Fiction

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The Master of the Prado by Javier Sierra is a work of illuminated autobiographical fiction.

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“a great read, fast moving . . .”

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For its original voyage, The USS Enterprise was deployed on a five-year mission that fell slightly short of its initial goal.

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Sandman was always a wonderful mix of legend, literature, and out-there scifi, and Overture is no exception.

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Whales can only taste salt.

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What an odd, intriguing, and often captivating book The Lizard Princess is.

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Going into Press Start to Play, one may be a bit hesitant: Hmmm . . . science fiction stories about video games?

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It’s 1978 and John Lennon has taken off from everyone and everything he knows to find peace in his soul and songs in his psyche.

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“. . . guarantees the reader will believe there are truly things that go bump in the night . . . ”

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The Hillary Rodham Clinton Presidential Playset by Caitlan Kuhwald is an absolutely fantastic book for adults and children alike.

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Compiling the first five issues of the Orphan Black comic book series, Orphan Black: Volume 1 is in essence a rehashing of the events in the first season of the TV show the comic

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Rat God is the perfect graphic novel for those who enjoy Lovecraftian horror but want something original and exciting.  

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Something may have been lost in the translation, but The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen is flat.

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Filled with full color explosions of malevolent mayhem straight from the Cold War, Spy vs. Spy has never looked better!

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Young children have always been among the most vulnerable members of society, and yet they have not always been regarded as such.

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“Life has always kind of happened to me without too much planning.”

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“many of the stories have the feel of being a novel in gestation.”

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In her book The Lake House, author Kate Morton takes three stories about children—a missing child, an abandoned child, and a child given up for adoption—and braids the stories together.

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“The art perfectly matches the character, and the writing perfectly matches the art.”

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The Pawnbroker is a haunting, powerful book about the vast gamut of human behavior, including some of the darkest moments in human history. But it’s not a book about the Holocaust.

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a fascinating peek into the genesis of Austria's controversial literary figure.”

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Never has wading through the bizarre been so rewarding.”

Where to start with Klaxon?

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Bird is only 176 pages, but it is not a quick read.

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“undeniable charm of Kinney’s art.  . . . hilarious. . . . remarkable. . . . good comic timing.”

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“Keep an open mind and an open heart. It gets bad sometimes, but things will work out.”

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