G. Willow Wilson
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. G. Willow Wilson's debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and it established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King , a stunning new novel that tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in...
2) Ms. Marvel
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2014-
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!"-- from Forbidden Planet web site.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
433 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients, dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups, from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind. The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the State's electronic...
4) Poison Ivy
Author
Series
Poison Ivy (2022) volume 2
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]-
Physical Desc
volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Pamela Isley has been a lot of things in her life. A living god, a super-villain, an activist, a scientist, and dead. In a new body that she didn't ask for and with a renewed sense of purpose, Ivy leaves Gotham and sets out to complete her greatest work-a gift to the world that will heal the damage dealt to it...by ending humanity. On her journey to doom humankind, a heartbroken and betrayed Poison Ivy encounters obstacles (plant assassins!) and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berger Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2019-
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
volumes : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in a far-flung star system, this new epic sci-fi monthly saga tells the tale of two women--a young religious acolyte and a hard-bitten freighter pilot--who separately uncover a vast conspiracy between the leader of the system's dominant religion and the mega-corporation that controls society. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair of rebels risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth. But when your beliefs...
7) A-Force
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015-]
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In a secluded corner of Battleworld, the utopian island of Arcadia is fiercely protected by a team of Avengers the likes of which have only ever been glimpsed before. Fighting to protect the small sliver of their world that's left, the Amazing A-Force stands ready to take on all threats! When monsters appear on Arcadia, She-Hulk and A-Force set out to discover the source. But when they stumble upon a far-reaching conspiracy, She-Hulk must prepare...
Author
Series
Star Wars graphic novels. Darth Maul volume 2
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Concluding the Age of Star Wars - epic adventures featuring your favorite characters from all three film trilogies! This final volume spotlights the heroes of the Resistance and the villains of the First Order! Witness the moments that define them, the incredible battles that shaped them - and their eternal conflict between light and darkness! Solo stories spotlight major figures from Star Wars Episodes VII-IX - including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron,...
Series
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Marvel Universe has always reflected the 'world outside your window'--from the moment Captain America charged into battle in World War II. Our characters confront contemporary issues, torn from the headlines, that can be every bit as difficult to overcome as their deadly foes. These powerful stories from throughout Marvel's history feature iconic heroes and young champions tackling heavy-hitting subjects including alcoholism, drug abuse, prejudice,...