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<\/a>The Vorrh<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\n by B. Catling<\/strong>
\n Book design by Jaclyn Whalen<\/strong><\/p>\n
Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of\u00a0The Vorrh<\/i>, a daring debut that Alan Moore has called \u201ca phosphorescent masterpiece\u201d and \u201cthe current century’s first landmark work of fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n Next to the colonial town of Essenwald sits the Vorrh, a vast\u2014perhaps endless\u2014forest. It is a place of demons and angels, of warriors and priests. Sentient and magical, the Vorrh bends time and wipes \u00a0memory. Legend has it that the Garden of Eden still exists at its heart. Now, a renegade English soldier aims to be the first human to traverse its expanse. Armed with only a strange bow, he begins his journey, but some fear the consequences of his mission, and a native marksman has been chosen to stop him. Around them swirl a remarkable cast of characters, including a Cyclops raised by robots and a young girl with tragic curiosity, as well as historical figures, such as writer Raymond Roussel and photographer and Edward Muybridge.\u00a0 While fact and fictional blend, and the hunter will become the hunted, and everyone\u2019s fate hangs in the balance, under the will of the Vorrh.<\/p>\n This sound fascinating. Complete with blurbs from Alan Moore, Terry Gilliam, Tom Waits, and Jeff VanderMeer!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Three Moments of an Explosion<\/a><\/strong><\/em> Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n The fiction of multiple award\u2013winning author China Mi\u00e9ville is powered by intelligence and imagination. Like George Saunders, Karen Russell, and David Mitchell, he pulls from a variety of genres with equal facility, employing the fantastic not to escape from reality but instead to interrogate it in provocative, unexpected ways.<\/p>\n London awakes one morning to find itself besieged by a sky full of floating icebergs. Destroyed oil rigs, mysteriously reborn, clamber from the sea and onto the land, driven by an obscure but violent purpose. An anatomy student cuts open a cadaver to discover impossibly intricate designs carved into a corpse\u2019s bones\u2014designs clearly present from birth, bearing mute testimony to . . . what?<\/p>\n Of such concepts and unforgettable images are made the twenty-eight stories in this collection\u2014many published here for the first time. By turns speculative, satirical, and heart-wrenching, fresh in form and language, and featuring a cast of damaged yet hopeful seekers who come face-to-face with the deep weirdness of the world\u2014and at times the deeper weirdness of themselves\u2014Three Moments of an Explosion<\/i> is a fitting showcase for one of literature\u2019s most original voices.<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n A, B, C: Three Short Novels<\/i> contains the first three novels of Samuel R. Delany\u2019s long and illustrious career. The Ballad of Beta-2<\/i> is about a future academic searching for the true story behind an interstellar voyage, a journey over multiple generations that ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n They Fly at \u00c7iron<\/i> is a fantasy about the clash between a marauding army and a peaceful village at the foot of a mountain from which a race of winged people oversees both sides.<\/p>\n Presenting these three novels in this omnibus volume for the first time, along with a new foreword and afterword by the author, A, B, C<\/i> showcases Delany\u2019s masterful storytelling ability and deep devotion to his craft.<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n As war rages in 1944, young army lieutenant Lucas Athan recovers a sarcophagus excavated from an Egyptian tomb. Shipped to Princeton University for study, the box contains mysteries that only Lucas, aided by brilliant archaeologist Simone Rashid, can unlock.<\/p>\n These mysteries may, in fact, defy\u2014or fulfill\u2014the dire prophecies of Albert Einstein himself.<\/p>\n Struggling to decipher the sarcophagus\u2019s strange contents, Lucas and Simone unwittingly release forces for both good and unmitigated evil. The fate of the world hangs not only on Professor Einstein\u2019s secret research but also on Lucas\u2019s ability to defeat an unholy adversary more powerful than anything he ever imagined.<\/p>\n From the mind of bestselling author and award-winning journalist Robert Masello comes a thrilling, page-turning adventure where modern science and primordial supernatural powers collide.<\/p>\n Promo copy:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Get lost in the thrilling action and twisting plotlines of James Dashner\u2019s #1 New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling Maze Runner series. Read the first two books\u2014The Maze Runner<\/i> and The Scorch Trials<\/i>\u2014discover lost files from the offices of WICKED, and learn forgotten Glader memories in this collectible edition.<\/p>\n The Maze Runner <\/i>is now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox. Don\u2019t miss the sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials<\/i>, coming to theaters on September 18, 2015, with Dylan O\u2019Brien as Thomas, Kaya Scodelario as Teresa, Will Poulter as Gally, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Newt, Rosa Salazar as Brenda, Giancarlo Esposito as Jorge, and Aidan Gillen as the Rat Man.<\/p>\n Remember. Survive. Run.<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n From New York Times<\/i> bestselling author Terry Brooks comes a thrilling stand-alone novel in his legendary Shannara series\u2014the perfect place for new readers to begin.<\/b><\/p>\n After taking up his enchanted sword against the dark sorcerer Arcannen, Paxon Leah has become the sworn protector of the Druid order. Now a critical hour is at hand, as a beloved High Druid nears the end of her reign and prepares to pass from the mortal world to the one beyond. There is little time for Paxon to mourn his friend and benefactor before duty summons him. For in a distant corner of the Four Lands, the magic of the wishsong has been detected. Paxon must accompany a Druid emissary to find its source\u2014and ensure the formidable power is not wielded by the wrong hands.<\/p>\n But danger is already afoot in the village of Portlow. Gentle traveling minstrel Reyn Frosch possesses the uncanny gift, and curse, of the wishsong. And now his coveted abilities have captured the malevolent interest of none other than Arcannen\u2014whose quest for power is exceeded only by his thirst for vengeance. The lone survivor of a brutal assault on a notorious pirate city, the sorcerer is determined to retaliate against the Federation\u2019s elite military guard\u2014and use the devastating power of the wishsong as his ultimate weapon.