Secret of the Pale Lover

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Publisher : Five Star (ME)
ISBN 13 : 9780786226368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Book Synopsis Secret of the Pale Lover by : Clarissa Ross

Download or read book Secret of the Pale Lover written by Clarissa Ross and published by Five Star (ME). This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Star Romances are produced exclusively for the library whose patrons love romances and can't get enough of them. Titles are chosen to satisfy a wide range of reading pleasure. These titles have never before been published in hardcover. They include new titles as well as older titles that are always in demand written by established authors. Titles include classic romance, gothic, romantic suspense, contemporary, fantasy, historical and many others. Styles range in taste from explicit to sweet to inspirational. Five Star Romances are emotionally genuine romance stories loaded with interesting characters and simmering romance. The invitation to Chateau Langlais delighted Eve Lewis. She was an aficionado of black magic, and the scholarly count who had approached her during a Parisian revel promised her a treasure from the past -- stimulating occult experiences she'd never forget. One thing more Count Henri offered Eve: a chance to meet his nephew Leonard -- wan from a tragic blood ailment, unable to leave the remote chateau, but a young man of unfathomable charm and grace. A young man, the count felt, who needed Eve -- for his sake, and her own...

Secret of the Pale Lover

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Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Secret of the Pale Lover by : William Edward Daniel Ross

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Beyond The Pale

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1443423580
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond The Pale by : Emily Urquhart

Download or read book Beyond The Pale written by Emily Urquhart and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like any new mother, Emily is thrilled when her first child, a daughter, is born. The baby, Sadie, is healthy and stunningly beautiful, with snow white hair and fair skin. Even the doctors and nurses can’t help a second look at this magical child. But soon a darker current begins to emerge—something is amiss. After three months of testing, Sadie is diagnosed with albinism, a rare genetic condition. Emily, a folklore scholar and an award-winning journalist, is accustomed to understanding and processing the world through stories. With Sadie at her side, Emily researches the cultural beliefs surrounding albinism and finds a curious history of outlandish tales of magic, and of good and evil reaching back through time, along with present-day atrocities. In some parts of the world, people with albinism are stalked; their condition is seen to bring luck and health as well as danger and death. Investigating the different reactions, in different cultures, to those with albinism, Emily begins to see her child as a connection between worlds. Part memoir, part cultural critique, and part genetic travelogue, Beyond the Pale is a brave, intimate investigation into the secret histories that each of us carries in our genes and an inspiring and beautiful memoir about parenting a child with a disability—and building a better future for that child.

The Bright & the Pale

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062871544
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bright & the Pale by : Jessica Rubinkowski

Download or read book The Bright & the Pale written by Jessica Rubinkowski and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debut author Jessica Rubinkowski delivers the thrilling first book in an epic Russian folklore–inspired fantasy duology filled with page-turning romance, tragedy, magic, and monsters. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sara Raasch! Seventeen-year-old Valeria is one of the only survivors of the freeze, a dark magical hold Knnot Mountain unleashed on her village. Everyone, including her family, is trapped in an unbreakable sheet of ice. Ever since, she’s been on the run from the czar, who has set out to imprison anyone who managed to escape. Valeria finds refuge with the Thieves Guild, doing odd jobs with her best friend, Alik, the only piece of home she has left. That is, until he is brutally murdered. A year later, she discovers Alik is alive and being held captive. To buy his freedom, she must lead a group of cutthroats and thieves on a perilous expedition to the very mountain that claimed her family. Only something sinister slumbers in the heart of Knnot. And it has waited years for release.

A Pale Light in the Black

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062887807
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis A Pale Light in the Black by : K. B. Wagers

Download or read book A Pale Light in the Black written by K. B. Wagers and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Expanse meets the Battle Room in Ender's Game as K. B. Wagers brings us therollicking first entry in a unique science fiction series that introduces the Near-Earth Orbital Guard—NeoG—a military force patrolling and protecting space inspired by the real-life mission of the U.S. Coast Guard. For the past year, their close loss in the annual Boarding Games has haunted Interceptor Team: Zuma’s Ghost. With this year’s competition looming, they’re looking forward to some payback—until an unexpected personnel change leaves them reeling. Their best swordsman has been transferred, and a new lieutenant has been assigned in his place. Maxine Carmichael is trying to carve a place in the world on her own—away from the pressure and influence of her powerful family. The last thing she wants is to cause trouble at her command on Jupiter Station. With her new team in turmoil, Max must overcome her self-doubt and win their trust if she’s going to succeed. Failing is not an option—and would only prove her parents right. But Max and the team must learn to work together quickly. A routine mission to retrieve a missing ship has suddenly turned dangerous, and now their lives are on the line. Someone is targeting members of Zuma’s Ghost, a mysterious opponent willing to kill to safeguard a secret that could shake society to its core . . . a secret that could lead to their deaths and kill thousands more unless Max and her new team stop them. Rescue those in danger, find the bad guys, win the Games. It’s all in a day’s work at the NeoG.

