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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking hard science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.What would happen if the world were ending?A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyo...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.What would happen if the world were ending?A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure th...

Trivia-On-Book: Sevenevesby Neal StephensonTake the fan-challenge yourself and share it with family and friends for trivia fun!In Stephenson’s speculative fiction novel, humanity learns that life on Earth as they know it will soon come to an end. They must decide how and who gets to survive. After two years of planning, they finally build a Cloud Ark, which is made of several small rockets, that is capable of sustaining human life while orbiting space. On...

Trivia-on-Book: Seveneves by Neal StephensonTake the challenge and share it with friends and family for a time of fun!You may have read the book, but not have liked it.You may have liked the book, but not be a fan.You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan?Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for reader...

Four years. How much can a person change, in four years?How much does the world change, in four years?The series concludes in 1980.

Sunset Acres isn't safe. Thieves are targeting homes with threes and sixes in their house numbers. Caught in the act, one robber is arrested, but later found hanged in his jail cell. The police claim it's a suicide. Janie and her Bunco Biddies worry there might be dirty cops in Alamoville...but who can they convince?

New Orleans. The Deschanel siblings are parents themselves now, and they must leave their own childhoods behind forever.Charles, the playboy, is torn between love for his son and heir, and the prospect of having children with a woman who is far more welcoming and loving than his wife. Augustus, the fixer, now a widower, loses himself in the one thing that still gives his life meaning: Anasofiya. Colleen, the adherent, is married to the love of her life, an...

Married sleuths cross paths with married assassins in this "priceless" mystery by the bestselling author of the Jane Whitefield series ( The New York Times).Sid and Ronnie Abel are a first-rate husband-and-wife detective team, both ex-LAPD. Ed and Nicole Hoyt are married assassins-for-hire living in the San Fernando Valley. Except for deadly aim with a Glock 17, the couples have little in common—until they're hired to do damage control on the same murder. ...

"Gorgeous prose, delicious magic." - V.E. SchwabYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults SelectionKids' Indie Next PickAmazon Best BookA scrappy maid must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods in a new YA fantasy by Margaret Owen, author of the Merciful Crow series.Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl...Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love—and...

A "pleasing variety" of short stories from the bestselling twentieth-century humorist offer more tales of Englishman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves ( The New York Times ).Befuddled Brit Bertie Wooster finds himself in another fix in each of these delightful tales from beloved English writer P. G. Wodehouse. Good thing Bertie has Jeeves to rely on to get out of his frequent muddles. Whether breaking up Bertie and his f...

This volume collects P.G. Wodehouse’s stories from 1915 to 1919. It shows how one of literature’s most beloved comic worlds was born. It also shows how Reginald Jeeves became an iconic character. Some stories come before Jeeves appears. They introduce other characters. For example, The Aunt and the Sluggard shows an overbearing relative. Helping Freddie shows a hapless friend. Later, these types of people will cause problems. Then Jeeves will have to fix them. These early stories show Wode...

The Collected Works of J. S. Fletcher: 17 Novels & 28 Short Stories (Illustrated Edition) is a remarkable collection that showcases the diverse writing talent of the author. Known for his mystery and detective fiction, Fletcher's works are characterized by intricate plots, vivid characterizations, and a keen eye for detail. This illustrated edition not only provides readers with a comprehensive look at Fletcher's extensive body of work but also offers visually engaging representations of h...