One beast is bad enough... but three?Briar Rose always knew she would be married to the highest bidder. So it comes as no surprise when she finds herself at the altar with Cillian Blackwood, a notoriously beastly billionaire.No one mentioned anything about the other monsters, though.With his scarred face and hulking brawn, Dane is enough to scare most people out of their skin—literally. And when he isn't around? The clever, callous Rhys is all too h...

PART FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL SHADOWRUN SIXTH WORLD EDITION NOVELLA SERIES!FIVE RUNNERS. ONE JOB. AND A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE...After being double-crossed by one of the largest megacorps in the Sixth World, the shadowrunner team sets their own plans in motion: clear their names and deliver payback with a vengeance.Before they can put their plans into action, Frostburn needs to check on her family to make sure they haven't been targeted by the me...

There's always a mystery to be found in the hot streets of Tana Ruz. The gangs call the shots in this city, propped up by corrupt officials and use of force. From the upper crust perched above it all in their mansions on Beacon Hill, down to the most destitute citizens living in the artificial barrier island of the Sands, there is strife in the largest port in southeast Alastria.It's the edge of summer in the year 223, a particularly busy season for private investigator June Falcon...

C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological imagination Mills ca...

"So much damned fun, so engagingly written, and so hugely imaginative" this alien invasion space opera is "science fiction in the grand tradition" ( Booklist ).The year is 10,515 AD. The Hyades Armada, traveling at near lightspeed, will reach Earth in just four centuries to assess humanity's value as slaves.For the last 8,000 years, two opposing factions have labored to meet the alien threat in very different ways....

In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject of the new middle class in twentieth-century America. This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole. By examining white-collar life, Mills aimed to learn something about what was becoming more typically "American" than the once-famous Western...

The Vindication of Man is the epic and mind-blowing continuation of John C. Wright's visionary space opera series surpasses all expectation.Menelaus Montrose, having renewed his enmity with his immortal adversary, Ximen del Azarchel, awaits the return of the posthuman princess Rania, their shared lost love. Rania brings with her the judgment of the Dominions ruling the known cosmos, which will determine the fate of humanity, once and for all. Vindication or destruction? And...

Count to Infinity is John C. Wright's spectacular conclusion to the thought-provoking hard science fiction Eschaton Sequence, exploring future history and human evolution.An epic space opera finale worthy of the scope and wonder of The Eschaton Sequence: Menelaus Montrose is locked in a final battle of wits, bullets, and posthuman intelligence with Ximen del Azarchel for the fate of humanity in the far future.The alien monstrosities of Ain at long la...

To comply with the demands of their wacky mother's will and settle her estate, the estranged Laverne sisters—anxious Electra, free-spirited Calliope, and type-A artist Elli—must cruise the British Isles together for two weeks. Although none of the ladies are excited, the adventure promises tremendous payoff, if they can outlast the tension. In the oceans of their ancestors, the trio could voyage into the uncharted waters of affection or sink into the icy depths of rivalry. The ladies quick...

Originally published in 1999, Sounds Like Home adds an important dimension to the canon of deaf literature by presenting the perspective of an African American deaf woman who attended a segregated deaf school. Mary Herring Wright documents her life from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s, offering a rich account of her home life in rural North Carolina and her education at the North Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, which had a separate campus for African American students. Th...

"With its focus on Golden Age genre tropes and quirky teenage romance, this fantasy adventure reads a bit like J.K. Rowling meets Roger Zelazny." — Publishers WeeklyWright's new fantasy, which began with Orphans of Chaos, and continues in Fugitives of Chaos, is a tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age...

Maggie had a plan—and for a while, it almost felt like it was working. Her life in sunny Florida wasn't glamorous, but it was hers: steady job, familiar routines, and Rick—the one person who made everything feel worthwhile. Even as she clung to the lower rungs of the corporate ladder, she believed that with him by her side, she could handle anything. Until she couldn't. When Rick dies without warning, Maggie's carefully balanced world collapses in an instant. Grief isn't the only thing she...