Books with title Into The Darkness

This adventure tale springs from the tradition of the old movie serials that directly inspired George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to make the Indiana Jones series.In order to prove himself worthy of a beautiful, young lady from high society, John, a poor but talented jack of all trades, sets out to find the legendary lost tomb of Amun-Ra. He recruits Francois, a brilliant but neurotic linguist, to help him decipher the mysterious hieroglyphs.Little do the stalwart adventurers realize that they’re being trailed by the minions of the Maestro, a deranged criminal kingpin, one of the earliest forerunners of the Mafioso.Set in the time of Napoleon, this action yarn spans the globe from the jungles of India, to the bustling cities of London and Paris, and across the Mediterranean Sea to the sun-scorched deserts of Egypt.Will Francois be the first person to solve the riddle of the Rosetta Stone? Will John discover the location of the lost tomb of Amun-Ra? Or will the Maestro and his thugs waylay our heroes long before they accomplish their goal?

Winner of the 2013 Michael L. Printz AwardBloomsbury is proud to be the global publisher of In Darkness, a stunning tour-de-force set in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. "Shorty" is a Haitian boy trapped in the ruins of a hospital when the earth explodes around him. Surrounded by lifeless bodies and growing desperately weak from lack of food and water, death seems imminent. Yet as Shorty waits in darkness for a rescue that may never come, he becomes aware of another presence, one reaching out to him across two hundred years of history. It is the presence of slave and revolutionary leader Toussaint L'Ouverture, whose life was marred by violence, and whose own end came in darkness. What unites a child of the slums with the man who would shake a troubled country out of slavery? Is it the darkness they share . . . or is it hope?Raw, harrowing, and peopled with vibrant characters, In Darkness is an extraordinary book about the cruelties of man and nature, and the valiant, ongoing struggle for a country's very survival.

Explosions, sabotage, deadly warnings, and a dangerous red-haired man. Imagine The Hardy Boys meet Tom Sawyer. Add a layer of teen angst and excitement plus a mysterious group stirring up racial tensions. That’s STEPS INTO DARKNESS, the second book in the Shakertown Adventure Series by Ben Woodard. Fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace again makes plans to escape the small town in the 1923 Kentucky countryside—the town that won’t let him forget his past, when a horrific event changes his mind. He teams with his cousin, Will, and young FBI agent Rick Sweeney to solve a perplexing mystery. Attempts on the boys’ lives and a bewildering list of suspects keep them on edge and confused until they discover the real villain—and then wish they hadn’t. STEPS INTO DARKNESS is a fun, page-turning thriller with a hint of romance that delivers adventure and mystery while exploring the fears of a teen living with a frightful memory.

Thompson Lee, Lily Conner, and Carly Elise deserve to celebrate. They saved the planet from the Ghluums, who tried to rob it of all light and happiness. But heroes, especially three girl heroes, can't be too cautious. Although the night sky twinkles with the wonder of a billion, trillion stars, dangers that no one could predict are still lurking out there.

The 2015 NaNoWriMo Tablo.io Novel Writing Contest winner.A virus decimated the entire planet's human population. No treatment or vaccine could be found, so contraction--meant death. Humanity was forced to seek refuge in hermetically sealed self-sustaining bunkers, commonly referred to as 'biospheres'. After the world's power grid failed, survivors managed to establish a global satellite communications network, which allowed them to weave together a digital facsimile of their once thriving, but now extinct way of life.The disease, however, remained active and continued to spread, despite the survivors best intentions and inexhaustible precautions. It was therefore commonplace for connections to become broken, from time to time. The people of the network began to call the silence that inevitably came at the end of the line--The Darkness.No one ever returned when The Darkness came to call.Until now...

Merrilyn's life is quiet and predictable. An apprentice to the royal healer, she spends her days helping in the village or up to mischief with her best friend who happens to be the handsome younger son of the king. But when a mysterious archer shows up in the forest and shoots their escort, Merrilyn's life is forever changed. Caught in a battle between two forgotten gods, she must embrace her destiny and fight the very powers of darkness before it's too late.

In darkness I count my blessings like Manman taught me. One. I am alive.Two. There is no two.Haiti 2010: in the aftermath of the earthquake a boy lies trapped beneath the rubble: terrified, thirsty and alone. Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenager who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule his broken city: men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other.But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that burns inside him, fuelling his determination to find his beloved twin sister, stolen from him five years ago. In the darkness the lines between the present and the past begin to blur and, as Shorty fights for life, his struggle becomes part of a two-hundred-year-old story - a story of courage and betrayal, of freedom and of hope. Shorty may not be quite as alone as he believes...

