Publisher: Tor
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/19/2011
ISBN-13: 9780765320797
ISBN-10: 0765320797

Historical Fantasy. To celebrate his promotion to consul, Senator Saxa sponsors a lavish theatrical entertainment based on Hercules' conquest of Lusitania. Unfortunately for him, the show is upstaged by a terrifying vision: the destruction of Atlantis by the sea monster Typhon. Could it be sign of events to come? Saxa's scholarly son Varus--who's no stranger to mystical experiences--certainly thinks so. Teaming up with his soldier pal Corylus and his headstrong sister Alphena, Varus decides to get to the bottom of the matter in this 2nd installment of David Drake's Books of the Elements series, after The Legions of Fire.

Publisher: Harper Voyager
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
ISBN-13: 9780061561641
ISBN-10: 0061561649

Short Stories. For those who didn't already know, authors Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb are the same person. Lindholm primarily writes contemporary fantasy and science fiction, while Hobb is best known for her epic sagas such as the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies. Unsurprisingly, however, their work shares some elements, including artful prose, well-drawn characters, and intriguing plots. This collection, divided equally between the two pseudonyms, contains both previously published and brand-new stories, including Lindholm's poignant "A Touch of Lavender" and "The Fifth Squashed Cat," as well as Hobb's prequel to the Rain Wilds Chronicles, "Homecoming."

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Publisher: Atria Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/28/2011
ISBN-13: 9781439167397
ISBN-10: 1439167397

Fantasy. In The Map of Time's three interlocking sections, a young man wants to revisit the past to prevent the death of his lover at the hands of Jack the Ripper; a Victorian woman travels to the year 2000 and falls in love; and science fiction author H.G. Wells attempts to stop a time traveler who wants to steal his work and erase him from history. But that's just the beginning in Félix J. Palma's trilogy opener, whose atmospheric 19th-century England setting and intricately plotted time travel story may remind readers of Tim Powers' The Anubis Gates. For another genre-bending novel in which real-life eminent Victorians contend with time travel and penny dreadful terrors, try Mark Hodder's The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack.

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Publisher: Ace Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/07/2011
ISBN-13: 9780441020089
ISBN-10: 0441020089

Urban Fantasy. After being laid off from his job, Manhattan advertising executive Simon Burns becomes a stay-at-home parent to his three-year-old son, Jeremy. Initially, Simon struggles to adjust to his new life; then he meets Michael, Charlie, and Ramon, a trio of dads who invite him to join him on a guys' night out. Soon after, Simon wakes up in New Jersey, naked, covered in blood, and craving meat... Readers who enjoy darkly humorous modern-day monster tales might also enjoy Matt Haig's The Radleys, a vampire-themed suburban drama with a satirical bite.

Publisher: Warner Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/23/2007
ISBN-13: 9780446576918
ISBN-10: 0446576913

Contemporary Fantasy. For 50-something Chastity Theresa Lambkin--a.k.a. "Calamity"--the onset of menopause brings with it some strange occurrences, such as hot flashes that bring back missing objects from childhood toys to an entire cashew grove. Coping with her estranged father's death and her strained relationship with her grown daughter, Calamity gets a chance to escape her isolation when she rescues an abandoned toddler. But the boy may be one of the merpeople. Set in the fictional Caribbean nation of Cayaba, this story of magic and family relationships may appeal to fans of Jamaican-Canadian fantasy author Nalo Hopkinson's other novels, such as The Salt Roads.

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Publisher: Aspect/Warner Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2002
ISBN-13: 9780446526685
ISBN-10: 0446526681

In an intriguing work of alternate history in which the peoples of Africa colonize the Americas, bringing European slaves to the New World, the fates of two families--one Islamic African aristocrats, the other Druidic Irish slaves--collide as two young men, one of each dynasty, must confront their world and each other.

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Publisher: Subterranean Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/31/2008
ISBN-13: 9781596062009
ISBN-10: 1596062002

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Publisher: TOR
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/1994
ISBN-13: 9780312852818
ISBN-10: 0312852819

Jennifer Talltree, a private investigator and Osage shaman-in-training, must call on both her magical powers and her detective skills when the theft of native American artifacts and the desecration of burial grounds rouse vengeful spirits.

Publisher: Ballantine Pub. Group
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2000
ISBN-13: 9780345416889
ISBN-10: 0345416880

One of the most popular contemporary authors of science fiction follows one man from ninth century Russia to present day America as he struggles to rescue a princess and her kingdom, find true love, and overcome the blackest of evil.

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Publisher: HarperCollins
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/01/2002
ISBN-13: 9780060509187
ISBN-10: 006050918X

While his mother struggles with cancer, fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold goes on an expedition to the Amazon with his reporter grandmother where he comes to learn a great deal about his own strengths while also developing a special bond with Nadia, the daughter of their local guide.