Whiteley, Aliya

Summary: Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where people come together to tell stories of the time before the war with Qita. But safety from what? Qita surrendered without complaint when Earth invaded; Innkeepers Jem and Isley, veterans from either side, have regrets but few scars. Their peace is disturbed when a visitor known to Isley comes to the Inn...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Solaris, an imprint of Rebellion Publishing Ltd 2021

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Miéville, China

Summary: In the chaos of wartime Marseille, 1941, American engineer--and occult disciple--Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine anti-Nazi group, including Surrealist theorist Andre Breton. In the strange games of the dissident diplomats, exiled revolutionaries, and avant-garde artists, Parsons finds and channels hope. But what he unwittingly unleashes is the power of dreams and nightmares, changing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2016

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MIE

Miéville, China.

Summary: Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist on a distant planet populated by the Ariekei, sentient beings famed for their unique language, returns to Embassytown after many years of deep space exploration to find she has become a living simile in the Ariekei language even though she cannot speak it, and she is torn by competing loyalties when hostilities erupt between humans and aliens.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2011

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MIE

Toriyama, Akira

Summary: As the cosmic battle between Goku and Vegeta continues, Goku is forced to use the dangerous Kaio-ken technique. But Vegeta reappears, changing himself into a 50-foot ape with superpowers, including energy strong enough to explode mountains. As Goku lies with his ribs shattered, his and earth's only hope is the genki-dama, the "spirit bomb" powered by the chi of all living things on the planet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Comics 2001

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 1997

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD SF DOY

Monáe, Janelle

Summary: "Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts-as a means of self-conception-could be controlled or erased by a select...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager 2022

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MON

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: SF MON

Summary: When Dave Drayton notices a strange mist on the lake, he does not think much of it. Later, when his son, Billy, his neighbor Brent Norton, and he travel to the grocery store, strange things begin to happen. On their way to the market, they see the army, the local firefighters, and the police heading toward the mist. When he sees this, Brent mentions something about "Project Arrowhead," a secret...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2008

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR MIS

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MIS