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American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Staff Pick Do you ever wonder where gods go when all their worshippers are gone? Neil Gaiman tries to answer that question. Some live quiet lives in the Midwest, some don't remember who they are, and others have plans. Gaiman, as always, has a unique voice and good... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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House of Leaves: A Novel by Mark Z. Danielewski Staff Pick "Saints be praised, this is the best book of the new millennium. A veritable tour de force. Pynchon meets Stephen King meets Robert Hughes meets Borges meets Dante. Joycian. Jungian. Mythic. Any clich used by fawning literary critics applies. Yadda Yadda... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Staff Pick Christopher Moore's Lamb is an utterly hilarious take on the story of Jesus. Told from the perspective of Jesus' smart-ass best friend, Biff, it is irreverent without being disrespectful. Lamb, or any of Moore's books, would be perfect for someone who... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen Staff Pick In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith has paired Austen’s sublime language with the visceral, flesh-eating menace of the "dreadfuls." England was never this lively. We get sword fights, romance, a zombie plague, and, as a bonus... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5) by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick Irrepressible, coyote-shifting Mercy Thompson is back and her life is changing in some good ways and a few bad ways. Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs's fifth book in this dark fantasy series, finds Mercy struggling to adjust to her new mate bond with Adam... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger Staff Pick After six long years, Audrey Niffenegger gives us a gem of a ghost story. Based around two sets of twins, Highgate Cemetery in London, a haunted flat, and long-buried secrets, this story proves even better than The Time Traveler's Wife. With a shocking... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Under the Dome by Stephen King Staff Pick Well-written, compelling, and intelligent on ethical questions, this epic is worth its daunting page count. Reminiscent of his earlier work, particularly The Stand and It, Under the Dome is Stephen King's best book in years.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Passage by Justin Cronin Staff Pick Justin Cronin's The Passage is a marvel — an epic, post-apocalyptic vampire novel that's extremely well written and a great work of storytelling. Reminiscent in some ways of Stephen King's The Stand, but wholly unique in its approach, The Passage is... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist Staff Pick This is one of the best vampire novels since Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Although the author wrote the screenplay, too, there's still a lot that didn't find its way into the film. If you read one bloodsucking book this year make sure it's the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick I love this series and couldn't wait for the third installment, Iron Kissed. It was well worth the wait! Mercy is a kick-ass hero who takes no prisoners and just happens to be a shape-shifting mechanic living in a world of werewolves, vampires, and other... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Passage by Justin Cronin Staff Pick Justin Cronin's The Passage is a marvel — an epic, post-apocalyptic vampire novel that's extremely well written and a great work of storytelling. Reminiscent in some ways of Stephen King's The Stand, but wholly unique in its approach, The Passage is... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Thunderstruck by Erik Larson Staff Pick In this remarkable follow-up to his hit thriller Devil in the White City, Erik Larson applies his considerable skill to craft a story of invention and murder. A tightly written page-turner.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe Staff Pick Connie moves into her grandmother's house to ready it for sale. She stumbles upon an ancient key with a tiny piece of paper rolled up inside that which reads: "Deliverance Dane." The search for the meaning of this phrase leads Connie to witches... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels) by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick Briggs has created the perfect tie-in to her Mercy Thompson series. Hunting Ground is the second Alpha and Omega book and expands the supernatural world Briggs introduced in her Mercy books. The Alpha and Omega series features Anna Latham, Omega mate of... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A. E. Moorat Staff Pick I picked up Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter not expecting to like it very much, but was sucked in despite my reservations. This is one of the funniest books I've read in some time, and it has an amazing cast of supporting characters, any one of whom is... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ruins by Scott Smith Staff Pick Twelve years after his staggering debut, Scott Smith returns with The... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Mass Market
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Monster Island: A Zombie Novel by David Wellington Staff Pick What if some zombies retained their awareness and personality? What if they found that they were connected through a unified field and found that they had special powers? Find out what the world looks like through the decaying eyes and fetid shoes of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) by Charlaine Harris Staff Pick Dead in the Family is much more character driven than the last book in Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series. Finding a dead body on her land (no, not the one she knew was there) leads to the discovery that someone (the new Vampire King? the FBI... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan Staff Pick Wow! This smart, sexy, and wholly original werewolf tale is a knockout.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix Staff Pick Rush of Wings is new author Adrian Phoenix’s unique take on the vampire legend. If you like your stories dark and suspenseful, this debut novel fits the bill. It is definitely not the usual urban fantasy romance. At first, you may think you stumbled... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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