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Octavia's Brood
by Walidah Imarisha Adrienne Maree BrownWhenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing speculative fiction. Organizers and activists envision, and try to create, such worlds all the time. Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown have brought twenty of them together in the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change. The visionary tales of Octavia’s Brood span genres-sci-fi, fantasy, horror, magical realism-but all are united by an attempt to inject a healthy dose of imagination and innovation into our political practice and to try on new ways of understanding ourselves, the world around us, and all the selves and worlds that could be. The collection is rounded off with essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal, and a preface by Sheree Renée Thomas.
The icy princess
by Valentina ImpellizzeriJennifer Shue is a successful actress at the age of only 22, despite her cold temperament for which she has gained the nickname "icy princess": as graceful as a princess, as icy as ice. Nothing seems to unsettle her, and her work is the only thing that matters to her. When she decides to buy Greg McKay's house, little does she know that fate is lurking around the corner and that her life is bound to change for good... Dedicated to romantics, dreamers and supporters of romance at any cost
Cronache del Caos
by Valentina Impellizzeri D. M. CainIn un mondo consumato dalla guerra, il destino di due guerrieri sta per incrociarsi con conseguenze che cambieranno il mondo. Chaos è un soldato dei Figli della Luce e combatte nel nome del destino, dell'onore e della gloria. Arrogante e testardo, crede di essere il guerriero più forte nei dintorni, fin quando una coincidenza fatale lo mette alla mercé del demone Anathema. I due sviluppano un'intensa rivalità, ma la loro ossessione di distruggersi a vicenda li avvicina sempre più. Quando le forze della Luce e dell'Ombra si scontrano, a chi è dovuta la loro lealtà?
The Flat Man
by Rose ImpeyA boy has fun scaring himself by imagining that the noises of the night are coming from The Flat Man.
Scare Yourself to Sleep
by Rose ImpeyFrom the book: When my cousin comes to stay we sleep in a tent at the back of the yard. We love it just the two of us lying there side by side talking. Soon it starts to get dark. Then my cousin and I always play the same game. We call it "Scare yourself to sleep."
Titchy Witch And The Disappearing Baby (Titchy Witch #104)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch doesn't think much of her noisy new sister. But when she puts a spell on the baby, it doesn't work quite the way she expects!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Get-Better Spell (Titchy Witch #87)
by Rose ImpeyWhen Titchy-witch's mum has the witchy-flu, Cat-a-bogus makes a big pot of Get-Better Soup. But Titchy-witch thinks a Get-Better Spell will do more good!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Magic Party (Titchy Witch #103)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch is having her first party, but it isn't going very well...until she starts to wave her magic wand!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Wobbly Fang (Titchy Witch #86)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch has a wobbly fang, but it won't come out on its own. So she decides to give it a little bit of help...using magic!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch: The Birthday Broomstick (Titchy Witch #90)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch thinks flying is easy-breezy. But when she sets off on her first solo flight, she finds that riding a broomstick is much harder than it looks!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch: Titchy Witch And The Disappearing Baby
by Rose Impey Katharine McewenTitchy-witch doesn't think much of her noisy new sister. But when she puts a spell on the baby, it doesn't work quite the way she expects! Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Get-Better Spell
by Rose Impey Katharine McewenWhen Titchy-witch's mum has the witchy-flu, Cat-a-bogus makes a big pot of Get-Better Soup. But Titchy-witch thinks a Get-Better Spell will do more good! Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Magic Party
by Rose Impey Katharine McewenTitchy-witch is having her first party, but it isn't going very well...until she starts to wave her magic wand! Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Wobbly Fang
by Rose Impey Katharine McewenTitchy-witch has a wobbly fang, but it won't come out on its own. So she decides to give it a little bit of help...using magic! Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
7 Science Fiction Stories
by Scholastic IndiaIntergalactic Idol by Samit Basu; The Story Collector by Kuzhali Manickavel; Star Light, Star Bright by Nilanjana S. Roy; A Question of Time by Anushka Ravishankar; A Martian Homecoming by Vandana Singh; Baba Yaga by Anshumani Ruddra; and Shrinking Vanita by Manjula Padmanabhan.
Superhero: The Fabulous Adventures of Rocket Kumar and Other Indian Superheroes
by Scholastic IndiaThis volume is about the adventures of Rocket Kumar and other Indian Superheroes.
