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The Swarm: A Novel - Frank Schatzing
For more than two years, one book has taken over Germany's hardcover and paperback bestseller lists, reaching number one in Der Spiegel and setting off a frenzy in bookstores: The Swarm.

Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison ...[more]

Obsidian (Lux #1) - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I�d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his ...[more]
Dune - Frank Herbert
The all-time science fiction masterpiece...now in a special hardcover edition.

"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."--Arthur C. Clarke

Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of ...[more]
Dune - Frank Herbert
The all-time science fiction masterpiece...now in a special hardcover edition.

"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."--Arthur C. Clarke

Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of ...[more]
A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
This is the story of John Carter who while exploring a cave loses consciousness and when he awakes he finds himself on the planet Mars.
A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
This is the story of John Carter who while exploring a cave loses consciousness and when he awakes he finds himself on the planet Mars.
The Gods of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a background note about the book, an author's biography, and a lively afterword. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is...[more]
Anathem - Neal Stephenson

Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent creation: a work of great scope, intelligence, and imagination that ushers readers into a ...[more]

Opal (Lux #3) - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Book Three of the bestselling Lux series

No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn't fooling around. Doubting him isn't something I'll do again, and now tha...[more]

Shadows (Lux 0.5) - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Prequel novella to the bestselling Lux series

The last thing Dawson Black expected was Bethany Williams. As a Luxen, an alien life-form on Earth, human girls are�well, fun. But since the Luxen have to keep their true identities a...[more]

Opposition (Lux #5) - Jennifer L. Armentrout

Don't miss Opposition, the fifth and final book in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also included only in the print edition is Shadows, the prequel novella never before seen in print! "A thrilling ride from start to f...[more]

Origin (Lux #4) - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he�s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands...[more]
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can...[more]
The Man Who Fell to Earth - Walter Tevis
T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on a desperate mission of to save his planet. It is the tale of any outsider who finds himself in a strange land.
 
Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews
This is a short novel, about 60,000 words.
On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest p...[more]