Dark Metropolis
Dark Metropolis

Author: Jaclyn Dolamore

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2014-06-17

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 142318100X

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Sixteen-year-old Thea Holder's mother is cursed with a spell that's driving her mad, and whenever they touch, Thea is chilled by the magic, too. With no one else to contribute, Thea must make a living for both of them in a sinister city, where danger lurks and greed rules. Thea spends her nights waitressing at the decadent Telephone Club attending to the glitzy clientele. But when her best friend, Nan, vanishes, Thea is compelled to find her. She meets Freddy, a young, magnetic patron at the club, and he agrees to help her uncover the city's secrets???even while he hides secrets of his own. Together, they find a whole new side of the city. Unrest is brewing behind closed doors as whispers of a gruesome magic spread. And if they're not careful, the heartless masterminds behind the growing disappearances will be after them, too. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, this is a chilling thriller with a touch of magic where the dead don't always seem to stay that way.

Dark Metropolis
Dark Metropolis

Author: Irving Norman

Publisher: Heyday Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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"Social realism at its most vivid and vibrant. Images from an artist who witnessed a century of human struggle. Amazing glimpses of an age of change Stunning retrospective collection of a surrealist master. Not a well-known figure, Irving Norman created monumental works that depicted the world he saw and experienced throughout the decades from World War I into the 70's. There is a dark vision shaped by the wars and enormous change of his times as he saw it - war, revolution, industrialization, and the pace and crush of modern life. This collection attempts to bring Norman to a new position and appreciation among modern American masters."--GoogleBooks.

The Borribles
The Borribles

Author: Michael de Larrabeiti

Publisher: Tor Teen

Published: 2005-07-10

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1466821566

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What is a Borrible? Borribles are runaways who dwell in the shadows of London. Apart from their pointed ears, they look just like ordinary children. They live by their wits and a few Borrible laws--the chief one being, Don't Get Caught! The Borribles are outcasts--but they wouldn't have it any other way.... One night, the Borribles of Battersea discover a Rumble--one of the giant, rat-shaped creatures who are their ancient enemy--in their territory. Fearing an invasion, an elite group of Borrible fighters set out on what will become known in legend as The Great Rumble Hunt. So begins the first of the three epic adventures in Michael de Larrabeiti's classic trilogy, where excitement, violence, low cunning, greed, generosity, treachery, and bravery exist side by side. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Glittering Shadows
Glittering Shadows

Author: Jaclyn Dolamore

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781423164777

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The revolution is here. Bodies line the streets of Urobrun; a great pyre burns in Republic Square. The rebels grow anxious behind closed doors while Marlis watches the politicians search for answers-and excuses-inside the Chancellery. Thea, Freddy, Nan, and Sigi are caught in the crossfire, taking refuge with a vibrant, young revolutionary and a mysterious healer from Irminau. As the battle lines are drawn, a greater threat casts a dark shadow over the land. Magic might be lost-forever. This action-packed sequel to Dark Metropolis weaves political intrigue, deadly magic, and heartbreaking romance into an unforgettable narrative. Dolamore's lyrical writing and masterfully crafted plot deliver a powerful conclusion.

The Dark Metropolis
The Dark Metropolis

Author: Bill Valiontis

Publisher: Bill Valiontis

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13:

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In the dimly lit streets of the Lower Districts, Nyx stumbles upon a cryptic message embedded within the city's central network. The message hints at a covert government experiment, threatening the very fabric of reality. Intrigued, Nyx seeks out Quade, hoping to uncover the truth. Together, they join forces with Melina's resistance, only to discover that Dr. Octavia Kane's experiment has unleashed an otherworldly force that could reshape the destiny of Neo-Veridia.

Metropolis
Metropolis

Author: Thea von Harbou

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0486795675

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This Weimar-era novel of a futuristic society, written by the screenwriter for the iconic 1927 film, was hailed by noted science-fiction authority Forrest J. Ackerman as "a work of genius."

Pictures of a Gone City
Pictures of a Gone City

Author: Richard A. Walker

Publisher: PM Press

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 1629635235

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The San Francisco Bay Area is currently the jewel in the crown of capitalism—the tech capital of the world and a gusher of wealth from the Silicon Gold Rush. It has been generating jobs, spawning new innovation, and spreading ideas that are changing lives everywhere. It boasts of being the Left Coast, the Greenest City, and the best place for workers in the USA. So what could be wrong? It may seem that the Bay Area has the best of it in Trump’s America, but there is a dark side of success: overheated bubbles and spectacular crashes; exploding inequality and millions of underpaid workers; a boiling housing crisis, mass displacement, and severe environmental damage; a delusional tech elite and complicity with the worst in American politics. This sweeping account of the Bay Area in the age of the tech boom covers many bases. It begins with the phenomenal concentration of IT in Greater Silicon Valley, the fabulous economic growth of the bay region and the unbelievable wealth piling up for the 1% and high incomes of Upper Classes—in contrast to the fate of the working class and people of color earning poverty wages and struggling to keep their heads above water. The middle chapters survey the urban scene, including the greatest housing bubble in the United States, a metropolis exploding in every direction, and a geography turned inside out. Lastly, it hits the environmental impact of the boom, the fantastical ideology of TechWorld, and the political implications of the tech-led transformation of the bay region.

The City of Dusk
The City of Dusk

Author: Tara Sim

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2022-03-22

Total Pages: 845

ISBN-13: 1399704117

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'A glorious tapestry of magic and murderous gods' - BuzzFeed News 'Fans of A Darker Shade of Magic and All of Us Villains will want to pick this up' - BookRiot 'A delightful, complex, intimate yet explosive debut adult fantasy' - Strange Horizons DARKNESS FALLS. GODS RISE. The Four Realms - Life, Death, Light, and Darkness - all converge on the City of Dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir. But the gods have withdrawn their favour from the once vibrant and thriving metropolis. And without it, all the realms are dying. Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs - Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Risha, a necromancer fighting to keep the peace; Nikolas, a soldier who struggles to see the light; and Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with a reckless heart - will become reluctant allies in the quest to save their city. But their rebellion will cost them dearly. Set in a world of bone palaces and shadow magic, of vengeful gods and defiant chosen ones, The City of Dusk is Tara Sim's crackling adult fantasy debut.

Metropolis
Metropolis

Author: Ben Wilson

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0385543476

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In a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations. “A towering achievement.... Reading this book is like visiting an exhilarating city for the first time—dazzling.” —The Wall Street Journal During the two hundred millennia of humanity’s existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. From their very beginnings, cities created such a flourishing of human endeavor—new professions, new forms of art, worship and trade—that they kick-started civilization. Guiding us through the centuries, Wilson reveals the innovations nurtured by the inimitable energy of human beings together: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in ninth-century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Époque Paris. In the modern age, the skyscrapers of New York City inspired utopian visions of community design, while the trees of twenty-first-century Seattle and Shanghai point to a sustainable future in the age of climate change. Page-turning, irresistible, and rich with engrossing detail, Metropolis is a brilliant demonstration that the story of human civilization is the story of cities.