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1) Piranesi
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Language
English
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Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an...
Author
Series
Zamonia novels volume 5
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"It has been more than two hundred years since Bookholm was destroyed by a devastating fire, as told in Moers's The City of Dreaming Books. Optimus Yarnspinner, hailed as Zamonia's greatest writer, is on vacation in Lindworm Castle when a disturbing message reaches him, and he must return to Bookholm to investigate a mystery. The magnificently rebuilt city has once again become a metropolis of storytelling and the book trade. Yarnspinner encounters...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The small town of Snowberry Creek, Washington, is gearing up for the Halloween Festival, and naturally Abby is on the planning committee. As part of her duties, she's picking up a pumpkin order from ornery farmer Ronald Minter. But what she finds instead is the farmer in the middle of his corn maze with a knife in his back. The police suspect a homeless veteran named Kevin Montgomery, who was seen arguing with Minter when the farmer accused him of...
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Series
Publisher
Pan Macmillan Australia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth. Now he faces one last race - against multiple rivals, against time, against the collapse of the universe itself - a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth. But the road will be hard. For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes. Uncompromising and complex. Demanding and deadly. It all comes down to this. For it ends here - now - in the most lethal and dangerous place...
5) Mazebook
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter receives a mysterious phone call one night from a girl claiming it's her and that she's trapped in the middle of a labyrinth. Convinced that this child is contacting him from beyond this world, he uses an unfinished maze from one of her journals and a map of the city to trace an intricate path through a different plane of reality on an intense and melancholy adventure...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Broke and desperate, Souta signs up for a gig to warp to a fantasy world and ascend a dungeon tower to claim the treasure inside. However, an accident in the transfer process separates him from his teammates, leaving him stranded. Will his adventure end before it even begins?"--
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous trip to Orario's Pleasure Quarter, Bell has made it back home in one piece, thanks to a little help from a courtesan named Haruhime. Her plight lingers in his mind, and after he tells the rest of Hestia Familia about her, Mikoto perks up, recognizing the name of her long-lost friend! But if they want to save her from her cruel fate, they'll have to get through Ishtar Familia, and that's no easy feat..."-- provided by publisher....
8) The Jackal
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Language
English
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Description
The location of the glymera's notorious prison camp was lost after the raids. When a freak accident provides Nyx clues to where her sister may still be doing time, she becomes determined to find the secret subterranean labyrinth. Embarking on a journey under the earth, she learns a terrible truth -- and meets a male who changes everything forever. The Jackal has been in the camp for so long he cannot recall anything of the freedom he once knew. Trapped...
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Adventurer Bell Cranell's life changed forever when he met the goddess Hestia, becoming the first member of her familia. Since then, he's gone on many adventures, growing much stronger in the process. But when he steps foot into Orario's pleasure quarter, where Ishtar Familia reigns supreme, he soon finds himself in way over his head... With enemies all around him, he'll need the help of a beautiful, fox-eared courtesan if he's to have any hope of...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In order to stop the Killing Stone Ritual and rescue Haruhime, Bell and Mikoto return to Ishtar Familia's domain. With a thunderous roar, Bell unleashes a Firebolt--but just as victory seems within reach, his hopes are dashed when he finds himself face-to-face with Aisha Belka, the woman who soundly defeated him in their last battle. Swelling with resolve, Bell is determined to win against all odds, but with the princess's freedom on the line, the...
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