new orleans (la.)

Presents the sixth installment in the alternative history in which Alvin Maker, a man who has the magical ability to create, repair, heal, or destroy, travels to New Orleans where he saves his friends from a deadly plague and takes the first steps toward his envisioned destiny in the Crystal City.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, people, and points of interest in the largest city in Louisiana.

Two children participating in the traditional Mardi Gras celebration see such sights as the Zulu and Rex parades, enjoying the songs, bright costumes, and gigantic floats.

Rebecca moves to New Orleans to stay with her aunt in a scary old house while her father is traveling, and while most kids at school treat her poorly, a mysterious girl named Lisette shows her the hidden nooks of the city and reveals shocking truths about Rebecca's own history.

Sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour, who recently moved in with her aunt in New Orleans, has terrifying visions of a girl locked in a dark room, and when Jessica, the head cheerleader at her new school, goes missing, Trinity's decision to share her vision causes people to suspect she is involved.

An unabridged republication of the 1899 novel about a Victorian-era woman who finds passionate physical love with a young man she meets while on vacation.

Mr. Ash learns there are other surviving Taltos and goes to New Orleans, where he becomes involved with the Mayfair witches.

Rowan Mayfair finds the drowned body of a man and brings him back to life. Together they try to solve the mystery of her past and his suddenly acquired sensory power. It takes them through four centuries of witchcraft and the occult.

Rowan, queen of the coven, attempts to escape from the evil spell of the demon Lasher, taking with her their child.