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The Fool of the Family
by Margaret KennedyContinuing the story of the Sanger family that began in The Constant Nymph, this novel focuses on Caryl, the only member of the Sanger family who seems to lack talent and a spirit of adventure. Central to the novel is Caryl's complex relationship with his talented, wayward brother Sebastian. When Sebastian seduces Fenella, the girl Caryl hopes to marry, lifelong tensions come to a head.
The Nephew
by James PurdyA melancholy sense of time, age and the slow shift of relations and illusions in a small community pervades this story which centers around Alma, a newly-retired schoolteacher, and her brother Boyd, whose uneventful small town old age together consists chiefly in concern for their nephew, Cliff, now in the Army. When Cliff is reported missing in action, Alma, needing something to do, decides to write a memorial of his life. This project, viewed with varying degress of pity and alarm by her neighbors, gradually involves them all: Faye Baird, living with her mad old TV-watching mother; Clara Himbaugh, a proselytizing Christian Scientist; Willard Baker, the ne'er-do-well homosexual son of a doctor who keeps a tense young man named Vernon; Professor Mannheim, who once taught Cliff, and is reputed to have led a scandalous off-campus life; and rich, intelligent Mrs. Barrington, who at ninety is still the town's deus ex machina. Alma's investigation, which reveals some disturbing facts about Cliff's short life, reveals even more about the quiet griefs and pasts of her aging contemporaries, and eventually she drops the whole project- in favor of living out this complex daily life she has never really known....
Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective
by Agatha Christie12 little mysteries for Mr. Parker Pyne to solve, including 'Death on the Nile' and 'The Oracle at Delphi'
Don't Call Me Katie Rose (Katie Rose, Book #1)
by Lenora Mattingly WeberA young girl starts a new life in a new high school and decides a new name would be apropos of this beginning.
Haunted House
by Peggy ParishLiza, Bill and Jed realize that something weird is happening in and around their new home. Nearly every morning they find mysterious messages. Strange footprints appear, lights flash and secret compartments pop open. Is John Blake's ghost responsible? If not, who is?
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (Doctor Who, No #1)
by Terrance DicksMysterious humans from 22nd century Earth 'time-jump' back into the 20th century so as to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. DOCTOR WHO, Jo Grant and the Brigadier are soon called in to investigate. Jo is accidentally transported forward to the 22nd century; the Doctor follows, eventually to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemy -the DALEKS! Having submitted the Doctor to the fearful Mind Analysis Machine, the DALEKS plan a'timejump'attack on Earth in the 20th century!1 ... 'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (Doctor Who, No #2)
by Malcolm HulkeTERRORIZER OF THE UNIVERSE. While Doctor Who was exiled on Earth and restricted to the Twentieth Century, the charming but hypnotically evil Master, whose one ambition is to destroy Doctor Who, walked off with the Doomsday Weapon file. Doctor Who, commanded by the Time Lords to stop the Master-at any cost-is directed to a bleak planet in the year 2471. Hidden somewhere on that planet is, the Doomsday Machine--lurking somewhere in that Time Zone is the Master! Will Doctor Who, hampered by alien monsters, locate and dismantle the Doomsday Weapon before the Master triggers it? It's a terrifying countdown affecting all mankind--past, present and forever! Doctor Who is a mysterious, zany,, and very mature Time Lord (750 years mature to be exact) who hurtles through space in a stolen Time Machine. Since there's a problem with the steering, he never lands exactly when or where- he plans to. This, along with his desperate desire to bring law and order to the Universe and his insatiable curiosity...consistently places him in strange and often perilous circumstances. Doctor Who, created for and by the BBC, is one of the longest running and most popular shows in British television history. Now this incredible space fantasy may be seen on television in major cities throughout the world!
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen
by Gerry DavisThis book is based on the BBC serial Dr. Who.
Doctor Who and the Space War
by Malcolm HulkeBased on the BBC television serial Doctor Who and the Frontier in Space.
