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  1. Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red

    by Bill Willingham
    A collection of stories centered around traditional fairy tale characters and their struggles with morality.

    Winner of Fourteen, Eisner, Awards Every Rose has its thorn. As the Fables of the mundane world try desperately to shield themselves from the withering power of Mister Dark, Rose Red - the Farm's ... (Goodreads)

  2. Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces

    by Bill Willingham
    A collection of fairy tales set in modern times, as animals join forces to battle a powerful tyrant.

    The final battle between the free Fables of the mundane world and the Empire occupying their former Homelands is about to begin, and the scrappy storybook heroes have already managed to even the odds ... (Goodreads)

  3. Fables, Vol. 14: Witches

    by Bill Willingham
    The witches of Fabletown are threatened by a mysterious force, and it's up to the Fables to save them.

    While the meek and mild flying monkey Bufkin is trapped in Fabletown's collapsed business office with the evil witch Baba Yaga, Frau Totenkinder and the witches at the Farm upstate prepare to deal ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

    by Joe Hill
    A family's mysterious journey of unlocking supernatural secrets, discovering their destiny.

    This plot is presented in chronological order. During the American Revolution , a group of Rebels, hiding beneath the future Keyhouse, discover a portal to another dimension, the plains of Leng , ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Unwritten, Vol. 2: Inside Man

    by Mike Carey
    Tom Taylor, the inspiration for a famous boy wizard, navigates a world where fiction and reality blur. He must uncover the truth about his own past to save his friends.

    In this volume, Tom arrives at Donostia prison in Southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it's a story that ends with a massacre. .Tom ... (Goodreads)

  6. Saga, Volume 5

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    Intergalactic war between two opposing species, testing the limits of family loyalty.

    Multiple storylines collide in this cosmos-spanning new volume. While,Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

    by John Layman
    A detective cop with the ability to experience the memories of whatever he eats solves mysterious cases.

    Set in a world where all chicken and other bird meats are illegal, after a catastrophic outbreak of the bird flu that killed 23 million Americans, Chew centers on Tony Chu, a police detective who is ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom

    by Joe Hill
    The Locke family battles against a new enemy who seeks to claim the magical keys and unleash a great evil upon the world.

    Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom. With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke family's mystery ... (Goodreads)

  9. V for Vendetta

    by Alan Moore
    A dystopian future, where a mysterious vigilante fights for freedom and justice.

    On Guy Fawkes Night in London in 1997, a young girl goes to see her boss after curfew when she is sexually attacked by three men who are actually members of the state secret police , called "The ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Unmanned

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A drone operator is forced to confront the consequences of his actions when a malfunctioning drone targets an American citizen.

    On July 17, 2002, all living mammals with a Y chromosome —including embryos and sperm —simultaneously die, with the exception of a young amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his Capuchin ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Feed

    by Mira Grant
    A future world where information is controlled by corporations, and a group of journalists fight to uncover the truth.

    Feed is set several decades after the zombie apocalypse , referred to as the Rising. Two man-made viruses (a cure for cancer and a cure for the common cold) combined to form Kellis-Amberlee, a virus ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Magician King

    by Lev Grossman
    A quest to restore the magic of a fantasy world, while discovering the power of self-discovery.

    The Magician King follows two story lines, beginning at the same time as the beginning and end of The Magicians . In one, following her unsuccessful interview at Brakebills, Julia returns to ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Outbound Flight

    by Timothy Zahn
    A group of Jedi and civilians embark on a mission to explore the unknown regions of space, but encounter a deadly threat.

    It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery–only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend . . . and a dark chapter in Jedi history. Now, at last, acclaimed author Timothy Zahn returns to tell the ... (Goodreads)

  14. Preacher, Volume 9: Alamo

    by Garth Ennis
    A supernatural showdown in Texas between the forces of Heaven and Hell.

