Carrie Vaughn

La licántropa más famosa, la locutora de radio Kitty Norville, prefiere ser oída y no vista. Pero cuando es invitada a comparecer en una sesión del Senado en representación de los seres sobrenaturales, su rostro copara la television nacional. Kitty sabe lo que es estar en una situacion comprometida, pero su desembarco en el averno de la ciudad la acarreara nuevos problemasY le granjeara nuevas amistades y enemistades, incluyendo a la reina vampira de la ciudad, un hombre jaguar increiblemente sexi y un senador paranoico y fanatico religioso que quiere mostrar a Kitty como un monstruo. Esta aprendera que siempre hay una batalla que librar en la ciudad de la corrupcion y las traiciones.

Kitty Norville has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world - and Kitty is right in the middle of it. Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own, and Kitty gets a glimpse into the power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries. But the conference has also attracted some old enemies, who have set their sights on Kitty and her friends. All the worlds a stage, and Kittys just stepped into the spotlight.

Kitty Norville, disc jockey de una emisora de radio de Denver, es una mujer lobo no reconocida. Cansada de que sus oyentes le pidan siempre las mismas canciones, comienza de manera accidental un nuevo programa, Kitty a medianoche, un consultorio radiofonico para seres sobrenaturales con problemas. Cuando hombres lobo, brujas y vampiros desesperados de todo el pais comienzan a llamar para compartir sus penas, su nuevo programa se convierte en un gran exito y las cosas empiezan a ponerse feas. Con un atractivo cazador de hombres lobo y unos cuantos no muertos con instintos homicidas pisandole los talones, Kitty pronto descubrira que quien mucho abarca, poco muerde

Kitty Norville jamás planeó transformarse en lobo en público, y menos aún en la televisión nacional, pero ahora que ha ocurrido necesita pasar un tiempo consigo misma para recuperarse del trauma y escribir sus memorias. Una cabaña en la montaña, lejos de la ciudad, parece el lugar perfecto donde recluirse. Pero tratandose de Kitty, los problemas siempre estan al acecho. Primero alguien deja animales sacrificados de forma grotesca en su porche; despues aparece el cazador de hombres lobo, Cormac, con una persona herida: Ben OFarrell, el abogado de Kitty. Dos tios cañon y Kitty en una cabaña de una sola habitacion, ¿podria darse una situacion mas tensa?

Kitty Norville is back and in more trouble than ever. Her recent run-in with werewolves traumatised by the horrors of war has made her start wondering how long the US government might have been covertly using werewolves in combat. Have any famous names in our own history actually been supernatural? Then an interview with the right vampire puts her on the trail of Wyatt Earp, vampire hunter.But her investigations lead her to a clue about enigmatic vampire Roman and the mysterious Long Game played by vampires through the millennia. That, plus a call for help from a powerful vampire ally in San Francisco, suddenly puts Kitty and her friends on the supernatural chessboard, pieces in dangerously active play. And Kitty Norville is never content to be a pawn ...

Kittys longing for a quiet life to write her memoirs, but even in the middle of nowhere, she runs into trouble!Kitty Norvilles established herself as a DJ, with her midnight talk show Kittys Midnight Hour, been forced into revealing herself to the nation as a werewolf and testified to the Senate about the supernatural denizens of the USA, but now its time to lay low in a remote Colorado cabin and work on her memoirs.Her plans get derailed when sexy werewolf hunter Cormac Bennett shows up with her lawyer, Ben OFarrell, whos been bitten and is about to turn into a werewolf himself. But Kittys hideaway is neither as peaceful nor as secret as she hopes, for barbed-wire crosses start showing up all over the place, and, worse, gruesome animal sacrifices are left at her door. Someone wants them gone, and its up to Kitty and Cormac to find out whos stalking them - before someone gets really hurt ...

