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The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
by Philip K. DickSmall town America tears itself apart in this realist novel from one of the greats of science fictionLeo Runcible - of Runcible Realty - is too excitable and too pushy. His wife drinks too much. He may be a man of principle, but Liberal Jewish Leo is an outsider in the lilywhite Carquinez, Marin County.When he gets into a pointless argument with a customer over his neighbour Walt Dombrosio's house guests, the resulting ramifications follow a bizarre logic of cause and effect to lead in entirely unexpected directions ...And can Leo really have found the skull of a Neanderthal man in middle America?THE MAN WHOSE TEETH WERE ALL EXACTLY ALIKE is a dazzling novel by a writer famous for his power to surprise and delight.
The Man With One Name
by Tom LloydSalterin is a town full of fear. Fear and sheep. But mostly fear. It lies in the north of a principality recently shattered by the Hanese war, cut off from its neighbours and warily watching the advance of winter. Bandits and wolves haunt the woods, but something worse lies within. A monster named Therian has installed himself as lord of the manor and no one is foolish enough to oppose him. In their hour of need comes a man with one name. A man who will not suffer monsters. Or mutton. But mostly monsters.
The Man With One Name
by Tom LloydSalterin is a town full of fear. Fear and sheep. But mostly fear. It lies in the north of a principality recently shattered by the Hanese war, cut off from its neighbours and warily watching the advance of winter. Bandits and wolves haunt the woods, but something worse lies within. A monster named Therian has installed himself as lord of the manor and no one is foolish enough to oppose him. In their hour of need comes a man with one name. A man who will not suffer monsters. Or mutton. But mostly monsters.
The Man With the Golden Torc (Secret Histories #1)
by Simon R. GreenEddie Drood knows they're for real. His family has kept humanity safe from the things that go bump in the night. For ages, they've held back the nightmares, locked the doors, barred the gates, and put righteous boot to monster arse on a nightly basis.
The Man for Her
by Ann EvansSometimes it just feels rightEverybody knows Adam Connor is the ideal man for Jesslyn Russell. But...Jess knows she'd never fit into Adam's world. He's looking for a wealthy, sophisticated woman-someone who'll help him make his farm, Rising Star, the most successful racing stable around. Not someone like Jess, who cares more about whether the horses are happy than whether they win.Adam knows he has no future with Jess. He messed up at their first meeting when he told her his plans included marrying someone who appreciated his goals and his life-style. So now, even though Jess is living on his farm, using his shower, befriending his sister-and capturing his heart-it's too late to undo the damage.Looks as if there are a few things Jess and Adam don't know!
The Man for Maggie
by Frances HousdenMaggie Kovacs was the most enchanting woman Detective Max Strachan had ever met. She was also the most eccentric. Or was she? Max soon realized that the nighttime visions Maggie claimed she saw supplied him with details that only the police—and a cunning serial killer—could possibly know....A no-nonsense lawman like Max was the last person Maggie would have imagined turning to for support, let alone romance. Incredibly, the skeptical sergeant might just be the man of her dreams. But could he possibly save her from what she saw in them?
The Man from Blue River (Home on the Ranch #4)
by Judith BowenHOME ON THE RANCHJudith Bowen has a "talent for spinning a powerful story."-Catherine SpencerWestbank RanchWest of the Blue River, WyomingFraser McKenna is the owner of Westbank Ranch. Strong, too silent, a still-grieving widower.Martha Thomas is the woman who comes to stay.Martha's at loose ends, her job "downsized" out of existence. She's a city woman driving through the western states, looking for adventure. Then, in a small-town Wyoming newspaper, she sees this ad:WANTED: Lady Companion for two girls. Remote location. No cooking/housekeeping required.On a whim, she applies for the job-and gets hired. That day, her life starts to change, and so do the lives of Fraser and the two little girls.Who would think she'd end up married to the rancher from Blue River? Even if it is a marriage of convenience, a marriage for the children's sake. And even if she has to do the proposing herself....
