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Riveted
by Meljean BrookThe New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Duke and Heart of Steel returns to the Iron Seas with a riveting new adventure of steampunk and passionate romance... A century after a devastating volcanic eruption forced Iceland's inhabitants to abandon its shores, the island became shrouded in secrecy. Five years ago, Annika unwittingly endangered that secret, but her sister Källa took the blame and was exiled. Now Annika serves on the airship Phatéon, flying from port to port in search of her sister and longing to return home. But that home is threatened when expedition leader David Kentewess comes aboard. Determined to solve the mystery of his own origin, David will stop at nothing to expose Annika's secrets. But when disaster strikes, leaving David and Annika stranded on a glacier and pursued by a madman, their very survival depends on keeping the heat rising between them--and generating lots of steam...
Rivets and Sprockets (Sprockets #2)
by Alexander KeySprockets and his brother race across space to solve a martian mysteryLife for Sprockets, the little robot with the giant brain, has been very exciting since he came off the assembly line. Backed up by Dr. Bailey and his son Jim, Sprockets has zipped across the stars, having fun all the way. Now it's time for his greatest adventure yet, and he has someone new to help him out: his little brother, Rivets, who's pretty handy in a pinch--even if he does have one or two screws loose. Dr. Bailey is working day and night to perfect an interplanetary radio, but Sprockets and Jim build one in a single night. When their new contraption picks up a signal coming from Mars, Dr. Bailey sends Sprockets and Rivets to investigate. Pursued by a mysterious gang of Mongolian researchers led by the fearsome Vladimir Katz, Rivets and Sprockets must escape the red planet with all their gears intact.
Riya’s Foundling
by Algis BudrysNow, if the animal we know as a cow were to evolve into a creature with near-human intelligence, so that she thought of herself as a "person" ...
Road Out of Winter: An Apocalyptic Thriller
by Alison Stine2021 winner of the Philip K. Dick AwardA 2020 The Rumpus Book Club Selection&“Blends a rural thriller and speculative realism into what could be called dystopian noir…. Profoundly moving.&”—Library Journal, starred reviewIn an endless winter, she carries seeds of hopeWylodine comes from a world of paranoia and poverty—her family grows marijuana illegally, and life has always been a battle. Now she&’s been left behind to tend the crop alone. Then spring doesn&’t return for the second year in a row, bringing unprecedented, extreme winter.With grow lights stashed in her truck and a pouch of precious seeds, she begins a journey, determined to start over away from Appalachian Ohio. But the icy roads and strangers hidden in the hills are treacherous. After a harrowing encounter with a violent cult, Wil and her small group of exiles become a target for the cult&’s volatile leader. Because she has the most valuable skill in the climate chaos: she can make things grow.Urgent and poignant, Road Out of Winter is a glimpse of an all-too-possible near future, with a chosen family forged in the face of dystopian collapse. Both gripping and lyrical, Stine&’s vision is of a changing world where an unexpected hero searches for where hope might take root.&“Richly imagined, deeply moving and unthinkably offers hope in a world that uncannily resembles ours…. Gloriously well-written.&” —Ms. MagazineAnd don't miss the next literary speculative novel from Alison Stine, TRASHLANDS, coming October 2021.
Road Rage
by Robert T. Jeschonek Ben BaldwinPray you never see Walter Haskell's headlights in your rear-view mirror. This road-raging vigilante roars up and down the highway, burning rubber as he guns for reckless drivers with his fast and furious moves. Walter plays for keeps in his war to make the roads safe--and redeem himself for a terrible accident that totaled his life. But one night, the road warrior becomes a moving target, as the actual highway comes to life and strikes back. It's the ultimate case of road rage as the haunted pavement turns against Walter, racing him through a nightmare journey where the final exit is Hell itself. Don't miss this edgy, exciting, and surprising horror thriller in the tradition of Stephen King. It's the latest story from award-winning storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected fiction that packs a punch. This award-winning writer's fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts have been published around the world. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW Books have published his work. His story, "Fear of Rain," was nominated for the British Fantasy Award. His young adult urban fantasy novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, was named a Top Ten First Novel for Youth by Booklist.
