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Kingfountain novels volume 1
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
King Severn Argentines fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Attempting to depose him, the Duke of Kiskaddon gamblesand loses. Now the duke must atone by handing over his young son, Owen, as the kings hostage. And should his loyalty falter again, the boy will pay with his life. Seeking allies and eluding Severns spies, Owen learns to survive in the court of Kingfountain. But...
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Series
Janitors of the post-apocalypse volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In his hilarious new sci-fi series, Jim C. Hines introduces the unlikely heroes that may just save the galaxy: a crew of space janitors. The Krakau came to Earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, near-unstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. You knowyour standard apocalypse. The Krakau's...
3) Hyperion
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On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of Time Tombs, where huge brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion....
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Series
Riyria chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Riyria Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria. When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria's Royce and Hadrian are hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since Hadrian, the war-weary mercenary, and Royce, the cynical ex-assassin, joined forces to become rogues-for-hire. All has gone well until they're asked to help prevent a murder. Now they must venture...
Author
Series
Tales of a new world volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
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New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series, P.C. Cast, brings us a new epic fantasy set in a world where humans, their animal allies, and the earth itself has been drastically changed. A world filled with beauty and danger and cruelty Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan; but she has cast her duties aside, until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly...
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Rudi Mackenzie returns to Montival in the Pacific Northwest, where he will face the legions of the Prophet. To achieve victory, Rudi must assemble a coalition of those who had been his enemies a few months before and forge them into an army that will rescue his homeland. Only then will Rudi be able to come to terms with how the sword has changed him, as well as the world, and assume his place as Artos, High King of Montival.
7) Desert god
Author
Series
Egyptian series (Wilbur A. Smith) volume 5
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Taita the fusspot slave, spiritual wiseman and advisor to the Pharaoh is caught in a maelstrom of passion and danger in his efforts to destroy the Hyksos army by forming a dubious alliance with Crete.
8) Black ice
Author
Series
Midgard novels volume 2
Publisher
Tor, A Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Centuries ago, all was lost in the Last Battle when the Norse gods and goddesses went to war. The elves, the giants, and the gods and goddesses themselves were all destroyed, leaving the Valkyrie known as Mist one of the only survivors. Or so she thought. The trickster god Loki has reappeared in San Francisco, and he has big plans for modern-day Earth. With few allies and fewer resources--but the eyes of the gods and goddesses of an old world upon...
Author
Series
Renegade angels volume 2
Publisher
Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Elijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill on the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality. Vashti is the second most powerful vampire in the world, a lethal beauty with a path of devastation in her wake. They are enemies consumed with a fierce desire. But as war looms, each must decide where their loyalty lies--with their own kind or with the enemy lover they can no longer live without.
Author
Series
Riyria chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
For more than a year, Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, Royce returns to Medford with Hadrian but the two receive a very different reception -- Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse by a powerful noble, she suspects that Royce will ignore any danger in his desire for revenge. By turning the thieves away, Gwen hopes...
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"All The Presidents' Bankers is a compelling narrative of how a small group of private bankers and their financial institutions shaped America's economy and its global position since the start of the twentieth century. Through personal, political and professional networks, these bankers strategically exercised, and continue to exercise, disproportionate control over the destiny of billions of people. Nomi Prins offers an explosive account of how this...
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