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Tuned Out by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"One of those books which leaves you feeling bereft when you get to the end. An addictive page-turner laced with hilarity, poignancy and nostalgia." Toby Grant spends his days working for a digital marketing agency and his nights stressing about how unfair life is for his generation... -
![Twister Trouble by Anne Schreiber, Joanna Cole]()
Twister Trouble by Anne Schreiber, Joanna Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe kids in Ms. Frizzle's class are getting ready for the Wild Weather Show. To prepare, they take a field trip to the Weatherama Amusement Park. The class finds out just how wild weather can be when they accidentally fly right into a powerful tornado... -
![Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection 7 Books Set (Unseen Academicals, the Colour ofMagic, GoingPostal, Making Money, the Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort) by Terry Pratchett]()
Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection 7 Books Set (Unseen Academicals, the Colour ofMagic, GoingPostal, Making Money, the Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort) by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the Discworld series, started in 1983 with The Colour of Magic, and which has now reached 37 novels with Unseen Academicals. Worldwide sales of his books are 60 million, and they have been translated into 37 languages. Terry Pratchett was knighted for services to literature in 2009. Titles Included in this set : 1. Unseen Academicals 2... -
![Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins]()
Jason Apsley's Second Chance by Adrian Cousins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you were catapulted back to 1976, what would you do?Meet Jason Apsley, a forty-two-year-old divorcee, who's an opinionated miserable bugger. Struggling with life which is exacerbated by his negative attitude.A random event shifts time, causing Jason to continue life in 1976, six months before he's due to be born... -
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![His Human Socialite by Michele Mills]()
His Human Socialite by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been set up on a blind date with a Hyrrokin named Idun Grindstone?Noooo. This will never work!How can a human who is set to gain a significant inheritance have anything in common with a foul-mouthed, satanic-looking security specialist? Smoke regularly wafts out of this guy’s nostrils and his shiny barbed tail juts out in the air behind him as he prowls across the military hanger... -
![Roo the Day by Jerry Boyd]()
Roo the Day by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe crew of the Gene are off to take Joanna’s new friend home. Finding derelicts with no survivors gets them down, and one of them brings Topper to a crisis of conscience. When they find a ship that looks like Zoom built it, Bob hires the builder. Time will tell, if she is as good as Zoom. Then little Roos get the ship hopping... -
![Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd]()
Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile Veronica is searching for a system to call home, she finds one that was torn up a long time ago. Bob gathers the fleet to go check it out, but Gene balks at the idea... -
![Deadbot by Jerry Boyd]()
Deadbot by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBob and the crew get the Roos to their new home. It’s not what they expected, and they raise a fuss. Andre has fun, until he finds out how the planet got its name. Then, a Roo explorer finds a whole other set of problems for Bob and the crew. Come along as our heroes try their best to make things come out right... -
![Can You Take a Juke? by Jerry Boyd]()
Can You Take a Juke? by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBob thought BSR might be able to do some business with Homm and his people. Turns out he was wrong, but their ancestors had left knowledge the company could use. Watch the crew try to recover the knowledge, without getting mixed up in their troubles. Of course, Bob picks up another apprentice for Scotti along the way... -
![Baycation by Jerry Boyd]()
Baycation by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBob wanted to take a few days off, to chill after spending so long in the black. Letting go of his stress turns out to be harder than he thought it might be, and of course, Murphy gets to have a say. Come along, and see how Bob handles trying to stay out of trouble... -
![1984 (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) by SparkNotes, Brian Phillips]()
1984 (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) by SparkNotes, Brian Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCreated by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; and a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers... -
![In Lieu of You: A British Time Travel Adventure by Keith A. Pearson]()
In Lieu of You: A British Time Travel Adventure by Keith A. Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKeith A Pearson's time-travel adventure, 'In Lieu of You', centres on a relationship question many have where would I be today if I hadn't met that one person?Hypothetically, we might want to know the answer. In reality, though?Gary and Clare Kirk are set to celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary … except they’re not...Categorized as:
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![The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku by Satyajit Ray]()
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Shonku by Satyajit Ray
