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**The acclaimed author of *Rubicon* and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam.** No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab e
**A historical saga set in Benghazi. "A Hitchcockian whodunit of double-crosses and double identities in which almost no one is who he is thought to be" (_Los Angeles Review of Books_).** _The Colonial Conquest_ is the first volume of Alessandro Spina's epic, _The Confines of the Shadow_ , a se
In a world reduced to walled cities of survivors, only the pure are allowed into mainstream society. Anyone displaying signs of genetic mutation is immediately ripped from their homes and cast into a Compound. Here they are tattooed, forever marking them as an outcast. On the day of their sixteenth
**Dorthea of Emerald is used to being treated like the princess she is.** Except she's trapped in a strange land called Kansas, where no one recognizes she's royalty. Not her parents, not the hospital's doctors, not even the cute patient who keeps flirting with her. The only one who knows who she re
In a world reduced to walled cities of survivors, only the pure are allowed into mainstream society. Anyone displaying signs of genetic mutation is immediately ripped from their homes and cast into a Compound. Here they are tattooed, forever marking them as an outcast. On the day of their sixteenth
Three girls from Ardenia step outside of their world. Captured and a forget spell placed on them, they don't know they're royalty or where they come from. Will they ever find their way home?
Andrew "Ender" Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean who became Ender's right hand, in the final battle against the Buggers.
Based on the author's real-life story of dying on a mountain, this enthralling book combines the thrills of a wilderness adventure with the awe inspiring elements of a paranormal novel. In March of 1980, college senior Peter Panagore went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall, along th
From New York Times Bestselling Author Jayne Ann Krentz Comes A Gripping New Romantic Suspense Trilogy Fraught With Danger And Enigma. Decades Ago In The Small Town Of Fogg Lake, The Incident Occurred: An Explosion In The Cave System That Released Unknown Gases. The Residents Slept For Two Days. Whe
**In this classic from** **New York Times** **bestselling author Jana DeLeon, some secrets are better left in the bayou...** Certain death awaits any outsider who enters Cache, a mythical city said to disappear when intruders threaten. But P.I. Max Duhon won't let the Cajun superstition stop him f
This series is based on the best-selling adult Left Behind series. Readers will see the Rapture and Tribulation through the eyes of four kids who have been left behind.
**From _New York Times_ bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes a new gripping romantic suspense trilogy fraught with danger and enigma**. Decades ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, "The Incident" occurred: an explosion in the cave system that released unknown gases. The residents slept for two
In Beverly Hills, a wealthy CEO goes on a bloody rampage and videotapes the slaughter. He leaves behind a chilling, cryptic message - 'This is where it begins'. Miles away, an alarmed mother receives from her estranged husband an unsettling letter stained with bloody fingerprints. And all across Cal
### From Publishers Weekly Those with weak stomachs will want to skip Little's latest shocker (after _The Burning_), which dishes out blood, bowels, mutilation and rape with an unsettling knack for the truly repulsive. Parallel stories revolve around several bloody episodes in which previously resp
In one moment, aliens make their presence known. In one moment, millions disappear. Autumn Daniel's sister is one of those who vanishes. Unable to rest, she joins Alex Cameron to find her. But she's about to find out that things are more sinister than she believes. This science fiction thriller is t
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
Sul ciglio di una strada, una donna stringe tra le mani un mazzo di fiori azzurri. Γ il giorno di San Valentino, ma ad attenderla non c'Γ¨ un appuntamento romantico. Γ trascorso un anno esatto dalla morte di suo marito, e quei fiori sono destinati al luogo in cui l'uomo ha perso la vita. Ma quando ar
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
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After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b
Whatβs worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. Iβll do anything to get it back β including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire t
A wolf rebellion. A newly appointed king. A Lady who is destined for more. Lady Sarah knows sheβs destined for more, but until she finds out exactly what more means for her, sheβs content to soak up all the knowledge she can about battle tactics and anything else that interests her. Unlike other yo
Sheβs a travel writer whose next assignment lands her in the middle of nowhere with snow, ice, and storms, when all she wanted was to sit on a beach drinking pina coladas. Heβs ready to take over his uncleβs company, but first heβs got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesnβt have
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
I married my fake fiancΓ© and nowβ¦ I want a divorce. Iβve known Mason since we were kids and next-door neighbors. Back when I was more interested in his brother. Scandalous, I know. All of that is in the past. The only thing that matters now is my dying fatherβs last wish. His dream is to wal
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnβt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himβ¦ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
**Mistletoe means so much more than kissing.** It's Saylor Bates' first Christmas Eve alone since her divorce. While killing time window shopping at the mall, Saylor manages to catch Santa and pleads with him to reassure her son via FaceTime he'll be coming for Christmas. What Saylor does
0At Christmas time, will Cleoβs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheβs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
This year, Travis and Molly finally come home for Christmas. Travis Ford ALWAYS loved his neighbor Molly Gunther. From grade school to high school, she was his goddess. But he was the shy, nerdy geek and she was the brainy bombshell homecoming queen. But at a Christmas party during Senior Year, the