Sam Miller
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Language
English
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Ash does not remember the day she fell out of her friend Solomon's tree house, but ever since that day Solomon has retreated into a dark fantasy world and Ash believes the key to saving him is recovering her lost memory.
"A crucial, genre-bending tale, equal parts Ned Vizzini and Patrick Ness, about the life-saving power of friendship. Solomon and Ash both experienced a traumatic event when they were twelve. Ash lost all memory of that event when...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. Now crime and corruption have set in, the contradictions of incredible wealth alongside poverty are spawning unrest, and a new disease called "the breaks" is ravaging the population. When a strange new visitor arrives--a woman riding an orca, with a polar bear...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Despite his ability to control the ambient digital cloud, a foster teen falls for a clever con man. Luring bullies to a quarry, a boy takes revenge through unnatural powers of suggestion. After an alien invasion, a survivor fears that he brought something infectious back from the Arctic.A rebellious group of queer artists create a new identity that transcends even the anonymity of death. In Shirley Jackson and Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller's...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
A provocative portrait of one of the world's largest cities, delving behind the tourist facade to illustrate the people and places beyond the realms of the conventional travelogue
Sam Miller set out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as "India's dreamtown-and its purgatory." He treads the city streets, making his way through the city and its suburbs, visiting its less celebrated destinations-Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghazipur, and Gurgaon-which...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies-- with real players, in a real ballpark, in a real playoff race. That's what baseball analysts Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when an independent minor-league team in California, the Sonoma Stompers, offered them the chance to run its baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics. Their story in The Only Rule is it Has...
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Touching drama about a man struggling to raise his four children after the sudden death of his partner. When Rita is killed in a cycling accident, Dave faces the daunting prospect of bringing up their four children by himself, as well as coping with his own and his children's grief. Things get even more complicated when Dave begins to fall in love with Rita's best friend Sarah. Is he betraying Rita by falling in love again so quickly, or will he be...
9) King Girl
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
At 14, Glenn already knows about crime, casual violence and despair. She and her little sister live with their mother on a decaying housing estate in Leeds. Glenn is still at school, but her real life is with the King Girls. They steal dinner money, harass their teacher and terrorise the weaker kids. Nearby, classmate Gail is going back to school after her beloved father's death. She becomes the perfect target.
10) Luther: 2
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together his team, rescuing his old partner Detective Justin...
11) Luther: S4
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Still reeling from Ripley's death, John Luther has left the force and retired to a remote clifftop. When he discovers the one person he still loves might be dead, Luther has one aim - find whoever's responsible and make them pay. Meanwhile, a savagely intelligent killer is leaving a trail of bodies but no trace of his identity. Luther realises he must return to the job - only he can immerse himself in the killer's complex psychosis and anticipate...
12) Luther: S2
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The dark psychological drama starring Idris Elba as John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Citizens living in Fortitude, an Arctic town hailed as the safest place on Earth, are rocked to the core by the murder of one of their own. A detective is quickly flown in from out-of-town to assist the local Chief of Police with the investigation of the town's first-ever violent crime and the two men must work together despite the deep mistrust each has for the other.
14) Luther
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. Luther follows his own moral code as much as the rules of criminal law. But he quickly becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits with Alicea, a beautiful, highly intelligent mass murderer, and his decision-making process becomes increasingly murky. Luther's lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation.
16) Luther. 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Wide screen.
Language
English
Description
A twisted fetishist is targeting young women in London. As Luther is called to another case, will the killer escape him? Luther faces an even bigger threat as members of his own team will stop at nothing to bring him down, even as a vigilante killer is taking violent justice into his own hands.
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
What would you do if your collective of tiny bots suddenly decide to mutiny? Would you find bioprinted steak delicious, even after it was signed by the artist? Is an 11 second attention-span long enough to bond with a cryogenically-revived tourist? Would you sell your native language to send your daughter to college? The avant garde of science fiction has appeared, arriving via time machines and portals that may (or may not) work properly. In this...
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