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Author
Series
Paper dragons volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging's only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She's in.
Author
Series
Encanto's daughter volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old MJ Robertson-Rodriguez leaves the human world for Biringan to rule the land of the mythical Encantos following the death of her estranged father, King Vivencio"--
3) Esrahaddon
Author
Series
Rise and fall (Michael J. Sullivan) volume 3
Publisher
Riyria Enterprises
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The man who became known as Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world's greatest empire--but there are those who believe he saved it. Few individuals are as divisive, but all agree on three facts: He was exiled to the wilderness, hunted by a goblin priestess, and sentenced to death by a god--all before the age of eight. How he managed to survive and why people continued to fear his name a thousand years later has always been a mystery...until...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Old man Morlock is dead... ...but he still has a chance. Saitou's handyman skills have made him an indispensable member of his party, and his companions have grown to be like a family to him. So it comes as a great shock when the aged sorcerer Morlock abruptly kicks the bucket! Though Raelza and Lafanpan bitterly accept the wizard's death, Saitou's not ready to say goodbye just yet. The window might have closed for normal resurrection magic, but...
Author
Series
Library trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The Library of Alexandria died in fire. Others fade away with less drama, ignored, forgotten, left to dust. To the athenaeum though, the great library of which all others are echoes, fires are merely a temporary inconvenience. The only true threat to the library's existence is a book -- the one Livira wrote. Livira's book also brought her together with Evar, a young man who was raised in the library itself, and they discovered secrets that no one...
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Three girls who couldn't be more different meet on a school trip to Tokyo Tower--and find themselves beamed into a parallel world called Cefiro, where the mysterious Pillar has recruited them to avert a calamity! With the help of a motley troop of rogues and wizards, they will unlock the power of three transforming giant dragons known as Rune Gods and rush to the Pillar's aid...but there's more going on at the heart of Cefiro than they know!"--
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Saitou's kindheartedness...changes those around him. Despite his lack of special strength, Saitou has become an irreplaceable member of his party. After he stumbles upon a hidden cavern, swarms of adventurers descend on the labyrinth in a frenzied search for priceless treasures and mysterious artifacts. Saitou himself is no exception--his discovery holds some connection to his former home, and he's determined to get to the bottom of it. These new...
Author
Series
Bravelands thunder on the plains volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Cast out of his coalition, Stride the cheetah embarks on a perilous mission for the Great Parent, accompanied by a honey badger burdened with a dark and mysterious past. Whisper the water buffalo has been searching desperately for her brother Echo, presumed dead after a terrible fall. And the hyena now known as Breathstealer finds herself courted by the Great Spirit at one moment and other times tempted by the Great Devourer...The balance of power...
Series
The world's fastest level up (Manga) volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Mee the new boss Using his unique skill to bypass the standard wait time between taking down dungeons, adventurer Rin has been able to level up faster than anyone else. Now he's run into an unexpected problem, and inadvertently triggered a secret extra boss fight! His opponent is stronger than any he's fought before, forcing Rin to fight tooth and bloody nail. Can he claim victory, or will this overpowered boss claim its first victim?"--
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Until recently......he lived an ordinary life. Saitou is a thoroughly unremarkable handyman who can't help but feel unsatisfied with his lot in life. Sure, doing odd jobs pays the bills--barely--but it comes at the cost of dealing with his ungrateful customers and boss. Dejected and dispirited, he's starting to wonder what the point of it all is...when he finds himself in another world. There, he meets Raelza, a strong and beautiful female warrior...
Author
Publisher
Solaris, an imprint of Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Alefret, the founder of Varkal's pacifist resistance, was bombed and maimed by his own government, locked up in a secret prison and tortured by a 'visionary' scientist. But now they're offering him a chance of freedom. Ordered to infiltrate one of Med'ariz's flying cities, obeying the bloodthirsty zealot Qhudur, he must find fellow anti-war activists in the enemy's population and provoke them into an uprising against their rulers. He should refuse...
Author
Series
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air--and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia....
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Midway through her career, Ursula K. Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story and fable, poetry, artwork, and song, Always Coming Home is this legendary writer's fictional ethnography of the Kesh, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley. Having survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization,...
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...
Author
Series
Kindred's curse saga volume 2
Publisher
Penn Cole
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An unexpected gift offers the power to change everything. Keeping it could cost Diem her life. The threat of war has arrived at Diem's doorstep, along with a new discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the next thirty days by forming a devil's bargain with the people she hates most: the royal family of House Corbois. But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly realizes good and evil aren't as simple...
17) Calypso
Author
Publisher
Titan books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Rochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew's descendants, who revere her like a saint. She travels the ship with the Calypso's creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. She discovers a legacy of...
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics, a division of Titan Publishing Group, Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the magical world of Alpi, divine spirits are the source of all life, communities living in harmony under their protection. However, when their lives end, a terrible curse drives them to evil, and these malign spirits must be sent to the afterlife bythe Soul Senders. Alpi is one such girl, talented despite her young age, and assisted by her familiar Perenai!"--
19) THE SHADOW WAND
Author
Series
Black Witch chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Destined to be the ultimate weapon of destruction, Elloren Gardner must turn to Commander Lukas Grey against the mage forces of Gardneria and their leader, Marcus Vogel.
Author
Series
Dream keeper saga volume 2
Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lily is pulled back into the Realm, together with Adam and Keisha, because the dreamworld is being threatened by the blight, and her friends there need her help--but first she has to discover its origin, a quest that will not be easy, or safe.
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