Chrysalis 1
by Roy TorgesonThis is an original collection of short science fiction and fantasy stories including: Discovery of the Ghooric Zone--March 15,2337 by Richard A. Lupoff; The Magnificent Conspiracy by Spider Robinson; Allies by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; The Curandeiro by Thomas F. Monteleone; Harry's Note by Theodore Sturgeon; Mindseye and The Man Who Was Pregnant by Elizabeth A. Lynn; The Dark of Legends, the Light of Lies by Charles L. Grant; How's the Night Life on Cissalda?
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
by Ian MarterNovelization based on the BBC T.V. Series. Book 24.
Children of the Wind (Seven Citadels Quartet, Book #2)
by Geraldine HarrisKerish-loTaan, third son of the Emperor of Galkis, his half-brother Lord Forollkin and their unlikely companion, the hideous, insolent musician Gidjabolgo, continue their search for the seven sorcerers, who hold the keys to a prison in which it is believed the saviour of Galkis is held captive. Only if the saviour is freed can the Empire be saved. First the travellers must find the Sorcerer of Tir-Zulmar whose citadel is at the very edge of the Ultimate Mountains. Their path leads them through the deadly marshes of Lan-Pin-Fria, and only the self-sacrifice of a devoted slave enables them to pass through. Their trials are far from over, however, and even when at last they reach Tir-Zulmar and Kerish obtains the precious key he needs to continue the quest, there is a condition. If it is not met, the key must be surrendered. Furthermore, their way lies across the Plains of Erandachu, the home of the Children of the Wind, Kerish's mother's people. And the Circle of Kinship, newly forged, must not be broken. This is the second of the four volumes that relate the exciting journeys and adventures that are the story of "Seven Citadels."
Prince of the Godborn (Seven Citadels Quartet, Book #1)
by Geraldine HarrisGalkis was doomed. It was attacked by enemy armies without and torn by intrigues within. There seemed no hope for this proud and golden city. Yet, almost forgotten in the lore of the Empire, there was a story of a saviour imprisoned behind seven gates --and the keys to the gates were held by seven mysterious sorcerers. No one knew where they could be found, or even whether they had ever existed. But the last hope for Galkis was for the saviour to be found and freed. The old High Priest believed there was only one person he could send on such a mission--Kerish-lo-Taan, the Emperor's third son, who was Godborn. But, though Kerish possessed many strange powers, his father had forbidden him to be taught their use. And he was still a boy who had never lived outside the pampered circle of court life. Nevertheless Kerish agreed to go, with his half-brother Forollkin to accompany him. Into the blue, chasing a legend: on this frail thread hung the fate and destiny of a nation. Prince of the Godborn is the first of four books that tell the extraordinary story of "Seven Citadels."
The Red Magician
by Lisa GoldsteinWinner of the 1983 American Book Award, The Red Magician was an immediate classic. On the eve of World War II, a wandering magician comes to a small Hungarian village prophesying death and destruction. Eleven-year-old Kicsi believes Voros, and attempts to aid him in protecting the village. But the local rabbi, who possesses magical powers, insists that the village is safe, and frustrates Voros's attempts to transport them all to safety. Then the Nazis come and the world changes. Miraculously, Kicsi survives the horrors of the concentration camp and returns to her village to witness the final climactic battle between the rabbi and the Red Magician, the Old World and the New. The Red Magician is a notable work of Holocaust literature and a distinguished work of fiction, as well as a marvelously entertaining fantasy that is, in the end, wise and transcendent.
The Moon in the Water
by Pamela BelleFrom the beginning they both knew their love was forever. Glorious Thomazine, born heiress to the Heron fortune... orphaned at ten, she grew to womanhood at the great house of Goldhayes. Wild, headstrong Francis, the rebellious one... his heart was captured by Thomazine. But the sweep of time was against them. Francis was banished, imprisoned... Thomazine was forced into bleak and loveless wedlock with Dominic, whom she could never love... And as the drums and steel of war marched across England, their love must meet its test. Thomazine rides North, forsaking all else for her heart's desire...
