I was completely surprised by this book. A protagonist who has rage issues and is struggling with a desire to either run, except his current life isn't so bad, or avengers his family. I was thoroughly enthralled and then it turned into an episode of the twilight zone. I was so shocked by the ending I wanted to strangle Islington because I had to wait to find out what happened. Dear Lord he is a master and an SOB for this book.
At the elite Catenan Academy, where students are prepared as the future leaders of the Hierarchy empire, the curriculum reveals a layered set of mysteries which turn murderous in this new fantasy by bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.
Vis, the adopted son of Magnus Quintus Ulcisor, a prominent senator within the Hierarchy, is trained to enter the famed Catenan Academy to help Ulciscor learn what the hidden agenda is of the remote island academy. Secretly, he also wants Vis to discover what happed to his brother who died at the academy. He's sure the current Principalis of…
Well, what can I say, Sanderson never seems to disappoint. Everytime he gives us a strange world with interesting magical systems or mechanics that are so very original, as a fellow writer, I hate him and love him for it. Seriously, just how big is his imagination? Tress of the Emerald Sea is so heart warming and innocent it felt like it could be an Amblin movie. I also, and this was my favorite part of the book, loved that it was told by a character in the story that was almost God like, but currently insane. Check this book out, you won't be disappointed.
Well, this is a man in his hubris create a monster he can't control story. Genetic experiment escapes an wreaks havoc in Orlando Florida. Not even the Florida Man stands a chance. Fun, fast paced, gory and left open for a sequel, I enjoyed this roller coaster ride of a monster book. I actually read it in a day because I couldn't put it down.
From the author of the bestselling Vengeance from the Deep series …
A series of gruesome slayings are attributed to a bear that escaped from a nearby lab.
But when local detective Scott Pine discovers the 1,200-pound Kodiak ripped to pieces, he realizes his problems have just begun.
In 1922, an unethical experiment in Florida spawned a creation so taboo and heinous that it was euthanized shortly after birth. In the years to follow, the bizarre project from Orange Park would find its place among urban legends
In the normally tranquil city of Binghamton in upstate New York women are turning up dead. Murder is something every town experiences, but here in the country, two in as many days is frightening. Police detectives Jared Caddrett and Dana Campbell are tasked with finding the killer, but when a mysterious FBI agent from the big city shows up, they begin to realize that something far more sinister has come to their little town. As the war between the spirits of Justice and Injustice threaten to invade the earthly realm and angels and demons battle, what began as a simple murder investigation will lead the two detectives into the unseen world that exists in the shadows, thrusting them into a supernatural war that has been raging for millennia.
