Search Results: Fiction: Action/Adventure from pacaritambo books

UK: Flame Tree Publishing, 2022. Special Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2022 Flame Tree large hardcover (embossed art front and back boards), special edition (or some just call it a first edition with another ISBN number), first printing. Chapter decorations. Decorated end pages. CONTENT: A beautiful new edition of one of the great works of literature from Classical Antiquity. Virgil's masterpiece, one of the greatest works in Western literature, was written in Latin, between 29 and 19 BCE, recalling events after the Fall of Troy over 1200 years before, as told in the famous Homeric epics of Greek literature the Iliad and the Odyssey. The great adventures of Aeneas' flight from Troy and the prophesy of his founding of a great city linked Roman dynasty to the legends of a heroic past, bringing myth and history to bear in the politics of the Roman Empire. Here in the much-loved translation by John Dryden, and accompanied by Virgil's Eclogues… Read More

Hachette/Little Brown, 2019. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Hachette/Little Brown trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: One of the Best Books of the Year: Parade, Glamour, Real Simple, Refinery29, Yahoo! Lifestyle (2019). Journey back to 1930's Paris with this "startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman's self-transformation from muse to artist." "I'd rather take a photograph than be one," Lee Miller declares after she arrives in Paris in 1929, where she soon catches the eye of the famous Surrealist Man Ray. Though he wants to use her only as a model, Lee convinces him to take her on as his assistant and teach her everything he knows. As they work together in the darkroom, their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined, changing the course of Lee's life forever. Lee's journey of self-discovery takes took her from the cabarets of… Read More

HarperVoyager, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? - pale remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD 2020 HarperVoyager hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. The dust jacket is in the manner of an old, cheap movie poster. Great! CONTENT: Sandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner-the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey. As the battle between warring angels continues, James Stark is focused on seemingly simpler matters now that he's resurfaced on earth: an invasion of ghosts. L.A.'s Little Cairo neighborhood has suddenly been overrun by violent spirits, and Thomas Abbott knows if anyone can figure out why they've appeared-and how to get rid of them-it's Stark. Armed with the Room of Thirteen Doors, Stark quickly learns that the answer may reach back to the… Read More

St. Martin's Press, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. CONDITION: What makes this book "like new" - remainder dot top edges. That's it - that's all. LIKE NEW 2017 St Martin's Press hardcover (gray boards) & dust jacket (title in gold foil), first edition, first printing. Book is unread, very tight and clean. CONTENT: A fate worse than death . . Bastien Cabarro survived the brutal slaughter of his entire family only to have his wife pin their murders on him. Made Ravin by The League, he is now a target for their assassins-in-training to hunt and kill. The average life expectancy for such beings is six weeks. But defying the odds is what this Gyron Force officer does best, and Bastien won't rest until he lays his betrayers in their graves. Ten years later, he has one chance to balance the scales of justice, provided he relies on his former wingman - the very sister of the woman who testified against him. Major Ember Wyldestarrin joined the… Read More

Berkley/Penguin, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Tim Robinson DJ art. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Berkley hardcover (black boards) and dust jacket, first Berkley edition, first printing. Tim Robinson DJ art. CONTENT: British intelligence operative and hardened assassin, Max McLean, battles a nightmarish enemy in this stunning debut thriller from an award winning war correspondent. When it comes to killing terrorists British intelligence has always had one man they could rely on, Max McLean. As an assassin, he's never missed, but Max has made one miscalculation and now he has to pay the price. His handlers send him to Sierra Leone on a seemingly one-way mission. What he finds is a horror from beyond his nightmares. Rebel forces are loose in the jungle and someone or something is slaughtering innocent villagers. It's his job to root out the monster behind these abominations, but he soon discovers that London may consider him the most disposable piece in this operation.

Harper, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W map. CONDITION: What makes this "As New" - remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD 2020 Harper hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W map. CONTENT: An intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early twentieth-century America that eerily echoes our own time, The Cold Millions offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation grappling with the chasm between rich and poor, between harsh realities and simple dreams. The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his older brother, Gig, dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar and introduces the brothers to a far more… Read More

NY: FORGE/Macmillian, 2019. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. None. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Forge/Macmillian boxed set of 10 CDs, Unabridged edition, assumed first "printing." In publisher's shrink-wrap. CONTENT: Lillian Adams is going on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband before Judge John Murray, to whom she has been like a daughter since childhood. Despite this long, shared history, both the prosecutor and defense attorney agree that Murray should sit on the case, and Murray himself knows he must. For he believes that if he steps down and another judge is appointed, there will be little hope for Lillian. The prosecutor is a sadistic psychopath who will pervert the law to convict Lillian and do everything in his power to hurt Judge Murray. And Murray must save Lillian. Gerry Spence takes listeners through shocking twists and suspenseful courtroom scenes that only the great maestro of the courtroom himself could create. Court of Lies goes beyond being… Read More

