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1) Lowball
Series
Wild cards volume 22
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the residents of Jokertown start vanishing in the wake of the alien virus that forced an uneasy truce between natural humans and those with sometimes horrific powers, a lieutenant joins a ragtag crew of jokers to get to find the startling truth.
Series
Wild cards volume 19
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A collection of "Wild Cards" tales finds veteran ace John Fortune assembling a team of young aces, legendary prodigies, known as the Committee, to assist the world's troubled regions, including an invasion of zombies in hurricane ravaged New Orleans. In this volume are contributions by such writers as Melinda Snodgrass, Carry Vaughn, and Stephen Leigh.
Author
Series
Shadow children volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Quin-Gon Jinn's past is not at rest. How can he forge a bond with young Obi-Wan Kenobi while he is haunted by the betrayal of his first apprentice--Xanatos? Xanatos was also a promising student...until the dark side of the Force intervened. Qui-Gon thought he was gone forever. But now Xanatos is back. And he wants revenge.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
My world is under attack. My life is in danger. But I must be strong. I must save my people. I will disguise myself. I will fight with all my power. I will never give in. My name is Amidala, Queen of Naboo. This is my story.
10) The revelation
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In the mysterious casino city Canto Bight, one is free to revel in excess, untouched by the problems of a galaxy once again descending into chaos and war. There is a darkness obscured by all the glamour and luxury-- and in these four novellas, set across one fateful evening, the stakes have never been higher.
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations.This...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kurt Vonnegut is a master of contemporary American Literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in The Siren's of Titan in 1959 and established him as ""a true artist""* with Cat's Cradle in 1963. He is, as Graham Greene has declared, ""one of the best living American writers.""
Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's shorter works. Originally printed in
...Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts-as a means of self-conception-could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and...
17) Killashandra
Author
Series
Crystal singer volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Killashandra Ree, a member of the Heptite Guild, travels to Optheria to replace and tune a famous organ's crystals, but is kidnapped by rebel forces.
Author
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The colony worlds Adirondack and Silvern fell to the Troft forces almost without a struggle. Outnumbered and on the defensive, Earth made a desperate decision. It would attack the aliens not from space, but on the ground—with forces the Trofts did not even suspect. Thus were created the Cobras, a guerilla force whose weapons were surgically implanted, invisible to the unsuspecting eye, yet undeniably deadly. But power brings temptation . . . and...
20) Other worlds
Series
Guys read volume 4
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
An anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories.
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