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William Gibson, Neuromancer (orig. 1984).
The novel that launched the cyberpunk craze and the first to win the
holy trinity of science fiction: the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards.
New 2000 edition. 288 pp.
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David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars (1994).
Japanese-American man on trial for murder in Pacific Northwest in 1950s.
Part murder mystery, part interracial
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Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis (1999).
Five gripping stories about coming of age in the '60s and also the haunting
legacy of the Vietnam war. Moves from 1966 to 1999. 672 pp.
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Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible (1998).
A Baptist preacher, his wife, and their four daughters arrive in the
Belgian Congo in the midst of political upheaval. Currently the longest-running
entry on the New York Times paperback list. A June 2000 Oprah Book
Club selection. 566 pp.
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Tim F. LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Left Behind(1995).
After the Rapture, a group of left-behind penitents battle the Antichrist.
First in a series. Currently #4 on the New York Times paperback list; has
been on the list for nearly three months. 320 pp.
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J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(1998).
Young boy discovers he's a wizard. The first in the series, and
last year's TBD selection. 312 pp.
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J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1999).
The second in the Potter series, now out in paperback. Dreadful
things are happening at Hogwarts, and Harry is accused of causing them.
341 pp.
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Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(1996). Lively mother-daughter saga set in the Louisiana Bayou. Also the
Fall 1998 TBD selection. 356 pp.
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