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![Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers]()
Daisy on the Outer Line by Ross Sayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife, Death & Time Travel on the Glasgow Subway.After selfish student Daisy makes a scene at her stepdad’s funeral, she drunkenly falls asleep on the Glasgow subway and wakes to find she has travelled back in time. And to make matters worse, she's in someone else's body.To make amends for her behaviour, she must save a life—but she doesn’t know who, how, or where to begin... -
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![Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott]()
Dark Side of the Moon by V.R. Tapscott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this sequel to Jane Bond, Jane finds some very interesting things in the basement left behind when Kit went away. Among them is a fully operational space ship. Of course, the catch is, how can Jane fly it? Once Jane overcomes that hurdle, she and her friends are on the way again - and a new friend by the name of Olive comes along to pilot the ship - and make pancakes... -
![The Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words from Across Space and Time by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright]()
The Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words from Across Space and Time by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first-ever collection of the most intelligent, strangest, mysterious, and wonderful quotes from all fifty years of the BBC America hit television series Doctor Who.Over the years, Doctor Who has become one of the most popular science fiction series to date, with an ever growing and extremely dedicated fan base... -
![Spot and Smudge by Robert Udulutch]()
Spot and Smudge by Robert Udulutch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe speculative fiction thriller that masterfully kicks off the series! This darkly humorous, wonderfully twisted, 'boy and his dogs' tale has been bitten, kicked in the crotch, attacked by a pack of wild dogs, and genetically modified into a superbly crafted story...Categorized as:
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![FANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One by James Patterson]()
FANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One by James Patterson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One <br>FANG WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE. <br>For years, Max has been desperately on the run from evil forces trying to prevent her from her destiny to save the world –– but nothing has ever rocked her world like this horrifying prophetic message . Fang is Max’s best friend, her soul mate, her partner in leading the flock of winged children... -
![Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury]()
Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this anthology honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Isaac Asimov's remarkable science fiction novel, today's leading authors—including Pul Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Connie Willis—present stories set in the future that Asimov created in his own stories and novels... -
![Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross]()
Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey're scaly and green, seven-feet-tall, much too cocky, and they're seeking Earthling brides.The Complete Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series includes:VorkBrykJorgKralWulfLyelAxilGajePLUS SIX bonus epilogues never before released!Over 14 million page reads in this bestselling series... -
![More Stories From the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling]()
More Stories From the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Twilight Zone means many things to the hugely imaginative and talented Rod Serling. It can mean a time-space "warp," a state of mind, a day somebody wishes never, never happened. But whatever twist Mr. Serling's fancy takes, his story is colored with a weird, dreamy quality that will change your pulse beat - and perhaps your feeling about life... -
![I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow]()
I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn I’m Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking the strange and the mundane collide. These are stories of strange experiences set in familiar places, and of familiar experiences set in strange places. Many of the pieces in I’m Fine take place close to home, in suburban neighborhoods, or rural communities. The settings are conventional, yet something unexpected, or even magical, is occurring... -
![Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets by Jacob M. Appel]()
Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets by Jacob M. Appel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA visitor from a distant planet opens a Latvian restaurant next to an abortion clinic; a magician learns that true love will cost him a kidney; a blind barber cuts hair for tourists in a gentrifying Harlem.... Enter the mad, moving university of Jacob M. Appel's short fiction...Categorized as:
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![The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds]()
The Second Fredric Brown Megapack: 27 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the "short-short" form (these days called flash fiction) -- stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. (He also wrote excellent short stories and novels... -
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![His Name was Death by Rafael Bernal, Kit Schluter]()
