Wild Cards I

Wild Cards I
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429926457

Soon to be a TV show on Hulu! Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin's Wild cards shared-world series There is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces—those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers—cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story. Originally published in 1987, Wild Cards I includes powerful tales by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, Lewis Shiner, and George R. R. Martin himself. And this new, expanded edition contains further original tales set at the beginning of the Wild Cards universe, by eminent new writers like Hugo–winner David Levine, noted screenwriter and novelist Michael Cassutt, and New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn. Now in development for TV! Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer. The Wild Cards Universe The Original Triad #1 Wild Cards #2 Aces High #3 Jokers Wild The Puppetman Quartet #4: Aces Abroad #5: Down and Dirty #6: Ace in the Hole #7: Dead Man’s Hand The Rox Triad #8: One-Eyed Jacks #9: Jokertown Shuffle #10: Dealer’s Choice #11: Double Solitaire #12: Turn of the Cards The Card Sharks Triad #13: Card Sharks #14: Marked Cards #15: Black Trump #16: Deuces Down #17: Death Draws Five The Committee Triad #18: Inside Straight #19: Busted Flush #20: Suicide Kings The Fort Freak Triad #21: Fort Freak #22: Lowball #23: High Stakes The American Triad #24: Mississippi Roll #25: Low Chicago #26: Texas Hold 'Em At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 905
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0679601813

The story of the lives of three sons of an old drunkard are used to depict Russian character and investigate the concepts of good, evil, and faith.

Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands
Author: Anthea Fraser
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1780101074

A gripping psychological mystery and a warm, sympathetic exploration of widowhood - Anna’s family hope that a South African safari holiday will help her to get over her beloved husband’s death. No one is more surprised than Anna herself when she finds herself strongly attracted to a fellow traveller, Lewis Masters, and despite her initial resistance, she is soon drawn into a new relationship. But back home, Anna’s journalist son Jonathan is being repeatedly contacted by a young woman asking for his help, even though she’s too frightened to say what is worrying her . . .

Against Odds

Against Odds
Author: Lawrence L. Lynch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1894
Genre: Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN:

Monsoon

Monsoon
Author: Wilbur Smith
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Total Pages: 813
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1785765833

BOOK 10 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH 'Smith will take you on an exciting, taut and thrilling journey you will never forget' - Sun 'With Wilbur Smith the action is never further than the turn of a page' - Independent 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror THEY LEAVE AS BROTHERS. THEY RETURN AS MEN. The East India Trading Company is under attack from pirates. Under orders from the King himself, famed sailor Hal Courtney makes the dangerous journey to Madagascar with his young sons, charged with stopping the pirates responsible or to die trying. In this epic swashbuckling adventure of love and treasure, the brothers will face duels, chases, betrayals and battles - and see their fates cast in ways they could never have imagined . . . A Courtney Series adventure - Book Two in the Birds of Prey trilogy. Monsoon is the tenth novel in the Courtney family saga from Wilbur Smith, introducing beloved characters and setting the stage for generations to come. Book 11 in the Courtney family series, Blue Horizon, is available now.

Boardwalk Cottage

Boardwalk Cottage
Author: Barbara Cool Lee
Publisher: Pajaro Bay Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: have you been to Pajaro Bay? Hallie Reed has given up on fairy tale dreams. They only lead to pain. Now she has a new rule: stick to the safe path. But when her friend disappears from a summer job at a funky old amusement park, Hallie has to break out of her protective shell and take a chance on something bigger than herself. The Madrigal family was shattered when a fire swept through their oceanfront boardwalk a dozen years ago. When outsider Hallie comes to town, she learns the place is haunted by tragedy, and she's soon swept up in the decades-old mystery of the Madrigals. Is she the one who can help Kyle Madrigal finally make peace with his family's legacy? And could this be the key to unlocking her own lost dreams as well? Get away to the little California beach town where the cottages are cute, the neighbors are nosy, and it's always possible to find your personal Happily Ever After. The Pajaro Bay novels can be read in any order.

Pale Guardian

Pale Guardian
Author: Barbara Hambly
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2017-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1780108494

During the carnage of World War One, James Asher joins forces with the vampires of Europe to counter an even deadlier threat. The vampires call them ‘The Others’. Neither living nor dead, the revenants are mindless and unstoppable – and in the carnage of the First World War, governments already running short of men to throw into battle might be very interested in soldiers who don’t ask questions and are hard to kill. Front-line volunteer nurse Lydia Asher is horrified to learn that someone has found a way to control revenants, and is creating them for this purpose. Back in London, Lydia’s husband, former spy James Asher, is even more appalled to learn that revenants are beginning to show up in England, on the loose. Since revenants devour vampires, the vampires of Europe – most of whom are at the Front, feeding completely unnoticed on the dying – join forces with the Ashers to find the source of the threat before the world is overwhelmed.

The Border Empire

The Border Empire
Author: Ralph Compton
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101127139

A man sets out to Mexico to avenge his father's death in this western from USA Today bestselling author Ralph Compton. Nathan Stone, the man they called The Gunfighter, lay dead in the dust of an El Paso street. The Sandlin gang kicked up that dust as they rode back laughing into Mexico, where the U.S. law couldn't touch them and local law didn't want to. Behind him Nathan Stone left his horse, his Winchester, his custom-made Colts, and his name. The son who had grown up without him took them all. His name is Wes Stone. He used to be a lawman, but when he picks up his father's guns, he takes down the star from his chest. Wes knows the impossible odds of going against the outlaw army and its empire of evil. But he knows something else too. He's his father's son, and he's going to teach his father's killers exactly what that means... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

The Chosen

The Chosen
Author: Arthur Ian Brown
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434953289