The Lich King is an entity of incalculable power and unparalleled malice his icy soul utterly consumed by his plans to destroy all life on the World of Warcraft. Lord of the undead Scourge, wielder of the runeblade Frostmourne, and enemy of the free peoples of Azeroth. ‘Turn away, before it is too late,’ it intoned. The uncanny elemental spirit drew its icy sword. Arthas stared raptly at it, his hands almost physically aching to grasp it, his fingers to wrap themselves around the hilt, his arms to feel the weapon swinging smoothly in the blow that would end Mal’Ganis, end the torment he had visited upon the people of Lordaeron, end this lust for revenge. He’d thought it a good omen then, but now he knew it was a true sign. The sword that had not killed Invincible, but that had brought him back healed and healthy. Arthas knew the blade it was the selfsame sword he had seen in his dream when he first arrived. It was revealed and concealed at the same time, and all the more tempting, like a new lover imperfectly glimpsed through a gauzy curtain. The icy prison hid some details of the sword’s shape and form, exaggerated others. A soft light, coming from somewhere high above where the cavern was open to daylight, shone down on the runeblade. Below it was a dais of some sort, standing on a large gently raised mound that was covered in a dusting of snow. It was caught in a hovering, jagged chunk of ice, the runes that ran the length of its blade glowing a cool blue. Christine Warren, New York Times bestselling author of The Others seriesįrostmourne.

But I would like to make a request for bigger weapons. Madeline Roux manages to answer the eternal question all of us must ask ourselves eventually: ‘When the zombie apocalypse comes and it will come, how will I handle it?’ For my part, I hope I manage it with as much humanity and determination as Allison. But as the reality of their situation sinks in, Allison’s blog becomes a harrowing account of her edge of the seat adventures with some witty sarcasm thrown in as she and her companions fight their way through ravenous zombies and sometimes even more dangerous humans.

It may also be her only chance to reach her mother. Allison reaches out for help through her blog, writing on her laptop and utilizing the military’s emergency wireless network SNET. One woman’s story as she blogs and fights back the zombie apocalypse Allison Hewitt and her five colleagues at the Brooks and Peabody Bookstore are trapped together when the zombie outbreak hits.

The scarlets by madeleine roux