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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror May 2015
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The darkling child
by Terry Brooks
A second Defenders of Shannara novel continues the events of The High Druid's Blade and follows the adventures of Druid Order paladin Paxon Leah, who must protect a magic-wielding musician from the corruptions of a rival sorcerer. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The gospel of Loki
by Joanne Harris
Trickster god Loki describes the rise and fall of the gods of the Norse, detailing how he left Chaos to serve Odin until the fall of Asgard. By the best-selling author of Chocolat.
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Born of defiance
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Fighting the stigma of being an Andarion without a father, outcast Talyn Batur is drawn into a plot against the crown and is forced to make a choice between his government and his beliefs. By the best-selling author of the Dark-Hunters series.
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The dead play on
by Heather Graham
Experiencing visions that make him convinced his suicide-victim musician friend was actually murdered, Tyler Anderson takes the unusual case to Cafferty—who, with Quinn, discovers the victim's secret lover and a disturbing history of old jealousies. By an acclaimed New York Times best-selling author
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Day shift
by Charlaine Harris
Psychic Manfred Bernardo enlists the help of the enigmatic Olivia Charity when he is wrongly accused of murder, in a follow-up to the best-selling Midnight Crossroad. By the author of the Sookie Stackhouse series.
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Eighth grave after dark
by Darynda Jones
Hiding from murderous hellhounds in an abandoned convent, a pregnant Charley Davidson investigates the decades-old murder of a young nun while harboring fears that Reyes is falling ill. By the RITA Award-winning author of First Grave on the Right.
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The fire sermon : a novel
by Francesca Haig
In a world turned primitive following a nuclear fire, every person is born with a twin and of each pair, one is an Alpha, perfect in every way, and the other is an Omega, burdened with a deformity that makes them ostracized; and psychic Cass, a rare Omega, dares to envision a world of equality.
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The dead lands : a novel
by Benjamin Percy
A post-apocalyptic reimagining of Lewis and Clark's epic journey is set in a world decimated by a superflu and nuclear fallout, where two explorers investigate rumors of an area of growing crops, plentiful rain and a dangerous rising army.
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The blondes
by Emily Schultz
Discovering that she is pregnant by her married professor, grad student Hazel struggles through a pregnancy against a backdrop of an apocalyptic illness that is transforming blondes from all walks of life into rabid killers. By the award-winning author of Heaven Is Small.
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J : a novel
by Howard Jacobson
A profound, darkly comedic parable set in a future where collective memory has vanished following a historic catastrophe, and one young couple's love affair could have shattering consequences for the human race. In a world where the past is a dangerouscountry, not to be talked about or visited, J is a love story of incomparable strangeness, both tender and terrifying. After the devastation of WHAT HAPPENED, IF IT HAPPENED, all that should remain is peace and prosperity. Everyone knows his or her place; all actions are out in the open. But Esme Nussbaum has seen the distorted realities, the fissures that have only widened in the twenty-plus years since she was forced to resign from her position at the monitor of the Public Mood. Now, Esme finds something strange and special developing in a romance between Ailinn Solomons and Kevern Cohen. As this unusual pair's actions draw them into ever-increasing danger, Esme realizes she must do everything in her power to keep them together--whatever the cost.
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The sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell
The sole survivor of a crew sent to explore a new planet, Jesuit priest Emilio Sandoz discovers an alien civilization that raises questions about the very essence of humanity, an encounter that leads Sandoz to a public inquisition and the destruction of his faith. Reader's Guide included.
eBook also available through Jasmine Digital Library
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I, Ripper : a novel
by Stephen Hunter
A vivid reimagining of Jack the Ripper's personal story intertwines his 1888 murders of five prostitutes with the investigation of an Irish journalist who is caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse against a backdrop of London's seamy Whitechapel District.
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The ice twins
by S. K. Tremayne
Moving to a tiny Scottish island a year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah are shattered when their surviving daughter claims they have mistaken her identity and that she is actually the twin they believed dead.
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The scarlet gospels
by Clive Barker
An epic good-versus-evil thriller from the early days of two iconic characters pits long-beleaguered supernatural detective Harry D'Amour against priest of hell Pinhead. By the best-selling author of the Books of Blood series.
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House of echoes : a novel
by Brendan Duffy
Frustrating career setbacks and a heartbreaking diagnosis challenge the lives of Ben and Caroline, who after starting over in a nostalgic new hometown encounter disconcerting secrets that threaten their survival. A first novel.
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Spotlight on: Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Series
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Darkfever
by Karen Marie Moning
Mac is stunned to discover that her sister's murder had been far more than a random act of violence and resents the awakening of a mysterious ability to sense the Fae and their talismans, a talent that sends her on a quest to find the Sinsar Dubh, a mystical book of dark power, and to insure that it cannot fall into the wrong hands.
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Angels' blood
by Nalini Singh
Hired by the archangel Raphael, a lethal being, vampire hunter Elena Deveraux, realizing that failure is not an option, must track down a rogue archangel on a killing spree - a job that leads her into Raphael's seductive -- and deadly -- embrace.
eAudiobook also available through Jasmine Digital Library
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Dead until dark
by Charlaine Harris
Love blossoms between Sookie Stackhouse, a cocktail waitress who keeps to herself because of her ability to read minds, and Bill, a vampire with ties to a crowd that may be responsible for the death of one of Sookie's coworkers
eBook also available through Jasmine Digital Library and eAudiobook available through OneClickDigital
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First grave on the right
by Darynda Jones
Using her ability to see ghosts in her work as a private investigator, Charley Davidson begins experiencing intense sensual dreams about a mysterious entity that has been following her throughout her life..
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Dragon bound
by Thea Harrison
When she is blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia Giovanni, half human and half wyr, goes up against Dragos Cuelebre, who, after catching her in the act, spares her life, but claims her as his own.
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The following books and audiobooks are only available through the Library's digital platforms, including Jasmine Digtial Library, Freading, and OneClickDigital. For help with any these platforms contact the Reference Desk at 941-4655.
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Moon called
by Patricia Briggs
The first book in the popular Mercy Thompson series--wherein the main character must contend with a world of vampires, werewolves and gremlins.
eBook available through Jasmine Digital Library
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Dark lover
by J. R. Ward
Wrath, the only purebred vampire left, has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents, but when one of his fighters is killed, leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate, Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead.
eAudiobook available through OneClickDigital
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Dead witch walking
by Kim Harrison
Sexy bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan prowls the dark streets of Cincinnati, keeping tabs on the vampires and other creatures of the supernatural who prey on the city's innocent and vulnerable inhabitants
eBook available through Jasmine Digital Library
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Cry wolf
by Patricia Briggs
A rare Omega wolf and the enforcer leader of the North American werewolves team up to find a rogue werewolf who wields sinister dark magic.
eAudiobook available through Jasmine Digital Library
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter : Guilty Pleasures
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake raises the dead for a living in a world where vampires and werewolves are legal citizens of the United States, and moonlights as a vampire hunter, but when a serial killer begins to target vampires, she is the one the undead turn to for help.
eAudiobook available through Jasmine Digital Library
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The darkest night
by Gena Showalter
Ashlyn Darrow, who wants to silence the voices in her head, comes to Budapest to seek help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities and is drawn to their most dangerous member, Maddox, who is trapped in a hell of his own.
eBook available through Jasmine Digital Library
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Succubus blues
by Richelle Mead
While daydreaming about gorgeous writer Seth Mortensen, Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid discovers that evil is afoot in Seattle's demon underground when she comes face-to-face with a creature that neither heaven nor hell want any part of.
eBook avaliable through Jasmine Digital Library
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