Sin Eaters 2

Author : Megan Campisi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982124120

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Sin Eater by Megan Campisi Pdf

“For fans of The Handmaid’s Tale...a debut novel with a dark setting and an unforgettable heroine...is a riveting depiction of hard-won female empowerment” (The Washington Post). The Sin Eater walks among us, unseen, unheard Sins of our flesh become sins of Hers Following Her to the grave, unseen, unheard The Sin Eater Walks Among Us. For the crime of stealing bread, fourteen-year-old May receives a life sentence: she must become a Sin Eater—a shunned woman, brutally marked, whose fate is to hear the final confessions of the dying, eat ritual foods symbolizing their sins as a funeral rite, and thereby shoulder their transgressions to grant their souls access to heaven. Orphaned and friendless, apprenticed to an older Sin Eater who cannot speak to her, May must make her way in a dangerous and cruel world she barely understands. When a deer heart appears on the coffin of a royal governess who did not confess to the dreadful sin it represents, the older Sin Eater refuses to eat it. She is taken to prison, tortured, and killed. To avenge her death, May must find out who placed the deer heart on the coffin and why. “Very much reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale…it transcends its historical roots to give us a modern heroine” (Kirkus Reviews). “A novel as strange as it is captivating” (BuzzFeed), The Sin Eater “is a treat for fans of feminist speculative fiction” (Publishers Weekly) and “exactly what historical fiction lovers have unknowingly craved” (New York Journal of Books).

Author : Kai Leakes
Publisher : Urban Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781622860999

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Sin Eaters by Kai Leakes Pdf

Khamun Cross has been assigned an objective that will change his life: to protect Sanna Steele from the dark forces that desire to steal her soul. Khamun is a member of a secret society of Guardian Angels whose battle against The Cursed has been raging for centuries. The Cursed roam the earth to harvest souls for the Dark army, while the Guardian Angels desire to protect The Light. Khamun has been commissioned to watch over Sanna, but in doing so, he also satisfies his secret cravings for the sins of The Cursed. Like a vampire, he feeds off of his enemies. What was now tainted is purified by his touch, and he returns them to The Light. Unbeknownst to Sanna, she is the key to the war, and The Cursed are desperate to have her at all costs. They hunt her, as well as her family and friends, relentlessly. Will Khamun and his team be able to save her from the Dark? Kai Leakes delivers a classic tale of good versus evil in this supernatural thriller.

Author : Kai Leakes
Publisher : Urban Renaissance
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781622863273

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Sin Eaters 2 by Kai Leakes Pdf

Darkness is swallowing the streets of Chicago, and a key may have been found. Khamun and Sanna's epic journey together has led them to this, their mission to save Nephilim Society from themselves. Still trying to open the secrets of the first book, Khamun and Sanna's fight has resulted in a travesty that may change their lives. Now with Khamun at the cusp of a life and death decision, it's up to his team to close ranks and protect their Oracle. Calvin Freeman is surrounded by death. Not only has his cousin fallen in battle, but he's now being stalked by ghosts from his past lives and a familiar lethal foe, the Medusa. What is deathly has become alluring, and what is toxic has become bittersweet. His dreams are betraying him, and war is coming as society turns a blind eye. It's up to him and his family to bring their retribution, and it's up to him to find out why the woman known for bringing nightmares has suddenly knocked at his door. Take a final walk in the chilling world of Kai Leakes in Sin Eaters 2: Retribution Devotion Book Two.

Author : Melinda Salisbury
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545819732

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The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury Pdf

Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't exactly a member of the court. She's the executioner. As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to look past Twylla's executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen. However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?

Author : Francine Rivers
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781414341736

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The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind pens a captivating tale of suffering, seeking, and redemption set in Appalachia in the 1850s. In the misty peaks and valleys of Appalachia roams the sin eater—a myth as much as a man, burdened with absolving the sins of villagers passing from this life to the next. But when a young girl uncovers the dark secret behind the tradition, she vows to show her village the truth. All that matters for young Cadi Forbes is finding the one man who can set her free from the sin that plagues her, the sin that has stolen her mother’s love from her and made Cadi wish she could flee life and its terrible injustice. But Cadi doesn’t know that the sin eater is seeking as well. Before their journeys are over, Cadi and the sin eater must face themselves, each other, and the One who will demand everything from them in exchange for the answers they seek. “This unforgettable novel is rich in style, lore, and action, revealing a profound truth in a way only Francine Rivers can do. Transcending age, gender, and reading genres, this gripping story is a must-read for men, women, and young people alike.” —Romantic Times “Rivers delivers both a powerful message about Christian beliefs and the need for forgiveness of sins and an evocative portrayal of life in the 1850s. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal Also available in The Francine Rivers Historical Collection (e-book only).

Author : Sarah Rayne
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780102702

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The Sin Eater by Sarah Rayne Pdf

The sins of the past break through to the present in this chilling tale of supernatural suspense. When Benedict Doyle finds himself the owner of his great-grandfather’s North London house, it stirs memories of his time there as a frightened eight-year-old and the strange glimpses that revealed the darkness in his family’s past—through which runs the grisly thread of an old legend about a chess set believed to possess a dark power. And when Michael Flint, meeting Benedict in Oxford, starts to research his story, chilling facts begin to emerge—facts that suggest the old legend contains a disturbing reality. Could the chess set’s malevolence be reaching out to the present?

