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Author: R.L. Stine Publisher: Scholastic Publish Date: July 1992 Country: United States Genre: Children's Horror Fiction ISBN: 0-439-56845-5 Binding: Paperback Pages: 122 Synopsis: "Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, he says.    But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they... meet... some of the plants he is growing down there.    Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy--and seedy.    Is it just part of Dr. Brewer's "harmless" experiment? Or does Dad have more than just a green thumb ...?"

Author: R. L. Stine Publisher: Scholastic Publish Date: July 1992 Country: United States Genre: Children's Horror Fiction ISBN: 0-590-45365-3 Binding: Paperback Pages: 123 Synopsis: "Amanda and Josh think the old house they have just moved into is weird. Spooky. Possibly haunted. And the town of Dark Falls is pretty strange, too.    But their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends.    So Amanda and Josh do. But these new friends are not exactly what their parents had in mind.    Because they want to be friends...    ...forever." Fun Fact: Goosebumps series were among the top 15 challenged books in the 1990s for being "too frightening for young people and depicting occult or demonic themes." -Wikipedia

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1997 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-9820-3 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 240 Synopsis: "Keller, a shapeshifter, has been chosen to protect a new Wild Power. When she's not a panther, Keller is a tough, no-nonsense seventeen-year-old. But she meets her match in Iliana Harman, a clueless blonde who may really be the legendary Witch Child. Will Keller get annoyed and kill Iliana before she can convince Iliana to join Circle Daybreak? And what about the dashing and romantic Galen? Keller is falling in love with him--but he's destined to be the Witch Child's soulmate."

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1997 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-9818-0 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 246 Synopsis: "When Maggie Neely's brother goes missing, she's determined to find him. But she never suspects that the trail will lead her into the most secret heart of the Night World, a kingdom where no outsider has stepped in five hundred years.    "The kingdom is ruled by the young vampire prince Delos... who keeps all humans as slaves. When Delos falls in love with Maggie, he frees her and demands that she join him in his life of dark pleasure. He's handsome, he's romantic--Maggie can hardly resist him. But did he kill Maggie's brother? And who are the strange people searching the kingdom for a Wild Power? Maggie won't give up until she learns the truth--even if it means destroying Delos and his secret land. If he doesn't destroy her first...."

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1997 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-9816-6 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 233 Synopsis: "Jez Redfern is a vampire hunter... who's half vampire. Raised in the Redfern family, Jez was the undisputed leader of a gang of vampire raiders. Then came the discovery that shattered her life--her mother was a human. Now Jez hunts her former friends, protecting humans from the Night World.    "But when Circle Daybreak sends her on a search for one of the legendary Wild Powers, Jez has to rejoin her old gang. They want her back--especially Morgead, the gorgeous green-eyed vampire who used to be her second-in-command. With danger and temptation all around, Jez finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. And she's afraid that if she tastes blood again, she'll become the evil huntress she once was...."

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1997 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-8940-9 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 230 Synopsis: "Hannah Snow's life was perfect... until the notes started appearing. Notes in her own handwriting, warning her of the danger that was coming.    " Dead before seventeen .    "Therapy was supposed to help. But what came out instead were memories of another time, another life. And of a stranger who tore her world apart... a vampire who killed a village in his rage. Until, in the eyes of a dying human girl, he recognized his soulmate.    "Now the stranger is back. He has searched for her, waiting for her to be reborn. He is Thierry, a Lord of the Night World--and nothing in heaven or hell will keep him from his soulmate again. But if her destiny is death, can even Thierry's love protect her?"

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Publish Date: 1997 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-8942-3 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 208 Synopsis: "She stalks the lonely back alleys and harbor docks of Boston, killing vampires one by one in revenge for her mother's murder.    "Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a vampire's mind control, she is safe as long as her true identity remains a secret.    "But when she rescues a girl from certain death, Rashel is suddenly swept into the Night World slave trade, gateway to the vampires' secret enclave. Here the gatekeeper is the dark, dangerous, and irresistible Quinn. He holds the keys to the realm Rashel is desperate to enter. But when she looks into his eyes, she's stunned to see her soulmate--a vampire whose world she's vowed to destroy."

