What Do I Read Next 2005

by Barron, Neil; Barton, Tom; Burt, Daniel S.; Hudak, Melissa; Meredith, D. R.; Ramsdell, Kristin; Schantz, Tom; Schantz, Enid

• ISBN13: 9780787690229
• ISBN10: 0787690228
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-04
• Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning

Summary

By identifying similarities in various books, this annual selection guide helps readers to independently choose titles of interest published in the last year. Each entry describes a separate book, listing everything readers need to know to make selections. Arranged by author within six genre sections, detailed entries provide: Title Publisher and publication date Series Names and descriptions of characters Time period and geographical setting Review citations Story types Brief plot summary Selected other books by the author Similar books by different authors Author, title, series, character name, character description, time period, geographic setting and genre/sub-genre indexes are included to facilitate research.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
About the Genre Experts	ix
Key to Genre Terms	xi
Award Winners	xvii
What Do I Read Next?
Mystery Fiction in Review	1	(4)
Mystery Titles	5	(90)
Romance Fiction in Review	95	(6)
Romance Titles	101	(66)
Western Fiction in Review	167	(4)
Western Titles	171	(32)
Fantastic Animals	203	(4)
Fantasy Titles	207	(28)
The Literary Legacy of Arkham House	235	(4)
Horror Titles	239	(30)
Strange Powers of the Mind	269	(2)
For More Information about Fantastic Fiction	271	(4)
Science Fiction Titles	275	(27)
Historical Fiction in Review	302	(7)
Historical Titles	309	(50)
Inspirational Fiction in Review	359	(4)
Inspirational Titles	363	(30)
Popular Fiction in Review	393	(4)
Popular Fiction Titles	397	(52)
Indexes
Series Index	449	(6)
Time Period Index	455	(8)
Geographic Index	463	(14)
Genre Index	477	(14)
Subject Index	491	(24)
Character Name Index	515	(28)
Character Description Index	543	(38)
Author Index	581	(48)
Title Index	629