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10 best books like Sherlock Holmes vs. Zombies (Ian Edginton): The Ring of Solomon, Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls, Batman: Hush, Batman: White Knight, The Edge Chronicles 11: The Nameless One: First Book of Cade, The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel, Star Wars, Vol. 2: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail, A Study in Emerald, The Edge Chronicles Standalone: The Lost Barkscrolls
Author | Jonathan Stroud |
ISBN | 0307738612 |
It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved...
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls
Author | Scott Snyder |
ISBN | 1401235417 |
Following his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed run on Detective Comics, writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) alongside artist Greg Capullo (Spawn) begins a new era of The Dark Knight as with the relaunch of Batman, as a part of DC Comics—The New 52!
After a series of brutal...
Author | Jeph Loeb |
ISBN | 1401223176 |
Batman: Hush is a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue, and deception penned by Jeph Loeb (Batman: The Long Halloween) and illustrated by comics superstar Jim Lee (All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder) in which Batman sets out to discover the identity of a mysterious mastermind using the Joker,...
He’s been called a maniac, a killer and the “Clown Prince of Crime” but “white knight”? Never. Until now…
Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as “Jack,” sets about trying to right his wrongs. First, he plans to...
The Edge Chronicles 11: The Nameless One: First Book of Cade
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 0857532340 |
Ok, backstory: I started reading The Edge Chronicles wayyyyyy back in the day, as a wee lad, and I loved them. A lot. A lot-lot. Was invested. Bought all the hardcovers. I remember liking the later books less (Freeglader and Vox, I think?) and I'm not sure if it was because I was getting old and dull, or because...
Generations of readers have delighted in the work of the great American humorist Don Marquis, who was frequently compared to Mark Twain. These free-verse poems, which first appeared in Marquis's New York newspaper columns, revolve around the escapades of Archy, the philosophical cockroach who...
Star Wars, Vol. 2: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon
Luke continues his quest to learn about the Jedi by heading for the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. But when his lightsaber is stolen, he soon finds himself entrapped and imprisoned! Will his friends come to his aid before hes forced to enter the Arena of Death? Meanwhile, Han and Leia are confronted by an unexpected...
Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail
Author | Jason Aaron |
ISBN | 0785199837 |
The rebel crew is en route to a prison base with a very important captive. But unlucky for them, they aren't the only ones with their eyes on this prize! Plus: Meet a rebel spy at the heart of the Empire, and join him on a mission of life and death! And in another tale from the journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi, journey...
Author | Neil Gaiman |
ISBN | 1506703933 |
This supernatural mystery set in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos features a brilliant detective and his partner as they try to solve a horrific murder.
The complex investigation takes the Baker Street investigators from the slums of Whitechapel all the way to...
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 0552555991 |
These exciting tales are ideal for those new to the Edge, or as an addition to the collection of any fan. The Lost Barkscrolls include the stories CLOUD WOLF, THE SLAUGHTERER'S QUEST, THE BLOODING OF RUFUS FILATINE and THE STONE PILOT.
Unfortunately, this book is no longer in print. However,...
Sometimes love has to cross all kinds of barriers . . .
Fliss is on the way to visit her grandmother in Wales - the grandmother who she doesn't get on with - with her mother who is recuperating from chemotherapy. But her mum is getting better, that's the main thing, so Fliss can concentrate on being...
Fringe: Tales from the Fringe
Author | Justin Doble |
ISBN | 1401230024 |
Explore the world of J.J. Abrams’ hit TV series Fringe in these new comic book adventures.These stand-alone stories shed light on pieces of the Fringe universe and include one in which Peter Bishop is forced to choose between doing the right thing – saving a troubled young man pressed into service...
Author | Brian Wood |
ISBN | 1401229956 |
Aptly titled, Demo Vol. 2 is the follow up the original Demo. And for the most part, ain't a damn thing changed. All the improvements for the series are purely cosmetic in nature. A freshly applied original set of paint, as it were, is all we're gonna get with this one. Instead of twelve, six paltry, nonsensical...
The Edge Chronicles 8: Vox: Second Book of Rook
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 0385750811 |
When young librarian knight Rook Barkwater is taken captive and forced to work for Vox Verlix – nominally the Most High Academe, but no more than a prisoner in reality – he stumbles across a terrible truth. Vox is brewing a plot to destroy the goblins and the shrykes at a stroke, so that he can seize control...
The Edge Chronicles 7: The Last of the Sky Pirates: First Book of Rook
Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight – one of those sent out to explore the mysteries of their world. Somewhere out there lie the secrets of the past – including the lost floating...
The Edge Chronicles 10: The Immortals: The Book of Nate
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 1846577047 |
It’s five hundred years into the third age of flight and mighty phraxships steam across the immensity of the Deepwoods, plying their lucrative trade between the three great cities. But all across the Edge, trouble is brewing. The goblin clans are preparing for war. And a storm is gathering, unlike...
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 0385750838 |
'We have to save the Free Glades . . . we must never surrender!'
Undertown is destroyed! Dishevelled and homeless, those who once lived there--gnokgoblins, cloddertrogs, woodtrolls, waifs and many others--huddle by the ruins, preparing for a mass exodus across the Edgeworld to a new home...
The Edge Chronicles 3: The Clash of the Sky Galleons: Third Book of Quint
Author | Paul Stewart |
ISBN | 0375837426 |
Young sky-pirate Quint Verginix’s family was devastated when his mother and brothers were killed in a vicious arson attack. Now the treacherous quartermaster responsible, Turbot Smeal, has returned, and Quint and his father are determined to take revenge.
From the deserted quarries...