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The Alleluia Filesby Sharon ShinnISBN 0441006205 (0-441-00620-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alleluia Files'Book summary:This stand-alone sequel follows Sharon Stinn's other "Angel" books, Archangel and Jovah's Angel in a series reminiscent of Orson Scott Card's Homecoming in tone and structure. Shinn did some interesting world-building here, and The Alleluia Files takes a close look at the history, progress, and society of Samaria.
Samaria was colonized long ago as a religious utopia. An orbiting satellite doubles as a god; people have worshipped and succored it for centuries. A class system developed due to the existence of genetically engineered "angels" who can fly and communicate with the satellite by singing, and who often lord it over the regular folks.
Tamar is the child of rebellious cultists, raised in the heretical belief that Jovah isn't a god, but merely a technical device set up by ancestors long ago to control weather and events on Samaria. The rebel group is in retreat, with the Archangel Bael on a rampage to capture and kill off as many cultists as possible. Tamar is determined to avenge her friends and family, to free Samaria from the double stranglehold of angelic power and peoples' fear of the "god." Tamar meets Jared, an open-minded angel willing to help her on her quest, and the two disparate young people form an uneasy alliance.
Likable characters, a thoroughly realized setting, and a sense of discovery make The Alleluia Files an enjoyable science fiction tale. --Bonnie Bouman-- [via]
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Angelicaby Sharon ShinnISBN 0441011462 (0-441-01146-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angelica'Book summary:Two hundred years ago, in order to keep the peace in Samaria, the god Jovah created a legion of land-dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, Jovah has a new appointee: Archangel Gaaron. And for his life-mate, his Angelica, Jovah has chosen a woman named Susannah. With trepidation, she bows to the will of Jovah and an unspoken affection slowly develops between the two.
But there is a terrible threat besetting the land-black-clad strangers who call fire down from the sky, leaving death and destruction in their wake. And the true hearts of Archangel and Angelica may never be known, as the future of the planet hangs in the balance... [via]
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Archangelby Sharon ShinnISBN 0441004326 (0-441-00432-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Archangel'Book summary:Set in a society founded as an egalitarian utopia but now tainted with vices and inequity, Sharon Shinn's love story is plotty and calamitous. Rachel and Gabriel have nothing in common beyond wishing that the god Jovah had ordained they wed other people, yet they must cooperate in singing a mass to the god on the occasion of Gabriel's elevation to Archangel. Upright Gabriel has enemies among both mortal and angelic peoples who prefer to risk world destruction over his restoration of the old order. [via]
The Battle for the Castleby Elizabeth WinthropISBN 044040942X (0-440-40942-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Better Angelsby Howard V. HendrixISBN 0441007678 (0-441-00767-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Blood Musicby Greg BearISBN 0441003486 (0-441-00348-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blood Music'Book summary:The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Moving Mars presents the book that launched his career, featuring a scientist who conducts an experiment in cell restructuring that takes on a threatening life of its own. Reprint. AB. LJ. [via]
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Bloody Bonesby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425205673 (0-425-20567-3)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloody Bones'Book summary:When Anita Blake's boss at Animators, Inc., informs her that she's expected to raise 300-year-old zombies from a field of jumbled bones just to settle a land dispute, she's understandably annoyed. But as soon as she arrives in Branson, Missouri, to do the deed, the job gets more interesting. A psychotic sword-wielding vampire starts committing multiple murders in the area, and Anita must call on Jean-Claude, her powerful fanged suitor, for help. As always, Anita prevails over the undead, keeping Jean-Claude at arm's length, clearing the cemetery land of an ancient enchantment, and nailing the vampiric killer in one fell swoop. [via]
The Book of Athyraby Steven BrustISBN 0441010105 (0-441-01010-5)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Breakfast of Championsby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440131480 (0-440-13148-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breakfast of Champions'Book summary:"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane." So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity--both sets of ideas bounce through this challenging and funny book. As with the rest of Vonnegut's pure fantasy, it lacks the shimmering, fact-fueled rage that illuminates Slaughterhouse-Five. At the same time, that makes this book perhaps more enjoyable to read.