Road Seven
by Keith RossonMark Sandoval—resolutely arrogant, covered head to foot in precise geometric scarring, and still marginally famous after Hollywood made an Oscar-winner based off his memoir years before—has been strongly advised by his lawyer to leave the country following a drunken and potentially fatal hit and run. When a woman sends Sandoval grainy footage of what appears to be a unicorn, he quickly hires an assistant and the two head off to the woman's farm in Hvíldarland, a tiny, remote island off the coast of Iceland. When they arrive on the island and discover that both a military base and the surrounding álagablettur, the nearby woods, are teeming with strangeness and secrets, they begin to realize that a supposed unicorn sighting is the least of their worries.
Road Trip of the Living Dead
by Mark HenryWith her zombie gal pal Wendy and vampy sidekick Gil, celebrity party girl Amanda Feral is ready to take a big bite out of Seattle's supernatural nightlife. But what's a zombie chick to do when her "Mommie Dearest" gets sick? If you're Amanda Feral, you can either ignore the wicked old witch--or bury the past by visiting Ethel before she kicks it. Packing their stiletto pumps and plasma into a sketchy rattrap on wheels that used to be a Winebago, Amanda, Wendy, and Gil hit the highway. Of course, they'll have to navigate past some neo-Nazi skinheads, a horny dust devil, a hunky werewolf cop, and an unsightly horde of Kmart shoppers. But for this glamorous gang of ghouls, this trip is about to take a dangerous detour that could give road kill a brand new meaning. . .
Road Wars (Deathlands #23)
by James AxlerA mysterious message about the long-lost Trader takes Ryan Cawdor and the Armorer on a perilous odyssey to the Pacific Northwest, while Krysty Wroth and the rest of the warrior survivalists face off against enemies out to destroy their weakened group.
Road of Cultivation: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Nong MinErShuHe had unexpectedly discovered a great secret …Orphan Zhou Xingchen had accidentally acquired a wordless heavenly book, opened his cultivation gate, and embarked on the road of cultivation.
Road of Cultivation: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Nong MinErShuHe had unexpectedly discovered a great secret …Orphan Zhou Xingchen had accidentally acquired a wordless heavenly book, opened his cultivation gate, and embarked on the road of cultivation.
Road of Cultivation: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Nong MinErShuHe had unexpectedly discovered a great secret …Orphan Zhou Xingchen had accidentally acquired a wordless heavenly book, opened his cultivation gate, and embarked on the road of cultivation.
Road of the Lost
by Nafiza AzadPerfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, this gorgeous young adult fantasy follows a girl who discovers she&’s spent her life under an enchantment hiding her true identity on her quest into the magical Otherworld to unlock her powers and discover her destiny.Even the most powerful magic can&’t hide a secret forever. Croi is a brownie, glamoured to be invisible to humans. Her life in the Wilde Forest is ordinary and her magic is weak—until the day that her guardian gives Croi a book about magick from the Otherworld, the world of the Higher Fae. Croi wakes the next morning with something pulling at her core, summoning her to the Otherworld. It&’s a spell she cannot control or break. Forced to leave her home, Croi begins a journey full of surprises…and dangers. For Croi is not a brownie at all but another creature entirely, enchanted to forget her true heritage. As Croi ventures beyond the forest, her brownie glamour begins to shift and change. Who is she really, who is summoning her, and what do they want? Croi will need every ounce of her newfound magic and her courage as she travels a treacherous path to find her true self and the place in the Otherworld where she belongs.
