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June 2004

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

"Returning to the noble household where he once served as page, Cazaril is named as secretary-tutor to the sister of the heir. It's an assignment Cazaril dreads, for it will lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cadegoss. But a curse hangs over the entire blighted House of Chalion, and only with the most forbidden magic can Cazaril hope to protect his royal charge."
Recommended by Katharine Herndon

$7.99

Captiva by Randy Wayne White

"Featuring government agent turned marine biologist Doc Ford, White's wicked, suspenseful tales of Florida's west coast take social concerns, offbeat characters, crackling prose and a vivid sense of place, and toss them together to produce stories that snap like a whip. In Captiva, Doc Ford finds himself caught between warring bands, as Florida's sports fishermen and commercial fishermen battle over a net ban due to go into effect soon. With friends on both sides, Doc prefers to stay neutral, but when the war escalates to arson and murder in his own backyard, he has no choice but to become involved. With the help of his ex-hippie friend, Tomlinson, and an extraordinary island woman named Hannah, he sets out to calm the waters - only to find that they are much deeper than he ever could have imagined."
Recommended by Tracy Dunham

$6.99

Infernal Angel by Edward Lee

"In this sequel to "City Infernal," young Cassie is forced to return to the city of Hell and discovers a diabolical plan to bring all the evils of Hell to the land of the living."
Recommended by Matthew Warner

$6.99

The Dead Survivors by KJ Erickson

"While investigating an apparent suicide by hanging, Minnesota detective Marshall Bahr reconstructs the events that led to the man's death and unearths a dizzying conspiracy involving a Civil War-era flag and the legacy of the Minnesota Volunteers."
Recommended by Carrie Eddy

$6.99

Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick

"When a stranger enters paleontologist Richard Leyster's office with an ice cooler and reveals the head of a freshly killed Stegosaurus, Leyster's universe is changed. It's a dream come true: to study dinosaurs in their own era. But tampering with time has disastrous effects on both the past and future."
Recommended by Pam Kinney

$7.50