by Cassandra Clare
- Fiction
- 2016
- Autor: Cassandra Clare
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in this #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering who killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her battle partner Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust...
Number of pages: ~ 512 pages
by Tomi Adeyemi
- Fiction
- 2019
- Autor: Tomi Adeyemi
Instant New York Times Bestseller New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2018 TIME Top 10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2018 NPR's Book Concierge 2018 Great Reads List Buzzfeed's 24 Best YA Books of 2018 Bustle's Top 25 Best Young Adults Books of 2018 2018 Kirkus Prize Finalist YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Paste Magazine’s 30 Best YA Novels of 2018 Newsweek’s 61 Best Books from 2018 Boston Globe’s Best Children's Books of 2018 Publishers Weekly Best YA Books of 2018 School Library Journal Best Books of 2018 2019 YALSA Teen's Top Ten List With five starred reviews,...
Number of pages: ~ 544 pages
by Steven Pressfield
- Fiction
- 2005
- Autor: Steven Pressfield
Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history—one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. . . .“A novel that is intricate and arresting and, once begun, almost impossible to put...
Number of pages: ~ 400 pages
by Margaret Atwood
- Fiction
- 2019
- Autor: Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake is one of the best and impressive fiction books with a wonderful story. Margaret Atwood is the author of this novel. The story of this novel engages the readers on every page. Its character development is impressive....
by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Fiction
- 2010
- Autor: Laurie Halse Anderson
Chains are a great choice if you are looking for an ideal and wonderful fiction book. Laurie Halse Anderson is the author of this novel. This is a wonderful piece of writing from a fantastic author. If you want a meaningful story with deep characters that are as flawed as they are heroic, you will enjoy this novel. The author holy hell words and sexy writing style evade the readers throughout the novel. This book is heart-wrenching, heartbreaking and soul-shattering while filled with hope and promise and earth-shattering love and devotion....
Number of pages: ~ 316 pages
by Patrick Rothfuss
- Fiction
- 2008
- Autor: Patrick Rothfuss
"No one writes about stories like Pat Rothfuss. How the right story at the right time can change the world, how the teller can shape a life." —Lin-Manuel Miranda This deluxe, illustrated edition celebrates the New York Times-bestselling series, The Kingkiller Chronicle—a masterful epic fantasy saga that has inspired readers worldwide. This anniversary hardcover includes more than 50 pages of extra content! • Beautiful, iconic cover by artist Sam Weber and designer Paul Buckley • Gorgeous, never-before-seen illustrations by artist Dan Dos Santos • Detailed and updated world map by artist...
Number of pages: ~ 722 pages
by Toni Morrison
- Fiction
- 2004
- Autor: Toni Morrison
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures the coming-of-age story as audaciously as Saul Bellow or Gabriel García Márquez. As she follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins, Morrison introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized black world....
Number of pages: ~ 352 pages
by Rick Raphael
- Fiction
- 1960
- Autor: Rick Raphael
Anyone looking for guaranteed science must look elsewhere. But if you're interested, try the world's most powerful eggnog!...
Number of pages: ~ 34 pages
by Rog Phillips
- Fiction
- 2008
- Autor: Rog Phillips
Gordon and Harold both recognized the ability to think as non-human beings. But will they ever recognize the physical form of some of these creatures?...
Number of pages: ~ 13 pages
by Stephen Marlowe
- Fiction
- 2008
- Autor: Stephen Marlowe
Laughter brought spots of color on his cheeks. He stood there for a while, taking it, and then decided that he would be enough and sit down. A whisper of amusement still stirred the room when he returned to his seat, and the professor said: “But just a moment, Mr. Jones. Could you tell the class what makes you think that Columbus was not a “bold skipper” in history? the books say that he was. After all, Mr. Jones, this is a history lesson. If you know more or better history than history books, is it not your duty to tell us? "...
Number of pages: ~ 20 pages
by Robert W. Haseltine
- Fiction
- 1954
- Autor: Robert W. Haseltine
You will definitely be included in the survey at one time or another. However, there is one that you may not recognize as such. Most likely, it will be more important than you think. It can be mans... Prelude to Space...
Number of pages: ~ 10 pages
by Charles V. De Vet
- Fiction
- 1960
- Autor: Charles V. De Vet
He walked endlessly along a long corridor with glass walls. Bright sunlight penetrated through one wall onto a blue backpack over his shoulders. What he was and what he did here was overshadowed. Truth lurked in some corner of his consciousness, but this was not achieved by superficial awareness....
Number of pages: ~ 19 pages
by Everett B. Cole
- Fiction
- 1960
- Autor: Everett B. Cole
The most useful explosives, such as ammonium nitrate, are extremely powerful ... as soon as they fire. But they seem to remain inert when they are beaten, burned, punished in different ways - until the necessary shock occurs ......
Number of pages: ~ 29 pages
by Bryce Walton
- Fiction
- 2009
- Autor: Bryce Walton
The reservoirs for the body had to be replenished, and the ship had to be serviced - and the crew had a dream about the Lotus in his bed from protoplasm. But Kelly knew how to awaken them ......
Number of pages: ~ 13 pages
by Robert Sheckley
- Fiction
- 1959
- Autor: Robert Sheckley
Charles Denison invented the most effective elixir of longevity, and now all of humanity should know about its greatest discovery. But some people do not agree with this state of affairs and want to prevent Denison ......
Number of pages: ~ 14 pages