Deep in the Catskill Mountains there is a place that protects those that need shelter. The ruins of the Neves sits waiting for women who need to get away, need to hide, need to heal. Talia has never known life beyond the magic boundaries of the Neves. Then one day disaster strikes. Men show up, they rip her and her mother
Read MoreCome to Innsmouth, a little port town just down the coast from Arkham. Dr. Stella Addison is looking for help investigating tales of a pirate shipwreck off the shores of this odd little town. You saw her ad in the paper and the job seems perfect for you. Sure, there are some odd stories about the town, but for the chance
Read MoreThanks to the wonderfully successful movie Wicked that premiered last November (not to mention the long-running Broadway musical Wicked that the movie was based on) I think it’s safe to say that the world knows about Gregory Maguire’s take on The Wizard of Oz. Wicked looked at the life of Elphaba, AKA the Wicked Witch of the West. We learned about
Read MoreIn the Empire of Orrun the people devote themselves to one of eight gods that watch over Orrun: the Fox, the Raven, the Tiger, the Ox, the Bear, the Monkey, the Hound, and the Dragon. Their choice is largely influenced by their personalities, and in turn largely influences how their future will play out. Neema has devoted herself to the Raven
Read MoreThings are always a little off in Arkham, but now something’s really wrong. Nightmares are plaguing the citizens. Half of them are afraid to fall asleep, the other half are caught in a sleep so deep they can’t wake up. No one knows what’s going on or why otherwise healthy people just won’t wake up. When April May’s best friend, Nella,
Read MoreAnne Rice’s The Witching Hour ended with Lasher finally breaking through to the mortal world. In a dramatic climax, he hijacks Rowan and Michael’s baby’s body, kidnaps Rowan, and leaves Michael for dead. Now in Lasher, the Mayfair family is in disarray. No one can find Rowan. Many of them are sure that Lasher isn’t real. Michael is alive but in
Read MoreEmily Wilde is back in an all-new tale from Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales! In the third book of the series, Wendell’s Faerie realm is quickly dying and Emily may be the only one who can figure out how to save it. But is the cure worse than the sickness this time? [Warning: light spoilers for this story below! Note:
Read MoreNate’s life is a mess. He’s been estranged from his family for a decade, and he just torpedoed his career as a Washington DC reporter after some unethical choices. Then he gets the call from his brother that his parents are dead, and they left him the family cabin and an old truck. Nate decides there’s nothing holding him to DC
Read MoreKids with superpowers, check. A shadowy government group trying to capture them, check. A hero with amnesia who isn’t sure who he can trust, including himself, check. Bloodshot has all the components of an exciting spy thriller. Add in some engaging characters and an easy-going writing style and Fred Van Lente delivers an exhilarating, fast-paced novel that’s sure to entertain. [Warning:
Read MoreJessica Jones is sinking fast. Wallowing in pity and self-doubt, she’s turned from a hero to a drunk who can’t even keep up with basic hygiene. But then she gets a wake-up call and a new case, and that starts to turn her around. A mother of twin teenagers shares a strange story with Jessica. Her kids spent the summer in
Read MoreLucius Galloway is flying high. He has finally written a hit book, he’s won a prestigious award for it, and now he’s been offered a research position at Harvard for the summer. For anyone, this would be an amazing set of achievements, but for a gay black man in the 1920s, it feels like Lucius has won the lottery. But things
Read MoreIn Zilvaren life is hard. The city bakes under two harsh suns that never sleep. And the people buckle under the rule of their Undying Queen. Water is scarce, and Saeris will do whatever it takes to make sure that she and her brother have enough; even steal from the queen herself. When she gets caught, Saeris thinks it’s all over.
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