![]() ![]() ![]() Now Mercy makes her comics debut in an exclusive new story created by Patricia Briggs. The thrilling adventures of Mercy Thompson Moon Called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed have topped the New York Times bestseller list. ![]() And as if fangs and fur weren t bad enough, Mercy must deal with the scariest creature of all: her mother, who is convinced that Mercy is making a mess of her life and determined to set her daughter on the right course. When Mercy travels to the Tri Cities of Washington for a job interview, she quickly finds herself smack dab in the middle of a gang war between rival packs of werewolves. She lives on the fine line dividing the everyday world from a darker dimension, observing the supernatural community while standing apart. Mercy Thompson is a walker, a magical being with the power to transform into a coyote. ![]()
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![]() ![]() At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Now, Arabella must decide between staying loyal to the man she loves and the country of her father or betraying all that she has known to fight alongside the Martians in a hopeless resistance against the Galaxy’s last remaining superpower. ![]() Both Company and Crown have decided that it is time to bring Mars into the folds of Empire, and they think Singh is the perfect man to do it. His story 'TkTkTk' won the Hugo Award, and he has been shortlisted for awards including the Hugo. (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty SF and fantasy stories. But, victory has come at atremendous cost. Arabella of Mars (The Adventures of Arabella Ashby, 1) Levine, David D. Hail the conquering heroes The tyrant, Napoleon, has been defeated with Arabella and the crew of theDianaleading the final charge. At last husband and wife, Arabella and Captain Singh seem to have earned the attention of great men, ones who have new uses in mind for the Mars Company captain and his young wife. Levine comes Arabella the Traitor of Mars, the newest book in the Adventures of Arabella Ashby series. Britain’s savior, Lord Nelson, has not survived the final battle and the good people of the Diana must now return to London as both heroes and pallbearers. But, victory has come at a tremendous cost. Hail the conquering heroes! The tyrant, Napoleon, has been defeated with Arabella and the crew of the Diana leading the final charge. Levine comes Arabella the Traitor of Mars, the newest book in the Adventures of Arabella Ashby series. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is left to rebuild a broken life stunted by an evil husband who she seemingly lets die and is left with a meager inheritance to do some good with, as she says, in trying to be good in her new life. And Gwendolyn the other side of this novel, so different from the good, decent, moral and caring Deronda and yet wanting to be. It's a very emotional journey of this man Daniel Deronda who finds himself and his heritage to be exactly what he would have wanted, in Judaism and Eliot tells it with such painful considerations to all those involved that you can't help but be utterly broken. But the story is so utterly fascinating and so enriching and beautiful that it really did take me to places beyond those I experienced in Middlemarch. Having just finished the audio book of Middlemarch which I liked very much, but which did not move me in the same way, I was slightly reluctant to begin Daniel Deronda. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot surprised me at how much it moved me. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first book in the acclaimed Tales of Alvin Maker series, by one of the world’s best-loved SF/fantasy authors. Somewhere out there is a power that will do anything to prevent him growing up … But even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him. Young Alvin is the seventh son, and such a boy is destined to become great – perhaps even a man with the enormous powers of a Maker. ‘Card has uncovered a rich vein of folklore and magic here, to which his assured handling of old time religion and manifest love of children is admirably suited: an appealing and intriguing effort.’ – Kirkus Reviewsįrom the primal depth’s of the world’s greatest myths comes this gripping fantasy of a boy, born to be a Maker, whose dangerous journey towards knowledge and power makes history …Īmid the deep woods where the Red Man still holds sway, a very special child is born. ![]() ![]() ![]() Canonically, however, there is a collection of main novels featuring series' mainstays Jamie and Claire Fraser - nine in total. If you're a fan of the Starz show but have yet to pick up any of the Outlander books, you may be surprised to hear there are more than a dozen published pieces that make up the world of the sci-fi-turned historical fiction tale. Gabaldon confirmed earlier this year that's she's getting to work on the tenth, likely final, installment in the book's main series. ![]() There's never been a better time to dive into the vast literary universe that makes up the Outlander series, either. Outlander fans have had a lot to celebrate recently – the return of the fantastical romance tale in its sixth season on Starz, a brand new storyline out of series author Diana Gabaldon's newest tale, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, and news that a new prequel series is on its way. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burned by her traumatic past, Angel is new to the drag world, new to ball culture, and has a yearning inside of her to help create family for those without. It’s 1980 in New York City, and nowhere is the city’s glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ball scene, where seventeen-year-old Angel first comes into her own. “Cassaras’s propulsive and profound first novel, finding one’s home in the world-particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society-comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.” - EsquireĪ gritty and gorgeous debut that follows a cast of gay and transgender club kids navigating the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and ’90s, inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is Burning NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY Buzzfeed ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He's caught too many times skipping out on his duties to play make-believe and often listens with rapt attention to stories from one of the bedridden, senile residents, Brother Cyrus. In STRANGE THE DREAMER, a boy named Lazlo Strange first gets his Dreamer nickname as an orphan in an abbey. ![]() Main characters work toward compassion and understanding while others remain committed to violence. The messages here will resonate with a more mature audience ready to contemplate the nature and cause of discrimination and hate. One couple has sex, with a few details of the experience described. One character dies by falling and getting impaled by a fence. The main character is treated harshly as a young orphan he's beaten with switches and sent to sleep in a crypt when he misbehaves. Here, there's talk of slaughtered babies and girls who, years before the story begins, had been abducted, raped, forced to have children, and returned home after their memories were erased. As in Laini Taylor's other books for teens, she doesn't shy away from mature subject matter. Printz Honor Book, is the first in a two-book fantasy series by the acclaimed author of Lips Touch Three Times and the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. ![]() Parents need to know that Strange the Dreamer, a 2018 Michael L. A man staggers around a street drunk.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Spirits are drunk on the last day of a journey. ![]() ![]() The worst of which is that they've now enraged three other extremely nasty werewolves. Of course, this is George and Lou, so there are many, many complications. This time, it's Ally, a fourteen-year-old girl. ![]() WOLF HUNT 2 - George and Lou can't hide out forever, and when they're finally captured, it seems as if George and Lou's ultimate fate will involve being doused in gasoline and set aflame. Because Ivan is in the mood for a murder spree… ![]() If George and Lou want to save their careers, dozens of people, and their own lives, they need to recapture him. One who enjoys killing in human form as much as he enjoys killing as a monster. Unfortunately, Ivan doesn’t play by the usual werewolf rules, and the thugs find themselves suddenly responsible for a ferocious escaped beast. Their instructions are straightforward: Do not open the cage. George and Lou don’t believe in the supernatural, but even if they did, it’s daytime and tonight isn’t the full moon. Though Ivan seems perfectly human, they’re warned that he is, in fact, a bloodthirsty werewolf. Their latest assignment is to drive across Florida to deliver some precious cargo to a crime lord. The kind of intimidating-yet-friendly guys who will break your thumbs, but be polite about it. WOLF HUNT - Meet George and Lou, thugs for hire. All three of the hilariously bloody and action-packed werewolf novels in one collection! ![]() ![]() ![]() She dreams of patrons streaming in for fresh-made sandwiches and an old-timey candy counter, but she learns they're boycotting the store. When she decides she wants to own and operate the old-fashioned village store in idyllic Dorset, population 2,036, one of the oldest continually operating country stores in the nation, she learns the hard way that "improvements" are not always welcomed warmly by folks who like things just fine the way they've always been. In self-deprecating and hilarious fashion, Mud Season chronicles Stimson's transition from city life to small Vermont farmhouse. Louis: "We're moving to Vermont!" The reality, they quickly learn, is not quite as glorious, often far too quaint, but, happily, worth all the trouble. After a getaway in gorgeous rural Vermont, its mountains ablaze in autumnal glory, its Main Streets quaint and welcoming, Ellen Stimson and her family make up their minds even before they get back to St. ![]() ![]() ![]() The phenomenon of “self-cannibals,” who suffer from a rare genetic condition caused by one wrong letter in their DNA that forces them to compulsively chew their own flesh–and why everyone may have a touch of this disease.Here are dramatic true stories from this acclaimed and award-winning author, including: ![]() Panic in Level 4 is a grand tour through the eerie and unforgettable universe of Richard Preston, filled with incredible characters and mysteries that refuse to leave one’s mind. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing them strange worlds of nature they never dreamed of. ![]() Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. ![]() |