A provocative look at the life and times of the man who created the original weapon of mass destruction Drawing on her investigative and literary talents, Julia Keller offers a riveting account of the invention of the world's first working machine gun. Through her portrait of its misunderstood creator, Richard Jordan Gatling-who naively hoped that the overwhelming effectiveness of a multiple-firing weapon would save lives by decreasing the size of armies and reducing the number of soldiers needed to fight-Keller draws profound parallels to the scientists who would unleash America's atomic arsenal half a century later. The Gatling gun, in its combination of ingenuity, idealism, and destructive power, perfectly exemplifies the paradox of America's rise in the nineteenth century to a world superpower.

Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It

Biographies & Memoirs

KELLER, JULIA

Historical

Penguin Publishing Group

Documents the machine gun's role in history with a chronicle of how it was used as a key weapon in protecting America's interests overseas, in an account that also profiles the contributions of its inventor, who developed the machine gun in the hopes of reducing military headcount and casualties. 30,000 first printing.

Professionals & Academics

Viking Adult

Killing in the Hills (Bell Elkins, Book 1)

Headline Book Publishing

A Killing in the Hills (Bell Elkins, Book 1): A thrilling mystery of murder and deceit

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Bitter River (Bell Elkins, Book 2)

Headline

The Dark Intercept by Julia Keller is the beginning of a “riveting” (Emmy Laybourne) science fiction adventure that challenges the voluntary surrender of liberties for the perception of safety. 
When the state controls your emotions, how hard will you fight to feel free?
In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.
Much like the device itself, The Dark Intercept will get under your skin.
“The Dark Intercept grabbed me from the first page and shook me until the last.” ―Emmy Laybourne, author of Berserker, Sweet, and the Monument 14 trilogy
“A rare, literary feat.” ―Gennifer Albin, New York Times bestselling author of the Crewel World trilogy
The Dark Intercept is a Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List selection!

The Dark Intercept (The Dark Intercept, 1)

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Tor Teen

The Dark Intercept by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller is the beginning of a “riveting”* science fiction adventure that challenges the voluntary surrender of liberties for the perception of safety. 
When the state controls your emotions, how hard will you fight to feel free?
In a radiant world of endless summer, the Intercept keeps the peace. Violet Crowley, the sixteen-year-old daughter of New Earth’s Founding Father, has spent her life in comfort and safety. Her days are easy thanks to the Intercept, a crime-prevention device that monitors emotion. But when her long-time crush, Danny Mayhew, gets into a dangerous altercation on Old Earth, Violet launches a secret investigation to find out what he's hiding. An investigation that will lead her to question everything she's ever known about Danny, her father, and the power of the Intercept.
Much like the device itself, The Dark Intercept will get under your skin.
“A rare, literary feat.” ―Gennifer Albin, New York Times bestselling author of the Crewel World trilogy
“The Dark Intercept grabbed me from the first page and shook me until the last.” ―*Emmy Laybourne, author of Berserker
The Dark Intercept is a Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List selection! 
The Dark Intercept #1 The Dark Intercept #2 Dark Mind Rising #3 Dark Star Calling The Tablet of Scaptur (novella)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller continues her Dark Intercept science fiction series with Dark Mind Rising, a thrilling, speculative murder mystery set in a chilling future where citizens believe they're free after years of emotional surveillance only to discover a killer is targeting their deepest fears.
When the state is no longer watching, what will you give to feel safe?
New Earth, 2296. Two years after the destruction of a universal surveillance system called the Intercept, New Earth struggles to keep crime under control. The citizens are free, but not protected. 
Violet Crowley, the eighteen-year-old daughter of New Earth's founder, has opened Crowley &amp; Associates, a private detective agency, to handle the overflow from the overburdened police force. 
Violet's first case―a death written off as a suicide―becomes an obsession. Soon a series of similar deaths leads Violet to believe the Intercept is not only still running―it's in the hands of a killer. 
“In this fast-paced book, Julia Keller shows she’s at the top of her game―and her game is creating chills and absolute terror.” ―New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine
The Dark Intercept #1 The Dark Intercept #2 Dark Mind Rising #3 Dark Star Calling The Tablet of Scaptur (novella)

Dark Mind Rising: A Dark Intercept Novel (The Dark Intercept, 2)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Julia Keller continues her Dark Intercept science fiction series with Dark Mind Rising, a thrilling, speculative murder mystery set in a chilling future where citizens believe they're free after years of emotional surveillance only to discover a killer is targeting their deepest fears.\nWhen the state is no longer watching, what will you give to feel safe?\nNew Earth, 2296. Two years after the destruction of a universal surveillance system called the Intercept, New Earth struggles to keep crime under control. The citizens are free, but not protected.\nViolet Crowley, the eighteen-year-old daughter of New Earth's founder, has opened Crowley & Associates, a private detective agency, to handle the overflow from the overburdened police force.\nViolet's first case―a death written off as a suicide―becomes an obsession. Soon a series of similar deaths leads Violet to believe the Intercept is not only still running―it's in the hands of a killer.\n“In this fast-paced book, Julia Keller shows she’s at the top of her game―and her game is creating chills and absolute terror.” ―New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine\nThe Dark Intercept 
#1 The Dark Intercept 
#2 Dark Mind Rising 
#3 Dark Star Calling 
The Tablet of Scaptur (novella)

Julia Keller'sDark Star Calling is the third and final book in the Dark Intercept Trilogy, a high-concept YA science fiction saga. Out in the observatory, protruding from the vast gap in the roof, was the giant telescope. It stared unblinkingly into the night sky, its gaze peering deep into the wilderness of stars. Somewhere within that wilderness was the single star Rez was determined to find. New Earth, 2297. A year after the resurrection of a universal surveillance system called the Intercept, New Earth is collapsing. Humanity is depending on a group of five friends to find them all a new home. Humanity's fate rests in the hands of Violet Crowley, a headstrong rebel and former detective turned hopelessly mediocre politician; Shura Lu, scientific genius and magnificently gifted artist; Kendall Mayhew, New Earth's Chief of Police; Tin Man Tolliver, Kendall's top deputy; and Steven J. Reznik, aka "Rez," NESA Director and Chief Technologist. Together they discovered their utopian home is on an unstoppable collision course with Earth. Together they look to the stars to find a world suitable for human life and what they find there--or rather who--will change them all forever.

Dark Star Calling: A Dark Intercept Novel (The Dark Intercept, 3)

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Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It

Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It

Killing in the Hills (Bell Elkins, Book 1)

A Killing in the Hills (Bell Elkins, Book 1): A thrilling mystery of murder and deceit

Bitter River (Bell Elkins, Book 2)

The Dark Intercept (The Dark Intercept, 1)

The Dark Intercept (The Dark Intercept, 1)

Dark Mind Rising: A Dark Intercept Novel (The Dark Intercept, 2)

Dark Mind Rising: A Dark Intercept Novel (The Dark Intercept, 2)

Dark Star Calling: A Dark Intercept Novel (The Dark Intercept, 3)