TOO DARN HOT! Kitty and Ben return - and this time theyre fighting for their lives!Kitty and Ben thought they were done with Las Vegas, but its beginning to looks like Vegas isnt done with them. A sadistic cult of lycanthropes and their vampire priestess have laid a curse on Kitty, revenge for her disrupting their rituals, and now an invisible evil that smells like brimstone and plays with fire has followed them home. The next full moon triggers danger and destruction in the form of fire, and its not just targeting Kitty, but the pack of werewolves shes sworn to protect. Kitty needs help if shes going to be able to extinguish the terror thats threatening to torch them all!

Kitty Norville jamás planeó transformarse en lobo en público, y menos aún en la televisión nacional, pero ahora que ha ocurrido necesita pasar un tiempo consigo misma para recuperarse del trauma y escribir sus memorias. Una cabaña en la montaña, lejos de la ciudad, parece el lugar perfecto donde recluirse. Pero tratandose de Kitty, los problemas siempre estan al acecho. Primero alguien deja animales sacrificados de forma grotesca en su porche; despues aparece el cazador de hombres lobo, Cormac, con una persona herida: Ben O¿Farrell, el abogado de Kitty. Dos tios cañon y Kitty en una cabaña de una sola habitacion, ¿podria darse una situacion mas tensa?

Kitty Norville isnt just a radio DJ, shes a werewolf and despite her best efforts, keeping that a secret is harder than you would expect in this bind-up of three complete books that are "fresh, hip, [and] fantastic" (L. A. Banks, author of the Vampire Huntress Legends series).KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station and a werewolf in the closet. Her new late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged is a raging success, but its Kitty who can use some help. With one sexy werewolf-hunter and a few homicidal undead on her tail, Kitty may have bitten off more than she can chew. KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON: Celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard and not seen, but when shes invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of the countrys supernaturals, her face gets plastered all over national TV. Before long Kittys inherited a brand-new set of friends and enemies. Kitty quickly learns that in this city of dirty politicians and backstabbing pundits, everyones itching for a fight -- and shes about to be caught in the middle. KITTY TAKES A HOLIDAY: After getting caught turning into a wolf on national television, Kitty retreats to a mountain cabin to recover and write her memoirs. When werewolf hunter Cormac shows up with an injured Ben OFarrell, Kittys lawyer, slung over his shoulder, and a wolf-like creature with glowing red eyes starts sniffing around the cabin, Kitty wonders if any of them will get out of these woods alive...

Talk radio host and celebrity werewolf Kitty Norville has agreed to appear on TVs first all-supernatural reality show. What shes expecting is cheesy competitions and manufactured drama starring shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics. But what begins as a publicity stunt is all too quickly turning into a fight for her life.Kitty and her fellow housemates arrive at the remote mountain lodge where the show is set, but no sooner does filming start when violence erupts. It doesnt take Kitty long to suspect the show is nothing more than a cover for some nefarious plot. Then the cameras stop rolling, cast members start dying, and Kitty learns she and her monster housemates are not battling for a prize: they are, ironically enough, themselves the ultimate prize, in a very different game.Stranded with no power, no phones, and no way to know who can be trusted, she must find a way to defeat the evil closing in ... before it kills them all.

Two heroes revisit a traumatic incident from their pastand learn hard truths in the presentin this original graphic novel set in the Wild Cards universe, where an alien virus mutates some and grants superpowers to others, created by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones.In 1946, an alien virus ravaged the world, its results as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated.Over a year ago, the U.N.s Committee for Extraordinary Interventions sent ace heroes Ana Cortez and Kate BrandtEarth Witch and Curveballto Brazil to investigate Aurora Mission, a charity that claimed to provide education and medical care for those affected by the Wild Card virus. But local ace and activist Gabriel Silva reported abuses. Ana and Kate helped him get to the truth, which turned out to be far more sinister than anyone expected.Ana and Kate thought that case was closed, but now a Brazilian official has questions. Did they do the right thing or overreach their authority? The case amply demonstrates that, even in a world of incredible powers, there will always be victims.Written by New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn with art by Eisner-nominated creator Renae De Liz, this dynamic story gives readers a new look into the Wild Cards universe, and shows how even those with great powers have their limits.

