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A Dream of Ice by Gillian Anderson; Jeff Rovin
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Earthend Saga Ser.
From Gillian Anderson, acclaimed actress and X-Files star, and New York Times bestselling coauthor Jeff Rovin comes the second book in the thrilling paranormal EarthEnd Saga that Flavorwire called "the dream of nerds everywhere." After uncovering a mystical link to the ancient civilization of Galder ...Show more
A Perfect Beast - After Earth by Michael Jan Friedman
Category: Science Fiction | Series: After Earth Ser.
After their exodus from Earth, the last humans settled a remote planet, Nova Prime. When an alien force known as the Skrel descended from the skies, our elite defense unit, the United Rangers Corps, valiantly resisted. Centuries passed without an attack, and many colonists believed that, with other secu ...Show more
A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: The Earthend Saga
A Vision of Fire is the thrilling science fiction debut of actress Gillian Anderson, best known for her role as Scully on The X-Files with David Duchovny and for The Fall. Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O'Hara is a single mum trying to juggle her job, her son, and a lacklustre love life. Her world ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Earthsea Cycle
Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loos ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
Category: Children's fantasy | Series: Earthsea
The first book of Earthsea is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called Sparrowhawk. As a reckless, awkward boy, he discovered the great power that was in him - ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin
Category: Fiction | Series: Earthsea Cycle
Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loos ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Earthsea
The first book of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called Sparrowhawk. As a reckless, awkward boy, he discovered the great power ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Quartet #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Category: Fantasy | Series: Earthsea Cycle
Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed ...Show more
A Wizard of Earthsea: The First Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: The\Earthsea Quartet Ser.
Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient ...Show more
After Earth by Peter David
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: After Earth Ser.
A thousand years ago, humanity abandoned Earth after an environmental apocalypse engulfed the globe. In the ensuing centuries, the survivors settled on a hospitable planet called Nova Prime, withstood an onslaught from a mysterious alien force, and carved out a new home in the farthest reaches of the ga ...Show more
Alcatraz by Nick Gordon
Category: Education | Series: The\Scariest Places on Earth Ser.
"The sounds of prisoners clanging through the halls, sobbing in their cells, or even playing the banjo may be normal in most prisons. But when they come from walls that haven't confined inmates in decades, it can only mean one thing. Read on to meet the criminals who met their end in Alcatraz but refuse ...Show more
All at Sea: Be an Ocean Expert by Thompson Yardley
Category: Australiana | Series: Spaceship Earth S.
Intended as a light-hearted approach to the sea and the seaside, this book presents to children the pleasures and danger of the coastal and ocean environments. The author aims to bring to life the various ways in which people use and abuse marine resources.