsijni vechori udvokh z mamoju za kelikhom vina i peregljadom detektivnikh serialiv. Ta, schojno stupivshi na porig, vona rozumije, scho vzhe nichogo ne bude tak, jak ranishe. Budinok ne vpiznati: zamist jaskravikh koloriv usi stini perefarbovani v nudni vidtinki bilogo, zamist uljublenikh maminikh rechej - usjudi rechi babusi, jaka pomerla bagato rokiv tomu. U provulku ves chas chatujut grifi. Mama strashenno znervovana j pidskakuje vid najmenshogo shurkhotu, ale vdaje, nache nichogo ne zminilosja. Samanta - arkheoentomologinja, tozh jij ne zvikati dokopuvatisja do pravdi. Odnak ti tajemnitsi, jaki vona znakhodit na podvir'ji pid idealnimi babusinimi trojandami, krasche zalishiti pokhovanimi nazavzhdi...

Chotirnadtsjatirichna Mona - chaklunka. Schopravda, na vidminu vid magiv, jaki zakhischajut misto, vona ne zhburljaje vognjani kuli j ne priklikaje bliskavku. Jedine jiji vminnja - keruvati tistom ta vipichkoju, a familjar divchini - zakvaska na im'ja Bob. Magija dopomagaje jij pekti najkraschij khlib i bulochki j rozvazhati pokuptsiv tantsjami prjanichnikh cholovichkiv. Ta odnogo ranku na pidlozi kukhni juna pekarka znakhodit mertvu neznajomku - i problemi pochinajut rosti jak na drizhdzhakh...Mistu zagrozhuje napad vorogiv, a jogo vulitsjami blukaje zagadkovij vbivtsja, jakij poljuje na charivnikiv. Takikh, jak Mona. Tozh, mozhlivo, jiji magichni zdibnosti ne taki vzhe dribni ta nevazhlivi? PEREMOZHETS PREMIJ ANDRE NORTON NEBULA - 2020 TA LOCUS-2021

Pislja zhakhit u majetku Asheriv Aleksu Istonu khotilosja lishe vidpochinku i rozmirenogo zhittja v Parizhi. Natomist razom z ordinartsem Angusom dovelosja virushiti do rodinnogo mislivskogo budinochka v kholodnikh sirikh lisakh ridnoji Gallatsiji. I vse zaradi togo, schob zadovolniti doslidnitsku dopitlivist jikhnoji podrugi - mikologini-amatorki Jevgeniji Potter.Zdavalosja b, tut, sered nezajmanoji prirodi, tezh mozhna nepogano vidpochiti. Ta na mistsi voni vijavljajut, scho budinok zanedbanij, a jogo nagljadach pomer. Mistsevi seljani vpevneni: v domi Istona oselivsja monstr iz legend, jakij krade dikhannja. Zvisno, gallatsijtsi azh nadto zabobonni, ale schos dijsno ne daje spokijno spati u tsij mertvij tishi, scho panuje navkolo...

T. Kingfisher Aleks Iston otrimuje lista vid podrugi ditinstva Medelin Asher, u jakomu vona prosit negajno prijikhati do jiji majetku u viddalenij silskij mistsevosti Ruraviji. Aleksu razom z virnim konem Gobom dovodilosja brati uchast u bagatokh bitvakh kljatvenikh soldativ, ale navit jikh ljakaje atmosfera navkolo budinku Asheriv i zlo, jake v nomu zachajilosja.Medelin povilno vbivaje zagadkova khvoroba, zhinka khodit uvi sni j rozmovljaje divnimi golosami. Jiji brat-bliznjuk Roderik tezh zdajetsja khvorim, ale kategorichno vidmovljajetsja vijizhdzhati z rodinnogo majetku. Z dopomogoju amatorki-mikologini j vijskovogo likarja-amerikantsja Aleks maje rozgadati tsju tajemnitsju zanepalogo domu Asheriv - inakshe vona pogline jikh usikh.

