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Now You See Her… (Psychic Visions #8)
by Dale MayerEnergy. The life force of good … and evil. And sometimes evil is stronger. Tia spent years imprisoned in a 'special' program. When she finally escaped, she ran as far away as she could. But it wouldn't leave her alone. Only one person can help her. Stefan. But when she contacts him for help, she gets more than she bargained for. Six weeks later, she awakens from a coma to find more problems than ever – and she's still being hunted. Dean, moonlighting as a guard at the hospital, finds himself in an impossible situation. His belief system is stretched out of control by someone whom he can't forget ... and can't believe. Until he has no choice. With everything on the line, Tia and Dean must work together to solve the problem that has somehow – in a very unique way – entwined them both.
Tori (Glory #2)
by Dale MayerThis is the second book in the new paranormal fantasy series Glory. Hurt and betrayed, Tori has gone into hiding. Anything to give her time to heal from losing the love of her life. Devon came looking for her—for all the wrong reasons. He needs her help to save a large band of locals caught behind a weird energy pattern. As an energy worker, she can't turn her back on those in need. She will help him, but only if he disappears from her life forever. He agrees, but has no intention of honoring his promise. She's finally let him back into her life—he has no intention of screwing up a second time. Tori isn't big on forgiveness, but she is big on Devon. Only the weird energy pattern was a problem—a big problem—and the start of something sinister. Before she can work out what's going on, the stakes go up, and she realizes there might not be a future for either of them.
Vampire in Control (Family Blood Ties #9)
by Dale MayerLife couldn’t be any worse… Caught in a web of Deanna’s making Tessa struggles to find her role in this new reality. Cody can’t believe how quickly his life has deteriorated. He believes in Tessa. Knew she had what it took and is desperate to do what he can to save her. Only there are secrets, and like poison, fester until they are released. Tessa and Cody have to find their way through the maze of lies and deceit to a safe haven on the other side. The whole gang is caught in life and death struggles as they near the end of this war. But how close are they and who will survive?
Celeste (Glory #3)
by Dale MayerThis is the third book in the new paranormal fantasy series Glory. This is Matt and Celeste's story. Being last sucked. And so did going home less than triumphant. Celeste is injured only this time it’s her leg and not her pride. There’s no room for the latter when she’s being stalked. And now someone is out to destroy her and her sisters… Matt has been waiting for Celeste to return – to him. She was a strong energy worker and trying to track her down would be futile. And pointless. She’d be found only if she wanted to be. Considering she’d stayed away as long as she had, he worried that maybe she wasn’t planning on coming back – ever. But Glory is heating up and life for Celeste and her sisters is coming up to crunch time. They need her back. And she’s come back – on her terms. The three sisters must unite to fight the secret enemy in their midst and to preserve their way of life. That means Celeste must make peace with herself and Matt – before it’s too late.
Antares Victory
by Michael MccollumFROM THE BACK COVER: After a century of warfare, humanity has finally discovered the Achilles heel of the Ryall, their xenophobic reptilian foe. Spica Alpha Virginis, is the key star system in enemy space. It is the hub through which all enemy starships must pass, and if humanity can only capture and hold it, they will strangle the war machine of their foes and forever end the Ryall threat. It all seemed so simple in the computer simulations: Advance by stealth, attack without warning, strike swiftly with overwhelming power. Unfortunately, conquering Spica proves the easy part. With the key to victory in hand, Richard and Bethany Drake discover that they must also conquer human nature if they are to bring down the alien foe.
Gibraltar Earth
by Michael MccollumFROM THE BACK COVER: It is the 24th Century and humanity is just gaining a toe hold out among the stars. Stellar Survey Starship Magellan is exploring the New Eden system when they encounter two alien spacecraft. When the encounter is over, the score is one human scout ship and one alien aggressor destroyed. In exploring the wreck of the second alien ship, spacers discover a survivor with a fantastic story. The alien comes from a million star Galactic Empire ruled over by a mysterious race known as the Broa. These overlords are the masters of this region of the galaxy and they allow no competitors. This news presents Earth's rulers with a problem. As yet, the Broa are ignorant of humanity's existence. Does the human race retreat to its one small world, quaking in fear that the Broa will eventually discover Earth? Or do they take a more aggressive approach? Whatever they do, they must do it quickly! Time is running out for the human race.
Scarecrow Gods
by Weston OchseFour men converge upon the center of evil as each journeys through the world of imagination, the Land of Inside-Out, and across America, striving to defeat demons both personal and real to ultimately discover their deserved salvations.
