Ahmed, Saladin / Carson, Rae / Grant, Mira (aka McGuire, Seanan) / Miller, John Jackson
Star Wars: Canto Bight
Four interconnected novellas featuring the adventures of the aliens and creatures who frequent the captivating casino.
Anthology, 378 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
Del Rey - 2018 - ISBN: 0525478760 / 9780525478768
Book Condition: New.
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Alexander, Michelle
The New Jim Crow
Legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that we have not ended racial caste in America, merely redesigned it. By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the US criminal justice system functions as a system of racial control, relegating millions to permanent second-class status.
Nonfiction, 312 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (revised from 2011 HC edition)
New Press - 2012 - ISBN: 1595586431 / 9781595586438
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New040055
$19.95
Atherton, Nancy
Aunt Dimity #22: Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse
With Aunt Dimity's advice, Lori sets out to learn the truth about what the residents of Old Cowertown refer to as 'the widow's curse'.
Novel, 225 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
Penguin - 2018 - ISBN: 1101981342 / 9781101981344
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New040485
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Barzak, Christopher
The Gone Away Place
Ages 14 and up. Since the day a series of deadly tornadoes ripped through her Ohio town, Ellie has been haunted by the ghosts of her best friends, the boy next door, even her boyfriend. Can she find a way to free the lingering spirits?
Novel, 294 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Knopf - 2018 - ISBN: 0399556095 / 9780399556098
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
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ID: #New039684
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Berenson, Laurien
Melanie Travis #20: Murder at the Puppy Fest
Wealthy philanthropist Leo Brody is hosting the annual Puppy Fest animal rescue fundraiser at his elegant mansion - and poodle owner Melanie Travis has just found his dead body.
Novel, 331 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
1999: A counterterrorism agent is convinced she's being stalked by a Serbian warlord her team took down. Her boss thinks she's imagining things, so she begs Aimee to investigate.
Novel, 326 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
When a murder victim in England turns out to be a Danish citizen who's been on the Missing Persons list for years, Louise Rick is called into the case.
Novel, 296 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
Grand Central - 2018 - ISBN: 1538760258 / 9781538760253
Book Condition: New.
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$7.99
Blumlein, Michael
Thoreau's Microscope
The politics and terrors of biotech, human engineering, and brain science are highlighted in this slim collection of short stories with his signature mix of fantasy, sf, horror, and wicked humor. Plus an interview with Blumlein and a bibliography.
Ages 8 and up. Stephen's dad is chef at a hotel catering to elite clientele: monsters, or 'supernormals', as they prefer to be called. When a magical artifact goes missing and Stephen is blamed, he and his new friends Ivan and Sofia work to clear his name.
Novel, 407 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
The surface of Venus can melt aluminum. The air pressure can crush spacecraft landers. The atmosphere is poisonous. This is where Van Humphries must go. Or die trying.
Novel, 405 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2000)
Tor - 2018 - ISBN: 1250186684 / 9781250186683
Book Condition: New.
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Brassey, Joseph
Drifting Lands #2: Dragon Road
As the skies darken and storm clouds gather on the Dragon Road, a skyship's crew must battle deadly intrigues, plots from beyond death, and a terrible darkness lurking in the heart of a thousand-year storm.
Novel, 444 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Signed by the author on the title page. The Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet is at Earth for repairs. Miles Vorkosigan has been assigned to the Barrayaran embassy. Situations make it difficult for him to keep his Naismith and Vorkosigan identities separate, and the multiple identities become even more confused when the Komarran resistance introduces a clone of Miles.
Novel, 263 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 1989)
Baen - 2018 - ISBN: 1481483315 / 9781481483315
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New040174
$16.00
Butler, D.J. (Dave)
City of the Saints
Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Wednesday, September 25, 5-6pm. 1859: With war on the way, all eyes turn west to the Kingdom of Deseret. Orson Pratt's perfection of airship technology has every power scrambling to get Deseret's Brigham Young into the war as its ally, or permanently sidelined. The stakes only rise with rumors that Pratt's newest invention is a working phlogiston cannon.
Novel, 380 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2012)
Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Wednesday, September 25, 5-6pm. A dogged band of damned rock & rollers struggle to save themselves. Can they get the fragment of Azazel's hoof, their bargaining chip? Once they get it, can they keep it? And who else might have designs on the hoof, or on the band members?
Collection, 350 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2012)
Autographing at Uncle Hugo's Wednesday, September 25, 5-6pm. The damned rock & rollers struggle to escape from a trap set for them, and head for Hell by way of Mab's Queendom. They arrive in time for the start of the Liminal Year, but can they make it through the hordes of Hell to the Council Chamber?
Collection, 355 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint (originally published in 2012)
Butler, Octavia - of interest: Pierce, Alexandra (editor) / Mondal, Mimi (editor)
Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler
A celebration of pioneering African-American sf writer Octavia Butler, featuring original essays and letters exploring her depiction of power relations, her complex treatment of race and identity, and her impact on feminism and women in sf.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Related Work
Nonfiction, 409 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
1990: The members of the Summer Detective Club haven't seen each other since their fateful final case in 1977. Andy is wanted in two states. Keri has a serious drinking problem, although at least she has a dog descended from the Club's canine member. Nate has spent years in psych wards, and currently resides in Arkham, Massachusetts. The only friend he still sees is Peter - who has been dead for years. Now the time has come for the team to get back together, face their fears, and find out what happened all those years ago. It's their only chance to end the nightmares - and perhaps save the world.
Novel, 326 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
The search for a rare record ensnares the Vinyl Detective in a mystery with roots stretching back to World War II, when three young RAF airmen played in the legendary Flare Path Orchestra. Hired to find the rest of their recordings, he discovers that the war's battles are not yet over - and can still prove lethal.
Novel, 429 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Titan - 2018 - ISBN: 1783297719 / 9781783297719
Book Condition: New.
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Castillo, Linda
Kate Burkholder #9: Down a Dark Road
Two years ago, Joseph King was convicted of murdering his wife, and sentenced to life in prison. Now he has escaped, and taken his five children hostage. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder agrees to meet with him face to face, and learns he has just one request: help him prove his innocence.
Novel, 372 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
St. Martin's - 2018 - ISBN: 1250121299 / 9781250121295
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Child, Lee (editor)
MatchUp
Crime stories pairing male and female thriller writers and their signature characters.
Anthology, 437 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2017 HC
Simon & Schuster - 2018 - ISBN: 1501141600 / 9781501141607
Book Condition: New.
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ID: #New040241
$16.00
Clark, Becky
Charlee Russo #1: Fiction Can Be Murder
Writer Charlee Russo thought the twisty plots and peculiar murders in her books were the products of her imagination. Then her agent is found dead exactly as described in Charlee's not yet published manuscript. Was the killer someone in her writer's group?
