Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: book, otherworld, women, broken
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2006-04-25
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0553588184
ISBN-13: 9780553588187

In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-century—and become his next target.Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enough—only the letter contains a portal to Victorian London’s u

Author: Scott Lynch
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: lamora, locke, lies
Number of Pages: 736
Published: 2007-06-26
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 055358894X
ISBN-13: 9780553588941

In this stunning debut, author Scott Lynch delivers the wonderfully thrilling tale of an audacious criminal and his band of confidence tricksters. Set in a fantastic city pulsing with the lives of decadent nobles and daring thieves, here is a story of adventure, loyalty, and survival that is one part Robin Hood, one part Ocean’s Eleven, and entirely enthralling.…An orphan’s life is harsh–and often short–in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. But born with a quick wit and a gift for thieving, Locke Lamora has dodged both death and slavery, only to

Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: garden, night, tales, orphan
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2006-10-31
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0553384031
ISBN-13: 9780553384031

A Book of Wonders for Grown-Up ReadersEvery once in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the magic spell that stories can cast over us–to dazzle, entertain, and enlighten. Welcome to the Arabian Nights for our time–a lush and fantastical epic guaranteed to spirit you away from the very first page….Secreted away in a garden, a lonely girl spins stories to warm a curious prince: peculiar feats and unspeakable fates that loop through each other and back again to meet in the tapestry of her voice. Inked on her eyelids, each twisting, tattooed tale is a piece in the puzzle of t

Author: Iain Bank
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: excession
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 1998-02-02
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0553575376
ISBN-13: 9780553575378

It’s not easy to disturb a mega-utopia as vast as the one Iain M. Banks has created in his popular Culture series, where life is devoted to fun and ultra-high-tech is de rigueur. But more than two millennia ago the appearance--and disappearance--of a star older than the universe caused quite a stir. Now the mystery is back, and the key to solving it lies in the mind of the person who witnessed the first disturbance 2,500 years ago. But she’s dead, and getting her to cooperate may not be altogether easy.Iain M. Banks is a true original, an author whose brilliant speculative fiction

Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: nemesis
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1990-09-01
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0553286285
ISBN-13: 9780553286281

A gripping tale of high adventure, action, and mystery, Nemesis is Grand Master Isaac Asimov at his best--and destined to become a classic for many years to come.

Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: dawn, robots
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1994-03-01
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0553299492
ISBN-13: 9780553299496

Called to the Spacer world to solve a case of roboticide, New York City detective Elijah Baley teams up with humanoid robot R. Daneel Olivaw to prove that the prime suspect, a renowned roboticist, is innocent of the crime. Reprint.

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Spectra
Keywords: earthsea, book, cycle, wizard
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2004-09-28
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0553383043
ISBN-13: 9780553383041

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea,  but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless  youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered  with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow  upon the world. This is the tale of his testing,  how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an  ancient dragon, and crossed death’s threshold to  restore the balance.From the Paperback edition.