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Crystal Singer
by Anne McCaffrey
A young woman's journey to fulfill her dream of becoming a professional crystal singer.
Her name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects. Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, ... (Goodreads)
Crystal Line
by Anne McCaffrey
Follow Killashandra Ree's journey as she discovers the secrets of the crystal singers and fights to protect their way of life.
"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers' profession." LOCUS When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious ... (Goodreads)
The Rowan
by Anne McCaffrey
A telepathic orphan becomes the most powerful member of a guild of psychics, but struggles with loneliness and the weight of responsibility.
Told in the timeless style of Anne McCaffrey, The Rowan is the first installment in a wonderful trilogy. This is sci-fi at its best: a contemporary love story as well as an engrossing view of our ... (Goodreads)
Castle of Wizardry
by David Eddings
Epic quest to find a magical artifact and save a kingdom from danger.
A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE ... (Goodreads)
The Oathbound
by Mercedes Lackey
A story of courage and redemption, as a young woman embarks on a quest to break an ancient curse.
Tarma witnessed her clan's murder and, swearing vengeance, became a master warrior. Kethry fled her forced "marriage" and became an adept–pledging her power to the greatest good. When Kethry obtains ... (Goodreads)
Glory Road
by Robert A. Heinlein
A Vietnam veteran is recruited to travel to a parallel universe to rescue a princess. Along the way, he learns about honor, love, and sacrifice.
Evelyn Cyril "E.C." Gordon (also known as "Easy" and "Flash" , ) has been recently discharged from an unnamed war in Southeast Asia . He is pondering what to do with his future and considers spending ... (Wikipedia)
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
by Robert A. Heinlein
A thrilling adventure of an unlikely hero, exploring the boundaries of science and reality.
A writer seated at the best restaurant of the space habitat "Golden Rule" is approached by a man who urges him that "Tolliver must die" and is himself shot before the writer's eyes. The ... (Wikipedia)
1632
by Eric Flint
A small West Virginia town is transported to Germany in 1632, and must adapt to a new world.
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE – AMERICAN STYLE 1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religous war laying waste the cities. Only the aristocrats remained relatively ... (Goodreads)
False Memory
by Dean Koontz
A suspenseful tale of a man uncovering the truth about a mysterious past.
Martie Rhodes helps her friend Susan Jagger, who suffers from agoraphobia , attend visits to psychologist Dr. Ahriman. Martie's husband, Dusty Rhodes, tries to help his brother Skeet, by providing ... (Wikipedia)
Friday
by Robert A. Heinlein
A man's quest for freedom, navigating a future world of robots, aliens and interstellar travel.
The book's narrator is Friday Jones (often going under cover name Marjorie Baldwin and using both surnames somewhat interchangeably). Friday is a genetically engineered human (known as an Artificial ... (Wikipedia)
Merrick
by Anne Rice
A vampire's quest to reclaim his humanity while struggling against his own vampiric nature.
Louis de Pointe du Lac is being haunted by the spirit of Claudia , a child who, like Louis, had been turned into a vampire by Lestat de Lioncourt but was destroyed long ago. With the help of former ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
by Sarah Addison Allen
A young girl's journey of self-discovery, uncovering hidden family secrets in a small southern town.
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different ... (Goodreads)
The Outlaw Demon Wails
by Kim Harrison
Witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan must confront her past and make a dangerous deal to save her friends and the world from destruction.
Note: This book is the same as The Outlaw Demon Wails. It was printed under both titles. To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon ... (Goodreads)
The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen
A young woman's journey of self-discovery as she unlocks the mysteries of her small town.
Twenty-seven-year-old Josey is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season; she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle; and sweets are best eaten in the privacy ... (Goodreads)
The Great Dune Trilogy
by Frank Herbert
Epic saga of a desert planet, where a powerful family must save the universe from destruction.
Duke Leto Atreides of the House Atreides , ruler of the ocean planet Caladan, is assigned by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV to serve as fief ruler of the planet Arrakis . Arrakis is a harsh and ... (Wikipedia)
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to save the Galactic Empire from destruction, featuring advanced science and politics.
The first half of the book, titled "The General", tells how the enterprising General Bel Riose of the Galactic Empire launches an attack against the Foundation. The Empire still retains far more ... (Wikipedia)
A Man Rides Through
by Stephen R. Donaldson
A journey through a post-apocalyptic world, as a man seeks redemption.
In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant's Need, New York Times bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where mirrors ... (Goodreads)
The Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley
A young girl embarks on an epic adventure, discovering courage, strength, and her true identity.
This is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who becomes Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, which no woman had wielded since the legendary Lady Aerin ... (Wikipedia)
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Exploring the possibilities of a galactic empire in a future driven by science and technology.
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future – to a dark age ... (Goodreads)
Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice
A supernatural journey of temptation, faith, and redemption.
After stalking and killing Roger, a ruthless but passionate mobster , Lestat is approached by Roger's ghost. Roger asks him to take care of his daughter Dora, a devout and popular televangelist , ... (Wikipedia)
Dead as a Doornail
by Charlaine Harris
A supernatural murder mystery, uncovering the dark secrets of a small southern town.
Small-town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has had more than her share of experience with the supernatural—but now it’s really hitting close to home. When Sookie sees her brother Jason’s eyes ... (Goodreads)
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
A horse's journey through life, as he experiences various owners and circumstances.
The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm with his mother, to ... (Wikipedia)
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings
A young man must accept his destiny and fulfill an ancient prophecy to save the world.
A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE ... (Goodreads)
Definitely Dead
by Charlaine Harris
A murder mystery featuring a telepathic waitress who must track down the killer before it's too late.
After surviving a Were attack while attending a play in Shreveport with her new boyfriend John Quinn, Sookie Stackhouse goes to New Orleans to sort out the affairs of her cousin Hadley, a vampire who ... (Wikipedia)
The Elder Gods
by David Eddings
A group of powerful beings known as the Elder Gods must unite to stop a dark force from destroying the world.
The first volume of the series, The Elder Gods , is about the invasion of the unsuspecting Zelana's Domain by the hordes of the Vlagh inhabiting the Wasteland center of the Land of Dhrall. The Elder ... (Wikipedia)
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's quest for knowledge, power and love.
On the second day of his recounting the story of his life to Chronicler at the Waystone Inn, Kvothe continues the narrative commenced in, The Name of the Wind, , wherein a younger Kvothe pursues his ... (Wikipedia)
The Far Side of the World
by Patrick O'Brian
A thrilling journey of naval warfare and exploration in the early 19th century.
Aubrey meets Admiral Ives, now in Gibraltar, who is pleased with the last mission of HMS Surprise , despite Aubrey's negative report. Mr Yarrow will rephrase it to make the success clearer to the ... (Wikipedia)
Timeline
by Michael Crichton
A group of scientists travelling through time to save their present.
In Corazon, Dan Baker and his wife are lost and driving through the Northern Arizona desert when they come across a man in his seventies who looks like a priest. They pull over to help him, then take ... (Wikipedia)
Gregor the Overlander Box Set
by Suzanne Collins
Follow Gregor and his sister as they journey to the Underland, a world beneath New York City, where they encounter giant rats, bats, and cockroaches.
Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, and Gregor and the Marks of Secret. ... (Goodreads)
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire
by Kerrelyn Sparks
A mortal woman falls in love with a vampire, but their relationship is forbidden. They must navigate danger and societal expectations to be together.
The Best Things in Life Are Always Forbidden Vanda Barkowski is in trouble. As the owner of a hot nightclub, she's more unconventional than most of her fellow vampires, and if some think her a little ... (Goodreads)
