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Twilight Eyes
by Dean Koontz
A young man's struggle to keep his supernatural gifts hidden while protecting the innocents around him.
The book begins with Slim sneaking up on, and killing, a "goblin or beast" on the fair grounds of a local carnival. Goblins are monsters which can shape shift between human and bestial forms, ... (Wikipedia)
Mr. Murder
by Dean Koontz
A bestselling author's life is turned upside down when a doppelganger takes over his life. He must fight to reclaim his identity and protect his family.
Bestselling mystery writer Marty Stillwater was recording himself one day when he realized that he was saying "I need..." repeatedly. When he rewound the recording he found that he had been ... (Wikipedia)
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz
A detective and a teacher are trapped in a theme park with a psychopath and his genetically modified creatures. They must fight to survive.
Harry Lyon is a cop who embraces tradition and order. His partner, Connie Gulliver, is Harry's exact opposite. Harry does not like the messiness of her desk, her lack of social polish or her ... (Wikipedia)
Shadowfires
by Leigh Nichols
A woman with psychic abilities is haunted by a malevolent force that threatens her family and sanity.
The protagonist of the story is a woman who is in the process of divorcing her abusive husband Eric, an intense scientist at a bio-research company, when he is killed in a traffic accident. As it ... (Wikipedia)
Firestarter
by Stephen King
A young girl with pyrokinetic powers is pursued by a mysterious government agency.
Andy and Charlene "Charlie" McGee are a father/daughter pair on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy had participated in a Shop experiment dealing with ... (Wikipedia)
The Mist
by Stephen King
A group of survivors confront terror and terrorizing creatures in a thick mist.
The morning after a severe thunderstorm , an unnaturally thick mist gradually envelopes the small town of Bridgton, Maine. Artist David Drayton, along with his son Billy and neighbor Brent Norton ... (Wikipedia)
Relic
by Douglas Preston
Scientists investigate an ancient secret, hidden deep in the South American jungle.
In September 1987, Dr. Julian Whittlesey is leading an expedition through the Amazon Basin , in the Brazilian rainforest , in search of the lost Kothoga tribe. He hopes to prove that they still do ... (Wikipedia)
The Dead Zone
by Stephen King
A man awakens from a coma with supernatural powers, and must grapple with the consequences.
As a child in 1953, Johnny Smith falls unconscious while ice-skating, then mumbles a prophetic warning to an adult who later suffers an accident. In an unconnected incident, a young, emotionally ... (Wikipedia)
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice
A dark and mysterious tale of secret families and supernatural forces.
From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, her gift for spellbinding ... (Goodreads)
The Tale of the Body Thief
by Anne Rice
A vampire navigates the dark underworld, seeking to reclaim his stolen humanity.
At the beginning of the story, Lestat grows depressed and becomes remorseful because of his vampiric nature. Although he tries to limit his victims to murderers, serial killers and other criminals, ... (Wikipedia)
Thinner
by Richard Bachman
A man cursed by a gypsy to lose weight uncontrollably seeks revenge on those who wronged him.
Billy Halleck, a successful, arrogant, and morbidly obese lawyer, is distracted while driving across town by his wife Heidi giving him a blowjob , and he runs over an elderly Romani woman as a ... (Wikipedia)
Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
After a nuclear war, a group of survivors journey across a devastated America, facing danger and hopelessness.
The novel begins with nuclear war breaking out between the submarine fleets of the U.S. and the Soviet Union . The President , wracked with guilt over his role in the carnage, prepares to input a ... (Wikipedia)
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
A wealthy man seeks to marry off his shrewish daughter, but finds a suitor who can match her wit.
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young men, the hopeful Lucentio and the worldly Petruchio, and the two sisters they meet in Padua. ... (Goodreads)
Icebound
by David Axton
A small town in Maine is trapped by a deadly ice storm, and a killer is among them.
The plot concerns a group of international scientists working for the project of towing an iceberg to be used as relief for droughts. It is headed up by the husband and wife team of Rita and Harold ... (Wikipedia)
Flirt
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake, vampire hunter and necromancer, navigates a complex web of romantic relationships while solving supernatural crimes in St. Louis.
