Drood
Author: Dan Simmons
Drood… is the name and nightmare that obsesses Charles Dickens for the last five years of his life.On June 9, 1865, Dickens and his mistress are secretly returning to London, when their express train hurtles over a gap in a trestle. All of the first-class carriages except the one carrying Dickens are smashed to bits in the valley below. When Dickens descends into that vall….Read More
13 Books Similar to Drood
Olympos
Librarian's Note: Alternate Edition with same isbn & isbn 13: January 2011THE EXTRAORDINARY AND MAGNIFICENT EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE HUGO AWARD-NOMINATED ILIUMBeneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies… Continue Reading Posted in: Gods, Greek, Science Fiction, Space Fleet Science Fiction eBooks, Time Travel, Time Travel Science Fiction
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is edited with an introduction by David Paroissien… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, History of United Kingdom, Italy Rome, Student Collection, Travel
Ilium
The Trojan War rages at the foot of Olympos Mons on Mars—observed and influenced from on high by Zeus and his immortal family—and twenty-first-century professor Thomas Hockenberry is there to… Continue Reading Posted in: Gods, Greek, Science Fiction, Time Travel
The Snack Thief
In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive Sicilian detective exposes a viper's nest of government corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime Fiction, Detective And Mystery Stories, Heist Thrillers, Italian, Italian Fiction, Political Thrillers
A Civil Action
"A Civil Action" by Jonathan Harr. Hardcover, excellent condition. Continue Reading Posted in: Environmental Economics, Legal Rules & Procedures, Leukaemia, Massachusetts, Trials (Offenses Against The Environment)
The Terror
The men on board Her Britannic Majesty's Ships Terror and Erebus had every expectation of triumph. They were part of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition - as scientifically advanced an… Continue Reading Posted in: Etc.), Horror Tales, Shipwreck Survival, Shipwrecks, Survival After Airplane Accidents
Mr Timothy
Tiny Tim is back! No, not the squeaky-voiced troubadour who tip-toed through tulips in the 1960s, but the original--Timothy Cratchit, the crutch-wielding tyke from Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol'. Only… Continue Reading Posted in: Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books)
The Passage
IT HAPPENED FAST.THIRTY-TWO MINUTES FOR ONE WORLD TO DIE, ANOTHER TO BE BORN.First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Horror Tales, Literary Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction, Virus Diseases
The Throat
In The Throat, Peter Straub's Blue Rose trilogy blooms into a horrifically chilling, maniacally suspenseful masterwork of terror. Continue Reading Posted in: Ghost Suspense, Horror Suspense
After the Workshop
You graduate from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with a short story published in The New Yorker and subsequently Best American Short Stories. You stay in town and work on your… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Fiction, Language
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.