If offered the chance -- by cloak, spell or superpower -- to be invisible, who wouldn't want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. As esteemed science writer Philip Ball reveals in this book, the story of invisibility is not so much a...

After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form. Detemined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine instructs his team to move on to phase III: human experimentation. Dr. Caine uses himself as the first subject.

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school. She's the only scholarship student -- and now her parents can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship. Alice hatches a plan: she has actually started to develop the power to turn completely, physically invisible, and will monetize her new power by discovering the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know -- for a price. As the tasks escalate...

"In a story rich in intrigue, adventure, danger, and romance, a mixed-race teen heroine must decide which part of her heritage to claim: her privileged status, or her ability to become invisible for which her kin are being persecuted"--

"After a spill at the science fair turns Stan and Gene invisible, one boy uses his powers for good while the other makes trouble"--

Twelve-year-old Ethel Leatherhead only meant to cure her acne, not turn herself invisible. But that's exactly what happens when she combines herbs bought on the Internet with time spent in a secondhand tanning bed. At first it's terrifying to be invisible . . . and then it's fun . . . but when the effect doesn't wear off one day, Ethel is thrown into a heart-stopping adventure. With her friend Boydy by her side, Ethel struggles to conceal her invisibility,...

"The jewelers of Muskrat City are in trouble. A thief has been stealing precious diamonds, and the thief is ... invisible! Can the Heromice protect Duchess Marilyn Mousekovia and her precious Star-Studded Gemstone during her visit to Muskrat City? And more important, will they catch the elusive Invisible Thief?"--Page 4 of cover.

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when her abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being...