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1) Iron flame
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Series
Empyrean volume 2
Language
English
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"Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College--Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance....
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Series
Redwinter chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, Raine, with the power of the Sixth Gate growing stronger inside her each day, must learn to control this magic she’s been given by a queen to whom she has promised more than she can afford to give.
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Series
Cinder spires volume 2
Language
English
Description
Standing alone against the overwhelming might of Spire Aurora’s Armada and its new secret weapon, Lord Albion uses the trading summit at Spire Olympia to secure alliances that will shape the outcomes of the war with the help of a privateer and the crew of the AMS Predator.
Author
Series
Corax trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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If you're going to get ahead in the battlefield salvage business, you have to regard death as a means to an end. In other words, when the blood flows, so will the cash. Unfortunately, even though war is on the way, Saevus Corax has had enough. There are two things he has to do before he can enjoy his retirement: get away with one last score, and get away with murder. For someone who, ironically, tends to make a mess wherever he goes, leaving his affairs...
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English
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For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun...or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. And yeah, the small fortune in reward doesn't hurt--even if his boss also hired the mysterious Queen of Days to join the crew as "the weapon of last resort..." Whatever that means. But Bal doesn't know the ceremony isn't simply empty words and dusty tradition;...
Author
Series
Corax trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"It's important to look after your crew when you're in the battlefield salvage business. It's stressful work at the best of times, and although your employees are unlikely to be happy it makes sense to keep them alive. So when Saevus Corax finds himself having to capture a castle to stop his men from being killed, he has no choice but to give it a try. Needless to say, the conventional rules of siegecraft are unlikely to be followed"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Saga of the unfated volume 1
Language
English
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"After discovering that she is a shield maiden who can repel any attack, a fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath to protect Skaland"--
9) Valdemar
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The refugees from the Empire have established a thriving city called Haven with the help of the Tayledras and their allies. But the Tayledras have begun a slow withdrawal to the dangerous lands known as the Pelagirs, leaving the humans of Haven to find their own way. But even with Haven settled, the lands around Haven are not without danger. Most of the danger comes in the form of magicians: magicians taking advantage of the abundant magical energy...
10) Defiant
Author
Series
Skyward (Brandon Sanderson) volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Spensa needs all the knowledge she gathered in the Nowhere to end the Superiority's quest for galactic dominance, but first she must determine how far she is willing to go for victory.
11) Malarkoi
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Nathan Treeves is dead, murdered by the Master of Mordew, his remains used to create the powerful occult weapon known as the Tinderbox. His companions are scattered, making for Malarkoi, the city of the Mistress, the Master's enemy. They are hoping to find welcome there, or at least safety. They find neither - and instead become embroiled in a life and death struggle against assassins, demi-gods, and the cunning plans of the Mistress. Only Sirius,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
We've come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the other sentient bipeds who inhabit our planet. But it also transpires that the Shongairi expedition that nearly destroyed our home planet ... wasn't an official one. That, indeed, its commander may have been acting as an unwitting cats-paw for the Founders, the ancient alliance of very old,...
14) The creator
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
While a few billionaires lead the world to certain doom, Martha Einkorn, working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything, and Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, when their paths unexpectedly cross, work together to prevent the cataclysmic end of civilization.
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Series
Letters of enchantment volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Two weeks after returning home from the front, Iris and Attie seize another chance to report on Dacre's movements, while Roman, who has lost his memory and is stuck in Dacre's realm, becomes entangled in a mysterious pen pal correspondence, leading to a pivotal decision that could impact the course of the war and his relationship with Iris.
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Series
Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly volume 10
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Physical Desc
139 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Legion of Lava has stirred worry and fear among the regions of Wrenly, and now Ruskin and his dragon friends must wage a war on two fronts: one on the battlefield and one for the very soul of the kingdom.
Author
Series
Books of Clash volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, archers Jane and Angie were best friends who did everything together. That is, until, one day during battle Jane found herself stranded and alone in an otherworldly cave where she stumbled upon a mysterious scroll...with an even more mysterious message"--
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Series
Animorphs (Graphic novels) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
201 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
It begins with the dreams. Cassie has been having strange nightmares of a voice calling to her from deep beneath the ocean. They're unsettling, but it isn't until Cassie discovers Tobias has been having dreams too, the exact same dreams, of a voice pleading for help that she decides it's time to start listening. When pieces of debris wash up on shore, marked with alien writing, the team realises they may still have allies in the fight for Earth, allies...
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Series
Flesh and fire novels volume 3
Language
English
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Held captive by the false King of the Gods, Sera, with the Ascension upon her, is out of time, while Nyktos, who will do anything to protect the woman he loves, risks the utter destruction of the realms as he desperately tries not to Ascend as the Primal of Life.
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