Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7048&N=3+7433+7266 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711917 An apocalyptic disease spread by a race of aliens turns its victims into zombies and begins an infection that threatens to overwhelm the Earth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711920 CIA Agent Jordan Sandor is on the hunt for the cold-blooded sociopath known as Adina, whose indiscriminate slaughter of innocent people, including Sandors close friend, represents man at his worst. Armed with little more than a combat knife and a deadly automatic weapon, he infiltrates Adinas camp and discovers that the ruthless terrorist is smuggling not only cocaine into the United States, but also a deadly substance that could cost tens of thousands of lives-- and Adinas evil web extends to the far corners of the globe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739022 A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure; the decks are covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million dollars within seven days, the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages. But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot. Once the ransom is paid, Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an orgy of terror, hoping to provoke a massive American military response that will set the Muslim world aflame. Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the U.S. from being maneuvered into a murderous war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1702011 Babylon Steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, owner of the Scarlet Lantern brothel, has been offered a job as a bodyguard and as a spy. Keeping both herself and her client alive is a hard job that only gets harder. And thats before she is driven to a choice that has far-reaching consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715483 Army epidemiologist Frank Slaters offered a job no one else wants: to travel to a small island off the coast of Alaska and investigate a potentially lethal phenomenon. The permafrost has begun to melt, exposing bodies from a colony that was wiped out by the dreaded Spanish flu of 1918 and was once devoted to the mad Russian monk Rasputin. Frank must determine if the thawed remains still carry the deadly virus in their frozen flesh and, if so, ensure that it doesnt come back to life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706593 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711397 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715657 Participating in the 1805 Battle of Cape Town after the death of Admiral Nelson, Captain Lewrie voyages to South America to assist Britains campaigns on the Spanish colonies only to confront a formidable adversary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677512 After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christs own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732163 Remnants of humanity have managed to regroup after a global nuclear showdown that decimated the planet. But life in Deathlands is a far cry from actual living. And the survivors must believe theyll find something better, because surrendering to the inhospitable forces of a nuked world means giving in to death, or worse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732118 A violent attack on Lady Giuliettas son forces Tycho from his new-found happiness and back into the treacherous intrigue of the court. For Giuliettas sake he would go to the worlds end to track down those responsible. As Venice teeters on the brink of civil war, its feuding families prepare to discover who is a player and who a pawn in the coming struggle for power. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684986 The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poiters and French King John II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704666 As China plans to invade Taiwan, and launches a cyber attack on the U.S., President Jack Ryan, his son, and the team at the Campus have to act fast if they are going to stop the increasingly rogue nation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696585 While U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy leads a covert Vietnamese counterattack against China , SEAL Lieutenant Ric Kerfer is sent by the president to destroy a Vietnamese doomsday weapon capable of destroying Southeast Asia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708650 When a mole passes on sensitive information to an international human trafficking ring, resulting in the execution of two U.S. agents, Mack Bolan, going solo - and in under the radar, must elude a professional cleaner to take down a crime syndicate. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695750 Swagger becomes interested in exploring JFKs assassination, asking questions few have asked before. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694781 After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christs own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694694 Hiring on as crew to a merchants wag-train, Ryan and his companions anticipate trouble as they head west toward what was once Montana. The terrain is treacherous, but the company is worse as anger, jealousy and male rivalry erupt into chaos and death. But as they get closer to their destination, the true nature of the journey unfolds. Theres a map to a mysterious valley rich with predark stockpiles. But is it the promised land theyve been seeking or the dead end they never saw coming?