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1996 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-8944-7 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 205 Synopsis: "On a cold winter day Gillian Lennox almost dies... but she is saved by an angel. His hair is golden. His eyes are as violet as her own. And when Gillian comes back from her near-death experience, he comes to her. An invisible guardian only Gillian can see, Angel whispers the secrets of popularity in her ear. Overnight, the once-shy Gillian becomes a sensation, and David, the boy she has loved for years, finally notices her.    "But then Angel begins to make bizarre demands, drawing Gillian into a world of risk and dark excitement. At last she has to face the terrifying questions: Who is Angel? What has he brought back from the Other Side? And can she and David find out his secret before it's too late?"

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1996 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-8681-1 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 239 Synopsis: "Her name is Blaise, and she's irresistible to boys. Her dark, smoldering beauty is an invitation to jealousy and madness. And now she's ready for the kill. Eric Ross is the perfect catch, a star athlete who wants to be a vet. But her cousin Thea is determined to protect this particular human boy from the girl who was born to destroy men.    "Blaise's black magic is powerful. The only way Thea can fight back is to use her own white magic, to bewitch Eric herself as a bluff. But soon Thea finds herself getting too close to Eric, feeling forbidden emotions, breaking Night World laws. Falling in love. As Halloween and the Night of the Witch draw closer, can Thea save Eric--and herself--from Blaise's vengeance?"

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1996 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-7964-6 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 239 Synopsis: "There's something strange about the new girls in town. Briar Creek, Oregon, has never seen anything like the supernatural grace of Rowan, Kestrel, and Jade, three sisters who move into the dilapidated old house next to Mark and Mary-Lynnette Carter.    "Mark is obsessed with Jade--but she and her sisters have a secret. And when Mark and Mary-Lynette follow them into the woods one night, they are plunged into a nightmare beyond their imagination.    "Because the sisters are fugitives from the Night World, and their brother, Ash, is hot on the trail behind them. He's ruthless, he's gorgeous, and he has orders to bring the girls back at all costs. And when he sees Mary-Lynette, he decides to take her, too...."

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publish Date: 1996 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-4814-7962-2 Binding: Library Binding Pages: 238 Synopsis: "The pain is something Poppy can't ignore. The diagnosis is death. There is no hope--until James appears in the darkened hospital room.    James, her best friend and secret love, the handsomest boy in El Camino High. But this is a James she doesn't know, menacing yet irresistible as he offers Poppy the gift of eternal life.    Only he can open the door to the Night World and spirit her into its lonely, secret universe.    One dizzying kiss and she can see into his soul. She finds that he has always loved her. They're soulmates--but can she follow him into death and beyond? It's a desperate choice, and Poppy's time is running out...."

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: Blackstone Publish Date: 2018 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-5384-4074-2 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 395 Synopsis: "The moment other Kevin returns to his world trouble begins. Thankfully, he finds friends and allies--some expected, some unexpected--and soon discovers he, like his sister, can wield Old Magick. But without a mentor to help him, will Kevin be tempted to embrace Darkness?    "Back in our Tulsa, things have settled down since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds. A new school year has begun, and Zoey's exchange student program with public schools is really taking off. All is well.    "But if all is well, why is Zoey increasingly withdrawn and moody?    "Stark thinks he knows what's wrong--and he is determined not to lose Zoey to the Other World and Heath, who is there and very much alive.    "Stevie Rae thinks she knows what's wrong--Z just needs a break. Mayb...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: Blackstone Publish Date: 2017 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-5384-31122 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 336 Synopsis: "It's Zoey's eighteenth birthmas and the Nerd Herd has been scattered across the country busily adulting for almost a year when Stark calls them back to Tulsa to surprise Z. But all is not well in T-Town. Strange, dark signs are appearing--could it be possible Neferet is stirring? Not willing to chance disaster striking again, Zoey calls on her newly reunited friends to circle with her and add a layer of protection over Neferet's grotto jail. Easy-peasy, right?    "Wrong. Nothing at the House of Night is ever as it seems.    "With rabid red vampyres closing in, Zoey and the Nerd Herd must come together again and battle evil. But a year is a long time. Have these old friends grown too far apart?    "When the world fractures and allies become enemies, will darkness devour friendshi...