Road of the Patriarch: The Legend of Drizzt (The Legend of Drizzt #16)
by R.A. SalvatoreAnother thrilling installment in the classic D&D-inspired Legend of Drizzt series: While assassin Artemis Entreri wrestles with his past, dark elf Jarlaxle continues to fight for his place in the surface world.Ilnezhara and Tazmikella are ancient dragons of great power, accustomed to easily manipulating the humans around them. But not all humans are so easily led. When they pushed Entreri and Jarlaxle into the heart of the Bloodstone Lands, not even they could have imagined the strength of the human assassin&’s resolve, or the limitless expanse of the drow mercenary&’s ambition.Jarlaxle and Artemis Entreri have begun to make a home for themselves in the rugged Bloodstone Lands, though not everyone is ready to trust a man who's spent his life killing for coin—much less a member of a race of subterranean elves known for their fanatical devotion to a demon goddess. If they want to make it out of the Bloodstone Lands alive, they'll have to learn to trust their enemies, and be suspicious of their friends.Road of the Patriarch is the third book in the Sellswords trilogy and the sixteenth book in the Legend of Drizzt series.
Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier #1)
by Hana LeeAn electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She&’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland&’s dangers—deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts—to deliver her wares. Her most valuable cargo? A prince&’s love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can&’t refuse Yi-Nereen&’s plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen&’s furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers. A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin&’s heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back.
Road to Underfall
by Mike JefferiesWillow felt his fear melt away and a great excitement bubbled up inside him. Nothing like this had ever happened in any of the Elders' stories. He blinked his large round eyes and the Warhorse disappeared. He searched the shadows, wondering if it had been a dream. Quietly he struggled to his feet and crept to where he had seen the horse; gingerly he felt the ground, spreading his fingers here and there. Pressed into the dust were hoof prints, far larger than any left by the shackled horses. It had not been a dream after all. Quietly Willow took his place amongst the circle of tunnelers, but he felt somehow different, changed from the scrawny youth who had started the Elder whispering the story of the Warhorse. To those about him he still looked the same person, Willow Leaf, the rubble sledge boy, but he had seen the Warhorse and had heard him whisper his name. The edges of a great adventure were at his fingertips.
Roadkill (Cal Leandros #5)
by Rob ThurmanOnce, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good, old-fashioned backstabbing. Now, just as their PI business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job. She wants them to find a stolen coffin that contains a blight that makes the Black Death seem like a fond memory. But the thief has already left town, so the Leandros brothers have to hit the road. And if they're very lucky there might even be a return trip.
Roadkill: A Cal Leandros Novel
by Rob ThurmanNew from the national bestselling author of Deathwish It's time to lock, load, and hit the road... Once, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good old-fashioned backstabbing.<P><P> Now, just as their P.I. business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job. She wants them to find a stolen coffin that contains a blight that makes the Black Death seem like a fond memory. But the thief has already left town, so the Leandros brothers are going on the road. And if they're very, very lucky, there might even be a return trip...
Roadmarks
by Roger Zelazny"A mindbender of a book, and a treat for Zelazny fans. " ALA BOOKLIST. The Road runs from the unimaginable past to the far future, and those who travel it have access to the turnoffs leading to all times and places--even to the alternate time-streams of histories that never happened. Why the Dragons of Bel'kwinith made the Road--or who they are--no one knows. But the Road has always been there and for those who know how to find it, it always will be!
Roadmarks (S.F. MASTERWORKS #193)
by Roger ZelaznyThe Road can go Anywhere.The Road can go Anywhen.Almost.Red Dorakeen has been on the Road for a very long time. For all of time, in fact. It stretches infinitely into the future and past, with exits that take him wherever, or whenever, he wants to go.But he can't find the place he wants to be.He's not the only one who can travel the Road, and as people join and leave, they can alter the past, or the future, to suit their whims. Exits close off, become overgrown, and working out what to change back to return to old timelines could take, well . . . forever.Fortunately, Red has all the time he could ever need.Roadmarks is a fantastically mind-bending novel from one of SFF's most influential authors. It weaves together linear and non-linear narratives in a compelling tale full of mystery and magic.
Roads Not Yet Travelled: Transport Futures For 2050 (Urban Transport Futures)
by Marcus EnochWhat will the world be like in 2050? This book explores possible future worlds through eight speculative fiction stories. Taking in automation, big data, climate catastrophe and government dysfunction, each tale looks at the world through the eyes of people whose lives have been influenced by the societies they live in and the transport systems they live with. Asking important questions about our values and the role of transport in society, this book will encourage planners, policy makers, researchers and anyone interested in a positive future for public mobility to take the steps to ensure we get there.