Three soldiers recently returned from the war in Afghanistan are in custody at Ft Carson in Colorado Springs. Theyre werewolves, suffering from post traumatic stress, which has left them unable to control their shapeshifting, unable to interact with people. Kitty agrees to see them; after her own battles in KITTYS HOUSE OF HORRORS (Kitty #7), she feels a great deal of sympathy for them. The soldiers were part of a unit fighting Taliban insurgents in the remote mountains of Afghanistan. Their captain, the original werewolf, transformed the others; their new-found strengths including the ability to survive untold violence while infiltrating remote enemy positions, made them the perfect soldiers for this mission. But it was the captain who kept the group together and kept them sane; when a particularly potent mortar attack killed the captain, the remaining lycanthrope soldiers grew more and more wild, until the final three survivors were captured and delivered to Dr Shumacher at the Center for the Study of Paranatural Biology for treatment. Kitty tries to bring the men into her own pack, to socialise them back into some kind of normal existence, but the groups sergeant has other plans: hes intent on driving out Kitty and Ben and becoming the leader of a new squad of killers.

Theres a hot were-jaguar in town, and Kittys hungering for his touch . . .Celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard and not seen, but when shes invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of the countrys supernaturals, her face gets plastered all over national TV.Before long Kittys inherited a brand-new set of friends and enemies, including the vampire mistress of the city, an uber-hot Brazilian were-jaguar, and a Bible-thumping senator who plans to expose Kitty as the monster he truly believes her to be. Kitty quickly learns that in this city of dirty politicians and backstabbing pundits, everyones itching for a fight - and shes about to be caught in the middle.

No one knows Kittys a werewolf - until she starts a midnight radio show for the supernaturally disadvantaged and finds she may have bitten off more than she can chew.Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station - and she also happens to be a werewolf. One night, sick of the usual lame song requests, she accidentally starts The Midnight Hour, a late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. Almost immediately shes deluged by calls from desperate vampires, werewolves and witches from all across the country, wanting to share their woes and ask her advice. Kittys new show is a raging success, but its Kitty herself who could use some help, not least because her monthly change is a deep and dark secret to all but a very special few.And when she finds one very sexy werewolf-hunter on her tail, not to mention a few homicidal undead, she realises she may just may have bitten off more than she can chew ...Enough excitement, astonishment, pathos and vioctory to satisfy any reader Charlaine HarrisEdgy and irreverentRomantic TimesFun, fast-paced adventure for fans of supernatural mysteriesLocus

Kitty Norville, the countrys only celebrity werewolf, thinks shes finally got her life sorted. Her radio show is as popular as ever, and she and her cute lawyer boyfriend are the alpha pair of Denvers werewolf pack. Now she and Ben plan to tie the knot human-style - by eloping to Vegas. And just to make things more fun, shes going to do her midnight radio show live and on television from Vegas. In between getting wed and going live on TV, shes also planning on sipping fru-fru drinks by the pool while she works on her tan. So what can possibly go wrong?Well, their hotel is the venue for a werewolf-hating bounty hunter convention. Elsewhere on the Strip, an old-school magician might just be wielding the real thing. The vampire community is harbouring a dark secret ... and the irresistibly sexy star of a deeply suspicious animal act is determined to seduce Kitty. Sin City has never been so wild, and Kitty has never had to fight harder - to save not only her wedding, but her very life.

