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"It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German writer
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New and Recently Released!
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| A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain: A Novel by Adrianne HarunOne summer in a remote logging town in British Columbia, five teenaged friends -- Leo, Jackie, Bryan, Ursula, and Tessa -- are becoming concerned by the recent disappearances of young women along the highway. Then a couple of strangers arrive. One of them, an oddly pale girl called Hana Swann, suggests to Bryan that he might seek revenge on a malicious drug dealer and his thugs, while another, a magician called Kevin Seven, introduces Ursula to sleight of hand. The scent of evil builds along with Kevin and Hana's influence until it's nearly too late to foil their devilish plot, in a "debut that will please fans of the macabre" (Library Journal). |
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| Code Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan MaberryThe zombie warriors introduced in the 1st book in the Joe Ledger series, Patient Zero, are back. These enhanced versions of the walking dead were created by a cybercrook who aims to hack into America's energy grid and take control. In Code Zero, the 6th in this series, the hackers soon become the least of Ledger's worries as the returning zombie hordes begin spreading a plague that turns people into raging killers. Techno-warrior Ledger and his cohort must take heroic measures to save America once again. You don't need to read the previous Joe Ledger books to enjoy Code Zero, but you might want to pick them up anyway. |
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| XOM-B by Jeremy RobinsonQuasi-human Freeman is a remarkably perceptive scientist in the near future, when a disease is spreading that changes people into zombies whose bites then infect others. Freeman is frantically searching for a cure, when he stumbles upon the originators of the plague -- a secret group within the government who call themselves the Masters and who aim to enslave everyone. Working with a few friends, Freeman leads the effort to stop the Masters, eliminate the plague, and assure freedom for all. For more near-future zombie tales that involve government conspiracies, read Mira Grant's Newsflesh trilogy, starting with Feed. |
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| I Remember You: A Ghost Story by Yrsa SigurðardóttirIn parallel narratives, I Remember You recounts an investigation into vandalism in a school classroom and the efforts of three friends to renovate an old cottage they plan to make into a guesthouse. The trio soon find that the old building is in worse shape than they had anticipated…but that's nothing compared with the resistance they encounter from a ghost. Meanwhile, the psychiatrist who's looking into the classroom's trashing finds creepy similarities with a 60-year-old incident in the same room. Author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, better known for her dark detective stories, gradually weaves the two narratives together in a ghost tale that fans of John Ajvide Lindqvist will love. |
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Cursed! Haunted! Possessed!
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| Cold Fire by Dean KoontzIn this "swift psychospiritual adventure" (Kirkus Reviews), reporter Holly Thorne notices that Jim Ironheart has accomplished several spectacular rescues in the space of six months. The rescues involve Jim's intuiting a dangerous situation, sometimes far away, and getting to the scene in time to avert disaster. As she digs into the story, Holly begins having strange dreams in which an alien monster appears. What do the dreams have to do with Jim? Where does he get his special ability? The pair work together to find the explanation of Jim's unusual form of possession as the suspense in this twisting tale builds to a surprising conclusion. |
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| Dracula: The Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian HoltThis sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula, cowritten by his great-grandnephew and a Dracula buff, revives the curse 25 years after the original events of the story, bringing back many of the original characters and creating new mayhem. Quincey Harker, the son of original characters Mina and Jonathan (who had kept Quincey in the dark about their adventures), investigates what's behind the renewed attacks. With its suspense-filled plot and appearances by real-life figures including Jack the Ripper, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Bathory (a 16th-century countess who bathed in the blood of maidens), and Bram Stoker himself, Dracula: The Un-Dead will appeal to fans of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Prince George's County Memorial Library System 6532 Adelphi Rd. Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 301-699-3500http://www.pgcmls.info/ |
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