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1) Vicious
Author
Series
Villains (V. E. Schwab) volume 1
Language
English
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Ten years after an experiment designed to tap a human's supernatural abilities goes terribly wrong, Victor breaks out of prison and resolves to track down his former roommate, Eli, who is on a mission to eliminate the world's superpowered people.
"Victor and Eli started out as two brilliant but arrogant college students who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death...
Author
Series
Prison healer novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her. But with the kingdoms closer to the brink of war than they’ve ever been, and Kiva far away from the conflict, more is at stake than her own broken heart. A fresh start will mean a perilous quest, forcing mortal enemies and uneasy allies together in a race against the clock to save not just Evalon, but...
3) On the edge
Author
Series
Edge series (Ilona Andrews) volume 1
Language
English
Description
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Kate Daniels novels comesan edgy new series about a world on the border of fantasy and reality, packed with pulse-pounding action and white-hot romance.
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English
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"Kiva Meridan is a survivor. She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva's purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever"--
5) Trolls
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When an old enemy discovers Troll Village, Poppy, the troll princess, and her reluctant partner Branch go on a hair-raising adventure to save their people.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
While the Ethiopian Civil War rages, a Catholic priest languishes in prison. Forty years have passed since he last saw daylight. His crime? Claiming to know the true location of Christ's cup from the Last Supper. Then the miraculous happens -- a mortar strikes the prison and he is free! Old, frail, and injured, he escapes to the jungle, where he encounters two Western journalists and a beautiful freelance photographer taking refuge from the carnage....
7) Obsidio
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground...
Author
Series
Team Hero volume 4
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It is time for Jack, Ruby and Danny to face the dreaded Agent. Can they restore the Shards of Ether before they are used for unspeakable evil?
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After watching an enemy for a very long time during an endless war, a soldier finally creeps out into the night to the other man's hole and is surprised by what he finds there.
10) The golden egg
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
At the request of his wife, Commissario Brunetti looks into the death of deaf, mentally disabled man who worked at their dry-cleaners and uncovers a mystery when the man left no official records and his mother is reluctant to speak to him.
Author
Series
Farwalker trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Dream Factory books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When 14 year-old Ariel Farwalker sets out to return a dead enemy's knife to its source, she lends strength to an an evil that seeks her attention.
Author
Series
Hector Cross novels volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ex-SAS warrior and former private security consultant Major Hector Cross is forced to take the law into his own hands to stop old and new enemies intent on global domination.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Admiral James T. Kirk and his fellow crew members take the Enterprise on a training mission, they encounter their former nemesis, Khan.
On a routine inspection of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Admiral James T. Kirk's Starfleet career enters a new chapter as a result of his most vengeful nemesis: Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically enhanced conqueror from the late 20th-century Earth.
14) Deep is the Fen
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
To stop her best friend from joining a sinister secret society, Merry must team up with the person she hates most, her academic archnemesis Caraway Boswell, and as they journey into Deeping Fen's foul waters, she wonders if she's walking straight into a trap.
''Merry doesn't need a happily-ever-after. Her life in the charming, idyllic town of Candlecott is fine just as it is. Simple, happy, and with absolutely no magic. Magic only ever leads to trouble....
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Terrifying barbarians, cunning mages, and daring heroes run rampant through these exceptional examples of the exciting sword and sorcery genre. In a Tower of the Elephant, Conan takes up jewel thievery but proves to be far better with his sword. The Flame Bringers finds antihero Elric infiltrating a band of bloodthirsty mercenaries and outwitting a powerful sorcerer. Become a Warrior is the unexpected tale of a child who loses all she holds dear,...
Author
Series
Shark school volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Harry does some deep sea detective work while investigating the fishy disappearance of his worst enemy in this eighth Shark School (mis)adventure. Harry Hammer's all-time favorite TV show is Mike Hammerhead, Shark Detective. The fin-tastic detective never fails to solve under-the-sea 'who-dunnits' and now Harry has found himself in similar water when he investigates the disappearance of his worst enemy Rick Reef. Has his nemesis gone missing or gone...
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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
Language
English
Description
Charles Lenox is at the pinnacle of his political career and is a delighted new father. His days of regularly investigating the crimes of Victorian London now some years behind him, he plans a trip to his uncle's estate in Somerset in the expectation of a few calm weeks to write an important speech. When he arrives in the quiet village of Plumbley, however, what greets him is a series of strange vandalisms upon the local shops: broken windows, minor...
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