The Man from Forever
by Vella MunnAnthropologist Tory Kent pays little heed to tales of a mystical warrior keeping watch over sacred tribal lands in the California wilderness. But soon a dark figure appears through the mists and the unimaginable becomes reality. Wherever--or whenever--Loka comes from, he is truly a man who awakens a need within Tory that can scarcely be denied. Reissue.
The Man from Oklahoma
by Darlene GrahamShe'd always trusted her instincts...but could she really trust her heart?Nathan Biddle's pregnant wife disappeared three years ago. Now her body has been discovered, and Nathan is the prime suspect.Reporter Jamie Evans is covering the story. The more she learns about Nathan, the more she knows this handsome Osage man is innocent.As Jamie and Nathan work together to reveal old lies and betrayals, they discover unexpected truths about themselves...and each other.In the style of It Happened in Texas-Darlene Graham's very successful first Superromance novel-comes another involving, suspenseful page-turner. Wonderful characters, action, excitement-and this time it all happens in Oklahoma!
The Man from Primrose Lane: A Novel
by James RennerThe acclaimed journalist’s genre-bending debut novel: “Fascinating and unpredictable, with shades of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft” (Guardian, UK).In West Akron, Ohio, there lived a reclusive elderly man who always wore mittens, even in July. He had no friends and no family; all over town, he was known as the Man from Primrose Lane. And on a summer day, someone murdered him.Fast-forward four years. David Neff, the bestselling author of a true-crime book about an Ohio serial killer, is a broken man after his wife’s inexplicable suicide. When an unexpected visit from an old friend introduces him to the strange mystery of “the man with a thousand mittens,” David decides to investigate. What he finds draws him back into a world he thought he had left behind forever. And the closer David gets to uncovering the true identity of the Man from Primrose Lane, the more he understands the dangerous power of his own obsessions.Deviously plotted and full of dark wit, James Renner’s The Man from Primrose Lane is an audacious debut that boasts as many twists as a roller coaster. But beneath its turns, it’s a spellbinding story about our obsessions: the dangerous sway they have over us and the fates of those we love.
The Man from Time
by Frank Belknap LongDeep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
The Man from the Moon Takes a Holiday
by S. A. MillerThe little man from the moon felt he needed a holiday and decided that, as the Earth looked so pretty when he looked down, that was definitely the place he wanted to go. The little man from the moon always travelled on moonbeams, so he packed his little bag, said goodbye to his wife, and chose the most comfortable moonbeam he could find to start his holiday. The moonbeam landed in a very beautiful garden which belonged to the family of two young brothers, Aaron and Jason. Just as he arrived in their garden, Jason happened to be looking out of the bedroom window. Then began a visit where the little man from the moon saw everything as very exciting, seeing things that Jason and Aaron found ordinary very extraordinary. Until he realised there were no moonbeams to take him home. What will happen then?
The Man in the High Castle (Essential. Penguin Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Philip K. DickIn this Hugo Award–winning alternative history classic—the basis for the Amazon Original series—the United States lost World War II and was subsequently divided between the Germans in the East and the Japanese in the West. It’s America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In this world, we meet characters like Frank Frink, a dealer of counterfeit Americana who is himself hiding his Jewish ancestry; Nobusuke Tagomi, the Japanese trade minister in San Francisco, unsure of his standing within the bureaucracy and Japan's with Germany; and Juliana Frink, Frank's ex-wife, who may be more important than she realizes. These seemingly disparate characters gradually realize their connections to each other just as they realize that something is not quite right about their world. And it seems as though the answers might lie with Hawthorne Abendsen, a mysterious and reclusive author, whose best-selling novel describes a world in which the US won the War... The Man in the High Castle is Dick at his best, giving readers a harrowing vision of the world that almost was.“The single most resonant and carefully imagined book of Dick’s career.”—New York Times
The Man in the Maze
by Robert Silverberg Neil GaimanWith an introduction by Neil Gaiman: Once a hero, now a pariah, Richard Muller is humanity's last hope Richard Muller was an honorable diplomat who braved unimaginable dangers to make contact with the first-known race of intelligent aliens. But those aliens left a mark on him: a psychic wound that emanates a telepathic miasma his fellow humans can neither cure nor endure. Muller is exiled to the remote planet of Lemnos, where he is left, deeply embittered, at the heart of a deadly maze . . . until a new alien race appears, seemingly intent on exterminating humanity. Only Muller can communicate with them, due to the very condition that has made him an outcast. But will Muller stick his neck out for the people who so callously rejected him?