Breakfast of Champions is a slippery, lucid, bleakly humorous jaunt through (sick? inhumane?) America circa 1973, with Vonnegut acting as our Virgil-like companion. The book follows its main character, auto-dealing solid-citizen Dwayne Hoover, down into madness, a condition brought on by the work of the aforementioned Kilgore Trout. As Dwayne cracks, then crumbles, Breakfast of Champions coolly shows the effects his dementia has on the web of characters surrounding him. It's not much of a plot, but it's enough for Vonnegut to air unique opinions on America, sex, war, love, and all of his other pet topics--you know, the only ones that really count. [via]
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Carpe Diemby Sharon Lee, Steve MillerISBN 0441010229 (0-441-01022-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carpe Diem'Book summary:On the run from interplanetary assassins, covert operative Val Con yos'Phelium and former mercenary sergeant Miri Robertson end up stranded on a distant planet-with no rescue in sight. [via]
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Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardryby J. K. RowlingISBN 043932162X (0-439-32162-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'Book summary:When first released to Muggles in March 2001, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages further enlightened Harry Potter fans about the dangers and delights of the wizarding world. Now these two charming works of non-fiction ae available in hardcover - in a special keepsake slipcase edition! [via]
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Club Deadby Charlaine HarrisISBN 0441010512 (0-441-01051-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant-in another state, distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead-a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she finally finds Bill-caught in an act of betrayal-she's not sure whether to save him...or sharpen some stakes. [via]More editions of Club Dead:
The Color of Distanceby Amy ThomsonISBN 0441002447 (0-441-00244-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Color of Distance'Book summary:Juna is the sole survivor of a team of surveyors marooned in the dense, uninhabitable Tendu rainforest. Her only hope for survival is assimilation into the amphibian Tendu species. Now she must take on their life--and their fears--in a frightening world of alien possibilities. Amy Thomson's first novel, Virtual Girl, won the John W. Campbell award.
A portion of the proceeds of this book will be contributed to rainforest conservation. [via]
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Conflict of Honorsby Sharon Lee, Steve MillerISBN 0441009646 (0-441-00964-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Conflict of Honors'Book summary:In the third novel of the Liaden Universe, Priscilla Delacroix is betrayed and abandoned by her shipmates. But confronting the crew will be far easier-and safer-than confronting the demons of her past. [via]
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The Cygnet and the Firebirdby Patricia A. McKillipISBN 0441002374 (0-441-00237-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Dancers of Arunby Elizabeth A. LynnISBN 0441006876 (0-441-00687-6)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Dead To The Worldby Charlaine HarrisISBN 0441012183 (0-441-01218-3)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead To The World'Book summary:From Emma Bull's War for the Oaks to Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, from The X-Files to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, creators are mixing old European myths and legends with modern American pop culture. Incorporating influences ranging from blaxploitation movies and erotic novels to tabloid staples like UFOs and Elvis, authors and directors are creating a new mythology for the strip-mall, tract-house, cell-phone America of the new millennium.
One of the best-known and best writers of the new American mythology is Charlaine Harris. Dead to the World is the fourth novel in her Anthony Award-winning Southern Vampire series. It continues the story of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who has fallen out with her undead lover, Bill. Bill has no sooner departed for Peru, than Sookie finds the head vampire, Eric, running naked and terrified through the rural night. She helps Eric, and discovers his memory has been destroyed by a coven of unscrupulous, astonishingly powerful witches, newly arrived in her small Louisiana town, and offering a huge reward for Eric. Sookie tries to hide Eric, but her brother sees him--and immediately disappears. And Sookie finds herself caught in a war among witches, vampires, and werewolves. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Deep Wizardryby Diane DuaneISBN 0440200709 (0-440-20070-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deep Wizardry'Book summary:Something stopped Nita's hand as it ran along the bookshelf. She looked and found that one of the books had a loose thread at the top of its spine. It was one of those So You Want to Be a . . . books, a series on careers. So You Want to Be a Pilot, and a Scientist . . . a Writer. But his one said, So You Want to Be a Wizard.[via]
I don't belive this, Nina thought. She shut the book and stood there holding it in
her hand, confused, amazed, suspicious--and delighted. If it was a joke, it was a great one. If it wasn't . . . ? 
