Contemporary

Eight centuries ago the first Knight of the Word was commissioned to combat the demonic evil of the Void. Now that daunting legacy has passed to John Ross -- along with powerful magic and the knowledge that his actions are all that stand between a living hell and humanity's future.Then, after decade... More

In a sleepy steel-mill town, the ultimate battle between Good and Evil is about to begin . . . Sinnissippi Park, in Hopewell, Illinois, has long hidden a mysterious evil, locked away from humankind by powers greater than most could even imagine. But now the malevolent creatures that normally skulk i... More

As a Knight of the Word, John Ross has struggled against the dark forces of the Void and his minions for twenty-five years. The grim future he dreams each night-- a world reduced to blood and ashes--will come true, unless he can stop them now, in the present. The birth of a gypsy morph, a rare and d... More

Jake Barton is an American engineer, Gareth Swales a stylish Englishmen with a nose for a quick deal. Both have always moved from one escapade to another. Now, as Mussolini prepares to annihilate the people of Ethiopia, the two adventures come up against Vicky Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery rep... More

It's twenty years since the Evenfall swept across the Vellum and the bitmites took reality apart, twenty years since Phreedom Messenger disappeared into the wilderness and Seamus Finnan was imprisoned in his own past. Twenty years of chaos but the Dukes, the remnants of the Covenant, still cling to ... More

ONLY THE GIFTED CAN SEE IT. In upstate New York, Christopher Drew is leading a remarkable team of psychics in a groundbreaking union of science and psychokinesis. It's the ability to track manifestations of pure evil -- black clouds of doom that they have chased across an ever-darkening American lan... More

February 2002. A helpless nation watches as the city of Ahmedabad in India is rocked by religious violence. Before sunrise the next day, more than a hundred Muslim men, women and children will be killed, most of them burnt alive. Above the smoke and flames, the dead decide to intervene.So begins Fir... More

Now in its fourth edition, A Book on C retains the features that have made it a proven best-selling tutorial and reference on the ANSI C programming language. This edition builds on the many existing strength of the text to improve, update, and extend the coverage of C, and now includes information ... More

Her name is Sara Pezzini. A New York City homicide detective with a deadly secret: A few years ago, she came into possession of the Witchblade, an ancient weapon that has existed for centuries. But the Witchblade is not controlled by anyone-it does the controllingo?= Talons: A series of brutal murde... More

Sinners and Saints is a collective work based on international collaboration between Indian, American, French and Portuguese scholars. It reflects emerging trends in the study of Euro-Asian interaction in the Age of Discoveries', and has a focus on India... More

You know me. I am Meredith Gentry, princess and heir apparent to the throne in the realm of Faerie; one-time private investigator in the mortal world. You also know my circumstances: to be crowned queen, I must first continue the royal bloodline, and give birth to an heir of my own. If I fail, then ... More

The multiple award-winning author of "November Mourns" delivers his most genre-bending novel yet, as one man faces down hitmen, supernatural forces, and the dark corners of his own past. Original.The night Johnny Danetello drove a dying girl through the streets of Brooklyn in his cab, he was trying ... More

"Under the midnight moon, dark secrets are revealed--"Cassandra thought she had the perfect life until she suffered a devastating tragedy. Now she has a new identity as Priestess Cassandra, owner of a New Orleans voodoo shop, and a new purpose. A research trip for a paranormal secret society leads C... More

Plum Sykes's beguiling debut welcomes readers to the glamorous world of Park Avenue Princesses, the girls who careen through Manhattan in search of the perfect Fake Bake (tan acquired from Portofino Tanning Salon), a ride on a PJ (private jet) with the A... More

Mercy Thompson's sexy neighbor is a werewolf and she's working on a VW bus owned by a vampire. But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself--she's a shape-shifter. Original.Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And ... More

Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits--talents that make her attractive to the dead and undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous. The undead, however, are another matter in this new vampire series. Original.Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampi... More

Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart -- and an ordinary life that is changed forever on a day he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. From that moment forward he is propelled into a world he never dreamed existed -- a dark subculture flourishing in abandoned subway... More

In this follow-up to "Dead Witch Walking," Harrison continues her bestselling supernatural series. To save herself and her vampire roommate, former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan must confront an ancient evil and dark secrets she's hidden even from herself. Original.It's a tough life for witch Rachel M... More

In this thrilling new novel in the Women of the Otherworld series, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on 21st-century London---and may become his next target. Original.In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwitt... More