Miles, Mystery & Mayhem
Title | Miles, Mystery & Mayhem PDF eBook |
Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
Publisher | Baen |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003-08-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780743436182 |
Collects three previously published Miles Vorkosigan stories, united by the themes of gender, reproduction, and bioethics.
Miles Errant
Title | Miles Errant PDF eBook |
Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
Publisher | Baen Books |
Pages | 576 |
Release | 2002-08-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0743435583 |
Whether he's rescuing prisoners, keeping his enemies from replacing him with a clone, or coming back from his own dysfunctional death, Miles gets the job done. Of course, it may not be "quite" the job his superiors wanted done.
Mystery Incorporated
Title | Mystery Incorporated PDF eBook |
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Pages | 24 |
Release | 1993 |
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Cryoburn
Title | Cryoburn PDF eBook |
Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
Publisher | Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2010-11-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1618247905 |
Miles Vorkosigan is back! Kibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove¾hes been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play. But when a Kibou-daini cryocorp¾an immortal company whose job it is to shepherd its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future¾attempts to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire, Emperor Gregor dispatches his top troubleshooter Miles to check it out. On Kibou-daini, Miles discovers generational conflict over money and resources is heating up, even as refugees displaced in time skew the meaning of generation past repair. Here he finds a young boy with a passion for pets and a dangerous secret, a Snow White trapped in an icy coffin who burns to re-write her own tale, and a mysterious crone who is the very embodiment of the warning Dont mess with the secretary. Bribery, corruption, conspiracy, kidnapping¾something is rotten on Kibou-daini, and it isnt due to power outages in the Cryocombs. And Miles is in the middle¾of trouble! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). _Fresh, intriguing, and, as always with Lois McMaster Bujold, superb.Ó ¾Robert Jordan _It is such a delight to read something by such a good writer, who now seems to be writing at the height of her powers. . . . I really have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . . I couldnt turn the pages fast enough.Ó ¾Diana Wynne Jones _Living breathing characters who inhabit unusual yet believable worlds.Ó ¾Jean Auel _Bujold successfully mixes quirky humor with just enough action, a dab of feminist social commentary and her usual superb character development . . . enormously satisfying.Ó ¾Publishers Weekly _One of sfs outstanding talents . . . an outstanding series.Ó ¾Booklist _Excellently done . . . Bujold has always excelled at creating forceful characters and she does it here again.Ó ¾Denver Post _. . . an intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and occasional perils . . . with that extra spicing of romance. . . .Ó ¾Locus
Blood and Smoke
Title | Blood and Smoke PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Leerhsen |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2012-05-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439149054 |
One hundred years ago, 40 cars lined up for the first Indianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won. The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. With no seat belts, hard helmets or roll bars, the dangers were enormous. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, seven people were killed, some of them spectators. Oil-slicked surfaces, clouds of smoke, exploding tires, and flying grit all made driving extremely hazardous, especially with the open-cockpit, windshield-less vehicles. Bookmakers offered bets not only on who might win but who might survive. But this book is about more than a race--it is the story of America at the dawn of the automobile age, a country in love with speed, danger, and spectacle.--From publisher description.
Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction
Title | Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | John Lennard |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1847601731 |
Taking up where Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fiction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the final essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfiction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the reader in a digital world. There is an extensive bibliography of genre and critical work, with eight illustrations. John Lennard is Director of Studies at Hughes Hall, Cambridge and has also taught for the Universities of London, Notre Dame, and for the Open University, and was Professor of British & American Literature at the University of the West Indies-Mona, 2004-09. Of Modern Dragons and other essays on genre fiction (2007), is also available from Lulu.
Encountering Enchantment
Title | Encountering Enchantment PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Fichtelberg |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2015-09-29 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1440834512 |
The most current and complete guide to a favorite teen genre, this book maps current releases along with perennial favorites, describing and categorizing fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction titles published since 2006. Speculative fiction continues to be of consuming interest to teens, so if you work with that age group, keeping up with the explosion of new titles in this category is critical. Likewise, understanding the many genres and subgenres into which these titles fall—wizard fantasy, alternate worlds, fantasy mystery, dystopian fiction, science fantasy, and more—is also key if you want to motivate young readers and direct them to books they'll enjoy. Written to help you master a complex array of genres and titles, this guide includes more than 1,500 books, most published since 2006, organizing them by genre, subgenre, and theme. Subgenres growing in popularity such as "steampunk" are highlighted to keep you current with the latest trends. The guide will serve three audiences. Of course, you can turn to it as you help your teenage patrons select the books and genres that will interest them most. Teen readers, whether devoted fans or newcomers, can use it themselves to find titles and subgenres they might like. In addition, the guide will help teachers and parents match students with the right books.