Editors: P.C. Cast + Leah Wilson Illustrator: Alan Torrance Publisher: BenBella Books Publish Date: 2011 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-935618-55-3 Binding: Paperback Pages: 219 Synopsis: "The House of Night is no ordinary school--and not just because it's for vampyres. It's a place where magic, religion, folklore, and mythology from multiple traditions merry meet and meld to create something incredible and new. In Nyx in the House of Night , some of your favorite YA authors, plus a few experts, help you navigate the influences behind the House of Night series in a guide that would get even Damien's seal of approval.    "Travel with P.C. Cast as she gets her first tattoo in Ireland, climbs the ruins of Sgiach's castle, and discovers the lore that led to the Isle of Skye vampyres. Read Kristen Cast's defense of women in history and mythology who, like Zoey, have made a practice of juggling multiple men. Sit in on a vampyre lectur...

Other Authors: Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joëlle Jones Illustrators: Karl Kerschl, Joshua Covey, Daniel Krall, Jonathan Case, Eric Canete, Jenny Frison, Steve Morris Publisher: Dark Horse Books Publish Date: July 2012 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-59582-962-7 Binding: Hardcover Page: 126 Synopsis: "As if the average teenager didn't have enough to worry about, imagine having to deal with becoming a vampyre while juggling raging hormones, cliques, and classes. In a world where vampyres are feared by some and misunderstood by many, the students at the House of Night--teen vamps known as fledglings--haven't made the Change to become adult vampyres yet. For many, the Change is fatal. For those lucky few who mature without dying, a prestigious history and privileged lifestyle in vampyre society await. But just trying to make it another day when you're sixteen years old is challenge enough in the House of Night."

Illustrator: Kim Doner Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: 2010 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59512-8 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 157 Synopsis: "This might seem like a scary time, fledgling, but never fear! As you start your journey through the ancient halls of the House of Night, this indispensable handbook will aid you in your transition from human to fledgling. Within these pages you will find invaluable information about the history of vampyres. You will also come to a better understanding of your body's transformation, as well as read words of hope from great vampyres of the past and learn essential foundations of rituals and lore. Now, Fledgling, read on. A new life awaits you; your path to that magickal future begins here!"

