DescriptionJack's best friend, Charlie, has always been effortlessly cool. When Charlie wakes up one day and finds a mysterious, moving black tattoo on his back, it's a clear sign that he's even cooler than Jack thought. To top it off, Charlie has also gained super powers. Or has he? Jack soon learns the terrifying truth: Charlie's incredible powers come from an age-old demon called the Scourge, who is using Charlie to bring about its evil master plan. When the Scourge vanishes with Charlie, Jack and Esme, a girl with super powers of her own, follow their friend from the streets of London into Hell itself, where they face horrors that may well cost them their lives.
DescriptionDeadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror Merle, carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her, and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian pharaoh and his mummy warriors. But some truly nightmarish surprises await them as they travel to the center of Hell and encounter its sinister ruler: Lord Light. Serafin remains in Venice, where the gorgeous sphinx Lalapeya recruits him into a plot to assassinate the pharaoh. But does Lalapeya really believe a small group of boys can outwit the cunning sphinx commanders and kill the most powerful man on earth? Betrayal lurks in unexpected places, and startling revelations occur as Merle and Serafin learn that evil takes many shapes in the astonishing world of Dark Reflections.
DescriptionEnjoy every second you have with them. Tomorrow you'll wake up and they'll be all grown. Twenty years ago Dana Logan reacted to this statement as any new mother would...with disbelief. Tomorrow ? Didn't the years ahead stretch like a long, sunny road...with no end in sight? Well, Dana's just fallen into that end. Hard. It's as if her whole life has been a prep course, only, without warning, they've canceled the test. Her children don't seem to need anything she is able to give. Okay, so she'll just have to find someone who does want what she has to offer, even if she has to drive into hell to do it. Judging by the sign she just passed, "Welcome to Hell. Population 512", she already has.
DescriptionNo words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and artistry. Dante's theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius could have found the loftiness of tone and the splendor and v