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Mysterious Galaxy Author Events are always a source of information and entertainment. If you can't attend in person, contact us to reserve a signed copy of the latest book. Author Events are free and open to the public -- we do request that attending customers purchase the author's new book at MG in order to participate in the author signing. For book group, conventions, etc., Click Here!Title of Event: A visit with Larissa Lai
When: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 7:00 PM
Location: Mysterious Galaxy
Description: Larissa Lai, who teaches English at the University of British Columbia, spent time locally – she was originally a resident of La Jolla. Larissa’s first novel, When Fox Is a Thousand, was a multiple-award nominee. This unique fantastic work tells the stories of a mystic fox approaching her 1000 birthday; the ninth-century Taoist poet/nun Yu Hsuan, and a young Asian-American woman living in contemporary Vancouver. Larissa visits on Wednesday, July 8, at 7:00 PM, as part of our series of events with Clarion instructors.
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Hot titles!
What our customers bought and read last month, and what they're looking forward to reading soon!
A great place to discover some of your favorite authors' new books, or authors new to you!
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Dead and Gone
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Harris, Charlaine
Now an HBO original series, "True Blood" the "New York Times" bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series continues.
Except for Sookie Stackhouse, folks in Bon Temps, Louisiana, know little about vamps -- and nothing about weres.
Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to reveal their existence to the ordinary world. At first all goes well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found near the bar where Sookie works -- and she feels compelled to discover who, human or otherwise, did it.
But there's a far greater danger threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings -- older, more powerful, and more secretive than vampires or werewolves -- is preparing for war. And Sookie finds herself an all-too human pawn in their battle. |
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AKA Raves, Reviews and Recommendations
Follow the links for what we're reading. There are theme pages and there are staff pages. Each page will have an introduction of sorts. Stop by often as we update regularly.
And we also offer a fun assortment of non-book items to enhance your reading experience. Enjoy.
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Fragment
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Fahy, Warren
Reality TV show SeaLife, on board the good ship Trident, answers a beacon for help from just about the most remote piece of land on Mother Earth, an island in the South Pacific that's been isolated from the rest of the world for half a billion years, give or take a week or two. When our intrepid heroes hit the beach, however, they find no one in need of rescue. Instead they find an alien, and quite deadly, environment. Seems evolution's taken a radically different direction than from that we all know and love ... and the flora and fauna of this continental fragment are decidedly hazardous to one's continued existence. So dangerous are they, in fact, that if even one member of one species were to escape the island, all of Earth's other inhabitants, animal, vegetable, and perhaps even mineral, would be in dire jeopardy. Cry havoc ... and let the fun begin. If you like James Rollins or Michael Crichton (with less math), Fragment is for you. While Fahy never scrimps on an explanation for his wonderful weird world, he explains in a fashion that any reader can fathom. A quite enjoyable eco-thriller-page-turner that pushes all the right buttons.
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We consistently update our inventory of signed first editions. Quantities are limited, so act fast. Some books might have $1 added to cover shipping to and from the author. Books in our New Sections will be repeated in our Genre Sections. Please specify SIGNED in the Ordering and Shipping Reminder box at the bottom of the Billing & Payment page at checkout.
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Naamah's Kiss
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Carey, Jacqueline
The author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Kushiel fantasy trilogies returns with an all-new saga set in her brilliantly imagined Renaissance world. |
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow
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Rollins, James
Taking cues from his adult adventure novels, James Rollins has created a must-read. Action fans especially will love this adventure-packed book, which includes time travel, dinosaurs, lost tribes, and one very smart budding archeologist.--Laura Lucy, White Birch Books (North Conway, NH) |
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Events of interest besides our fabulous Author Events, including our Ladies, Lunch and Literacy program, and more!
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Greywalker
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Richardson, Kat
Time: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mysterious Galaxy
Title of Event: Book Discussion -- Greywalker
Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until she died -- for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker -- walking the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. |
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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge
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Vinge, Vernor
Since his first published story, "Apartness," appeared in 1965, Vernor Vinge has forged a unique and awe-inspiring career in science fiction as his work has grown and matured. He is now one of the most celebrated science fiction writers in the field, having won the field's top award, the Hugo, for each of his last two novels.
Now, for the first time, this illustrious author gathers all his short fiction into a single volume. This collection is truly the definitive Vinge, capturing his visionary ideas at their very best. It also contains a never-before-published novella, one that represents precisely what this collection encapsulates--bold, unique, challenging science fictional ideas brought to vivid life with compelling storytelling.
Including such major pieces as "The Ungoverned" and "The Blabber," this sumptuous volume will satisfy any reader who loves the sense of wonder, and the excitement of great SF.
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