The Man in the Moon Must Die
by Jeff BredenbergA media mogul is targeted by his own clone in this near-future cyberpunk thriller from the author of the Merquan Chronicles. What do a cunning old man, a code-slopper gone rogue, a pair of lowlife tech-runners, a sexually frustrated AI, and a hermaphrodite underworld boss have in common? They&’re all out to get Benito Funcitti, owner of the first lunar resort: Fun City. Oh, who&’s that old man? He&’s Benito Funcitti too, thanks to a TeleCompositor &“accident&” that left behind a double who shouldn&’t exist. With two Benitos squaring off, the adventure is sure to include daring, fun, and maybe a little something on the side. Jeff Bredenberg&’s classic of 1980s cyberpunk has been refurbished for modern audiences, presenting an image of the near future that&’s both divergent and immediate.
The Man in the Tree (Gateway Essentials #96)
by Damon KnightGene Anderson was born in Oregon, in the twilight post-war years, into the most ordinary circumstances imaginable.Gene is endowed with powers. He can look into the other worlds that are all around him. He can make things happen. He can hurt and he can heal.His life changes dramatically when another boy is killed in a tragic accident, and Gene runs away. He is only nine. As he grows to 8'6" tall, his wanderings take him round the world in search of a remarkable destiny.
The Man in the Tree: A Novel
by Sage WalkerWith The Man in the Tree, Locus Award-winning author Sage Walker has given us a thrilling hard science fiction mystery that explores the intersection of law, justice, and human nature.Humanity’s last hope of survival lies in space…but will we even get there?Helt Borresen is an Incident Analyst. What that means is that aboard the seed ship Kybele, he is the closest thing that the organization has to a security officer. But he doesn’t think that it’ll be a big part of his job, as all the candidates have been carefully screened.Why the need for a seed ship? Because our planet is toast and the colonists that leave our world are the best shot that we have for our species to continue.Everything is set…and then someone is found hanging dead just weeks before the launch. Fear and paranoia spread as the death begins to look more and more like a murder. The authorities want the case settled quickly and quietly so as not to cause panic.And Helt is the one to prevent a murderer from sabotaging the entire mission.“Rapid-fire storytelling from start to finish!”—Greg BearAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Man of Her Dreams
by Dee S. KnightStrange events surround Cassandra Hudson. She lives in a world where her dreams turn into nightmares ... nightmares that sometimes come true. Now her latest dream has her rushing headlong across the country to find answers, but what she finds could change her life forever. Dee S. Knight spins a suspenseful tale in her hot paranormal romance, The Man of Her Dreams.Cassandra Hudson dreams, just like everyone else. But sometimes Cassandra's dreams foretell events. And now she's experiencing the most debilitating recurring nightmare yet, centering around a tall man with deep, blue eyes. And her husband, who's been dead two years. Racing cross-country to South Carolina in the hopes of discovering what the nightmare means, Cassandra meets the mesmerizing, blue-eyed man of her dreams, in the flesh. Very much in the flesh. But can she convince him, a non-believer, to trust the message in her nightmare before it's too late?Dan Morgan realizes after the fact that he never should have stopped to help the beautiful woman stranded on the roadside. Playing the Good Samaritan only drags him into Cassandra's bizarre world where bad dreams really might come true. But he can't resist the lure of her body. Or squash the notion that falling in love with her may be the worst thing he could do.
The Man the Martians Made
by Frank Belknap LongNo mortal had ever seen the Martians, but they had heard their whisperings--without knowing the terrible secret they kept hidden.
