From his triumphant debut with Snow Crash to the stunning success of his latest novel, Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson has quickly become the voice of a generation. In this now-classic thriller, he and fellow author J. Frederick George tell a shocking tale with an all-too plausible premise. There's no way William A. Cozzano can lose the upcoming presidential election. He's a likable midwestern governor with one insidious advantage - an advantage provided by a shadowy group of backers. A biochip implanted in his head hardwires him to a computerized polling system. The mood of the electorate is channeled directly into his brain. Forget issues. Forget policy. Cozzano is more than the perfect candidate. He's a special effect. "Complex, entertaining, frequently funny." - Publishers Weekly"Qualifies as the sleeper of the year, the rare kind of science-fiction thriller that evokes genuine laughter while simultaneously keeping the level of suspense cranked to the max." - San Diego Union-Tribune"Manchurian Candidate for the computer age." - Seattle Weekly

In her prize-winning first novel, Zennor in Darkness, Helen Dunmore reimagines the plight of D.H. Lawrence and his German wife hiding out in Cornwall during the First World War. Spring, 1917, and war haunts the Cornish coastal village of Zennor: ships are being sunk by U-boats, strangers are treated with suspicion, and newspapers are full of spy stories. Into this turmoil come D. H Lawrence and his German wife, Frieda hoping to escape the war-fever that grips London. They befriend Clare Coyne, a young artist struggling to console her beloved cousin, John William, who is on leave from the trenches and suffering from shell-shock. Yet the dark tide of gossip and innuendo means that Zennor is neither a place of recovery nor of escape . . . 'Helen Dunmore mesmerizes you with her magical pen' Daily Mail 'A beautiful and inspired novel' John le Carré 'Secrets, unspoken words, lies that have the truth wrapped up in them somewhere make Dunmore's stories ripple with menace and suspense' Sunday Times Helen Dunmore has published eleven novels with Penguin: Zennor in Darkness, which won the McKitterick Prize; Burning Bright; A Spell of Winter, which won the Orange Prize; Talking to the Dead; Your Blue-Eyed Boy; With Your Crooked Heart; The Siege, which was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002; Mourning Ruby; House of Orphans; Counting the Stars and The Betrayal , which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010. She is also a poet, children's novelist and short-story writer.

The Stoneybrook Library children's room is holding a Readathon to raise money for new books. And Mary Anne, who loves to read, is helping out by finding good books for the kids to read. But things at the library get really scary when small fires break out. The police know the fires have been set. But by who? And why would someone want to burn down Stoneybrook's library-especially when there are tons of kids around for the Readathon? This is one serious mystery that Mary Anne's not going to let go unsolved!

A powerful and compelling return to Robert Holdstock's award-winning Mythago cycle. In those days Broceliande was a terrible place, an ancient gloomy forest growing over misty dells, forgotten stones, a place of hidden lakes and strangling thickets. Though the true heart of Broceliande could never be found, the stink of its corruption oozed from the edgewood, shedding ghosts like autumn leaves. This was the forest of legend, where Merlin had come to dream his magic and the enchantress Vivien had come to beguile that magic from him. Martin and Rebecca have long since fled the forest, but when they are forced to return years later for their mother's funeral, they are at once ensnared in the forest's net of enchantment, an evil that has held the local villages in a root-strong grip. And when Rebecca gives birth to Daniel, a beautiful child who is deaf, dumb and blind, she finds herself sucked into a twilight world where she can see only strange, mysterious shadows.

Annie Dillard -- "one of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" (Boston Globe) -- collects her favorite selections from her own writings in this compact volume. A perfect introduction to one of America's most acclaimed and bestselling authors.

“What a knockout. An incredibly rich and new voice for American literature…China Boy grabs the reader’s heart and won’t let go.”—Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club“A fascinating, evocative portrait of the Chinese community in California in the 1950s, caught between two complex, demanding cultures.”—The New York Times Book ReviewKai Ting is the only American-born son of a Shanghai family that fled China during Mao’s revolution. Growing up in a San Francisco multicultural, low-income neighborhood, Kai is caught between two worlds—embracing neither the Chinese nor the American way of life. After his mother’s death, Kai is suddenly plunged into American culture by his stepmother, who tries to erase every vestige of China from the household. Warm, funny and deeply moving, China Boy is a brilliantly rendered novel of family relationships, culture...

France's renowned writer whose book * Bonjour Tristesse* sent shockwaves through literary circles over 40 years ago, recounts a story about a man whose imminent death liberates him to pursue the only woman he ever loved.

