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Goulart, Ron

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Dust jacket illustration by Gail Cross.

Sebastian Becker’s position as Special Investigator for the British Crown requires a subtle touch: gathering evidence that determines whether or not someone is a Chancery Lunatic—afflicted with madness making them unfit to manage their fortunes—without tipping the hand of those whose resources often make them above the law.

In the aftermath of a fiery tragedy that leaves dozens dead and England’s leaders maneuvering for an answer to stave off political ramifications, former police detective Becker is called upon to utilize his intimacy with the insane, and familiarity with working in the shadows.

Tasked with evaluating the sanity of the confessed arsonist—Wild West Showman ‘The Authentic William James’—leads Becker from the shores of Sussex to the film studios of Hollywood. Delving into the circus world to unravel the mystery of a man who admits guilt and flees will pit Becker’s appointed role to do his country’s bidding against his compassion to do what is right for a family.

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Snow Shadows (Cemetery Dance Novella Series #24) by Mick Garris

Cover Artwork by Les Edwards

Interior Artwork by Lorry Stone

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Nicholas, a painter and teacher at the Ravensbrooke Youth Academy for the Arts, is having difficulties in his marriage. He also fears he's losing his artistic inspiration. A brief dalliance with a fellow teacher doesn't solve his problems—especially when Miss Featherstone takes the affair more seriously than he does.

Enter David Sutcliffe, a young and gifted student who imagines himself as the true object of Miss Featherstone's affections. His jealousy causes him to view Nicholas as a rival, and the boy becomes increasingly unhinged as he seeks to eliminate the competition.

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Live Girls by Ray Garton

The garish neon lights of New York City’s Times Square can be very seductive. And so can the promises of dark pleasures on the seedier side streets. To Davey Owen, the lure of a glowing sign advertising “Live Girls” was too hard to resist. He was looking for a little entertainment. He found instead a nightmare in the form of a beautiful but strangely pale woman. A woman who offers him passion, ecstasy — and eternal life — but takes in exchange his lifeblood and his very soul.

This new edition of Live Girls features a new introduction by Ray Garton, and two bonus stories: “Hair of the Dog” and “Devon,” as well as new dustjacket art by Adam Braun and archival art by Ron Lesser.

This 384-page book has full black cloth binding with stamping in multiple colors. The book has head and tail bands, ribbon marker, and a top-edge stain, along with full wraparound dustjacket art.

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At the time of his death, Gemmell was writing the final novel in an alternative-history trilogy based upon the legend of the siege of Troy, having completed 70,000 words. Only hours after his death, Gemmell's wife Stella resolved to complete the second half of the novel based upon his chapter plan and notes - 'Troy: Fall of Kings' was published in 2007 under the joint authorship of David and Stella Gemmell.

These are Stella’s first solo effort! First edition Hardcovers

The Voyage of the Star Wolf (Star Wolf #2) by David Gerrold

Who will keep the starways safe when bioengineered superhumans make war on the human race?

Executive Officer Jonathan Thomas Korie and the crew of Alliance Liberty Ship LS-1187 made the mistake of surviving an ambush by the Morthan Solidarity. The attack had come without warning., devastating the Alliance fleet. For although Alliance technology was more advanced, the Morthans—a Militaristic culture of bioengineered superhumans—were master strategists, and destroyers like their Dragon Lord were equipped with more firepower than any Alliance vessel.

His captain dead, his ship barely functioning, Korie and his crew slowly made their way home, But the Alliance needed a scapegoat on which to blame the disaster and the LS-1187 filled the bill. Instead of being hailed as heroes, they were treated as Jonahs.

Consigned to drydock for repairs, the LS-1187 and its crew seemed to have been conveniently forgotten by top Alliance officials. Then Captain Hardesty came aboard and everything changed.

Hardesty's reputation as the toughest, most terrifying warhorse in the military was an understatement. Still, he and his new senior officers—including a Morthan Tyger, who Korie could only hope was loyal to the Alliance—might prove just what the LS-1187 needed. For Hardesty's only interest was in turning a wreck back into a functioning warship manned by a crew capable of performing at his inhumanly high standards.

As executive Officer, Korie became Hardesty's main target, a situation which made him feel that if he could survive Hardesty he could survive anything. The Alliance—and the Morthans—would soon give him the opportunity to find out if he was right.

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Green Willow - First Edition Hardcover

The Half-Made World:

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Loved these two books, hope Gilman continues with the series: A steampunk fantasy novel set in an alternate version of the American Wild West where the far west reaches of the world are untamed and still being created. It tells the story of Liv Alverhuysen, a female psychologist who sets off on an adventure to heal the mad and John Creedmoor, an Agent of the Gun who is goaded into obedience to his master's orders, despite his growing disdain for them. The novel pits two rival factions against one another as they each hunt for a way to end the everlasting war between them. The Line is industrial, with technological weapons and trains that speed by so quickly the countryside is barely seen, and take over towns and make their citizens slaves at their whim. The Gun are made up of thieves and murderers, and keep hold of the people by fear and violence, but they are losing the war against the Line. The Rise of Ransom City is related as it takes place in the same world.

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The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss

The Dazzle of Day is a brilliant and widely celebrated mixture of mainstream literary fiction and hard SF. Molly Gloss turns her attention to the frontiers of the future, when the people of our over-polluted planet Earth voyage out to the stars to settle new worlds, to survive unknown and unpredictable hardships, and to make new human homes. Specifically, it is a story about people who have grown up on a ship that is traveling to a new world, and about the society and culture that have evolved among them by the time they arrive at their new home planet.

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Cast in Dark Waters (Cemetery Dance Novella Series, #11)

by Ed Gorman, Tom Piccirilli, Keith Minnion

Her name was Crimson... and she was a legend. A beautiful pirate queen who plundered the 16th Century Caribbean sea by day and confronted voodoo and vampires during the steaming tropical nights.

Cast in Dark Waters is an original dark adventure tale by Ed Gorman and Tom Piccirilli — a fine addition to the Cemetery Dance Novella Series.

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Dust jacket illustration by Julie Dillon.

What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears?

Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they’ve been missing their whole lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But…can real change come so easily?

Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career debunking pseudoscience, after phony regression therapy ruined her father’s life. She’s determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb’s budding company. Dr. Webb’s willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own. What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced skeptic? But Esther’s not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other’s only hope of survival.

With her new novella Final Girls, bestselling, award-winning author Mira Grant has conjured a heartstopping, gut-wrenching story filled with as many twists as it is versions of reality. Grant offers a chilling exploration of how surviving horrors might define us all.

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The Court of Miracles - by Kester Grant

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of a failed French Revolution.

Liberty

1828 and the citizens of Paris still mourn in the wake of their failed revolution. Among them, in the dark alleys and crumbling cathedrals of the city, the most wretched have gathered into guilds of thieves, assassins – and worse. Together they are known as The Court of Miracles.

Family

Eponine has lost more than most. When her father, Thénardier, sells her sister to the Guild of Flesh she makes a promise to do anything she can to get her sister back, even if that means joining the Court of Miracles, the very people keeping her sister a slave.

Treachery

Eponine becomes perhaps the greatest thief the Court has ever known, finding a place among them and gaining another sister, Cosette. But she has never forgotten the promise she made, and if she’s to have any hope of saving one sister, she will have to betray the other.

This beautiful reimagining of Les Misérables tells the stories of your favourite characters and what might have happened if the French Revolution had not come to pass.

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