Deryni Risingby Katherine KurtzISBN 0441011683 (0-441-01168-3)
Hardcover, Ace Books
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Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Daysby Alastair ReynoldsISBN 0441012388 (0-441-01238-8)
Hardcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days'Book summary:Two novellas of interstellar exploration set in the universe of Alastair Reynolds's award-winning Revelation Space trilogy. [via]
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Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monstersby Terrance DicksISBN 0426110250 (0-426-11025-0)
Softcover, Carol Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters'Book summary:1st edition paperback, vg++ [via]
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Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleksby Terrance DicksISBN 0426103807 (0-426-10380-7)
Softcover, Tandem Publishing, Limited
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Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon ...by Malcolm Hulke, Chris AchilleosISBN 0426103726 (0-426-10372-6)
Softcover, Tandem Publishing, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon ...'Book summary:The evil Master has stolen the Time Lord's file on the horrifying Doomsday Weapon, with which he will blast whole planets out of existence and make himself ruler of the Galaxy! The Time Lords direct Doctor Who and Jo Grant to a bleak planet in the year 2471, where they find colonists from Earth under threat from mysterious, savage, monster lizards with frightful claws! Hidden upon the planet is the Doomsday Weapon, for which the Master is intently searching. Geoffrey Beevers, who played an incarnation of the Master in the classic BBC Doctor Who TV series, reads Malcolm Hulke's complete and unabridged novelization.[via]More editions of Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon ...:
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragoraby Philip HinschcliffeISBN 0426118936 (0-426-11893-6)
Softcover, Carol Pub Group
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The Door into Fireby Diane Duane, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)ISBN 0440118743 (0-440-11874-3)
Hardcover, Dell
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0439154111 (0-439-15411-1)
Softcover, Scholastic, Incorporated
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themby J. K. Rowling, Newt ScamanderISBN 0439295017 (0-439-29501-7)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'Book summary:If you're a Harry Potter fan and are desperate to fill the gap between Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the next instalment (sorry folks, no date as yet but as soon as we know we'll tell you), then this JK offering could be the answer to your Potter prayers.
JK Rowling takes her enviable ability to turn paper into gold to the next level by cleverly teaming up with Comic Relief 2001 to bring Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (a set text during Harry's first year at Hogwarts) and Quidditch Through the Ages (Harry's favourite book), to the masses--and all the money goes to charity.
To be one of the first to lay your hands on these books, simply order now. And on Friday, March 16 just watch as the money you pay goes into the Comic Relief coffers... --Susan Harrison [via]
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The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydainby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0440425360 (0-440-42536-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Freedom's Challengeby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0441006256 (0-441-00625-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom's Challenge'Book summary:The alien Catteni invaded Earth and enslaved thousands of humans on the planet Botany, where they struggle to survive while colonizing the world for their overseers. Now that theyve proved Botany is capable of sustaining life, Kris Bjornsen and her fellow settlers have no intention of surrendering the home theyve created for themselves[via]
Armed with the knowledge that the true enemy behind the Catteni is the Eosi race, Kris has begun a campaign to free Botanys settlers by raising a rebellion among her people against their parasitic oppressors.
Aided by her Catteni lover, Zainal, Kris and the colonists manage to steal warshipsand discover dissidents on other Eosi-controlled worlds. If all of the subjugated races join forces, they will have an army large enough to win their freedom and their worlds.
