Geoff: 832 books

The first novel, in revised form, from "possibly the best living writer in Britain" (The Daily Telegraph) In The Colour of Memory, six friends plot a nomadic course through their mid-twenties as they scratch out an existence in near-destitute conditions in 1980s South London. They...

**"A short, brilliant novel, The Search offers more in 150 pages than most books twice that length." —**The Guardian Walker meets Rachel at a glamorous party by the bay. When she turns up at his apartment two days later, there is a hint of erotic promise in the air. But it isn't...

Aberdeen is full of mysteries, marvels, and strangeness, and this book is a comprehensive guide to them all. Here you will encounter magic, witchcraft, folklore, and superstitions; contemporary urban legends; gargoyles and graveyards; graverobbers and murderers; stone circles and prehistoric burial...

"1950s Pulp Alien Invasion Shocker Too Intense for Book Publication!" When The Usurpers first appeared in the magazine Imagination during the early 1950s Nebula and Hugo Award winner Robert Silverberg wrote that Geoff St. Reynard's work is "off the beaten track.  The concept...

"[Ryman] has not so much created as revealed a world in which the promise of redemption takes seed even in horror."—The Boston Globe“Sweeping and beautiful. . . . The complex story tears the veil from a hidden world.”—The Sunday Times“Inordinately readable . . . extraordinary...

The Dark Saint . . . No Mercy. No Absolution.A legendary serial killer terrorizes Block Island, killing Catholics from the North Light at one end of the tiny island to the towering Mohegan Bluffs at the other. His opponent: the recovering alcoholic police chief, a man who needs to redeem himself....

Five short stories for children who are able to read on their own. Stories of mystery, discovery, imagination, and wonder. What does Lumi find outside of her valley? Where does Liam travel on a train? Is Loretta lying when she says she can fly? Why does Lannie act like a cat? And what does Luke find in his neighbour's treehouse?

And now we come to Trance States, the twenty-third book listed under Petersons Literature of Missing Persons: Would anyone care to begin? If not, let me say its not often we encounter such a flat-footed character as the ghost lurking in the halls of this book. I cannot, in all good conscience, call...

Pop Culture Goes to War, by Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter, explores the persistence of militarism in American popular culture in the war on terror, from 9/11 to the present day. The authors detail the role of Hollywood and the entertainment industries in rallying both the troops and the public for...

Geoff Nicholson, the reigning master of obsessive black literary humor, brings us his riskiest novel yet, delving into the erotic world of a foot fetishist. Nicholson's unnamed narrator is a serious man with a full life. He reads newspapers, follows polit

Fleeing Earth with the Sentinels in hot pursuit, Tim Townsend, his sister Coral and their friends face more perils and fiendish plots when they travel to Eltheria. What should be a triumphant homecoming turns into a cat-and-mouse battle with new, sinister forces ranged against them. Meanwhile, an older, darker, more powerful enemy begins to stir ...

"Deep, moving, LOL funny, and completely original."—School Library Journal on Nothing Special Felton Reinstein has never been good with stress. Which is why he's seriously freaking out. Revealing his college choice on national TV? It's a heart attack waiting to happen. Deciding...

From Geoff Herbach, the award-winning author of the hit young adult novels Stupid Fast and Nothing Special, comes the ultimate underdog story, which will resonate with anyone who has suffered from teasing and bullying at the hands of the high school social hierarchy—and decided to do something about...

This book dropped out of me ten years ago when I worked in a cube and woke up at night after dreams of driving off a bridge. I had little kids and a job, but I was still young. Writing the thing made me change everything in real life and it's pretty good and I still love the characters, so I...