Silva: 1118 books

A gripping story of four remarkable young men—photographers, friends and rivals—who band together for protection in the final, violent days of white rule in South Africa.

One hundred and twenty-five years of steamboating in Muskoka come alive with the anniversary celebration of the RMS Segwun. The Royal Mail Ship Segwun is the oldest operating steamship in North America, a Muskoka icon, and one of Ontario’s best-known tourist attractions. Built as a paddlewheeler...

He was called Olaf the Unlucky. Olaf Stenson wasn't exactly sure when his luck went bad. Most said it started the day he fell and twisted his leg out of shape, but that was only the final straw on his unhappy slide from favor. With the death of his parents at a young age, his grandfather killed,...

War is coming to the Norwood, and a strange warrior arrives with a black sword to lead the Nor against the invaders. Arlyss Quarrel is oblivious to the danger. His only dream is to marry the girl next door and start a family of his own far away from his demanding father. This dream is shattered...

After being shattered by the death of his lady love, Olaf is sent east by his namesake Uncle to recover in the relative safety of the Eastern Confederation. Even here, he cannot rest. The Empire of Jewel is marching against his uncle's fledgling Kingdom of Haven, and Olaf is tasked with finding a...

Mythological sea monsters lurking in the depths of Lake Simcoe, a fair-haired Sasquatch combing the isolated stretches of northern highways, and the mournful "Maid of the Mist" of Niagara Falls are just some of the mysterious stories of Ontario found in this collection. Read up on the eerie...

The monotony of farm work is killing Julian. Between his boring life and his demanding father, Julian is losing his passion for music and his hope for a life of travel. When he escapes work for a day in the woods, he stumbles upon a beautiful dryad and finds the beginnings of the life he’s always...

Na confusão de um contra-ataque a uma tripulação de piratas espaciais, os olhos de Serralves reconhecem uma arma alienígena. De onde veio ela? Haverá mais? Quem mais tem conhecimento da sua existência?

A tale about a girl with heterochromatic eyes that just wanted to flee to a magical world. Between her and her dream, there are only a rock and seven challenging tasks.

Two friends are going to spend a few days in a beach house. They soon discover that only one can enter the house, while the other, prevented by an invisible force, is forced to sleep on the terrace. While trying to understand the mystery of the place, the questions and uncertainties will show that the answer to the main question is simpler than they imagine.

What if the hospital studies of future doctors went beyond of just examining a body that was dead for a few days? Brenda is going to find out, in the most scaring way, the answer. And the consequences can be irreversible.

Between reading little books accompanied by a stuffed bunny and listening to mother read stories on Sunday, the little Rube discovers much about the power of reading and imagination. And understand, little by little, how much it is special for parents.

In a world where wolves are enemies of the sun and moon, Ulmer was a huge wolf who lived alone in a cave. One day, upon receiving the unusual visit of a girl in search of an entity known as Star, whose magical jars were lost in the sky and found on earth by the human, he leaves on a suicide...

A lively book illustrated with archival photos, Secrets of Lake Simcoe is a valuable addition to local history collections and provides a refreshing way for anyone to view what some consider to be Canada's sixth Great Lake. At the heart of central Ontario, Lake Simcoe has played an important...