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Freedom's Landingby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0441003389 (0-441-00338-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom's Landing'Book summary:Science fiction, english. Ace books, Chapter one. Kristin Bjornsen wondered if summer on the planet Barevi could possibly be the only season. [via]
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Freedom's Ransomby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0441010202 (0-441-01020-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom's Ransom'Book summary:Freedom's Ransom is the fourth novel in Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series, also known as the Catteni Sequence. The sequel to Freedom's Landing, Freedom's Choice, and Freedom's Challenge, Freedom's Ransom will please some fans of this star-spanning science fiction series, but others will find the book slow-paced, talky, and lacking in action. Freedom's Ransom ends conclusively, with no major unresolved plot lines, yet leaves space for at least one sequel.
The planet Botany was settled by a mixed group of humans and aliens, slaves of the alien Catteni and their alien masters, the Eosi. But one Catteni was dropped on Botany with the slaves: Zainal, who helped them win their independence. Now Botany must establish trade with other planets in order to survive. But the other worlds have been ravaged by the Catteni, and once-proud Earth has been reduced to primitive poverty, its technology stolen by corrupt Barevi merchants. To save Botany, Zainal and Kris Bjornsen, his human lover, must find a way to help all the worlds.
While the preface of Freedom's Ransom crisply summarizes the preceding books, this series has so many characters, races, and planets that newcomers should start with the first book, Freedom's Landing. Sophisticated SF readers aren't likely to enjoy the series, but it should hook young adults; if you're looking to broaden a child's reading beyond Harry Potter, try Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series and Dragonriders of Pern series. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Guilty Pleasuresby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425197549 (0-425-19754-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guilty Pleasures'Book summary:Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why.
Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a 10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and alive. [via]
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Harry Potterby J. K. RowlingISBN 0439612551 (0-439-61255-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter'Book summary:Includes Books 1-5 plus a collectible leather bookmark (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, & Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). [via]
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Harry Potter Schoolbooksby J. K. Rowling, Kennilworthy Whisp, Newt ScamanderISBN 0439284031 (0-439-28403-1)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter Schoolbooks'Book summary:Now, the classic books from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry--Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages--are available in hardcover in a sturdy boxed gift set. (These books are written by J.K. Rowling herself under the pseudonyms Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy Whisp.) Finally, Muggles will have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl. The Quidditch textbook explains where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, and why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their clothes. Both books, designed to look like Harry Potter's actual, used Hogwarts textbooks, feature silly scribblings from Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Proceeds from the sale of this gift set will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world. Harry Potter fans, rejoice! (All ages) [via]
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Harry Potter Und Der Feuerkelch / Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fireby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0439682584 (0-439-68258-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter Und Der Feuerkelch / Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire'Book summary:Five years of magic, adventure, and mystery at Hogwarts -- now available in a complete hardcover box set. Includes books 1-5 of the worldwide bestselling series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. [via]
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High Wizardryby Diane DuaneISBN 0440406803 (0-440-40680-3)
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The House With a Clock in Its Wallsby John BellairsISBN 0440437423 (0-440-43742-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The House With a Clock in Its Walls'Book summary:Lewis always dreamed of living in an old house full of secret passageways, hidden rooms, and big marble fireplaces. And suddenly, after the death of his parents, he finds himself in just such a mansion--his Uncle Jonathan's. When he discovers that his big friendly uncle is also a wizard, Lewis has a hard time keeping himself from jumping up and down in his seat. Unfortunately, what Lewis doesn't bank on is the fact that the previous owner of the mansion was also a wizard--but an evil one who has placed a tick-tocking clock somewhere in the bowels of the house, marking off the minutes until the end of the world. And when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead on Halloween night, the clock only ticks louder and faster. Doomsday draws near--unless Lewis can stop the clock!
