Simon & Schuster

A bind-up of this classic paranormal thriller series from bestselling author Christopher Pike. Originally published in 1994, Pike's Thirst series introduces Alisa, a 5,000-year-old vampire who befriends a human boy who may be her only chance at finding her maker.

This volume features one of science fiction's most popular characters. When the human race spreads out among the stars, they take the profit motive with them, and none exemplifies that fact better than Nicholas Van Rijn, interstellar trader and capitalist extraordinaire.

The Grey Knights is the one force that has any chance of stopping a daemonic infestation. Armed with psychically charged force weapons, storm bolters, and an unshakable faith in the Emperor, there is nothing more daunting for a Daemon to face.

The international bestselling Queen of Suspense proves she knows how to tell a gripping story with this mystery of a family tragedy and one woman's dangerous quest for the truth about the man she's loved since childhood.

Bermondsey Priory, 1114. A young chaplain succumbs to the temptations of the flesh — and suffers a gruesome punishment. From that moment, the monastery is cursed and over the next five hundred years murder and treachery abound within its hallowed walls. A beautiful young bride found dead two days before her wedding. A ghostly figure that warns of impending doom. A plot to deposes King Edward II. Mad monks and errant priests... even the poet Chaucer finds himself drawn into the dark deeds and violent death which pervade this unhappy place.

When an unidentified body is discovered in the harbour town of Axmouth, twenty miles from Exeter, Sir John de Wolfe, the county coroner is called to investigate. The manner of the young man's death is a matter of some dispute — but, as Sir John soon discovers, it was no accident. The victim did not drown, as the manor reeve alleges, but was strangled to death. In the ensuing murder investigation, Sir John is frustrated by what appears to be a conspiracy of silence among the seamen and townsfolk. Just what is the local population trying to hide? As Crowner John is to learn, there are those who would go to any length to ensure the shocking truth remains hidden. And the coroner must draw on all his resources of courage, cunning and determination if he is to escape from Axmouth with his life.

With his long-running 'Everyday Economics' column in Slate and his popular book, The Armchair Economist, Steven Landsburg has been leading the pack of economists who are transforming their science from a drab meditation on graphs and charts into a fascinating window on human nature. Now he's back and more provocative than ever with surprises on virtually every page. In More Sex is Safer Sex, Professor Landsburg offers readers a series of stimulating discussions that all flow from one unsettling fact. Combining the rational decisions of each of us often produces an irrational result for all of us. Avoiding casual sex can actually encourage the spread of diseases. To solve population pressures, we need more people. In his tantalizing, entertaining narrative, Landsburg guides us through these shocking notions by the light of compelling logic and evidence and makes suggestions along the way: Why not charge juries if a convicted felon is exonerated? Why not let firemen keep the property they rescue? As entertaining as it is inflammatory, More Sex is Safer Sex will make readers think about their decisions in unforgettable ways — and spark debate over much that we all take for granted.

For years, Tom Cox might have seemed like a regular, hard-living sort of bloke — a lover of late nights, rock music and beer — but he had a dark, furry secret. Tom was a cat lover. For a while, he kept his passion in check, but there was only so long he could postpone his true dream, especially after he met Dee, his moggy-loving soulmate. He let London and his job as a rock critic behind, and he and Dee, her cat Janet and three new kittens, moved to a remote part of Norfolk. They thought it would be easy. They thought their cat madness had reached its limit. They were wrong. In Under the Paw, Tom records the chaos of owning seven of the most charismatic, idiotic and duplicitous cats in the country. Suddenly on call around the clock for multiple sets of whiskers, Tom encounters death, depression, flying fur and the first human sentence spoken by a feline. Running through all the maelstrom is the heartbreaking story of his relationship with The Bear, his oldest cat: a 'painfully sensitive' survivor moggy who may or may not be an evil genius.

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? In this sequel to «City of Bones» Clare lures readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld.