The Man who Staked the Stars
by Charles DyeBryce Carter could afford a smug smile. For hadn't he risen gloriously from Thieves Row to director of famed U.T.? Was not Earth, Moon, and all the Belt, at this very moment awaiting his command for the grand coup? And wasn't his cousin-from-Montehedo a star-sent help?
The Man with the Big Gun
by Gordon PhillipsRick’s first words as he pulls Henry feet-first out of the rubble were an expression of such gentle concern that they melt Henry’s heart. But then Rick turns him over and realizes he’s a guy.The two are alone in the deserted underground passages of the downtown core, the city above in ruins due to a nuclear near miss that destroyed the power grid and fried all electronic equipment. Yet all Henry can think about is his burning desire to hear that tone in Rick’s voice again.He knew that isn’t likely to happen. Rick is obviously straight, a survivalist, big, obviously capable, and built. Henry, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to bring much to the table. But Rick himself acknowledges two are better than one. So they team up.Their goal is to stay alive as they try to escape the city. It isn’t going to be easy, but there’s a growing sense of connection between them, feelings that challenge the dark desperateness of their situation.Can love flower in a new and brutal world ruled by survival of the fittest?
The Man with the Broken Ear
by Edmond AboutPublished in 1867, The Man With The Broken Ear, was written by French novelist, publicist, and journalist, Edmond François Valentin About.
The Man with the Compound Eyes
by Wu Ming-YiWhen a tsunami sends a massive island made entirely of trash crashing into the Taiwanese coast, two very different people--an outcast from a mythical island and a woman on the verge of suicide--are united in ways they never could have imagined. Here is the English-language debut of a new and exciting award-winning voice from Taiwan, who has written an "astonishing" novel (The Independent) that is at once fantasy, reality, and dystopian environmental saga.Fifteen-year-old Atile'i--a native of Wayo Wayo, an island somewhere in the Pacific--has come of age. Following the custom of his people, he is set adrift as a sacrifice to the Sea God but, unlike those who have gone before him, Atile'i is determined to defy precedent and survive. His chances seem slim, but just as it appears that hope is lost, Atile'i comes across a sprawling trash vortex floating in the ocean and climbs onto it. Meanwhile, on the east coast of Taiwan, Alice, a college professor, is overcome with grief. Her husband and son are missing, having disappeared while hiking in the mountains near their home. Alice is so distraught that she decides to end her own life. But her plans are interrupted by a violent storm that causes the trash vortex to collide with the Taiwanese coast, bringing Atile'i along with it. Alice and Atile'i subsequently form an unlikely friendship that helps each of them come to terms with what they have lost. Together they set out to uncover the mystery of Alice's lost family, following their footsteps into the mountains. Intertwined with Alice and Atile'i's story are the lives of others affected by the tsunami, from environmentalists to Taiwan's indigenous peoples--and, of course, the mysterious man with the compound eyes.A work of lyrical beauty that combines magical realism and environmental fable, The Man with the Compound Eyes is an incredible story about the bonds of family, the meaning of love, and the lasting effects of human destruction.
The Man with the Golden Torc: Secret History Book 1 (Secret History #1)
by Simon GreenMeet a new kind of hero in an old kind of war: Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond. He protects humanity from the bad guys.All those things you hear about as a kid? The boogeyman under the bed? The creature in the closet? They're for real, and Eddie Drood's family has kept humanity safe from the things that go bump in the night for centuries. They hold back the nightmares, lock the doors, bar the gates, and put righteous boot to monster arse on a nightly basis. But now Eddie's in trouble. One of his own has convinced the rest of the family that humanity needs to be protected from him. So he's on the run, using every trick in the book, magical and otherwise, to live long enough to prove his innocence. He knows how dangerous the Droods can be - after all, he's one of themThe Man with the Golden Torc is the first book in the Secret History series From the New York Times bestselling author of the Deathstalker and Nightside series, Simon R. Green.