Nicky Drayden

• Jul-2021
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Take flight with the ender dragon in this official Minecraft novel! When a desert town is threatened by illager raids, a young adventurer turns to a newborn dragon to save her home.  Zetta is the best potion-maker in the village of Sie...

• Mar-2021
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The Compton Crook Award-winning author weaves her trademark blend of science fiction and dark humor in this dazzling story that continues the imaginative saga begun in Escaping Exodus, in which a society lives in the belly of a beast -- and an entire...

• Jun-2020
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The world still needs heroes. Are you with us? Enter the first-ever original novel for Overwatch, the worldwide gaming sensation from Blizzard Entertainment!In the technologically advanced African city of Numbani, in the not-so-distant future, humans...

• Oct-2019
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The Compton Crook award -- winning author of The Prey of Gods and Temper returns with a dazzling stand-alone novel, set in deep space, in which the fate of humanity rests on the slender shoulders of an idealistic and untested young woman -- a blend o...

• Aug-2018
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In a land similar to South Africa, twin brothers are beset by powerful forces beyond their understanding or control in this thrilling blend of science fiction, horror, magic, and dark humor -- evocative of the works of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, an...

• Jun-2017
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From a new voice in the tradition of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor comes THE PREY OF GODS, a fantastic, boundary-challenging tale, set in a South African locale both familiar and yet utterly new, which braids elements of science fic...

• Oct-2014
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We save and invest and plan for our future, but in twenty, thirty, forty years, science fiction will become our new reality. How do we go about retirement planning when human cloning will likely be a viable option? What degrees should we encourage ou...

• Sep-2014
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This collection of short stories contains 83% of your daily value for weirdness. If you're still feeling deficient after reading these tales, stay tuned for Nicky Drayden's forthcoming debut novel, THE PREY OF GODS from Harper Voyager, Summer 2017.Ma...

• Sep-2012
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Experience three times the twisted tales in this triple volume!Star-crossed lovers test the strength of their relationship at a gator farm...in outer space, a pair of teens hunt for deals on jeans at a Gap store run by zombies, mobster plants put the...

• Feb-2012
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Two sisters spend an ordinary day together dodging tentacled aliens, a new mother puts her blood, sweat, tears, and bones into a nursery for her wee one, and a foul-mouthed golddigger gets more than she bargains for with an antimatter diamond engagem...

• Feb-2012
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A lonely zombie gets one last chance at romance, a mother's love comes in an unexpected form, a teacher holds onto hope for her pupils despite the ills that threaten their way of life, and a cruise director navigates treacherous temptations amidst...

• Jun-2011
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A curious restaurant patron gets more than she bargains for, a pair of drunken wizards cause a scene downtown, a boy learns that smoking in front of his little brother might not be such a bad thing, and a timid teen faces a giant in the name of love....

• Jun-2011
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A washed-up pirate gets one last chance at pirating again, a mother learns that an apple a day is not all it's cracked up to be, a knock at the door causes terror at the end of the world, and an old peach farmer suspects his plants have a spicier lov...

• Apr-2011
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A shifty shapeshifter cons an intergalactic casino, a married robot couple moves to the burbs, punker space rhinos invade a small town in Colorado, and you, yes you, get to see firsthand what goes on in one of the strangest restrooms in the universe....

• Apr-2011
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An old demon gets caught up in the bureaucracy of hell, a little girl is chosen to dance for fire-breathing goddesses, a hellhound finds a loving home, and a werewolf dabbles in the online dating scene. This delightfully twisted collection of four sh...