Christopher Pike - Free Library Land Online - Reference https://reference.library.land/ ru Christopher Pike - Free Library Land Online - Reference DataLife Engine Black Blood https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/559-black_blood.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/559-black_blood.html

The terrifying sequel to The Last Vampire. Alisa Perne is a 5,000-year-old vampire. She and her partner, Ray, thought they were the last of their breed, but suddenly they are confronted by a series of brutal murders that could only have been caused by others like them.]]> Fri, 10 Jun 1994 15:21:27 +0300 Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43255-thirst_no_5_the_sacred_veil.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43255-thirst_no_5_the_sacred_veil.html

It's no dream.
At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her. In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her. Yet, strangely, a handful of memories have been lost to Alisa. As she and her friends embark on a search for the location of a sacred artifact - an ancient veil that may hold the key to mankind's salvation - Alisa soon realizes that her own mind may be her greatest enemy. The memories she is blocking deal with the most horrifying period in mankind's history, a time when she was tortured by a madman responsible for the deaths of millions. But what information did her torture yield?]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:38:35 +0300 The Deadly Past https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43240-the_deadly_past.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43240-the_deadly_past.html

Suddenly there are creatures from the ancient past in Spooksville. Huge meat-eating lizards attacking people in their cars. Flying reptiles swooping down and lifting kids away. But where have these dinosaurs come from? Adam and his friends discover that a huge doorway has been created between present-day Spooksville and sixty million years ago. It is through this doorway that the dinosaurs are attacking. But who created this doorway? How can it be closed before all of Spooksville is destroyed?]]> Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:38:33 +0300 Road to Nowhere https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43264-road_to_nowhere.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43264-road_to_nowhere.html

A Dark And Stormy Night. Teresa Chafey is running away from home. Driving north along the California coast, she picks up two mysterious hitchhikers: Poppy Corn and Freedom Jack. Together the three of them tell stories: Teresa of her devastating relationship with her boyfriend, Poppy of a sad young woman she once knew, and Freedom of a talented young man with a violent temper. Yet as they talk, a darker story unfolds around them. A story of life and death, of redemption and damnation. It will be the longest night of Teresa's life. Maybe the last night of her life.]]> Sat, 16 Oct 1993 11:38:36 +0200 The Midnight Club https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43252-the_midnight_club.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43252-the_midnight_club.html

Rotterdam Home, a hospice where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die, was home to the Midnight Club--a group of five young men and women who met at midnight and told stories of intrigue and horror. One night they made a pact that the first of them to die would make every effort to contact the others . . . from beyond the grave.]]> Sun, 16 Oct 1994 11:38:34 +0200 Pan's Realm https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43268-pans_realm.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43268-pans_realm.html

Are there fairies and gnomes? Leprechauns and elves? Most people, including Adam, would have said no. But one day a whole herd of magical creatures invades Spooksville. At first they play childish pranks, and Adam and his friends are happy to welcome them. But quickly the pranks turn cruel, and Adam, Sally, Watch, and Cindy are soon fighting for their lives.
Where did these little people come from?
How can Adam and his pals make them go away?]]> Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:38:37 +0300 Red Queen https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43248-red_queen.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43248-red_queen.html

Witches are real and each of us may be one in this all-new paranormal suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike. Heading off for a weekend in Las Vegas with her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry: how to make it through the road trip in the same car with her Ex, Jimmy Kelter. The guy who broke her heart five months ago when he dumped her for no reason. The guy who's finally ready to tell her why he did it, because he wants her back. But what Jessie doesn't realize is that Jimmy is the least of her problems. In Las Vegas she meets Russ, a mesmerizing stranger who shows her how to gamble, and who never seems to lose. Curious, Jessie wants to know his secret, and in response, alone in his hotel room, he teaches her a game that opens a door to another reality. To Witch World. Suddenly Jessie discovers that she's stumbled into a world where some people can do the impossible, and others may not even be human. For a time she fears she's lost her mind. Are there really witches? Is she one of them?

1 Bestselling author Christopher Pike offers up another classic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that keeps you guessing right until the last page.