Roadside Bodhisattva
by Paul Di FilippoYou can try to escape from the mundane, or, with the help of Paul Di Filippo, you can take a short, meaningful break from it. In the vein of George Saunders or Michael Chabon, Di Filippo uses the tools of science fiction and the surreal to take a deep, richly felt look at humanity. His brand of funny, quirky, thoughtful, fast‑moving, heart‑warming, brain‑bending stories exists across the entire spectrum of the fantastic, from hard science fiction to satire to fantasy and on to horror, delivering a riotously entertaining string of modern fables and stories from tomorrow, now and anytime. After you read Paul Di Filippo, you will no longer see everyday life quite the same. Di Filippo&’s Roadside Bodhisattva follows Kid A, a sixteen‑year‑old runaway, as he wanders a path laid out for him by the books of Jack Kerouac and Khalil Gibran. Searching for existential wisdom and something greater than himself, Kid A meets Sid, a veteran of life along the highway, and the two soon land at the Deer Park Kitchen motor lodge. What unfolds in Kid and Sid&’s interaction with Deer Park&’s colorful locals is an overwhelming mix of epiphanies and misunderstandings, insights and convictions, hope and betrayal. For Kid A and for all of us, enlightenment can be a rocky road to travel.
Roadside Magic (Gallow and Ragged #2)
by Lilith SaintcrowNew York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow returns to dark fantasy with the second novel in her Gallow & Ragged series where the faery world inhabits diners, dive bars and trailer parks.Robin Ragged has revenge to wreak and redemption to steal. As for Jeremy Gallow, the poison in his wound is slowly killing him, while old friends turn traitor and long-lost enemies return to haunt him. In the dive bars and trailer parks, the sidhe are hunting. War looms, and on a rooftop in the heart of the city, the most dangerous sidhe of all is given new life. He has only one thought, this new hunter: Where is the Ragged?Gallow and RaggedTrailer Park FaeRoadside MagicFor more from Lilith Saintcrow, check out: Blood Call (coming August 2015)Bannon and ClareThe Iron Wyrm AffairThe Red Plague AffairThe Ripper AffairThe Damnation Affair (e-only)Dante Valentine NovelsWorking for the DevilDead Man RisingDevil's Right HandSaint City SinnersTo Hell and BackDante Valentine (omnibus)Jill Kismet NovelsNight ShiftHunter's PrayerRedemption AlleyFlesh CircusHeaven's SpiteAngel TownJill Kismet (omnibus)A Romance of Arquitaine NovelsThe Hedgewitch QueenThe Bandit King
Roadside Magic (Gallow and Ragged)
by Lilith SaintcrowThe Seelie and Unseelie Courts are both in plague-ravaged tatters. The Wild Hunt roams unchecked, taking who and what it will, and the walls between the human world and the world of the sidhe are thinning rapidly. Jeremy Gallow is the only hope of human and sidhe both.But all Gallow wants to do is find Robin Ragged . . . and survive. Unfortunately, everyone who meets him has other plans. Including the Ragged, who is fleeing for her life - and the King of Unwinter, whose poisoned blade has cut deep into Jeremy's flesh . . .
Roadside Picnic (Rediscovered Classics #16)
by Boris Strugatsky Arkady Strugatsky Olena BormashenkoRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a "full empty," something goes wrong. And the news he gets from his girlfriend upon his return makes it inevitable that he'll keep going back to the Zone, again and again, until he finds the answer to all his problems. First published in 1972, Roadside Picnic is still widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction novels, despite the fact that it has been out of print in the United States for almost thirty years. This authoritative new translation corrects many errors and omissions and has been supplemented with a foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin and a new afterword by Boris Strugatsky explaining the strange history of the novel's publication in Russia.
Roadside Picnic (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Boris Strugatsky Arkady StrugatskyRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.