Violet Swan

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Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 0544817362
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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Book Synopsis Violet Swan by : Deborah Reed

Download or read book Violet Swan written by Deborah Reed and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a famous abstract painter at the end of her life--her family, her art, and the long-buried secrets that won't stay hidden for much longer. Ninety-three-year-old Violet Swan has spent a lifetime translating tragedy and hardship into art, becoming famous for her abstract paintings, which evoke tranquility, innocence, and joy. For nearly a century Violet has lived a peaceful, private life of painting on the coast of Oregon. The "business of Violet" is run by her only child, Francisco, and his wife, Penny. But shortly before Violet's death, an earthquake sets a series of events in motion, and her deeply hidden past begins to resurface. When her beloved grandson returns home with a family secret in tow, Violet is forced to come to terms with the life she left behind so long ago--a life her family knows nothing about. A generational saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century America and into the present day, Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan is the story of a girl who escaped rural Georgia at fourteen during World War II, crossing the country alone and broke. It is the story of how that girl met the man who would become her devoted husband, how she became a celebrated artist, and above all, how her life, inspired by nothing more than the way she imagined it to be, would turn out to be her greatest masterpiece.

The Pale Surface of Things

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Publisher : Janey Bennett
ISBN 13 : 0973400722
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (734 download)

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Download or read book The Pale Surface of Things written by Janey Bennett and published by Janey Bennett. This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast moving novel in a Cretan village - kidnappings and killings, prayers and healing, ethics and ritual...and a darn good tale.

Secret Life of a Vampire

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061874167
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Book Synopsis Secret Life of a Vampire by : Kerrelyn Sparks

Download or read book Secret Life of a Vampire written by Kerrelyn Sparks and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing's sexier than an man who can keep a secret. A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different -- except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack, the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova. But when the party gets out of hand and the cops show up, Jack has some explaining to do . . . if only he wasn't struck speechless by the beauty of Officer Lara Boucher. Lara is sure there's something more than a bachelor party going on. What is Jack hiding? And why is he so interested in the recent disappearance of young women all over town? Her investigation uncovers more than she wants to know, especially about this modern-day Casanova. But if she's ever to make detective, she'll need to expose all his secrets . . . if only her heart wasn't on the line.

Whiter Shades of Pale

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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812982061
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Book Synopsis Whiter Shades of Pale by : Christian Lander

Download or read book Whiter Shades of Pale written by Christian Lander and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOW WHITE YOU ARE! If you thought you had white people pegged as Oscar-party-throwing, Prius-driving, Sunday New York Times–reading, self-satisfied latte lovers—you were right. But if you thought diversity was just for other races, then hang on to your eco-friendly tote bags. Veteran white person Christian Lander is back with fascinating new information and advice on dealing with the Caucasian population. Sure, their indie-band T-shirts, trendy politics, vegan diets, and pop-culture references make them all seem the same. But a closer look reveals that from Austin to Australia, from L.A. to the U.K., indigenous white people are as different from one another as 1 percent rBGH-free milk is different from 2 percent. Where do skinny jeans and bulky sweaters rule? Where is down-market beer the nectar of the hip? If you want to know the places cute girls with bangs and cool guys with beards roam and emo musicians and unpaid interns call home, you’d better switch off the Adult Swim reruns, put down that copy of The Onion, pick up this book, and prepare to see the white.

