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Saint of Steel volume 1
Language
English
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"Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year ... Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Now the pair must navigate a web of treachery, beset on all sides by spies and poisoners while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind"--Page 4 of cover
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Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In her quest to confront the gods and save a crumbling empire, Deka must find the source of her divinity before her mortal body deteriorates, leading her and her friends to a new realm that unveils a heart-wrenching choice: become a god and lose her loved ones, or trigger the world's destruction.
Author
Series
Craft wars volume 2
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A deadly force has been unleashed into the world. With apocalypse on the horizon, a girl and a god have joined in order to turn back the coming end. Young, brash, and desperate, they are willing to destroy anything and everything that stands between them and their goals. The structures of the Craft are theirs to overturn, with billions of lives in the balance. And it is all Tara Abernathy's fault. The battle for the world of the Craft is heating...
4) The wrath
Author
Series
Rise of the warlords volume 4
Publisher
Canary Street Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"For centuries, Rathbone the Only, King of Agonies, has existed for one purpose: recovering the enchanted bones of his slain wife to bring her back to life. He's never been closer to success. But a new enemy has risen. A band of deadly war gods who have thirty days to destroy her or suffer the consequences. With time running out, Rathbone hires a maddening harpy-oracle, unaware she has an agenda of her own. Neeka the Unwanted is a fierce warrior on...
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Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"To cage a god is divine. To be divine is to rule. To rule is to destroy. Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire - no matter the cost. With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of rebellion...
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Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Damian Venturi brought a murderer to justice, but he suspects there was a cost he's not prepared to pay. As he struggles to act the competent officer again, he's plagued by inescapable dark thoughts--thoughts that make him wonder if he's truly in control of himself. Roz Lacertosa should feel victorious. Her father's killer is dead, and the rebels have forced the Palazzo's defects into the spotlight. Yet the war with Brechaat rages on, and the city's...
Series
Ice guy and the cool girl volume 3
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions! Himuro, the descendant of a snow spirit, is falling for his cool and aloof coworker, Fuyutsuki. As they begin to spend time together outside of the office as well—going skiing and even playing video games together—their...
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this bold hybrid collection of poetry and micro-flash fiction, the award-winning, interdisciplinary writer, and author of Side Notes from the Archivist explores what happens when god is a Black woman in a town and multiple universes in the middle of nowhere? What if god were a Black woman? What if there were other universes, and in each universe other Black woman gods? One million versions of god, and one million saints to watch over us? And what...
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Zenya was a teenager when she ran away from home to join the Mecha God's warrior sect. She was determined to earn her copper wings and protect the people and city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Zenya became Winged Zemolai. But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is cast out and loses everything...
10) SOUND THE GONG
Author
Series
The kingdom of three volume s 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Zephyr, now a god in a warrior's body, faces challenges as she strives to support her lordess Xin Ren in a tumultuous political landscape, and is determined to overcome fate and make her enemies pay, even when confronting a revelation about Crow's true allegiance.
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