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What do readers say about Station Eleven?
descriptive and compelling excellent storytelling and writing haunting and drifting everything went awayNATIONAL BESTSELLER
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse-the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great La... More details on Station Eleven
THE KING STOOD in a pool of blue light, unmoored. This was act 4 of King Lear, a winter night at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. Earlier in the evening, three little girls had played a clapping game ons...
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What do readers say about Wild?
engaging and exciting intensely personal book brutally honest book picturesque but unsentimental descriptions#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impu... More details on Wild
My solo three-month hike on the Pacific Crest Trail had many beginnings. There was the first, flip decision to do it, followed by the second, more serious decision to actually do it, and then the long...
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What do readers say about Fates and Furies?
pretentious and superfluous full-bodied and evocative complicated and entertaining plot artful and engaging**Now available to pre-order, MATRIX, the remarkable new novel from Lauren Groff**
'A really powerful novel' BARACK OBAMA
'Enough betrayal, vengeance and sex to read like one of the Greek tragedies' OBSERVER
'Rich, lyrical and rewarding.' PAULA HAWKI... More details on Fates and Furies
Two people were coming up the beach. She was fair and sharp in a green bikini, though it was May in Maine and cold. He was tall, vivid; a light flickered in him that caught the eye and held it. Their ...
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What do readers say about Dreams of Gods and Monsters?
vivid, imaginative storytelling an epic saga young adult fantasy how descriptive and matureTwo worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy - now with a gorgeous new package!
What power can bruise the sky?
Two worlds are poised on the ... More details on Dreams of Gods and Monsters
Liraz had her own sharp hope. It dug at her heart like a spike, and she didn’t speak it aloud. She had the horn tip pressed deep in her pocket, but Karou carried the canteen now, and Liraz missed the ...
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What do readers say about In the Night Garden?
ornate and imaginative art house fantasy beautiful and complex enchanting and horrifyingA Book of Wonders for Grown-Up Readers
Every once in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the magic spell that stories can cast over us-to dazzle, entertain, and enlighten. Welcome to the Arabian Nights for our time-a lush and fantast... More details on In the Night Garden
ONCE THERE WAS A CHILD WHOSE FACE WAS LIKE THE NEW MOON SHINING on cypress trees and the feathers of waterbirds. She was a strange child, full of secrets. She would sit alone in the great Palace Garde...
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What do readers say about The Last Green Valley?
epic ww2 sagas inspirational historical fiction reviews are good the martel family"Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II." -Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
From the author of the #1 bestsell... More details on The Last Green Valley
Twenty-eight-year-old Adeline Martel struggled out the back door of her kitchen in heavy winter clothes, carrying a crate full of cooking utensils toward a covered wagon harnessed to two dray horses i...
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What do readers say about Beautiful Country?
descriptive and honest compelling and vivid beautifully written, brutally honest fast-paced and enjoyableA NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world-an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent
A TODAY SHOW #READWITHJENNA PICK
In Chinese, the word for America... More details on Beautiful Country
I ascended to adulthood at cruising altitude. The takeoff was bumpy, and my braided pigtails, each with its own silk red ribbon, bobbed around the sides of my seven-year-old face. In my lap sat my fav...
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What do readers say about A Knight Of The Blood?
fast paced urban fantasy thrilling, emotional novel really good story I loved the charactersGriffin, an expert wiseass, has never experienced true horror until his father is killed by a foul beast that certainly seems like but is, apparently, not a werewolf - according to the knight who saves him from the same fate, anyway. He's also never ... More details on A Knight Of The Blood
The lazy heat of late summer afternoon in Georgia hammered down out of a cloudless blue sky, spreading thick and humid over everything. Sweat rolled down his face and underarms, staining his shirt wit...
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What do readers say about The Hunger Games?
clear, engaging prose simple writing with flair cookie-cutter, lazy and unpolished first person, present tenseIn the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl b... More details on The Hunger Games
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and climbed in wi...
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What do readers say about The Golden Compass?
engaging and entertaining depth of feeling lucid and coherent dense and philosophicalThe extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller hailed as one of the best books of all time, is now the basis for an HBO original series, starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
An Entertainment Weekly "All-Time Greates... More details on The Golden Compass
Lyra and her dæmon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. The three great tables that ran the length of the hall were laid already, the silver ...
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