The Rising: Selected Scenes From The End Of The World
by Brian KeeneBrian Keene's The Rising and its sequel, City of the Dead revitalized the horror genre and gave zombie fans a new reason to celebrate. Since their publication, many readers have hoped for a wider examination of The Rising universe. Now they have it. The Rising: Selected Scenes From The End Of The World contains thirty-two short stories based in the world of The Rising and City of the Dead. Now, fans can witness how the undead epidemic plays out across the globe?Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States nowhere is safe from the zombie invasion. Meet new characters you'll come to love, re-discover old characters you thought were gone, and find out what happens after the fateful events of City of the Dead. If you're a fan of Keene's zombie mythos, you cannot miss this book!
Legend of the Mantamaji: Book 2 (Legend Of The Mantamaji Ser. #2)
by Brandon Palas David Ellis Dickerson Eric Dean SeatonTelevision director Eric Dean Seaton’s first graphic novel series is a tale exploding with brilliant art, action-packed adventure, true-to-life characters, and a smart and twisting plotline. In a single week, Elijah Alexander has gone from being a famous and successful ADA in New York, to a hunted, haunted renegade on a mission of vengeance. Because Elijah is the last of a race of ancient warriors called the Mantamaji who once fought the world’s greatest evils. And now the greatest evil of all has just reappeared and seeks to destroy the world as we know it. Elijah’s the only one who knows how to stop this, and the only one with the power to get it done—because it takes a warrior to kill a mystical being. Or four of them. Legend of the Mantamaji is a three-book graphic novel series whose sweeping tale of magic and mystery, heroes and villains, has a fresh look, a modern setting—and an ancient beat. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Legend of the Mantamaji: Bloodlines (Legend Of The Mantamaij #1)
by Brandon Palas David Ellis Dickerson Eric Dean SeatonTV director Eric Dean Seaton's critically acclaimed “Legend of the Mantamaji” has been featured in over 150 articles in venues such as MSNBC, MTV, Forbes, Buzzfeed, and The Root. Now he returns with a new story in the Mantamaji saga that's just as action-packed, just as magical and even more dangerous. Two months ago, Elijah Alexander was a cocky Assistant District Attorney who wanted everything his poor upbringing couldn't give him. When he learned he was descended from an ancient race of heroes, Elijah became the last Mantamaji and used his mystical ankh and powers of illusion to defeat the evil sorcerer Sirach. But now that this enemy is gone, a new enemy—Gideon's Army—forces Elijah into a fight he was never trained for... and one that forces him to question the very origins of his people. “In Legend of the Mantamaji: Bloodlines” Book One, nothing is safe... not even history. “Legend of the Mantamaji: Bloodlines” is a graphic novel series whose sweeping tale of magic and mystery, heroes and villains, has a fresh look, a modern setting—and an ancient beat. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Legend of the Mantamaji: Book 1 (Legend Of The Mantamaji Ser. #1)
by Brandon Palas David Ellis Dickerson Eric Dean SeatonTelevision director Eric Dean Seaton’s first graphic novel series is a tale exploding with brilliant art, action-packed adventure, true-to-life characters, and a smart and twisting plotline. Published by “And… Action!” Entertainment, Legend of the Mantamaji tells the story of Elijah Alexander, New York’s hottest, cockiest, and most media-hungry Assistant District Attorney, is about to learn something shocking: he is not even human. He’s the last of the Mantamaji, a long-lost race of warriors who once protected humanity when the world was young. Now another Mantamaji—the worst of all their kind—has reawakened to visit doom on all of humanity. Can Elijah accept his past, reject his present life, and learn about his talents, in time to defeat the villain who killed all the other Mantamaji before him? Legend of the Mantamaji is a three-book graphic novel series whose sweeping tale of magic and mystery, heroes and villains, has a fresh look, a modern setting—and an ancient beat. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Legend of the Mantamaji: Book 3 (Legend Of The Mantamaji Ser. #3)
by Brandon Palas David Ellis Dickerson Eric Dean SeatonTelevision director Eric Dean Seaton’s first graphic novel series is a tale exploding with brilliant art, action-packed adventure, true-to-life characters, and a smart and twisting plotline. Beaten, betrayed, and left for dead, Elijah Alexander, the last Mantamaji, knows the end of the world is at hand. Soon Sirach will carry out his plan to open the Gates of Time and alter Earth’s history to suit his purposes. How can Elijah stop Sirach, when he’s already failed before? To succeed, he will have to put aside vengeance, ignore his pain, and listen to a wisdom he’s forgotten. But he, and the world, are running out of time. Legend of the Mantamaji is a three-book graphic novel series whose sweeping tale of magic and mystery, heroes and villains, has a fresh look, a modern setting—and an ancient beat. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Visa for Avalon
by BryherMrs. Lillian Blunt has expected to live out the rest of her life in her quiet cottage by the sea, until a "nasty little man" appears at her gate with the message that her home will be bulldozed to make way for a new road. Mrs. Blunt determines to escape to the nation of Avalon, which she has always wanted to visit. She discovers, however, that her own country has been taken over by mob rule. Everyone is suspect; nothing is smooth. As tension mounts, Mrs. Blunt and a small group of other fugitives struggle to escape the mob and reach Avalon's unknown shores. This novel was originally published in 1965. This edition includes a critical introduction and a brief biography of the author, Annie Winifred Ellerman, who used Bryher as a lifelong pseudonym.
