Best Selling Books by Genevieve Valentine

Kelly''s friends were all getting a little sick of Kelly, even before the doppelganger showed up. And sure, it probably wants to kill her; they''re just trying to decide if that''s worse...or better. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"A year ago, International Assembly delegate Suyana Sapaki barely survived an attempt on her life. Now she''s climbing the social ranks, dating the American Face, and poised for greatness. She has everything she wants, but the secret that drives her can''t stay hidden forever. When she quickly saves herself from a life-threatening political scandal, she gains a new enemy: the public eye. Daniel Park was hoping for the story of a lifetime. And he got her. He''s been following Suyana for a year. But what do you do when this person you thought you knew has vanished inside the shell, and dangers are building all around you?"--Amazon.com.

A reimagining of the "Twelve Dancing Princesses" traces the story of a family of flappers who work in a 1920s speakeasy until their suspicious father decides to marry them off, prompting a confrontation with a bootlegger from the eldest sister''s past.

The essential companion for the geek era: a fusion of inspirational quotes, philosophy, and pop culture drawn from the entire cult-classic canon of film, TV, books, comics, and science. Celebrate nerd culture by taking a page out of your all-time favorites, like Star Wars and Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings and Dune—and much more! Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know something about life in the 21st century that other folks don’t—something we all can learn from. Geek Wisdom takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful and oft-cited quotes from movies (“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”), television (“Now we know—and knowing is half the battle”), literature (“All that is gold does not glitter”), games, science, the Internet, and more. Now these beloved pearls of modern-day culture have been painstakingly interpreted by a diverse team of hardcore nerds with their imaginations turned up to 11. Yes, this collection of mini-essays is by, for, and about geeks—but it’s just so surprisingly profound, the rest of us would have to be dorks not to read it. So say we all.

Terrain, by Genevieve Valentine, is a steampunk western about six diverse people living and working together on a farm outside a small town in Wyoming. The encroaching Union Pacific railroad wants the land, threatening their home and their livelihood, running a unique message service with mechanical "dogs" (actually looking more insectile) that can climb up mountains where the Pony Express cannot. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

She was Gotham''s Catwoman. Now Selina Kyle is Gotham''s kingpin. After discovering that she''s the heir apparent to the Calabrese crime family, Selina has put aside the life of a high-stakes jewel thief-and occasional vigilante-for an even more dangerous game. Now she''s the head of all organized crime in the city. Her plan? Unite Gotham''s warring families, using their resources to rebuild the city instead of preying on it. But the crown comes at a cost. Not every family is willing to play ball. As her enemies-like the brutal Black Mask and an impostor calling herself the new Catwoman-attack from outside her organization, traitors lurk within. To rule the underworld, Selina must become a creature of the underworld herself. She may have nine lives, but she only has one soul. To save the city she loves, will she sacrifice everything else? Writer Genevieve Valentine and artist Garry Brown radically reimagine one of the DC Universe''s greatest characters in CATWOMAN: KEEPER OF THE CASTLE (collects issues #35-40 and CATWOMAN ANNUAL #2). Once this crime saga sinks its claws into you, there''s no turning back...

“Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller than unmasks the players in the game.” —Publishers Weekly When Suyana, Face of the recently formed United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United States, a potential ally for her struggling country, the last thing she expected to be was a victim of an assassination attempt. Daniel, a teen runaway turned paparazzo hoping to make a name for himself, witnesses the first shot targeted for Suyana. Without thinking, he jumps into the action telling himself it’s not selflessness, it’s the scoop. Now Suyana and Daniel are on the run—and if they don’t keep themselves one step ahead, they’ll lose it all.

The Insects of Love, by Genevieve Valentine, is a dream-like science fiction/fantasy puzzle about two sisters and several possible realities. The only certainty is that one sister gets a tattoo and disappears into the desert. The surviving sister is obsessed with insects and believes her sister has left her clues as to her disappearance. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Lace. Leather. Open collars over exquisite collarbones. A single red drop on paper-white cuffs. From the brocade extravagance of the Unseelie courts to the ubiquitous leather of supernatural detectives to the old-fashioned good taste of wealthy vampires -- we are as familiar with fantasy protagonists'' attire as we are with their paranormal deed. Tales of tormented designers and well-dressed vampires strut into spotlight in this anthology of fantasy tales focusing on the world of fashion and its intersection with the uncanny.

