Fish Science

A young musician escapes from the kingdom on the night before a great battle is to occur. In his attempt to sneak away in the darkness, he is met by others who soon become traveling companions as his journey to discover his role in a war that will sweep the entire world begins.

The first new Darkover anthology in almost two decades, this volume focuses on the music of Darkover: stories with musical elements; the songs in the books; and the filk songs inspired by them, from "The Horsetamer's Daughter" by Leslie Fish to eight songs by Cynthia McQuillin. Original stories included are by India Edghill, Leslie Fish, Raul S. Reyes, Michael Spence, and Elisabeth Waters. There are also reprints of stories by Mercedes Lackey and Vera Nazarian.

As the residents of Red Manor come into a possible conflict with the Perpetual Council, an outcome must be decided as something completely unexpected looms just on the horizon that may end the future for all. Betrayal of Cernunnos is the sequel to Children of Cernunnos and Children of the Pomme.

The residents of Red Manor must stand with a daughter of Cernunnos as death comes hunting for them. Facing against insurmountable odds, the group must strengthen their bonds and seek help from a former enemy before all is lost.

A young man named Benjamin Strong has just lost everything after the death of his parents and girlfriend. After a failed suicide attempt, Benjamin wakes up to find an angelic version of his girlfriend, Charlotte, sitting by the edge of his bed. She tells him that he has seven days left to live - and that he has a very important decision to make: Die alone, or take all of humanity with him.

The Myth of Race deals concisely with a wide range of topics, from how the concept of race differs in different cultures and race relations in the United States, to IQ tests and the census. It draws on scientific knowledge to topple a series of myths that pass as facts, correct false assumptions, and clarify cultural misunderstandings about the highly charged topic of race.

Celia Bones is a girl existing in two different moments in time. In 1983, she is enjoying summertime and the meeting of a new friend. In 2001, Celia has been diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a form of cancer, and is haunted by dreams of a future that she may not live to see. Fireflies in Winter is the story of how there is nothing more tragic than the passage of time, and how time can change the way we look at the world around us.

Seven years after a virus has left half of the population of the world mentally unstable, a 16-year-old girl named Chloe must decide between a life of simplicity, the enjoyment of nature instilled upon her by her deceased mother, or the life her father has laid out for her as a Hunter - a person who kills Unstables when they turn aggressive.

How does the First Amendment really work? Is it a principle or a value? What is hate speech and should it always be banned? Are we free to declare our religious beliefs in the public square? What role, if any, should companies like Facebook play in policing the exchange of thoughts, ideas, and opinions? With clarity and power, Stanley Fish explores these complex questions in The First.

On his way to attend a funeral for a friend hundreds of miles from home, a young man is stricken with a crippling panic attack that causes the ground beneath him to swallow him whole. Scared and confused, he finds himself in a dark fantastical world where his fears and anxieties manifest into the creatures and people that inhabit the land known as the Abyss. As he begins a journey to navigate his way back to his own world, he begins to understand that maybe the worst thing in life, is to remain afraid of the things he cannot control.

Four college friends find themselves being torn between two worlds; a familiar reality and a strange world where they are princes and princesses of fantastical kingdoms at war with each other. This dark war is slowly eroding the mental state of all those involved as they are guided to seek answers and resolutions by a mysterious man who has a deeply troubled past of his own.

After turning 18, Mark Argent has been dealing with the loss of his father. After a strange home invasion by an unusual girl with talents, Mark is pulled into a world where Perpetuals, people who have the power to live extraordinary long lives, and Mortals are in conflict. Being hunted down by an unknown evil, Mark must figure out his role in this new world before it is too late.

A lost and confused Wolf wakes up alone in darkness. She must embark upon a strange quest to find her missing companions and come to grips with the strange circumstances of her newfound purpose. As she searches for answers, Blue and Mason remain on Haven and attempt to find their place among the others. A task that is much harder for Blue to come to grips with as she continues down a path of self-destruction.

The U.S. government's newest top-secret weapon is Sammi, the world's first android, and it's stronger, faster, and smarter than any human. But Sammi has become depressed and unable to work effectively, so the government hires a psychologist, Terra Smithwell, to cure him.

It's the summer of 1993. After the death of their parents at the hands of a drunk driver, city-dwelling teenage brothers Christopher and James Janes are sent to live with their widowed grandfather in the remote Ozarks of Missouri. There, the brothers must learn to cope with the drastic turn their lives have taken and the unfamiliarity of their surroundings, as well as their grief. By some stroke of fate, there is one other person their age in the area: a girl named Kylie.

A second chance at life leaves Daniel Argent with an important mission to protect his son. With this task, he is accompanied by a strange woman with a mysterious past. The pair must unravel the mystery behind her origins in order to face the terrors that chase them and ultimately threaten Mark and his companions.