This is a deliciously chilling tale, with healthy doses of humor and compassion thrown in for good measure. Edward Gorey's unmistakable pen and ink style (as seen in many picture books, including The Shrinking of Treehorn and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats) perfectly complements John Bellairs's wry, touching story of a lonely boy, his quirky uncle, and the ghost of mansions past. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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I Dareby Sharon Lee, Steve MillerISBN 0441010857 (0-441-01085-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Dare'Book summary:In the action-packed conclusion to the saga of the Liaden Universe(r), the war between Clan Korval and the sinister Department of the Interior escalates as the DOI attempts to recruit Val Con's less than scrupulous cousin to their cause... [via]
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Incubus Dreamsby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425198243 (0-425-19824-3)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Incubus Dreams'Book summary:As Incubus Dreams opens, Anita Blake may be America's most powerful vampire hunter and necromancer. So it's no surprise that the Regional Preternatural Crime Investigation Team seeks her assistance when a St. Louis stripper is murdered and the evidence points to unusual serial killers: a group of seven vampires. It appears a master vampire has gone rogue--and may prove too powerful for Anita Blake, even if she can gain help from not only her vampire consort, Master of the City Jean-Claude, but from the wereleopard king Micah, her other lover, and the alpha werewolf Richard, her bitter ex-lover.
It would be an exaggeration to say that Laurell K. Hamilton's Incubus Dreams (2004) is just one sex scene after another. This twelth novel in her bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series presents a wedding, a murder, and a lot of relationship angst before getting down and dirty on page 89; and the sex scenes pause on page 377 to let the mystery plot resume. The series deftly blends elements of alternate history, horror, romance, erotica, and mystery, but anyone reading Incubus Dreams for the murder plot is going to be frustrated. However, Incubus Dreams is a considerably stronger and more interesting book than its talky predecessor, Cerulean Sins, and fans will enjoy the many new developments in Anita's complicated love life. --Cynthia Ward
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King Kelson's Brideby Katherine KurtzISBN 0441008275 (0-441-00827-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Kelson's Bride'Book summary:When we first met Kelson (in Kurtz's debut novel, Deryni Rising), he was fourteen and about to ascend to the throne of Gwynedd, the medieval realm that never was, where a small minority of the populace, the Deryni, have magical abilities.
Many novels later, King Kelson--in whom the Deryni blood flows strong--has come fully into his power and it is time to marry and begin the serious business of begetting heirs. Aficionados of The Deryni Chronicles will know that marriage and Kelson don't mix: his first betrothed was murdered on their wedding day and his second was tricked into marrying another. Now the young heir of Torenth, a rival kingdom, is about to be crowned, and securing Kelson's succession has become a matter of urgency--and intrigue. Kelson's mother, his friends, his ex-fiancée, the mysterious Camberian Council, rival powers, and friendly allies all have their own candidates and agendas. With the future of Gwynedd at stake, Kelson has to learn to trust his enemies, use all his magic and might, and find a middle path between his duty as king and his feelings as a man. The king, like the author, succeeds admirably. --Luc Duplessis [via]
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Knight Lifeby Peter DavidISBN 0441010776 (0-441-01077-6)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knight Life'Book summary:The legendary debut novel from New York Times bestselling author Peter David has been expanded and updated into a brand new edition.
King Arthur, the once and future King, has been called forth by the wizard Merlin to lead a land in turmoil-the United States of America. But with no throne to sit upon, Arthur must run for elective office-starting with the Mayorship of New York City... [via] -
The Laughing Corpseby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425204669 (0-425-20466-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Laughing Corpse'Book summary:Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it. Notice to Hollywood: forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Anita Blake is the real thing. [via]
Lightpathsby Howard V. HendrixISBN 0441004709 (0-441-00470-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Living Dead in Dallasby Charlaine HarrisISBN 0441009239 (0-441-00923-9)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living Dead in Dallas'Book summary:Visit our Sookie Stackhouse series feature page. When a vampire asks Sookie Stackhouse to use her telepathic skills to find another missing vampire, she agrees under one condition: the bloodsuckers must promise to let the humans go unharmed. Easier said than done. [via]
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The Lunatic Cafeby Laurell K. HamiltonISBN 0425201376 (0-425-20137-6)
Hardcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lunatic Cafe'Book summary:The zombie-raising business gets slow in December, so Anita Blake is starting to see some oddball cases. She's got a neatly typed list of eight missing lycanthropes given to her by Marcus, the leader of the local werewolf pack, who wants her to find them. The trouble is, Anita's occasionally furry boyfriend Richard is locked in a power struggle with Marcus. Jean-Claude, master vampire of the city and Anita's other love interest, is getting jealous as well. To top it off, Anita has to solve some horrific murders and keep her bounty-hunting friend Edward from killing Richard and Jean-Claude. Hamilton alternates between funny and fearsome in this larky series about a monster hunter with a few dark secrets. [via]
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The Magusby John FowlesISBN 0440351626 (0-440-35162-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Filled with shocks and chilling surprises, The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and fantasy are deliberately confused by staged deaths, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life. A work rich with symbols, conundrums and labrinthine twists of event, The Magus is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times. [via]More editions of The Magus:
Masks of the Illuminatiby Robert WilsonISBN 044050306X (0-440-50306-X)
Softcover, Dell Books
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Mockingbirdby Sean StewartISBN 0441006442 (0-441-00644-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkersby Phil FarrandISBN 0440505712 (0-440-50571-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers'Book summary:A follow-up to the first, best-selling Nitpicker's guide ferrets out the plot inconsistencies, scientific inaccuracies, and other foul-ups in the seventh, final season of the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. [via]
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The Northern Girlby Elizabeth A. LynnISBN 0441007279 (0-441-00727-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Northern Girl'Book summary:The final book in the Chronicles of Tornor (after World Fantasy Award- winning Watchtower and The Dancers of Arun) takes readers back to Arun, where decades of peace and a ban on edged weapons in the great city of Kendra-on-the-Delta have seen the famed cheari warriors fade into legend. For 17-year-old Sorren, bondservant to city councilor Arré Med, the wanderlust of youth is fed by the need to learn whether the strange tower she sees in her dreams is a real place. When Sorren learns of her namesake, the Lady of Tornor Tower of northern legends, Sorren determines to go north and find Tornor when her bond expires in a year. Sorren is surrounded by others who hunger for new challenges, from her lover's adolescent son, Ricard, to the unhappy drunkard Kadra-no-Ilezia, who longs to sail away and chart new lands. Likewise Arré's younger brother, Isak, long relegated to the background while his sister handled the Med's civic and business responsibilities, is determined to carve out a role in the city's power structure--even at the cost of breaking ancient law. While his scheme forms the core of the plot, at the real heart of this book is the simple idea that peace alone is not enough for happiness. Sorren charts her course into the future along with the rest of Arun, searching for the wonder that makes life worth living. This is a thoughtful fantasy novel which effectively mixes intrigue and adventure with dreams, thwarted hopes, and renewed possibilities. --Charlene Brusso [via]
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Ombria in Shadowby Patricia A. McKillipISBN 0441010164 (0-441-01016-4)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ombria in Shadow'Book summary:As Ombria in Shadow demonstrates, World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip (author of Riddle-Master, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, and other novels) ranks with Ursula K. Le Guin and Jane Yolen as one of the great fantasists of the 20th century--and the 21st.
The Prince of Ombria lies dying, and already his sinister great-aunt, Domina Pearl--called the Black Pearl--is seizing power. The Prince's heir is a child, a boy too young to oppose her, and the Prince's nephew is a powerless bastard, an artist preoccupied with sketching the decaying city. No one lives who may stop the Black Pearl's ascent to the throne, or so it seems. But beneath the streets of Ombria lies a second, shadow Ombria, a buried city inhabited not only by ghosts, but by a powerful, mysterious sorceress and her creation, a girl sculpted from wax. But the sorceress is a woman of uncertain allegiances, and her beautiful young assistant has become fascinated by the Prince's bastard nephew--and has caught the malevolent eye of the Black Pearl. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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The Once and Future Kingby Terence Hanbury WhiteISBN 0441003834 (0-441-00383-4)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Once and Future King'Book summary:[via]The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlin and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.
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Outlanderby Diana GabaldonISBN 0440212561 (0-440-21256-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Outlander'Book summary:In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library.
While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before.
I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness."
