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  1. The Complete Sherlock Holmes

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Collection of mysteries solved by the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes.

    A study in scarlet – The sign of four -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Lost World

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    An expedition to a remote region of South America, filled with prehistoric creatures and danger.

    Edward Malone, a young reporter for the Daily Gazette , asks his editor for a dangerous assignment to impress the woman he loves, Gladys, who wishes for a great man capable of brave deeds and ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

    by Ben H. Winters
    A parody of Jane Austen's classic novel, with added sea monsters and adventure on the high seas.

    The story follows the plot of Sense and Sensibility , but places the novel in an alternate universe version of Regency era United Kingdom where an event known as “The Alteration” has turned the ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The House of Silk

    by Anthony Horowitz
    A thrilling detective story set in Victorian England, unravelling a devious criminal plot.

    The House of Silk begins with a brief, personal recounting of events by Watson, much like that in, A Study in Scarlet, by the original author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The reader is informed of the ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume II

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    The second volume of the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, featuring the famous detective's adventures and mysteries.

    The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general ... (Goodreads)

  6. Dangerous Women

    by George R.R. Martin
    A collection of stories featuring women who are strong, cunning, and sometimes deadly. From warriors to sorceresses, these women are not to be underestimated.

    The Dangerous Women anthology contains following stories: - Introduction by Gardner Dozois - “Some Desperado” by Joe Abercrombie - A Red Country story - “My Heart is Either Broken” by Megan Abbott - ... (Goodreads)

  7. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    by Max Brooks
    A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.

    It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Blood of Tyrants

    by Naomi Novik
    Captain Will Laurence and his dragon Temeraire embark on a perilous journey to China, encountering new allies and enemies along the way.

    Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    by John Joseph Adams
    A collection of short stories featuring the famous detective in unusual and unexpected situations.

    “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” The first—and most famous—consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, came to the world’s attention more ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Clouds of Witness

    by Dorothy L. Sayers
    Lord Peter Wimsey investigates a murder case involving his brother, the Duke of Denver, and uncovers family secrets.

    Lord Peter Wimsey's brother, the Duke of Denver , has taken a shooting lodge at Riddlesdale in Yorkshire . At 3 o'clock one morning, Captain Denis Cathcart, the fiancé of Wimsey's sister Lady Mary, ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

    by James Knowles
    Legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and their adventures in pursuit of honor and justice.

    What starts as a rags to riches story transforms into an adventure as this collection of legends explores the triumphs and failures of a young king and his accomplices., When Arthur, a young boy ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. Grimm's Fairy Stories

    by Jacob Grimm
    Classic collection of folk & fairy tales, offering timeless moral lessons.

    This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. Contains stories such as "The Goose Girl", "Hansel and Grethel", "Cinderella", "The Golden ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

    by Washington Irving
    A collection of classic tales of supernatural events and eerie happenings in a small town.

    In The Sketch-Book (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, ... (Goodreads)

  14. All Quiet on the Western Front

    by Erich Maria Remarque
    A soldier's harrowing experience of the horrors of war.

    The book tells the story of Paul Bäumer, who belongs to a group of German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I . The patriotic speeches of his teacher Kantorek had led the whole class to ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Dragonriders of Pern

    by Anne McCaffrey
    Epic fantasy of a future world, with humans and dragons in a fight for survival.

    Alternate cover edition can be found, here,. Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Android's Dream

    by John Scalzi
    A diplomat embarks on a mission to save humanity from an interstellar war.

    A human diplomat kills his alien counterpart. Earth is on the verge of war with a vastly superior alien race. A lone man races against time and a host of enemies to find the one object that can save ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Complete Stories and Poems

    by Edgar Allan Poe
    A collection of dark and mysterious stories and poems, exploring the depths of the human condition.

    This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

    by Bill Watterson
    A collection of beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, exploring life’s adventures with childlike wonder.

    Beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna fish trap, the first two, Calvin and Hobbes, collections,, Calvin and Hobbes, and, Something Under The Bed Is Drooling, are brought together in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Sleeping Murder

    by Agatha Christie
    A young woman discovers she has a connection to a murder that happened years ago and must solve the mystery before becoming the next victim.

    Newlywed Gwenda Reed travels ahead of her husband to find a home for them on the south coast of England. In a short time, she finds and buys Hillside, a large old house that feels just like home. She ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

    by Edgar Allan Poe
    A collection of dark and mysterious stories and verses, exploring the human psyche.

    The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe , by Edgar Allan Poe , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    by Robert Louis Stevenson
    A man's internal struggle between good and evil forces, as he attempts to reconcile his dual personalities.

    Gabriel John Utterson and his cousin Richard Enfield reach the door of a large house on their weekly walk. Enfield tells Utterson that months ago, he saw a sinister-looking man named Edward Hyde ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Country Mouse and the City Mouse; The Fox and the Crow; The Dog and His Bone

    by Patricia M. Scarry
    Three classic Aesop's fables retold for children with charming illustrations.

    Annie Mouse lived quietly in the country. One day her friend from the city came to visit her — Annie was delighted! The country mouse decides she prefers her simple, but safe life in the country, ... (Goodreads)

  23. A Scandal in Bohemia

    by Ronald Holt
    Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a compromising photograph from an actress, but she outwits him.

    Dr. Watson recounts an adventure that started on 20 March 1888. While Watson is paying Holmes a visit, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, the hereditary King of Bohemia , enters his office. ... (Wikipedia)

  24. 11/22/63

    by Stephen King
    A time-traveler attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK.

    Jake Epping is a recently divorced high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine , earning extra money teaching a GED class. Epping gives an assignment to his adult students, asking them to ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

    by Seth Grahame-Smith
    A reimagining of Abraham Lincoln's life, combining history and fantasy in an action-packed narrative.

    Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Time Machine

    by H.G. Wells
    A scientist travels through time, discovering the future of mankind.

    The book's protagonist is a Victorian English scientist and gentleman inventor living in Richmond , Surrey , identified by a narrator simply as the Time Traveller . Similarly, with but one exception ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Leaves of Grass

    by Walt Whitman
    An exploration of the relationship between the individual and the divine, viewed through the lens of nature and its rhythms.

    A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential writers of the nineteenth century. ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Haunting of Hill House

    by Shirley Jackson
    A group of people investigating a mysterious and haunted house, uncovering its secrets.

    It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

    by Nikolai Gogol
    A collection of bizarre, humorous and satirical stories set in 19th century Russia.

    When Pushkin first read some of the stories in this collection, he declared himself "amazed." "Here is real gaiety," he wrote, "honest, unconstrained, without mincing, without primness. And in places ... (Goodreads)

  30. Reliquary

    by Douglas Preston
    A thrilling adventure full of unexpected twists and turns, uncovering a hidden relic with immense power.

    The story picks up where the epilogue of Relic left off. Two headless skeletons are found in the Humboldt Kill. When further decapitated bodies follow, there is suspicion of a second Mbwun monster. ... (Wikipedia)