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The world's #1 Big-Data Detective returns in another unrealistic adventure. This time there are disappearing dogs, cars that won't start, and people who have been partially electrocuted, perhaps by God. Part Freakonomics, part Sherlock Holmes, part Doctor Who, part somewhere on the spectrum and 100% completely absurd, The Outlier series continues with "The Outlier #4, ZappersThe world's #1 Big-Data Detective returns in another unrealistic adventure. This time there are disappearing dogs, cars that won't start, and people who have been partially electrocuted, perhaps by God. Part Freakonomics, part Sherlock Holmes, part Doctor Who, part somewhere on the spectrum and 100% completely absurd, The Outlier series continues with "The Outlier #4, Zappers, another Dillon Sharif Tall Tale. Views: 602
Playing the role of a happy pageant winner is not exactly the acting career Kit had in mind Kit Carson keeps trying to tell people that she didn't do anything. All she did was put on a bathing suit in front of the judges, and suddenly she's a beauty contest winner. It's true that the money will come in handy—new dresses and college educations don't grow on trees when your mom is a nurse and your dad doesn't always remember to help out—but all Kit really wants is to try out her dream of being an actress. Not a famous one, just successful enough to have a career in a modest theater and make a living doing what she loves. But now that Kit's a beauty queen, people seem to expect a lot from her. Above all, they seem to think she should gratefully accept the limited roles she's being offered, which are mostly those of beautiful, not-too-independent, all-American girls. Between pageant ambitions and romantic interests, Kit gets the sense that... Views: 602
Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1952-1955. These fascinating stories include Second Variety, Foster, You're Dead and The Father-Thing, and many others.
"A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection." -- Kirkus
"The collected stories of Philip K. Dick is awe inspiring." -- The Washington Post
"More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds." -- Wall Street Journal Views: 602
A wife. A mother. A rebel.
And now their savior...
When a crazed-woman wants to take control of the universe, destroying all that defies her, it's up to Melissa Alexander to retrieve her memories and save those she loves the most. As the bonds of love tighten and the danger increases, Melissa must find the strength to fight in a world that threatens to take everything she's ever loved or needed away from her. With so much on the line, can the Rebel Princess be the savior they all need? Views: 602
Sweet is a standalone romance novella from USA Today Bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.He survived by always being in control. She's about to make him melt.It's 2004, and Daisy Rivera knows two things: she's going to end up disappointing her parents' fondest hopes and dreams in roughly six months, and somehow she's going to figure out how to kiss the mysterious tattoo artist two shops down from her grandmother's cafe that everyone calls Spider.Spider Villalobos knows one thing: if he gives into temptation and makes a move on Daisy, his fresh start is over.Their shops may be neighbors in Metlin, but their lives are worlds apart. SWEET is an all new novella in the Love Stories on 7th and Main series by USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter. Views: 601
To: Roomie Collective (Tilly, Sabre, Moose, Frank)Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be in Athens for four days next week.From: TillyOooh, Athens! Pretty place, but dusty. You going to meet a hot Greek?To: Roomie Collective (Tilly, Sabre, Moose, Frank)You could say that. It's for a magazine interview. Some up-and-coming rich bachelor.From: MoosePictures! We demand pictures of this smokin' Greek. Also, will want full deets on your "interview."To: Roomie Collective (Tilly, Sabre, Moose, Frank)It really is an interview, I swear.From: MooseGirl, you don't have to pretend with us. But if Mr. Adonis sweeps you off your feet and whisks you away to his private island, we demand visitation rights.To: Roomie Collective (Tilly, Sabre, Moose, Frank)Insert appropriate eyeroll here. That sort of stuff only happens in movies, not to people like me.From: TillyMy money's on you, Thyra.From:... Views: 601