    In this final volume, the story comes to an explosive climax. As the net closes around Jesse Custer, so the renegade Preacher embarks on his own endgame, a terrifying strategy that will place him ... (Goodreads)

  15. Neverwhere

    by Neil Gaiman
    A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.

    Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Saga, Volume 3

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    A family's epic adventure of survival in a dangerous and unpredictable universe.

    The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. The Martian Chronicles

    by Ray Bradbury
    Human colonists struggle for survival on Mars, facing the challenges of a new world.

    The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection. The Martian Chronicles tells the story of ... (Goodreads)

  18. The Kindly Ones

    by Neil Gaiman
    A dark fantasy featuring a morally ambiguous protagonist on a quest to save his family.

    The Penultimate volume to the phenomenal Sandman series: distraught by the kidnapping and presumed death of her son, and believing Morpheus to be responsible, Lyta Hall calls the ancient wrath of the ... (Goodreads)

  19. The City & the City

    by China Miéville
    Two cities that exist in the same space, but with different laws, cultures and regulations.

    When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Sandman: The Dream Hunters

    by Neil Gaiman
    Mythical tale of a fox, a monk, and a dream hunter set in ancient Japan.

    THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS is a comics adaptation of Gaiman's original prose novella by the same name illustrated by Yoshitako Amano. This graphic novel was illustrated by the legendary P. Craig ... (Goodreads)

  21. On the Jellicoe Road

    by Melina Marchetta
    A young girl's search for her identity and her place in the world.

    I'm dreaming of the boy in the tree. I tell him stories. About the Jellicoe School and the Townies and the Cadets from a school in Sydney. I tell him about the war between us for territory. And I ... (Goodreads)

  22. All-Star Superman, Vol. 2

    by Grant Morrison
    Superman battles Lex Luthor and his evil plans, while racing against time to save the world.

    Dr. Leo Quintum and his team from P.R.O.J.E.C.T. are exploring the Sun when they are remotely sabotaged by Lex Luthor . Superman rescues them, and acquires the ability to project his bio-electric ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Batman: The Killing Joke

    by Alan Moore
    Dark tale of psychological warfare between Batman and the Joker.

    Critically acclaimed author Alan Moore redefined graphic novel story-telling with, Watchmen, and, V for Vendetta,. In, Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics' greatest ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Howl’s Moving Castle

    by Diana Wynne Jones
    A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.

    18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Walking Dead, Book One

    by Robert Kirkman
    Post-apocalyptic survival story of a rag-tag group of survivors fighting against hordes of zombies.

    This hardcover features the first 12 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long time fans, new readers and anyone needing a ... (Goodreads)

  26. Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1

    by Ai Yazawa
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery, as she enters the world of fashion and art.

    Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-proclaimed fashion mavens ... (Goodreads)

  27. The Sweet Far Thing

    by Libba Bray
    Gemma Doyle navigates the magical realms of the Victorian era, facing challenges and betrayals in her quest for power and freedom.

    The prologue begins with two men who are searching a river in London (three years before the events of the book) for dead bodies to fence any jewelry or money left upon them. They come across the ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Bonehunters

    by Steven Erikson
    The Malazan Empire is in turmoil as the Bonehunters march towards Kolanse. War, betrayal, and magic ensue.

    The Bonehunters begins two months after the events of, House of Chains, . The Malazan Fourteenth Army has destroyed the army of the Whirlwind, and Adjunct Tavore Paran has executed Sha'ik. The ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows

    by Joe Hill
    A family of siblings battle dark forces to unlock the secrets of the mysterious supernatural keys.

    The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair, in the third storyline of the Eisner-nominated series, Locke & Key! Dodge continues his ... (Goodreads)

  30. Among Others

    by Jo Walton
    A young girl navigates life after a traumatic event, finding solace in books and magic.

    The novel is presented as the diary of Morgana, a 15-year-old Welsh science fiction and fantasy fan, in 1979 and 1980. She and her twin sister Morwenna, both frequently using the nicknames "Mor" or ... (Wikipedia)