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Lucca
Par Jens Christian Grøndahl. 2002
Thirty-two-year-old actress Lucca Montale loses her sight in a near-fatal car accident. Over time she becomes close to her recently…
divorced doctor, Robert. The two fall in love while reliving tense family relationships and troubled romances in the past. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998Phantom waltz
Par Catherine Anderson. 2001
Rancher Ryan Kendrick of Oregon falls in love with paraplegic Bethany Coulter. Bethany was injured during a barrel-racing contest eight…
years ago and resists romance. But Ryan puts aside all of her obstacles and continues pursuing her. Sequel to Baby Love (DB 50821). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001The rescuer
Par Dee Henderson. 2003
Following The Healer (BR 14407) paramedic Stephen O'Malley leaves his job due to burnout, grief from losing his sister, and…
loss of faith. But when his blind friend, Meghan, is threatened by a gang of jewel thieves he rescues her and rediscovers his roots. 20032001, a space odyssey
Par Arthur C Clarke. 1999
On a voyage into the unexplored universe, the spacecraft Discovery hurtles its human passengers through time toward a confrontation with…
an unknown, powerful intelligence. Written for the production of a science fiction film of the same name. 1968Oryx and Crake: a novel
Par Margaret Atwood. 2003
In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the devastation of the…
natural world. Calling himself "Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003The song of the earth: a novel
Par Hugh Nissenson. 2001
Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth anniversary of…
Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter pieces together interviews and documents to portray his life, homosexuality, and art--a blend of science and religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001Come home, my heart
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988Abandon in place
Par Jerry Oltion. 2000
When astronaut Rick Spencer boards a ghost Saturn V rocket, he can't resist landing on the moon--collecting his girlfriend and…
a mission astronomer on the way. During their return quarantine, Rick and Tessa discover they have psychic powers. Expanded version of Nebula Award-winning novella. Some strong language. 2000The silent boy
Par Lois Lowry. 2003
America, early 1900s. Katy Thatcher recalls her early childhood as the daughter of a country doctor. She had befriended Jacob…
Stoltz, a teenager "touched in the head," who, though silent, cared for animals and seemed kind. But then Jacob was accused of a terrible crime. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2003Flight of the raven
Par Stephanie S Tolan. 2001
Continues the story of Elijah, an African American boy with telepathic powers, introduced in Welcome to the Ark (BR 11564).…
Taken in by an environmental terrorist group, Elijah connects with Amber, the leader's daughter, and confronts a bio-weapons threat. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Par Philip K Dick. 1968
In the year 2021 Rick Deckard is employed on a dying Earth as a bounty hunter. He seeks androids that…
look like humans and destroys them. Basis for the 1982 movie Blade Runner. 1968The ship errant
Par Jody Lynn Nye. 1996
In this sequel to The Ship Who Won (RC 54497, BR 11174), Carialle and Keff, who originally discovered and befriended…
the intelligent "globe-frogs" on Ozran, are now responsible for returning them to Ozran. In the process, they learn the globe-frogs may just have been the ones who caused Carialle so much pain. 1996So long, and thanks for all the fish
Par Douglas Adams. 1984
Arthur Dent returns to Earth after eight years, with only a ratty towel and a plastic bag to prove he…
ever left. A gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic message and the disappearance of all dolphins make him think something otherworldly is happening. Sequel to Life, the Universe, and Everything (BR 14440). 1984Mostly harmless (Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy part five)
Par Douglas Adams. 1992
Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remote planet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go…
wrong. There's an all-new version of the Hitchhiker's Guide, and a teenage girl claims to be Arthur's daughter. Sequel to So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (BR 14441). 1992Life, the universe, and everything
Par Douglas Adams. 1982
While Arthur Dent and his alien companions work to prevent destruction of the universe by the deadly white robots of…
Krikkit, Dent encounters various strange beings, including the immortal Wowbagger, who's decided to insult everyone in alphabetical order. Sequel to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (BR 14439). 1982The restaurant at the end of the universe
Par Douglas Adams. 1980
Earthman Arthur Dent and his motley companions continue traveling around the galaxy. They encounter an odd assortment of aliens, attend…
a thirty-megaton rock concert, and wind up at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe where the floor show is doomsday. Sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). 1980Blind sighted
Par Peter Moore. 2001
Eleventh-grader Kirk Tobak is moody and bored with school, his alcoholic mother, and druggie friends. His job reading for an…
independent young blind woman, with whom he discusses his problems, gives Kirk new insights. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2002The salmon of doubt: hitchhiking the galaxy one last time
Par Douglas Adams. 2002
Editor Peter Guzzardi pieces together what may have been the third Dirk Gently novel by the late author of The…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BR 14438). Includes Adams's letters, writings, and ruminations on numerous diverse subjects, including the Beatles, Monty Python, and a young, two-headed Zaphod. 2002Icebones
Par Stephen Baxter. 2002
When Silverhair's daughter, Icebones, awakens from a thousand year sleep, she finds the world changed and the Fireheads gone. Now…
the mammoths must once again survive on their own. It is up to Icebones, and her accumulated knowledge of their history, to lead them. Sequel to Longtusk (BR 14632). 2001The art of seeing: a novel
Par Cammie McGovern. 2002
As a child, Jemma watched older sister Rozzie blossom into a teenage beauty and promising actress. But Rozzie kept her…
failing vision a secret. Now as adults they seek to reestablish their relationship against the backdrop of celebrity. 2002