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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)

Author: Stephenie Meyer
ASIN : 031606792X
Sales Rank : 6
Studio : Little, Brown Young Readers
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780316067928
ISBN : 031606792X
Number Of Pages : 768
Publication Date : December 02, 2008
Release Date : December 02, 2008
Publisher : Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer : Little, Brown Young Readers
Label : Little, Brown Young Readers

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When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse-seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Amazon.com Review

Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse), Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories--Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights--with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the vampire who feeds on animals instead of humans). In Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the series, Bella’s story plays out in some unexpected ways. The ongoing conflicts that made this series so compelling--a human girl in love with a vampire, a werewolf in love with a human girl, the generations-long feud between werewolves and vampires--resolve pretty quickly, apparently so that Meyer could focus on Bella’s latest opportunity for self-sacrifice: giving her life for someone she loves even more than Edward. How close she comes to actually making that sacrifice is questionable, which is a big shift from the earlier books. Even though you knew Bella would make it through somehow, the threats to her life, and to her relationship with Edward, had previously always felt real. It’s as if Meyer was afraid of hurting her characters too much, which is unfortunate, because the pain Bella suffered at losing Edward in New Moon, and the pain Jacob suffered at losing Bella again and again, are the fire and the heart that drive the whole series. Diehard fans will stick with Bella, Edward, and Jacob for as many twists and turns as possible, but after most of the characters get what they want with little sacrifice, some readers may have a harder time caring what happens next. (Ages 12 and up) --Heidi Broadhead

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The Pagan Stone: The Sign of Seven Trilogy

Author: Nora Roberts
ASIN : 0515144665
Sales Rank : 23
Studio : Jove
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780515144666
ISBN : 0515144665
Number Of Pages : 336
Publication Date : December 25, 2008
Release Date : December 25, 2008
Publisher : Jove
Manufacturer : Jove
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Label : Jove

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blood Brothers and The Hollow—the conclusion to the electrifying trilogy of three men and three women who join forces—and hearts—to battle the ultimate evil.

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Sookie Stackhouse Boxed Set (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood)

Author: Charlaine Harris
ASIN : 0441017770
Sales Rank : 25
Studio : Ace
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780441017775
ISBN : 0441017770
Number Of Pages : 1
Publication Date : December 12, 2008
Publisher : Ace
Manufacturer : Ace
Label : Ace

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The Host: A Novel

Author: Stephenie Meyer
ASIN : 0316068047
Sales Rank : 46
Studio : Little, Brown and Company
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780316068048
ISBN : 0316068047
Number Of Pages : 624
Publication Date : December 06, 2008
Release Date : December 06, 2008
Publisher : Little, Brown and Company
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The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake.

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.

Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.

Amazon.com Review

Amazon Best of the Month, May 2008: Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal teen-vamp Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Those wary of sci-fi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion. A species of altruistic parasites has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie Stryder won't surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body's longing and sets off into the desert to find him. Likely the first love triangle involving just two bodies, it's unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing. Readers intrigued by this familiar-yet-alien world will gleefully note that the story's end leaves the door open for a sequel--or another series. --Mari Malcolm

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The Graveyard Book

Author: Neil Gaiman
ASIN : 0060530928
Sales Rank : 67
Studio : HarperCollins
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780060530921
ISBN : 0060530928
Number Of Pages : 320
Publication Date : December 01, 2008
Release Date : December 30, 2008
Publisher : HarperCollins
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Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.

He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.

There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer.

But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family. . . .

Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.

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Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1)

Author: Charlaine Harris
ASIN : 0441016995
Sales Rank : 121
Studio : Ace
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
EAN : 9780441016990
ISBN : 0441016995
Number Of Pages : 304
Publication Date : December 03, 2008
Publisher : Ace
Manufacturer : Ace
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Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out....

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea.

A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that's hard to put down, and should not be missed. (Susan Sizemore)

Praise for Charlaine Harris:

Harris writes neatly and with assurance. (New York Times Book Review)

An author of rare talents. (Publishers Weekly)

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Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, Book 7)

Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
ASIN : 0345495934
Sales Rank : 215
Studio : Ballantine Books
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780345495938
ISBN : 0345495934
Number Of Pages : 384
Publication Date : December 04, 2008
Release Date : December 04, 2008
Publisher : Ballantine Books
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I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child–twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children.

Bearing an heir has placed me halfway to my aunt’s throne, that much closer to my reign over the Unseelie Court–and well ahead of her son, my cousin Cel, in this race. Now I must stay alive to see my children born and claim my place as queen.

But not all in faerie are pleased with the news, and conspirators from every court in the realm plot against me and mine. They seek to strip my guards, my lovers, from me by poisoned word or cold steel. But I still have supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh, who will stand by me.

I am Meredith Nic Essus, and those who would defy and destroy me are destined to pay a terrible price–for I am truly my father’s daughter. To protect what is mine, I will sacrifice anything–even if it means waging a great battle against my darkest enemies and making the most momentous decision ever made as princess of faerie.

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From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8)

Author: Charlaine Harris
ASIN : 0441015891
Sales Rank : 87
Studio : Ace Hardcover
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780441015894
ISBN : 0441015891
Number Of Pages : 368
Publication Date : December 06, 2008
Publisher : Ace Hardcover
Manufacturer : Ace Hardcover
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New in the “addicting” New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse.

After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.

It’s clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie—Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community—is caught up in the changes.

In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.

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Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 2)

Author: Charlaine Harris
ASIN : 0441009239
Sales Rank : 177
Studio : Ace Books
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
EAN : 9780441009237
ISBN : 0441009239
Number Of Pages : 291
Publication Date : December 26, 2002
Release Date : December 26, 2002
Publisher : Ace Books
Manufacturer : Ace Books
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When a vampire asks Sookie Stackhouse to use her telepathic skills to find another missing vampire, she agrees under one condition: the bloodsuckers must promise to let the humans go unharmed.

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Club Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 3)

Author: Charlaine Harris
ASIN : 0441010512
Sales Rank : 218
Studio : Ace Books
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
EAN : 9780441010516
ISBN : 0441010512
Number Of Pages : 258
Publication Date : December 29, 2003
Release Date : December 29, 2003
Publisher : Ace Books
Manufacturer : Ace Books
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Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant-in another state, distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead-a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she finally finds Bill-caught in an act of betrayal-she's not sure whether to save him...or sharpen some stakes.