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: August 2014 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-250-04611-6 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 150 Synopsis: "From the Sun and from the Moon, two winged brothers are born: golden Erebus, playmate and friend, and mysterious Kalona, warrior and lover, companions of the Goddess Nyx.    "From the first, Nyx loves them both deeply, but differently. With Erebus, she can talk and laugh and dance, and take joy in the games he plays among the humans of the Earth. With Kalona, the fire in her body burns brightly, and she can rest in the solace of his strength and protection. But for Kalona, Nyx's nights are not enough. Every second he is not with her, he is filled with doubt and longing, and every time he fails to please her, he cannot forgive himself. Ruled by anger and jealousy of his brother, and consumed by his love for his Goddess, Kalona seeks the power to prove his worth, and to claim once...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: February 2013 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-250-00025-5 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 147 Synopsis: "The White City, 1893: In turn-of-the-century Chicago, with the World's Fair bringing bustle and excitement to her home city, sixteen-year-old Emily Wheiler should be reveling in her youthful beauty and the excitement around her. But her whole life changed when her mother died, leaving her to be the Lady of Wheiler house. Her father, a powerful bank president, is at the center of an important social hub for the booming young city, and he needs Emily to do everything her mother would have done--to be a good hostess and make sure the mansion runs smoothly.    "As Emily uneasily tries to replace her mother, she also longs for more... for love and a life of her own. When a handsome young man notices her at one of her father's parties, it seems that her hopes may finally be comi...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: February 2012 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-250-00024-8 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 147 Synopsis: "Evreux, France, 1788: Before she becomes Zoey's favorite professor and the House of Night's fearless horse mistress, Lenobia is just a normal sixteen-year-old girl--with enough problems to last a lifetime. As the illegitimate daughter of a powerful baron, she has never quite belonged, and instead has to watch her spoiled half-sister, Cecile, get anything she wants. As if that's not enough, her remarkable beauty draws unwanted attention wherever she goes. For once, she would just like to fit in.    "But when fate intervenes, Lenobia suddenly finds herself surrounded by other girls on a ship bounded for New Orleans, where they will be married off to the city's richest Frenchmen. And they're not alone. An evil bishop who is skilled in dark magic makes the same jou...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: July 2011 Country: United States ISBN: 978-1-250-00023-1 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 145 Synopsis: "In early nineteenth-century England, long before he's a professor at the Tulsa House of Night, Bryan Lankford is a troublesome yet talented human teen who thinks he can get away with anything... until his father, a wealthy nobleman, has finally had enough, and banishes him to America. When Bryan is Marked by a vampyre on the docks and given the choice between the London House of Night and the dragon-prowed ship to America, he choose the dragon--a new name and a brand-new fate.    "Becoming a fledgling may be exciting, but it opens a door to a dangerous world. In 1830s St. Louis, the Gateway to the West, Dragon Lankford becomes a Sword Master, and soon realizes there are both frightening challenges and beautiful perks... such as Anastasia, the captivating young Professor of Spells ...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2014 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59444-2 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 310 Synopsis: "Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends and mentors, determined to face the punishment she deserves--even if that means her body will reject the change and begin to die. Only the love of those closest to her can save her from the Darkness in her spirit, but a terrible evil has emerged from the shadows, more powerful than ever.    "Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals. Crowning herself a Dark Goddess, she is evil unleashed, enslaving the citizens of Tulsa. The vampyres of the House of Night have banded with the police and are gathering every last resource they have, but they know that no single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her--unless that vampy...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2013 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59443-5 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 306 Synopsis: "Drastically altered after her fall, Neferet is clinging to life with one goal in mind: to regain her strength and her consciousness. But before she goes into hiding to relive her past--and hopefully find the key to surviving the present--she will make one deadly strike. This time, against a human. And the aftershocks will leave no one untouched.    "In the wake of gruesome murder, Tulsa humans are panicked, blaming the House of Night for what was clearly a vampyre attack. But Zoey and the rest of the school know that none of them was involved. So who killed the mayor of Tulsa? As the police open an investigation, tensions on other fronts are growing even higher--Dallas is on a rampage against Zoey and her friends. When he finally makes a move against Stevie Rae and Shaunee, the bat...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2012 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59442-8 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 302 Synopsis: "At last, Zoey has what she wanted: the truth is out. Neferet's evil has been exposed, and the High Council is no longer on her side--but she's far from done wreaking havoc in the vampyre world. First, a mysterious fire ravages the stables. Then, Neferet makes a devastating move that will test them all.    "With the seeds of distrust sown and Darkness breeding chaos at the House of Night, everyone must band together--but that's proving to be more difficult than ever before. The twins are barely speaking and the House of Night's former enemy, Kalona, has now become their warrior, pushing their trust to the limit. To top it off, Zoey is pretty darn sure she might be losing her mind. She saw something when she looked at Aurox through the Seer Stone that she can hardly e...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2011 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-65025-4 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 325 Synopsis: "Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet--which would be a whole lot easier if the High Council saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together--if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow.    "But there are new forces at work at the House of Night. An influx of humans, including Lenobia's handsome horse whisperer, threatens their precarious stability. And then there's the mysterious Aurox, a jaw-dropping gorgeous teen boy who is actually more--or possibly less--than human. Only Neferet knows he was c...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: January 2011 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-65024-7 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 290 Synopsis: "Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa's House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being queen would be cool, wouldn't it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same--and her relationship with her super-hot warrior, Stark, may never be the same either.    "And what about Steive Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Doe...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: 2010 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-60616-9 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 323 Synopsis: "Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird's soul has shattered. With everything she's ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey's fading fast. It's seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able to pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates. And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only seven days left.    "Enter BF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z, but she has massive problems of her own. The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from th...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: November 2009 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-56748-4 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 319 Synopsis: "Dark secrets and unspoken suspicions come between Zoey and Stevie Rae, putting their friendship--and the House of Night--at risk.    "After Zoey Redbird and her gang have banished Kalona and Neferet from Tulsa, you'd think they'd catch a break. But with Zoey and her sexy warrior Stark both recovering from a brush with death, and the fledglings struggling to deal with the fallout from Neferet's reign of terror, a break is just not in the forecast. Zoey is haunted by her confusing yet elemental connection with A-ya, the ancient Cherokee maiden who was the only human able to tempt Kalona's body and soul. How will A-ya's pull on her affect Zoey's ability to resist the dangerously seductive immortal?    "Meanwhile, Stevie Rae, with her super red-vamp power...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: 2009 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-37982-7 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 323 Synopsis: "At the start of this heart-pounding new installment in the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey's friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren't Neferet's secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona is gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life unearths secrets Zoey doesn't want to see and truths she can't face?    "On the run and holed up in Tulsa's Prohibition-era tunnels, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with something that might bring them all down. Meanwhile, Zoey has ...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: 2008 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59630-9 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 338 Synopsis: "Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird--she's become an undisputed expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a tight-knit group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. So who can blame her for befriending the House of Night's newest transfer student, the majorly hot archer, James Stark?    "Meanwhile, Neferet has declared a war on humans after it appears that the People of the Faith have murdered two vampyres. But Aphrodite's latest visions show a world completely different form the High Priestess's promises, a world full of violence, hatred, and darkness, all because of Zoey's dea...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: 2008 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-36029-0 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 307 Synopsis: "Bloodlust and ark forces are at work at the House of Night. Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school are about to take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be her friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" (Romantic Times BOOKreviews), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover about the secretive and sinister power that's turning dead fledglings into bloodsucking monsters must be kept secret form everyone else at the...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2007 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-59629-3 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 310 Synopsis: "Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group. Best of all, Zoey's made some new friends and she finally feels like she belongs--like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend...or two.    "Then the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night, straining human-vamp tensions in Tulsa to a breaking point. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she finds herself drawn into an intoxicating forbidden flirtation that threatens to distract her from the growing crisis. Then, when sh...

