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  Journey to the Center of the Earth

  Jules Verne

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  Journey to the Center of the Earth (1877) a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre in 1864). The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the "center of the Earth". They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.

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  Curses! Framed Again

  Rachel Lawson

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  Dr Death the coroner stood in the morgue autopsying a victim attributed to his son the Necromancer. Then out of thin air appeared a grim reaper. 
   "I see dead people," it said the doctor jumped startled by the sudden appearance of the reaper. 
   "Ha! Ha! Very funny, boy," said the doctor humourlessly, "This is a friend of yours I hear say hello to him." 
   "I've never met him in life," The reaper the Necromancer said. 
   "Are you serious?" asked Dr Death grimly. 
   "Yes who is he?" replied the Necromancer, "It's starting to look like anyone can kill someone and frame me for it."  
   "That means there is another killer out there it is serious," the coroner grumbled. 
   "The people in blue won't believe you when you tell them it is another killer," said the Necromancer. 
   "Looks like we will have to catch them ourselves, boy," said Dr Death to his son.

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  Winston Chase and the Alpha Machine

  William Van Winkle

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  Winston’s biggest fear had always been the school bully. Turns out, waking up to being a half-alien freak was worse. 
  Why? Oh, maybe the bruises that glow neon blue. Or the even higher odds of being rejected by his dream girl. Or, best of all, the sudden attention from gun-toting goons in dark suits. 
  Winston’s mom thinks some junk left by Winston’s long-missing father in a safe deposit box might make things better. Not likely. 
  It’s going to take more than alien artifacts and a plastic baggie of clues to stop a mysterious government organization. It might take Winston giving up everything he’s ever wanted. And everyone. 
  Armed only with his wits, his snarky best friend, and a few wicked new abilities, Winston has to stay one step ahead of a lunatic and dive into the past. Otherwise, there won’t be a future. 
  Winston Chase and the Alpha Machine is book 1 in a completed trilogy packed with electrifying fun and adventure. 

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  The Astronaut Dream Book

  William Pauley III

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  A poisoned man dreams of astronauts.

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  The Journey to the West: Volume II

  Anthony C. Yu

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  A monk contends with dangers, demons, and spirits as he makes a pilgrimage to India in the second volume of this classic Chinese fantasy adventure. 
   
  Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, it is the saga of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his four supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with obstacles both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canon is by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy. 
   
  In this new edition, Yu has made his translations even more accurate and accessible with new explanatory notes, additions to the introduction, and modernized transliterations using the now-standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. 
   
  “In 1983, [Yu’s] The Journey to the West conveyed intact to readers of English the classic that had enthralled Chinese children for centuries. . . . This new version draws on thirty years of the author’s further studies in literature and religion. It traces one theme after another to the Quanzhen Daoist movement and its new synthesis of religious thought. The translation is a joy to read, and the introduction and commentary reveal the deep foundations on which this fantastic tale of adventure is built.” —Nathan Slavin, University of Pennsylvania 
   
  “A monumental achievement that takes the reader to the heart of one of the most important narratives in the Chinese tradition . . . The adoption of Pinyin romanization will make this much more convenient for classroom use as a teaching edition.” —Waiyee Li, Harvard University 
   
  “One of the great works of world religious literature. This updated translation is a significant publishing milestone.” —Robert Company, Vanderbilt University 
   
  Volume 2 of 4

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  The Rift

  Steven Sorensen

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  During his many years on the hostile Martian frontier, Victor Sierra-Bravo had learned that the keys to survival were keeping a low profile and steering clear of other people's troubles. But, there was no way to avoid the growing wave of chaos created by the arrival of the newest soft and inexperienced Blue Earth visitor, the fancy-dressing, easy-going, wealthy playboy, Mr. Thaddeus Bridger. This time, after more than four decades on Mars, Victor would be lucky to make it out alive.

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