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Against a Dark Background - Iain M. Banks
From Library JournalOn the run from a cult of intergalactic religious fanatics who want her death, the Lady Sharrow emerges from retirement to seek out a powerful artifact that may... -
Against Nature - Joris-Karl Huysmans; Brendan Ki
Synopsis:Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans is a novel and narrative almost entirely on its principal character, and is mostly a catalogue of the tastes and inner life of... -
Against All Enemies - Tom Clancy; Peter Telep
Product DescriptionThe master of international intrigue and explosive action introduces a new hero for a new era of warfare . . . against a new kind of threat.For years, ex–Navy SE... -
Aftermath - Ann Aguirre
Product DescriptionDuring the war against murderous, flesh-eating aliens, grimspace jumper" Sirantha Jax decided to go it alone. The cost of her actions: the destruction of modern ... -
Afterlife - Douglas Clegg
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Stoker-winner Clegg (_The Hour Before Dark_) has an uncanny ability to frighten readers by chronicling everyday characters' perilous descents ... -
After the First Death - Lawrence Block
Review"Block's fiction is tense and energetic. His stories unfold smoothly and elegantly, with plenty of detail and rich characterization."-Houston Chronicle Product Descripti... -
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
EDITORIAL REVIEW: ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP Mark Twain's classic adventure story of life on the Mississippi. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: ... -
Acts of Nature - Jonathon King
From Publishers WeeklyFlorida, hurricanes and crime make a potent mix, as shown in Edgar-winner King's fifth entry in his Max Freeman PI series (_The Blue Edge of Midnight_, etc.).... -
Acts of Malice - Perri O'Shaughnessy
Amazon.com ReviewNobody in the exploding field of legal thrillers catches the day-to-day life of a working lawyer better than the O'Shaughnessy sisters--lawyer Pamela and writer Ma... -
Act of Will - A. J. Hartley
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. As 18-year-old orphaned actor Will Hawthorne explains early on in this clever page-turner, I don't want you thinking you're going to get a ...