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Delilah S Dawson
1) Phasma
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most cunning and merciless officers of the First Order, Captain Phasma commands the favor of her superiors, the respect of her peers, and the terror of her enemies. But for all her renown, Phasma remains as virtually unknown as the impassive expression on her gleaming chrome helmet. Now, an adversary is bent on unearthing her mysterious origins-- and exposing a secret she guards as zealously and ruthlessly as she serves her masters. Deep...
Author
Series
Tales of Pell volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Go big or go gnome. TheNew York Timesbestselling authors of Kill the Farm Boy return to the world of Pell, the irreverent fantasy universe that recalls Monty Python and Terry Pratchett. War is coming, and it's gonna be Pell. On one side stand the gnomes: smol, cheerful, possessing tidy cardigans and no taste for cruelty. On the other side sit the halflings, proudly astride their war alpacas, carrying bags of grenades and hungry for a fight. And...
Author
Series
Tales of Pell volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born...and so begins every fairy tale ever told. This is not that fairy tale. There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened. And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell. There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower....
4) Bloom
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ro becomes obsessed with a woman she met at the farmer's market selling artisan soaps, and discovers she both wants to be her and have her while beginning to wonder which of them is actually becoming consumed by the other.
Author
Series
Tales of Pell volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time a princess slept in a magical tower cloaked in thorns and roses, waiting for true love's kiss. Or so her father told her. Instead, she woke up on her own, cut off all that pesky long hair, and used it to escape. But she kept the beard, because it made a great disguise. This is not a story about finding Prince Charming-- it's a story about finding yourself. On a pirate ship. Where you belong. But these are no ordinary pirate misfits...
Author
Series
Star Wars novels. Inquisitor volume 1
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A new group of former Jedi decide to serve the Empire under Darth Vader, including Iskar, who survived the destruction of her old Order to claim a new destiny in the Force and hopes to uncover her hidden past, which the Jedi refused to share with her.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Rose and Paige get more of an adventure than they bargained for as they try out Rose's new invention while explorin the jungles of D'gqr, which leads to the sisters getting separated and the discovery of the goofiest-looking creature in the galxay.
8) Hit
Author
Series
Hit (Delilah S. Dawson) volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In order to save her mother, a teen is forced to become an indentured assassin. No one reads the fine print. The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that it was bought out by Valor National Bank, and debtors are the new big game, thanks to a tricky little clause hidden deep in the fine print of a credit card application. Now, after a swift and silent takeover that leaves 9-1-1 calls going through to Valor voicemail, they're...
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
p2017
Language
English
Description
In honor of the fortieth anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope, this collection features Star Wars stories by bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured voices from Star Wars literary history. More than forty authors have lent their unique vision to forty 'scenes, ' each retelling a different moment from the original Star Wars film, but with a twist: Every scene is told from the point of view of a background character.
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"As broad as our exponentially growing cultural fascination with caped crusaders is, it runs just as deep as this long awaited anthology underscores. Liesa Mignogna the VP, Editorial Director at Simon Pulse and editor of this anthology can expound on thevirtues of Batman (her wedding was even Batman-themed) but it's her retelling of incredibly harrowing yet ultimately inspiring encounters with The Dark Knight over the years, as she struggled to coexist...
11) Firefly: Sting
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Five women. No men. One big gorram diamond. Saffron -- the enigmatic rogue who captured the hearts of Firefly fans worldwide, as well as the heart of Capt. Malcolm Reynolds -- returns to the Serenity. But this time, she's got no time for Mal, as she's there to recruit the women of the ship to join her on a heist that has personal stakes for all involved."--
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Star Wars: A New Hope was first released in 1977, part of its appeal was that the world it presented felt alive. Landspeeders and starships were dirty. Droids broke down. And it was filled with cool, weird, and really weird background characters. (Really, just take a look around the Mos Eisley cantina.) Never mind Han, Luke, Leia, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan. Who were these other guys? What was their story? Just seeing them brought up questions...