<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n [STAR<\/b>] “Sparks fly…This first novel will please fans of Cassandra Clare and Game of Thrones<\/i>watchers with its remarkable world building; richly developed characters…[and] a breathtaking climax that…cannot come soon enough!””\u2014Booklist<\/i>\u00a0starred review<\/b><\/p>\n For fans of Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones<\/i> and Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke & Bone<\/i>, The Girl at Midnight<\/i> is the story of a modern girl caught in an ancient war. [STAR<\/b>] “Grey’s energetic debut offers a strong protagonist…[and the] well-built world, vivid characters, and perfect blend of action and amour should have readers eagerly seeking the sequel.”\u2014Kirkus Reviews<\/i>, <\/i>Starred<\/b><\/p>\n “A feisty heroine, fun supporting characters, a mission to save the world, and some seriously spicy romance.”\u2014School Library Journal<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n “Inventive, gorgeous, and epic\u2014Grey dazzles in her debut.”\u2014Danielle Paige, New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestselling author of Dorothy Must Die<\/i><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n End of Days<\/i> is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee\u2019s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They\u2019re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn\u2019s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe\u2019s past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all.<\/p>\n When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n For fans of Jim Butcher and Kevin Hearne comes an action-packed new urban fantasy series featuring a tough, bleakly funny, down-on-his luck oil rig worker with an unlikely destiny as a monster-slayer and savior of the planet.<\/b> Dave Hooper has a hangover from hell, a horrible ex-wife, and the fangs of the IRS deep in his side. The last thing he needs is an explosion at work. A real explosion. On his off-shore oil rig.<\/p>\n But this is no accident, and despite the news reports, Dave knows that terrorists aren\u2019t to blame. He knows because he killed one of the things<\/i> responsible.<\/p>\n When he wakes up in a hospital bed guarded by Navy SEALs, he realizes this is more than just a bad acid trip. Yeah, Dave\u2019s had a few. This trip is way weirder.<\/p>\n Killing a seven-foot-tall, tattooed demon has transformed the overweight, balding safety manager into something else entirely. A foul-mouthed, beer-loving monster slayer, and humanity\u2019s least worthy Champion.<\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n Luci Jenifer Inacio das Neves, Lucifer for short, isn’t your typical teenaged girl.\u00a0 She’s a thief who survives by stealing bad things from bad people in the magical and mystical underworld hidden beneath our own.\u00a0 So when a policeman’s daughter, Gina, is kidnapped by a force he can’t explain, Lucifer is the only one who has a chance at getting his daughter back.<\/p>\n With the unsolicited help of Gina’s friends, including Gina’s boyfriend David, Lucifer’s investigation leads to the unfortunate truth of the kidnapping.\u00a0 Gina was taken to an otherworldly dimension by a creature of unspeakable evil: one of the Seven Sisters of Witchdown.\u00a0 Against all odds, Lucifer must use every magical tool hidden in her trick bag to steal her way into the Shade and bring Gina back before the Sister sacrifices her for her own dark ends.\u00a0 But the closer Lucifer gets to Gina, the closer she gets to David.\u00a0 And David to her.\u00a0 Lucifer must risk her life by confronting demons, witches, and the cruel demigoddess controlling her destiny – all to save the one girl who stands in the way of Lucifer finally finding love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By popular demand, I’m resurrecting my books received feature. I don’t get as many physical books as before, but there is still plenty for me to post about. Let\u2019s take\u00a0a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived at the Geek Compound. … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
\n by China Mi\u00e9ville<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>A, B, C: Three Short Novels<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>
\nby Samuel R. Delany
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\nThe Jewels of Aptor<\/i> is a science-fantasy story about a seafaring quest that sets out to find powerful magic jewels on a mystical, forbidden island where unimaginable danger lies.<\/p>\n<\/a>The Einstein Prophecy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\n by Robert Masello<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/a>The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials: The Collector’s Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\n by James Dashner<\/strong>
\n Cover by Philip Straub<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/a>The Darkling Child:<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\n The Defenders of Shannara<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\n by Terry Brooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>The Girl at Midnight<\/a>
\nby Melissa Grey<\/strong>
\n Cover art by Jen Wang<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBeneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she’s ever known.
\nEcho is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she’s fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it’s time to act.
\nLegend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once and for all: find the Firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, though if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it’s how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it.
\nBut some jobs aren’t as straightforward as they seem. And this one might just set the world on fire.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nEnd of Days<\/em>
\nPenryn & the End of Days Book 3<\/a>
\n by Susan Ee<\/strong>
\n Cover art by Sammy Yuen<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/a>Emergence: Dave vs. the Monsters<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
\n by John Birmingham<\/strong>
\n Cover by Larry Rostant and Scott Biel<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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\n\u201cMonsters,\u201d said Vince Martinelli. \u201cThere are monsters on the rig, Dave.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/a>Hexed: The Sisters of Witchdown<\/a><\/em>
\n by Michael Alan Nelson<\/strong>
\n Cover art by Larry Rostant<\/strong><\/p>\n