In the concluding volume of The Pandoras Box Trilogy, Lucy struggles with the choice to leave her own happy afterlife in order to save those shes left behind. Upon seeing apparitions bearing a striking resemblance to her friend Billy, Lucy wonders if he has truly gone. Lucys mother also lies in agony, terrified and alone. To save her, Lucys heart must break one last time as she prepares to let go of what she loves the most Waiting for Lucy at the end of every road is Pandora, now relentless in her thirst for dominance over the Void, but also fighting to understand the hazy memories that plague her mind. And the mysterious Sphinx plays her final card by showing Lucy Pandoras horrific past. Now tormented with the truth, Lucy devises a plannot to defeat Pandora, but to save her. Even with the help of Fishface, Little Psycho, and Icky, the nightmare of Lucys future is laid out before her, and she is sure of only one thingher story will not have a happy ending.

Pandora Walker unwittingly unleashes cyber Armageddon on her 17th birthday and must play a virtual reality game in order to save the world. By the author of the Tempest series and the co-author of The International Kissing Club (under the pseudonym Ivy Adams).

“Salvatore [is] one of the premier writers in fantasy.”—The News-Star (Monroe, LA) From his usurped throne in Ursal, Aydrian, son of former queen Jilseponie, attempts to conquer the entire world of Corona. Even Aydrian does not fully understand what drives his ambition, the guiding voices he first heard from the shadow of Oracle, or the truth of his birth in the elven land—before it was stained and mortally threatened by the demon dactyl. As armies clash and plots unfold, darkness spreads across the land. Only the gemstone-bearing Pony can hope to free her son from the grip of evil—by any means necessary. Battles and magic, politics and loyalties build to a great crescendo in this stunning climax to a sweeping fantasy epic. “As R. A. Salvatore continues to build his detailed world and complex history, his readership is sure to build as well.”—Kevin J. Anderson “Fans will dance with joy.”—Kirkus Reviews

2012. The existence of the supernatural community was no longer a secret. The humans tried to flush them out from hiding and there was pandemonium. The chaos was tearing every country apart and many world leaders feared that the world would not last into the next year. With debates that droned on for days, the two races finally came to a decision. At long last the supernaturals would attempt once more to try and openly co-exist with humans... 2035. Rayne Nyte has just finished school and is preparing for university. She learns that some people around her may not be who or what they have claimed to be. She also learns that she, too, isn’t who or what she had always thought she was. Her once peaceful life is shattered as rivalling factions in the world fight out for the rival of a legend that hasn’t been revived for decades. With them chasing after Rayne, there is no hope of there being peace in her life. The story takes an abrupt turn as an organisation appears in order to protect her from her attackers and to help her discover who she really is. Rayne finds out that she is the daughter of the now deceased founders of an independent organisation. She then discovers that someone beside her is a vampire who has been sent to observe her. It isn't until after various attacks made by people who crave for the power that Rayne possesses that he is finally forced to reveal the truth about himself. As a soldier from the magical division of the military, he had originally been sent as an observer and ordered to kill her if she was deemed as dangerous... Pandora’s Box is a work of supernatural young adult fiction that will appeal to readers aged 12 to 18. The book is the first in The Rose Trilogy and has been inspired by Keri Arthur, Karen Chance and Richelle Mead.

Anne Rice, creator of the Vampire Lestat, the Mayfair witches and the amazing worlds they inhabit, now gives us the first in a new series of novels linked together by the fledgling vampire David Talbot, who has set out to become a chronicler of his fellow Undead. The novel opens in present-day Paris in a crowded café, where David meets Pandora. She is two thousand years old, a Child of the Millennia, the first vampire ever made by the great Marius. David persuades her to tell the story of her life. Pandora begins, reluctantly at first and then with increasing passion, to recount her mesmerizing tale, which takes us through the ages, from Imperial Rome to eighteenth-century France to twentieth-century Paris and New Orleans. She carries us back to her mortal girlhood in the world of Caesar Augustus, a world chronicled by Ovid and Petronius. This is where Pandora meets and falls in love with the handsome, charismatic, lighthearted, still-mortal Marius. This is the Rome she is forced to flee in fear of assassination by conspirators plotting to take over the city. And we follow her to the exotic port of Antioch, where she is destined to be reunited with Marius, now immortal and haunted by his vampire nature, who will bestow on her the Dark Gift as they set out on the fraught and fantastic adventure of their two turbulent centuries together. Look for Anne Rice’s new book, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, coming November 29, 2016.