Michael Kinsley is a noted journalist and political commentator. He was one of the most successful editors of «The New» Republic magazine. He was the host of CNN's «Crossfire» and founded «Slate» the nation's first online magazine. He also served as the editorial page editor for «The Los Angeles Times» and has written for «The Guardian» and the «New Yorker.» He is a regular contributor to «Time» magazine. Michael currently lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Haunted by the murder of his wife and daughter, former New York police detective Charlie Parker retreats home to Scarborough, Maine, to rebuild his shattered life. But his return awakens old ghosts, drawing him into the manhunt for the killer of yet another mother and child. The obvious suspect is the young woman's violent ex-husband. But there is another possibility — a mythical figure who lurks deep in the dark hollow of Parker's own past, a figure that has haunted his family for generations: the monster known as Caleb Kyle...

In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five... In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can get revenge. Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens — until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy. For them, the lines between truth and fiction, right and wrong, insider and outsider have been obscured forever. Josie Cormier, the teenage daughter of the judge sitting on the case, could be the state's best witness, but she can't remember what happened in front of her own eyes. And as the trial progresses, fault lines between the high school and the adult community begin to show, destroying the closest of friendships and families. Nineteen Minutes is New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult's most raw, honest, and important novel yet. Told with the straightforward style for which she has become known, it asks simple questions that have no easy answers: Can your own child become a mystery to you? What does it mean to be different in our society? Is it ever okay for a victim to strike back? And who — if anyone — has the right to judge someone else?

Two full-length novels of twistedly comic, but very possible futures, plus six shorter works, adding up to a generous volume of futuristic fun.

The basis for the 2006 TNT mini seres — now available on DVD — King's bestselling short-story collection also features Dolan's Cadillac, soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Christian Slater and Wes Bentley.

Phantom In The Night features a female agent from the Bureau of American Defense, who's after a home-grown terrorist... Nathan Drake is a typical overachiever, graduating high school at seventeen and joining the Army to help support his ailing mother and twin brother. When his brother Jamie is arrested for drug charges, Nathan knows the stress would kill their mother so he makes a deal with his brother. He'll serve the eighteen-month sentence provided Jamie promises to clean up his act. But Nathan ends up in a fight that results with his having to serve the entire six-year sentence. A year later, his mother succumbs to her cancer and dies. Three days before his release, Jamie is killed by someone from his drug-dealing past. His life in shambles, his family gone, Nathan has no reason to live. Donning the guise of a «ghost» he systematically begins assassinating every criminal who had a part in his brother's death...

Now in Spanish, Reclaiming Paris is the story of a woman who hopes to fill an internal void left by the loss of her Cuban homeland with her romances.

Swashbuckling counter spy Alex Hawke is the only man who, both Americans and the Brits agree, can stop the madness created by the new Russia and its new Tsar, who is pulling strings and pulling them hard, in Bell's latest «New York Times» bestseller, now in a tall Premium Edition.

In the nightmare world of Warhammer 40,000, no servants of the Imperium are more dedicated than the Ultramarines. Having escaped from the Eye of Terror, Uriel Ventris and Pasanius must now fight their way home, in this fourth Ultramarines novel.

This omnibus edition includes all three Ravenor novels by bestselling author Abnett — «Ravenor, Ravenor Returned» and «Ravenor Rogue».

Titans battle Titans on an apocalyptic scale, as the bestselling author of «Horus Rising» and the Inquisitor Eisenhorn trilogy takes his talents to a whole new level.

A stunning collection that displays King? Is phenomenally broad readership (stories published in the New Yorker, Playboy and McSweeney? Including the 25,000 word story? Gingerbread Girl? Published in Esquire)? The first collection since King guest edited the bestselling Best American Short Stories 2007.

Dwarfs and elves are pitched into battle in this stirring fantasy tale by Oathbreaker author, Nick Kyme.

The world of uglies, pretties, and specials is over. Now, it's all about fame. In the new book in Westerfield's «New York Times»-bestselling Uglies series, everyone's social status is constantly monitored and rated, and anyone can be a celebrity in an instant.

Set to open in theaters on November 6, «Disney's A Christmas Carol» is sure to become a holiday favorite, with Jim Carrey starring as Scrooge and the three ghosts the miser encounters on Christmas Eve. Includes an 8-page full-color photo insert of movie scenes.