Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia is difficult to summarize, proving not so much a novel with a distinct storyline as a compilation of information on Alagaesia, catalogued by Christopher Paolini through the nom de plume of Eragon Shadeslayer. The encyclopedia is divided into several main parts, each of which is further subdivided. For example, Alagaesia is divided into Landscape, Natural History, and History. Excluding these, an abundance of pages is devoted to the predominant and exclusive races of the continent, namely the Dragons, Elves, Humans, and Dwarves.
The latest installment in The Lost Fleet series, Relentless, continues with the narrative of Captain John "Black Jack" Geary and his endeavors with the Alliance Fleet. The Lost Fleet: Relentless commences with a reminiscence of Geary, which serves to both chronicle the occurrences of preceding novels for inexperienced readers, and refresh the memories of returning hands. Geary dreams about his prompt evacuation from the Alliance heavy cruiser Merlon, his entrance into cryogenic sleep, and his subsequent revival a full century later.
While the slightly over 700 pages of Shadowheart are saturated by a multitude of individual storylines and plot pieces, most of these tend to focus towards the one, central plotline. Shadowheart continues, and concludes, the arc of the Shadowmarch series. As a result, it features many of the same characters from the previous novels, further enumerating their problems and their efforts to rectify them. Briony Eddon, working in conjunction with the Prince Eanas, wishes to regain her good name and fortune in Southmarch, and also to take back her rightful position upon the throne.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 2A contains a plethora of novellas establishing the foundation of the science fiction genre, circulating from topics as diverse as the civilization of Jupiter to interpretations of physiological and psychological phenomena. Although the prominence of certain inclusions is incongruent, all of the insertions feature storylines acutely parallel to those found more recently, and all retain a dramatic bearing on the molding of the paranormal artificial genus. Authors including John W. Campbell, Lester del Rey, Henry Kuttner, and H. G.