La beauté sans vertu by Genevieve Valentine is a vicious little swipe at the fashion industry as certain disturbing trends are amplified in the future and a famous fashion House prepares for an important show. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

SERIES PREMIERE Emilia and the man with the veil of smoke have set out for the ocean in a stolen truck. There''s a bloody handprint on his neck. She''s beginning to worry it''s hers. Death and the Maiden go on a road trip. Nobody gets out alive. A new series from writer GENEVIEVE VALENTINE (Catwoman) illustrated in competing points of view by ANNIE WU (Hawkeye Black Canary) and MING DOYLE (The Banks DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman).

Will Selina save Gotham City? Or will she burn it to the ground?

Emilia and the man with the veil of smoke have set out for the ocean in a stolen truck. ThereÕs a bloody handprint on his neck. SheÕs beginning to worry itÕs hers. Death stole EmiliaÑthe first time in his very long life that he hasnÕt carried over the soul he was assigned to carry over. It would be romantic, except that theyÕre being hunted. Death and the Maiden go on a road trip. Nobody gets out alive. The first volume of a new series from writer GENEVIEVE VALENTINE (Catwoman), illustrated in competing points of view by ANNIE WU (Hawkeye, Black Canary) and MING DOYLE (The Banks, DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman). Collects TWO GRAVES #1-6

After the Twilight of the Gods, the world is precariously uncertain – and Xena and Gabrielle have been missing from it for twenty-five years. Even without Livia, the power of Rome is growing: Caesar is determined to conquer by lies what he can''t conquer by force, and the people at its edges know what''s coming. (All roads lead to Rome, and Rome is hunting.) Xena and Gabrielle scramble to stop him before they have to wage war against a man they once called a friend. But along the way, Xena will have to confront her past against a rogue band of women warriors, and Gabrielle, whose secret visions are becoming prophecy, will have to protect Xena – at any cost.

From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning co- creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers comes this ambitious, non- fiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters. Madness and paranoia continue to take a toll on the sanity of Betty and Barney Hill as they search for help in determining whether their nightmares may have been missing memories of their alien encounter. Also including "True Weird: And I Have Been Promised It" by Genevieve Valentine, Ming Doyle, and Aditya Bidikar.

CatwomanÕs life of crime reaches stunning new heights at the hands of writer Genevieve Valentine and David Messina. Selina Kyle-head of the Calabrese crime family-has survived a crime war with Black Mask and is managing an uneasy peace between the two factions. But old habits die hard. Upon hearing that Batman is dead, Catwoman goes on the prowl again in search of the Dark Knight. Can Selina lead a double life with her crime family nipping at her tail and Black Mask making moves to wipe the Calabrese family from Gotham? CatwomanÕs life continues to get muddled when the second Catwoman-a woman she has intimate knowledge of-takes it upon herself to safeguard Selina and train the upstart vigilante Spoiler. The cold war between GothamÕs crime families heats up, and Selina must embrace her role or fall. But who is she-a crime lord or Catwoman? Collects the CATWOMAN Sneak Peak and issues #41-46

The fight is on! Xena and Gabrielle battle for their lives against the Harpies, who quickly reveal themselves to be more than they seem – but what happens when Gabrielle finds herself trapped between the past and the future?

This fifth volume of the year''s best science fiction and fantasy features thirty-three stories by some of the genre''s greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Aliette de Bodard, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jay Lake, Kelly Link, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov''s, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Strange Horizons, and other top venues, The Year''s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.

Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world. Featuring Kelly Link • Holly Black • Ken Liu • Usman T. Malik • Lauren Beukes • Paolo Bacigalupi • Joe Abercrombie • Genevieve Valentine • Nicola Griffith • Caitlín R. Kiernan • Greg Egan • K. J. Parker • Rachel Swirsky • Alice Sola Kim • Garth Nix • Karl Schroeder • Ellen Klages • Kai Ashante Wilson • Michael Swanwick • Eleanor Arnason • James Patrick Kelly • Ian Mcdonald • Amal El-Mohtar • Tim Maughan • Elizabeth Bear • Theodora Goss • Peter Watts

From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. Between the hallucinogenic, weird, imaginative wordplay and the brilliant mathematical puzzles and social satire, Alice has been read, enjoyed, and savored by every generation since its publication. Datlow asked eighteen of the most brilliant and acclaimed writers working today to dream up stories and poems inspired by all the strange events and surreal characters found in Wonderland. Includes contributions from Kris Dikeman, Delia Sherman, C. S. E. Cooney, Jane Yolen, Priya Sharma, Richard Bowes, Stephen Graham Jones, Jeffrey Ford, Angela Slatter, Matthew Kressel, Seanan McGuire, Andy Duncan, Kaaron Warren, Ysabeau S. Wilce, Genevieve Valentine, Catherynne M. Valente, Katherine Vaz, and Jane Yolen. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Emilia and Death see Vegas, grab lunch, and meet some friends who try to kill them. The road trip''s going great.

The Hasagawa crime family has been a big thorn in Selina''s side as she grapples with the underworld. Now learn the secret of how their stories intersect.

“THE WRATH OF SPOILER!” Stephanie Brown wants nothing more than to save Gotham City from the epidemic of costumed vigilantes and madmen that regularly tear the city apart. But before she can try to stop them, she must face the challenge of one in particular: the insane idealogue the Wrath is back, and Stephanie knows what he has planned—but she refuses to let Batman risk more lives to stop him. That means it’s all on her…and a very unlikely ally!

To the thrill of rabid fans the world over, television''s Xena: Warrior Princess is back for swashbuckling new adventures! After the Twilight of the Gods, the world is precariously uncertain, and Xena and Gabrielle have been missing for twenty-five years. The power of Rome is growing; Caesar is determined to conquer by lies what he can''t conquer by force, and the people at its edges know what''s coming. Our heroines return to stop him before they have to wage war against a man they once called a friend... but along the way, Xena will have to confront her past against a rogue band of women warriors, and Gabrielle, whose secret visions are becoming prophecy, will have to protect her partner at any cost.

Death takes Emilia to prom. It goes about as well as Emilia always expected prom to go.

Death falls in love. Emilia sees the water. Everything falls apart.

A collection of the best American science fiction and fantasy stories from 2016

Gabrielle is a "guest" of Rome. She''ll have the power of an empire at her fingertips, if she becomes a loyal subject of Augustus Caesar - a Bard that will shape history. But Xena will stop at nothing to get Gabrielle back - no matter the cost. When the streets of Rome become a battlefield, a legacy hangs in the balance.

A stand of aspen trees shares a single root system; connected deep and out of sight, they can survive almost anything. Death can only hope thatÕs true as he tries to hide Emilia.

END OF STORY ARC Dual points of view meet again in this two-artist issue! Death is offered retirement. Emilia is offered Death.

Die westliche Neuinterpretation des Megahits Attack on Titan! Zwölf völlig neue und eigenständige Geschichten auf über 200 Farbseiten versprechen fette Titanenaction! Doch diesmal steckt nicht etwa Hajime Isayama hinter diesem Werk, sondern eine lange Liste von Comicgrößen aus aller Welt, die sich schon mit diversen anderen Serien einen Namen gemacht haben. Unter anderem schwingen die Eisner Award-Preisträger Scott Snyder (Batman), Michael Avon Oeming (Powers), Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl), Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) und Paolo Rivera (Mythos) die Feder und sorgen für beste Unterhaltung. Ein Fest nicht nur für eingefleischte Fans von Isayamas düstererm Manga, sondern auch für neugierige Comicleser, die erstmals in die Welt der Titanen eintauchen möchten.

