Orson Scott Card's The Last Shadow is the long-awaited conclusion to both the original Ender series and the Ender's Shadow series, as the children of Ender and Bean solve the great...
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Author: Card, Orson ScottSummary: -
Author: Benford, GregorySummary:When four crewmen die in an explosion launching the Mars Transit Vehicle, the US decides to kill the manned mission to Mars. Tycoon John Axelrod decides to fund the project himself ... but a...
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Author: Jackson, ShirleySummary:A detailed account of one of the strangest and most shocking episodes in American history. Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem...
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Author: Bernhardt, SarahSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Esperance Darbois, the only daughter of philosophy professor François Darbois, is determined to become an actor, though her family insists it will sully their reputation and harm...
Genre: Classic fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Daems, C. R.Summary:Anna nearly dies at age four from the deadly Cacao virus. She survives, thanks to a mysterious red-headed poisonous krait. The medical community is excited because there is currently no known cure...
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Author: Adams, BethanySummary:Arlyn promised on her mother's deathbed to find her father and tell him her mother is dead, but her father doesn't even live on Earth. Meanwhile, Kai meets Arlyn, recognizes her as his mate, and...
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Author: Ewen, Pamela BinningsSummary:
This novel based on the real life of Coco Chanel reveals an unseen side to the celebrated icon as she trades fashion for espionage during World War II to protect her name, her business, and her...
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Author: French, LeeSummary:
After six difficult years in foster care, Claire's vocabulary no longer includes "hope" and "trust." But everything changes when Justin, a Spirit Knight restlessly hunting...
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Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:From modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought to rodeos-in this classic collection of essays, Ursula K. Le Guin roves with her customary audacity over the intersecting arenas of...
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Author: Card, Orson ScottSummary:Young Alvin Maker is born into an alternative frontier America, where folk magic is real and he himself is gifted with power. But he must learn to use it wisely, for dark forces are arrayed...
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Author: Jackson, ShirleySummary:"The Lottery," one of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was first published in the New Yorker. This collection unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four...
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Author: Doctorow, CorySummary:A man known as Hubert, Etc. finds he has no place in society except among the dregs of disaffected youth who party all night and heap scorn on those taking the morning commute. Falling in with...
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Author: Jacobs, W. W., Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, Crawford, F. Marion, Hichens, Robert, James, M. R.Summary:As a Cambridge medieval scholar, Montague Rhodes James was steeped in the esoteric lore of the Middle Ages, and he applied that scholarship to his stories. This collection also includes four...
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Author:Summary:From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy-tale books have entertained thousands of boys and girls. In addition to such familiar favorites as "Jack and the Beanstalk,"...
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Author:Summary:A collection of science fiction short stories and flash fiction from the creators of Lightspeed Magazine, written and edited by queer creators and produced through crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
Genre: Short stories, Science fiction