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Originally issued as a YA trilogy called the King's Daggers (including volumes Sir Stalwart, The Crooked House, and Silvercloak), The Monster War works equally well as a single novel. The story fills a gap in the first Blades novel, The Gilded Chain, when King Ambrose sought to shut down the evil sorcery of the Elementaries, and the sorcerers fought back by trying to kill him. The same great characters are all here: Ambrose himself, Grand Master,...
22) Monster Mash
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Dr. Frankenstein melds the world's strongest monsters-including Dracula, Werewolf, and the Invisible Man- into a singular, unstoppable creation.
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Fourteen-year-old Vanessa Simons is just like any other girl her age. She likes stereotypically girly things, goes to school, and ... craves human blood.
Vanessa is a vampire, and as she grows older, she is finding it more and more difficult to hide that fact from the mortals among whom she lives. She's ecstatic when her parents offer her the opportunity to attend a school entirely for monsters-not just for vampires, but for werewolves, mummies,...
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WANTED: MONSTER HUNTERS. PRACTICAL ARMOR OPTIONAL.
Pix just wants to hunt monsters, craft armor, and pay off her college loans.
Her partner Jaz does, too. She just wants to pet the monsters more. While wearing impractical hot pants armor. And wielding a sword so massive she needs magic gems to carry it.
Their skill levels? Slightly above noob. But when a colossal new monster falls through the portals in the Dazzling Skies, they'll have to raise...
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Long ago, the village of Shrind sacrificed people to the monsters in the forest. Now the howling has started again, and a village elder has chosen Parton to be the next sacrifice.
Left to die for having shared a kiss with the elder's son, Parton receives more compassion from the supposed monster than from those who had been his friends and neighbours. In the heart of the woods, learning to accept himself may be a harder lesson than learning to accept...
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Eight friends enter Ridgewood Lodge, but only three come out.
What started as a hightail investigation, has now turned into a cold case.
Nobody knows what happened that night, not even the survivors want to remember.
But on the 20th anniversary, one survivor is ready to relive that night, but on one condition; they must remain anonymous.
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Kayla Murray is trapped in a prison from which there is no escape. Ever since she was little, she's been plagued by the shadow monsters that live under her bed… Moving house doesn't help. Sleeping on the couch doesn't help. The monsters are attracted to her and will lurk in the shadows no matter where she is; until the lights go out and she falls into the eternal realms between wakefulness and slumber. But Kayla is not a little girl anymore, and...
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Since the dawn of communication, humankind has looked around itself and used myths and legends to make sense of the world. Imaginative tales of goddesses, heroes, villains and beasts bring understanding to the biggest questions in life: Who made the world? What happens when we die? Where did we come from? How should we live our lives? Gods, Heroes and Monsters invites you to take your place at the campfire that's been glowing since the first tale...
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School's out and summer camp's in! When Marvin and his friends meet Joey, a lake monster with a loud mouth and few manners, it seems that Marvin is the only kid in camp who will be his friend. And Marvin's friendship with the lake monster is causing ripples among his other friends. No one wants to be around the kid who cuts in line, or talks over them, or tells them what he really thinks about their art project. But Joey secretly wants only one thing:...
34) Swamp Monster
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Roid rage, PTSD, and snake's nest of lies Victor Storm doesn't want to kill people anymore, but he can't stop looking for trouble. And when he finds a girl who reminds him of his daughter being menaced by a jerk, and when his class profiles a pedophile with political connections, Victor again can't turn away. Now, Victor wants to find a way to handle both situations without killing anybody. But he's killed before, and he will if he has to. If you...
35) Cruel Monster
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Marco Amoretti is the former leader of the Inferno, the most dangerous mafia in Italy, exiled from the "Legion of the Phoenix," a secret association of mobsters. A cold and ruthless killer born and raised for the business. He believes he has everything in life until his path crosses with the enigmatic Belle, a young novice who is the exact opposite of him. The definition of innocence. A blank book perfect for him to write with blood on those pages....
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Hank Donner-Varian yearns for something beyond his perfect, but routine marriage. Forbidden fantasy beckons until a chance encounter with the enigmatic and devastatingly sexy Abbott Lowery turns curiosity into a dangerous obsession.
Hank's unaware of the sinister depths beneath Lowery's facade. When Hank's flirtation spirals into nightmare, he's thrust into a world of horror orchestrated by a man who once embodied his deepest desires.
In a heart-pounding...
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Steve Hutchison reviews 60 vampire movies, 60 lycanthrope movies, 60 ghost movies, 60 demon movies, 60 zombie movies, 60 alien movies, 60 giant movies, 60 wizard movies, 60 serial killer movies, 60 animal movies, 60 cultist movies, 60 revenant movies, and 60 mutant movies.
Each article includes a synopsis, a review, and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?
38) Real Monsters
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As a soldier's wife awaits information about his whereabouts overseas, he descends further into the madness of war in this "memorable and moving" novel (Benjamin Myers, author of Pig Iron).
Reeling from the terrorist attack that killed her father, Lorna lurches through an inebriated adolescence until she finds love and redemption in a young soldier named Danny. But her dream of a stable life is once again shattered when Danny is called to serve overseas-and...
39) Medical Monsters
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The lives and dreadful deeds of 20 horrific medical serial killers, including:Genene Jones: a truly monstrous paediatric nurse who murdered as many as 47 babies and children entrusted to her care.Glennon Engleman:a rather unconventional dentist who moonlighted as a hitman and murder-for-profit killer.Michael Swango: a deadly doctor who took genuine pleasure in poisoning his patients and colleagues. Killed at least 60 in an intercontinental murder...
40) Little Monsters
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Howler is a SMALL werewolf with a BIG problem. He is just not SCARY! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School… But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the ODD one out might just make him the COOLEST one of all… With giggles on every page, this hilarious new picture book is perfect for ALL little monsters.
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