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Naive and nineteen, Alexander came to Athens wanting nothing more than to study at Aristotle's famed Lyceum. He could see no further than his self-absorbed dreams, from which he was savagely awakened by Sulla's brutal legions. Free one moment and slave the next. Wrenched from a life unlived to serve the richest man in Rome. Views: 44
In the second book of the Companions Codex, the latest series in R.A. Salvatore’s New York Times best-selling saga of dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden, the orcs of Many Arrows decide to take advantage of the chaos wrought by the Sundering to reignite a blood feud first brought to life in the phenomenal best seller The Thousand Orcs.About the AuthorR.A. Salvatore is the New York Times best-selling author of more than forty novels, including the popular Forgotten Realms series The Legend of Drizzt. He's an avid gamer, father of three, and loyal citizen of Red Sox Nation. Views: 44
Book 3 in the Rebels and Patriots seriesThough the worlds of the Imperium became a nightmare of oppression, the lost colonies have modeled themselves on an ancient dream of democracy and freedom. Imperial Inspector Paul Grimm and Marine General Julia Urbica turn their backs on the Imperium and, in the colonies, they find something worth fighting for. Bordering both the Imperium and the aliens of the Gray Quorum, the colonies have managed to thrive despite the menacing shadows of their neighbors but it has always been a precarious existence. In seizing their one chance at true independence, the worlds of the colonies might just lose everything. The Gray Matter is a high-stakes tale of intrigue, atrocity and inter-species conflict – a universe tumbling toward war, ascendancy and decline. (Approx 93,000 words)** Views: 44
Book 3 in the ghastly fantastic GHOSTHUNTERS series of illustrated paperback originals by bestselling author Cornelia Funke. Get scared silly!Strange and stinky things are happening at Gloomsburg Castle. To begin with, the creepy place is crawling with TIBIGs (Tiny Biting Ghosts, per the Indispensable Alphabetical Index). And now it appears that the murderous spirit of a 400-year-old, Totally Moldy Baroness has possessed the palace's owner, infecting her with a killer case of hic-hic-hiccups!To put an end to the foul play and dispel this rank, decaying royal for good, count on ghost-busting boy wonder Tom, Averagely Spooky Ghost Hugo, and the ever-resourceful Hetty. Go ghosthunters! Views: 44
When you've run from the past, you have to stand and face the future ... Dara, her brother Jaran and their cousin Eyna have grown up among the Clan; their lives are peaceful as they eke out an existence in the towering forest below their escarpment home. But when the ghosts of a dead civilisation reach out to haunt them one final time, they and their family must set out, on an unmapped path across a dying land. Walking daywards, always into the sun. Daywards is the highly anticipated conclusion to a powerful trilogy from award-winning author Anthony Eaton. Views: 44
When Felix Gomez returned from the War in Iraq with a disdain for daylight and a raging thirst for blood, he knew he couldn't settle for an ordinary 9-to-5 job. So after his discharge, the newly undead ex-infantryman chose the career that he felt best suited his vampiric tendencies: private detective.Now he's been approached by sexy porn star Katz Meow, who wants Felix to investigate the murder of her once-equally agile friend and fellow toiler in the video sex-biz, Roxy Bronze. But his investigation into L.A.'s hardcore jungle is turning into a triple x-rated nightmare populated by hot babes, sleazy producers, sleazier politicians, sham evangelicals, and fanatical secret societies. And here on the seamy underside of Tinseltown, "immortal" doesn't necessarily mean "unkillable." Views: 44
This stunning set, complete with all four hardcover books as well as four collectible prints, makes the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling vampire love story. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn capture the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.** Views: 44