The Pale King

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Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316175293
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Book Synopsis The Pale King by : David Foster Wallace

Download or read book The Pale King written by David Foster Wallace and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "breathtakingly brilliant" novel by the author of Infinite Jest (New York Times) is a deeply compelling and satisfying story, as hilarious and fearless and original as anything Wallace ever wrote. The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has. The Pale King remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallace's death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook. It grapples directly with ultimate questions -- questions of life's meaning and of the value of work and society -- through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallace's unique gifts. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time. "The Pale King is by turns funny, shrewd, suspenseful, piercing, smart, terrifying, and rousing." --Laura Miller, Salon

Beyond the Pale

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Publisher : Ink & Sea Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1955207003
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (552 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond the Pale by : Sabrina Flynn

Download or read book Beyond the Pale written by Sabrina Flynn and published by Ink & Sea Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innocent accused. An infamous hotel. And a murder everyone wants to hide. While recovering from a brutal beating, Atticus Riot is arrested for the murder of his ex-agent—the same agent who left Riot for dead. His wife and partner, Isobel Amsel, watches helplessly as he's taken to San Francisco’s notorious ‘sweat box’ for interrogation by an inspector with a grudge. Desperate to save her husband, Isobel seeks out the one ally they have—only he’s in the infamous Hotel Nymphia, neck-deep in a murder investigation with a ghastly corpse and over three hundred suspects. In exchange for the inspector’s aid, Isobel agrees to work as a consulting detective on his case. Now Isobel needs to prove Riot’s innocence while tracking down a killer no one wants caught. The diverging trails lead to an old friend, a tangled web of secret lives, and one all-consuming question: where’s the line between justice and murder?

Pale

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Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1982673885
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (826 download)

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Book Synopsis Pale by : Edward A. Farmer

Download or read book Pale written by Edward A. Farmer and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Some things just don’t keep well inside this house ...” The summer of 1966 burned hot across America but nowhere hotter than the cotton fields of Mississippi. Finding herself in a precarious position as a black woman living alone, Bernice accepts her brother Floyd’s invitation to join him as a servant for a white family and she enters the web of hostility and deception that is the Kern plantation household. The secrets of the house are plentiful yet the silence that has encompassed it for so many years suddenly breaks with the arrival of the harvest and the appearance of Jesse and Fletcher to the plantation as cotton pickers. These two brothers, the sons of the house servant Silva, awaken a vengeful seed within the Missus of the house as she plots to punish not only her husband but Silva’s family as well. When the Missus starts flirting with Jesse, she sets into motion a dangerous game that could get Jesse killed and destroy the lives of the rest of the servants. Bernice walks the fine line between emissary and accomplice, as she tries her best to draw secrets from the Missus’s heart, while using their closeness to protect the lives of the people around her. Once the Missus’s plans are complete, families will be severed, loyalties will be shattered, and no one will come out unscathed. With a dazzling voice and rich emotional tension, Pale explores the ties that bind and how quickly humanity can fade and return us to primal ways.

Beyond the Pale

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Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631953850
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond the Pale by : Matthew Turner

Download or read book Beyond the Pale written by Matthew Turner and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ferdinand Foy is a mid-twenties Silicon Valley success story. Very successful, in fact. ‘On the fast-track to becoming a billionaire’ kind of successful. He assumes he knows what he wants and wakes up each day as an in-demand CEO everyone wants a piece of: girls, investors, the media... While appearing on a podcast, Ferdinand is forced to ask himself the question: Why do I want to become a billionaire? After which, he takes a sabbatical from his successful tech company to go and find himself. His journey takes him across the USA and further adrift to Spain, England, Cambodia, Bali and South America. Along the way, he meets fellow entrepreneurs, authors, and investors. On Ferdinand’s return to America, he experiments with new ideas. From meditation to an ayahuasca retreat, he begins to build a new definition of what success and happiness means to him. Beyond The Pale inspires readers to question their own pursuit of success. In a fast-paced world fueled by a hustle mentality, it forces them to reflect on their beliefs, goals, dreams, and purpose. Written for today’s non-stop entrepreneur that comes up with excuses as to why they don’t have the time to read a novel, Beyond The Pale offers them a story that empowers them to unhook, learn, and dive deeper while introducing them to aspects that not only help them grow their business, but also grow as a person.

The Widow of Pale Harbor

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488036624
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis The Widow of Pale Harbor by : Hester Fox

