Naomi Novik
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels” (NPR), an imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted.
NEBULA AND HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library
With...
NEBULA AND HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library
With...
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Scholomance volume 2
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English
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"A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik's groundbreaking crossover series. At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year--and the looming specter of matriculation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive after. El is determined that her group will...
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Scholomance volume 3
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English
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"The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But it's all we dream about: the hideously slim chance we'll survive to make it out the gates and improbably find ourselves with a life ahead of us, a life outside the Scholomance halls. And now the impossible dream has come true. I'm out, we're all out--and I didn't even have to turn into...
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Temeraire volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.
“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft...
“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, as an epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the dragons' ranks. Only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected and must stand as the only means of airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. As Bonaparte's dragons harrow Britain's ships, Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, take wing to Africa in search of a cure for the deadly contagion.
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Temeraire volume 9
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English
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"The final adventure in the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series. The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory...but at a terrible price. Lawrence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army back west, but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Termeraire and Iskierka's egg. Now,...
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Temeraire volume 6
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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Convicted of treason and transported to the prison colony at New South Wales, Will Lawrence and his fighting dragon, Temeraire, encounter complications after the colony's governor, Captain William Bligh, is overthrown.
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Series
Temeraire volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
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Captain Will Laurence and his noble dragon Temeraire battle against Bonaparte's invading forces. When China discovers that their rare gift, meant for Napoleon, is now in the hands of the British forces, they demand the return of the dragon.
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Temeraire volume 8
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English
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Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Captain William Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East.
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Temeraire volume 7
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"Naomi Novik's beloved series returns, with Capt. Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire once again taking to the air against the broadsides of Napoleon's forces and the friendly--and sometimes not-so-friendly--fire of British soldiers and politicians who continue to suspect them of divided loyalties, if not outright treason. For Laurence and Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just...
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Temeraire volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the fifth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire struggle to reunite and face the Napoleonic army on London's doorstep.
“A story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.”—NPR
For Britain, conditions are grim: Napoleon’s resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully...
“A story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.”—NPR
For Britain, conditions are grim: Napoleon’s resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully...
13) Black powder war
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Series
Temeraire volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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In the third novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, Captain Will Laurence and his dragon transport precious cargo while fending off enemies on all sides.
“A splendid series.”—Anne McCaffrey
After their fateful adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty’ s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from...
“A splendid series.”—Anne McCaffrey
After their fateful adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty’ s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from...
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Scholomance volume 1
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English
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"Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered: There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won't allow its students to leave until they graduate . . . or die. The rules are deceptively simple: Don't walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school's dangers. She may be without...
15) Uprooted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood. The...
Author
Series
Scholomance volume 1
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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"Decidí que Orion Lake debía morir cuando me salvó la vida por segunda vez. Todo el mundo adora a Orion Lake. Todos los demás, quiero decir. Por mí puede meterse su rimbombante magia combativa por donde le quepa. No pienso unirme a su grupo de fervientes seguidores. A diferencia del resto, yo no necesito la ayuda de nadie para sobrevivir a la Escolomancia. Olvídate de las hordas de monstruos y de los artefactos malditos: lo más probable es...
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Series
Scholomance volume 2
Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
Una hechicera oscura en ciernes decidida a no usar sus formidables poderes descubre aún más secretos sobre el funcionamiento de su mundo en la impresionante secuela de A Deadly Education, el comienzo de la innovadora serie cruzada de Naomi Novik. En Scholomance, El, Orion y los demás estudiantes se enfrentan a su último año y al espectro inminente de la matriculación, un ritual mortal que deja con vida a pocos estudiantes después. El está...