The Wild Dead is a tightly plotted mind-thrill . . . This is the feminist dystopian mystery series you didnt know you needed. Meg Elison, Philip K. Dick Awardwinning author of The Road to Nowhere seriesMysteries and murder abound in the sequel to the Philip K. Dick Awardwinning BannerlessA century after environmental and economic collapse, the people of the Coast Road have rebuilt their own sort of civilization, striving not to make the mistakes their ancestors did. They strictly ration and manage resources, including the ability to have children. Enid of Haven is an investigator, who with her new partner, Teeg, is called on to mediate a dispute over an old building in a far-flung settlement at the edge of Coast Road territory. The investigators decision seems straightforward and then the body of a young woman turns up in the nearby marshland. Almost more shocking than that, shes not from the Coast Road, but from one of the outsider camps belonging to the nomads and wild folk who live outside the Coast Road communities. Now one of them is dead, and Enid wants to find out who killed her, even as Teeg argues that the murder isnt their problem. In a dystopian future of isolated communities, can our moral sense survive the worst hard times?An intriguing mystery made compelling by its post-apocalyptic setting . . . Another great read from Vaughn. S. M. Stirling, New York Times best-selling author of The Sky-Blue Wolves and Dies the FireA Mariner OriginalA John Joseph Adams Book

Kittys radio show, Kittys Midnight Hour, is as popular as ever, and now she has a boyfriend who actually seems to understand her. Can she finally settle down to a normal life? Not if this is just the calm before the storm.When her mother falls ill, Kitty rushes back to Denver - and right back to the abusive pack of werewolves she escaped a year ago. To make matters worse, a war is brewing in the vampire community as Denvers two oldest vampires vie for the city, threatening the whole supernatural community. Though she wants to stay neutral, Kitty is once again drawn into a world of politics and violence. To protect her family, her lover, and herself, shell have to choose sides ... and maybe become what she hates most about her kind: a killer.

It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as if it had broken. A thousand people would step over it and think it trash, but not her. This was the tip of a rapier.Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued and pockets it as her own personal treasure.The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirates life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get homeone that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.

"Questland is a thrill ride . . . Richly imagined, action-packed, maximum fun." Charles Yu, New York Times bestselling author of Interior ChinatownYOU FIND YOURSELF IN A MAZE FULL OF TWISTY PASSAGES . . .Literature professor Dr. Addie Cox is living a happy, if sheltered, life in her ivory tower when Harris Lang, the famously eccentric billionaire tech genius, offers her an unusual job. He wants her to guide a mercenary strike team sent to infiltrate his island retreat off the northwest coast of the United States. Addie is puzzled by her role on the mission until she understands what Lang has built: Insula Mirabilis, an isolated resort where tourists will one day pay big bucks for a convincing, high-tech-powered fantasy-world experience, complete with dragons, unicorns, and, yes, magic.Unfortunately, one of the islands employees has gone rogue and activated an invisible force shield that has cut off all outside communication. A Coast Guard cutter attempting to pass through the shield has been destroyed. Suspicion rests on Dominic Brand, the projects head designerand Addie Coxs ex-boyfriend. Lang has tasked Addie and the mercenary team with taking back control of the island at any cost.But Addie is wrestling demons of her ownand not the fantastical kind. Now, she must navigate the deadly traps of Insula Mirabilis as well as her own past trauma. And no d20, however lucky, can help Addie make this saving throw.Gamers rejoice! Carrie Vaughn has conjured up a fun and fast-paced story filled with elves, d20s, and Monty Python riffs. Monte Cook, ENnie Award-winning creator of the Numenera roleplaying game

On one side of the border lies the modern world: the internet, homecoming dances, cell phones. On the other side dwell the ancient monsters who spark humanitys deepest fears: dragons. Seventeen-year-old Kay Wyatt knows shes breaking the law by rock climbing near the border, but shed rather have an adventure than follow the rules. When the dragon Artegal unexpectedly saves her life, the rules are abruptly shattered, and a secret friendship grows between them. But suspicion and terror are the legacy of human and dragon interactions, and the fragile truce that has maintained peace between the species is unraveling. As tensions mount and battles begin, Kay and Artegal are caught in the middle. Can their friendship change the course of a war?In her young-adult debut, New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn presents a distinctly twenty-first-century tale of myths and machines, and an alliance that crosses a seemingly unbridgeable divide.