EDITORIAL REVIEW: “The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie WarThe Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the ...
From Publishers WeeklyThe latest novel by the veteran author ( If Tomorrow Comes, etc.) is a fast-paced thriller. Upon taking office, idealistic President Paul Ellison inaugurates ...
Henry Wilt, tied to a daft job and a domineering wife, has just been passed over for promotion yet again. Ahead of him at the Polytechnic stretch years of trying to thump literatur...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach...
From Publishers WeeklySketch artist Kendra Smith, the heroine of Mariah Stewart's (The President's Daughter, etc.) Until Dark, has experienced more than her share of sorrow: her fa...
From Publishers WeeklyDespite a rocky start, Ash's new series, set in the world of her Tears of Artamon trilogy (_Lord of Snow and Shadows_, etc.), promises to grow into a compelli...
From Publishers WeeklyWit and intelligence inform this off-beat, tongue-in-cheek fantasy from Spencer (Alien Taste, etc.), set in near-future Pittsburgh-or rather, the part of Pitt...
From Publishers WeeklyWhen bestselling author Sparks (_The Notebook_; Message in a Bottle; etc.) receives a brochure offering a three-week trip around the world, it's not hard for....
SUMMARY: August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan - his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary sword master ...