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:Genre: Science fiction
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Author: Lapierre, DominiqueSummary:
When the first Dutch Calvinist settlers arrived in South Africa, they believed that they had been chosen by God to rule over the world. Their bloody and fervent saga would culminate three...
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Collected here are the stories, poems, and religious writings that preceded and helped form the science fiction and fantasy genres. The collection explores the key imaginative roots and their...
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Author: Ondaatje, MichaelSummary:
Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels and his own fund of empathy and imagination, Michael Ondaatje traces Billy the Kid's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880s...
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Author: Bledsoe, AlexSummary:
Freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse becomes the prime murder suspect when one of the queen's personal guards is poisoned. Trying to clear his name, Eddie becomes embroiled in a nasty scandal....
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Author: Bledsoe, AlexSummary:
Twenty years ago, a barmaid fell for a young sailor who turned pirate to make his fortune. But what truly became of Black Edward Tew remains a mystery, one that has just fallen into the lap of...
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Author: Slezkine, YuriSummary:
Published on the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction.
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Author: Brunner, JohnSummary:
A prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of the Earth.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. Here Durant tells the whole story, from Crete's vast Aegean empire to the conquest of Greece by the Romans.
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Author: Durant, WillSummary:
This volume surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, and Judaic life and culture. It includes the dramatic stories of many fascinating historical figures....
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Author: Bova, BenSummary:
In the next century, the United States and Russia have joined forces to form the International Peacekeeping Force. The IPF is charged with controlling the satellite network and preventing nuclear...
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Author: Bronny, SeverSummary:
This novel follows three friends as they navigate an ancient, abandoned castle, endure grueling training, challenge old mysteries, and learn that a bond forged in tragedy might just be the only...
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Author: Bova, BenSummary:
In Ben Bova's New Earth, it was revealed to Jordan Kell that a deadly wave of radiation is headed toward Earth. Now, when Kell and his team return to Earth many years after their departure, he...
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Author: Siger, JeffreySummary:
When Special Crimes Division Detective Yiannis Kouros is summoned from Athens to the Mani region by his uncle, Kouros fears his loyalty to his boss, Chief Inspector Kaldis, is about be to be...
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Author: Bronny, SeverSummary:
Warlocks Augum, Bridget, and Leera are finally able to relax after a grueling ordeal in Bahbell. But their fugitive mentor, the legendary Anna Atticus Stone, tasks them with a dangerous new quest...
Genre: Fantasy fiction