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Author
Publisher
Grim Oak Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Forever shamed for family actions a century earlier, Antiquity Grey is a young woman living in a far-future city of Erth. It is a life of danger and hardship, dragons and advanced technology. But when she discovers an outlawed and operational mech buried in the sands of her planet, she realizes its secrets hold the power to reverse her family's dishonor while challenging the Imperium's off-world oppressive might. The Imperium is not so willing to...
Series
Black Widow (2020) volume 3
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"With Apogee in her rear view mirror, Natasha pushes forward once again with her plans to become the hero that San Francisco needs. But when an old source sends Natasha and her team looking for an enigmatic pair known only as the Twins, the Black Widow has to confront the fact that Apogee may not be as far in the past as she had hoped. Are the Twins friends or foes? And can the Black Widow uncover the true agenda of the mysterious manipulator in time...
Series
Black Widow (2020) volume 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Something is very wrong with Natasha: She's...happy?! The best-selling, Eisner-Award-nominated writer Kelly Thompson joins rising-star artist Elena Casagrande to change everything for Natasha Romanoff! The Widow has been a spy almost as long as she's been alive. And she's never stopped running, whether she was working for the good guys or the bad. But retirement definitely agrees with the world's deadliest woman as she revels in the perfect life...
24) Joan: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. In Katherine J. Chen's hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. This stunningly-researched novel...
Author
Series
Wonder Woman (the new 52) volume 1
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, has kept a secret from her daughter all her life-and when Wonder Woman learns who her father is, her life will shatter like brittle clay. The only one more shocked than Diana by this revelation? Bloodthirsty Hera. So why is her sinister daughter, Strife, so eager for the truth to be told?
26) Epic
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
The story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world, and also ours.
Publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen reunite as the inseparable duo Cloak and Dagger! They waged a citywide war on drugs, organized crime and corporate greed. Now, though, they have drifted apart--until a dangerous threat from their past resurfaces, forcing them to face their feelings! But there's a greater danger to their relationship than any villian: mistrust. And things don't get any better when Dagger begins investigating a series of murders, with...
Author
Series
Batgirl (New 52: 2011) volume 2
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Gotham City can be dangerous. No one knows this more than Barbara Gordon. Recovered physically but not emotionally, Batgirl is back on patrol. Unfortunately, others have their own ideas about how best to safeguard the city. These vigilantes will execute every criminal they find, down to the pettiest offenders. The answer to a maniac named Knightfall, a masked woman who wants to save Gotham, but not before drowning it in blood. Smart and skilled,...
Author
Publisher
Viz
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family's shrine would be a gateway to Japan's ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, the Shikon Jewel! Together with an unlikely ally, the half demon Inuyasha, Kagome begins...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Brave: Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.
Mulan II: Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.
Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her...
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