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A mysterious stanger arrives at a rual Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The villagers, bewildered by what lurks under the bandages, could never be prepared for the terrible truth: that the man is a scientist who has rendered himself invisible and is desperately struggling...
2) I, robot
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This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of...
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of...
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"When an English Scientist, known only as the Time Traveller, invents a machine that can travel through time, the most logical outcome would be to test such a machine. After a trial run that saw him travel three hours into the future, the Time Traveller pushes further into the future to year 802,701, where he meets a mellow race of humans called the Eloi. Soon he discovers that the Eloi are not the only human race left on earth."--Back cover.
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! A deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind. With her parents gone, Lisa is responsible for her little brother, Todd. She has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick or starving, and fierce gangs are stealing and destroying everything they find. Lots of people have given up, but on Grand...
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Presents Jules Verne's classic novel in which a French professor and his two companions sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo, and includes historical context, explanatory notes, excerpts of criticism, discussion questions, and other study tools.
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"Trevor is an expert on zombies. In fact he's a zombie buster. When his class takes a field trip to an aquarium, the evil scientist Dr. Brainium turns the students into radio-controlled zombies. Only Trevor can rescue them, but first he has to escape an army of psycho penguins"--T.p. verso.
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Halo®—one of the most iconic video game franchises in history—comes to Dark Horse!
Before she was a supersolider defending humanity as part of the Spartan-IV program, Sarah Palmer was an ODST—Orbital Drop Shock Trooper—carrying out the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines!
Join her on her dramatic journey from the ranks of humanity's toughest leathernecks to the highest echelon of elite...
Before she was a supersolider defending humanity as part of the Spartan-IV program, Sarah Palmer was an ODST—Orbital Drop Shock Trooper—carrying out the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines!
Join her on her dramatic journey from the ranks of humanity's toughest leathernecks to the highest echelon of elite...
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Geronimo Stilton, top reporter for The Rodent's Gazette, keeps has a reputation of breaking the top news stories first to the citizens of New Mouse City. But lately, Sally Ratmousen of rival Paper “The Daily Rat,” has been leaking Geronimo's secret scoop! Can Geronimo keep the lid on a surprise celebrity guest to the city's 100 year celebration or will Sally rat him out?
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"A message in a bottle? A fiery asteroid from space? A sea of magical mystical mermaids? In the deepest part of the ocean, unexplored by man and too deep for humans to swim, lives a little sea creature named Gillbert. Gillbert the Sea Creature is the son of King Nauticus, king of all the oceans. One day, Gillbert will be king. But in the meantime, his playful curiosity takes him away from the kingdom on a journey of discovery. Gillbert meets an amphibious...
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Tunnels made by a legion of giant bugs crisscross the fields below Weeville, and only one thing can stop them from overrunning this quaint California town: the Juice Squeezers. A covert group of scrawny tweens, the Squeezers are the only ones who can fit into the cramped subterranean battlefield and fight the insects on the frontlines! Collects stories from Dark Horse Presents #26–#28 and issues #1–#4 of the miniseries.
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H.G. Wells' original masterpiece now includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on the author, a list of further reading, and detailed notes. Famous for the mistaken panic that ensued from Orson Welles' 1938 radio dramatization, "The War of the Worlds" remains one of the most influential of all science fiction works.
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Reporting on a commercial flight where everyone aboard lost their memories, a young journalist stumbles onto a much bigger story, the topsecret Mind Management program. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins, and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the flight's missing passenger, the man who was MIND MGMT's greatest success—and its most devastating failure. But in a world...
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"The second storyline from the Eisner-award winning Sex criminals finds the honeymoon to be over for Jon and Suzie. Once the thrill of new lust fades, where do you go? Come along and laff and love with Matt and Chip as they brimp back ceaselessly against the past"--Summary from forbiddenplanet.com.
18) Frankenstein
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Presents an abridged, graphic novel version of the classic "Frankenstein," the tale of a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies who seeks revenge on his creator.
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The conclusion to the celebrated, anthropomorphic, sci-fi comic series is finally here, presented as an original graphic novel. Despite the military's best efforts, the alien invaders have seized a firm grip on the world. Cities have been invaded and the countryside overrun, leaving little hope for humanity's resistance. With few options left, the survivors will need to look to the very people they once feared to make a last ditch effort to turn the...
20) Fang fairy
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After a puddle of slime is left under Jeremy's baby brother's pillow, Jeremy Kreep and his best friend, Nessy, set out to learn whether the tooth fairy is a superstition or a real fang collector.