]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:38:34 +0300 The Last Vampire https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/564-the_last_vampire.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/564-the_last_vampire.html

Alisa Perne is the last vampire. Beautiful and brilliant, she hunts alone, living among humans, living off humans. But someone is stalking her. Someone wants her dead. And Alisa has a choice to make - to keep a long held promise or protect the mortal she seems to be falling for.]]> Fri, 10 Jun 1994 15:21:28 +0300 Monster https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43245-monster.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43245-monster.html Monster

She said she killed them because they were monsters. Mary Blanc walked into the party with a loaded shotgun. In the blink of an eye she blew two people away. She wanted to kill more, but was stopped by her best friend, Angela Warner, and the police. The next day, when Angela visits Mary at the jail, she asks why she did it. Mary responds, "Because they were no longer human." Angela thinks she's crazy. At first. Until she probes deeper into Mary's claims and discovers a horror so unimaginable that she thinks she is going crazy. She even gets to the point where she wonders if she should have let Mary keep on killing. While there was still time to stop the thing from spreading. The very old thing. The hungry thing.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 1992 11:38:33 +0200 The Howling Ghost https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43259-the_howling_ghost.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43259-the_howling_ghost.html

Cindy is playing by the ocean with her younger brother, Neil, when a ghost appears out of nowhere and grabs Neil and takes him away. Cindy tries to tell people what happened, but everyone assumes the boy must have drowned. Cindy is left heartbroken, with no one to help her find her brother. Until Sally reads about what happened in the paper. Sally believes in ghosts -- she knows ghosts are a dime a dozen when it comes to Spooksville. With Adam and Watch, Sally goes to Cindy and promises to help her get her brother back. But what none of them knows is that this is a nasty old ghost. It would rather turn them all into ghosts than return Cindy's brother.]]> Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:38:36 +0200 Aliens in the Sky https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43265-aliens_in_the_sky.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43265-aliens_in_the_sky.html

Things are getting pretty spooky in Spooksville. As Adam and his friends stay up late on night, they see bright lights in the sky. Lights that look suspiciously like flying saucers. Then, the next night, one of the saucers lands by the reservoir, and the creatures who come out of the ship don't look like people at all. Their heads are too large, and their eyes are so big and black. Worse, they want Adam and his friends to come with them for a little ride in space. In fact, the aliens insist they come. They practically drag them into their ship. And the flying saucer takes off. And it doesn't look like the aliens will be bringing them back home soon.]]> Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:38:37 +0300 The Wishing Stone https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43266-the_wishing_stone.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43266-the_wishing_stone.html

While hiking in the woods around Spooksville, Adam and his friends find a cube-shaped stone. It is clear, like a crystal, and seems to shine with colored light. To their immense surprise, the discover that if they hodl it and make a wish for something, that thing happens. They call it the Wishing Store. And they love it. Until they discover that there is a heavy price to be paid for each wish.]]> Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:38:37 +0300 The Haunted Cave https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43260-the_haunted_cave.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43260-the_haunted_cave.html

There is a famous cave located just outside of Spooksville. Many stories surround the dark place: scary ones as well as exciting ones. Hearing the amazing tales, Adam is tempted to explore the cave with his new friends: Watch, Sally, and Cindy. But thte moment they enter the cave, the entrance closes behind them. And they are trapped in the dark. They walk deeper into the cave, frantically searching for a way out. The batteries in their flashlights begin to run low. Then they realize something is following them. Something that has been in the cave for a very long time. Something big and black and hungry.]]> Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:38:36 +0200 Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43270-thirst_no_2_phantom_evil_thirst_and_creatures_of_forever.html https://reference.library.land/christopher-pike/43270-thirst_no_2_phantom_evil_thirst_and_creatures_of_forever.html

Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever

Includes:
Phantom
Evil Thirst
Creatures of Forever Tears roll over my face. I touch them with my quivering tongue. They are clear and salty, not dark and bloody. Another sign that I am human. What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true: She is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and, for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her new connection to humanity, she begins to understand the weight of life-and-death decisions. Can Alisa resolve her past and build a new identity, or is she doomed to repeat her fatal mistakes?]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:38:37 +0300