"This coming-of-age story unfolds with gritty self-assurance that is associated with skilled authorship. Readers feel very much immersed with Peter's life and dilemmas. The mystery of what lies ahead is intriguing and profound." -SDW/EG Manuscript Reviewer On the coast of Maine in the 1800s, thirteen-year-old Peter Poppin discovers a mysterious box while searching the beach for driftwood. Just as he tucks it away, he suffers a terrible accident. His eye is badly injured. The doctor is unable to restore his sight. An aspiring wood-carver, he can't succeed without his vision. His dreams crumble. A schoolyard bully picks a fight with Peter because he wears an eye patch. A great eagle swoops down and defends him. His classmate, an Abamela Indian, tells Peter his clan's Shaman is a healer and could help. His parents refuse the idea, but he and his best friend, Marian, make the journey. What happens in the healing? What gift does Peter receive? What role does the mysterious box have?

Young teenage boy (Peter Poppin) loses sight in one eye while trying to get a piece of driftwood to carve a mermaid for his mother. As Peter struggles with his sightloss, an eagle mysteriously becomes his protector and guide. Befriending a local native-American boy, Peter learns that a Shaman can restore his sight. The ceremony results in his sight being restored, but the price Peter pays for this "gift" is vision into the past. Peter reveals that he discovered a rare jewel-an emerald-part of a priate's booty while searching on the beach for the wood. He vows to return the jewel to its rightful owner, but two odd newcomers to his village pose a threat. The villagers devise a plan to thwart the theft of the jewel by the old pirates. What results is a miracle. The would-be thieves have a change of heart. Peter and the townspeople welcome them into the village. Contrition for past wrongdoings and forgiveness rule.

Thirty-five years in the making, and destined to be the last word in fanta-film references! This incredible 1,017-page resource provides vital credits on over 9,000 films (1896-1999) of horror, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, heavy melodrama, and film noir. Comprehensive cast lists include: directors, writers, cinematographers, and composers. Also includes plot synopses, critiques, re-title/translation information, running times, photographs, and several cross-referenced indexes (by artist, year, song, etc.). Paperback.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado, where he uncovers a plot of shocking menace amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests. “Peter Heller is the poet laureate of the literary thriller." —Michael Koryta, New York Times best-selling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead Kingfisher Lodge, nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet, is known by locals as "Billionaire's Mile" and is locked behind a heavy gate. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads "Don't Get Shot!" the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Now it also promises a second chance for Jack, a return to normalcy after a young life filled with loss. When he is assigned to guide a well-known singer, his only job is to rig her line, carry her gear, and steer her to the best trout he can find. But then a human scream pierces the night, and Jack soon realizes that this idyllic fishing lodge may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. A novel as gripping as it is lyrical, as frightening as it is moving, The Guide is another masterpiece from Peter Heller.

The seventh novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatched to restore the competence of the cohort. But another challenge faces them as Bannus, a local tribesman, is brewing up trouble and preaching violent opposition to Rome. As the local revolt grows in scale, Macro and Cato must stamp out corruption in the cohort and restore it to fighting fitness to quash Bannus - before the eastern provinces are lost to the Empire forever...

In spite of his initial hesitation, Hippo accompanies his friend Duck for an eventful walk in the rain.