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81) Daughter of dusk
Author
Series
Midnight thief novels volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"As tensions rise within Forge's Council, and vicious Demon Rider attacks continue in surrounding villages, Kyra knows she must do something to save her city. But she walks a dangerous line between opposing armies: will she be able to use her link to the Demon Riders for good, or will her Makvani blood prove to be deadly? Kyra and Tristam face their biggest battle yet as they grapple with changing allegiances, shocking deceit, and vengeful opponents"--...
Author
Series
Blood of kings volume 3
Publisher
Marcher Lord Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Acahan steps into his role as Crown Prince and prepares for war. But war against whom? Could Esek still be alive? Has Lord Nathak taken Esek's place? Or is the mysterious Hadad the true enemy Achan must confront? Vrell has her own agenda of serving Prince Oren as healer, but when she is stormed and lost to the Veil, Achan does all he can to bring her back. His conversations with her are strange, though, as if she has no memory of who he is. In a land...
83) Lady Hotspur
Author
Series
Queens of Innis Lear volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"STRIKE FAST, LOVE HARD, LIVE FOREVER This is the motto of the Lady Knights--sworn to fealty under a struggling kingdom, promised to defend the prospective heir, Banna Mora. But when a fearsome rebellion overthrows the throne, Mora is faced with an agonizing choice: give up everything she's been raised to love, and allow a king-killer to be rewarded--or retake the throne, and take up arms against the newest heir, Hal Bolingbrooke, Mora's own childhood...
Author
Series
Lands of the firstborn volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary leaders - and some have turned to the darkness, becoming...
85) The traitor
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's been a long journey for Alwyn Scribe. Born a bastard and raised an outlaw, he's now a knight and the most trusted advisor to Lady Evadine Courlain. Together they've won countless battles and helped to bring order to a fractured kingdom. Yet Evadine is not the woman Alwyn once knew. As puritanical fury increasingly replaces her benevolent faith, Alwyn begins to question what her true motives really are. As the kingdom braces itself for one final...
Author
Series
Uncertain choice volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Due to her parents' promise at her birth, Lady Rosemarie has been prepared to become a nun on the day she turns eighteen. Then, shortly before her birthday, a friend of her father's enters the kingdom and proclaims her parents' will left a second choice -- if Rosemarie can marry before the eve of her eighteenth year, she will be exempt from the ancient vow. Before long, Rosemarie is presented with the three most handsome and brave knights in the land....
Author
Series
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
It's been almost a year since October "Toby" Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day's sleep. Now, Toby's been asked to find another missing child--her name is Chelsea and she's a teleporter. Chelsea is opening doors that were never meant to be opened, releasing dangers that were sealed away centuries before--and there's a good chance she could destroy Faerie if she isn't stopped....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Will's now a full-fledged Araluen Ranger. His courage and ingenuity--bolstered by an old friend and a bumbling band of Skadians-- may be all that can rescue his friend, Alyss, and his homeland from impending doom.
89) The combat codes
Author
Series
Combat codes volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hundreds of years ago, on a planet once ravaged by war, the nations swore an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Today, battle-hardened warriors known as Grievar Knights train to represent their nations' interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his nation - but now he's on the hunt to find and train the next champion. In underground and ruthless combat...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Eleventh century Cambridge is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Called out to attend a body found on a lonely stretch of river bank, its throat torn out, apprentice healer Lassair is sceptical of the sheriff{u2019}s verdict that this was the result of a wild animal attack. But when a second body is discovered, similarly mutilated, rumours engulf the town that the legendary demon known as the Night Wanderer has returned to wreak havoc.
91) Templar's Acre
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A war has been raging here for decades. The forces of the Crusaders have been pushed back time and again by the Muslims and now just one city remains in Crusader control. That one city stands between the past and the future and must be defended at all costs. That city is Acre. And into this battle where men will fight to the death to defend their city comes a young boy. Green and scared, he has never seen battle before. But he is on the run from...
92) The red knight
Author
Series
Traitor son cycle volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men--or worse, a company of mercenaries--against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes...
94) The serpent
Author
Series
Time of heroes volume 3
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Jon of Dun Add has created a civilization where before there had only been isolated pockets of humanity in a shattered cosmos. Young knight Pal is one of the most respected members of Lord Jon's Hall of Champions. But Pal's greatest talent lies not on the field of battle, though he's no slouch there. He is also a Maker, one who can repair the tools the Ancients had left--sometimes. Moreover, he has learned to use his warrior dog's ability to predict...
95) Knight's ransom
Author
Series
First Argentines volume 1
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of Kingfountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival, Devon Argentine. The balance of power between the two men hinges on the fate of a young boy ensnared in this courtly intrigue. A boy befittingly nicknamed Ransom. When the Argentine family finally rules, Ransom must make his own way in the world....
Author
Series
Blacktongue volume 1
Publisher
TOR, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Set in a world of goblin wars, stag-sized battle ravens, and assassins who kill with deadly tattoos, Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief begins a 'dazzling' (Robin Hobb) fantasy adventure unlike any other. Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics....
97) Chivalry
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight who lures her with ancient relics in hope for winning the cup"--
Author
Series
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books / Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this epic sequel to Once & Future, Ari and her Rainbow knights must pull off a Holy Grail heist thousands of years in the past -- without destroying their own destinies. Ari Helix may have won her battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun. Ari and her cursed wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the unenlightened Middle Ages and steal the King Arthur's Grail -- the very definition of impossible. It's...
99) What she wants
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Earl Hugh Dulonget of Hillcrest was a formidable knight, used to getting what he wanted. This time, he got himself into a bind. His uncle's will had a codicil: He must marry. And Hugh had just insulted his would-be bride by calling her a peasant! How could he win back her esteem--and her hand? Everyone seemed to have advice. Some men-at-arms thought that Hugh could win the fair Willa's love by buying her baubles. The old witch who was her guardian...
100) Wolf soldier
Author
Series
Lightraider Academy volume 1
Publisher
Enclave Escape
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A shepherd boy and four trainees search for a missing spy, who may be the only one who can stop an impending invasion.
The knights of the Lightraider Order disappeared nearly two generations past. As the Keledan withdrew behind their barriers, and the Dragon Lands of bordering Tanelethar were overrun with dark oppression, the people lived in disobedience to the Rescuer who freed them long ago. A shepherd boy, Connor Enarian, and four young initiates...
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