Best of
Supernatural

1997

The Midnight Cafe


Laurell K. Hamilton - 1997
    Three Anita Blake novels in collector's edition hardback; Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones and Killing Dance

Club Vampyre


Laurell K. Hamilton - 1997
    Vampires call me The Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary folks with fangs. I know better. I carry the scars. . . In my job -- I'm an animator; I raise the dead -- I've seen just about everything. I've dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves and been wooed, but not won, by Jean-Claude, the most powerful bloodsucker in St. Louis. When a serial killer started murdering vampires, it was Jean-Claude who wanted me to find the killer. Later a rogue vamp named Alejandro hit town and wanted to make me his human servant. A war of the undead had begun. Over me. I'd have been flattered, if my life weren't at stake.Books in this collection:* Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 1)* The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 2)* Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Bk 3)

The Forbidden Game


L.J. Smith - 1997
    There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached-blond hair. And when he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is something deeper.But as Jenny and her six friends begin to play the Game at Tom's birthday celebration, a night of friends and fun quickly turns into a night of terror and obsessive love. Because the Game isn't just a game - it's the seven friends' new reality, where Julian reigns as the Prince of the Shadows.One by one the friends must confront their phobias to win the Game. To lose the Game is to lose their lives. And that is only the beginning...

My Soul to Keep


Tananarive Due - 1997
    Yet she still feels something about him is just out of reach. Soon, as people close to Jessica begin to meet violent, mysterious deaths, David makes an unimaginable confession: More than 400 years ago, he and other members of an Ethiopian sect traded their humanity so they would never die, a secret he must protect at any cost. Now, his immortal brethren have decided David must return and leave his family in Miami. Instead, David vows to invoke a forbidden ritual to keep Jessica and his daughter with him forever. Harrowing, engrossing and skillfully rendered, My Soul to Keep traps Jessica between the desperation of immortals who want to rob her of her life and a husband who wants to rob her of her soul. With deft plotting and an unforgettable climax, this tour de force reminiscent of early Anne Rice will win Due a new legion of fans.

Smith Wigglesworth: The Complete Collection of His Life Teachings


Roberts Liardon - 1997
    No library can be complete without this classic, timeless treasure.

The Blackstone Chronicles


John Saul - 1997
    John Saul, the master of supernatural suspense, John Saul, brings to chilling life the small New England town of Blackstone--and the secrets and sins that lay buried there. . . . — From atop Blackstone's highest hill, the old Asylum casts its shadow over the village. Built in the 1890s to house the insane, the Asylum has stood vacant for decades. But now, the wrecker's ball is about to strike--and unleash an ominous evil. Strange gifts begin to appear on the doorsteps of Blackstone's finest citizens.Each bears a mysterious history.Each brings a horrifying power to harm.Each reveals another thread in the suspensefully woven web of . . .THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLESPart I--An Eye for an Eye: The DollPart II--Twist of Fate: The LocketPart III--Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's FlamePart IV--In the Shadow of Evil: The HandkerchiefPart V--Day of Reckoning: The StereoscopePart VI--Asylum

The Incredible Power of Prayer


Roger J. Morneau - 1997
    As he shares God's answers, he shows readers how they too can take hold of the incredible power of prayer.

In a Foreign Town, in a Foreign Land


Thomas Ligotti - 1997
    Originally published with Current 93's 1997 album of the same name.

Listen to Me, Satan!: Exercising Authority over the Devil in Jesus' Name


Carlos Annacondia - 1997
    It's the story of how one man confronted the devil, in the authority of the name of Jesus, and experienced extraordinary results. "I highly recommend that all believers who are hungry for a harvest of souls and for keys to unlocking Satan's grip on the lost read this book." --Cindy Jacobs " "Listen to Me, Satan " may well be regarded in the future as one of the most important, if not "the" most important, revival books of the decade." --C. Peter Wagner""""

The Last Vampire and Black Blood


Christopher Pike - 1997
    Alisa Perne is not your average teenager. Alisa has lived for 5000 years. She has endured heartbreak, betrayal and narrowly escaped death enough for several lifetimes. Now Alisa is living in the present day and is still plagued by enemies from the past - an ancient and powerful enemy. She will protect herself and her secret no matter what the cost - she must...the last vampire will not die!

