Pretty, young Jenny Milford was happy with her job as schoolteacher--but everyone in her home town seemed determined to marry her off to Ralph Aston, the local farmer whom she had "gone with" as long as she could remember. Jenny vowed she would no...
Kobo Abe, the internationally acclaimed author of Woman in the Dunes, combines wildly imaginative fantasies and naturalistic prose to create narratives reminiscent of the work of Kafka and Beckett.In this eerie and evocative masterpiece, the nameless...
The seventh book of the Dray Prescot series.Never a man to leave something half done, Dray Prescot knew his task on the mysterious continent of Havilfar was far from completed. There were cruel conquerors to be overthrown, there was pursuit of the ma...
Accidentally stranded at the magnificent D'Arblay Mansion by a storm, Candida Alton never dreamed of the proposal the master of the house would make to her. The Marquis D'Arblay would wine, dine, clothe and pay her well, if she would pretend ...
The conditions under which Clare Meriden agreed to go out to Nigeria with Ross Brennan were unusual, to say the least. Facing an eighteen-month posting to the desolate heart of the country, and admitting his need for the solace of feminine compani...
Polly was delighted when the man she loved invited her to accompany him on an archaeological expedition in Scotland. But when she joined the party she discovered a fly in the ointment in the shape of Piers Hargraves, one of the most disagreeable a...
Signet / New American Library, 1976. 1st printing, paperback. This collection of stories was first published in 1974. Foreward by Michael Chrichton, Introductions by the author, and these stories: Catman (1974); Cold Friend (1973); Ecowareness (1974)...
ONCE UPON A PLANET The crew lands on a planet for rest and recreation, a planet programmed to play out each person's favorite fantasies. Suddenly, the system runs amok, and the crew is chased by fantastic creations of their own imaginings. MUDD'S...
Private William Mandella is a hero in spite of himself--a reluctant conscript drafted into an elite military unit, and propelled through space and time to fight in a distant thousand-year conflict. He never wanted to go to war, but the leaders on Ear...
Is your passport up to date? Like To See Him? We might arrange it. It began with the letters. Anonymous taunting, evil letters which not only told her of her missing son, but reminded her of those terrifying days as a young bride in Sou...
Through the terrors of war and the dangers of love she searched for faith and salvation. The inspiring story of an unforgettable woman who discovered true beauty in Christ....
To build a great empire from a pioneer land of Louisiana took a faith and a will as difficult to possess as a blue camellia. In this, one of Frances Parkinson Keyes' finest novels. Determined men and valiant women wrest from the land a mighty traditi...
Philippa had an absorbing job on the "heart page" of a big newspaper. Then she advised a young girl to elope with her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the girl turned out to be the niece of Philippa's boss, the formidable newspaper tycoon, Mariu...
Autumn 1943. American agent David Spaulding is among the global espionage elite who have converged on Buenos Aires. His top-secret mission can bring World War II to an explosive end. But what happens in this city of assassins, betrayals, and sensual ...
It is a novel of dazzling intricacy, absorbing suspense, and the highest ambition: to redeem the great claim of paranoia on the American psyche....
Sensual fantasy scenarios to spice things up in the bedroom. In 1974, the author of the controversial and popular Gor novels revealed his vision for an exciting, fulfilling sex life for all. Imaginative Sex outlines John Norman's philosophy on relati...
THE WITCH QUEEN OF MONGO is the fifth in the series of fabulous novels inspired by the famous comic strip FLASH GORDON, read daily and Sunday by millions of fans throughout the world. Victimized by a psychic teenage prankster, Flash Gordon, Dale A...
WONDERMAN IS AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS COMIC BOOK CHARACTER-THE STAR OF INCREDIBLE CRIME STORIES. WONDERMAN'S CREATOR IS A HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL MAN UNTIL HIS INVENTED. CRIMES BEGIN HAPPENING IN REAL LIFE. THEN HE` MEETS WONDERMAN IN THE FLESH! CAN EVEN THE ...
Match Wits With The World's Greatest Boy Sleuth A huge footprint in the soft earth . . . counterfeit money in a bird's nest . . . threatening letter . . . an exploding toilet . . . a missing silver dollar ....
Ruins of romance -- Ruins of menace -- Casa Slade was a beautiful hacienda. And lovely orphaned Ada Brett was sure she could be happy there with her cousin's family. But from the first, something overshadowed Ada's joy. Was it the frequent quarre...
Never before had greedy, criminal genius loosed so loathsome and deadly a weapon! The Bat Man-leading a band of savages, releasing clouds of bloodthirsty vampire bats-planned to make himself a greater conqueror than Napoleon or Genghis Khan! One man ...
Perry was somewhat taken aback when she discovered that Fabian Sinclair, whose expedition to the Kalahari desert she proposed to join, did not expect a female to come along. "I see you have plenty of spirit," he said, "and you'll need...
THE RIDDLE OF THE ROCKS -- When her parents flew off to Europe, leaving Marcie behind, she was sure she would have a miserable summer. But that was before she met Timothy Rainbow. With Timothy around there was always excitement. Timothy knew spec...
First of a two-part biographical novel about Queen Victoria's eldest son & heir apparent, Prince Edward known as Bertie to family members. This novel begins with his birth and takes the reader right up to the death of Queen Victoria and him becoming ...