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Finches of Mars
Brian W. Aldiss · Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback |
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In this thoughtful meditation on the future of humanity, colonists on Mars struggle to prevent their own extinction Doomed by overpopulation, irreversible environmental degradation, and never-ending war, Earth has become a fetid swamp. For many, Mars represents humankind's last hope. In six tightly... |
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The Veil: A Devil's Isle Novel
Chloe Neill · New American Library, 2015.
Pages: 335
Format: Print book |
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A brand new series from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill. Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community... |
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Ender's Game (Ender Wiggin Saga)
Orson Scott Card · Tor Books; 1st edition
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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Winner of the Hugo and Nebula AwardsIn order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic... |
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Prudence
Gail Carriger · Orbit
Format: Hardcover |
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Introducing the Custard Protocol series, in which Prudence travels to India for Queen, country...and the perfect pot of tea. |
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The Golden Age
Joan London · Europa Editions
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Winner of the 2016 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 Gold's family, Hungarian jews, escape... |
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Ferryman institute
Colin Gigl · Gallery Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book |
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In this stunning, fantastical debut novel from a bold new voice in the bestselling traditions of Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde, a ferryman for the dead finds his existence unraveling after making either the best decision or the biggest mistake of his immortal life. Ferryman Charlie... |
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Beautiful You: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk · Anchor
Format: Hardcover |
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"A billion husbands are about to be replaced."From the author of Fight Club, the classic portrait of the damaged contemporary male psyche, now comes this novel about the apocalyptic marketing possibilities of a new product that gives new meaning to the term "self-help."... |
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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
Christopher Tolkien (Editor), · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 425
Format: Hardcover |
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The translation of Beowulf by J. R. R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary... |
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Joe Steele
Harry Turtledove · Roc
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover |
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New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove's thought-provoking forays into the past have produced such intriguing "what-if" novels as Ruled Britannia, Days of Infamy, and Opening Atlantis. Now "the maven of alternate history" (The San Diego Union-Tribune)... |
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Late stories
Stephen Dixon · Curbside Splendor Pub
Pages: 250
Format: Print book |
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"Mr. Dixon wields a stubbornly plain-spoken style; he loves all sorts of tricky narrative effects. And he loves even more the tribulations of the fantasizing mind, ticklish in their comedy, alarming in their immediacy. ""The New York Times"The interlinked tales in this... |
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