DAW, 2013. 1st Hardcover 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Cliff Nielsen jacket art. CONDITION: NEW 2013 DAW hardcover (red boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), 1st hardcover edition, 1st printing. Cliff Nielsen jacket art. CONTENT: England in the fourteenth century: a land of poverty and opulence, prayer and plague.witchcraft and necromancy. As a child, Elisha witnessed the burning of a witch outside of London, and saw her transformed into an angel at the moment of her death, though all around him denied this vision. He swore that the next time he might have the chance to bind an angel's wounds, he would be ready. And so he became a barber surgeon, at the lowest ranks of the medical profession, following the only healer's path available to a peasant's son. Elisha Barber is good at his work, but skill alone cannot protect him. In a single catastrophic day, Elisha's attempt to deliver his brother's child leaves his family ruined, and Elisha himself accused of murder. Then a haughty physician offers him a… Read More

Grand Central Publishing/Hachette, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 Grand Central large hardcover (turquoise boards), first edition, first printing. Gold foil decorations and dragonflies front panel DJ. 2 lb book. CONTENT: At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds -- a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer -- all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of her or his own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named Dragonfly. Thus begins a dramatic cat-and-mouse game, as the group seeks to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad… Read More

DAW Books, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Jody Lee beautiful DJ art. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new" - tiny red remainder dot bottom edges at spine. UNREAD 2019 DAW hardcover (white boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Beautiful DJ art by Jody Lee; embossed Author name and Title. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: In this second installment of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, the children of Heralds Mags and Amily must follow in their parents' footsteps to protect the realm. Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King's Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. Their daughter, Abidela, dreams of building on her parents' legacy by joining her father's network of spies, hoping to offset her seeming lack of a Gift. But when Abi senses the imminent collapse of a bridge only moments before it happens, she saves countless lives, including that of her best friend, Princess Katiana. The experience, though… Read More

Solaris, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Jon Sullivan DJ art. CONDITION: AS NEW 2009 Solaris hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. DJ by Jon Sullivan. What makes this "As New"? - read to page 23 and abandoned - dog-eared corner. DJ title and author's name in gold foil. CONTENT: Arch Wizard is the second thrilling adventure in The Falconfar Saga, a classic sword and sorcery adventure. Having been drawn into a fantasy world of his own creation, Rod Everlar continues his quest to defeat the corruption he has discovered within. Arch Wizard displays all the hallmarks of Ed's reputation for creating a richly realized fantasy setting, and characters that shine.

DAW Books, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Steve Stone DJ art; Chapter decorations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW?" Small remainder dot bottom edges near spine. UNREAD 2018 DAW hardcover (grey boards) and dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Beautiful DJ art by Steve Stone. Embossed title & Author embossed on DJ. Chapter decorations. CONTENT: Kerida Nast and her companions have succeeded in finding Jerek Brightwing, the new Luqs of Farama, and uniting him with a part of his Battle Wings, but not all their problems have been solved. Farama is still in the hands of the Halian invaders and their Shekayrin, and it's going to take magical as well as military strength to overcome them. Unexpected help comes from Bakura, the Princess Imperial of the Halians, whose Gifts have been suppressed. As the Voice of her brother the Sky Emperor she has some political power over the Halian military, and she will use it to aid the Faramans, if Kerida can free her from what she… Read More

William Morrow, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Serge Balkin cover art. CONDITION: LIKE NEW, UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2019 William Morrow hardcover (dark blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. What makes this book "like new?" - remainder mark bottom edges. Interior perfect. Deckle edges. CONTENT: This is a dazzling epic of World War II in which a beautiful young "society reporter" is sent to the Bahamas, a haven of spies, traitors, and the infamous Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora "Lulu" Randolph arrives in the Bahamas to investigate the Governor and his wife for a New York society magazine. After all, American readers have an insatiable appetite for news of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that glamorous couple whose love affair nearly brought the British monarchy to its knees five years earlier. What more intriguing backdrop for their romance than a wartime Caribbean paradise, a colonial playground for kingpins of… Read More

Ace/Berkley, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Bastien L. Deharme DJ art. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? Tiny red remainder dot bottom edges near spine. UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2019 Ace/Berkley hardcover (purple boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. #3 Book of the Ancestor series. CONTENT: The searing conclusion of the thrilling epic fantasy trilogy that saw a young girl trained by an arcane order of nuns grow into the fiercest of warriors... They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor's armies are in retreat. Nona Grey faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that she and her friends will have time to earn a nun's habit before war is on their doorstep.… Read More

