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Burning bright
Par Melissa Scott. 1993
Starpilot Quinn Lioe needs to have some work done on her starship at the planet Burning Bright. She plans to…
take the opportunity to play a game of virtual reality also. But Quinn finds herself becoming a pawn in a power struggle between two empires--the human and the hsai. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexThe courtship of Princess Leia
Par Dave Wolverton. 1994
Princess Leia of the New Republic considers marrying Prince Isolder of the Hapes Consortium in order to form a military…
alliance against the Empire. Han Solo, shocked to learn he now has a rival for the hand of Princess Leia, makes a last, desperate gamble to win her back. His ploy brings Leia, followed by Luke Skywalker and Prince Isolder, to the untamed planet Dathomir, where new dangers await. A Star Wars novelThe people that time forgot
Par Edgar Burroughs. 1992
Bowen Tyler, Jr.'s, manuscript has been turned over to Tom Billings, who has set out to find Caspak and rescue…
Tyler. Having located the forgotten island, Billings has built a plane and flown over the cliffs into Caspak's center. But his plane crashes and he finds himself face to face with a young woman and the fierce beast that inhabits the island. Sequel to The Land That Time Forgot (BR 9215)After all these years
Par Susan Isaacs. 1993
Rosie Meyers does not give up hope that her estranged husband Richie will reconsider divorcing her until she trips over…
his corpse in the kitchen. The fact that she tries to yank the knife from his body seals her fate as the prime suspect. Realizing that the real killer's trail is growing cold, Rosie dodges the cops while trying to wrest the truth out of Richie's friends and associates. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerScimitar: a novel
Par John Abbott. 1992
It was shortly after 9:00 a.m. when Sonny Hemkar got the coded phone call telling him to come to New…
York. When he arrives his contact is dead, but the backup intermediary informs Sonny that he is to assassinate President George Bush and, if possible, Margaret Thatcher. The assignment has come from the Middle East. But Sonny's foolproof plans hit a snag, all because of his sexual prowess. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sexChina Mountain Zhang
Par Maureen McHugh. 1992
On twenty-second-century Earth, China has become dominant, and the United States is a secondary power. China Mountain Zhang, an American-born…
Chinese who is homosexual and hides this fact from the authorities, begins his personal odyssey through several layers of this society and from a much-changed New York City to the technological glitter of Beijing. Strong language and some descriptions of sexSend a fax to the Kasbah
Par Dorothy Dunnett. 1992
Executive secretary Wendy Helmann is in Morocco with her boss Sir Robert after she suggests that he have his portrait-in-progress…
completed there while he secretly attempts to buy out a smaller company. (Wendy's mother is there because she's involved in every last detail of Wendy's life.) Almost everyone else in the country appears to have secret agendas also--from the portrait painter to some Arab kidnappers. Strong language and some violenceThe Black Sea
Par Richard Setlowe. 1991
American Maggi Chancellor is on board a Russian ship off the coast of Singapore when it is hijacked and hidden…
in a jungle river. Claiming responsibility is the fanatical Malayan Tengku Haji Azhar, who wants to exchange hostages for arms. As Maggi works as an interpreter, trying to calm the passengers, Tengku sends another severed head to Singapore every day to reinforce his demands. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sexNo enemy but time
Par Michael Bishop. 1982
While on a time-travel assignment in prehistoric Africa, John Monegal joins a group of early prehumans. He shares in the…
intimate life of the group and in their struggle for survival in a brutal world. After fathering a child, he returns to the present, where he finds the conflicting realities of two different lives in two different times have changed him forever. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Nebula AwardFalling free
Par Lois Bujold. 1988
Leo Graf, a highly skilled welding engineer, has come to Cay Project, an orbital habitat, to teach the inhabitants welding.…
When Graf arrives, he discovers there are only 400 downsiders--average people--living there. The other 1,000 are quaddies--children with two sets of arms and no legs. Graf is concerned about their lack of knowledge of the outside world. And rightly so. For soon two quaddies attempt to escape to that world. Some strong languageDark force rising
Par Timothy Zahn. 1992
The heroes of the New Republic--Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker--continue their dangerous missions to consolidate…