Other Author: Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publish Date: October 2007 Country: United States ISBN: 978-0-312-36025-2 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 306 Synopsis: "Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress. The next, she's Marked as a fledgling vampyre, forcing her to leave her ordinary life behind and join the House of Night, a boarding school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. That is, if she makes it through the Change--and not all of those who are Marked do. It sucks to begin a new life, especially away from her friends, and on top of that, Zoey is no average fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. Zoey discovers she has amazing powers, but along with her powers come bloodlust and an unfortunate ability to Impr...

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Rafael Palacios Binding Pages: 586 Original Publish Date: 1933 Country: United States Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis: "Rabble in Arms has been called 'the greatest historical novel written about America,' and there is little doubt that as the portrayer of the early American scene in all its excitement and its rich human drama... Kenneth Roberts has done real spade work in historical research, has corrected a number of errors in history, and has supplied many details omitted by conventional historians. But while this great book is accurate history, graphically told, it is something more. Against this background of stirring events the author relates an appealing tale of young love. We witness the impact of war upon the lives and fortunes of the men and women caught up in its tumult."

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Mercier Replica Binding Pages: 670 Original Publish Date: 1848 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Satire Fiction Synopsis: "The story is framed by its preface and coda as a puppet show taking place at a fair, and the narrator, despite being an authorial voice, is notoriously unreliable." -Wikipedia

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Mercier Replica Binding Pages: 655 Dracula by Bram Stoker Original Publish Date: May 26, 1897 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Horror Fiction Synopsis:   "The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing." -Wikipedia Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Full Title: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Original Publish Date: January 1, 1818 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Horror Fiction Synopsis: "A novel that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment." -Wikipedia

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Marie Antoinette Binding Pages: 627 Original Publish Date: about 1400 Country: England Genre: Epic Poetry Synopsis: "The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return." -Wikipedia

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Marie Antoinette Binding Pages: 427 Publish Date: 1961 Translated By: Robert Fitzgerald Original Publish Date: about 8th century BC Country: Greece Genre: Epic Poetry Synopsis: "The story of a powerful and gifted prince who went to a ten-year war (the Trojan war) and helped to win it, who then, faring homeward, fell into the hands of a designing woman; who wandered far by land and sea and had various adventures both natural and supernatural; who, reaching home at last, found his palace on the island of Ithaca off the west coast of Greece infested by parasites contending for his wife's hand and lands, for they thought him dead; and who, in one of the grandest fights on record, cleanses his house and comes into his own again."

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Marie Antoinette Binding Pages: 525 Publish Date: 1962 Translated By: Richard Lattimore Original Publish Date: around 8th century BC Country: Greece Genre: Epic Poetry Synopsis: "The plot of the 15,000-line poem might be capsulated in the phrase the wrath of Achilles ... for the whole exciting story is based upon what happened during the Trojan War when the illustrious Grecian warrior, deprived of his lady love, sulked in his tent while the fortunes of war went against his companions in arms. It is only the death of Patroclus--the valiant friend who has borrowed Achilles' armor to fight in his place--that brings Achilles and his men back into the fray and opens the way to the final defeat of the defenders of Ilium's topless towers."

Publisher: International Collector's Library Binding: Madame de Pompadour Binding Pages: 439 Original Publish Date: 1844 Country: France Genre: Adventure Fiction Synopsis: "The story opens with D'Artagnan, impetuous and warm-hearted Gascon adventurer, leaving for Paris, eager to join the corps of musketeers who serve Louis XIII. He meets three of the musketeers and after besting them in a duel, is amicably accepted as a companion. Great events are happening. Cardinal Richelieu, the shrewd prelate who is the king's prime minister, has set about strengthening the central government, consolidating the power of France after the Thirty Years' War, and crushing the Huguenots as a separate political group. More important, so far as the four young guardsmen are concerned, is the fact that the cardinal is feuding with the queen--Anne of Austria--and seeking to expose her romantic indiscretions to the king. D'Artagnan and his gay companions become inv...

In honor of the National Scavenger Hunt Day (May 24) here is a book scavenger hunt through my book collection... DO YOU HAVE A BOOK... 1) ...with deckled edges? "Blackwood Farm" by Anne Rice

Publisher: International Collector's Library Binding: Victorian Replica Binding Pages: 425 Original Publish Date: 1880 Country: France Genre: Fiction Synopsis: "Nana tells the story of Nana Coupeau's rise from streetwalker to high-class prostitute during the last three years of the French Second Empire. In the course of the novel Nana destroys every man who pursues her." -Wikipedia

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Victorian Replica Binding Pages: 696 Original Publish Date: 1869 Country: Russia Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis: "The novel chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families." -Wikipedia

