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Welcome to Mysterious Galaxy -- books of Martians, Murder, Magic and Mayhem (with occasional Masks, Matchmaking, and Munchkins). We are physically a specialty genre store in Southern California with a focus on SF, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense, and Horror. Here on the web we offer a whole world of book choices, some physically on our shelves, some immediately available for your ebook reader, and many more available for special order!
Being a part of your literary community means offering more than just great books. Mysterious Galaxy is committed to regular in-store events with authors, book discussion groups, and other special events and celebrations.
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 11:00am
The Friends of the Cerritos Library will host the seventh annual Mystery on the Menu luncheon with 15 award-winning authors on Saturday, January 28. The authors participating in panel discussions and book signing are Avery Aames, Cara Black, Kate Carlisle, Carol Costa, Denise Hamilton, Betty Hechtman, Naomi Hirahara, Linda O. Johnston, Jenn McKinlay, Matt Richtel, Pamela Samuels-Young, Steve Scarborough, Sheldon Siegel, Kelli Stanley and Simon Wood. Copies of books by these authors will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is $40 per person. Register early, as seating is limited. Contact Janice Dawson at (562) 924-2474 to save a...
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 12:37pm
The Mysterious Galaxy Young Readers Book Group is aimed at readers ages 7 to 13 who want to explore new books and meet new friends in a casual and fun setting. Join us to enjoy readings, discussions and art projects as we decide as a group what will be the most fun for all.
Our spotlight book on February 11 will be Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes.
Our goal is to create a home for young readers who are dedicated to books and loyal to independent booksellers. They are, after all, our future. Using our store as a hub for this new endeavor, we hope to promote literacy and community to our younger customers and their families. Please contact...
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 2:00pm
Former cop and mixed martial arts instructor Cliff St. James is hired as a private detective by the daughter of the victim of his last police case. The Vietnamese owner of the Tiki Bar was found murdered, with all of the recent security video gone as well, just before a Category 5 hurricane hit New Orleans. Five months later, as the city recovers, not only is the case not being investigated, but the body and crime scene are missing, devastated by the storm. Debut author Ed Kovacs takes readers on a tour of corruption in the “New Normal,” in Storm Damage.
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 2:30pm
The music of the narcocorrido, a folk ballad that records the exploits of Mexico’s drug dealers, gunrunners, and outlaws, is central to The Jaguar, T. Jefferson Parker’s new installment in his Charlie Hood border series. The pregnant songwriter wife of a corrupt L.A. Sheriff’s department deputy has been kidnapped by a cartel leader, who demands a
$1 million ransom, and forces her to create narcocorridos celebrating and mythologizing his exploits.
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:00am
A selection of books that mstly go on sale Tuesday, January 31st -- some books are now varying their traditional Tues. on-sale dates, check with staff if you have questions.
You can also purchase many of the below in eBook format. Just click the
title to see if an eBook is available for that title. (Most ebooks are
not available for pre-sale.)
Happy Reading!
Signed titles may arrive later in the month. Contact the staff to reserve a copy.
Our publishers are kind enough to send us Signed First Editions for non-touring authors' works. To see a complete list of Signed First editions, check the menu for signed first editions by genre.
All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Hardcover)
$25.95
ISBN-13: 9781594488245Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Hardcover, 1/2012
Received in Redondo Beach and San Diego January 24.
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Check out what we (MG staff and friends) have recently read and enjoyed.
Equations of Life (Mass Market Paperback)
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780316125185Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Orbit, 4/2011
So my man Ozzie — good friend and regular Mysterious Galaxy customer — got me started on Simon Morden’s Equations of Life. It’s a thriller, set in a future London where Russian, Japanese, and local gangs duke it out, and the police are powerless bystanders. Life sucks, at least in the marginal areas, so, yes, this is a dystopia, but the people in the novel make up for this by their verve and their general bigheartedness. The main guy is Petrovich, genius Russian physicist with a shady past. The main girl is Sister Madeleine, a nun with a very big gun, who ditches her habit to help Petrovich rescue the other main girl, Sonya, the damsel in distress and daughter of the local Japanese crime lord. Throw in a rogue AI and the scientific discovery of all time, and you’ve got a fast-paced, quick-witted, culturally savvy sf thriller of the highest caliber. Enthusiastically recommended! — DJ
