Hex and the City (Nightside, Book 4)
Simon R. Green
Language: English
Pages: 256
ISBN: 0441012612
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.
Pale Demon (The Hollows, Book 9)
Sacrifice (Rogue Angel, Book 18)
First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, Book 1)
The Gathering Dark (Shadow Saga, Book 4)
Live and Let Drood (Secret Histories, Book 6)
quill pen, one of Baron Frankenstein’s scalpels, a small lacquered wooden box that claimed it held the ashes of Joan of Arc, and a Yeti’s-foot umbrella stand. The rest was just junk and tat, stuff only a collector could love. Certainly nothing I’d give house-room. I’ve never believed in acquiring objects of power. They always let you down. Either the batteries run out at the worst possible moment, or you go blank on the activating word; and you can never find the instruction manual when you need
coat’s inner pocket and tossed them into the midst of the Reasonable Men; and suddenly everything that could go wrong for them did. Spells misfired, muscles spasmed, and they fell over each other like clowns. One of them drew a heavy handgun, its gleaming steel acid-etched with potent runes and sigils. He fired it at Sinner. The bullet punched a neat hole in Sinner’s chest, but no blood flowed. He stood looking down at the hole for a moment, almost sadly, then he looked at the shocked Reasonable
from an attack like that. Sinner just stood there and took it. I felt like applauding. Bad Penny folded her arms over her impressive chest and pouted. “Now that’s just not fair, darling.” “Step aside, Sidney,” said Pretty Poison, at Sinner’s shoulder. “I have business with this woman. Very nasty business.” “No,” said Sinner. “She tried to kill you, my darling! I can’t allow that to go unpunished. It’s not in my nature.” “You came up out of Hell to be with me, in order to change your nature.
and the Great Auction Hall had become an alien, unbearable place. A few people staggered towards the exits, only to find that the doors had disappeared. There was no way out any more. Jackie Schadenfreud had swollen up like a blowfish, blowing off all the silver buttons on his Nazi greatcoat. He giggled painfully, soaking up the emotions around him, force-fed on feelings beyond his appetite or capacity. Thick bloody tears ran down his pink cheeks as his eyes bulged in their sockets. His dog had
it was a rich, sane sound. “When reality becomes unbearable,” he said calmly, “change reality.” All his strength and power focussed through his will, and rushed out into the bar, enforcing his vision of reality on everything. All the remaining combat magicians cried out as their magics were stripped from them, leaving them defenceless. Walker staggered back, his Voice silenced. The knife in my back disappeared, along with the damage it had done. Madman turned his uncompromising gaze on Lilith,
