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New York Times bestselling author of Outlander Diana Gabaldon mesmerized readers with her award-winning Outlander novels, four dazzling bestsellers featuring 18th-century Scotsman James Fraser and his 20th-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall. Now, in this eagerly awaited fifth volume, Diana Gabaldon continues their extraordinary saga, a masterpiece of pure storytelling and her most... (more)

The Ringed Castle (Lymond Chronicles, 5)

The Ringed Castle (Lymond Chronicles, 5)

by Dorothy Dunnett

For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions. Fifth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , The Ringed Castle leaps from Mary Tudor's England to the barbaric Russia of Ivan the Terrible. Francis Crawford of Lymond moves to Muscovy, where he becomes advisor and general to the half-mad tsar. Yet even as Lymond tries to civilize a court that is... (more)

The Wheel of Time: Book 5

The Fires of Heaven

by Robert Jordan

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and go. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

The Vampire Chronicles: Book 5

Memnoch the Devil

by Anne Rice

"STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News Like Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife. --Rolling Stone "SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK." --St. Louis Post Dispatch "Rice has... (more)

The Tales of Alvin Maker: Book 5

Heartfire

by Orson Scott Card

Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him. Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life. But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin... (more)

The Chronicles of Prydain: Book 5

The High King

by Lloyd Alexander

The Newbery-winning fantasy series now available in gorgeous new paperback editions! Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters that includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone... (more)

Nancy Drew Files: Book 5

Hit and Run Holiday

by Carolyn Keene, Anirban Roy

Nancy Drew's quest for the driver who mowed down Kim Baylor in broad daylight leads her into extreme danger and an encounter with a murderer.

Discworld: Book 5

Sourcery

by Terry Pratchett

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This Day All Gods Die (Gap)

by Stephen R. Donaldson

Pursuing the pirate ship Soar and her infamous captain Sorus Chatelaine, the battleworn crew of the Trumpet places its hopes in cyborg Angus Thermopyle, who is working against his will. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

The Dreamer Wakes (The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Volume 5)

The Dreamer Wakes (The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Volume 5)

by Cao Xueqin

"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, "The Dreamer Awakes", was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his... (more)

The Dead of Jericho

by Colin Dexter

"<MORSE IS> THE MOST PRICKLY, CONCEITED, AND GENUINELY BRILLIANT DETECTIVE SINCE HERCULE POIROT." --The New York Times Book Review He meets her at a suburban party. They share a flirtation over their red wine . . . and he doesn't see her again. It's the old familiar story for Morse. Then one day he just happens to be in Jericho, where Anne Scott lives. Nobody's home--and Morse should know since her door... (more)

Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling

Vietnamese's translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Vols 5)

Stephanie Plum: Book 5

High Five

by Janet Evanovich

"Uncle Fred was someone I saw at weddings and funerals and once in a while at Giovichinni's Meat Market, ordering a quarter pound of olive loaf. Eddie Such, the butcher, would have the olive loaf on the scale and Uncle Fred would say, 'You've got the olive loaf on a piece of waxed paper. How much does that piece of waxed paper weigh? You're not gonna charge me for that waxed paper, are you? I want some money... (more)

Homecoming Saga: Book 5

Earthborn

by Orson Scott Card, Sylvia Waugh

High above the earth orbits the starship Basilica . On board the huge vessel is a sleeping woman. Of those who made the journey, Shedemai alone has survived the hundred of years since the Children of Wetchik returned to Earth. She now wears the Cloak of the Starmaster, and the Oversoul wakes her sometimes to watch over her descendants on the planet below. The population has grown rapidly--there are cities and... (more)

Lord Conrad's Lady (Adventures of Conrad Stargard/Leo Frankowski, Book 5)

Lord Conrad's Lady (Adventures of Conrad Stargard/Leo Frankowski, Book 5)

by Leo A. Frankowski

VACATION IN PEACEFUL MEDIEVAL POLAND See the ancient city of Cracow burn! Wallow in the frightful murder of noblewomen and children at the invincible castle of East Gate! Enjoy the attack of the crazy old ladies at Sir Miesko's manor! Watch the regretful demise of the remaining Mongols as they drown in the cesspool at Three Walls! Consider various offers made to Conrad Stargard by eager blondes of... (more)

Thursday Next: Book 5

First Among Sequels

by Jasper Fforde

Literary sleuth Thursday Next is out to save literature in the fifth installment of Jasper Fforde’s wildly popular series Beloved for his prodigious imagination, his satirical gifts, his literate humor, and sheer silliness, Jasper Fforde has delighted book lovers since Thursday Next first appeared in The Eyre Affair , a genre send-up hailed as an instant classic. Since the no-nonsense literary... (more)

Naked God Part - 1 & 2

by Peter F. Hamilton

Faced with an interstellar war in which the only weapon is exorcism, the Confederation dissolves into anarchy. For in a desperate act of triage, a few wealthy worlds prepare to sacrifice the mass of humankind to the risen dead souls from the Beyond. Meanwhile, the Possessed are destroying whole planets as they flee the universe in a transdimensional quest to find Heaven. But there are far worse things than... (more)

The 39 Clues: Book 5

The Black Circle

by Patrick Carman

JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN! WHERE ARE AMY AND DAN CAHILL? The two kids were last seen in Egypt, hunting for one of the 39 Clues that could make them the most powerful people on earth. But no one has seen the siblings since. Has the ruthless Irina Spasky finally tracked them down? Or worse . . . the Madrigals? No one knows where the Clue hunt leads next. But one thing is certain – Book 5 is... (more)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 5

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C. S. Lewis

The BBC Radio production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a delightful two-hour sail on the most fabulous ship in Narnia. Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader , and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords... (more)

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The Fiery Cross

by Diana Gabaldon