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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court, which depicts the adventures of Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years.
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Crown
Pub. Date
c2011
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xii, 460 p. ; 25 cm.
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Assuming the responsibilities of governing France after the death of his prime minister, Louis XIV embarks on a love affair with his sister-in-law, Henriette, triggering a scandal that is complicated by a finance minister's growing power and a mysterious boy with an iron mask.
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Last king of Osten Ard volume 3
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
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xx, 580 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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A murderous traitor inside King Simon's court is secretly responsible for the brutal rebellion believed to have taken Queen Miriamele's life and captured her grandson and heir, Morgan.
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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480 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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After earning the title of Wilder Queen for her role in the rebellion, Kate and her people face new threats as their enemies begin to assemble armies, while a slave named Clash may have the means to end the fighting for good.
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2019.
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The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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Firemane saga volume 3
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
487 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
When his wife is murdered by ruthless raiders, Declan Smith, hellbent on revenge, joins forces with a man on the same mission, while Hava, whose gift for piracy has earned the name of "The Sea Demon," closes in on those who unleased the murderous hordes.
9) Macbeth
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Sterling
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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A prose retelling of Macbeth, his fears, suspicions, pride, ambitions, and his eventual demise. Includes background information, character summary, and commonly asked questions.
11) Fire & Blood
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2018.
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Centuries before the events of 'A Game of Thrones', House Targaryen, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, took up residence on Dragonstone. Their tale begins with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. With all the fire and fury fans have come...
12) The waking land
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Waking land volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
388 pages : map ; 25 cm
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"A young girl is kidnapped by the king to punish her father's rebellion against him. Years later, she returns home a fugitive, while grappling with a repressed magic that could, if mastered, make her the most powerful person in two kingdoms"--
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Disney villains volume 6
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm
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Shares the story of three witches responsible for the evil present in other fairy tales and why they have left such a path of chaos and destruction in their wake.
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Emperor of the Universe volume 3
Publisher
Starscape, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil face their most existential crisis yet when the universe is attacked by beings from a parallel universe intent on conquering every other parallel universe. If Nicholas fails in his mission to defend the universe, it'll mean the end of life itself...."--
15) Dawnbreaker
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Salvation cycle volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
The wall of magic separating human and demonic planes has been destroyed, so Nightrender, immortal warrior of the gods, must find a way to rebuild it--and Hanne who let the demon king, Daghath Mal, into her mind long ago may be the only one who can help.
16) Choque de reyes
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
927 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
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Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon are dead, both victims of royal treachery. Chaos reigns in the wake of their deaths as six factions battle for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel. Even Mouse doesn't know who -- or what -- she is. But she means to find out. When young King Ottakar shows up at the Abbey wounded by a traitor's arrow, Mouse breaks church law to save him and then agrees to accompany him back to Prague as his personal healer....
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Song of ice and fire volume 1
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The kingdom of the royal Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes.
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"1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--shows a warm, smiling face to the world. But it's no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the "Most Dangerous Woman in Europe." For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated, determined to marry his divorced, American mistress Mrs. Simpson....
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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,...
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