In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back. In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered h...more

Joseph Boyden's first novel is the story of two Cree friends, Xavier and Elijah, who leave their pristine northern country to end up in the horrific trenches of World War I. Loosely based on the real life of a famous Canadian sniper, the story is told from two first-person views: those of Xavier and his old aunt and only living relative, Niska. Aft...more

There's a heatwave in Toronto, and Duncan has a summer job in the lost property office for the subway, in room he calls the dungeon, far, far below the city. It's the most boring summer job in the world. Until he finds the little brown book. The book is a diary filled with the dark secrets of an anonymous serial killer stalking his prey. Duncan can...more

Love is as strong as death, as hard as Hell. The nameless and beautiful narrator of "The Gargoyle" is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and wakes up in a burns ward, undergoing the tortures of the damned. His life is over - he is now a monster. But in fact it is only jus...more