Books with title The Game of Shadows

Olivia wants a new life—and her wish might be granted by the unlikeliest allies. A heartfelt, gently Gothic novel from Claire Legrand that School Library Journal calls a “not-too-scary ghost story.”Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother’s left, her neglectful father—the maestro of a failing orchestra—has moved her and her grandmother into the city’s dark, broken-down concert hall to save money, and her only friend is Igor, an ornery stray cat. Just when she thinks life couldn’t get any weirder, she meets four ghosts who haunt the hall. They need Olivia’s help—if the hall is torn down, they’ll be stuck as ghosts forever, never able to move on. Olivia has to do the impossible for her shadowy new friends: Save the concert hall. But helping the dead has powerful consequences for the living…and soon it’s not just the concert hall that needs saving.

Keep your enemies close. But what if you don't know who is friend and who is foe?Nova and her friends are safe--for now.On a new quest to reunite a family torn, Nova and the others are viciously betrayed and taken by captive. Her captors want her dead because of her power. Nova must play their games to survive.But nothing is as it seems and she uncovers a secret that will change everything.Keep turning pages today.

Would you save the world if it constantly tried to kill you?For her entire childhood, Zelda has only known homelessness, hardship, and hostilities toward her and other magi. Fearing their powers, the empire and its citizens persecute magi without mercy or cause, believing them to be the greatest threat to humanity.But just south of the imperial capital lies an ancient dragon so deadly, legend says it can tear asunder an entire city in a single night. Soldiers cannot conquer it. Dragon hunters avoid it. Even magi fear it.Greed and fear, however, are driving powerful figures to hunt the dragon. And in doing so, they may bring about their very end—unless Zelda and the other magi can look past centuries of genocide.Should the lust of those in power awaken this mythical monster, the world’s only hope lies in the shadows of the empire.

The third novel in a haunting series from best-selling, award-winning author Elizabeth George!The first fire may have been an accident, but what about the second? And the third—the one that killed someone. Becca King and her friends wonder if one of the newcomers to the island is to blame. Perhaps it’s Isis Martin’s brother, Aidan, just home from a school for troubled teens. Or Parker Natalia, a talented musician fired by his bandmates for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, Becca’s education in the paranormal continues, as fellow psychic Diana Kinsale encourages her to explore her growing extrasensory abilities. Beautiful Whidbey Island may seem like a tranquil haven, but all is not as it seems.

Son of the Shadows, the second book in Juliet Marillier's award-winning Sevenwaters TrilogyBeautiful Sorcha is the courageous young woman who risked all to save her family from a wicked curse and whose love shattered generations of hate and bridged two cultures. It was by her sacrifice that the spell was broken and her brothers were finally brought home to Sevenwaters. But not all her brothers were able to escape the spell that transformed them into swans, and even those who did were more-and less-than they were before the change.It is left to Sorcha's daughter, Liadan, to fulfill the destiny of the Sevenwaters clan. Beloved child and dutiful daughter, she embarks on a journey that opens her eyes to the wonders of the world around her . . . and shows her just how hard-won was the peace that there are forces far darker than anyone could have guessed and ancient powers conspiring to destroy this family's peace--and their world.She will need all of her strength to stand up to those she loves best, for in the finding of her own true love, Liadan's course may doom them all . . . or may be their salvation.

"If Harry Potter, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Rick and Morty all got together and had a baby." Paul Ridge, Editor"Original, wry, sometimes funny, and always action-packed, Billy Twigg and the Storm of Shadows is engrossing and sets the stage for further books which will be eagerly anticipated by all ages." D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book ReviewDREAMS MAY COME TRUE. NIGHTMARES DO.A ghastly veil of darkness is seeping slowly south from the Arctic Circle, choking the life out of the world beneath. It brings with it Typhon, a deranged abomination laying waste to any civilisation he finds. Thousands of people are dead. If he goes unstopped, millions more will follow.High school teen Billy Twigg, is moments away from a death more horrific than anyone could possibly imagine. He has no recollection of how he's come to be lying broken and exhausted in the demolished remains of a famous British landmark until a fraction of a second before he is to be killed. Then he remembers everything in a deluge of nightmarish memories that are too crazy to believe, yet too shattering to ignore. Could this unassuming young man really be Earth's saviour?Prepare to be enthralled by a genre-blurring page-turner that will leave you breathless with anticipation and begging to resolve the next cliffhanger!

