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41) Cursor's fury
Author
Series
Codex Alera volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. But even magic cannot sway the corruption that threatens to destroy the realm of Alera once and for all.
42) The Raven tower
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Following her record-breaking run in science fiction, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, brings her immense talent to an epic fantasy novel about the hidden forces that guide our fates. Having helped win a war at great cost in human lives and to its own power, the god known as the Raven of Iraden was forced to continue to fulfill its commitment to its followers and slowly regain its strength through the steady...
43) Consider Phlebas
Author
Series
Culture Universe series volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to...
Author
Series
Chronicle of the unhewn throne volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over. Having learned the identity of her father's assassin, Adare flees the Dawn Palace is search of allies to challenge the coup against her family. Few trust her, but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra, patron goddess of the empire, people rally to help her retake the capital city. As armies prepare to clash, the threat of invasion from barbarian hordes compels...
Author
Series
Dagger and the coin volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto the Dragon's Path - the path to war.
Author
Series
Clockwork Dagger novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Healer Octavia Leander and Clockwork Dagger Alonzo Garrett must band together to reach the territory known as the Waste and survive the civil war brewing there if they are to learn the reasons behind Octavia's growing powers and inexplicable transformation.
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
1995, c1994
Language
English
Description
Alternate History is historical fiction that examines the ramifications of a change or changes in known history. Alternate History can use science-fiction devices -- such as time-travel -- to change history, or it can simply pick a point where, had things merely happened differently (for example: Abraham Lincoln decided not to go to the theater that night, or Henry VIII stayed married to his first wife), history might have taken another path altogether....
Author
Series
Dragon Age novels volume 2
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"After two hundred years of exile, King Maric has allowed the legendary Grey Wardens to finally return to Ferelden. When they come home, however, they bring dire news: one of their own has escaped into the Deep Roads and aligned himself with their ancient enemy, the monstrous darkspawn. The Grey Wardens need Maric's help, and he reluctantly agrees to lead them into the passages he traveled through many years before, chasing after a deadly secret that...
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The war with no name rages on, setting the world on fire. Humanity faces extinction at the hands of the Colony, a race of intelligent ants seeking to overthrow the humans and establish a new order. The bobcat Culdesac is among the fiercest warriors fighting for the Colony. Driven by revenge and notorious for his ability to hunt humans in the wild, Culdesac is the perfect leader of the Red Sphinx, an elite unit of feline assassins. With the humans...
50) The savage dawn
Author
Series
Girl at midnight volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
A darkness has entered the world and the Dragon Prince is wreaking havoc wherever she goes. With the war upon her, Echo must use every bit of her firebird powers or risk losing those she holds dear.
Author
Series
Shadowdance novels volume 4
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
""Prove that you can stand against the darkness and live." Haern is the King's Watcher, born an assassin only to become the city of Veldaren's protector against the thief guilds. When Lord Victor Kane attacks the city, determined to stamp out all corruption, foreign gangs pour in amidst the chaos in an attempt to overthrow the current lords of the underworld. And when a mysterious killer known as the Widow begins mutilating thieves, paranoia engulfs...
52) Firestorm
Author
Series
Destroyermen volume 6
Publisher
Roc Hardcover
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"The Allies and the Empire of New Britain Isles now stand united against the attacks of both the savage Grik and the tenacious Japanese. But Designated Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces Matt Reddy has a new foe to contend with: the Holy Dominion, a warped mixture of human cultures whose lust for power overshadows even the Grik's. Only a risky naval engagement and a desperate land battle can preserve freedom and prevent swift conquest by the Dominion....
53) The bear
Author
Series
Saga of the first king volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Secret world chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Destroying the Thulian North American Headquarters has not made life easier for ECHO, or the world. The Thulians continue their attacks against ECHO headquarters around the world. Belladonna's duties have increased a thousand-fold and now she has the responsibility for the lives of every metahuman in ECHO on her conscience. The Red Savior risks everything on a risky gambit of her own: send her 'wolves' to find the Thulian Headquarters, despite the...
Author
Series
Tensorate novellas volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Fallen prophet, master of the elements, and daughter of the supreme Protector, Sanao Mokoya has abandoned the life that once bound her. Once her visions shaped the lives of citizens across the land, but no matter what tragedy Mokoya foresaw, she could never reshape the future. Broken by the loss of her young daughter, she now hunts deadly, sky-obscuring naga in the harsh outer reaches of the kingdom with packs of dinosaurs at her side, far from everything...
57) River of dreams
Author
Series
Nine kingdoms volume 8
Publisher
Berkeley Sensation
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Author
Series
Drenai saga volume 6
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A tale set in the realm of Drenai tells of Druss, Captain of the Axe and Deathwalker, who, armed with his family's deadly heirloom, traveled across strange kingdoms and did battle with savage monsters in order to win back the beautiful, mystical Rowena.
Author
Series
Queen's thief volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike.
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