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The Straw Men - Michael Marshall
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Michael Marshall's unique voice adds a chilling intensity to the serial-killer plot, combining dazzling narrative, a white-hot pace and a deeply disturbing backdr... -
The Spirit Stone - Katharine Kerr
From Publishers WeeklyAfter the disappointment of Kerr's first entry in her Silver Wyrm series, The Gold Falcon (2006), part of her popular Deverry cycle, fans will welcome the au.... -
The Spirit Banner - Alex Archer
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Genghis Khan carved out a legacy of bloodshed and conquered kingdoms that has lasted almost eight hundred years. But while his name and deeds live on in the annal... -
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eatin - Elisabeth Tova Bailey
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter... -
The Song Before It Is Sung - Justin Cartwright
On July 20, 1944, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. He had the main conspirators brutally strung up on meat hooks. Among the executed was Axel von Gottberg, a... -
The Silmarillion - J. R. R. Tolkien; Christopher T
SUMMARY:The tales of The Silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing; he worked on the book throughout his life but never... -
The Sheriff of Yrnameer - Michael Rubens
SUMMARY: In the spirit of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett,The Sheriff of Yrnameeris sci-fi comedy at its best-mordant, raucously funny, and a thrilling page-turner. Meet Cole: ha... -
The Shadow Wife - Diane Chamberlain
From Publishers WeeklyHealing, be it psychological, physiological or spiritual, informs this humane but too-familiar novel from veteran writer Chamberlain (The Courage Tree, etc.).... -
The Sea Runners - Ivan Doig
ReviewPRAISE FOR THE SEA RUNNERS "Brilliant and original . . . A remarkable evocation of the human spirit in contest with inhuman forces."--_The Boston Globe_ "_The ... -
The Russian Concubine - Kate Furnivall
SUMMARY: A sweeping novel set in war-torn 1928 China, with a star-crossed love story at its center. In a city full of thieves and Communists, danger and death, spirited young Lydia...