Dracula and Beyond: Famous Vampires & Werewolves in Literature and Film
by Shaina C. IndovinoFrom Bram Stoker's mysterious Transylvanian count, to Larry Talbot howling at the moon in The Wolf Man, Anne Rice's Lestat wandering the gloomy cemeteries of New Orleans, and Edward Cullen's courtship of Bella in modern-day Forks, Washington, vampires and werewolves have long been portrayed in books and film to the great delight and shivering terror of millions. With a strong presence in the Gothic novels of the 1800s, the undead and the man-beast were the "stars" of some of the first silent films. The "Golden Age of Hollywood" produced the classic images of Bela Lugosi's Dracula and Lon Chaney, Jr.'s Wolf Man. Revived again with tremendous force in the 1970s and '80s, the vampire genre of books and film--and a growing interest in werewolves--continue to thrive in the twenty-first century. You can't keep a good monster down!
Transylvania and Beyond: Vampires & Werewolves in Old Europe
by Shaina C. IndovinoGloomy old castles, desecrated tombs in the crypts of ruined churches, battlefields strewn with corpses, and the moon rising over the moors--Old Europe was the perfect setting for the myths and legends of the undead and the beast that howls in the night. It is from the folklore of Europe that much of our tradition of vampires and werewolves originates. Living with the bloody realities of ethnic and religious warfare and the terror of death by plague and starvation, Old Europeans saw the world around them as a battleground of good and evil, where beings under the control of Satan threatened them on all sides. Some of the best-known vampire lore, like the tale of the nightmarish Count Dracula, was based on the lives of actual Europeans who were so brutal and so violent that they can only be described as human monsters. From the deep recesses of Old Europe come many of the stories that still thrill and frighten us in the twenty-first century.
Pulling Through
by Dean IngPulling Through... "Written as an excellent science fiction novel about survival following a nuclear attack with a large nonfiction section with easy to follow illustrations and guides on building and engineering protective shelters, what works, ventilation systems, building a homemade Fallout meter, survival and fallout information, stocking your shelter, what you can expect, and more."
Systemic Shock
by Dean IngWhen China and India join forces to launch a nuclear strike against the United States, one young man discovers, in the chaos that follows, that the only people who can survive in the new world order of the 1990s are killers.
Tight Squeeze
by Dean IngHe knew the theory of repairing the gizmo all right. He had that nicely taped. But there was the little matter of threading a wire through a too-small hole while under zero-g, and working in a spacesuit!
Mrs. Caliban: A Novel
by Rachel IngallsThis masterful, "totally unforgettable" novel brilliantly blends fantasy, social satire, and feminist politics (The New York Times). It all starts with the radio. Dorothy's husband, Fred, has left for work, and she is at the kitchen sink washing the dishes, listening to classical music. Suddenly, the music fades out and a soft, close, dreamy voice says, "Don't worry, Dorothy." A couple weeks later, there is a special interruption in regular programming. The announcer warns all listeners of an escaped sea monster. Giant, spotted, and froglike, the beast--who was captured six months earlier by a team of scientists--is said to possess incredible strength and to be considered extremely dangerous. That afternoon, the seven-foot-tall lizard man walks through Dorothy's kitchen door. She is frightened at first, but there is something attractive about the monster. The two begin a tender, clandestine affair, and no one, not even Dorothy's husband or her best friend, seems to notice. Selected by the British Book Marketing Council as one of the greatest American novels since World War II, Mrs. Caliban is a story of passion and loneliness, love and loss. Wryly subversive, it brilliantly combines surrealism, satire, and the female perspective.
Double Vision (Oxygen Series, #3)
by Randall IngermansonRiveting suspense and fascinating scientific speculation combine to create a menacing world of danger and intrigue. Brilliant and driven, scientists Rachel and Dillon are on the verge of developing a quantum computer that could change the world. Suddenly their discovery is sabotaged and the treachery escalates. They have no choice but to run---but are they moving away from or toward the enemy? <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Retribution (City of God #3)
by Randall IngermansonWar looms on the horizon but one woman already knows the outcome....final book in the time travel series City of God.
Transgression (City of God #1)
by Randall IngermansonWhile playing a virtual reality game, Rivka Meyers, an American Messianic Jew visiting Israel for an archaeological dig, becomes trapped in ancient Salem, and involved in a plot to destroy the spread of Christianity.