Flirt follows Anita as she is asked to raise the wife of the wealthy and powerful Tony Bennington. After refusing his request for a reanimation, Anita's lovers come to visit and Bennington reveals ... (Wikipedia)
Incubus Dreams
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Vampire hunter Anita Blake is caught in a web of lust and violence as she investigates a series of murders committed by supernatural beings.
Incubus Dreams apparently takes place a few weeks after the events of, Cerulean Sins, . As usual, Anita must juggle several problems simultaneously. Unlike previous novels, although Anita resolves ... (Wikipedia)
Servant of the Bones
by Anne Rice
A powerful supernatural being is sent on a mission to protect a young girl from an ancient evil.
Azriel is telling the story of his transformation into and subsequent existence as an immortal genii who is forced to obey the Master who calls him. Over centuries, Azriel becomes less obedient to ... (Wikipedia)
Born in Ice
by Nora Roberts
A romance between a recluse and a determined woman, searching for her place in the world.
Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland... When the harsh storms of winter descended upon western Ireland, the locals stayed indoors - and visitors stayed away. Brianna ... (Goodreads)
Danse Macabre
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, investigates a series of supernatural murders in St. Louis.
Danse Macabre appears to take place a few weeks after the events of, Incubus Dreams, and almost immediately after the events of, Micah, , assuming that the series of serial killings that Anita's ... (Wikipedia)
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
A collection of short stories about the human condition and its connection to the universe.
That The Illustrated Man has remained in print since being published in 1951 is fair testimony to the universal appeal of Ray Bradbury's work. Only his second collection (the first was Dark Carnival ... (Goodreads)
Trojan Odyssey
by Clive Cussler
Dirk Pitt races to stop a group of terrorists from unleashing a deadly biological weapon on the world.
The book opens with a fictional historical overview/flashback to events of Homer 's, Odyssey, , but alters the original plot. In the present day, Dirk Pitt, his son Dirk Pitt, Jr. , his daughter ... (Wikipedia)
An Ice Cold Grave
by Charlaine Harris
A murder investigation leads to dark secrets of a small town, with supernatural forces at play.
Hired to find a boy gone missing in Doraville, North Carolina, Harper Connelly and her brother Tolliver head there, only to discover that the boy was the only one left of several who had disappeared ... (Goodreads)
Eyes of Prey
by John Sandford
A detective hunts down a serial killer who is targeting his family. Fast-paced and suspenseful thriller.
Lucas Davenport is back with a strange one. The Lieutenant's sanity was nearly shattered by two murder investigations. Now he faces something worse .. two killers, one hideously scarred, the other ... (Goodreads)
The Burning
by Kathryn Lasky
A young girl's struggle to survive a devastating fire that destroys her home.
Soren and his band are sent to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to gather allies and learn the art of war in preparation for the coming cataclysmic battle against the sinister Pure Ones. Meanwhile, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Born in Fire
by Nora Roberts
A romance between a fiery blacksmith and a reclusive artist that sparks a passion they never expected.
Three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland... The eldest Concannon sister, Maggie, is a reclusive, stubborn and free-spirited glassmaker—with a heart worth winning. Margaret Mary is ... (Goodreads)
Disclosure
by Michael Crichton
A high-tech thriller about sexual harassment in the workplace, where the tables are turned on the male protagonist.
Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman boss comes on to him during a drink after work, then, the next morning, he learns that she has ... (Goodreads)
The Capture
by Kathryn Lasky
A young eagle's journey to save her family from the clutches of an evil ruler.
GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE is a classic hero mythology about the fight between good and evil. This series is filled with adventure, suspense, and heart.,In the first book in the GUARDIANS... series, the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Running Man
by Richard Bachman
A man's journey fighting for his life in a deadly game, facing impossible odds.
In 2025, the world's economy is in shambles and America has become a totalitarian dystopia. 28-year-old Ben Richards, an impoverished resident of the fictional Co-Op City, is unable to find work, ... (Wikipedia)
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Tragedy of political power and ambition as Rome's leader is betrayed by those closest to him.
The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the English language. This exclusive collection of the Bard's best works has ... (Goodreads)
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
An aging king's descent into madness reveals the consequences of pride and vanity.
Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the ... (Goodreads)