The Adventures of Rustle and Eddy is a standalone, deep-sea adventure in the Book of Deacon setting.A little curiosity can be a dangerous thing. Rustle should have been content in his little pond, hidden away from the world where hopefully nothing exciting would ever happen. But the sea was so near, with all of its mysteries and secrets. He couldn't help but sneak away from time to time and gaze upon the surface, wondering what lay beneath. Little did he know that on this fateful day, there was something equally curious staring back.Eddy was a merman. Just as mermaids were blessed with the ability to travel to the surface, he was blessed with the ability to travel to the depths. Together, all of the sea was theirs to explore, but it seemed only the maids ever found something exciting. A few words of magic, and an awful lot of optimism, brought him to the surface in search of adventure. To his delight, he found Rustle.Together, to the fairy's woe and the... Views: 601
America's untold true stories. Views: 601
Young Y. Cheung is in a pickle! In order to receive a $100,000 inheritance from his grandfather's estate, he must get his name mentioned in 1000 U.S. newspapers, "in an honorable fashion" before midnight of the day before the estate is settled. On top of that, his family doesn't consider his one-of-a-kind profession, business detective, "honorable". How Y. Cheung uses his inscrutable wiles to gain happiness and the inheritance is a tale only Harry Stephen Keeler could spin."It was definitely loopy and is the second of his novels I have read to deal sympathetically and sensibly with Asians in 1930s while everyone else was demonizing or eroticizing them in genre fiction of that era. This is one of Keeler's forays into the 'locked room' and impossible problem genre, but being Keller it involves an outrageous and nearly unfathomable solution." — G. F. Norris, Golden Age Detection. Views: 601
*A seafaring adventure of duty, love, magic, and a princess’s quest to protect her kingdom on her own terms. *
Born to privilege, called to service, trained for command, seventeen-year-old Lieutenant Nile Greysik finally gets the chance to prove herself a leader. As she takes charge of a captured enemy ship, her orders will take her through hostile waters and stormy seas with a hold full of prisoners, a skeptical crew, and a handsome first mate whose every move undermines her confidence.
To navigate to safe harbor, Nile must earn the crew’s trust . . . but first she must dare to trust herself. Views: 601
Any day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad
Kaylin returned from the West March in one piece. Now that piece is fraying. She's not at home in the Imperial Palace—and she never intends to be. All she wants is normal garden-variety criminals and a place of her own. Of course, normal in her new life involves a dragon as a roommate, but she can handle that.
She can't as easily handle the new residents to the city she polices, because one of them is Nightshade's younger brother. On a night when she should be talking to landlords in perfectly normal buildings, she's called to the fief—by Teela. A small family disagreement has become a large, complicated problem: Castle Nightshade's latent magic is waking.
And it's not the only thing. Views: 601
Having just escaped from the treacherous island that was once Manhattan, Brooke, Ben, Logan, Bree and Rose make their way up the Hudson river in their stolen boat, low on fuel, low on food, and desperately needing shelter from the cold. On their tails are the slaverunners, who will stop at nothing until they capture them and bring them back. As they make their way upriver in this post-apocalyptic, action-packed thriller, on their way to try to find the mythical city in Canada, they will need to use all their ingenuity and survival skills to stay alive. Along the way they will encounter crazed survivors, roving gangs of predators, cannibals, wild animals, a desolate wasteland, and an unstoppable blizzard. They sustain injuries, get sick, and the Hudson freezes over as they do their best to salvage what they can and avoid the slaverunners’ pursuit. They find a small island and think they have found respite—until events don’t go their way. It is not until they board a mysterious train to nowhere that they find that things can always get worse. Along the way, Brooke’s feelings for Logan intensify, as do her feelings for Ben. Torn between these two boys, caught between their jealousy, she is unsure how she feels—until events choose for her. As they find themselves thrown back into an arena, they are shocked to discover that Arena Two is even worse. Thrown into a barbaric fighting stage, equipped with weapons, pitted against other teenagers—and against themselves—Brooke and the others will be forced to choose what’s important, and to make the most difficult sacrifices of their lives. Because in Arena Two, no one survives. Ever. Views: 601