His Name was Death by Rafael Bernal, Kit Schluter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bitter drunk forsakes civilization and takes to the Mexican jungle, trapping animals, selling their pelts to buy liquor for colossal benders, and slowly rotting away in his fetid hut... -
![Whisper Falls by Elizabeth Langston]()
Whisper Falls by Elizabeth Langston
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBehind the waterfall waits 1796--and the girl who is slowly capturing his heart. But if Mark travels through time to save Susanna, will her brutal world trap him too? While mountain biking in the woods, Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall. When she comments on the strange machine he's riding, he suspects something isn’t right...Categorized as:
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![Log of the S.S. The Mrs. Unguentine by Stanley Crawford, Ben Marcus]()
Log of the S.S. The Mrs. Unguentine by Stanley Crawford, Ben Marcus
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForty years ago I first linked up with Unguentine and we made love on twin-hulled catamarans, sails a-billow, bless the seas . . .So begins the courtship of a certain Unguentine to the woman we know only as “Mrs. Unguentine,” the chronicler of their sad, fantastical tale. For forty years, they sail the seas together, alone on a giant land-covered barge of their own devising... -
![If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch]()
If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA New York Times bestseller!From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams.For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different... -
![Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories by Kevin Wilson]()
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories by Kevin Wilson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKevin Wilson's characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic. "Grand Stand-In" is narrated by an employee of a Nuclear Family Supplemental Provider—a company that supplies "stand-ins" for families with deceased, ill, or just plain mean grandparents... -
![Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card by Orson Scott Card]()
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaps in a Mirror brings together nearly all of Orson Scott Card's short fiction written between 1977 and 1990. For those readers who have followed this remarkable talent since the beginning, here are all those amazing stories gathered together in one place, with some extra surprises as well... -
![The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold]()
The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized. Now Noah → sees changes—inexplicable scars, odd behaviors, rewritten histories—in all those around him. All except his Strange Fascinations . .Categorized as:
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![Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters by Andy Mangels]()
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters by Andy Mangels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Star Wars universe is expanding faster than ever before, and Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters has received an exciting new face-lift–with completely updated text and more than a hundred brand new, full-color illustrations by extraordinary new artist Michael Sutfin... -
![1997 by Kirsty McManus]()
1997 by Kirsty McManus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnna Matthews is moving on. After a tumultuous year where her life took an unexpected turn, she is now looking to the future with the help of a few old friends. Everything gets off to a great start with Anna and her high school friend Kelsey planning a new business together...Categorized as:
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![The Universe in Miniature in Miniature by Patrick Somerville]()
The Universe in Miniature in Miniature by Patrick Somerville
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this genre-busting book from award-winning novelist Patrick Somerville characters, stories, and stray thoughts revolve around the "The Machine of Understanding Other People," the story of a Chicago man who is bequeathed a supernatural helmet that allows him to experience the inner worlds of those around him... -
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![Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres]()
Midlife Crisis by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you were offered the chance to live six days of your life over again, which would you choose?Richard Kent is feeling well and truly fed-up. As he approaches middle-age, his waistline is expanding, his career options are dwindling, and everything from pop music to television seems like it was so much better in his youth...Categorized as:
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![Hunters & Collectors by Matt Suddain]()
Hunters & Collectors by Matt Suddain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Tamberlain is The Tomahawk, the universe’s most feared food critic – though he himself prefers the term ‘forensic gastronomer’. He’s on a quest, in search of the much-storied Hotel Grand Skies, a secretive and exclusive haven where the rich and famous retreat to bask in perfect seclusion... -
![Twin Study by Stacey Richter]()
Twin Study by Stacey Richter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the sense that all stories have been written before, a truly startling piece of fiction may be the greatest literary feat possible. Enter Stacey Richter, a virtuoso contender for that very prize, whose offbeat characters manage to toe the line between eccentricity and banal daily life... -
