Chuck Dixon
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Language
English
Description
When what appears to be a simple drinking bowl ends up in Bruce Wayne's hands, a horde of dark villains descend on Wayne Manor, intent on possessing it. Ra's al Ghul, the Penguin and Catwoman, as well as dozens of brutal mercenaries, all will stop at nothing to claim this mysterious chalice. As the battles build to a savage crescendo, many questions demand to be answered: Could this really be the Holy Grail of legend? Can even its apparently miraculous...
Author
Series
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who's traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Detective Carson O'Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itself, and that...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim the hoard of gold stolen from them by the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming Hobbit dwelling in peaceful Hobbiton. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But as they journey from the wonders of Rivendell to the terrors of Mirkwood and beyond, Bilbo will find...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A devastating earthquake has left Gotham City in ruins, and the government is getting close to completely cutting it off from the rest of civilization. But there's one man who's vowed to save Gotham from whatever foe it comes up against, and now Bruce Wayne must put aside his life as Batman and put on his suit and tie as he takes his fight for the fate of Gotham to Washington, D.C. In this, the final act before the beginning of the classic event,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Rand al'Thor, Egwene al'Ver, and their friends flee home with Moiraine and Warder Lan Mandragoran for the sanctuary Baerlon, where Rand's nightmares grow darker and Egwene receives instruction from Moiraine in spite of growing distrust.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When an army of ninjas arrives in Blüdhaven, they're just harbingers of more trouble to come. Shrike is back and he wants revenge against Nightwing, with the blessing of his new master, Blockbuster. And Dick Grayson gains a partner on the police force while moving closer to another.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"No longer known as the Boy Wonder, Robin, our beloved Dick Grayson makes a new name for himself providing protection and justice in the corrupt streets of Bludhaven. As the new vigilante in town, Nightwing finds his own ways of fighting crime and keeping the peace."--
Author
Series
Birds of prey volume 2
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Former Batgirl Barbara Gordon, now known as Oracle, helps Black Canary when she finds herself in the middle of cult leader Kobra's hunt for a long-forgotten piece of Russian technology.
15) Robin year one
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Already entrenched in the Batcave and his official training complete, young Dick Grayson has a world of experience to gain and a ton of new enemies to make. The early days of the Boy Wonder begin here! After months of training to become Batman's crime-fighting partner, young orphan Dick Grayson is finally ready to take to the night as Robin. But this job requires more than just his fists. As he squares off against the Mad Hatter, Mr. Freeze and Two-Face...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Batman tales that tie into the epic "Zero Hour" storyline are now finally collected into one graphic novel in BATMAN: ZERO HOUR! Time is collapsing in on itself. The villainous Extant has ushered in a series of black holes that are swallowing the universe--past, present and future! The Bat-family, like everyone else in the DC Universe, has seen time loops affect their lives. The result? The return of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, teenage Dick Grayson...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rand; his friends Mat, Perrin, and Egwene; the Aes Sedai Moiraine and her Warder, Lan Mandragoran; Thom the gleeman and Nynaeve, the village Wisdom, split into three groups while trying to escape the ancient, dead city of Shadar Logoth, where they are pursued by the deadly Mashadar. A disastrous river crossing leaves Perrin and Egwene on their own - until they meet a mysterious stranger who claims that he and Perrin share a remarkable ability. Meanwhile,...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"These formative stories chronicle the beginnings of the Birds of Prey team, as Oracle (the former Batgirl, Barbara Gordon) teams up with Catwoman, Black Canary and other female heroes of the DC Universe. First, Oracle must help Catwoman take down a ruthless Catwoman impersonator whom the duo had saved years before. Then, Black Canary invades Santa Prisca to stop a slavery ring but ends up helping overthrow the government. And Black Canary pursues...