After a traumatic year, sixteen-year-old Roz is excited to move to Las Vegas, longing for the fresh start it will bring her and her father. Instead, she gets her possessions rearranged and ghosts chasing her from her home. While her father believes she’s having stress-induced hallucinations, Roz knows something more sinister is at play. With the help of her cousin, neighbor, and a pair of amateur paranormal investigators, she sets out to take on the specters herself.But the deeper she digs, the more terrified she becomes. The supernatural activity plaguing her increases, and with it comes new and terrifying threats. She finds an old journal from her troubled mother, and within its pages are revealed terrible truths: Worlds that exist beyond ours, mysterious powers she possesses, and dangerous beings that will kill her for these abilities. Determined to stop the shadows from overtaking her world, Roz and her friends will put a stop to the looming darkness, or die trying.

Arriving back at Champignac after their resounding victory over Zorglub and his Zorglmen – poor souls enslaved by a terrible will-negating wave – Spirou, Fantasio and the count discover the entire village paralysed! Another potential use of the zorglwave, and a sign that Zorglub's remorse and his promise to free all of his men may not have been entirely sincere. Discovering the truth will take time, though, and send our friends on a trip far from home…

The eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan – one boy’s terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince.Darren's going home. Back to where everything started. The town's changed a lot in the years that he's been away – but then, so has Darren.Plagued by nightmares of what the future seems to hold, Darren feels uneasy revisiting the place where he was re-born as a child of the night, as though the universe (as though destiny) is plotting to throw something very nasty at him on the streets of his old home.It is.

Why is a girl forbidden to read or receive an education? This story about a Muslim girl bound by traditional Islamic customs but who yearns for something more explores women’s rights, freedom, religion, and identity. In the Libyan city of Ghadames, Malika watches her merchant father depart on one of his caravan expeditions. She too yearns to travel to distant cities, and longs to learn to read like her younger brother. But nearly 12 years old, and soon to be of marriagable age, Malika knows that—like all Muslim women—she must be content with a more secluded, more limited life. Then one night a stranger enters her home . . . someone who disrupts the traditional order of things—and who affects Malika in unexpected ways.“I was enchanted by this story of a brave Berber girl who dares to dream and its filigree of details about harem life, ancient trade routes, goddesses and healers. The real beauty of The Shadows of Ghadames is that it transcends the exotic to explore universal truths about the condition of being human.”—Suzanne Fisher Staples, author of the Newbery Honor Book Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind*“Stolz invigorates her tale with elegant prose and a deft portrayal of a girl verging on adolescence. The vivid backdrop is intoxicating, but the story’s universal concerns will touch readers most.”—Booklist, Starred

The first fire may have been an accident, but what about the second? And the third—the one that killed someone. Becca King and her friends wonder if one of the newcomers to the island is to blame. Perhaps it’s Isis Martin’s brother, Aidan, just home from a school for troubled teens. Or Parker Natalia, a talented musician fired by his bandmates for unknown reasons.Meanwhile, Becca’s education in the paranormal continues, as fellow psychic Diana Kinsale encourages her to explore her growing extrasensory abilities.Beautiful Whidbey Island may seem like a tranquil haven, but all is not as it seems.The third book in the Whidbey Island saga confirms Elizabeth George’s place as a top-notch writer of suspense novels.

“The infectious, vivid world that J.D. Netto has crafted is made even more powerful as the reader realizes it is a reflection of the primal struggle within his or her own soul.” — Dave Eggar, Grammy-Nominated ArtistHIS KINGDOM. OUR WORLD. HIS SECRETS.When the thread of hope is split into two, which side will you take?After the capture of three book-bearers, Isaac, Xylia and Arundel are beckoned to return to Agalmath to meet the Dark One. Around the four corners of Elysium, Lucifer and his servants are gathering an army-uniting men, beast, Shadow and Nephilin to expand his kingdom.Hidden in the shadows and holding one of Lucifer's most faithful servants in captivity, the blood-drinkers continue to hunt down Isaac and the others, seeking to retrieve the Book of Letters.Isaac's and Xylia's courage and willingness to fight is starting to wane as they now fear that the path they have taken will claim their lives.When the stars blood drink. When the moon red turns. When the snow melts away. That's when Elysium will burn.REVIEWS"Full of mystery and action, The Gathering of Shadows had my heart racing every time I turned the page." - Bryan Cardenas, blogger at The Vanquish Blog ★★★★★"I loved revisiting the world J. D. Netto has created. As always, the plot is fast paced, filled with action and battles; there's never a dull moment." - Karina - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★