![Spanish Short Stories For Beginners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Spanish the Fun Way! by Olly Richards]()
Spanish Short Stories For Beginners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Spanish the Fun Way! by Olly Richards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImprove your comprehension, grow your vocabulary and ignite your imagination with these eight unconventional Spanish short stories! ** Fully revised and updated! ** In this book you will find: Short stories from a variety of compelling genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you’ll have great fun reading, whilst learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly... -
![The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson]()
The Best of Fritz Leiber by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsContents:· The Wizard of Nehwon— · Poul Anderson · in · Gonna Roll the Bones · nv Dangerous Visions, ed... -
![Vapor by Amanda Filipacchi]()
Vapor by Amanda Filipacchi
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSoon to be a major motion picture directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renee Zellweger, this is a surreal love story from the author of Nude Men. Now in paperback, Amanda Filipacchi's quirky comic romance gives aspiring actress Anna Graham a makeover that no reader will ever forget... -
![We Open on Venus by Christopher Stasheff]()
We Open on Venus by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYoung Ramou and mentor Horace both narrate first stop of the Star Company actors on New Venus, run by Amalgamated Petroleum monopoly, who charge high for water and air. Smoking is a capital crime. Before landing, alcoholic Ogden 80s, has heart attack, forbidden to imbibe. The school gym overflows, the audience roars, and more catches fire than arts appreciation... -
![Pew! Pew! Volume 1: Sex! Guns! Spaceships! Oh My by Rachel Aukes, M.D. Cooper]()
Pew! Pew! Volume 1: Sex! Guns! Spaceships! Oh My by Rachel Aukes, M.D. Cooper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings9 Comedic space opera tales of big spaceships, poor life decisions, and lots of Pew! Follow the adventures of swashbuckling heroes and heroines who forgot their swash and didn't do up their buckles as they gallivant across the stars, saving the downtrodden and trodding on some of the down. Delta-Team: A "Simple" Kidnapping - M. D. Cooper The Methane Lake of Excruciating Tedium - Felix R... -
![A Company of Stars by Christopher Stasheff]()
A Company of Stars by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the 2700s, two narrators describe the Star Company troupe, taking live New York theater to colony planets. Runaway Ramou Lazarian loves to fight, rescues impresario Horace Burbage. Valdor, rich brother of Horace's pal, Barry Tallendar, funds the trip. Stage designer Merlo finds Captain McLeod and a rocketship. But Elector Rudders wants censorship, orders them stopped... -
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![Muscle Memory by Steve Lowe]()
Muscle Memory by Steve Lowe
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBilly Gillespie wakes up one morning to discover his junk is gone. In its place is his wife's junk. Billy is now Tina, and Tina is dead. That's because Billy's dead. His lifeless body is still in bed and empty beer bottles and a container of antifreeze litter the kitchen counter... -
![The Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin]()
The Hall of the Singing Caryatids by Victor Pelevin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter auditioning for the part as a singing geisha at a dubious bar, Lena and eleven other “lucky” girls are sent to work at a posh underground nightclub reserved exclusively for Russia’s upper-crust elite. They are to be a sideshow attraction to the rest of the club’s entertainment, and are billed as the “famous singing caryatids.” Things only get weirder from there... -
![Off the Wall at Callahan's by Spider Robinson]()
Off the Wall at Callahan's by Spider Robinson
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll the best lines from the Saloon at the far-out edge of space-time!Off the Wall at Callahan's is a collection of epigrams, maxims, proverbs, observations, eye-watering puns, and original song lyrics distilled from the first five volumes of the Callahan's Place series (from Callahan's Crosstime Saloon to Lady Slings the Booze)... -
![...Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster]()
...Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCollection of short stories. Swamp Planet ChristmasSnake EyesBystanderWhat do the Simple Folk do?.. -
![The Time Traveler's Boyfriend by Annabelle Costa]()
The Time Traveler's Boyfriend by Annabelle Costa
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaudia’s geeky boyfriend Adam has just invented a time machine. No, really—he has. She doesn't believe it either until Adam provides her with definitive proof that he does, in fact, have a functioning time travel device sitting in the living room of his Manhattan brownstone. But instead of getting ready to accept the Nobel Prize, Adam has very different plans for his groundbreaking invention... -
![I'd Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories by Julianna Baggott]()
I'd Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You, and Other Stories by Julianna Baggott
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Reading this story collection is like stepping in front of a fun house mirror…Julianna Baggott’s words ground us with the familiar truths that allow us to see the ordinary as something truly extraordinary...
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