by Peabody Institute Library | Jan 6, 2011 | Fantasy, Horror
Publisher’s Summary: “Jack Gabert went to India to serve his Queen. He returned to London a violently changed man, infected with an unnatural sickness that altered his body and warped his mind. Eileen Callaghan left an Irish convent with a revolver and a...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 30, 2010 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Patron Recommendations, Staff Picks
Harm None ~ M. R. Sellars Rowan Gant, self-proclaimed witch, is brought in to help his best friend, Detective Ben Storm, solve a brutal murder that involves elements of Witchcraft. As the number of horribly gruesome murders grows, Rowan is drawn into relentless...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 29, 2010 | Fantasy, Fiction, Sci - Fi
Since Willard Phule (multi-millonaire) is tricked into being commander of the worst soldiers in the Space Legion, he uses all his influence and money to “straighten” out his men. There is Becker his proper English butler who accompanies Phule and seems to...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 26, 2010 | Fantasy, Fiction
Vampire Tapestry centers on a one of a kind, handsome vampire, posing as a college professor. He has lived many lives, is a lone vampire unable to remember his past but has thoughts of events he has lived through. His life takes many turns including being discovered...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 22, 2010 | Fantasy, Fiction
In the first book in Pratchett’s Discworld series, we meet wizard school dropout Rincewind. The Discworld is a flat disc held up by four elephants riding on the back of a giant turtle that wanders through space. Due to a bit of mischief, Rincewind has been...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 21, 2010 | Fantasy, Fiction, Staff Picks
A tale about English villagers who are of elvish lineage. They are trapped in the human world because the gate to the other world is closed. The quest to open the gate has as many convolutions as a soap opera: there are star-crossed lovers, suspense and mystery. There...
