Books with title The Second God

Thirteen-year-old Fredrik has just made a choice that will change his life and the lives of everyone he knows. Rather than fight, possibly to the death, he chooses The Second Rite. He must leave the compound where he has lived all his life, enter the ruins of a dead city and bring back an artifact. If he returns without it, he will be killed by the other boys. Fredrik knows if he is caught leaving the compound, he will be severely punished. But a dream gives him courage - that he might find a whole book, a forbidden possession, to bring back for his mother. Fredrik does indeed find a book, the Holy Book of God, but he has been taught that God is the source of all their misery. Dare he believe what this ancient book tells him? Is keeping it safe worth losing everything? Dare he believe that the land beyond the dark wall is the true reality? Can he really complete the task for which he has been chosen?

Killing from the Grave?A dead terrorist has set the plan in motion…can it be stopped? “Sleeper agent”, Crey Higgins continues to live the enigma of being controlled by the CIA. Will he be their trigger man again, or will he be stopped in time by Willie, his long-lost daughter?“The Second Crow” is the second book in the Rising Firebird series (“After Ashcroft” is the first) and it brings Vietnam veteran, Crey Higgins closer to some answers that he has been searching for most of his life. The story is infused with the longevity of secrets within some of America’s governmental agencies. Perhaps it is very close to the truth.

Thirteen-year-old Danny never knew that his father was abusing his mother, until the day his father almost killed her. Now he finds himself in court as his mother fights to have his father kept in jail to keep the family safe. But Danny can't believe that his father is a danger to them, cannot reconcile the father he looks up to with the man who almost took his mother's life. When the limits of the justice system allow his father to be released, Danny's mother decides that he and his little sister must accompany her into hiding. They will go to another city and begin a new life, with new identities. And so begins the second trial, as everything that Danny has known is taken from him. How can he reconcile himself to this new life, where he has a new name, no friends and none of the comforts he's used to? As his mother struggles to support the family, Danny is torn between loving and hating her, blaming her for everything. In his anger he turns to the school's gang of bullies, but a young girl named Nixxie might be his way to find acceptance in this new life.

A sinister organization based near Oxford, England, has found a way to train spies in telepathy and other skills – and Cassandra gets mixed up with them when trying to find out if her twin sister is still alive. A great story and a must-read thriller for those who like a touch of sci fi/ fantasy and an alternative reality not so far from our own. This is the first of three adventures about Cassandra and the secret organization (The Execution Code and The Binary Conversion).

Kane Andrews is just another one of the billions of people on Earth who watch as Richter, the world's first superhuman, goes on a rampage. All the world's military cannot stop him, no matter what they throw his way. Until, with the whole world watching, Kane surprises himself by flying up to catch someone the supervillain has thrown off a building.With no idea of the extent or magnitude of his powers, Kane has a long way to go before becoming the first superhero. He must stay one step ahead of both Richter and the rest of the world while he figures out how to take down his nemesis. Time is running out though, and Richter will do whatever it takes to make sure that he's Earth's only superhuman.

For months, Cyrus Black has been in hiding. After ruining his cousin’s chances of college, he goes from job to job, from place to place, making sure he doesn’t have to face them—or himself. Beatriz Morales is set. She has a plan, a schedule, and a dream. Life has thrown her a few curve balls, but nothing keeps a derby woman down. She’d never admit it, but she’s stretched too thin. Something has to give. Love doesn’t just choose a person to see our strengths—sometimes love chooses the person we trust with our weaknesses. The choice is hers.

Bred to believe in the war between angels and demons, Gabby has come to the conclusion that love is responsible for war, jealousy, and all the other deadly sins she can think of. So when she's exiled to the middle of nowhere for getting kicked out of her fifth school for fighting, she doesn't expect to meet Jake. Much less fall in love. But Jake is quickly drawn to the eerie beauty of her violet eyes while Gabby is unsettled by their undeniable connection. When a demon guardian comes to collect her soul, she refuses to give it up. She's not a demon. She can't be. Her father and twin brother are angels. The demon gives Gabby twenty-four hours to decide her allegiance and then starts killing her short list of friends, leaving a message behind: She is the Second Sign. As Gabby and Jake begin to unravel the mystery behind the Second Sign, she learns Jake may be the key to saving her soul. But it means a sacrifice has to be made that will change their lives forever. Due to graphic content, The Second Sign is recommended for readers 14+.

In the peaceful realm of Tequende, all second-born children at the age of fifteen must journey to the Alcazar to fulfill the mandate of the Oath of Guilds. There they train to earn a place among the queen's legendary Second Guard, or work as indentured servants.Talimendra has always wanted to join the Guard, but there are dark rumors in the realm that she may not be ready for. Rumors that whisper of greed, traitors, and war.There is very little time and too many unanswered questions, but one thing is for certain: if there is a traitor among the Second Guard, then everyone-including the queen-is in grave danger.

A recurring nightmare awakens eighteen year-old Jonathan William Moore in a panic. For nearly a year the same terrifying dreams have haunted the young pirate: demon-faced thieves murdering a sleeping crew and a devastating fire aboard a small brigantine. When John recognizes a small token from his dreams in a drawer aboard his father's ship, he begins to realize that these nightmares may have dangerous ties with reality. After a foolish mistake rips John away from his old life, he discovers that his destiny lies in the secrets of an old shipwreck. With nothing to lose, the pirate embarks on a quest to find the legendary wreckage, all the while piecing together his past.

Summer's over, and Connor Connolly is headed back to school to start junior year. But with metabands falling from the sky, the world has changed overnight, and now there are thousands of new metahumans. Just like regular humans, not all metahumans are using their new powers for good.Now, Connor's not only dealing with the pressures of being a super-human and training with his mentor, Midnight, but also has to balance relationships with the people he cares for most-people who find themselves on different sides of the fence when it comes to their feelings about the new metahumans and the impact they're having on everyone else's lives.As the world struggles to adjust to the events of the past few months, Connor's alter ego, Omni, works with The Agency to apprehend law-breaking metahumans, and detain them at the Silver Island Meta Detention Facility. When he's recruited for a job assisting the government agency with disarming one of the most powerful and secretive metas in Bay View City, he never expects the devastation of that mission or the effect it will have on both humans and metas. Is Connor capable of becoming the hero he wants to be?