Download or read book The Widow of Pale Harbor written by Hester Fox and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of witchcraft. Who can save Pale Harbor from itself? Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife’s death, so he moves to Maine, taking a position as a minister in the remote village of Pale Harbor. But not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. Strange, unsettling things have been happening, and the townspeople claim that only one person can be responsible: Sophronia Carver, a reclusive widow who lives with a spinster maid in the eerie Castle Carver. Sophronia must be a witch, and she almost certainly killed her husband. As the incidents escalate, one thing becomes clear: they are the work of a twisted person inspired by the wildly popular stories of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. And Gabriel must find answers, or Pale Harbor will suffer a fate worthy of Poe’s darkest tales. Hester Fox comes to writing from a background in the museum field as a collections maintenance technician. This job has taken her from historic houses to fine art museums, where she has the privilege of cleaning and caring for collections that range from paintings by old masters to ancient artifacts to early-American furniture. She is a keen painter and has a master’s degree in historical archaeology, as well as a background in medieval studies and art history. Hester lives outside Boston with her husband. Don't miss Hester Fox's next novel, THE BOOK OF THORNS, where two sisters who never knew the other existed meet on opposite sides during the Napoleonic Wars and must use the magic of flowers to solve the mystery of their mother’s death—while surviving the war raging around them... Look for these other gothic mysteries from Hester Fox: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library The Witch of Willow Hall The Orphan of Cemetery Hill A Lullaby for Witches

Sleep, Pale Sister

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407056670
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Sleep, Pale Sister by : Joanne Harris

Download or read book Sleep, Pale Sister written by Joanne Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers of Kate Atkinson, Kate Mosse, Stacey Halls and Eve Chase will love this powerful, atmospheric and blackly gothic depiction of Victorian artistic life from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris. Death, love, obsession, sex, murder and magic combine to make a compelling and haunting read... 'A hauntingly evocative laudanum-dream of a novel' -- Time Out 'A very compulsive read' -- ***** Reader review 'Tremendous' -- ***** Reader review 'Real gothic page turner' -- ***** Reader review 'A truly dark, ghostly and powerful read' -- ***** Reader review 'The tension is gripping and kept going to the very end. I read it in one sitting!' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************************************** Henry Chester, a domineering and puritanical Victorian artist, is in search of the perfect model. In nine-year-old Effie he finds her. Ten years later, lovely, childlike and sedated, Effie seems the ideal wife. But something inside her is about to awaken. Drawn into a dangerous underworld of prostitution, murder and blackmail, she must finally plan her revenge...

Garden of Secrets

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451636539
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Garden of Secrets by : Barbara Freethy

Download or read book Garden of Secrets written by Barbara Freethy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Charlotte Adam is torn between two men in this final book in the heart-tugging Angel’s Bay series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Freethy. For years, Dr. Charlotte Adams has been concentrating on her career and trying to make up for her past by helping out pregnant teenagers. Taking care of Annie’s baby has gone a long way in healing old wounds and Charlotte realizes she needs to think about what she wants for her future and if Andrew Schilling, a high school romance gone wrong, or Joe Silveira, the hot divorced police chief, have any part in it. Both Andrew and Joe are trying to convince Charlotte to give them a chance. But when Pamela, the girl who destroyed Andrew and Charlotte’s relationship, shows up once again—and this time pregnant and in trouble—Charlotte realizes that Andrew is hiding things from her. Unsure of telling the truth, Andrew keeps his cards close, even when trouble comes in the form of Kenny, Pamela’s ex-con boyfriend and Andrew'’s old college buddy. But keeping his silence could have deadly results. Meanwhile, Joe is given a second chance at love and realizes Charlotte is the only woman he wants. When he can’t find her anywhere, he knows something is wrong. With Kenny in town and Pamela due, Joe knows he must find Charlotte before it’s too late.

Nabokov's Pale Fire

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400823196
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Nabokov's Pale Fire written by Brian Boyd and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pale Fire is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of postmodernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations. Does the book have two narrators, as it first appears, or one? How much is fantasy and how much is reality? Whose fantasy and whose reality are they? Brian Boyd, Nabokov's biographer and hitherto the foremost proponent of the idea that Pale Fire has one narrator, John Shade, now rejects this position and presents a new and startlingly different solution that will permanently shift the nature of critical debate on the novel. Boyd argues that the book does indeed have two narrators, Shade and Charles Kinbote, but reveals that Kinbote had some strange and highly surprising help in writing his sections. In light of this interpretation, Pale Fire now looks distinctly less postmodern--and more interesting than ever. In presenting his arguments, Boyd shows how Nabokov designed Pale Fire for readers to make surprising discoveries on a first reading and even more surprising discoveries on subsequent readings by following carefully prepared clues within the novel. Boyd leads the reader step-by-step through the book, gradually revealing the profound relationship between Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. If Nabokov has generously planned the novel to be accessible on a first reading and yet to incorporate successive vistas of surprise, Boyd argues, it is because he thinks a deep generosity lies behind the inexhaustibility, complexity, and mystery of the world. Boyd also shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery. This is a profound, provocative, and compelling reinterpretation of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.