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories
by Jeffrey FordAward-winning collection of fantasy stories about writers and writing, aliens obsessed with American movies, dream-visions, and more.
Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers
by Kage Bakera collection of short stories connected with the full-length Company novels that can also be found on Bookshare.org
Nothing Human
by Nancy KressSomething strange is happening to thirteen-year-olds in New York-and in Virginia, Florida, and Connecticut. The children are receiving odd messages announcing that the "pribir" are coming, but who the pribir are and why they're coming remains a mystery- until they actually arrive. Spanning a hundred years, Nothing Human moves dramatically through decades in which Earth decays faster than anyone thought possible. Global warming, biowarfare, climactic upheavals all take their deadly toll, until humanity faces a final decision: die out completely or genetically engineer our descendants...who may or may not be human. The last remnants of humanity cannot even agree on whether this should be done, let alone how. The final choice rests with one of the originally affected thirteen-year-olds, with the "pribir," and with the memory of those brave humans who have struggled so hard to preserve as much as possible of our shared heritage. But preserve it for whom...or what?
Prince of Christler-Coke
by Neal Barrett Jr.Summary by Golden Gryphon Press: Asel, you simply must come along? Peter said. Bobbie's bought Spayne. He wants us all to go and see? It's a truly splendid day. With Asel's marriage to the lovely Loreli the two great Houses of Christler-Coke and Pepsicoma-Dodge will become as one-a union that will finally swallow all of America East, and leave hapless lesser nobles in the cold. Ducky Du Pontiac Heinz has other ideas. With help from the wily scion of Disney-Dow, black choppers descend on Iacola Keen i-- a hostile takeover that brings both families to ruin. Life quickly goes to pot for the deposed Prince of Christler-Coke. Banished to The Natici (NERF) in Dry Rock, Oldahomer, - he has to dress himself, eat bad food, and wear Poly Hester suits. Escaping with another imprisoned noble, Sylvan Lee McCree of Dixie-DataDog, Asel discovers an America he never imagined in his darkest dreams. There are enough bizarre characters in Prince of Christler-Coke to make Asel's tour of the West hazardous at best.. Phil, the mechanical bear, Al, the last of the Utes, a mall full of robot shoppers, and Asel's arch nemesis the vile Jackie Cee, Lord of Califoggy State, ruler of Sekwoyah Heights. Author Neal Barrett, Jr. gives us a wry, sardonic look at a possible future that is all too frighteningly real. And, as always with Barrett, there's his masterful style and irreverent humor that holds a mirror up to both the darkness and the light...
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls: And Other Stories
by Nancy KressThis book is a collection of 13 science fiction stories by one of the best writers in the field. The stories range from near future impacts of artificial intelligence and nanotechnology to far future tales of human attempts to seed the galaxy with our kind of life. Sometimes, the people in the stories are just people, but under extraordinary circumstances. In other cases, the people are "intelligences vast and cool," but thrust into interacting with mere mortals. But we would surely like to learn more about any of these characters.
The Physiognomy (Well-Built City Trilogy, Book #1)
by Jeffrey FordOffering a freshly-imagined world of bizarre creatures and strange customs, this unique and sardonic allegory explores the power and price of science and the ambiguity of morality. Humorless and drug addicted, physiognomist Cley is ordered by the Master of the Well-Built City to investigate a theft in a remote mining town. Well-versed in serving justice, arrogant Cley sets out to determine the identity of the thief using the pseudo-science of judging people by their features, but becomes distracted from his task by a beautiful girl from town. When the young-but-wise woman rejects him, he loses faith in his abilities, and in a drug-induced frenzy he "remakes" her features. The subsequent horror of what he has done, what he represents, and the shallow life he leads forces him to seek atonement and true justice, risking the Master's wrath, which may entail death by head explosion.
The Plains
by Gerald MurnaneOn their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to record in minute detail every aspect of their lives, and the nature of their land. A young film-maker arrives on the plains, hoping to make his own contribution to the elaboration of this history. In a private library he begins to take notes for a film, and chooses the daughter of his patron for a leading role. Twenty years later, he begins to tell his haunting story of life on the plains. As his story unfolds, the novel becomes, in the words of Murray Bail, 'a mirage of landscape, memory, love and literature itself’.
