Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 3
Language
English
Description
"June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Don't miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!
From a brilliant new voice comes a brilliant new epic fantasy saga of war, prophecy, betrayal, history, and destiny.
When Acting Lt. Jim Chee catches a Hopi poacher huddled over a butchered Navajo Tribal police officer, he has an open-and-shut case—until his former boss, Joe Leaphorn, blows it wide
...Author
Language
English
Description
This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the "Plague Village," in the rugged mountain spine of England. In 1666, a tainted bolt of cloth from London carries bubonic infection to this isolated settlement of shepherds and lead miners. A visionary young preacher convinces the villagers to seal themselves off in a deadly quarantine to prevent the spread of disease. The story is told through the eyes of eighteen-year-old Anna...
Author
Series
Gone novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the aftermath of the bloody plague, Princess Imogen and Nico Mott find their paths crossing as they journey into a world where fresh horrors lie in wait — and where they must work together to defeat the monsters coming for them both" --
6) Earth abides
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A disease of unparalleled destructive force has sprung up almost simultaneously in every corner of the globe, all but destroying the human race. One survivor, strangely immune to the effects of the epidemic, ventures forward to experience a world without man. What he ultimately discovers will prove far more astonishing than anything he'd either dreaded or hoped for.
7) Zhara
Author
Series
Guardians of Dawn volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forbidden from practicing magic and burdened by her responsibilities, Jin Zhara's life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes involved with the Guardians of Dawn, a group dedicated to fighting a demonic plague that is corrupting magicians.
Author
Series
Merciful Crow volume 1
Language
English
Description
Fie's Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin; when they're called to collect royal dead, she's hoping they'll find the payout of a lifetime. But Crown Prince Jasimir faked his death, and Fie's ready to cut his throat. He offers a wager that she can't refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he'll protect the Crows when he reigns. Hawk warrior Tavin, Jas's bodyguard, magically assumed the prince's appearance and...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simon Blackthorne goes to Africa to continue the war against paranormal terror. While there he meets Kess Goodal, who is struggling to unravel a deadly plague that has killed millions. Together they fight to save the country of Mallaruza before it is lost to terrorist control.
10) Protocol zero
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire family of researchers dead. Joe Rush is called to help examine the bodies. On the surface, it looks like a brutal murder/suicide. But the situation is nowhere near that simple--nor is it over. Upon closer investigation, Rush discovers the terrifying truth. The research team has fallen victim to something that seems impossible...
11) Bleak midwinter
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this gorgeous, suspenseful novel, a Russian aristocrat races to stop a plague spreading from an isolated Manchurian city to the rest of the world. Based on a true story, this novel was inspired by the author's discovery of a long-lost book by a Russian doctor who chronicled a plague epidemic in Manchuria in 1910. A multi-series international television production of Shields' first novel "The Fig Eater" is currently in the works. Print run 75,000....
13) The plague tales
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
474 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Give the dark my love volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old alchemy student Nedra turns to dark magic when a deadly plague sweeps through her homeland leaving her new friend, Grey, to pull her from the darkness.
18) The last hours
Author
Series
Last hours (Minette Walters) volume 1
Language
English
Description
When the Black Death enters England in 1348, no one knows how it spreads and kills so quickly. The Church cites God as the cause, and religious fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment. But Lady Anne of Develish has her own ideas. Anne is a rarity among women, being both literate and knowledgeable. With her brutal husband absent when news of the pestilence reaches her, and being well-versed in the importance of...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are finally gone they will have no choice but to leave. But where will they find safety in the desolate wasteland outside? One man has the courage to find...
Author
Series
Ghosts of Albion volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Interlibrary loan through ILLiad
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Knox County Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your pickup location.
Suggest a purchase
If it is too new for interlibrary loan (6 months), you can place a suggestion with us. Suggest a Purchase