In 1814, three cousins-Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope-discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical powers to manifest. Now, beyond the manicured gardens and ballrooms of Regency London, an alluring underworld available only to those with power is revealed to the cousins. By claiming their power, the three cousins have accidentally opened the gates to the underworld. Now ghouls, hellhounds-and most terrifying of all, the spirits of dark witches known as the Greymalkin Sisters-are hunting and killing young debutante witches for their powers. And, somehow, Emma is connected to the murders...because she keeps finding the bodies. Can the cousins seal the gates before another witch is killed...or even worse, before their new gifts are stripped away?

Exploring the most fascinating and significant scientific missteps, the author presents seven cautionary lessons to separate good science from bad.

Austin Boyd’s vivid writing plunges you into Appalachia with such descriptive realism that you taste the perfume of summer clover and melt into the tender heart of a young woman who would sacrifice anything for Daddy. Hearkening to the myth of Pandora’s Box, Nobody’s Child sweeps you into a world where unprecedented choices never intended by heaven lead to unintended consequences never before seen on earth. Meet… Laura Ann McGehee—Determined to honor her father’s dying request, the young West Virginia woman will do whatever it takes to save the family farm, including using the one remaining financial resource she has—her body. Sophia McQuistion—Thanks to the unusual sacrifice of a woman she has never met, she carries the child she could never conceive. Ian Stewart—In Laura’s time of need, he’s more than just a close friend. He is a source of grace, a man who loves Laura Ann through her many trials. When unusual circumstances place Sophia’s baby in Laura Ann’s care, Laura Ann is now the virgin mother of her own biological son. The media call him “Nobody’s Child.” But somebody wants him badly enough to steal him. Weaving together bioethics and faith, Nobody’s Child dramatizes a future that is already upon us with consequences we can no longer avoid.

SHE WAS A RAVISHING DAME WITH A SECRET FROM THE PAST, HUNTED BY A GANG OF KILLERS THAT WOULD STOP AT NOTHING TO GET WHAT THEY WANTED. A gritty hard-boiled detective novel set in Los Angeles, 1946. Two women's bodies are found, one floating in the Pacific Ocean, one in a dynamited house in Oklahoma. Matthew Thornton P.I. is hired to find a third girl who might be next. He finds her working at Pandora's Box, a strip club in the seedy port town of San Pedro. She has a secret to her past and is quickly pursued by killers, recently escaped from prison. Thornton unravels her secret and her connection to the gangsters when all the girls previously worked as carnival side show strippers, preventing her from becoming victim number three. A cold breeze rattled an empty beer can across the sidewalk startling me. My reflexes automatically squeezed Big Bertha, the .357 S&W mag. I carried for extra insurance nestled in a shoulder rig under my left arm. I reached inside my overcoat pocket and tapped out a Lucky, snapped open my lighter and sucked in the pungent aroma. I eyed a couple of lowlifes appearing to be drunks propping each other up under a dingy street lamp across the street. I sensed that I'd been shadowed right from the start on this job, but could never make out who or where they were. This time it was different. I flicked the smoke into the gutter, gave a quick scan around the deserted shops, darkened alleys and the few nearly empty entertainment joints glowing in the distance for any others and set myself for possible trouble. The two ugly looking bums were shabbily dressed, reeked of booze and paused as they approached. I eyed their reflection in a closed shop window and it wasn't a pretty sight, as they pretended to be preoccupied with their quest for an empty alley to flop in for the night. I wasn't falling for it. ""The ghost of Mickey Spillane haunts the pages of this wonderful crime novel ..."--Robert Grbavac, Screenplay Writer "...hits a homerun ... a page-turner that will take you on the ride of your life." --Frank J. Grady, Author of Mermaid Jewels. ..". his hard-boiled, Sam Spade styled private-eye, Matt Thornton, who is more than up to the task you'll want to read it at one sitting."-- Mark Sadler, author of Kettle of Vultures ..". 1940s Southern California-to the steamy days and nights of dames, dives and detectives..."--Christopher Lentz, author "Revisit the era of the hard boiled P.I. and prepare yourself for a wild, action-packed ride ...--Mike Befeler, author of Death of a Scam Artist, The Tesla Legacy and the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series. ..". plenty of action ...will appeal to many readers who like their crime fiction a bit on the lighter side."--James L. Thane, author of "Until Death"

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea. The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandora’s Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman’s perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris “caused” the Trojan war—a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyonce—getting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasn’t always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped. Pandora’s Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women in the first place—and so eager to accept the stories we’ve been told?