Lloyd: 1323 books

These are four stories from four worlds as different from each other as they are different from our own. The shaman struggles with changes in her world and her perceptions.  The characters in Appomattox struggle with changes in time.  The detective in Mister Ordinary struggles to keep up...

Detective Sergeant Mitchell Foster of the LAPD is haunted by his past. After a terrorist raid on a nuclear storage facility puts law enforcement officials across the country on alert, Detective Foster is drawn into the investigation of a terrorist plot. Disaster strikes when Foster's orders lead...

This is a story from the second wave of ships to arrive at Tau-Ceti 2, eleven lightyears from earth.  This wave was largely made up of children, human embryos, animal embryos, robotic factories, and replacement parts.  This story recounts the struggle one group faced at the end of their...

Anthony Griffin is an ordinary kid caught up in a dangerous world. The boundaries between real and virtual are more and more blurred, and when Anthony's girlfriend is taken out in a gang hit, he has to venture into the underground world of the Drop to flush out her killer and bring him to justice. This is the story of a boy whose girl is worth more than money.

Twelve-year-old Mallie knows better than to dream. In Coal Top, you live the story you're given: boys toil in the mines and girls work as servants. Mallie can't bear the idea of that kind of life, but her family is counting on her wages to survive. It wasn't always this way. Before the Dust...

If you are like the majority of people, you do not have a lot of time during the holidays to make special decorations. You can make your holiday decorating quick and easy and create a festive atmosphere in your home without spending a lot of time and money, leaving you more time to enjoy the holiday...

I can’t recall my first thought that morning: that I was in a strange bedroom; that an unfamiliar man was naked beside me; or that a woman was screaming somewhere in the distance. When Lana Greenwood attends a glamorous house party she finds herself tempted into a ménage a trois. But...

The advantages of specialization are so obvious that, today, we don't even know how to recognize a competent syncretist!

There was never a stronger desire that flows through the veins of a Louisiana man to be a cowboy than in Tom Menzer. At nineteen, he had made a good start to do that, but Pontchartrain, Louisiana, did not seem to be the right place, so he turned his horse west and headed for Texas where the real cowboys...

IT'S 1841 . . . and Letty and her sister Lavinia have arrived in Sydney town.� It's a dangerous place for two girls on their own.� When Lavinia gets a job, poor Letty is left feeling useless and alone.� Then she meets Mary, a strange woman with a secret . . . . Follow Letty on...

A young scientist and his friends are introduced to the frightening array of alternate universes when he creates a device that can open a doorway between dimensions. He learns that very small events can change how the world operates in very powerful and terrifying ways. Lost in a wilderness of parallel...

I fall. A winter short story is our gift for the frozen season.  The snowflakes are ready to fall down but is this the right time? “The air is still warm!” “No, it isn’t” It can be very difficult to answer the most important question for a snowflake: to fall or not to fall?...

“Perfect for storytime, and with so much to explore on each page, a one-on-one read is also a must.” —School Library Journal “A sweet depiction of companionship and creature comforts.” —Publishers Weekly It’s the middle of the night, and two paper mice find adventure—and...

Murilla Gorilla, the jungle detective, is woken up by a new case: Ms. Chimpanzee's muffins were stolen. But who did it? It's up to Murilla to find out...as long as she can find her badge first! Murilla may seem like a hopeless detective - disorganized, messy and always thinking about her next snack - but out of her mess come some pretty good ideas, and some pretty funny moments too.