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Poe's Children : the New Horror : an Anthology Featuring tales from such writers as Neil Gaiman and Jonathan Carroll," Poe's Children" is Straub's tribute to the imaginative power of storytelling. 2008 | ||||
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Armstrong, Kelley Personal Demon Tabloid reporter Hope Adams appears to live the life of an ordinary working girl. But in addition to possessing the beauty of a Bollywood princess, Hope has other unique traits. For she is a half demon--a human fathered by a demon. When she's chosen by the head of the powerful Cortez Cabal to solve a demon problem in Miami, she and her jewel-thief werewolf ex-boyfriend go to work. 2008 | ||||
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Briggs, Patricia Iron Kissed When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life--whether she wants to or not. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Butcher, Jim Small Favor Chicago wizard Harry Dresden's calm life is interrupted when Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, decides to call in the favor that Harry owes her, sending him on a quest that leaves him trapped between a deadly foe and an untrustworthy ally. 2008 | ||||
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Datlow, Ellen The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008 : 21st Annual Collection Collection of the best short stories, plus articles reviewing print, music, and film formats for the genres. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Davidson, MaryJanice Dead Over Heels Set in the seductive and and dangerous world of vampires, werewolves, and mermaids, a trio of novellas of paranormal romance by the author of Dead and Loving It includes an all new tale featuring Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor. 2008 | ||||
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Dorst, Doug Alive in Necropolis "A "cemetery city" serving San Francisco, Colma is the resting place of the likes of Joe DiMaggio, Wyatt Earp, and William Randolph Hearst. It is also the home of Michael Mercer, a rookie cop trying to go by the book as he struggles to navigate a new realm of grown-up relationships - including a shaky romance with an older woman, a burgeoning alliance with his cocky, charismatic partner, Nick Toronto, fading friendships from his civilian life, and an aching sense of responsibility for a local rich kid whom Mercer rescues from a dangerous cemetery prank."--BOOK JACKET. 2008 | ||||
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Gregory, Daryl Pandemonium In the 1950s, ordinary people of varying ages and backgrounds are possessed by entities that seem to spring from the collective unconscious, that many would call demons. It is believed that the key to resolving this plague pivots around the possessed Del Pierce; for whom the cure may be worse than the disease. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:  Alternate History | ||||
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Harkaway, Nick The Gone-away World There couldnU+2019t be a fire along the Jorgmund Pipe. It was the last thing the world needed. But there it was, burning bright on national television. The Pipe was what kept the Livable Zone safe from the bandits, monsters and nightmares the Go Away War had left in its wake. The fire was a very big problem. Enter Gonzo Lubitsch and his friends, the Haulage HazMat Emergency Civil Freebooting Company, a team of master troubleshooters who roll into action when things get particularly hot. They helped build the Pipe. Now they have to preserve it and save humanity yet again. But this job is not all it seems. It will touch more closely on GonzoU+2019s life, and that of his best friend, than either of them can imagine. And it will decide the fate of the Gone-Away World. Equal parts raucous adventure, comic odyssey, geek nirvana and ultracool epic, The Gone-Away World is a story of, among other things, pirates, war, mimes, greed and ninjas. But it is also the story of a world, not unlike our own, in desperate need of heroes however unlikely they may seem. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: Science Fiction: Contemporary
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Harrison, Kim The Outlaw Demon Wails Cincinnati-based bounty hunter Rachel Morgan remains in shock following the unsolved murder of her boyfriend. Planning to solve the case, she accepts a special mission in the spiritual realm courtesy of Elf politician Trent Kalamack while master vampire Rynn Cormel makes his own demands on her. A family secret throws Rachel's entire life into question. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Hill, Joe Heart-shaped Box A collector of obscure and macabre artifacts, from a cannibal cookbook to a used hangman's noose, unscrupulous metal band musician Judas Coyne is unable to resist purchasing a ghost over the Internet, which turns out to be the vengeful spirit of his late girlfriend's stepfather. 2007 | ||||
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Iwahara, Yuji King of Thorn. Volume 3 The survivors of the Medusa Virus look into what happened to cause the horrible pandemic. 2008 | ||||
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Keene, Brian Dark Hollow When the women of a small town in Pennsylvania start disappearing, lured by a seductive monster, it's up to the man who witnessed a mysterious rite in the woods to fight the evil that was awakened there. 2008 | ||||
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Kessler, Jackie Hell's Belles Once upon a time, Jezebel was a powerful succubus, capable of seducing men and sucking out their souls. But that was before Hell put a bounty on her head. Now her only chance to escape a fate far worse than death is to live as a mortal, losing herself in a sea of unfamiliar humanity, in a place where the sinners walk hand in hand with saints, a place like Belle's strip club in New York City. 2007 Appears on the following book lists:
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Langan, Sarah The Missing In Langans stunning follow-up to her first novel "The Keeper," an ancient but still contagious plague that transforms its victims into something inhuman is unleashed upon the small community of Corpus Christi, Maine, and the malevolence will not rest until it has devoured every living soul. Original. 2007 | ||||
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Laymon, Richard Cuts Obsessed with cutting pretty girls, Albert Prince leaves a bloody trail across the country as he encounters several women who are looking for something special in their lives. 2008 | ||||
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Mignola, Michael B.P.R.D. [7] Garden of Souls Abe Sapien follows a strange clue to the jungles of Indonesia and a secret society with connections to Abe's past life during the American Civil War. Meanwhile, Liz's apocalyptic visions have begun to escalate, and Johann makes a startling discovery about a member of the Bureau. 2008 | ||||
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Murakami, Haruki After Dark Mari sips her coffee and glances up from a book as a musician, intrudes on her solitude. Both have missed the last train home. They realise they've been acquainted through Eri, Mari's sister. Eri has become the classic myth - a sleeping beauty. But tonight a faint electrical crackle is perceptible, a hint of life flickers across the TV screen. 2007 | ||||
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Murphy, C. E. Coyote Dreams Much of the city can't wake up. And more are dozing off each day. Instead of powerful forces storming Seattle, a more insidious invasion is happening. Most of Joanne Walker's fellow cops are down with the blue flu--or rather the blue sleep. Yet there's no physical cause anyone can point to--and it keeps spreading. It has to be magical, Joanne figures. But what's up with the crazy dreams that hit her every time she closes her eyes? Are they being sent by Coyote, her still-missing spirit guide? The messages just aren't clear. Somehow Joanne has to wake up her sleeping friends while protecting those still awake, figure out her inner-spirit dream life and, yeah, come to terms with these other dreams she's having about her boss. 2007 Appears on the following book lists:
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Palahniuk, Chuck Rant : an Oral Biography of Buster Casey Takes the form of an oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors and relations have their say on this 'evil, gender-conflicted Forrest Gump character'. 2007 Appears on the following book lists:
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