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Masque and Bauble Bozerian Binding Pages: 378 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Play + Poetry Contains: "Henry VI., Part I" "Henry VI., Part II" "Henry VI., Part III" "Richard III" "Richard II" "King John" "Henry IV., Part I" "Henry IV., Part II" "Henry V" "Henry VIII" Poems

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Masque and Bauble Bozerian Binding Pages: 396 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Play Contains: "Love's Labour's Lost" "The Comedy of Errors" "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" "A Midsummer Night's Dream" "The Merchant of Venice" "The Taming of the Shrew" "The Merry Wives of Windsor" "Much Ado About Nothing" "As You Like It" "Twelfth Night" "All's Well That Ends Well" "Measure For Measure" "Troilus and Cressida" "The Tempest" "The Winter's Tale"

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Masque and Bauble Bozerian Binding Pages: 378 Country: United Kingdom Genre: Play Contains: "Titus Andronicus" "Romeo & Juliet" "Julius Caesar" "Hamlet" "Othello" "King Lear" "Macbeth" "Antony & Cleopatra" "Coriolanus" "Timon of Athens" "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" "Cymbeline"

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Oriental Tree of Life Replica Binding Pages: 472 Translator: Sir Richard Burton Illustrator: Steele Savage Original Title: The Thousand Nights and a Night Country: Middle East Genre: Fiction Synopsis: " The Arabian Nights -- more correctly known as The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night ( Kitab Alf Laylah wa Laylah ) has been called the world's greatest single treasure house of fiction.    "To open the pages of this immortal classic is to enter a world of savory delights. Ben Ray Redman has aptly described it thus: 'It is a world in which all the senses feast riotously, upon sights and sounds and perfumes; upon fruits and flowers and jewels; upon wines and stuffs and sweets; and upon yielding flesh, both male and female, whose beauty is incomparable. Romance lurks behind every shuttered window; every veiled glance begets an intrigue; and in every servant's hand nestles a scented...

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Tree of Life Binding Pages: 565 Publish Date: 1969 Country: United States Genre: Fiction Contains stories from: "The Four Million" "Heart of the West" "The Gentle Grafter" "Roads of Destiny" "Cabbages and Kings" "Options" "Sixes and Sevens" "Rolling Stones" "Whirligigs" "The Voice of the City" "The Trimmed Lamp" "Strictly Business" "Waifs and Strays"

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Tree of Life Binding Pages: 736 Publish Date: 1966 Country: United States Genre: Fiction A sample of stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" "Ligeia" "The Tell-tale Heart" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Masque of the Red Death" "The Devil in the Belfry" "The Oval Portrait" ...plus many more!

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Tree of Life Binding Pages: 632 Original Title: Kinder, und HausMärchen Original Publish Date: December 20, 1812 Country: Germany Genre: Children's Fiction A sample of stories: "The Frog Prince" "Tom Thumb" "Cinderella" "Rapunzel" "The Sleeping Beauty" "Hansel and Gretel" "Little Red Riding Hood" "Rumpelstiltskin" "Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs" ...plus many more! Fun Fact: Stories have been censored in various publications for not being suitable for children.

Publisher: International Collectors Library Binding: Tree of Life Binding Pages: 646+ Compile by: Kemp P. Battle Illustrated by: John M. Battle Publish Date: 1986 Country: United States Genre: Fiction A sample of folklore stories: "Davy Crockett and the Fiddler in the River" "How Johnny Appleseed Brought Apple Blossoms to the West" "The Ballad of Casey Jones" "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" "Yankee Doodle" "John Henry, the Steel-Drivin' Man" "Black-Eyed Susie" "The Girl with the Lavender Dress" "Shotgun Charlie's Sage Advice" "Jesse James Meets Wild Bill" "Doc Holliday" "Butch Cassidy Robs the Payroll Train" "Home on the Range" "The Saga of Pecos Bill" "Babe, Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox" ...plus many more