The Brotherhood of the Snake has spent centuries searching for an Aramaic scroll that completes a triad with Le Serpent Rouge and a powerful Stone. Unbeknownst to anyone, the scroll has been passed down through one prominent Jewish family for multi-generations. When the family's eldest son innocently brings the scroll to his graduate philology class, the Brotherhood discovers where it is and launches a ruthless campaign to seize it from the family. Compelled by The Red Serpent, one policeman's obsession to avenge the death of his wife reveals the greatest wealth of knowledge the world has ever known. From the Dead Sea Scrolls to a stunning revelation at Stonehenge...from power, corruption, and murder to conflict, conspiracy and greed...The Red Serpent slithers through richly presented areas of Paris, London, New York, Switzerland, and Provence to spark an improbable romance, risk the lives of everyone involved, and solve a maddening puzzle that will change civilization forever....a rapid fire, almost staccato, no-holds-barred thriller.” – Robert Davidson, The Tuzla Run...good dialogue, great narrative, and a visual feast.” – Craig Ellis, The Sun and the Saber...mysterious, dangerous, and intelligent.” – Rakhi Jha, Sir William, an Urbane Knight ...plenty of twists and turns just like a snake.” – Barry Wenlock, Little Krisna and the Bihar Boys
"In 2021, the Vampires attacked Earth and decimated the human population. After a fierce and bloody battle, war commander John Howe led the forced evacuation of the humans to the gigantic orbiting space station Regnum, and the human refugees have been there ever since. Then one day, General Howe's orphan nephew, Alexander, uncovers a terrible secret about his past--and that he may be the subject of prophesy. The boy's world is turned upside down when Gareng, the Vampiric General, reveals his own family ties to Alexander. As the two grow closer, Gareng begins to question the wisdom of his people waging Vampiric war on the humans. But Gareng's own son will stop at nothing to seize control and eliminate the humans once and for all... After learning his true origins, Alexander finds himself in an impossible situation: he must choose whether his allegiance lies with his mother's people, or with his father's--and condemn the other to certain doom. But migra is thicker than water, and as Alexander embraces his role as Falsifier, he begins to hope that there could be another way. Can Alexander forge a peace between the two warring factions--could he and Gareng ever convince the Vampires to agree--or will prophecy reach its bloody final chapter as Earth is plunged again into unrelenting war?"--Dust jacket.
Carter and Sadie Kane face the impossible task of defeating Apophis, the serpent of chaos, before he can destroy the mortal world. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink civil war, the Gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos.
Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one. The electrifying conclusion to the New York Times and Indiebound bestselling Serpent & Dove trilogy is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Kendare Blake. Lou has spent her whole life running. Now, after a crushing blow from Morgane, the time has come to go home—and claim what is rightfully hers. But this is no longer the Lou her friends knew. No longer the Lou who captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out. From Serpent & Dove to Blood & Honey and concluding with Gods & Monsters, Shelby Mahurin's stunning fantasy trilogy delivers thrills and romance.
Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. From the creator of the hit Percy Jackson series.
On Earth, the clandestine vampire Elder Council summons a great man to awaken a primordial evil locked in the abyss of Antarctica. As humanity prepares for the War of Vengeance, Alex learns to harness his powers, powers that link him directly to the Dark King who haunts his dreams and tempts him to join the Red Serpent.
In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
A New York Review Books Original In 1908, deep in Siberia, it fell to earth. THEIR ICE. A young man on a scientific expedition found it. It spoke to his heart, and his heart named him Bro. Bro felt the Ice. Bro knew its purpose. To bring together the 23,000 blond, blue-eyed Brothers and Sisters of the Light who were scattered on earth. To wake their sleeping hearts. To return to the Light. To destroy this world. And secretly, throughout the twentieth century and up to our own day, the Children of the Light have pursued their beloved goal. Pulp fiction, science fiction, New Ageism, pornography, video-game mayhem, old-time Communist propaganda, and rampant commercial hype all collide, splinter, and splatter in Vladimir Sorokin’s virtuosic Ice Trilogy, a crazed joyride through modern times with the promise of a truly spectacular crash at the end. And the reader, as eager for the redemptive fix of a good story as the Children are for the Primordial Light, has no choice except to go along, caught up in a brilliant illusion from which only illusion escapes intact.