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What do readers say about Hyperion?
a ensemble act science fiction space opera epic science fiction complex space operaA stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man.... More details on Hyperion
The Consul awoke with the peculiar headache, dry throat, and sense of having forgotten a thousand dreams which only periods in cryogenic fugue could bring. He blinked, sat upright on a low couch, and ...
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What do readers say about The Iron King?
scheming and interwoven characters relationships of france kings book series of 7 french historical fiction'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin
From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin's epic work.
"Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!... More details on The Iron King
Sitting upon a high oaken chair, its back surmounted by the three lions of England, her chin cupped in her hand, her feet resting upon a red cushion, Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, gazed vaguely, ...
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What do readers say about Orphan X?
high octane thriller heavy on action drama and suspense action movie screenplay"Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You'll thank me later." - David Baldacci
Who is Orphan X?
The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It's said that when he's reached by the truly desperate and deserving... More details on Orphan X
The slice on his forearm had occurred during an altercation at a truck stop. He usually didn’t like to get involved with anything or anyone outside his missions, but there had been a fifteen-year-old ...
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What do readers say about Best Served Cold?
stand alone novel the futility of revenge a story of revenge character driven styleSpringtime in Styria. And that means war.
There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, h... More details on Best Served Cold
The sunrise was the colour of bad blood. It leaked out of the east and stained the dark sky red, marked the scraps of cloud with stolen gold. Underneath it the road twisted up the mountainside towards...
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What do readers say about Agincourt?
unabridged audio book very interesting story detailed but never tedious exceptional historical fictionNew York Times Bestseller
Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times bestselling "reigning king of historical fiction" (USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet-the heroic tale of Agincourt. The epic battle immortalized by... More details on Agincourt
The River Aisne swirled slow through a wide valley edged with low wooded hills. It was spring and the new leaves were a startling green. Long weeds swayed in the river where it looped around the city ...
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What do readers say about Spider's Bite?
dark, gritty urban fantasy comfortable and easy first person narrative mouth and eye openingFollow Gin Blanco, a kick-butt female assassin who moonlights at a BBQ joint in Tennessee, as she searches for the person who double-crossed her in this heart-pounding and fresh paranormal romance series.
After Gin's family was murdered by a Fire el... More details on Spider's Bite
Normally, my confession would have elicited gasps of surprise. Pale faces. Nervous sweat. Stifled screams. An overturned chair or two as people scrambled to get away before I buried a knife in their h...
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What do readers say about Homicide in Hardcover?
fun bibliophile mystery a quick, witty mystery a great cozy mystery sense of humourBook expert Brooklyn Wainwright discovers that murder is always a bestseller in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series.
Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have ... More details on Homicide in Hardcover
My teacher always told me that in order to save a patient you’d have to kill him first. Not the most child-friendly way of explaining his theory of book restoration to his eight-year-old apprentice, b...
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What do readers say about The Girl With All the Gifts?
dystopian/post apocalyptic tale post apocalyptic thriller crazy, weird book it was unputdownableIn the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity - or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."
Melanie is a very special g... More details on The Girl With All the Gifts
Her name is Melanie. It means “the black girl”, from an ancient Greek word, but her skin is actually very fair so she thinks maybe it’s not such a good name for her. She likes the name Pandora a whole...
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What do readers say about Dies the Fire?
bizarre but enjoyable novel a looong story interesting and enjoyable action-filled postapocalyptic adventureS. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless.
The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the isla... More details on Dies the Fire
Michael Havel pulled his battered four-by-four into the employees’ parking lot, locked up and swung his just-in-case gear out of the back, the strap of the pack over one shoulder and the gun case on t...
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What do readers say about Ship Breaker?
dark and dystopian strained and repetitive dystopian science fiction raw and rivetingThis thrilling bestseller and National Book Award Finalist is a gritty, high-stakes adventure of a teenage boy faced with conflicting loyalties, set in a dark future America devastated by the forces of climate change.
In America's flooded Gulf Coast... More details on Ship Breaker
NAILER CLAMBERED THROUGH a service duct, tugging at copper wire and yanking it free. Ancient asbestos fibers and mouse grit puffed up around him as the wire tore loose. He scrambled deeper into the du...
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