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694104 Rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recrecation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704757 In the jungles of Khyrei, an escaped slave seeks vengeance and finds the key to a savage revolution. In the drought-stricken Stormlands, the Twin Kings argue the destiny of their kingdom: one walks the path of knowledge, the other treads the road to war. Beyond the haunted mountains King Vireon confronts a plague of demons bent on destroying his family. With intrigue, sorcery, and war, Seven Kings continues the towering fantasy epic that began with Seven Princes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705522 Coming to the aid of a race of serpent-human mutants caught up in a civil war, Cerberus rebels Kane, Brigid and Grant find their subterranean haven turning into a prehistoric nightmare when a new battle begins. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703820 The U.S. Armys Special Forces are known for their highly specialized training and courage behind enemy lines. But theres a group thats even more stealthy and deadly. Its composed of the most feared operators on the face of the earth-the soldiers of Ghost Recon. When a CIA agent operating in Colombia is kidnapped, the Ghosts battle their way through rebels to rescue the man. But during the operation, they discover evidence of a new Islamic fundamentalist group that is being backed by South American drug cartels and rebel groups. The Ghosts follow a trail that leads them around the world in a struggle to uncover the groups true purpose, one that could mean billions to the South Americans, aid terrorists seeking to wreak havoc on American soil, and cause economic chaos all over the world. But as the team chases down their quarry, they soon realize that their true foes have yet to reveal themselves. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715451 When a chance encounter with a stranger in a hotel results in murder, Wendy Gould, framed for the crime and desperate to clear her name, forms an unlikely alliance with the only witness - - a woman who knows a shocking secret that could get them both killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686192 Five hundred years ago, the famed Witchbreaker, Lord Stark Tower, launched a war against the cult of witches, nearly wiping them out. Today, only a handful of women still practice the craft in secret. A young witch named Sorrow has dedicated her life to changing this reality, vowing to wipe out the Church of the Book and launch a new golden age of witchcraft. In pursuit of her goals, she bonds her soul with Rott, the primal dragon of decay, giving her nearly limitless powers of destruction. Unfortunately, tapping this power comes at the cost of her humanity, leading her into a desperate quest to find the greatest witch of all time, Avaris, in hopes of mastering her dark magic before it destroys her. But shes not alone in hunting Avaris, as fate throws her into an uneasy partnership with a man who wants to be the new Witchbreaker. Can either of them survive their mutual quests when their journey leads them into battle with Tempest, the primal dragon of storms?--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703857 When the body of a gunshot victim rolls into the Santa Fe morgue, it should be a day like any other for medical investigator Lillian Cruz. Yet upon examination, the corpse appears to be over a hundred years old with smallpox scars, and an odd wound protrudes from the victims leg. Lodged in the femur is a bullet shaped like a musket ball, which looks like it was fired during the Civil War and had remained in the victims leg ever since. Rattled by the discovery, Cruz instructs her assistant to take specimens to the state authorities immediately. Minutes later, Cruz is kidnapped. The Defense Intelligence Agency calls in former war correspondent Ethan Warner and his partner, Nicola Lopez, to discreetly investigate the disappearance. And very quickly, a relatively simple case turns into something much more sinister. With each new lead they uncover, Warner and Lopez are inadvertently bringing a warped and dangerous individual closer to achieving a catastrophic goal: immortality. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704325 A high-school senior caring for her younger brother and his best friend, Trusty, a mute Siberian Husky, packs up their car and sets out for Alaska in an effort to find inspiration and follow her dreams. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711905 When a Chinese assassin shows up at Jim Pierces lab looking for his daughter, he knows shes uncovered some serious secrets: a malevolent, artificial life form created by military scientists that threatens to destroy humanity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1734896 A brilliant and dangerous group of scientists are determined to save the world from the perils of overpopulation by releasing into the world a brutal virus. Having just arrived at the research station at the earths southernmost tip, returning hero Hallie Leland has seven days to stop them from putting their plan into action-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554560 When a top-secret research team is hired to develop a clean energy source to minimize Americas dependence on foreign oil, Sheriff Nate Osborne and journalist Ashley Borden investigate a saboteurs attack on the experimental power station. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647342 When a mat-trans malfunction strands Ryan Cawdor and his friends in a gutted redoubt in the West Indies, the crystal waters offer them a tantalizing glimpse of untouched splendor. But the oasis is abruptly shattered by violent and ruthless pirates, and Ryan has to barter with a young guide, a teenage boy on a blood quest against a sadistic local warlord, to navigate a land teeming with predators-mutie, human and animal. The race is on to find a second redoubt, buried deep in the inhospitable heart of Monster Island. As pirates, mutie sec men and monsters converge, the kill zone widens, blood flows...and the group rushes to escape paradise before it destroys them.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1658743 Terrorists have hidden a massive bomb in Detroit, but the White House and local police have no idea when and where its going to go off. One thing is certain, thousands will die in the explosion unless Mack Bolan can intercept the device before time runs out. As each lead results in more dead bodies but surprisingly little intel, Bolan is convinced that this is a well-planned venture and that he and the police are mere pawns in the masterminds scheme. But thats about to change. Tired of being led on a wild-goose chase and with the clock counting down, the Executioner is shifting the rules of the game-the hunter is about to become the hunted. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647343 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674770 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624801 Dr. Laura Pavlov, an American forensic archaeologist, is about to unravel a mystery that promises to shed light on one of the 20th centurys greatest enigmas. A member of an international team digging on the outskirts of the present-day Russian city of Ekaterinburg, where the Romanov royal family was executed in July 1918, Pavlov discovers a body perfectly preserved in the permafrost of a disused mine shaft. The remains offer dramatic new clues to the disappearance of the Romanovs, and in particular their famous daughter, Princess Anastasia, whose murder has always been in question. Pavlovs discovery sets her on an unlikely journey to Ireland, where a carefully hidden account of a years-old covert mission is about to change the accepted course of world history and hurl her back into the past - into a maelstrom of deceit, secrets, and lies. Drawn from historical fact, The Romanov Conspiracy is a high-tension story of love and friendship tested by war, and a desperate battle between revenge and redemption, set against one of the most bloody and brutal revolutions in world history.--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667589 Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What the find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels. The Fargos find themselves pitted against a group of treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless Hungarian. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616005 In the story of an alternate World War II that considers what might have happened if Chamberlain had chosen not to appease Hitler, the Germans fight with England and France to defeat Russia, while the United States struggles in a war against Japan. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1680096 Charlie is a journeyman whose friend Nick convinces him to move to Singapore, where he falls in love with the vibrant and endangered world of nearby Borneo. One night, during a fight at a cocktail party in Singapore, Nick dies mysteriously, prompting Charlie to return to New England where he discovers that a former student has moved in with his father, Max, a former professor and source of unlimited sage expressions. Seana is a wildly successful and provocative writer who is equally wild and provocative in life. Together, she and Charlie set out on a road trip of resolution where weird things happen if you make room for them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577863 When the worlds populations are abruptly wiped out by an apocalyptic event predicted by Hitlers scientists 70 years earlier, Lincoln Miller, a Navy SEAL-turned-scientist stationed in the Aquarius underwater research station, teams up with a group of desperate survivors to stop a brutal neo-Nazi repopulation plot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1519968 Kidnapped and ordered to retrieve the Tome of Prossos, a rare and very valuable treatise, or a book dealer will be murdered, Annja Creed has only 12 hours to survive an elaborate maze and find this well-protected book. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1512081 Theres an uneasy and unholy alliance building across the Caribbean. Few in the U.S. government want to believe that a Third World country and its chest-thumping leader could pose a credible threat-but then why are the Chinese helping to train its special forces? Why are the Russians helping to build a nuclear power plant? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1584701 When a Swedish cave diver discovers a dead body wearing an ancient ankh, religious symbol expert Don Titelman is wrongly accused of the cave divers subsequent murder, which reveals ties to the 1897 Arctic crash of a hydrogen balloon and 1942 experiments on concentration camp victims. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1578017 After scattering her mothers ashes in Vietnam, photojournalist Xandra Carrick discovers that in her darkroom, supernatural visions reveal atrocities perpetrated by American soldiers during the Vietnam War. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687506 Halfway through SEAL training, Cadet Jack Walkers whisked away to join four SEALS--and their dog--for a special ops mission involving demons, possessed humans, mass-murdering cults, and evil in its darkness and most primeval form. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1525777 Snake Nolan and his resourceful black ops team of pirate hunters must race against time to stop a ruthless band of modern-day pirates, who, on a suicide mission, are targeting New York City with a mysterious weapon of mass destruction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644629 Archaeologist Nina Wildes life has fallen apart. Her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase is on the run, falsely accused of murder, and her only distraction has been investigating the origin of three strange statues stolen from her just before Eddies disappearance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629310 After the Megacull, the weak died off, so that a century later, the living have descended from only the toughest stock. Still, it takes more than strength to survive Deathlands. It takes skill, cunning and a warriors heart. But for Ryan Cawdor, staying alive isnt just about living. In this nuke-transformed America, it helps if somewhere, deep inside, theres hope of finding something better. A virulent strain of a predark biowep has been unleashed upon the denizens of northern Kansas, turning them into rotting, flesh-eating monsters. Running from the mindless, soulless rottie hordes, Ryan and his companions arrive in the civil-war-torn ville of Sweetwater Junction. Theyve got one shot at beating the hungry rotties: turn the bloodlust of the villes warring factions away from each other and toward a common enemy. But that means splitting up and hiring on as sec for both sides and surviving the firefight-before the real hell is unleashed. In Deathlands, time is blood -- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1573235 The year is 1803. Swashbuckling, ribald, and irreverent hero Ethan Gage has outsmarted wily enemies and survived dangerous challenges across the globe, from the wilds of the American frontier to the pyramids of Egypt. Now the rakish hero finds himself in the Caribbean with his wife, Astiza, on a desperate hunt to secure the lost treasure of Montezuma--a legendary hoard rumored to have been hidden from Cortss plundering Spanish conquistadors.--Publisher http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1595850 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1556262 Sneaking an underwater look at a notorious Russian black marketeers fancy yacht, Doc Ford emerges to discover that the marketeers private island has been taken over by environmental extremists who threaten to kill a hostage every hour until their demands are met. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1565644 The outbreak tore the US in two. The east remains a safe haven. The west has become a ravaged wilderness, known by survivors as the Evacuated States. It is here that Henry Marco makes his living. Hired by grieving relatives, he tracks down the dead and delivers peace. Now Homeland Security wants Marco for a mission unlike any other. He must return to California, where the apocalypse began. Where a secret is hidden. And where his own tragic past waits to punish him again. But in the wastelands of America, you never know who - or what - is watching you. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1572685 Witch hunter Lukas Eichmann investigates a series of bizarre murders, which ultimately lead him into the haunted depths of the Empire at the head of an army of fanatical warriors. In the Drakwald Forest, Luthor Huss, warrior priest of Sigmar, battles to free the denizens of the forest from a plague of the walking dead. As their fates entwine, the two warriors confront a threat that will decide their future, while Huss must face a secret from his past if he is to survive and embrace his destiny as the Hammer of Sigmar--p. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609107 Joining troops to deliver aid to an earthquake-decimated region of Afghanistan, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson and his interpreter, Sergeant Major Sophia Gold, confront a Taliban splinter group that is shooting aid workers and everyone who accepts help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677564 Theyre tiny stones that wield shattering power, remnants of the war between the godlike aliens Ullikummis and Enlil, and they lie scattered throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In the wrong hands, these stones could easily be used as biological weapons. Thats why Kane and Grant are dispatched to track a notorious pirate - its believed he has an entire collection in his possession. But in the Bay of Campeche, they realize something much bigger is happening. Something unthinkable: the genesis of a new age. And that means only one thing for manking. Annihilation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682699 The most wanted man in the world is dead. Now those loyal to him seek revenge. When Navy Seals track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, its obvious there was a traitor on the inside. After the false friends are revealed to be two British students, Malik and Chaudhry - former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5 - they become targets themselves. Dan Spider Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But Spider is not used to playing the handler. And with the line between mentor and friend beginning to blur, and a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake, can he protect everyone before its too late? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684488 Armed with weapons of mass destruction, three anti-American groups prepare to unleash a deadly war against the United States. Mack Bolan is sent to stop the attack before the killing can begin. And he knows every second counts. Theres only one problem: the weapons are hidden in different locations around the world. With millons of innocent lives at stake. Bolan has no choice but to accept the help of an ex-Hezbollah member who claims to have insight into the terrorists plans. Keeping one eye on the informant and the other on disarming the threat, the Executioner knows its time for him to do some massive destruction of his own.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1518689 Tasked to bring order to a chaotic world, Army officer Oscar Britton, a lieutenant attached to the militarys Supernatural Operations Corps, becomes public enemy number one when he manifests a rare and prohibited magical power. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602362 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667864 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1590255 Tapped by FDR to assist the Allies efforts to secure France and build an atomic bomb, OSS spy chief Wild Bill Donovan and top agent Dick Canidy coordinate a sabotage mission in Germany while countering a mole who is leaking Manhattan Project secrets to the Soviets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682419 Halfway through SEAL training, Cadet Jack Walker, still green but showing incredible promise, is whisked away to join four SEALs and their dog for a special ops mission. Walker soon finds himself in a whirlwind of otherworldly creatures and events as he discovers the true nature of SEAL Team 666. Battling demons, possessed humans, mass-murdering cults, and evil in its darkest and most and ancient form, the members of SEAL Team 666 have their work cut out for them. And its not long before they realize that the threat isnt directed against the US alone--an ancient and deadly cult has far bigger plans, and Walker is at the center of a supernatural conflict in which the entire world is at stake. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644661 Hannah Smith, is a tall, strong, formidable Florida woman, the descendant of generations of strong Florida women, all known for their resourcefulness and a touch of the wild side. Her friends, neighbors, and clients also know her as an uncommonly resourceful woman with a keen sense of justice, someone who cant be bullied, and they have taken to coming to her with their problems. She lives on the Gulf Coast just across the bay from Sanibel Island. When her uncle Jake died she took over his fishing guide clients and now makes her living as a fishing guide, but she also took over his other business, a small investigation agency on the side. Her methods can be unorthodox, though, and those on the receiving end of them often wind up very unhappy and sometimes very violent. One day she helped a fishing client escape a brutal storm; now he has asked her to help find his niece Olivia who he fears has gone off with a dangerous con artist. She follows the trail from the enclaves of the rich to the mangrove swamps of the Ten Thousand Islands, where she discovers more about the missing Olivia and the vicious predator who has seduced her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681816 Struggling to start over after a failed relationship and her sons entry into drug rehab, a struggling Lucy Bloom tackles an unexpectedly challenging job clearing the cluttered home of a reclusive artist and hoarder who hides an astonishing secret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1575469 Hunting predators who kill for profit and pleasure, the Stony Man team goes deep into the bloodiest regions of Sudan and Uganda to stop guerilla forces specializing in black-market arms. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705315 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656550 Reimagines the classic story of Tarzan from Janes perspective, following the only woman student in Cambridges medical program as she travels the world to prove the theories of Darwin and finds love with an extraordinary man in the jungles of West Africa. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678385 After twelve years of secret training, Atticus OSullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth and double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual, the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that he is still alive, and they would much rather he return to the grave. Having no other choice, Atticus, his trusted Irish wolfhound, Oberon, and Granuaile travel to the base of Mount Olympus, where the Roman god Bacchus is anxious to take his sworn revenge, but he will have to get in line behind an ancient vampire, a band of dark elves, and an old god of mischief, who all seem to have KILL THE DRUID at the top of their to-do-lists http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1676178 Captain Carmine Delmonico must find a brilliant killer hiding out in the prestigious and cutthroat world of academia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678392 Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumored to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city where order reigns at the point of a sword--even as scheming factions secretly vie for control of the surrounding kingdom. Meanwhile, outside the citys granite walls, an industrious tribe of exiles known as the Bane forages for sustenance in the wilds of Davon Wood. At every turn, the lives of Brokens defenders and its would-be destroyers intertwine: Sixt Arnem, the widely respected and honorable head of the kingdoms powerful army, grapples with his conscience and newfound responsibilities amid rumors of impending war. Lord Baster-kin, master of the Merchants Council, struggles to maintain the magnificence of his kingdom even as he pursues vainglorious dreams of power. And Keera, a gifted female tracker of the Bane tribe, embarks on a perilous journey to save her people, enlisting the aid of the notorious and brilliant philosopher Caliphestros. Together, they hope to exact a ruinous revenge on Broken, ushering in a day of reckoning when the mighty walls will be breached forever in a triumph of science over superstition.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577598 Atlantis. The worlds mightiest empire. Its secrets have been lost to the oceans depths, but in this high action race against the clock, marine archaeologist Jack Howard is about to find out that the gods of Atlantis live on--through a terrifying new evil. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1554199 In an absorbing thriller that combines the nuances of Cold War espionage with the ejector-seat excitement of Top Gun, renegade MI6 officer Daniel Marchant discovers that treachery is the greatest game of all. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1652551 An ancient, evil force known as the Darkness threatens Albion several years after the monarch took the throne, disrupting an era of peace and prosperity and engulfing the kingdom in war. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613858 After Peace Corps volunteers working in the jungles of Paraguay are kidnapped and brutalized by a mysterious new Islamic terrorist group--and political maneuvering fails--Stony Man gets the call. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682331 When Sharon Li unexpectedly discovers shes a shaman, its not a moment too soon: Londons soul is lost. Using her newfound oneness with the City, she sets about saving London from inevitable demise, but the problem is she has no clue where to start. Meanwhile, a mysterious gate has opened, and there are creatures loose that wont wait for her to catch up before they go out hunting. Now Sharon and her motley crew of magical misfits must find a way to save the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1649764 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609110 Having escaped from Australias Adelaide Zoo, an orphaned platypus named Albert embarks on a journey through the outback in search of Old Australia, a rumored land of liberty, promise, and peace. What he will find there, however, away from the safe confinement of his enclosure for the first time since his earliest memories, proves to be a good deal more than he anticipated. Alone in the outback, with an empty soft drink bottle as his sole possession, Albert stumbles upon pyromaniacal wombat Jack, and together they spend a night drinking and gambling in Ponsby Station, a rough-and-tumble mining town. Accused of burning down the local mercantile, the duo flees into menacing dingo territory and quickly go their separate ways-Albert to pursue his destiny in the wastelands, Jack to reconcile his past. Encountering a motley assortment of characters along the way-a pair of invariably drunk bandicoots, a militia of kangaroos, hordes of the mercurial dingoes, and a former prize-fighting Tasmanian devil-our unlikely hero will discover a strength and skill for survival he never suspected he possessed.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1652554 Its 1925 and the treasure-hunting scene is a mans world. Irene Blum is passed over for the curator position at a Seattle museum but is not willing to accept defeat. Irene comes into possession of a map believed to lead to a set of copper scrolls the tell the lost history of Cambodias ancient Khmer civilization. Irene travels from Seattle to Shanghai to the Cambodian jungles in search of the lost scrolls and encounters several other adventurers along the way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576241 The year is 1803. Swashbuckling, ribald, and irreverent hero Ethan Gage has outsmarted wily enemies and survived dangerous challenges across the globe, from the wilds of the American frontier to the pyramids of Egypt. The raffish hero finds himself in the Caribbean with his wife, Astiza, on a desperate hunt to find the lost treasure of Montezuma-a legendary hoard rumored to have been hidden from Cortss plundering Spanish conquistadors. Caught between French and rebel slave forces, Gage and Astiza are in a race for gold and glory that will thrust them into the center of a bloody struggle for freedom as they try to rescue their son. And this time, Gages luck may be running out.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609055 Paul Ross accepts a job working on the legal team for his billionaire father-in-laws hedge fund and must determine where his loyalties lie when a scandal and a regulatory investigation threaten the family business. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557634 Avoiding the lifestyle of his late gangster father by working as a clock repairman, Joe Spork fixes an unusual device that turns out to be a former secret agents doomsday machine and incurs the wrath of the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1557884 Paul Janson, an ex-assassin for the United States government, teams up with an accomplished sharpshooter, Jessica Kincaid, to rescue a doctor abducted by African pirates in international waters and realizes there are larger forces at work when their liberation mission goes awry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615810 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576486 During a routine naval drill around Pearl Harbor, American forces detect a ship of unknown origins thats crashed in the Pacific Ocean. Lieutenant Alex Hopper, an officer aboard the USS John Paul Jones, is ordered to investigate the ominous-looking vessel--which turns out to be part of an armada of ships that are stronger and faster than any on Earth. And thats when the Navys radar goes down. Ambushed by a ravenous enemy they cannot see, a small U.S. fleet makes their last stand on the open ocean, armed with little more than their instincts, to defend their lives--and the world as we know it--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1662140 HALO: GLASSLANDS saw a very different development in the war that Earth has been fighting for so very long. With terrible losses on both sides, finally open hostilities have ended. But though a fragile peace has been established between Earth and the peoples of the Covenant, forces on both sides make that peace precarious. A schism among the Sangheili is gaining strength, with a splinter group trying to unseat the leader who agreed to peace; and while some Human colonies rebel against Earth authority, the official policy of ONI changes as the volatile situation in space shifts with new developments. Having discovered a trove of Forerunner technology on Onyx, Earth now seeks to find uses for it in the conflict. For the real fight is far from over . . . -- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1511912 On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agencys intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and popular culture-and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late, and the future of the world may just hang in the balance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664884 As China plans to invade Taiwan, and launches a cyber attack on the U.S., President Jack Ryan, his son, and the team at the Campus have to act fast if they are going to stop the increasingly rogue nation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1606251 Estranged from the sister who refused to testify against an abusive husband and caused her to serve time in jail, Clare pursues a quiet life as a nature blogger in Manhattan only to be approached by her niece, Grit, with whom she confronts a painful shared history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1563204 A fictional account of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, told from the perspectives of participants on both sides, recreates the April 1862 surprise attack by Confederate forces on the Union Army at Shiloh. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1538574 While in Hyderabad, India, investigating a recent spate of killings on the site of a new and luxurious housing complex, archaeologist Annja Creed is held prisoner by a cult of thieves who are planning on sacrificing her in an attempt to call upon Kali, the Hindu goddess of death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577579 Naively following a Burmese jungle tour guide who has allured them with stories about seductive tribal women, backpackers Will and Jake discover that they have been set up to provide cover for the guides deadly smuggling operation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1577930 For the visitors to Wilsonville, the largest theme park in the world, the day began with a smile. By the end, they wonder-will they be able to escape with their lives? Retired Delta Force operator, Master Sergeant Jonathan Jad Bell, is Wilsonvilles lead undercover security officer. The threat begins with the announcement of a hidden dirty bomb, but quickly becomes something far, far worse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1649892 Cross fire of the immortals-- The Annunaki, a power-hungry and hate-driven alien race, have returned to take over Earth. This time, permanently. And the hard-core human rebels who fought to repel these self-proclaimed gods have paid a terrible price. Just when they are needed most--as the postapocalyptic threat surges to terrifying new levels--the Cerberus operation lies broken, its key members missing. Progeny of hate-- Ullikummis has chosen Earth as ground zero for a terrifying family reunion. A son born of cruelty, genetic manipulation and infinite power, for 4,000 years the stone god has waited, plotting his revenge against his father, Enlil, the most sadistic of the Annunaki. As father and child unleash their armies in a clash of titanic proportions, the bravest of the rebels, Kane, is humanitys last hope to halt this deadly war of the gods. Endgame has finally arrived ... but who will be the winner?--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615765 Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are intrigued when an archaeologist friend requests their help excavating a top secret historical site. What they find will set them on a hunt for a prize greater than they could ever imagine. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder . . . a bounty that has never been found. As they follow the trail through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan--a trail that they discover leads them not to one tomb, but five--the Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless Hungarian who claims direct descent from Attila himself . . . and will stop at nothing to claim the tombs riches as his own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685418 Entreated by a betrayed and imprisoned Richard the Lionheart to save England, Robin Hood, a renegade earl and former outlaw, embarks on a deadly mission at the side of loyal lieutenant Alan Dale in a heroic bid to restore the king to the throne. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653820 In a near-future postapocalyptic world, a full-scale socioeconomic breakdown has eliminated all legal and technological infrastructure and subjected the worlds survivors to constant violence and chaos. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1525763 In the U.N. building in New York City, a U.S. Ambassador contracts an unknown virus after opening a threatening letter. In a slum near Paris, a rogue geneticist is found dead, tortured and defiled. His last message, a desperate plea for help, was sent to an old friend and fellow outcast, the ex-CIA agent and former mercenary named Hawker. His final legacy appears to be the fingerprints he left all over the letter to the Ambassador. Consumed by thoughts of revenge but fighting to see the truth, Hawker teams up with NRI operative Danielle Laidlaw on a quest to find the killers and track down the secrets his dead friend may have lost or sold. From the streets of Paris to an underground auction in the catacombs of Beirut to the merciless deserts of Iran, Hawker and Danielle find themselves hunting a murderous cult leader whose scientific arsenal could lead humanity to a new Eden-or unleash hell on the Earth itself-- Cover verso. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615010 A group of American medics and dozens of refugees are held captive after a Janjaweed war band takes control of their camp in Darfur. With the presidents hands bound by political red tape, Mack Bolan launches a rescue mission using his own team of mercenaries--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684471 Becoming Carmine Trentonis hitman after emerging from prison, Wesley locates Pet and the two set up shop in Brooklyn, executing their assignments with finesse -- and occasionally, more explosives than are strictly called for. But Wesley isnt satisfied with his low-profile lot, and sets out to make a mark on the city that everyone will notice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1580562 They are the Outcasts. Because people dont want to know what they do. Alex Brandenburg: SEAL Chief Petty Officer and Outcasts Team Leader. Disobeyed direct orders by refusing to let a deadly terrorist live to kill another day. Francisco Pancho Rodriguez and John Landry: SEAL Petty Officers First Class. Took the pursuit of justice into their own hands with explosive results. Catherine Cat Fares. Navy Petty Officer. Holds an unbeatable record for pissing off the top brass with her strongly stated opinions on the combat readiness of women. The teams mission: Take out the seven terror merchants vying to take Bin Ladens place. The teams status: Expendable. When Americas controversial Phoenix Program was buried during the Vietnam War, a new program rose from its ashes. A top-secret Special Operations unit, with a core mission to combat terror wherever they find it, Bitter Ash grew ever more necessary in a new world of Islamic fanaticism. Now, Bitter Ash is forming a special team, a SEAL Team Six with a difference. It is Tier One, on par with SEAL Team Six and Delta, but it will report directly to Bitter Ash, and its fight will take place under the cover of dark. With Bin Laden dead, the petty leaders within al Qaeda struggle to assume his role at the top. The president of the United States doesnt want any of them left to dominate . . . and that means he has only one choice. But doing whats needed without political repercussions will take a small team flying under the radar. A team capable of finessing the U.N.s distinctions on national sovereignty and acts of war. A team like the Outcasts. With no official support from their government and no one to rely on but themselves, the Outcasts must track down each target. Hot on the tail of the third, Brandenburg and the team start to realize that they are closing in on a larger plot, one that puts the security of the United States in dangerous jeopardy. The terrorists are threatening American territory once again, and the Outcasts will have to do what SEALs do best. Whatever it takes to keep their country safe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1656207 Ruthless Austrian entrepreneur Edward Bolcke has managed to steal a crucial component of the U.S. Navys latest submarine technology--and he has found a way to hijack the worlds supply of rare earth minerals. The three Pitts, along with longstanding sidekick Al Giordino, use their usual mix of brains and brawn to see that justice is served. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1525779 Mack Bolan must hunt down and destroy the terror dealers behind a far-reaching plan to unleash Eco-Armageddon by striking oil rigs around the world--a mission that pits Mack against an invincible enemy.