Berkley, 2021. 1st US Paperback 16th Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW?" Small red remainder dot bottom edges at spine. UNREAD 2021 Berkley trade paperback, first US edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: Investigator Jessica Niemi is in a race against time to find the link between a body with strange markings that has washed up on a frigid shore in Finland and two baffling disappearances in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Hunter. Six months have passed since Jessica's encounter with the mysterious serial-killing coven of witches and the death of her mentor. Her nightmares about her mother and the witchcraft that undid her have only gotten worse, but she's doing what she can to stay focused. Her homicide squad, now under new leadership, has been given a murder case and a new series of disappearances to investigate. A young woman's corpse has washed up on an icy beach,… Read More

TOR, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Larry Rostant cover art; chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 TOR trade paperback, first edition, first printing. Larry Rostant cover art; chapter decorations. CONTENT: The fires of Hell heat up the Cold War in this globe-spanning thriller sequel to The Midnight Front. 1954: In Southeast Asia, Cade Martin, hero of The Midnight Front during World War II, chases ghosts and flees his past. In the United States, BrietSegfrunsdóttir heads the Pentagon's top-secret magickal warfare program.And in South America, Anja Kernova hunts fugitive Nazi sorcerers with the help of a powerful magickal tome known as The Iron Codex. In an ever-more dangerous world, a chance encounter sparks an international race to find Anja and steal The Iron Codex. Anja is hunted by friend and foe alike, leading to a showdown on Bikini Atoll in March 1954: the Castle Bravo nuclear test, where science and black magic are destined to collide.

Saga Press, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Saga Press hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: From the DJ: Meet Doctor Jens. She hasn't had a decent cup of coffee in fifteen years. Her workday begins when she jumps out of perfectly good space ships and continues with developing treatments for sick alien species she's never seen before. She loves her life. Even without the coffee. But Dr. Jens is about to discover an astonishing mystery: two ships, one ancient and one new, locked in a deadly embrace. The crew is suffering from an unknown ailment and the shipmind is trapped in an inadequate body, much of her memory pared away. Unfortunately, Dr. Jens can't resist a mystery and she begins doing some digging. She has no idea that she's about to discover horrifying and life-changing truths.

Prestel/Pegasus Library, 1999. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/As New. Marc Chagall paintings. CONDITION: NEW Book, 1999 Prestel hardcover (blue boards), first edition, assumed first printing but don't hold me to it. DUST JACKET (in mylar cover) is "As New" due to a short repaired "tear" top edge at fold. Color illustrations are Chagall's lithographs originally produced in 1948. Norbert Nobis Introduction. CONTENT: Inspired by the powerful magic of the tales in A Thousand and One Nights, Marc Chagall created a series of stunning coloured lithographs to illustrate four of them, perfectly mirroring the colourful splendour of the Orient, with its mystery and poetry. The original translation by the British explorer, linguist and Orientalist Sir Richard F. Burton (1821-90) captures the very essence of the tales, and reflects the fascinating experience gathered by the translator during his extensive travels. Marc Chagall: Arabian Nights reproduces the subtle, iridescent colours of the original… Read More

Del Rey, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Russ Charpentier (maps); Steve Stone (Chapter decorations & DJ art). CONDITION: UNREAD 2002 Del Rey hardcover (deckle edges, blue boards) and dust jacket (goild foil Author name, in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. End pages show maps of the area. CONTENT: Terry Brooks became the master of epic fantasy with the publication of his legendary debut, The Sword of Shannara. Since then, each new novel in the Shannara saga has brilliantly built upon and deepened the world of breathtaking magic, adventure, and intrigue he created. In The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara-his third enchanting series-he literally took his legions of loyal readers soaring to new heights as a colorful contingent of characters took to the skies aboard a magnificent airship on a quest fraught with wonder and danger. Now in Morgawr, the quest at last draws to its climactic conclusion, as the forces of good and evil vying against each other to possess an… Read More

William Morrow, 2019. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2019 William Morrow hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first American edition, first printing. Originally published in Australia, 2013. No illustrations. CONTENT: Hannah has been running-literally and figuratively-from her life back in Australia. Whenever she's not working, she's pounding London's streets, putting the past behind her. Then she meets a fellow Australian named India, and Hannah's entranced. For India is confident, exotic, and charming-qualities that Hannah feels she's desperately lacking. Pass it on. India has a secret, too - one beyond any remedy. For it's a secret that is currently sealed in a love letter and is making its journey across Europe in the most unconventional way-through the hands of strangers as they pass on the street. And who knows where it will lead.