The Crow: Book of Pain Sketchbook


James O'Barr - 1997
    I know pain at the molecular level...it pulls at my atoms...sings to me in an alphabet of fear...I am the boiling man.This Crow Blank Sketchbook is perfect for drawing, sketching and all around art!

The Haunting


Paul Doherty - 1997
    Oliver is a hard-working, committed priest, and he has one gift - that of the exorcism of 'divining spirits'. The Archbishop tells Oliver that Lady Seaton, owner of Candleton Hall in Norfolk, has appealed to the Church for assistance in allaying the terrifying and haunting experiences taking place at the Hall. Father Oliver goes to Candleton and within hours, he and his sister Emma have first-hand experience of the phenomena: pools of blood form on the floor, a woman dressed in black walks the Long Gallery, the sound of knocking, cries in the night and hurried footsteps and, above all, a sense of malevolence which seeps through the house. Painstakingly, Oliver, a natural scholar, delves into the family secrets of the Seatons and finds chilling truths which span four centuries.

The Chalice: A Glastonbury Ghost Story


Phil Rickman - 1997
    When Diane Ffitch returns home, it’s with a sense of deep unease. As the town becomes increasingly split by violence and death, Diane and her friends face up to the worst of all possibilities: the existence of an anti-Grail—the Dark Chalice.

Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 45-48: Ghost Camp, How to Kill a Monster, Legend of the Lost Legend, and Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns


R.L. Stine - 1997
    - Ghost Camp- How to Kill a Monster- Legend of the Lost Legend- Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

Echoes of the Elders


Chief Lelooska - 1997
    Now retold in this gorgeous volume and its accompanying audio CD, they are more vibrant than ever. Chief Lelooska was a celebrated painter and carver and a storyteller without peer. This glorious book, completed before his recent death, is his final tribute to the art and lore of the tribe. Full color.

Digger


Joseph Flynn - 1997
    What separated him from everyone else was knowing right where the enemy was hiding. Even in the dark. That made him a natural tunnel rat. Then one day he went down a hole with his best friend Jamie Doolan. John was almost killed by a grenade and Doolan … disappeared. Leaving a man behind is a mortal sin and John did penance every day. When he got home, he and two vet friends secretly recreated a portion of the VC’s tunnels under the town of Elk River. Years later, a fight comes to Elk River, a strike against the town’s biggest employer. The labor dispute turns deadly when Tommy Boyle, the union leader and John’s closest living relative, is killed — and the county sheriff might be an accomplice. That leaves John with no choice but to investigate, using his tunnels to help find the truth. When Tommy’s nemesis, company owner Tony Hunt, learns of the tunnels’ existence, he decides there’s only one thing to do. Bring in his own Viet Cong.

Dark Passenger


Donald Allen Kirch - 1997
    As the voyage progresses, passengers and crew become the victims of several grisly murders - not seen since the infamous Jack the Ripper. All clues point to the impossible: the murderer is a 3,000-year-old mummy named "Ka-Re." Amid all the death and chaos, Parker is ultimately forced to choose between preserving his lifelong discovery and saving himself.

Cain


James Byron Huggins - 1997
    Piece by piece, they rebuilt his soulless flesh and transformed it. A team of scientists outfitted him with the most powerful muscles and the deadliest weapons that the generals could ever have wished for. Alive, Cain had been their deadliest killer; dead, he became their greatest nightmare. When Cain awakes, he is transformed: he has become the ultimate predator. His body is now inhabited by a spirit that's been wandering the earth for millennia - one of the crown princes of hell. The only force that can stop him is made up of three tragically flawed mortals - a soldier who's lost his family to a terrorist's bullets, a priest who's lost his faith, and the beautiful young scientist who created this modern Frankenstein. Together, though, they form an unstoppable team who will fight the forces of hell itself to save themselves and humankind.

Midnight Diary Fear Street


R.L. Stine - 1997
    Your footsteps echo as you walk past rows of houses. Houses with blank windows that seem to stare down at you. That seem to know your deepest, darkest secrets. You can confide those secrets here. In the Fear Street Midnight Diary. Because on Fear Street, people say things -- do things -- they never would anywhere else. Inside this diary, you will find pages and pages of activities you can do to find out more about yourself, your friendships, your loves and your fears. So turn to the first page -- and take your first step onto Fear Street -- if you dare.

Festival


Victoria Barrett - 1997
    But soon, Catherine's own life is in danger. For Catherine will be swept across the centuries where another man and another fate could change her life—and heart—for all time.