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Author
Series
Tensorate novellas volume 3
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"JY Yang continues to redefine the limits of silkpunk fantasy with their Tensorate novellas, which the New York Times lauded as "joyously wild." In this third volume, an investigation into atrocities committed at a classified research facility threaten to expose secrets that the Protectorate will do anything to keep hidden. 'You are reading this because I am dead.' Something terrible happened at the Rewar Teng Institute of Experimental Methods. When...
Author
Series
Golden apple novels volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Three thousand years ago a war took place where legends were born: Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. Both men were made and destroyed by the war that shook the foundations of the ancient world. But what if there was more to the tale of these heroes than we know? How would the Trojan War have looked as seen through the eyes of its women? Krisayis, the ambitious, determined daughter of the High Priest of Troy, and Briseis,...
Series
Abandoned empress volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Out in the peaceful countryside, far away from the painful memories of the Imperial Capital, Aristia hopes to recuperate and focus on her sword training. However, she soon finds out the hard way that it’s not so easy to escape fate. As Ruveliss’s unexpected visit rekindles the deep-seated trauma in her heart, can Tia find the strength cut a new path for herself?"-- provided by publisher.
Series
Abandoned empress volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
""WHAT IF I'M ABANDONED YET AGAIN?" Thanks to the boisterous Carsein and her new imperial bodyguards, Aristia is able to put her desperation aside and find her smile again. But when the dreaded invitation to the crown prince's coming-of-age ceremony arrives before her father can return from the border regions, she's overwhelmed with the daunting prospect of announcing her plans for the future to the emperor all by herself. If only there were just...
Series
Abandoned empress volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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In an attempt to cut ties with the Imperial family, Aristia la Monique decides to strengthen her bonds to her own. But being named the official heir of family Monique means first becoming a knight worthy of leading the Second Order -- no easy feat for someone born with such a delicate constitution. And when unrest in the borderlands takes her father and mentors away, she's left without a teacher to oversee her training. With time quickly running out...
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for The Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. A sports statistician, data journalist, and newly minted media celebrity who correctly forecasted every outcome of the 2008 election, Sam's familiar with predicting the future. But when projection meets reality, things turn complicated. Sam's editor sends him to profile disgraced political columnist Frank Doyle....
27) The evil queen
Author
Series
Forest of Good and Evil volume 1
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
"Far, far away, in the magical realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm, and fairytales are real. Except, fairytales aren't based on myths and legends of the past - they are prophecies of the future. Though Princess Everly Morrow was brought to the mortal realm as an infant, she knows she's destined to rule a kingdom in Enchantia, thus fulfilling a beloved fairytale. But which one?At seventeen, when an ability to commune...
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Language
English
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Far upstate, in New York's ancient forests, a drowned village lays beneath the dark, still waters of the Chilewaukee reservoir. Early in the twentieth century, the town was destroyed for the greater good: bringing water to the millions living downstate. Or at least that's what the politicians from Manhattan insisted at the time. The local families, settled there since America's founding, were forced from their land, but they didn't move far, and some...
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Series
Between earth and sky volume 1
Language
English
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A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose...
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 3
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Half-Blood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only six--who will complete the Prophecy of Seven? With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting, The Mark...
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside - a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs - and hidden away for years - all to fulfill the prophecy. But not every dragonet wants a destiny....
Series
Abandoned empress volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Aristia la Monique was the child of prophecy, raised to be the companion of the future emperor--until she wasn't. When the actual child of prophecy appears on the palace grounds, Aristia is immediately cast aside by both fiancé and country and forced to watch as Jieun is handed the love, future, and throne that was supposed to be hers. Her only reward for a lifetime of obedience is death...or rather, a second chance at life! When she unexpectedly...
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