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Recommendations based on Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wondersby Neil Gaiman
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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)
Ricochet Joe
by Dean Koontz
A man with the ability to teleport must save a young girl from a dangerous group. Fast-paced action and suspenseful twists.
Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?,, Joe Mandel is a perfectly ordinary guy from a perfectly ordinary town—a college student and ... (Goodreads)
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories
by Ray Bradbury
Collection of stories exploring humanity and its impact on the universe.
The mind of Ray Bradbury is a wonder-filled carnival of delight and terror that stretches from the verdant Irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer space. Yet all his work is united by one ... (Goodreads)
The Gate Thief
by Orson Scott Card
Danny North has the power to steal gates from other mages, but he must keep his abilities hidden from those who would use him for their own gain.
In this sequel to The Lost Gate , bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the Mages of Westil who live in exile on Earth in The Gate Thief , a novel of the Mither Mages. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lanny
by Max Porter
A young boy named Lanny disappears from a small English village, and the community comes together to search for him.
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller and Booker Prize Longlisted novel Lanny by the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers. There’s a village sixty miles outside London. It’s no different from ... (Goodreads)
Cruel Crown
by Victoria Aveyard
A collection of two novellas set in the world of Red Queen, exploring the backstories of two powerful women.
The #1 New York Times bestselling series! Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in this paperback bind-up of two novella-length prequels to #1, New York Times, bestselling author Victoria ... (Barnes & Noble)
Monster Hunter Alpha
by Larry Correia
Werewolf hunter, Earl Harbinger, must lead his team to stop a dangerous pack of werewolves from destroying a small town.
#3 in the break-out, best-selling Monster Hunter series. Earl Harbinger, head of Monster Hunter International, faces down an old nemesis – a very nasty former KGB werewolf who is working to create a ... (Goodreads)
Catharsis
by Travis Bagwell
A virtual reality game becomes a means of escape for a man struggling with grief, but he soon discovers the game's true purpose.
This is an alternate cover edition for, B01J0E8Z8A, On paper, Jason has a great life. He attends a prestigious private school on scholarship and his parents are reasonably well off. Yet life hasn't ... (Goodreads)
Monster Hunter Vendetta
by Larry Correia
Monster hunter Owen Zastava Pitt faces a new threat as an ancient evil awakens, threatening to destroy humanity.
ORIGINAL PAPERBACK. Sequel to the Hit Novel, Monster Hunter International . Owen Pitt Never Met a Gun He Didn’t Like, or a Monster He Couldn’t Shoot. But Now, the Monsters are Shooting Back . . . ... (Barnes & Noble)
Perfect State
by Brandon Sanderson
A tale of a world with perfect order and a ruler who strives to maintain it.
From the author of Legion and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive comes an action-filled novella about privilege, culture clash, and expectations. God-Emperor Kairominas is lord of ... (Goodreads)
Man from Mundania
by Piers Anthony
A man from a magical land is transported to a mundane world and must navigate its complexities to return home.
For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the ... (Goodreads)
Crazy House
by James Patterson
In a dystopian society, twins Becca and Cassie are torn apart and sent to separate prisons for their nonconformity. Becca must fight to save her sister.
NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER, A B&N'S BEST BOOK OF 2017,There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape. Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dragon's Kin
by Anne McCaffrey
A young girl and her father struggle to raise and train a clutch of mischievous dragons.
The story tells how the people of the planet Pern discover the special abilities of the watch-whers or whers, a distant relative of the dragons. Subsequently, these beasts are used in mines to warn ... (Wikipedia)
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
by Mike Carey
A journey of magical realism through the hidden world of London Below.
Graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere collects all nine issues of the Vertigo maxiseries. An ordinary Londoner stops to help an enigmatic girl and joins a battle to save the strange ... (Goodreads)
Happily Ever After
by Kiera Cass
A collection of short stories set in the world of "The Selection" series, exploring the lives of beloved characters after their happily ever afters.
Go behind the scenes of Kiera Cass’s #1 bestselling Selection series with this gorgeous collection of novellas and exclusive extras Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nice Dragons Finish Last
by Rachel Aaron
Julius, a polite dragon, is banished to Detroit and must navigate the city's seedy underworld to prove himself to his mother.
