The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly, and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sword & Citadel brings together the final two books of the tetralogy in one volume:The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.The Citadel of the Autarch brings The Book of the New Sun to its harrowing conclusion, as Severian clashes in a final reckoning with the dread Autarch, fulfilling an ancient prophecy that will forever alter the realm known as Urth."Brilliant . . . terrific . . . a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!"-Philadelphia Inquirer"The Book of the New Sun establishes [Wolfe's] preeminence, pure and simple. . . . The Book of the New Sun contains elements of Spenserian allegory, Swiftian satire, Dickensian social consciousness and Wagnerian mythology. Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within . . . once into it, there is no stopping."--The New York Times Book ReviewReview"Outstanding...A major work of twentieth-century American literature." --The New York Times Book Review"Wonderfully vivid and inventive...the most extraordinary hero in the history of the heroic epic." --Washington Post Book World"Brilliant...terrific...a fantasy so epic it beggars the mind. An extraordinary work of art!" --Philadelphia InquirerAbout the AuthorGene Wolfe has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by The Washington Post. A former engineer, he has written numerous books and won a variety of awards for his SF writing.

Be Careful What You Wish For… Vampire Gloriana St. Clair had always wanted a family. But then her mother kidnaps her the week before her wedding. Trapped in Olympus where “blood suckers” are hated, Glory is threatened with an arranged marriage. What will she risk to get back to Earth and the man she loves? Real Vampires Say Read My Hips is book eleven in the nationally bestselling Real Vampires series.

Follows the story of Susan Walker, a subdued girl, and her harried, professional mother as they learn about having faith in the Christmas season from a bearded stranger who has all the characteristics of Santa Claus. Original. Movie tie-in.

Carter's secrets have finally caught up to him and for the first time in his life, he finds himself at a woman's mercy - a woman he's madly in love with. And since Shayla needs time to sort out her own feelings since finding out Carter's true identity, Carter leaves their home to give her some much needed space.Maybe space for Shayla is not a good thing, especially with the way she's feeling - betrayed and heartbroken. Shayla now finds herself in the midst of a convoluted mess. She knew being with a man like Carter wouldn't be easy, but she didn't know it would be this hard. And there are still secrets yet to be revealed that will make her see her relationship with Carter in a new light - that may even save their rocky marriage. That is, if she doesn't allow herself to be distracted by her ex boss.* * *PLEASE NOTE: This novel is the third book of the Accidental Series. The first book in the series is, Accidental Deception. The second is Accidental Heartbreak.

"The Klingon Empire is dying...and I think it deserves to die." With those words, Lieutenant Ezri Dax propelled Lieutenant Commander Worf to the most fateful decision of his life -- to vanquish Klingon leader Gowron in honorable combat and install in his place a low-born, one-eyed soldier of the empire who might lead their people back to the path of honor. Under the weighty mantle of chancellor, General Martok led the forces of the empire to victory in the final Allied assault against the Dominion. Now, with Worf at his side as the newly appointed Federation ambassador to Qo'noS, Martok at last is coming home, bringing with him the hope of a bright new future for his people. But the new chancellor's triumphant return to the Klingon homeworld is met by treachery and upheaval. As the demons of the general's past rise up, so too does a usurper to the Imperial Throne, one who knows exactly how to crush Martok and all who stand with him -- and who won't be satisfied until they...

267,000 BCE. The continent was its own world, untouched by the planet-wide catastrophe that ended the reign of the dinosaurs over sixty-five million years before. A traveler arrives in the jungles of this ancient world who will fight to survive carnivorous creatures in a land never meant for human kind. In another time and in a land far distant, men and women struggle to recover from the loss of so many of their own in a battle. Inside of this Group, Colonel Jack Collins has summoned the best of the best from the most secretive organization in the United States government, The Event Group, to help him in his quest. The new mission is to recover one of their own: to bring home a lost soldier from a world that existed in the distant past. To accomplish the impossible, Department 5656, the Event Group, will have to travel to a place and time far removed from their own world - almost 300,000 years in the past. The trail to find the technology to accomplish time travel...

Simulated Human Intelligence Anatomic Module… known as SHIAM. When agent Zak Harris reluctantly accepts a contract to find the new missing SHIAM android, he suspects someone is playing him. Five Elvish activists are found murdered. An unstable portal, wrapped in an esoteric blend of sorcery and technology, is discovered. And something is trying to come through that portal. Time is running out.

With charming cut-paper collage artwork and sweet, rhyming text, this latest addition to Bob Barner's successful series of nonfiction picture books showcases all eight fascinating bear species, from favorites like pandas and polar bears to lesser known species like sloth bears and spectacled bears.

Gwen Bishop, wife, mother, and struggling real estate agent, has two big fears: claustrophobia and being buried in suburban obscurity. When she signs her dream listing, a multi-million dollar beachfront property in Laguna Beach, California, she's sure her problems are behind her. And they would be, if it wasn't for the secret in the basement and the body in an upstairs bedroom.When the crime scene tape comes down, Gwen enlists the aid of a handsome co-worker with a background in construction to help her ready the house for sale and bolster her flagging courage. But every time they're ready to put it back on the market, something goes horribly wrong. She must face old fears and new ones, temptations and buried truths. Gwen is determined to sell the dream house—or die trying.