"This is the kind of book readers love to devour." — Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Buckle up for a deep South hell-ride...with a pair of sisters I rooted for all the way down." — Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling authorFrom the USA Today bestselling author of This Girl's a Killer, comes a southern gothic thriller with the bite of Sharp Objects and a dash of Practical Magic, following...

A late-night mayday call drives a grieving man to embark on an unexpected journey along the wild Alaskan coast, unraveling a decades-old mystery of stolen gold, missing women, and murder in this atmospheric and propulsive debut novel, perfect for fans of William Kent Krueger and Peter Heller.After the loss of his wife, Marconi Franco is content drifting alone on his boat through the isolated waters of Southeast Alaska with no real destination in mind. But when a my...

Astronauts explore an alien spacecraft hurtling toward the sun in this Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel—"a stone-cold classic" of hard sci-fi ( The Guardian).An enormous cylindrical object has entered Earth's solar system on a collision course with the sun. A team of astronauts are sent to explore the mysterious craft, which the denizens of the solar system name Rama. What they find is astonishing evidence of a civilization far more advanced th...

Drawing on events touched on in the prologue of Steven Erikson's landmark fantasy Gardens of the Moon: A Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives is the first in Ian C. Esslemont's Novels of the Malazn Empire series--a momentous chapter in the unfolding story of the extraordinarily imagined world of Malaz.The small island of Malaz and its city gave the great empire its name, but now it is little more than a sleepy, backwater port. Tonight, howe...

From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.There's even an alien puppy.

Earth refugees threaten a peaceful space settlement in this influential novel from the Golden Age science fiction author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.More than two thousand years in the future, a small human colony thrives on the ocean paradise of Thalassa—sent there centuries ago to continue the human race before Earth's destruction.Thalassa's resources are vast—and the human colony has lived a bucolic life there. But their existence is threatened whe...

In the Retro Hugo Award–nominated novel that inspired the Syfy miniseries, alien invaders bring peace to Earth—at a grave price: "A first-rate tour de force" ( The New York Times).In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind's largest cities. They belong to the Overlords, an alien race far superior to humanity in technological development. Their purpose is to dominate Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly ben...

An omnibus edition containing three classic novels (The Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike) set in the Halo universe—based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!For twenty-five years, Halo has been the gold standard for exemplary storytelling—an epic ongoing tale set in the 26th century, one of combat evolved, supreme sacrifice, and humanity’s will to survive against overwhelming odds. At its center...

An adaptation of the much-loved Christmas story by Clement C. Moore, celebrating the magic and wonder of Christmas Eve. Beautiful illustrations bring this classic poem to life. The perfect family story for the holiday season.

**Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time"Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Thursday Murder Club and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish." —The Wall Street Journal**Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books and Gifts ...

Distinguished journalist Benjamin C. Bradlee's intimate biography of President John F. Kennedy and his Camelot years.Conversations with Kennedy is legendary reporter and executive Benjamin C. Bradlee's account of his intimate dialogues with JFK—a man he counted as a confidante and friend. Beginning in 1958, when Kennedy was a US senator running for president, and continuing until 1963, the year that Kennedy died, Bradlee shared a close professional and pers...

"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo. Contents: History: The North American Indian The Cherokee Nation of Indians The Seminole Indians of Florida The Central Eskimo The Siouan Indians Calendar Histor...