Mary Robinette Kowal
Author
Series
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
431 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process"--
"The Fated...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. They've taken her in, shielding her from the world. Then she meets sheriff's deputy Carter Rollins, and suddenly Raylene's haven no longer feels quite so safe.
Carter understands why Raylene is trapped inside. He's even taken to bringing the outside world to her. But with two kid sisters to raise, just how much time can he devote to this...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Humanitarian aid worker Gia Andrews chases disasters around the globe for a living. It's the perfect lifestyle to keep her far away from her own personal ground zero. Sixteen years ago, Gia's father was imprisoned for brutally killing her stepmother. Now he's come home to die of cancer, and she's responsible for his care--and coming to terms with his guilt.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She's traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past. Even though doing so might make her the next victim." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this ordinary North Carolina suburb, family secrets are always in bloom. Samantha Montgomery pulls into the driveway of her family home to find a massive black vulture perched on the mailbox, staring at the house. Inside, everything has changed. Gone is the eclectic warmth Sam expects; instead the walls are a sterile white. Now, it's very important to say grace before dinner, and her mother won't hear a word against Sam's long-dead and little-missed...
8) Mystic
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For hundreds of years, high-born nobles have competed for the chance to learn of the Mystic. Powerful, revered, and often reclusive, Mystics have the unique ability to summon and manipulate the Myst: the underlying energy that lives at the heart of the universe. Once in a very great while, they take an apprentice, always from the most privileged sects of society. Such has always been the tradition--until a new High Mystic takes her seat and chooses...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the comics, May wrote the stories, and Princess X fought monsters, ghosts, and other assorted creepazoids from her haunted house high on a hill. Once upon a time a few years later Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across a bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her. Once upon a now May is sixteen and lonely...
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of cutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast, Escape Pod. Escape Pod has been bringing the finest short fiction to millions of ears all over the world, at the forefront of a new fiction revolution. This anthology gathers together fifteen stories, including new and exclusive work from writers such as from N. K. Jemisin, Ted Chiang, Cory Doctorow, Ann Leckie, Ken Liu and Charlie Jane Anders and more. From...