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Bad Times in Dragon City

If It Wasn’t for Bad Times…Ex-adventurer Max Gibson wouldn’t have any times at all. Saddled with babysitting the heir to the Dragon Empire, a deadly dragonet with a mind all its own, Max wishes he could hunker down in his bar and shut out the rest of Dragon City, but it seems everyone wants a piece of him.If the scum down in Goblintown aren’t trying to throw him to the zombies on the other side of the Great Circle, it’s the Imperial Dragon’s Guard trying to haul him into protective custody. Or the Wizards Council hoping for a closer look at the dragonet.All that goes out the window, though, when Belle Sanguigno — a heartbreaker of an elf who’s shattered Max more than once — turns to him for help. She needs to find the body of her sister, who Max and the dragonet killed last week, or pay the ultimate penalty for her loss.And the bad times keep getting worse.Bad Times in Dragon City is the second novel in the Shotguns & Sorcery setting.
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Fish in Troubled Water

Get inside the mind of the Blue Ranger in this brand-new adventure from the Power Rangers.A research center in the middle of the ocean is the last place Billy Cranston expects to spot his nemesis. But on this island of science and wonder, the monster-making Finster is up to his old tricks. Laboratory animals are ballooning in size and being recruited into Rita Repulsa's evil army. Can the Blue Ranger vanquish his foe, or is this an island of no return?
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Virtual Unrealities, The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester

“Dazzlement and enchantment are Bester’s methods. His stories never stand still a moment.”—Damon Knight, author of Why Do BirdsAlfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short stories—two of them previously unpublished—that have now been brought together in a single volume for the first time.Read about the sweet-natured young man whose phenomenal good luck turns out to be disastrous for the rest of humanity. Find out why tourists are flocking to a hellish little town in a post-nuclear Kansas. Meet a warlock who practices on Park Avenue and whose potions comply with the Pure Food and Drug Act. Make a deal with the Devil—but not without calling your agent. Dazzling, effervescent, sexy, and sardonic, Virtual Unrealities is a historic collection from one of science fiction’s true pathbreakers. “Alfred Bester was one of the handful of writers who invented modern science fiction.”—Harry Harrison
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The Rising: Deliverance

Go back to the beginning of the end of the world… Hell has come to earth as sadistic zombies rampage and massacre the human population. Reverend Thomas Martin has lost his congregation to the chaos but he found two wayward survivors to protect - Becky and John. The three of them have holed up in Martin’s church in a desperate attempt for survival. But as supplies run low and civilization crumbles around them, Martin must come to a realization – God has abandoned them. But why? Is there any chance of hope in this new world? Is there any chance for deliverance? Modern horror legend, Brian Keene returns to his fan-favorite universe of The Rising with a tale of faith, loss, and zombies. This special edition also includes two short stories that expand and explore The Rising mythos - “The Resurrection and the Life” and “The Siqquism who Stole Christmas.”
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The Enormouse Pearl Heist

Each Geronimo book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.One day, my friends and I, Geronimo Stilton, made an amazing discovery. We found a huge oyster — with an enormouse pearl inside! I was so excited about this extremely rare, precious pearl that I wrote a special feature about it in The Rodent's Gazette. That article attracted lots of attention — both good and bad! The enormouse pearl was in danger of being stolen. Would my friends and I be able to protect it?
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Snared wd-3

Tonight's tale . . . Lindsay's family vacation isn't exactly fun in the sun: the beach is littered, the locals are creepy, and the outlook is bleak. Then Lindsay meets Mark, the boy next door. He's sweet, gorgeous, and an amazing musician. But his menacing guardians keep him locked away from the world. They perform sinister rites, and one day Lindsay glimpses terrible wounds on Mark's back! Lindsay must save him — though it means facing pure evil.
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Crush wd-4

Tonight's tale . . . The Roid Patrol regularly menaces Jonathan Barnes in the halls. Mr. Weaver's sarcasm makes English class unbearable. If it weren't for his best friend, David, and his crush, Emma, Jonathan would go insane. But now he thinks he has, what with everyone who's ever been mean to him turning up dead. He doesn't know what to think, who to trust — or who's next.
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A Quest Within

A tale of international espionage, computer hacking and strategic subterfuge. The plot twists and turns, involving several Nation States, following a piece of malware virus designed to disable satellite locating devices in orbit. Two mercenary hackers sell their time to the highest bidders. This is offset by a developing relationship with one of the hackers and the owner's son who works for the manufacturer of the location satellites.Unbeknown to both, they each believe in the spiritual doctrine of The Law of Attraction, and incorporate this principle within the mainframe of their server.What emerges is a cat and mouse game of spiritual versus conventional computer solutions.
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