As the smallest dragon in the Heartstriker clan, Julius survives by a simple code: keep quiet, don’t cause trouble, and stay out of the way of bigger dragons. But this meek behavior doesn't fly in a ... (Goodreads)
The Fall of the Hotel Dumort
by Cassandra Clare
In 1920s New York City, vampires run rampant and the Hotel Dumort becomes a feeding ground. But when the hotel falls, chaos ensues.
Magnus Bane watches the once-glamorous Hotel Dumort become something else altogether in 1970s New York City. Fifty years after the Jazz Age rise of the Hotel Dumort, immortal warlock Magnus Bane ... (Goodreads)
The Colossus Rises
by Peter Lerangis
Jack McKinley and his friends must find seven magical Loculi to save themselves and the world from destruction.
One Boy Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die. One Mission Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to ... (Goodreads)
After the End
by Amy Plum
A couple fights for their daughter's life in court after she falls ill, leading to a decision that will change their lives forever.
Michael Grant's Gone series meets M. Night Shyamalan's The Village in this riveting story of one girl's journey to save the very people who have lied to her for her entire life. Amy Plum, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Shadow over Innsmouth
by H.P. Lovecraft
Unveiling the hidden secrets of an isolated coastal town, confronting an ancient evil.
The narrator explains how he instigated a secret investigation of the ruined town of Innsmouth , Massachusetts , — a former seaport isolated from other nearby towns by vast salt marshes — by the U.S. ... (Wikipedia)
Opposite of Always
by Justin A. Reynolds
Jack meets Kate and falls in love, but when she dies, he finds himself stuck in a time loop trying to save her.
“One of the best love stories I’ve ever read.” —Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give “Read this one, reread it, and then hug it to your chest.” —Becky Albertalli, #1, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Everville
by Clive Barker
A young man discovers a magical world beyond our own, where he must confront the forces of good and evil in a battle for the fate of both worlds.
In 1848, an Irish immigrant named Maeve O'Connell is traveling west with her father and a group of others. Her father seeks to found the town of Everville, being inspired by a mysterious man named ... (Wikipedia)
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia
A group of mercenaries hunt monsters for a living, but when a powerful entity threatens the world, they must band together to save humanity.
Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out ... (Goodreads)
Lyra's Oxford
by Philip Pullman
A short story set in the world of His Dark Materials, following Lyra as she investigates a mysterious object and encounters a witch's daemon.
Lyra's Oxford begins with Lyra and Pantalaimon spotting a witch's dæmon. Lyra shelters the daemon from the pursuit of a frenzied pack of birds, and then attempts to help by guiding the daemon to the ... (Goodreads)
House Harkonnen
by Brian Herbert
Epic fantasy of galactic struggle, where the fate of millions hangs in the balance.
Eighteen years have passed since Shaddam IV succeeded his father as Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe. However, his rule is precarious as his wife Anirul has been instructed by her Bene Gesserit ... (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)
Alone
by Robert J. Crane
Sienna Nealon is alone, hunted by both the government and a powerful enemy. She must fight to survive and uncover the truth about her past.
The first pulse-pounding, action-packed novel in the Sienna Nealon series, from million-selling author Robert J. Crane. Sienna Nealon was a 17 year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rise
by Anna Carey
In a dystopian society, a group of teens fight against the oppressive government to reclaim their freedom and future.
In the stunning conclusion to Anna Carey's epic tale of romance and sacrifice, Eve must choose who to leave behind, who to save, and who to fight in her final stand against the New America. When Eve ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Gates
by John Connolly
A horror mystery novel about a journalist investigating a dark secret in a small town.
Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, this “wholly original” (,People,) and “refreshing” (,San Francisco Chronicle,) novel from, New York Times, bestselling author John Connolly is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Being a Green Mother
by Piers Anthony
A young woman must embrace her destiny as the Green Mother, a powerful force for nature, to save the world from destruction.
It is discovered that young Orb , the Aunt of Luna, has the gift of conjuring natural music that emanates from things in nature. She sets off on a quest for a magical song known as the Llano, a song ... (Wikipedia)