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Player Pianoby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440170370 (0-440-17037-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Player Piano'Book summary:Vonnegut's spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. [via]
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Quidditch Through the Agesby J. K. Rowling, Kennilworthy WhispISBN 0439295025 (0-439-29502-5)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quidditch Through the Ages'Book summary:Grade 4-8-These slim paperbacks are made to look like actual Hogwarts tomes, complete with creased covers and plenty of marginalia scribbled by Harry and other students. Fabulous Beasts, a facsimile of Harry Potter's very own textbook, contains descriptions of 75 magical beasts, written in a wonderfully dry yet droll style by a renowned magizoologist. Quidditch is the facsimile of a Hogwarts library book, which had to be literally pried from the hands of librarian Madam Pince. It gives a comprehensive history of the game and its rules, as well as a rundown of each of the 13 league teams of Britain and Ireland. Harry Potter fans who pride themselves on knowing every minute bit of Hogwarts trivia will devour both books. From Professor Dumbledore's introductions to the price listed on the back cover (14 Sickles 3 Knuts), readers will find a wealth of detailed magical lore and laugh-out-loud humor. Neither book is as gripping as the actual series, of course, but fans who are waiting for the fifth installment will be entertained by these volumes in the meantime. Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. [via]
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Riddle-Masterby Patricia A. McKillipISBN 0441005969 (0-441-00596-9)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Riddle-Master'Book summary:For over twenty years, Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. And although her renowned Riddle-Master trilogy-- "The Riddle-Master of Hed," "Heir of Sea and Fire," and "Harpist in the Wind" --has been long out of print, it is considered her most enduring and beloved work. Now it is collected in one volume for the first time--the epic journeys of a young prince in a strange land, where wizards have long since vanished...but where magic is waiting to be reborn. [via]
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Rocket Ship Galileoby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 044101237X (0-441-01237-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Salamandastronby Brian JacquesISBN 0441000312 (0-441-00031-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Singularity Skyby Charles StrossISBN 0441011799 (0-441-01179-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Singularity Sky'Book summary:This much-anticipated debut novel is set 400 years in the future-and in the wake of perfected time travel, the ultimate advancements in technology and information, and the groundbreaking development of Artificial Intelligence. Is this all a great step for humanity? Or will it be our ultimate downfall?
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The Sirens of Titanby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440179483 (0-440-17948-3)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sirens of Titan'Book summary:Winston has flown his craft into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum, and been converted into pure energy. Materializing only when his waveforms intercept a planet, he only gets home once every 59 days. But at least it's some consolation that he knows all that ever has been and all that ever will be. [via]
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Stardance, a Quantum Novelby Spider RobinsonISBN 0440183677 (0-440-18367-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Starmindby Spider Robinson, Jeanne RobinsonISBN 0441003052 (0-441-00305-2)
Softcover, Anson-Cartwright Editions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Starmind'Book summary:With the help of the benevolent Starmind, the planet Earth has finally achieved peace and prosperity, but a terrorist sect, threatened by the Starmind, plots to destroy it before the human race approaches its final evolution. [via]
Thief Lordby Cornelia FunkeISBN 043942089X (0-439-42089-X)
Softcover, Chicken House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thief Lord'Book summary:Imagine a Dickens story with a Venetian setting, and you'll have a good sense of Cornelia Funke's prizewinning novel The Thief Lord, first published in Germany in 2000. This suspenseful tale begins in a detective's office in Venice, as the entirely unpleasant Hartliebs request Victor Getz's services to search for two boys, Prosper and Bo, the sons of Esther Hartlieb's recently deceased sister. Twelve-year-old Prosper and 5-year-old Bo ran away when their aunt decided she wanted to adopt Bo, but not his brother. Refusing to split up, they escaped to Venice, a city their mother had always described reverently, in great detail. Right away they hook up with a long-haired runaway named Hornet and various other ruffians who hole up in an abandoned movie theater and worship the elusive Thief Lord, a young boy named Scipio who steals jewels from fancy Venetian homes so his new friends can get the warm clothes they need. Of course, the plot thickens when the owner of the pawn shop asks if the Thief Lord will carry out a special mission for a wealthy client: to steal a broken wooden wing that is the key to completing an age-old, magical merry-go-round. This winning cast of characters--especially the softhearted detective with his two pet turtles--will win the hearts of readers young and old, and the adventures are as labyrinthine and magical as the streets of Venice itself. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Time Quartet: A Wrinkle In Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Watersby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0440360374 (0-440-36037-4)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Time Quartet: A Wrinkle In Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters'Book summary:With very special cover illustrations by Peter Sís and an introduction in each novel by the author, this boxed set of Madeleine L'Engle's modern-day classic series in paperback is much welcome! L'Engle challenges concepts of time, space, and the power of good over evil in each of her four riveting novels. Sís's original new cover illustrations capture the hopeful innocence of the characters and the quirky cosmic tensions of the universe. In her introduction, L'Engle writes, "What a delight to see these beautiful new covers for the Time Quartet. It is another indication that stories have a life of their own, and that they say different things to different people at different times. And it is an affirmation that story is true and takes us beyond the facts into something far more real."
