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The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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The bloody aftermath of 1066 volume 2
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Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Summer, 1070. Renowned for his valor in the battle for York, Tancred a Dinant is now a lord in his own right, with knights of his own to command and a manor to call home in the turbulent Welsh borderlands. But his hard-fought gains are soon threatened, as a coalition of enemies both old and new prepares to march against King William. With English, Welsh and Viking forces gathering, and war looming, the Normans are forced to make common cause with...
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Redhook
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Fryða has grown up hearing tales of her uncle, King Beowulf, and his spectacular defeat of the monstrous Grendel. Her one desire is to become a shield maiden in her own right, but a terrible accident during her childhood has thwarted this dream. Yet still, somehow, she feels an uncontrollable power begin to rise within herself. The last thing Fryða wants is to be forced into a political marriage, especially as her heart belongs to her lifelong friend,...
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Universal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Join Barbie as Corinne, a young country girl headed to Paris to pursue her big dream: to become a female musketeer. Never could she imagine she would meet three other girls who secretly share the same dream. Using their special talents, the girls work together as a team to foil a plot and save the prince.
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Romeo loves Juliet. Or Rosaline. And Juliet loves Romeo. Or Viola. Or Orlando. It's Shakespeare as you've never played him before. Packed with exciting choices, fun puzzles, secret surprises, terrible puns, and more than a billion possible storylines, this book offers a new experience every time you read it. You can choose to play as Romeo or Juliet, but you can also play as both of them, or as Juliet's nurse, or, if you're good, you can even unlock...
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Gallimard
Pub. Date
©2012
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Français
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Les Trois Mousquetaires raconte les premïres aventures du jeune gentilhomme gascon, D'Artagnan et de ses trois amis du řgiment des Mousquetaires du Roi - Athos, Porthos et Aramis. Sous l'œil vigilant de leur patron M. de Třville, les quatre ďfendent l'honneur du řgiment contre les gardes du cardinal de Richelieu, et l'honneur de la reine contre les machinations du cardinal lui-m̊me alors que les luttes de pouvoir de la France du XVIIe sïcle...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of nobles Humbert and Raios, the two find themselves at the corrupt knights' mercy instead! Eugeo rushes to their aid, but his foes are protected by the unbreakable Taboo Index, no matter how twisted their actions. Torn between doing what's right and obeying the law of the land, Eugeo's eye begins to ache as he faces an impossible decision..."--Page 4 of cover.
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The battle against the fifth-floor golem boss begins with a bang! Titanic limbs snatch and stomp at the small party of elites Kirito and Asuna hastily brought together, threatening to eviscerate the players long before they get their hands on the flag they came for...Will their risky plan succeed? Or will rushing to complete the floor end in the worst of all ways--dead friends, a war between the guilds, and halted progress toward escaping the game?!"--...
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Sword Art Online manga. Girls' ops volume 7
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"To steal the recipe for the Fairy Mallet and complete their quest, Silica and company infiltrate the Elves and Shoemaker guild. But Granze, the guild's leader, is not so easily outwitted--using the Gjallarhorn, a legendary instrument that summons a veritable army of soldiers to her side, she launches her assault! What's more, the soldiers are created from old SAO data, and their leader bears an uncanny resemblance to the Black Swordsman..."-- cover...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"After Kirito and Eugeo's brush with death in their fight against the goblins, it's back to the Gigas Cedar, the massive tree that Eugeo's destined to hack away at for the rest of his days. But Kirito feels a lot stronger now--even the Blue Rose Sword feels lighter in his hands. As he approaches the fearsome Gigas Cedar with a new "ax" in hand, he realizes that felling the giant just might be within the realm of possibility..."-- provided by publisher....
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Sword Art Online manga. Girls' ops volume 8
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Trapped in a one-on-one fight with an opponent using Kirito's SAO combat data, Lux is getting to experience firsthand what it's like to go up against the Black Swordsman himself! Unfortunately, her confidence soon wanes as his power continues to grow, but with help on the way, she has no choice but to hold out as long as she can. In the face of such overwhelming odds, will the girls find a way to triumph over this fake Kirito and his massive army...
14) Gideon la novena
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Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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La inclasificable novela que ha ganado el Premio Locus 2020 al debut del año y ha sido finalista de los premios Hugo, Nebula y World Fantasy a la mejor novela. El Emperador necesita nigromantes. La nigromante de la Novena necesita una espadachina. Gideon tiene una espada, unas revistas guarras y ninguna paciencia para tonterías con los muertos vivientes. Después de haber sido criada por profesoras antipáticas y osificadas, sirvientes vetustos...
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