their victories against the Empire. But now they must face the evil genius of Grand Admiral Thrawn as well as a sinister new threat from the Dark Side of the Force. Sequel to Heir to the Empire (FD/RC 33042, BR 8668). BestsellerI'll be seeing you: a novel
Par Mary Clark. 1993
The first shock for television reporter Meghan Collins that night is seeing the stabbing victim's face at the hospital--it is…
identical to her own. Her second is the faxed message she receives when she arrives home--"Mistake. Annie was a mistake." Was someone after Meghan instead? Or is there a connection to the recent accidental death of her father? Is her father even dead? His body stubbornly refuses to turn up. Some violence. BestsellerWinter prey
Par John Sandford. 1993
Lucas Davenport, ex-cop, battles an unusually cold Wisconsin winter as he helps track down a killer known as the Iceman.…
The Iceman is after a photo that shows him in a compromising situation, and he'll kill as many people as it takes to get the photo. In fact, four people are already dead. Lucas must find the photo and identify the Iceman before he strikes again. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe last command
Par Timothy Zahn. 1993
Grand Admiral Thrawn has mobilized the Empire's forces against the Rebel Alliance. His cloned soldiers can be replaced faster than…
the Alliance can destroy them. Things look bleak for the Alliance. Luke Skywalker leads a small force to destroy the cloning machines, only to find the Dark Jedi C'baoth waiting for him. Sequel to Dark Force Rising (FD/RC 35928, BR 9288). BestsellerSnake eyes
Par Rosamond Smith. 1992
Michael and Gina O'Meara live in a comfortable New Jersey neighborhood with their twin sons and appear to have a…
happy marriage. Michael frequently does work for the ACLU. He is responsible for having Lee Roy Sears's death sentence commuted and seeing that he has a job in the O'Mearas' home town. But Sears becomes too much a part of the O'Mearas' life, causing long-hidden secrets to emerge. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sexThe great starship race
Par Diane Carey. 1993
A newly discovered alien people is eager to join the Federation of planets, and they sponsor a starship race to…
promote their membership. The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk, is sent to compete. But the good-natured contest turns ominous when a Romulan warship shows up and enters the race with an unknown motive. A Star Trek novel. BestsellerStar flight
Par Phyllis Whitney. 1993
Lauren Castle never thought she would go to North Carolina--her husband Jim had been killed there while working on a…
documentary about the life of Roger Brandt and Victoria Frazer. But a note signed simply "N" compels her. Perhaps in venturing to the state she can find out why Jim was killed, learn more about the ill-fated love affair between her grandparents, Roger and Victoria, and discover who is responsible for Victoria's deathJust killing time
Par Derek Arman. 1992
Home at night, a woman feels a chill pass through her and attributes it to a virus. Within minutes she…
and her two daughters are killed, soon to be added to Jack Scott's caseload of serial killings. When young Elmer Janson uncovers a clue to a long-ago death, he and his mother are targeted to die next. With the help of a local policeman, Scott races to save the Jansons. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe kaisho: a Nicholas Linnear novel
Par Eric Lustbader. 1993
In the sequel to The White Ninja (RC 31012, BR 8112), Nicholas Linnear is asked to fulfil a long-ago promise…
to help Japanese underworld leader, the Kaisho. The gangster has been trying to stymie an evil international conglomerate and is now marked for death. Meanwhile, his would-be assassin's related attack on an American mob boss has brought Linnear's friend Lew Croaker out of retirement. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexWildflower
Par Monique Mulligan. 2023
Tormented at school, ten-year-old Jane wants a best friend more than anything. Her wish is answered when Acacia moves in…
next door and a carefree summer break beckons. Yet as their friendship blossoms and secrets are shared, Acacia remains stubbornly guarded about her home life, especially when it comes to her mother's new boyfriend, Daryl, a Harley-riding ladies' man. At a neighborhood party, Jane stumbles onto a disturbing scene involving Daryl and is coerced into silence. Frightened and confused, she stays quiet, but when sounds of violence start emerging from Acacia's house, she hopes an adult will intervene. Instead, everyone turns a blind eye. Jane's own family seems to be deteriorating into chaos too, as if the darkness in Acacia's house is spreading like ripples in a pond. It will end in disaster if no one acts, and it may end in tragedy if someone does