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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Lenard Sikophsky's father has been feeding him plutonium since the age of six in the hopes of making him the world's first bona fide superhero. First, he must pass the unusual tests of manhood locked in the centuries old tomb, The Manaton, a secret relic passed down for generations. Falling in love with the beautiful, compulsively suicidal Laura Moskowitz doesn't make his life any easier. But with the guidance of the Sikophsky men, the antiquated rulebook, and of course a healthy amount of plutonium, Lenard accepts his fate as an exactor of justice. . Twenty years later, Lenard's son Nemo is introduced to the same destiny as his father, only this time the violent entity called THEY are in dangerous pursuit. Lenard's life and the legacy of his family are put to the test when he is forced to defend everything he loves.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A labor strike at a lumber mill divides a town based on the author's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. The Land of Plenty portrays the blue-collar workers' struggle for existence and depicts, with sensitivity and compassion, workers and owners alike in their poverty, depravity, and their ultimate goodness. The Land of Plenty created a political firestorm when it was published to great success in 1935. Long out -of-print it remains one of the most graphically exciting novels of the Thirties, a lost American classic. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. MATHIAS TRUE IS REVEREND AMERICA. CALING YOU BACK TO THE HOLY MUSIC OF LIFE. IT IS TRUE LOVE IS YOUR ONLY REDEMER Rocky is the road. Weary is the way. Lay your burden down. Come be Healed by this Glorious WHITE KNIGHT Mathias is better known as Casper, an albino preacher who had healing ways in his youth. Back in his hometown of Joplin, Missouri seeking rest from years of hurt, Casper soon finds himself with the pregnant teenage prostitute Angelike outrunning their pasts on the great road south. Dangers follow them, characters as crazed and colorful as America's own history greet them, and Casper finds himself on the unexpected road to salvation. Singing in a space between Flannery O'Connor and Carl Hiaasen, Reverend America mixes the old with the new. A kicking and spitting true-to-life tale that is Saknussemm's most heart-rending to date.…

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. 387pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "The tiny Northeast island of Bismuth keeps getting smaller for Orange Whippey. Stranded on Wreck Rock, a bad day only gets worse when Orange is conscripted into service on board the Wendy's Mom. After a drunken fall from the ruins of a navy ship and the ill-advised ingestion of a stimulating new drug, Orange is rescued by Angie Bombardier, a fetching and forthright fellow Islander. But with the arrival of Snorri, a Finlindian whale herder on a quest to find the fabled Hyperborea, and Waldena, a harpoon wielding Thor-cult priestess, the waters surrounding Bismuth get rough and Orange finds himself at the center of a search for a missing package. Rumors swirl and dangers escalate, turning the serene isle upside-down. For things to be set right again, the package must be found and given to its rightful recipient. . . [] A vast North Atlantic is teeming with mythical whales and epic tales. Cruising the open water, Orange drinks gallons of coffee and beer, barbeques squid, and even stumbles into a sweltering sauna with the alluring Bombardier sisters. Aboard the Honeypaws, he is set on course to encounter an ancient council that is helping secretly create the WhaleNet, a cell phone network made of migrating whales. The council's possible ulterior motives could hold the surprising and bizarre resolution to Orange's journey. [] Drawing from the various satiric traditions of Neil Gaiman, Thomas Pynchon, and Christopher Moore, SWELL is full of legend and lore, big fish stories, and unforgettable humor." [flap copy] "This delightfully loopy debut combines Down East deadpan with elements of Nordic mythology and Pynchonesque pyrotechnics. Ericson's Maine coastal setting lies at the edge of the surreal."--Publishers Weekly. "Jaunty, playful, hilarious and eminently readable, SWELL is much more than an auspicious debut, it's that rarest of birds, a good old-fashioned reading pleasure."--Jonathan Evison. "Orange himself reads like Pynchon's Doc Sportello. Add a splash of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, too . . . A superbly crafted mixture of humor and observations of modern life, a combination of barely-noticeable detective fiction and magical realism, something uniquely its own and, in the end, a truly good read. SWELL is a fantastic novel."--Line Zero. Pristine paperback w/sharp corners & crisp edges, French flaps, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine.…

Zustand: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. The author's first novel, a farcical tale set on (and off) a tiny island in the far Northeast - a story of rival whaling factions, Korean smugglers, and much more. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 386 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.…

Zustand: New.