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The Wraith : Guerrilla Warfare by Jeffery H. Haskell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the Hunter becomes the Hunted… Madisun Dumas is on a roll. She kicked ISO-1 out of Detroit, and then New Orleans. The people who killed her family are six feet under. Now, it’s time to go after their bosses, but not everything is as simple as it appears… Something sinister is brewing within ISO-1. Drugs, corruption, and human trafficking are all just a cover for something far more horrific... -
M Archive: After the End of the World by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the innovative collection Spill, Alexis Pauline Gumbs's M Archive—the second book in a planned experimental triptych—is a series of poetic artifacts that speculatively documents the persistence of Black life following a worldwide cataclysm. Engaging with the work of the foundational Black feminist theorist M... -
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
La invención de Morel / El gran Serafín by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEl argentino Adolfo Bioy Casares, nacido en 1914, tiene en su haber una larga y consistente labor literaria finalmente reconocida al concedérsele el Premio Cervantes en 1990. En el presente volumen se ofrecen dos de sus obras más características, la novela La invención de Morel y la colección de cuentos cortos El gran Serafín... -
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Aye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA father must come to terms with his son's death in the war. In Venice an architecture student commits a crime of passion. A white southern airport loader tries to do a favor for a black northern child... -
Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories by Vandana Singh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn her first North American collection, Vandana Singh’s deep humanism and scientific background intersect in stories that celebrate characters who are trying to make sense of the people they meet, what they see, and the challenges they face in this world and others. In “Requiem”, a woman goes to Alaska to try and make sense of her aunt’s disappearance... -
Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArnold Hawley, a gay, African–American poet, has lived in NYC for most of his life. Dark Reflections traces Hawley's life in three sections — in reverse order. Part one: Hawley, at 50 years old, wins the an award for his sixth book of poems. Part two explores Hawley's unhappy marriage, while the final section recalls his college days... -
Feeder by Patrick Weekes
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLori Fisher hunts monsters. Not with a sword or a gun, but with an interdimensional creature called Handler. Together they take down “feeders”—aliens who prey on mankind. When Lori touches a feeder, Handler’s impossibly large jaws appear and drag the beast into another dimension... -
Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C... -
Almost Perfect by James Goss
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEmma is 30, single and frankly desperate. She woke up this morning with nothing to look forward to but another evening of unsuccessful speed-dating. But now she has a new weapon in her quest for Mr Right. And it's made her almost perfect.Gwen Cooper woke up this morning expecting the unexpected. As usual... -
Everything That Isn't Winter by Margaret Killjoy
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes a renewed world still have a place for those who only know how to destroy? While defending a tea-growing commune in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, one person seeks an answer.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied... -
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 3 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe crew of the Lost Light finally reach Crystal City, home to the mysterious Circle of Light, as the origins of the Knights of Cybertron are revealed in "Primus... -
The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV has changed the face of horror in modern comics—now get ready for his most ambitious story yet, alongside his Detective Comics partner Álvaro Martínez Bueno! Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter—well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye (2011-2016) Vol. 4 by James Roberts, Brendan Cahill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHADOWLAND CONCLUDES! And it’s the end of an era when, on pre-war CYBERTRON, enemies close in on all sides and Orion Pax—the future OPTIMUS PRIME—selects a team of AUTOBOTS to help him pull off the ultimate heist—with the fate of the planet hanging in the balance! Collects issues #12–15... -
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The Doom Patrol Omnibus by Grant Morrison, Rian Hughes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe new Doom Patrol puts itself back together after nearly being destroyed, and things start to get a lot weirder for everybody. The Chief leads Robotman, the recently formed Rebis and new member Crazy Jane against the Scissormen, part of a dangerous philosophical location that has escaped into our world and is threatening to engulf reality itself...Categorized as:
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The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 2 by James Roberts, Josh Burcham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRatchet, Hot Rod, The Decepticon Justice Division, and Grimlock all take turns on the center stage as the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons transitions into a new phase... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 10 by James Roberts, Alex Milne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMegatron has rejected his past, but that doesn't keep him safe from the Decepticon Justice Division. Meanwhile, Getaway is staging a mutiny on the Lost Light, all leading to a climactic showdown, and not everyone will come out the other side. Collects issues #50-55... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 6 by James Roberts, Alex Milne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMEGATRON assumes control of the quest to find the Knights of Cybertron—a quest that has never been so urgent, so personal, and so likely to end in tears. But, the crew of the Lost Light isn't so eager to follow his orders and, as is always the case, past decisions will come back to bite them. Collects issues #28–33... -
The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 5 by James Roberts, Josh Burcham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMORE THAN MEETS THE EYE's first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven—or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition—and as an old friend calls time on the AUTOBOTS' quest, one thing becomes clear: the LEGISLATORS are on the march. Collects issues #17–22... -
Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 7 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDays of Deception begins. No conflict, no sadness, no angst. Collects issues #34-38... -
Harley Quinn Black + White + Red (2020-) #1 by Stjepan Šejić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsResolutely defiant in the face of all of Arkham’s attempts to psychoanalyze her, Harley Quinn is suddenly compelled to reveal some of her most vulnerable thoughts - and hints of her future -- when confronted with the simplest of prompts: “What does the color red mean to you?” Another stunningly beautiful story from the world of Stjepan Šejić’s bestselling... -
Doom Patrol: Book One by Grant Morrison, Richard Case
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe groundbreaking series from Grant Morrison that led American comics in a wholly unexpected direction. Originally conceived in the 1960s by the visionary team of writer Arnold Drake and artist Bruno Premiani, the Doom Patrol was reborn a generation later through Grant Morrison’s singular imagination... -
Young Avengers, Volume 1: Sidekicks by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the wake of Avengers Disassembled, a mysterious new group of teen super heroes appears... -
Paper Girls #29 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPART FOUR OF THE FINAL ARC! It’s the final showdown between past, present, and future in this explosive penultimate issue of the... -
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Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, Volume 9 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOPTIMUS PRIME struggles to find his place on CYBERTRON where half the population hates him and the other half worships him. Meanwhile, on Earth, GALVATRON doesnÕt care what anybody thinks. Collects issues #45-49... -
Transformers: Lost Light Vol. 1 by James Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUniverse united, universe divided! In the aftermath of Revolution, Rodimus and his crew are stranded with no ship—and no hope of escape! Five years ago, Rodimus and a collection of traumatized, lovelorn and/or sarcastic Autobots set off on a quest to find Cyberutopia. So far, they've made a right hash of it. They've misplaced their map... -
Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021-) #1 by Tom Taylor, John Timms
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He’s fought evil with Robin (Damian Wayne), traveled across galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather, and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father could no longer be Superman... -
All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom by Belva Davis, Lalita Tademy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range from the pressures of being the vice-president of a Fortune 500 Company, to escaping the killing fields of Cambodia, to the struggles inside immigration, identity, romance, and self-worth...Categorized as:
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Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Volume 8 by James Roberts, Hayato Sakamoto
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Decepticon Justice Division discovers that Megatron has joined the Autobots as the crew of the Lost Light start to think that the universe holds no more surprises for them. Of course, they're wrong! Collects issues #39-44... -
Blue Beetle, Vol. 4: End Game by John Rogers, Justin Peniston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFeaturing a story that ties into "The Sinestro Corps War," this volume collects BLUE BEETLE #20-26. This title also includes the special Spanish language story, along with the script translated into English...
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