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The Throwback - Tom Sharpe
First meet young Lockhart Flawse from Flawse Hall on Flawse Fell. Then hear his story of gassing, whipping, blowing up, killing and stuffing - in fact, the everyday tale of a wild ... -
The Thirteen-Gun Salute - Patrick O'Brian
SUMMARY: Captain Jack Aubrey sets sail for the South China Sea with a new lease on life. Following his dismissal from the Royal Navy (a false accusation), he has earned reinstateme... -
The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong
SUMMARY: After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a ... -
The State of the Art - Iain M. Banks
The first ever collection of Iain Banks's short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella, The State of the Art. This is a striking addition to the growing body of Cul... -
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell; David Colac
Emilio Sandoz is a remarkable man, a living saint and Jesuit priest who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This expe... -
The Rise of Endymion - Dan Simmons
Amazon.com ReviewThis conclusion of the Hyperion saga ( FromThe latest episode (following last year's Endymion) of Simmons' Foundation-like saga of the far future ... -
The Regulators - Stephen King
SUMMARY:There s a place in Wentworth, Ohio, where summer is in full swing. It s called Poplar Street. Up until now it s been a nice place to live.The idling red van around t... -
The Red Wyvern - Katharine Kerr
Katharine Kerr's richly imagined cycle of novels set in Deverry and the Westlands has earned a devoted following--and a reputation as the finest Celtic fantasy being written today.... -
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
From Publishers WeeklyDrawing on a range of sources, in addition to The Odyssey, Atwood scripts the narrative of Penelope, the faithful and devoted wife of Odysseus and her 12 maid... -
The Luminist - David Rocklin
IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian populace, a Victorian woman and her young Tamil Indian servant defy convention, ...