When a photo she took, of a young black man in his coffin, is an artistic success, Violet Hart strikes a deal with a gallery to provide a dozen similar photos on a short deadline. As time runs out, will she come up with enough subjects without losing her soul or her life?
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original ♦ Finalist for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original
Novel, 302 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Polis - 2016 - ISBN: 1940610826 / 9781940610825
Book Condition: New.
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Allingham, Margery
The White Cottage Mystery
Eric Crowther collected secrets and used them as weapons to torture those around him, so there are plenty of suspects when he is found dead. Chief Inspector Challenor and his son Jerry will have to dig deep into everyone's past to find out who pulled the trigger.
Novel, 157 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1927)
Suspicious of outsiders, Claudio has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing poetry. But one chilly morning, an impossible visitor arrives at the farm. When Claudio comes to the unicorn's aid, an act of kindness throws his world into chaos.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
Novel, q74 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Tachyon - 2017 - ISBN: 1616962488 / 9781616962487
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
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Bishop, Anne
Others #4: Marked in Flesh
A radical human group is trying to seize land through a series of violent attacks on the Others. They don't realize that there are older, more dangerous forces that will do whatever is necessary to protect the land.
Novel, 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2016 HC
Roc - 2017 - ISBN: 0451474481 / 9780451474483
Book Condition: New.
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Boone, Ezekiel
Hatching #1: The Hatching
An ancient species, dormant for centuries, is on the march.
Novel, 331 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2016 HC
Atria - 2017 - ISBN: 1501125052 / 9781501125058
Book Condition: New.
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Box, C.J.
Joe Pickett #03: Winterkill
Novel, 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2003)
Putnam - 2016 - ISBN: 0399575707 / 9780399575709
Book Condition: New.
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Britain, Kristen
Green Rider #6: Firebrand
Green Rider Karigan is assigned to seek out the legendary p'ehdrosian in the northern wilds to renew an old alliance. Each step on the journey northward grows more perilous.
Novel, 800 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
DAW - 2017 - ISBN: 0756408806 / 9780756408800
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
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$29.00
Bude, John
William Meredith #03: The Cheltenham Square Murder
Superintendent Meredith investigates a sudden and unusual death - an arrow to the head, shot through an open window.
Novel, 246 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1937)
Signed by the author on the title page. Young Lord Penric now wears the white robes of the Bastard's Order, complete with shoulder braids marking him as a divine and sorcerer, while he pursues scholarly studies in the court of the Princess-Archdivine. His demon of disorder, Desdemona, is of course present, accounted for, and offering clever commentary, particularly when she grows bored. When a Locator of the Father's Order shows up on the Archdivine's threshold, in need of a sorcerer for a journey, and she volunteers Penric, at least Des is thrilled with the prospect of an adventure. As they travel into the mountains to locate Inglis, a shaman accused of murdering his best friend, the situation grows into a test for all of Penric's developing talents.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella
En route to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident. An elderly lady is on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. When he approaches to help, he learns that the lady is a Temple divine, her avowed god The Bastard, 'master of all disasters out of season'. With her dying breath, she bequeaths her mysterious powers to Penric. From that moment, Penric's life is irreversibly changed - and in danger from those who envy or fear him.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Novella / Novelette, Audio CD(s), Unabridged - 4 CDs, 4 hours, performed by Grover Gardner
When she hears that her former fiance has been arrested for a triple homicide, criminal defense lawyer Olivia Randall has no doubt he is innocent. But who would go to such great lengths to frame him, and why?
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Novel
Novel, 285 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2016 HC
Harper - 2017 - ISBN: 006239049X / 9780062390493
Book Condition: New.
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Butler, Octavia E.
Parable #1: Parable of the Sower
2025: In California, small walled communities must protect themselves from scavengers and from people addicted to a drug that activates an orgasmic desire to burn, rape, and murder. When her community is overrun, Lauren Olamina, a young black woman whose hyperempathy causes her to feel others' pain as her own, sets off on foot, moving north into the unknown.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 1994 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Novel, 330 pages, Hardcover, Reprint (originally published in 1993)
2032: Lauren Olamina's love is divided among her young daughter, her community, and the revelation that led her to found a new faith that teaches 'God Is Change'. But the US government turns a blind eye to violent bigots who consider the mere existence of a black female leader a threat. And soon Lauren must either sacrifice her child and her followers, or forsake the religion that can transform human destiny.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 1999 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Novel, 410 pages, Hardcover, Reprint (originally published in 1998)
Humans have evolved to the size of insects, stalked by night wasps, lair spiders, and marauder fleas. Corrupt elites enforce a rigid caste system; clergymen and royalty wage pointless wars for their own glory. Anand, a dung-collector who has known nothing but squalor and abuse, wants to lead his people against an army who fight atop fearsome Ghost Ants. But to his horror, he learns that this merciless enemy is led by a member of his own family.
Novel, 597 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Later Printing
Gus and his girlfriend Magdalena are put in harm's way when Gus is caught up in the distant aftershocks of heinous crimes committed decades ago in Vietnam and Russia.
Novel, 357 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Putnam - 2017 - ISBN: 0399173048 / 9780399173042
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
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Das, Indra
The Devourers
A young historian and a beguiling stranger come together in modern-day Kolkata, India, to transcribe an ancient journal, a collection of paper, parchment, and skins that tells of bloodshed, kidnapping, magic, and shapeshifting, set against the harsh landscapes of the 17th century Mughal empire. It reveals the story of hunters and prey, lovers and the beloved, and, in the end, the choice to be transformed or to be quarry.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 29th Annual Lambda Award for Best LGBTQ SF/F/Horror ♦ 2017 Tiptree Award Shortlist
Novel, 303 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2016 HC
Del Rey - 2017 - ISBN: 1101967536 / 9781101967539
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Davis, Krista
Paws & Claws #4: Mission Impawsible
The inn is hosting a matchmaking event for pet owners, and Holly's grandmother is hoping to play Cupid for her granddaughter. Unfortunately, what Holly finds is a dead guy. Includes recipes.
Novel, 284 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley - 2017 - ISBN: 1101988568 / 9781101988565
Book Condition: New.
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$7.99
Dellamonica, A.M. (editor) / Berman, Steve (editor)
Heiresses of Russ 2016
Seventeen of the best lesbian speculative fiction stories of 2015.
Anthology, 339 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
Lethe - 2016 - ISBN: 159021658X / 9781590216583
Book Condition: New.
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Duane, Diane
Young Wizards #10: Games Wizards Play
Ages 12 and up. It's time for the Invitational, where the planet's sharpest young wizards show off their best spells. Nita and Kit have been drafted to mentor Penn Shao-Feng, who has a dangerous new take on managing solar weather. And Dairine is mentoring Mehrnaz Farrahi, who specializes in defusing earthquakes, but is struggling with a toxic family bent on using her to further their own agendas. When both candidates make it to the finals, they and their mentors are flung into a final conflict that could change the solar system for the better - or damage Earth beyond wizardly repair.
Novel, 620 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2016 HC
Clay and his band were once the most feared crew of mercenaries; now they have grown apart, and grown old, fat, drunk. But when a bandmate's daughter is trapped in a besieged city, it's time to get the band back together for the kind of rescue mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.
