SUMMARY:Thorn infiltrates a gang of criminals with special powers-aberrant dragonmarks-trying to gain information on their leader, the enigmatic Son of Khyber. But when her ...
Translated by Audie E. Bock."A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this boo...
A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy.Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing. Throughout his life...
From the acclaimed author of My Name Is Red ("a sumptuous thriller"--John Updike; "chockful of sublimity and sin"--New York Times Book Review), comes a spellbinding tale of dispara...
Product Description Separate from the government; outside the police, beyond the United Nations; Torchwood sets its own rules. A team of investigators, using alien technology to ...
From Publishers WeeklyBritish author Hogg's elaborate debut centers on the hunt for self-destructive rock star Billy K, who vanished into thin air on a Cornish cliff top. After a y...
SUMMARY: Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is a woman with a complicated past. Trying her best to cope with her terrifying memories and horrible nightmares, she decides to...
From Publishers WeeklyAlternate history master Turtledove brings his 10-book saga of a Confederate Civil War victory to a satisfying if predictable conclusion. Outfought by the Uni...
From Publishers WeeklyIn Turtledove's engrossing second book in the alternate history master's Settling Accounts trilogy (after 2004's Return Engagement), Confederate forces, in a....
SUMMARY: The launch of a towering new fantasy series introduces an elaborate new world, a strange and dark system of magic, and a cast of compelling characters and monsters. Young ...