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Author
Series
Publisher
J.M. Kearl
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Layala fought against falling in love with him. Thane battled to win his mate's heart. Now they'll discover if their love can withstand those who tore them apart. Held for weeks without food or water, Layala's resolve begins to fracture as an evil darkness looms over her. She's the key to destroying the Void or reviving its creator-- the long-dead Black Mage she has a mysterious connection to. Layala and Thane learn what it truly means to fight for...
722) The inadequate heir
Author
Series
Bridge kingdom volume 3
Publisher
Context Literary Agency LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. The second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves. The endless War between Maridrina and Valcotta has raged for generations, leaving thousands of Zarrah's people dead and countless more orphaned. So when she's given command of the contested city of Nerastis, Zarrah is prepared...
723) The endless war
Author
Series
Bridge kingdom volume 4
Publisher
Context Literary Agency
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Newly crowned as king, Keris has watched powerless as his forbidden relationship with Zarrah is revealed. When Zarrah is imprisoned by the Empress, Keris knows there is only one way to save her: to ally with the kingdom he nearly destroyed. Meanwhile, Zarrah faces two choices: prove her loyalty to the Empress who condemned her or die a traitor. Yet, as she struggled to survive, Zarrah uncovers a third path: a rebellion to overthrow tyranny entwined...
724) A murder at Balmoral
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The Crown meets Clue in this delightful locked-room mystery, sure to charm Agatha Christie fans and keep readers guessing to the end"--
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest, and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die....
728) Dragonfruit
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the old tales, it is written that the egg of a seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person's greatest sorrow. But as with all things that offer hope when hope has gone, the tale comes with a warning. Every wish demands a price. Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that...
729) Alexander
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Language
English
Description
The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
730) The Castle Corona
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Two orphaned peasant children discover a mysterious pouch, the contents of which lead them to the majestic Castle Corona, where their lives may be transformed forever.
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Dive deeper into the secrets of Adventure Time with this mysterious mash-up of The Enchiridion (the ancient book for heroes, as featured in several key episodes of the series) and Marceline the Vampire Queen's childhood diary. It's like having two books in one . . . because it is two books in one! Don't believe it? Just peek under the dust jacket! When you've finished reading The Enchiridion, flip the book over and dig in to Marcy's Super Secret Scrapbook!!!...
733) The rebel king
Author
Series
Deviant kings volume 2
Publisher
Amara, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Of all the Verran brothers, Tiernan is the least suited to wear the Night Court crown. The Rebel Prince is happy with no responsibilities or accountability--just the freedom to pursue his own dark, lush pleasures in Sin City. Including his secret hunger for a certain smart-mouthed, fiery redhead. Only, the possibility of having Fiona is stripped away when Tiernan is thrust into the one role he never wanted: king. As king of the Dark Fae, wanting--let...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 71
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The prince and the pauper: When young Edward VI of England and Tom Canty, a poor boy who looks just like him, exchange places, each learns a valuable lesson about the other's very different station in life in sixteenth-century England. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: A blow to the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing...
735) Blood justice
Author
Series
Blood debts volume 2
Publisher
Tor Teen, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Cristina and Clement Trudeau have conjured the impossible: justice.They took back their family's stolen throne to lead New Orleans' magical community into the brighter future they all deserve. But when Cris and Clem restored their family power, Valentina Savant lost everything. Her beloved grandparents are gone and her sovereignty has been revoked -- she will never be Queen. Unless, of course, someone dethrones the Trudeaus again. And lucky for her,...
736) The crown of embers
Author
Series
Fire and thorns trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"Hero. Foreigner. Queen. Elisa, at the age of seventeen, is all three. And all three draw enemies. Faced with assassins, court politics, and the threat of civil war, Elisa despairs of being the ruler her people need. Her only hope is the Godstone. She must master its power once and for all. She finds clues hidden in a long forgotten--and forbidden--scripture. Accompanied by a one-eyed warrior, an enemy defector, and the man she is falling in love...
738) House of Odysseus
Author
Series
Songs of Penelope volume 2
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace--a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra. Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her identity-until, at last, she was ascertained to be Cleopatra Selene,...
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