Luke Skywalker wanted to unify the Jedi order and bring peace to the universe. Instead his wife, Mara, lies dead at the hands of an unknown assassin, his wayward nephew Jacen has seized control of the
After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writerAllen Carpentierwakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he'slanded in a greatoppor
After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he
In this superb translation with an introduction and commentary by Allen Mandelbaum, all of Dante's vivid images--the earthly, sublime, intellectual, demonic, ecstatic--are rendered with marvelous clar
“Take care of my little girl.” The last words Karl Weiss said to him before he sacrificed himself are still fresh in Dave Stewart’s mind after he crashes in Kansas City. With only the contents of his
The heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen . . .Nick has his driver's license and he's not afraid to use it. But turning sixteen isn't what he thought it would be. While other boys his age
In the last days of July 1943, British and American planes dropped 9,000 tons of bombs with the intention of erasing the German city from the map. The resultant firestorm burned for a month and left 4
A fresh, quick-paced, modern verse translation of this influential and still shocking classic Welcome to hell. On Good Friday evening in the year 1300, Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing
'This striking story of motherhood and psychosis grips ... Cho deftly weaves the strands of her experience to create something striking and original' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times 'Completely devas
The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics?series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship,
Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambitions for world domination are growing apace and when Captain Sir Thomas Kydd's returns to take up command of his ship Tyger, he finds himself called to be part of a great arm
