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The lion's game (A john Corey Novel Ser. #2)
By Nelson DeMille. 2000
New York. Former NYPD homicide detective John Corey and his FBI mentor Kate Mayfield are at the airport to meet…
a Libyan terrorist nicknamed "the lion." But the aircraft lands with all passengers dead and the lion missing. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000The warlord's son
By Dan Fesperman. 2004
A burned-out war correspondent named Skelly, seeking the scoop of a lifetime meets up with an exiled warlord's quixotic expedition…
to Afghanistan. Guiding Skelly's way is Najeeb, a tribal Pakistani with his own objectives. UnratedNous voilà: roman
By Jean-Marie Laclavetine. 2009
« 1973. Le cercueil du maréchal Pétain est arraché à sa sépulture de l'île d'Yeu par un commando de fidèles.…
Ils projettent de l'ensevelir à Douaumont, parmi les pioupious. Mais Paul Destrem et Salvador Martinez, deux trublions indépendants, interceptent par hasard l'illustre dépouille. Ils vont dès lors veiller sur ce trésor de guerre, ardemment convoité par diverses factions. Nous voilà ne raconte pas seulement les tribulations d'un Maréchal en rupture de tombe à travers trois décennies. C'est aussi la chronique ravageuse d'une époque et d'une génération parcourues par les répliques du séisme soixante-huitard, de 1973 à 2007. On y croisera quelques brebis échappées du Larzac, des forts en thème et des forts en gueule, une Islandaise aux yeux de banquise et un Argentin désargenté, des apôtres du président Mao devenus champions de l'Occident chrétien, des enfileuses de perles en plastique et des fumeurs de joints, des idéaux en berne et des idées en l'air, des renégats, des missionnaires, quelques gardes mobiles et un garde-barrière, et aussi une femme qui rit. On y rencontre Samuel, enfant perdu, et ses parents Paul et Lena, couple central du roman, qui essaient d'inventer un amour résistant aux maladies du siècle. » -- 4e de couvDanger sur la Gatineau (Terres insolites)
By François Beiger. 2009
« À la sortie de l'hiver, dans les forêts de l'Abitibi, au Québec, les eaux déchaînées de la Gatineau charrient…
les derniers blocs de glace qui enserrent des milliers de troncs d'arbres destinés aux moulins à papier. Les draveurs doivent dompter ces monstres de bois et les mener à bon port, résistant aux morsures des eaux glacées, bravant les soubresauts imprévisibles d'une rivière parfois meurtrière. Hippolyte, accompagné de Gagnon, Ti'Jack et de dizaines d'autres draveurs, mène cette aventure dans l'espoir d'élucider le mystère de la mort de son père... » -- 4e de couvScott free: a novel
By John Gilstrap. 2003
To impress her estranged teenage son, Scott, self-help guru Sherry O'Toole treats him to a week-long Utah ski trip. Avoiding…
his mother, Scott boards a small plane headed for a concert--and crashes in a snowstorm. As Sherry's ex-husband arrives, Scott's fight for survival begins. Strong language and some violence. 2003The Mauritius command
By Patrick O'Brian. 1977
As the Napoleonic Wars rage in Europe, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey takes command of a British squadron in the Indian…
Ocean on a mission to capture the French-held islands of Mauritius and La Réunion. Problems arise not from the hazards of warship living but from the other captains. Some strong language. 1977Vagabond
By Bernard Cornwell. 2002
England, 1340s. Thomas of Hookton searches for Christendom's most precious relic, the Holy Grail, rumored to have once been possessed…
by his family. Along the way, Thomas battles Scottish invaders and other adversaries--including a Dominican Inquisitor and his own cousin, who murdered Thomas's father. Sequel to The Archer's Tale (BR 14373). Some violence. 2002Tough trails (Orca soundings)
By Irene Morck. 2003
Seventeen-year-old Ambrose takes tourists on trail rides while working for his uncle in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. He buys an older…
mare out of compassion but faces disaster when the animal can't make it up a pass. Uncontracted braille. For senior high and older readers. 2003Storm warning
By Jack Higgins. 2000
1944. During World War II, some loyal German expatriates trapped in Brazil plot to return to their homeland on the…
three-masted sailing ship Deutschland. With five nuns also aboard as passengers, captain Eric Berger and his crew attempt an impossible voyage across an ocean dominated by British and American navies. 1976Survivor's quest (Star Wars)
By Timothy Zahn. 2004
Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara, lead a diplomatic mission to inspect wreckage of the Jedi expedition destroyed fifty years…
ago by enemies. The mission, escorted by alien hosts and a mysterious New Republic impersonator, arrives at the remains and finds survivors. Follows the Corellian Trilogy (DB 41492, DB 42545, DB 42546). 2004Comstock Lode: A Novel
By Louis L'Amour. 1981
1849. Soon after young Val Trevallion accompanies his family from England to America for a shot at the California gold…
rush, thieves kill his parents. Orphan Val grows up, becomes a successful miner, and awaits the opportunity for revenge. Some violence and some strong language. 1981Gateway: a novel
By Frederik Pohl. 2004
Wealthy prospector Robinette Broadhead wins a one-way trip to Gateway, an abandoned interstellar depot of the vanished Heechee race. Unsettled…
by the experience and with the help of his computerized psychoanalyst, Broadhead begins a personal journey that could lead to his destruction. Strong language. 1976Plum Island (A john Corey Novel Ser. #1)
By Nelson DeMille. 1997
When two research biologists are found shot on Plum Island, NYPD detective John Corey, recuperating from wounds sustained on a…
previous job, joins the case. He finds himself in a perilous world of germ warfare, buried treasure, avarice, and murder. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1997Warriors of Camlann
By N. M Browne. 2003
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but…
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to Arturus Urbicus--who may be King Arthur--while Ursula continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Warriors of Alavna
By N. M Browne. 2000
While walking through a yellow mist, two teens are transported back to first-century Britain. Ursula and Dan are forced to…
join a Celtic tribe where Ursula discovers magical powers and Dan becomes a fierce warrior in the fight against the Romans. Followed by Warriors of Camlann (BR 15112). Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2000This vast land: a young man's journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition : a novel
By Stephen E Ambrose. 2003
Fictionalized diary of eighteen-year-old George Shannon, the youngest member of the exploration crew. During the journey to the Pacific Northwest…
Shannon records becoming lost for two weeks and falling in love with a Native American woman. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Lunch at the Piccadilly: a novel
By Clyde Edgerton. 2003
Bachelor Carl Turnage visits his favorite aunt during her convalescence at a North Carolina nursing home. But Aunt Lil and…
some friends there crave adventure and find it when they steal a car. Meanwhile Carl joins a preacher's band at the home and attempts romance with a social worker. Some strong language. 2003Don Quixote
By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 2003
Spanish classic depicting the adventures of Don Quixote, an aging gentleman addled by chivalrous visions, who appoints himself a knight-errant…
and sets out with his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, on a quest to right the world's wrongs. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. New translation by Edith Grossman. Bestseller. 2003The dragon's son
By Sarah L Thomson. 2001
Four short stories about King Arthur as seen through the eyes of family members and friends. In the first, Nimue…
marries a bard who supports the king in uniting England against the invading Saxons. In the last, Arthur's son arrives to overthrow his father. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Artemis: a novel
By Julian Stockwin. 2002
Following his introduction to the sea in Kydd (BR 13841), Thomas Kydd and his friend Nicholas Renzi continue to fight…
Napoleon's navy--this time aboard a frigate. During a stop in Macao, Kydd falls in love but can't commit to a life ashore. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001