Winged Isis (Isis Rising #4)
by Jean StewartThe women of Isis refuse to wait idly for slaughter. Led by Tomyris Whitaker and her chief of staff -- and former lover -- Loy Chen, they are attempting to launch a mission to replace the deteriorating satellites that protect the Border. But General Medusa is convinced that a civilian task force cannot succeed in this critical mission and challenges their control. As Whitaker and Medusa play politics, sparks fly between the rival women they have each chosen to pilot the shuttle, Loy Chin and Major Mika Reno. But the crumbling Border satellites cannot wait for the orderly process of the Council, nor the disorderly love affairs as the women cling to what may be their last taste of freedom. As love and duty become one, the lesbians of Isis risk their lives in a battle of wits and courage that will determine whether women will live free or die enslaved.
Seeds of Fire (Tunnel of Light #2)
by Karin Kallmaker Laura AdamsAutumn Bradley used the magic in her hands to save Ursula Columbine from the darkness that hunts for her. But the ordeal of her rescue has left Ursula's mind blank and her powers dimmed. Autumn only knows that it is up to her to hide the defenseless Ursula.<P>Darkness has spilled into Kelly Dove's life. She will use all her strength, no matter the cost to anyone, for what her dreams seem to promise: Ursula hers again. Taylor St. Claire risked faith and spirit to save Ursula but failed. No longer cleric, no longer priestess, Taylor's bitterness threatens to consume her completely. From the ancient music that haunts them all comes a clue in the search for Ursula, and Kelly seems only too eager to help. But the face of Ursula's captor is not the woman Taylor expects. The second volume of the Tunnel of Light trilogy continues the explosive journey of passion, heartbreak and triumph.
Wizard of Isis (Isis Rising #5)
by Jean StewartThe long-awaited fifth book in the immensely popular Women of Isis series is now available The year is 2095. Following a deadly plague, America has split into two civilizations: Elysium on the east coast and Freeland on the west, with a vast continent made up of a Wilderness and a radioactive Toxic Zone between them. In this sequal to Winged Isis, Tomyris Whitaker, the leader of Isis, and her wing woman Danu Sullivan, have chased two Elysian jets across the Border and into the land inhabited by Freeland's mortal enemy, the Elysium Regulators. Following the crash landing of their aircraft, the Freelanders are cast adrift in a civilization that has regressed almost four hundred years. Elysium has become a feudal empire of politically powerful clerics, landholders and serfs. A land of king-like Procurators where strong-minded women are condemned as witches and burned at the stake. Whit and Danu fall in with a band of Amazon rebels as they fight for survival. Meanwhile in Freeland, Kali and Tor grow impatient with procedural delays and mount their own rescue mission to save Whit and Danu.
The Mount
by Carol EmshwillerThe Mount is a 230 page science Fiction novel written by Carol Emshwiller, winner of many awards, and first published in 2002. In this complex, experimental, and symbolic coming-of-age work, Emshwiller presents in a stream-of-consciousness style the thoughts and reflections of young Charley, one of the human riding mounts kept in stables by the aliens who conquered the earth hundreds of years earlier. He muses on his relationships with his owner and his mother, on his racing ambitions, and on the freedom that his father enjoys as one of the wild humans who live in the mountains. This novel was a finalist for the 2003 Nebula Award. In its preliminary pages, Small Beer Press features the following three rather revealing and certainly valid characterizations of The Mount written by distinguished authors: I've been a fan of Carol Emshwiller's since the wonderful Carmen Dog. The Mount is a terrific novel, at once an adventure story and a meditation on the psychology of freedom and slavery. It's literally haunting (days after finishing it, I still think about all the terrible poetry of the Hoot/Sam relationship) and hypnotic. I'm honored to have gotten an early look at it. -Glen David Gold, author of Carter Beats the Devil This novel is like a tesseract, I started it and thought, ah, I see what she's doing. But then the dimensions unfolded and somehow it ended up being about so much more. -Maureen McHugh, author of Nekropolis Carol Emshwiller's The Mount is a wicked book. Like Harlan Ellison's darkest visions, Emshwiller writes in a voice that reminds us of the golden season when speculative fiction was daring and unsettling. Dystopian, weird, comedic, and ultimately scary, The Mount takes us deep into another reality. Our world suddenly seems wrought with terrible ironies and a severe kind of beauty. When we are the mounts, who-or what-is riding us? -Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Six Kinds of Sky
Mockingbird
by Sean StewartToni, an actuary with her feet set firmly on the ground, is not happy to discover she has inherited a "gift" after her mother dies--namely, a collection of voodoo spirits