Category: adult
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The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
By Brady Udall Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Vintage Contemporaries, c2001, 2002 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9780375719189 Audience: Adult, young adult Number of pages: 423 Setting: Various locations in Arizona, including San Carlos Reservation, Globe, and Fort Apache. Also set in Richland, UT and Stony Run, PA. Time period: Hard to decipher, but it…
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Who Fears Death
By Nnedi Okorafor Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Daw Books, Inc., 2010 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction, magical realism ISBN: 9780756406172 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 387 Setting: Jwahir & Seven Rivers Kingdom, Africa Time period: An unspecified time in the future Plot summary: In a post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu is born to an…
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Things Fall Apart
By Chinua Achebe Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Anchor Books, c1959, 1994 Genre: General fiction, historical fiction ISBN: 9780385474542 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 209 Setting: Umuofia & Mbanta, Africa (now Nigeria) Time period: Not stated – the transitional period between traditional village life and colonization (1890’s) Plot summary: Okonkwo tries to live a…
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Dead and Gone
By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, faerie tale, paranormal, paranormal mystery, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 9 ISBN: 9780441017157 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 312 Setting: Bon Temps, LA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Werewolves and…
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Neuromancer
By William Gibson Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 1984 Genres: Science fiction, cyberpunk Series: Sprawl Trilogy; 1 ISBN: 0441569595 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 271 Settings: Chiba City, the Sprawl (Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis), Istanbul, & Freeside Time period: An unspecified time in the future Plot summary: Case, an ex-cowboy, is hanging out…
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The Walking Dead Book One
By Robert Kirkman – creator, writer, letter, Tony Moore – penciler, inker, gray tones, Charlie Adlard – penciler, inker, Cliff Rathburn – gray tones Place: Publisher & Year: Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, Inc., 2010 Genre: Horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Walking Dead ISBN: 9781582406190 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Kentucky, Atlanta, GA…
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The Exile: an Outlander Graphic Novel
By Diana Gabaldon; illustrated by Hoang Nguyen Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Del Rey, 2010 Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, adventure, time travel fantasy, historical fantasy, romance Format: Graphic novel Series: Outlander Graphic Novels; 1 ISBN: 9780345505385 Audience: Adult Number of pages: Unpaginated Setting: Scotland Time period: 1743 Plot summary: Young Jaime Fraser returns to…
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Death Masks
By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2003 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal mystery, paranormal, vampire Series: The Dresden Files; 5 ISBN: 9780451459404 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 374 (378 including an excerpt from Blood Rites). Setting: Chicago, IL Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Harry wanted…
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