The Fallen Blade

The Fallen Blade PDF

Author: Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-02-03

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0748112855

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Venice, 1407. The city is at the height of its powers. In theory, Duke Marco commands, but Marco is a simpleton so his aunt and uncle rule in his stead. They seem all powerful, yet live in fear of assassins better than their own. On the night their world changes, Marco's young cousin prays in the family chapel for deliverance from a forced marriage. It is her misfortune to be alone when Mamluk pirates break in to abduct her - an act that will ultimately trigger war. Elsewhere Atilo, the Duke's chief assassin, cuts a man's throat. Hearing a noise, he turns back to find a boy drinking from the victim's wound. The speed with which the angel-faced boy dodges his dagger and scales a wall stuns Atilo. He knows then he must hunt him. Not to kill him, but because he's finally found what he thought was impossible - someone fit to be his apprentice. Award-winning author Jon Courtenay Grimwood is a master storyteller. Here, he blends history, politics and dark fantasy in a compelling vision of an alternative Venice.

The Assassini

The Assassini PDF

Author: Thomas Gifford

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2008-11-17

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 140709517X

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For fans of The Da Vinci Code: A conspiracy thriller about an age-old brotherhood of killers. Once hired by princes of the Church to protect it in dangerous times, whose orders do they obey now? In the Vatican, the pope is dying as priestly vultures gather around, whispering the names of possible successors. In a forgotten monastery on Ireland's gale-swept coast, a dangerous document is hidden, waiting to be claimed. And in a family chapel in Princeton, New Jersey, a nun is murdered at her prayers. Sister Valentine was an outspoken activist, a thorn in the Church's side. When her brother, lawyer Ben Driskill, realizes that the Church will never investigate her death, he sets out to find the murderer himself -- and uncovers a dangerous, explosive secret.

Empire of the Vampire

Empire of the Vampire PDF

Author: Jay Kristoff

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 794

ISBN-13: 125024529X

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga. From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.

The Assassin's Blade

The Assassin's Blade PDF

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2014-03-04

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1619632217

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The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend. Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas. Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance. If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade . . . knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life. A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling-and deadly-world. Included in this volume: The Assassin and the Pirate Lord The Assassin and the Healer The Assassin and the Desert The Assassin and the Underworld The Assassin and the Empire

The Outcast Blade

The Outcast Blade PDF

Author: Jon Courtenay Grimwood

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0316193445

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As the Byzantine and German emperors plot war against each other, Venice's future rests in the hands of three unwilling individuals: The newly knighted Sir Tycho. He defeated the Mamluk navy but he cannot make the woman he loves love him back. Tortured by secrets, afraid of the daylight, he sees no reason to save a city he hates. The grieving Lady Giulietta. Virgin. Mother. Widow. All she wants is to retire from the poisonous world of the Venetian court to mourn her husband in peace. But her duty is to Venice: both emperors want her hand in marriage and an alliance with Europe's richest city. She must choose, knowing that whichever suitor she rejects will become Venice's bitterest enemy. Lastly, a naked, mud-strewn girl who crawls from a paupers' grave on an island in the Venetian lagoon and begins by killing the men who buried her. Between them, they will set the course of history.

Mercy Blade

Mercy Blade PDF

Author: Faith Hunter

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 110147677X

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Jane, a shapeshifting vampire-hunter-for-hire, crosses paths with a stranger who has arrived in New Orleans, enlisted to hunt vampires who have gone insane-or so he says...

Cave of Blood and Bone

Cave of Blood and Bone PDF

Author: Michelle A. Darnell

Publisher: Hidden Lake Publishing LLC

Published: 2023-11-30

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1962809056

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A vessel to resurrect a dead goddess… Vampiric assassin Adina has survived her grandfather Sujani’s magical schemes, only to land herself back in the deadly clutches of her estranged father—the King of Assassins. With Adina kidnapped, Sujani is more determined than ever to raise his deity. If the cunning mage can’t procure his granddaughter as the sacrificial vessel, he’ll be forced to substitute his age-old rival, Damon— the world’s only other remaining First Vampire. But First Vampires aren’t so easily overpowered and if he involves Damon, Sujani may well be the one laying on the sacrificial altar. A vampire Princess fighting for her life… To kill one of the Firsts requires the use of the mythical Bone Shard Blade. The weapon forged from the bones of the last living dragon was lost in The Cataclysm over a millennia ago. As their quest unravels, so do Adina’s feelings for Sir Elrich and his constant lies. She just wants to live her unlife as she chooses, free from the men in her family and their murderous games. However, one doesn’t simply say no to the most powerful vampire in the world. Two First Vampires, one magical blade… With the help of her knight, Sir Elrich, and her conniving father, Adina finds herself in a race against time and the world’s two most powerful vampires to locate the Bone Shard Blade. Both Damon and Sujani must be stopped, but the legendary weapon can only be used once. Adina must choose between death at Sujani’s hands or enslavement at Damon’s. Cave of Blood and Bones is a thrilling paranormal fantasy exploring found family, morally gray characters and redemption.

The Interstellar Slayer

The Interstellar Slayer PDF

Author: Scott Baron

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-21

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781945996368

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Kill or be killed, that was the assassin's way. It was an easy choice. That is, unless you found yourself fighting your former lover.Hozark was a master assassin, one of the finest the galaxy had ever seen. But when a routine contract goes horribly wrong, it becomes clear something sinister is at play. A powerful foe is hunting slayers, and only one weapon can end the bloodshed. A legendary vespus blade.But there's just one enormous problem. Those with the arcane skill to craft them all perished long ago. Or so it is believed. But romors tell of one who may yet live, and if Hozark hopes to prevail, he will have to pursue those whispers to the ends of the galaxy. For not only does his own survival depend on it, but that of his order as well.

House Of The Hidden Blade

House Of The Hidden Blade PDF

Author: David Broughton

Publisher: David Broughton

Published: 2012-05-13

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1477467823

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It should have been an easy assignment, but in Jacob Hamilton's world nothing is. The contact, a middle aged man, left under the wheels of a high speed train, with nothing to show but a folder marked FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. To make matters worse, the target, a Russian petty thief known as Andrei Ovinko, has a secret past, a past that Jacob knows only too well, for you see Ovinko moonlights as an assassin. In his mind Jacob knows once contracts have been exchanged there is no going back on the deal, however there is one, small, fly in the ointment, the contract has been forged. The question is why and for what purpose? Bound by his own set of moralistic codes, Jacob knowing he has no choice, begins the hunt in hope, that by finding Ovinko, he will find out who is behind the forgery. Whether by design or by pure luck, he unwittingly stumbles on a hidden message contained within an old captain's desk submerged in an old shipwreck at the bottom of the Bering Sea, it is this clandestine note from the past that has him asking more questions than he has answers for.Torn between his devotion to the brotherhood and his desire to decode the hidden message, Jacob begins to ponder his own role as an assassin, a choice (or rather a decision) that will have consequences. Instead of doing what his asked of him, he does what is needed of him. For once, his life as an assassin in The House Of The Hidden Blade, becomes a paradox of the man history determines him to be.