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The Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Amazon.com ReviewAnne McCaffrey's Pern is one of the most memorable worlds in science fiction and fantasy. Humans and their flying dragon companions live in fear of thread, a caus.... -
The Demon and the City - Liz Williams
From Publishers WeeklyThe second Detective Inspector Chen novel (after 2005's Snake Agent) traverses a wildly imaginative landscape based on Chinese mythology, with humans mi... -
The Cay - Theodore Taylor
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he's eager to glimpse it firsthand--until the freighter he and his mo... -
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
SUMMARY: It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. ... -
The Bell at Sealey Head - Patricia A. McKillip
From Publishers WeeklyAn unseen bell haunts a seaside town and a magical mansion in this delicate fable from World Fantasy Award winner McKillip (_Od Magic_). Inside the baffling A... -
Sweetness and Light_ The Myster - Hattie Ellis
From Publishers WeeklyFor anyone who's wondered about how humans first started eating honey—after all, bees guard it jealously—Ellis's charming history will be a treat. Apis mellif... -
Seven Dials - Anne Perry
Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty's Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion, where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the... -
Proust Was a Neuroscientist - Jonah Lehrer
In this technology-driven age, it's tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But a... -
Promise of the Wolves_ A Novel - Dorothy Hearst
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **WHAT ISTHE PROMISE OF THE WOLF?NEVER CONSORT WITH HUMANS.NEVER KILL AHUMAN UNPROVOKED.NEVER ALLOW A MIXED-BLOOD WOLF TO LIVE.** At least that's what the wolves ... -
No Humans Involved - Kelley Armstrong
SUMMARY: Readers around the world have fallen for Kelley Armstrong’s intoxicating, sensual and wicked tales of the paranormal, in which demons and witches, werewolves and vampires ...