Adult Summer Reading-What Muskegon is Reading

The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again By Tolkien, J. R. R. Notes by Anderson, Douglas A. 1999-09 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780618002214 Check Our Catalog Whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in his hobbit-hole by a wizard and a company of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of a large and very dangerous dragon. Illustrations. HPL patron:  Very good.  Better than the movies. …More

Amber and Ashes By Weis, Margaret 2005-07 - Wizards of the Coast 9780786937424 Check Our Catalog Taking up where the War of Souls series left off with the central character Mina, this new trilogy by the "New York Times" bestselling author also explores the chaos that is post-war Krynn. …More

Amber and Iron By Weis, Margaret 2006-11 - Wizards of the Coast 9780786940868 Check Our Catalog Former monk Rhys leads a powerful alliance in an attempt to find some way to destroy the Beloved, the fearsome movement of undead caught in the terrifying grip of the Lord of Death. Original. …More

Friendly Fire By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Introduction by Ford, John G. 2008-03 - Vertigo 9781401216627 Check Our Catalog …More

DMZ, Volume 5: The Hidden War By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Illustrator Zezelj, Danijel 2008-08 - Vertigo 9781401218331 Check Our Catalog This fifth volume in the critically acclaimed series looks at life during wartime--America's 21st-century Civil War. …More

DMZ: On the Ground By Wood, Brian 2006-06 - Vertigo 9781401210625 Check Our Catalog DMZ created by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. …More

DMZ: Public Works: Volume 3 By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Introduction by Doctorow, Cory 2007-09 - Vertigo 9781401214760 Check Our Catalog In Volume 3, collecting issues 13-17, Matty severs his ties to the "Liberty News" and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city. …More

Body of a Journalist: Volume 2 By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo 2007-02 - Vertigo 9781401212476 Check Our Catalog America's worst nightmare has come true. Having neglected the threat of anti-establishment militias, the U.S. government is in danger of losing control. Middle America has violently risen up, coming to a standstill at Manhattan or, as the world now knows it, the DMZ. Matty Roth, a naive, aspiring photojournalist, lands a dream gig following a veteran war journalist into the heart of the DMZ. …More

Blood in the Snow By Wood, Brian Illustrator Lolos, Vasilis Illustrator Zezelj, Danijel 2010-03 - Vertigo 9781401226206 Check Our Catalog This volume collects all of the NORTHLANDERS short stories (issues 9, 10, 17, 18, 19 and 20). Exploring everything from the art of Viking single combat, to the role of women in the Viking world, this volume also includes the return of the original Northlanders artist Davide Gianfelice to illustrate a coda to Volume 1. …More

Northlanders Vol. 01: Sven the Returned By Wood, Brian Illustrator Gianfelice, Davide 2008-10 - Vertigo 9781401219185 Check Our Catalog When Sven of Orkney - now relocated to the sophisticated city of Constantinople - learns of his father's death, he returns home in hope of inheriting a fortune. But what he discovers is treachery: his father has been murdered by his Uncle Gorm, who has stolen Sven's birthright. Is Sven still Viking enough to reclaim what is rightfully his? …More