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The Golden Age

Joan London · Europa Editions
Pages: 221
Format: Print book

A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2016Winner of the 2015 Prime Minister's Award for FictionJoan London, author of Gilgamesh, gives her readers an immensely satisfying and generous-hearted story about displacement, recovery, resilience, and love with The Golden Age. Thirteen-year-old Frank...
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The Hot Zone

Jayne Castle · Jove

The world of Harmony has its wonders, one of them being Rainshadow Island.Just beneath its surface, a maze of catacombs hides a dangerous secret ... Halloween - with its tricks and treats - is a dust bunny's dream come true. Just ask Lyle, Sedona Snow's faithful sidekick. But for Sedona,...
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The Heart Does Not Grow Back: A Novel

Fred Venturini · Picador

EVERY SUPERHERO NEEDS TO START SOMEWHERE...Dale Sampson is used to being a nonperson at his small-town Midwestern high school, picking up the scraps of his charismatic lothario of a best friend, Mack. He comforts himself with the certainty that his stellar academic record and brains will...
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The Providence of Fire

Brian Staveley · Tor
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover

Brian Staveley's The Providence of Fire, the second novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series.The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over.Having learned the identity of her father's assassin, Adare flees...
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Catalyst

Ballantine. · Del Rey Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The must-have prequel novel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - the upcoming film, set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, that reveals the untold story of the rebel effort to steal the plans to the Death Star!
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Half a King

Joe Abercrombie · Ballantine Group
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST * LOCUS AWARD WINNER"A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go." - George R. R. Martin"I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half...
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My Real Children

Jo Walton · Tor Books
Format: Hardcover

It's 2015, and Patricia Cowan is very old. "Confused today," read the notes clipped to the end of her bed. She forgets things she should know-what year it is, major events in the lives of her children. But she remembers things that don't seem possible. She remembers marrying...
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War Dogs

Greg Bear · Orbit Us
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

AN EPIC INTERSTELLAR TALE OF WAR FROM A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION.
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The Beast: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

J.R. Ward · New American Library
Pages: 508
Format: Print book

Rhage and Mary return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series "so popular, I don't think there's a reader today who hasn't at least heard of [it]" (USA Today) . Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows,...
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Night Broken

Patricia Briggs · Ace; First Edition first Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggss Mercy Thompson series has been hailed as one of the best Fiction Vixen. Now, Mercy must deal with an unwanted guest—one that brings a threat unlike anything shes ever known. An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her...
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Lily and the Octopus

Steven Rowley · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 305
Format: Print book

Combining the emotional depth of "The Art of Racing in the Rain" with the magical spirit of "The Life of Pi, " "Lily and the Octopus "is an epic adventure of the heart. When you sit down with "Lily and the Octopus, " you will be taken on an unforgettable...
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Warrior Women

Elizabeth Bear · Prime Books
Format: Print book

From fantastic legends and science fictional futures come compelling tales of powerful women-or those who discover strength they did not know they possessed-who fight because they must, for what they believe in, for those they love, to simply survive, or who glory in battle itself. Fierce...
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A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel

Victoria Schwab · Tor
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

From 1# New York Times bestselling author V.E. SchwabSTEP INTO A UNIVERSE OF DARING ADVENTURE, THRILLING POWER, AND MULTIPLE LONDONS.Kell is one of the last Travelers-magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel universes, connected by one magical city.There's Grey...
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Dreamer's Pool: A Blackthorn & Grim Novel

Juliet Marillier · Roc
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Juliet Marillier "weaves magic, mythology, and folklore into every sentence on the page" (The Book Smugglers) . Now she begins an all-new and enchanting series that will transport readers to a magical vision of ancient Ireland.... In exchange for help escaping...
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The Force Awakens

Alan Dean Foster · Del Rey
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The official novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the blockbuster film directed by J. J. Abrams, featuring an 8-page color photo insert of thrilling images from the hit movie. More than thirty years ago, Star Wars burst onto the big screen and became...
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