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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained...
3) Redemptor
Author
Series
Raybearer volume 02
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Contending with the lives of her loved ones in danger, assassination attempts, and a new stranger she can't quite trust, Empress Redemptor Tarisai must decide if she is willing to die for justice--or to live for it.
5) The nemesis
Author
Series
Diabolic trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"In the final book in the Diabolic trilogy, Nemesis must choose between love and justice as she watches her once-idealistic husband ravage the galaxy through his tyrannical rule."--
Author
Series
Singing Hills Cycle novels volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover-a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty--and discover how truth can survive becoming history. Nghi Vo returns to the empire of Ahn and the Singing Hills Cycle in When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, a...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Matilda, daughter of Henry I, knows that there are those who will not accept her as England's queen when her father dies. But the men who support her rival Stephen do not know the iron will that drives her. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is not married to a warrior who fights to keep Matilda off the throne. But Adeliza, born with a strength that can sustain her through heartrending pain, knows that the crown belongs to a...
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Burning kingdoms volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The prophecy of the nameless god-the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa-has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight. The power of the deathless waters flows through Priya's blood. Thrice born priestess, Elder of Ahiranya,...
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Series
Farian war volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Hail confronts the Farian gods, the last thing she expected was to discover that they were part of a race of aliens who'd attacked the galaxy long before humanity's ancestors had crawled out of the sludge of Earth's oceans. The discovery carries with it dire news: The Hiervet, who'd once subjugated the mighty Svatir, are coming - a consequence of Hail's decision not to kill the Farian gods. Now the fate of the galaxy is on the line and Hail...
10) The air war
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Series
Shadows of the apt volume 8
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. In Solarno, the spies watch each other and ready their knives, while Myna sees the troops muster at its border and emotions run high as it vows never to be enslaved again. In Collegium, the students argue politics, too late to turn the tide. In the heart of the Empire, new pilots have completed their secretive training, generals are being recalled to service and armies are ready to march. Their Empress,...
Author
Series
Reborn Empire volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Into Kisia's conquered north, a Levanti empire is born. Loyal to the new emperor, Dishiva e'Jaroven must tread the line between building a new life and clinging to the old. But his next choice will challenge all she thinks she knows and everything she wants to believe. Now empress of nothing, Miko is more determined than ever to claim her empire, yet as her hunt for allies grows increasingly desperate, she may learn too late that power lies not in...
12) Cloak of night
Author
Series
Circle of shadows volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
After the devastating Ceremony of Two Hundred Hearts, Sora, Daemon, Fairy, and Broomstick are truly alone in the fight to save their kingdom. Empress Aki is missing, and everyone else who could help them is a prisoner to Prince Gin's mind control. At least Sora understands what they're up against. Or so she believes, until she overhears Gin bargaining with the god of war for immortality and learns that ryuu magic may be a more insidious danger than...
Series
Abandoned empress volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Out in the peaceful countryside, far away from the painful memories of the Imperial Capital, Aristia hopes to recuperate and focus on her sword training. However, she soon finds out the hard way that it’s not so easy to escape fate. As Ruveliss’s unexpected visit rekindles the deep-seated trauma in her heart, can Tia find the strength cut a new path for herself?"-- provided by publisher.
Series
Abandoned empress volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
""WHAT IF I'M ABANDONED YET AGAIN?" Thanks to the boisterous Carsein and her new imperial bodyguards, Aristia is able to put her desperation aside and find her smile again. But when the dreaded invitation to the crown prince's coming-of-age ceremony arrives before her father can return from the border regions, she's overwhelmed with the daunting prospect of announcing her plans for the future to the emperor all by herself. If only there were just...
Series
Abandoned empress volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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In an attempt to cut ties with the Imperial family, Aristia la Monique decides to strengthen her bonds to her own. But being named the official heir of family Monique means first becoming a knight worthy of leading the Second Order -- no easy feat for someone born with such a delicate constitution. And when unrest in the borderlands takes her father and mentors away, she's left without a teacher to oversee her training. With time quickly running out...
Series
Remarried empress (Manhwa) volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Navier Ellie Trovi was the lifelong companion of Sovieshu, the emperor of the Eastern Empire, with whom she spent her youth discussing the empire they would build together. She was intelligent, compassionate, and courageous. She was the perfect empress of the Eastern Empire, until the day Sovieshu fell for another woman, demanding a divorce. However, it was Navier who shocked Sovieshu, his beloved mistress, and a speechless court as she coldly declared:...
Series
Abandoned empress volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Aristia la Monique was the child of prophecy, raised to be the companion of the future emperor--until she wasn't. When the actual child of prophecy appears on the palace grounds, Aristia is immediately cast aside by both fiancé and country and forced to watch as Jieun is handed the love, future, and throne that was supposed to be hers. Her only reward for a lifetime of obedience is death...or rather, a second chance at life! When she unexpectedly...
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Series
Though I am an inept villainess volume 4
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Takes a curse to break a curse. No longer separated by social duties or even magicked candlelight, Keigetsu and Reirin at last come face-to-face on the grounds of the ornate Kou Palace. The two Maidens have been unwitting puppets, and the Noble Shu's long-planned plot is rapidly unfolding. The inept duo go forward to tackle Shu together, their clasped hands poised to rend the powerful curse asunder. Will their efforts save the declining Empress?...
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