Black Dogs: The House of Diamond is the first of two volumes chronicling the adventures of young Lyra, sole survivor of the massacre of her family's estate. Along with a wandering dog-soldier, she is swept up on a mission for the elven nation of Anu'tintavel in its war against a powerful sorcerer. With the help of a pair of female elves, a scout and a warrior, the frightened, bookish girl discovers new talents and confidence that make her a key player in the elves' conflict.This is the second edition of this book. The bold new cover was created by Talenshi to match the cover she created for the second volume. The eleven striking interiors by Chris Goodwin from the first printing remain. This edition includes some minor adjustments to the layout, including a larger font for easier reading.With wry wit and offbeat humor, Black Dogs builds a fully imagined world (both physical and metaphysical) that deftly sidesteps fantasy clich s. It is sure to appeal to longtime fantasy devotees as well as readers looking for a strong female adventure story.Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Torture

Black Dogs: The Mountain of Iron is the second of two volumes chronicling the adventures of young Lyra, sole survivor of the massacre of her family's estate. After learning in the first volume that things at the House of Diamond are not what they seemed, Lyra and her companions set out to Anu'tintavel to pass the news on to the elves. They are joined by Spite, a Ferran; Gunnar, a Slothan; and Kuroinu, a woman with an unusual past from the Tchang empire. After a long journey, they arrive at Anu'tintavel to find the battle with Vade already in full swing. Lyra has come a long way since the beginning of her journey, and the talents she has developed come in handy in many surprising ways.With wry wit and offbeat humor, Black Dogs builds a fully imagined world (both physical and metaphysical) that deftly sidesteps fantasy clich s. It is sure to appeal to longtime fantasy devotees as well as readers looking for a strong female adventure story.Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Torture, Bodily Injury

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Who is she? And where did she come from? The mystery leads to a not-so-wicked stepsister, an incontinent lizard, and a fairy's spell that's really more of a curse. Luckily, Harriet knows a thing or two about curses... Smart, funny, and filled with swashbuckling adventure, book five in the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series is a hilariously re-told fairy tale for the modern age.

A magical beanstalk leads to a GIANT surprise in book four of the series that's chock-full of girl power and perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse Princess Harriet Hamsterbone doesn't go looking for trouble. She prefers to think of it as looking for adventure. But when she climbs to the top of an enormous beanstalk and sneaks into the castle at the top, Harriet finds plenty of both. The castle is home to one very poetically challenged giant rabbit with two unusual prisoners--a girl who is half harp, half hamster, and an extremely large goose. This calls for a heroic rescue, and Harriet is just the hamster for the job. The fourth installment of the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series turns the story of Jack and the Beanstalk upside down, with plenty of laughs along the way.

Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing around the palace looking ethereal or sighing a lot. She finds the royal life rather...dull. One day, though, Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to prick her finger on a hamster wheel when she's twelve and fall into a deep sleep. For Harriet, this is most wonderful news: It means she's invincible until she's twelve! After all, no good curse goes to waste. And so begins a grand life of adventure with her trusty riding quail, Mumfrey...until her twelfth birthday arrives and the curse manifests in a most unexpected way.

Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend Wendell thought the hot dog from the school cafeteria looked a little...off. Then things got weird when the hot dog bit Wendell, and weirder still when Wendell started to sprout back hair. Could Wendell be morphing into a...(cue ominous music) were-wiener? All evidence points to yes. And unless he and Danny can get past the lunch ladies and slay the alpha-wurst, the whole school could be infected.

Danny Dragonbreath is hoping to see lots of cool bats when he and his best friend, Wendell, visit Danny's cousin, a bat specialist in Mexico. But he isn't expecting to get up close and personal with a giant bat monster, who kidnaps Danny and carries him off to her lair Now nerdy Wendell will finally get a chance to be a hero . . . but only if he can hunt down the bat monster before she permanently adopts Danny as her bat monster baby. Ursula Vernon has packed the fourth book in this laugh-until-smoke-comes-out-of-your-nose series with fantastic bat facts and hilarity of the highest order. Wimpy Kid fans everywhere will love this decidedly un-wimpy (but often unlucky ) dragon. Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid and Bad Kitty. Watch a Video