On Mott Street in 1939, Winter Garcia has learned to know when New York is running scared. At the newspaper, he learns a fact can be delayed without being disproved; in his father's law office, a second copy can keep someone from disappearing inside an official lie. He wants City College because he wants power to explain itself. He also wants to be known without being made vulnerable by the knowing.Then his school ledger forgets him, his mirror goes black, and the beautiful man fro...

The seventh book—and part one in the compelling conclusion**—**of Frank Herbert's Dune series, one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, the series is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope.Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms o...

Elly has known she was going to become the phoenix for twelve years. She just didn’t want it to happen quite yet.When she meets Terric in person for the first time, there is no going back. Her transformation is underway. Her body is becoming fire and there is nothing she can do to stop it.Terric has been looking for the phoenix since he felt the first stirrings of her power in the world around him. When he meets Elly and they dance, he knows that she is the one he has been ...

Sometimes, death isn’t the worst of fates.In a world where assassins operate in the shadows and sorcerers deal in souls, a contract to end Mara Fairwind’s life seems routine enough. So, when wealthy aeropreneur Rolen Fairwind approaches the Assassin Without a Name to eliminate his wife, he accepts without hesitation. After all, death is his trade, and questions are bad for business.But this seemingly simple contract spirals into a deadly game of cat and mou...

"Naratha's Shadow" pits a Scout and a priestess against a wandering artifact of the Old War -- a planet eater that hasn't, quite, run out of power.In "Heirloom," Pat Rin yos'Phelium and his young cousin Nova must unravel the puzzle behind an old rug that has been stored, not only dirty, but bloodstained."Put plainly and simply, I like the Liaden books. . .for a whole slew of reasons. In the end, however, the reasons don't matter. What matters is that more people should be r...

Morgant the Razor is the most feared assassin in three nations, and no foe has ever been able to overcome him, whether through sword or spell.But now an enemy attacks through his mind, through his dreams, and Morgant has no defense.Unless he finds a way to break the power of the Eye before its sorcery devours him forever…

Read a SNEAK PEEK of the first two chapters of #1 international bestselling author David Baldacci’s new fantasy for a younger audience! THE FINISHER releases on March 4, 2014. Why would Quentin Herms flee into the Quag? There was nothing in the Quag except certain death. Vega Jane has never left the village of Wormwood. But this isn't unusual -- nobody has ever left the village of Wormwood. At least not until Quentin Herms vanishes into the unknown. Vega knows Quentin didn't just leave -- ...

Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun. The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story: Little Red Riding Hood in It's Not...

I am Thrift and I want to leave this place, and see the far ends of the universe, and never spend another moment in stasis ever again. Take my hand and bring me with you...On a lost planet in the depths of space, goddess-sisters Beauty, Glory and Thrift split their time between stasis and bickering, forever waiting for new visitors to their forgotten temple. Enter a thief, who comes searching for treasure but instead finds Thrift—the least of the goddesses—who offers power...

The quiet village of Czern Lesovitsa haunts the edge of the ominous Black Forest, but it's not the bleak shadows and eerie silence emanating from the woods that weigh on the villagers and drain the vibrancy from their dreams.What evil could rob people of their passion without driving them away? What keeps them living their colorless lives? And how can the chilling melody of little girl's lullaby lead someone to ruin? These are the questions an outsider from the bustling streets of ...

More first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have fun.The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In each book, one is reminded of a well-known story:It's Not About the Ball! is based on The Frog Pr...

Peron is alone among millions…What do you do when you can think and speak, but nobody is there to listen? That isn’t completely right. There are a lot of people there to listen, but they won’t.Peron can think. He can speak. But his family, a hive of countless aliens, won’t listen. But that won’t stop him. Peron is dedicated to connecting to his family – the hive.But in his effort to connect to the hive, he may hurt himself more than loneliness ever ...