It's a dreadful stench that comes from the mouth of beautiful Vivian: her teeth, gums and tongue rot from a vile leprosy. The putrid smell is so powerful that it has been known to cause diseases by those who breathe her air. One of the characters has come down with a dreadful boil on his brain from the stench. Will it be necessary to drive an iron stake into his skull to drain the boil?

<p><strong>Embark on a journey across the magical universe: from the home of the Magic Eaters, to the land of the Legion of Angels, to the World Without Magic.</strong></p> <p>Born with the unique ability to absorb a person’s magic by drinking their blood, Adria was condemned as an abomination by her own people. But when her world is attacked by a powerful enemy, she escapes her cage and flees to Earth.</p> <p>To save her brother, also a condemned prisoner, Adria embarks on a foolish quest to steal the power of the angels. But angels don’t share power willingly—and they don’t gladly suffer fools and thieves. If Adria is caught, it will mean her execution.</p> <p><strong>The Magic Eater</strong> is an <strong>Immortal Legacy</strong> story directly following the events of <strong>Angel Fire</strong>.</p> <h2><strong>The Immortal Legacy Series</strong></h2> <h3>Books</h3> <ol> <li><a href='https://www.ellasummers.com/angel-fire/' title='Angel Fire
'>Angel Fire
</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.ellasummers.com/angel-fury/' title='Angel Fury'>Angel Fury</a></li> <li><a href='http://www.ellasummers.com/angel-fever' title='Angel Fever
'>Angel Fever
</a></li> </ol> <h3>Stories</h3> <ol> <li><a href='https://www.ellasummers.com/the-magic-eater/' title='The Magic Eater'>The Magic Eater</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.ellasummers.com/the-first-angel/' title='The First Angel'>The First Angel</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.ellasummers.com/the-perfect-goddess/' title='The Perfect Goddess'>The Perfect Goddess</a></li> </ol>

An oppressive heat wave has blanketed Bradfield, Yorkshire, sharpening tensions in the crime-ridden council estate known as the Heights. The latest grievance is the nightly joy-riding of youths racing stolen cars around the residential streets. Next, reports surface of children being assaulted, and Inspector Michael Thackeray sends in an undercover police officer. A young girl is killed, though, and the residents' unease turns to anger. Covering the situation in the Heights, reporter Laura Ackroyd notices similarities between the current death and one that occurred ten years earlier. She's been researching the case of Stephen Webster, found guilty of murdering his step-sister, for a television program reexamining the crime. Stephen Webster has already been in jail for a decade, however. Could he have been innocent all those years ago, or is someone playing a twisted game of copycat? Working from different sides of the case, Ackroyd and Thackeray face deceit, fraud, and torn loyalties while exploring their growing attraction to each other in this mystery of dazzling ingenuity and suspense.

Out of control - that's how Lacey Duval feels in almost every aspect of her life. There's nothing she can do about her parents divorce, there's nothing she can do about the death of her young friend, there's nothing she can do about having diabetes - that's what Lacey believes. After a special summer at Jenny House, Lacey is determined to put her problems behind her. When she returns to high school, she is driven to become a part of the in crowd and win the attention of gorgeous Todd Larson. But Lacey thinks fitting in means losing weight and hiding her diabetes. She starts skipping means and experimenting with her medication - sometimes ignoring it all together. Her friends from the summer caution her to face her problems before catastrophe strikes. Is it too late to stop the destructive process Lacey has set in motion? From the Paperback edition.

It starts with a footprint. It ends with a murder. Wildlife tracker and wilderness survival expert Tye Caine just wants to live in the woods and be left alone, but a killer haunts the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest. When someone attempts to abduct a child, and a local resident is murdered, Tye is drawn into a web of hidden secrets and madness. Soon he finds himself teamed up with a motley crew of the local librarian, a retired detective, his best friend, and a local blacksmith with a secret. First, they try to separate the truth from lies, then find themselves just trying to survive. If you like mysteries set in the wilderness, with a hint of the supernatural, download Valley of Lost Children today.

Who's Been Sleeping In His Bed?"I can't deny that it's a common male fantasy to be seduced by a beautiful stranger who conveniently vanishes afterwards...."Vanessa could kick herself! It had been a simple misunderstanding...how dared Benedict Savage imply that she'd deliberately set out to seduce him? The very idea was outrageous, he simply wasn't her type! No matter that he was the last word in cool, suave sophistication--he was also her boss, and a formidable sexual predator into the bargain. But Vanessa had no intention of falling prey to his dark charm--had Benedict met his match at last?