Timelines, The Beginning, First Great Disaster, Second Great Disaster, Rise Of The Animaloids.I'm starting with the ‘ Rise of the Animaloids, then ‘ The Beginning' books.In the Beginning, Animaloids were made from clones of prehistoric animals; these changes because of the two disasters. I start ‘ Fangs In the Darkness ‘ in the ‘ Rise of the Animaloids' time period.My next book timeline will be in ‘ The Beginning.‘ Each timeline has its own beginning and end.Plus in between books. I hope that you have as much fun and enjoyment, reading them as I have writing them. While Science Fiction, they have scientific backing and might not always be fiction. The history of the Animaloids ( humanoids) is broken into four parts.In a world of a not too distant future. Earth has been changed by The Second Great Disaster, resulting in intelligent, talking, humanoid animals, known as the Higher Evolved Animaloids. The peace is broken as the wild animal animaloids clash with humans and the domestic animaloids...Added new content. How Sean lost his leg and entering college, Can they survive another meeting with the deadly wild animaloids? Another tide is rising, and only time will tell who will get swept away by it…

Packed full of humor, heart and comic romance, you won't be able to put down this hilarious tale of love, friendship and learning to live!Adulting is hard. And liquid courage will only get Sophie and her friends so far.Sophie DeLuca used to be a nice girl. That was before the college senior had her heart torn to pieces by a manipulative ex.Soaking her bad decisions in vodka fills the void, but her playboy co-worker Davis won’t let her off the hook. But could the Southern bar-back be hiding a secret crush?Davis’ best-friend Blake has just found the one. He may finally be willing to give up his love of debauchery...until a one-night stand from junior year comes back to bite him. Sophie’s roommate Cassie seems to be the only one who has it all together. Aside from the drug addiction and eating disorder she hides far too well.Packed full of humor, heart and comic romance, you won't be able to put down this hilarious tale of love, friendship and learning to live. Over a million pages read! What fans are saying about Lies in the Darkness:★★★★★"Utterly Brilliant! I can't get enough."★★★★★"With a uniquely intriguing storyline, complex and emotionally charged characters and complex descriptions, the author takes you on a wonderfully creative trip into this realistic world!"★★★★★"An emotional roller coasters. I could NOT put it down!"★★★★★"The twists and drama of the story and the complexity of the characters keep you wanting more."★★★★★"Melrose Place vs. St. Elmo's Fire but on steroids!" ★★★★★"Cleverly realistic, raw and raunchy...but still sexy."★★★★★"I found myself frantically turning the pages to find out what would happen...beautiful descriptive passages, an interesting storyline and compelling characters." ★★★★★"Hilarious dark comedy mixed with a steamy romance and raw emotion."

You are a vampire hunter. You track the evil vampire, Aku, to a small town in Canada, but what's next? Are you the hunter? Or... the hunted?ABOUT THIS AWARD-WINNING SERIES: Atama-ii is a series of multiple-path adventure stories written in easy English. It was shortlisted for the 2015 British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in Learning Resources, and two titles in the series have received gold and silver medals from the Extensive Reading Foundation's 2015 Language Learner Literature Awards.The Atama-ii series is ideal for reluctant readers or for learners of English as a second language. The re-reading aspect of choice-based stories is an excellent way to develop reading comprehension, speed and fluency. Suitable for individual reading or for use in the English language classroom. Ages 11 and up.All titles in the series are at about the 300 headword level and include a total of about 2,500 words. Each text page is between 100 and 110 words, and is accompanied by a full-page color illustration. Each story includes 8 possible endings, and is re-readable many times.ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM: The Atama-ii series has been developed by a team of experienced authors, editors, and teachers. Marcos Benevides, the series creator and editor, has co-authored several award-winning and critically-acclaimed ELT titles in the past, and is also the series editor of Choose Your Own Adventure (McGraw-Hill Education Asia), a graded reader series adapted under license from the popular 2nd-person adventures. Authors in the series include Paul Raine (Atama-ii Series # 1: Journey to Mars, Apps4efl.com, 50 Ways to Teach with Technology); Andy Boon (Atama-ii Series # 2: Zombies in Tokyo and #10: Brainstorm, Inspire series, Discover the News, Macmillan graded readers); James Broadbridge (Atama-ii Series # 3: The Lost Cup); Lesley Ito (Atama-ii Series # 4: Backstage Pass and #9: Tornado Alley, We Can! series and Choose Your Own Adventure graded readers); Ramy Habeeb (Atama-ii Series # 5: Hunter in the Darkness, Kotobarabia); Marcos Benevides (Atama-ii Series # 6: Immortal Empire, Choose Your Own Adventure graded readers, Fiction in Action: Whodunit, Widgets: A task-based course in practical English); Kyle Maclauchlan (Atama-ii Series # 7: The Ooze); Theresa Kannenberg (Atama-ii Series # 8: The North Fence); and more coming soon!Our illustrators include: Alice Carroll (Atama-ii Series Books #1 to #6, #9 and #10). Alice has been commissioned by the Australian National University, the National Portrait Gallery, and art marketplace Redbubble. She also illustrates the popular ESL card game QuestionQuest (RIC Publications); and Hiroki Funayama (Books #7 and #8), who is an elementary public school and special education teacher in Japan.For more information, please visit atama-ii. com and subscribe to our newsletter at http://eepurl.com/P8z45

In darkness I count my blessings like Manman taught me. One. I am alive.Two. There is no two.Haiti 2010: in the aftermath of the earthquake a boy lies trapped beneath the rubble: terrified, thirsty and alone. Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenager who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule his broken city: men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other.But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that burns inside him, fuelling his determination to find his beloved twin sister, stolen from him five years ago. In the darkness the lines between the present and the past begin to blur and, as Shorty fights for life, his struggle becomes part of a two-hundred-year-old story - a story of courage and betrayal, of freedom and of hope. Shorty may not be quite as alone as he believes...