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  Unbroken in Time - The After...

  Sarah Woodbury

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  In 1282, David and his sister Anna crashed through time to save the life of their father, the last Prince of Wales. Thirteen years later, David is a grown man—husband, father, and High King of Britain. He is also the Duke of Aquitaine, a fact which King Philip of France appears to resent. 
  So when Philip summons David to Paris to bend the knee for the right to remain Aquitaine's duke, David is the first to suspect treachery. And when he learns Philip is taking advice from Guillaume de Nogaret, mastermind behind the annihilation of the Templars, the expulsion of the Jewish community from France, and the assassination of the pope, he's sure of it. 
  With not only Aquitaine on the line but all of Europe as well, David must call upon eight hundred years of history only he knows to ensure Avalon's past doesn't become Earth Two's future … 
  Unbroken in Time is followed by Outcasts in Time.

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  2 AM in Little America

  Ken Kalfus

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  From "an important writer in every sense" (David Foster Wallace), a novel that imagines a future in which sweeping civil conflict has forced America's young people to flee its borders, into an unwelcoming world.One such American is Ron Patterson, who finds himself on distant shores, working as a repairman and sharing a room with other refugees. In an unnamed city wedged between ocean and lush mountainous forest, Ron can almost imagine a stable life for himself. Especially when he makes the first friend he has had in years—a mysterious migrant named Marlise, who bears a striking resemblance to a onetime classmate.Nearly a decade later—after anti-migrant sentiment has put their whirlwind intimacy and asylum to an end—Ron is living in "Little America," an enclave of migrants in one of the few countries still willing to accept them. Here, among reminders of his past life, he again begins to feel that he may have found a home. Ron adopts a dog, observes his neighbors, and lands a repairman job that allows him to move through the city quietly. But this newfound security is quickly jeopardized, as resurgent political divisions threaten the fabric of Little America. Tapped as an informant against the rise of militant gangs and contending with the appearance of a strangely familiar woman, Ron is suddenly on dangerous and uncertain ground.

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  They are Not Us

  Max Occisor

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  In "They are Not Us", a group of humans wake up aboard a technologically advanced spaceship, their memories fragmented and their world turned upside down. 
  As the humans grapple with their disorientation, secrets begin to unravel, revealing the true nature of their captors' intentions. 
  Chapter by chapter, the story delves into the humans' journey of self-discovery, interwoven with the complex mystery of the Velonians' fascination with humanity. From their initial awakening and discovery of their lost world's transformation to their realization of the aliens' desire to physically emulate them, the humans face a series of ethical dilemmas, fear, and determination. 
   The characters—Jane, Mark, Elena, David, and Sarah—each bring their unique perspectives and strengths to the narrative. As they learn to navigate advanced technology, train for a cosmic battle, and forge unlikely alliances, they find themselves questioning the very essence of humanity and its connection to the universe. 
  In the climax, Mark stumbles upon a horrifying revelation—the Velonians are not only seeking to understand humanity but to become it, through a gruesome process of incorporating human organs into their own bodies.  
  The journey explores themes of identity, sacrifice, and the ethical boundaries of exploration and transformation. It delves into the ethical implications of a sentient race seeking to assimilate the essence of another species, and how this obsession disrupts the balance between curiosity and morality.  
  Through a blend of suspense, science fiction, and psychological depth, "They are Not Us" takes readers on a gripping journey of survival, understanding, and the intertwining destinies of humanity and an alien race. As the characters grapple with their place in a vastly changed universe, they ultimately confront the question of what it truly means to be human.

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  Whistling Past the Graveyard -...

  Kevin J. Anderson

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  In the prequel to the Saga of Shadows trilogy and Hugo Award nominee The Dark Between the Stars, humanity recovers from war as new threats loom. Nine years have passed since the end of the titanic Elemental War, and the human race is still picking up the pieces. The Terran Hanseatic League has become the Confederation, and King Peter and Queen Estarra work to heal wounds among the factions of humanity, as well as with the alien Ildiran Empire.  Trade Minister Rlinda Kett seeks to reestablish contact with lost human colonies that have vanished in the chaos, and she travels to a planet called Happiness, site of an isolated neo-Amish colony where the treacherous Prince Daniel was exiled. As a civil war brews among the Roamer clans over the old ways versus new business methods, some brave clans venture back to skymining again, harvesting the restless clouds of huge gas giant planets—where the threat of the devastating hydrogue aliens always looms . . . “A setting so rich and detailed that the reader will suspend disbelief and actually be there.” —R. A. Salvatore

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  Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge

  Frank Gee Patchin

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  Yee-Haw!  The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again.  This time our friends are in the Carolina Mountains, battling the weather and bullies.  But Tad proves how valuable and resourceful he truly is! - Summary by Ann BoulaisPrevious book in the series: The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers 
  Next book in the series:  The Pony Rider Boys in New England

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  When Knights Were Bold

  Eva March Tappan

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  This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictures of the manner of life and habits of thought of the people who lived between the eighth and fifteenth centuries. Our writings and our everyday conversation are full of their phrases and of allusions to their ideas. Many of our thoughts and feelings and instincts, of our very follies and superstitions, have descended to us from them. To become better acquainted with them is to explain ourselves. (Summary from the Preface of When Knights Were Bold.)

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