With half the Harpies taken hostage and on their way to Rome as war prizes, Xena and Gabrielle set off on a desperate rescue mission. The Harpies are ready for battle, and even Ares has joined the fray, but with Rome hungry for victory at any cost, they might already be too late. It''s battle on two fronts… and when Gabrielle faces a terrible choice, will she risk losing Xena to save the world?

With half the Harpies taken hostage and on their way to Rome as war prizes, Xena and Gabrielle set off on a desperate rescue mission. The Harpies are ready for battle, and even Ares has joined the fray, but with Rome hungry for victory at any cost, they might already be too late. It''s battle on two fronts… and when Gabrielle faces a terrible choice, will she risk losing Xena to save the world?

Xena and Gabrielle infiltrate the infamous Croesus'' Palace gaming hall to kidnap a Roman general, but are the stakes higher than they bargained for? Fortune can change on a single roll of the dice!

This collection of unabridged, unforgettable tales, written by some of science fiction’s most esteemed authors, pays homage to one of the genre’s most cherished story types. Whether time travel stories leap forward in time or slip into the past, they remain popular with fans. John Barnesspins a tale of intrigue as the principles of science are discovered centuries ahead of time while mankind is divided into classes (Com''n and Liejt) and the Irish people are slaves in “Things Undone.” Nancy KressAnne Boleyn and that of historians from a distant future to which pivotal historic figures are taken in order to prevent otherwise inevitable bloodshed in “And Wild for to Hold.” Ian R. MacLeodsends three time traveling historians from the future to rescue Captain Oatesfrom the doomed Scott party amidst the race to the South Pole in the early 20thcentury in “Home Time.” Tom Purdomsets historians from the future on a high seas adventure to document a 19thcentury British Admiralty anti-slavery patrol in “The Mists of Time.” Science fiction grand master, Robert Silverberg, slowly slides the fifty-seven year old owner of a Toyota dealership in the San Francisco Bay area backwards in time towards his birth in “Against the Current.” Allen M. Steeletells the story of how a U.S. Navy blimp crewmember happens upon time travelers while monitoring Soviet sea traffic around Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in “The Observation Post.” Michael Swanwickfollows the director of a dinosaur research center holding a timeline-polluting fund raiser located in the late Cretaceous period in the Hugo award winning story, “Scherzo with Tyrannosaur.” Genevieve Valentineobserves the detrimental effects of time travel on the timeline through the eyes of a seamstress whose wealthy patrons are obsessed with their time period costumes in “Bespoke.”

They say that sport is a substitute for war, but the line dividing the two is often hard to make out-especially in the no-holds-barred pages of STRANGE SPORTS STORIES, where the spirit of good, clean competition gets a brutal body check from the darker side of human nature. After all, the urge to be the best-and to crush your opponents along the way-is one of the defining characteristics of life, from the lowliest microbes to the most artificially intelligent of robots. Whether youÕre scoring goals to appease the elder gods or rolling boules with the Devil, everyone wants to be a winner-and you canÕt win if you donÕt play! Collects STRANGE SPORTS STORIES #1-4, featuring work by Paul Pope, Lauren Beukes, Gilbert Hernandez, Amy Chu, Andy MacDonald, Ivan Brandon, Darick Robertson, Monica Gallagher and many more!

Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers--bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who''s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?

Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre’s best known anthologies is back with his 10th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy from 2015. With established names and new talent this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the reader to the outer-reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass. Featuring Paolo Bacigalupi • Elizabeth Bear • Greg Bear • Jeffrey Ford • Neil Gaiman • Nalo Hopkinson • Nisi Shawl • Simon Ings • Gwyneth Jones • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Anne Leckie • Kelly Link • Usman T. Malik • Ian McDonald • Vonda McIntrye • Sam J. Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • Kim Stanley Robinson • Kelly Robson • Geoff Ryman • Nike Sulway • Catherynne Valente • Genevieve Valentine • Kai Ashante Wilson • Alyssa Wong