Synopsis: “Run!” Mad Dog shouts! “Run, Hattie – RUN!!!” I turn again and see the impossible – shadowy figures are filling the room! The graffiti on the walls is not graffiti at all – it’s real people and they’re PEELING OFF THE WALLS!’’ Hattie Jackson is just an ordinary fifteen year old - until her mother disappears and Hattie's life is turned upside down. Although her policeman father is intent on finding out what's happened, it's Hattie who discovers the truth about her mother's 'other life' - and the role she must now take on to defeat the terrifying army of evil Ninjutsu warriors led by Praying Mantis – the most deadly assassin known to man. A thrilling page turner by an exciting new author.

Synopsis: ATTENTION HARDCORE GENSHIKEN FANS!

Now available for your exclusive pleasure: the ultimate sourcebook for the ultimate fans of the nine-volume, smash hit manga series that has taken America by storm. The Genshiken Official Book covers virtually every aspect of this phenomenon, from cosplay bare skin rules to the otaku must-have anime–plus games, games, games (including fight games and girly games) and how to hunt down the best ones. Also inside you’ll find

• an exclusive full-color poster
• Kujibiki Unbalance trading cards
• the Otaku Ten Commandments
• a special section on Genshiken love (who’s doing what with whom!)
• juicy new details about your favorite fan-boys and fan-girls
• fun quizzes (how otaku are you?)
• start-up guides (twelve simple steps to creating a fanzine)
• the last word on otaku lingo
• a brand-new story set in the world of Genshiken

Negima! creator Ken Akamatsu, who was a fanboy himself as a teenager, reveals how to get the most out of attending Comiket, and Genshiken creator Kio Shimoku provides plenty of his own insight, including his personal guide to manga conventions. So get ready to embark on a fascinating odyssey into the world of Japanese anime/manga fandom.

Synopsis: Once the great Glacier enclosed the Raumsdalian Empire. Now it€™s broken open, and Count Hamnet Thyssen faces a new world. With the wisecracking Ulric Skakki, the neighboring clan leader Trasamund (politely addressed as Your Ferocity), and his lover, the shaman Liv, Hamnet leads an exploration of the new territory in hopes of finding the legendary Golden Shrine.But dangers abound. A violent and implacable group known as the Rulers has already killed many, and now they attack again. Riding deer and woolly mammoths and using powerful magic, the Rulers triumph and force the Raumsdalians to flee. In the spring another battle ends even more badly for Hamnet's side, but the Glacier is also retreating, so they are able to escape. Meeting a tribe whose desperate living conditions have led them to overcome the Raumsdalian taboo against eating fallen foes, they find unexpected allies. Now, returning to the capital city and its intrigues, Hamnet prepares to lead an a

Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Erin Misrahe just wants to be like everyone else in her new school. But Erin has more to worry about than passing AP Chemistry or making friends. In times of stress, she has always been overcome by her alter ego, Shevaun, whose violent behavior wreaks havoc on those around her. Erin can never remember anything about these episodes, and she’s grateful to have been spared them for a while.

But when a protective friend comes back into Erin’s life, he insists that Shevaun is a vampire who actually exists apart from Erin. Shevaun has dangerous allies, like the handsome witch Adjila—and they’re determined to sever Shevaun’s connection to Erin once and for all.

Synopsis: Dedicated to his work and to his collection of rare and quirky books, a reclusive Calvin Bryson finally takes the time to visit his aunt and uncle in the tiny town of New Cyprus, California, only to come face to face with a town hiding strange secrets and an enigmatic group, an incarnation of the Knights Templar, dedicated to the preservation of holy relics.

Synopsis: Sadie Novak, the owner of a crime scene cleanup company who is gifted with the second sight, comes face-to-face with evil and a gang of meth-deprived motorcyclists, when she finds evidence of a chilling cult ritual in an abandoned meth lab. Original.