The handsome paperback set includes the 1963 Newbery Medal winner, A Wrinkle in Time, plus A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which won the American Book Award, and Many Waters. Every young reader should experience L'Engle's captivating contribution to children's literature. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Tower and the Hiveby Anne McCaffreyISBN 0441007201 (0-441-00720-1)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tower and the Hive'Book summary:Anne McCaffrey concludes the saga of Angharad Gwyn, the Rowan, her husband Jeff Raven, and their family of powerful telepathically and telekinetically Talented offspring with The Tower and the Hive. ( The first four books in the series are: The Rowan, Damia, Damia's Children, and Lyon's Pride.) As usual, McCaffrey delivers vividly real characters struggling with personal, political, and ethical issues and finding humane solutions.
Federated Teleport and Telepath, dominated by the Gwyn-Raven clan, provides interstellar shipping and communications for the Star League of Humans and Mrdinis--weasel-like aliens. In following the aggressive, ant-like Hivers, whose "spheres" have repeatedly attacked League worlds, naval vessels have discovered many more habitable planets, including some occupied by Hivers. Who will get to colonize these planets, Humans or Mrdinis? Should all Hivers be destroyed, or is there some way to contain them? Where will more Talents to staff the vital Towers come from? And how best to defeat those whose resentment of the Gwyn-Raven family's powers and friendship with Mrdinis could lead to violence?
McCaffrey's protagonists are four Gwyn-Raven grandchildren, now young adults who find romance and mature while studying both alien races. Old and new fans alike can enjoy her masterful blending of scientific extrapolation and fantasy elements to produce a universe they'll leave regretfully. --Nona Vero [via]
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True Gameby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0441003311 (0-441-00331-1)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Venus halfshell C195by Kilgore TroutISBN 0440161495 (0-440-16149-5)
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Voicesby John VornholtISBN 0440220572 (0-440-22057-2)
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We Who Are About toby Joanna RussISBN 0440194288 (0-440-19428-8)
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Welcome to the Monkey Houseby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440194784 (0-440-19478-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Welcome to the Monkey House'Book summary:Welcome To The Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnueguts shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, what these superb stories share is Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. [via]
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Winter Roseby Patricia A. McKillipISBN 0441009344 (0-441-00934-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Winter Rose'Book summary:Winter Rose begins as the seemingly simple story of Rois and Laurel Melior and their understandable fascination with young Corbet Lynn, returned to rebuild his abandoned ancestral home, Lynn Hall. Laurel is drawn to Corbet's beauty, Rois to the mystery of his past. But the past holds more than one mystery, and as Rois fights her way into the wood around Lynn Hall, seeking answers for herself, Laurel, and Corbet, she risks losing everything, for all of them, forever.
Traces of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market, of Tam Lin, and of a dozen other legends and tales color Rois's story. Patricia McKillip's consummate mastery of language means that every word counts in a complex, sweetly painful story of human love and timeless, indifferent power. [via]
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