The Backlash Mission (Blackcollar, Book #2)
by Timothy ZahnFREEFALL First Caine heard the decoy pods breaking free. Then, with a wrench, his team's pod was released from the shuttle, and suddenly they were in free fall. A second later gravity returned with twin jolts as Caine popped the drogue and main chutes. "Get ready," he said as their flight smoothed again. "Five seconds to breakout.. .three, two, one-" He wrenched the control-and the pod's walls split from floor to ceiling, the floor disintegrated, and the four men of the commando team were flung apart into the darkness as the wall sections they were strapped to caught the inrush of air and separated. Caine got a dizzying glimpse of stars above and black ground below; and then, with a snap, the pod section above him unfolded into a hang glider wing and he was flying ... right into the heart of Ryqril territory)
Exit Earth
by Martin CaidinJust as the US and USSR have finally settled their differences they discover the Solar System is passing through a cloud of dust that will incite the sun to a paroxysm of fury. All life on Earth might die. There can be no escape--except maybe for a very few. Will it be those headed for a lunar base, those on ships headed out of the solar system, or perhaps those who stay behind seeking divine intervention?
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
by Pip Baker Jane Bakerbased on the BBC television series Dr. Who. Book 127 in the Dr. Who series.
The Will of the Wanderer (Rose of the Prophet, Volume I)
by Margaret Weis Tracy HickmanHere is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares that two clans must band together despite their centuries-old rivalry, their first response is outrage. But they are a devout people and so reluctantly bow to his bidding. Enemies since birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their people.
The Paladin of the Night (Rose of the Prophet, Volume II)
by Margaret Weis Tracy HickmanThe Great War of the Gods means nothing to the proud people on the mortal plane--until Akhran the Wandering God decrees the union of two mighty feuding clans. Though the families are fierce warriors, they are few in number. Even the marriage of Khardan and Zohra is not enough to overpower the strength of the invading army or prevent the imprisonment of their peoples.
The Sleepwalker (Fear Street)
by R. L. StineMayra's sleepwalking is leading her into more and more peril. She soon realizes she must take action. She must find out what is happening to her -- or she may never leave Fear Street alive.
The Baby-Sitter II (Point Horror Series)
by R. L. StineJenny's last baby-sitting job nearly killed her. But she's a survivor. Then the phone rings and she hears a familiar voice saying "Hi Babes, I'm back."
Dark Force Rising (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 2)
by Timothy ZahnThe number-one New York Times bestselling Heir to the Empire was the publishing event of the year, the first novel to continue the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo, beyond the events of the most popular trilogy in movie history. Now comes Dark Force Rising, the second volume of a three-book cycle authorized by Lucasfilm Ltd. and written by Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. Five years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the fragile Republic that was born with the defeat of Darth Vader, the Emperor, and the infamous Death Star stands threatened from within and without. The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord -- Grand Admiral Thrawn -- has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of the battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy. Meanwhile, dissension and personal ambition threaten to tear the Republic apart. As Princess Leia -- pregnant with Jedi twins -- risks her life to bring a proud and lethal alien race into alliance with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council -- only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. But most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness...and thoroughly, utterly insane. Now he schemes to use his awesome mastery of the Force to summon young Skywalker, allay his misgivings, cunningly enthrall him, and ultimately corrupt him to the Dark Side. A tale of brilliant spectacle, startling revelations, and tumultuous action, Dark Force Rising moves with the speed of light across a dazzling epic landscape of galactic proportions, from world to world, from adventure to adventure, as Good and Evil clash across the vastness of space "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...."
Turing Option
by Harry Harrison Marvin MinskyWhat would happen if man's highest technical acheivment, the computer, was combined with the most highly evolved organ on the planet, the human brain? For Brian Delaney, theory becomes reality when gunmen storm his high security laboratory and put a bullet in his skull. Miraculously, Brian survives and scientists reconstruct his brain with the very nerve reprogramming techniques and computer-human connections that Brian himself helped to invent. Now, as much machine as man, Brian's challenge is to regain his past and rediscover the scientific knowledge he lost--before his enemies dare to strike again. In an astonishing blend of science fact and fiction that ranks with Michael Chrichton's Jurassic Park and Carl Sagan's Contact, The Turing Option takes us to the furthest edge of tomorrow's computer technology today.