Author : Mike Shel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 057850216X

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Sin Eater by Mike Shel Pdf

"I SHALL BAPTIZE YOU, SIR, AND MY BAPTISM WILL BURN YOUR FOLLY AND FLESH AWAY."A year has passed since Auric Manteo descended into the haunted depths of a Djao ruin to return a lethal artifact, only to face down a bloodthirsty, imprisoned god. Now his daughter Agnes comes to bring him back to the capital with promises of hidden secrets finally revealed.But the city decays, poisonous disorder is rife, and whispered prophecy foretells of cataclysm and doom. Summoned by their no-longer human queen, Auric and Agnes are commanded to carry out an impossible task, one that can be accomplished only with the mysterious blade Szaa'da'shaela, gifted to Auric on a lunatic's whim. Can Auric and his daughter survive a journey fraught with blood, menace, and madness? And can they pay the price demanded by a being every bit as evil as the Aching God?Sin Eater is the sequel to 2018's widely praised Aching God and book 2 of the Iconoclasts Trilogy.

Author : Thomas
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781612612591

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The Sin-Eater by Thomas Pdf

Argyle eased the warm loaf right and left and downed swift gulps of beer and venial sin then lit into the bread now leavened with the corpses's cardinal mischiefs, then he said "Six pence, I'm sorry." and the widow paid him. So opens the unsantioned priesthood of The Sin-Eater: A Breviary - Thomas Lynch's collection of two dozen, twenty-four line poems - a book of hours in the odd life and times of Argyle, the sin-eater. Celtic and druidic, scapegoat and outlier, a fixture in the funerary landscape of former centuries, Argyle's doubt-ridden witness seems entirely relevant to our difficult times. By turns worshipful and irreverent, good-humoried and grim, these poems examine the deeper meanings of Eucharist and grace, forgiveness and faith, atonement and reconcilation.

Author : Caleb Tankersley
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781602234512

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Sin Eaters by Caleb Tankersley Pdf

"Magical, heartfelt, and funny, Sin Eaters paints a picture of religion and repression while hinting at the love and connection that come with healing. The stories in Caleb Tankersley's collection illuminate the shadowy edges of the American Midwest, featuring aspects of religion, sex and desire, monsters and magic, and humor."--

Author : Cavan Scott
Publisher : Titan
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781785856495

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Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #7 by Cavan Scott Pdf

The intrigue continues! While Jack infiltrates the UNIT barracks in search of the truth, Rose gets an idea of the Doctor's life before she met him. And the Doctor is overwhelmed by a glimpse back into a 'simpler' time, when he didn't have the weight of the Time War on his shoulders...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1952531039

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Chronicles of Darkness the Contagion Chronicle by Anonim Pdf

A Crossover Chronicle for all the Chornicles of Darkness lines

Author : Ilsa J. Bick
Publisher : Carolrhoda Lab ?
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781467737050

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The Sin-Eater's Confession by Ilsa J. Bick Pdf

People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy. I guess you could say I knew Jimmy as well as anyone (which was not very well). I knew what scared him. And I knew he had dreams?even if I didn't understand them. Even if he nearly ruined my life to pursue them. Jimmy's dead now, and I definitely know that better than anyone. I know about blood and bone and how bodies decompose. I know about shadows and stones and hatchets. I know what a last cry for help sounds like. I know what blood looks like on my own hands. What I don't know is if I can trust my own eyes. I don't know who threw the stone. Who swung the hatchet? Who are the shadows? What do the living owe the dead?

Author : Melinda Salisbury
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407162683

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The Sin Eater's Daughter 2: The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury Pdf

In Lormere the queen is stirring up war and has unleashed the sinister Bringer. Betrayed by the one she loves, Twylla is in self-imposed exile. But for how long? The people need a leader. They need something to believe in - whether it's true or not.

Author : Alan Alexander
Publisher : White Wolf Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fantasy games
ISBN : 158846377X

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Geist the Sin-Eaters by Alan Alexander Pdf

Author : T J Lea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798719637952

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The Last Sin Eater by T J Lea Pdf

Sin Eater - A person who consumes a ritual meal in order to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person. If only it were that simple.7 death row inmates. 7 sins to devour. Nelle Lockwood, one half of the nightmare detective agencies with her friend and mentor Buck McGraw, is given a most unusual request from the warden of a secretive prison: With Nelle as The Last Sin Eater, she is compelled to help absolve these evil people of their sins, but within the walls of the undersea tempestra prison lurks nightmarish creatures far beyond that of mere mortals... With Buck, Air Marshal Nestor Holden & his cocky corvid Edgar, Nelle must traverse uncomfortable conversations & hardships unlike anything she's ever faced. Author T. J. Lea's (THE EXPRESSIONLESS, NoSleep Podcast, Writers Mythos) "The Last Sin Eater" seeks to bridge the gap between Lovecraftian horror and dark fantasy, provoking difficult conversations, horrific creatures and spine tingling tension. As the inaugural novella in the expanding universe that makes up the collective first book: "Strangeness In Sturgeon: Echoes", what follows in successive novellas due out in 2021 is a blend of mystery, deep-seated horror ranging from the supernatural to the existential, a diverse set of characters and an immersion that makes you feel like you're within each of the unique locales and even more unique nightmares. There's more locked up in this prison than just inmates and Nelle will soon find out that some secrets are best left bounded... "Incredibly visceral, thought-provoking, and filled with unexpected twists, The Last Sin Eater by T. J. Lea is a masterfully written horror tale, although it's definitely not one for the faint of heart. Nelle is a strong and intriguing heroine who brings you along as she unlocks secrets about her past and the Church of the Duskwalkers while dealing with some of the most despicable inmates you'll ever meet." - USA Today bestselling author Angela Campbell.