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Lion of Ireland was the breathtaking chronicle of Brian Boru, the Great King who led the bickering chiefs of Ireland to unity under his reign. He overthrew traditions, reformed society, and became the Irish Charlemagne. The Ireland of 1014 was a dream Brian Boru had dreamed and brought into being.
Now, with all the fire and brilliance for which her writing is known, Morgan Llywelyn takes us there, to the battlefield where Brian died, and to Brian's...
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Islam quintet volume 2
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Verso
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2015.
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xvi, 367 pages : illustration ; 20 cm.
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"As victories mount and accolades are showered upon the great warrior Saladin, he is nearly deified. He conquers the infidel Franj, or Crusaders, and reclaims the holy city of Jerusalem while remaining true to his senses of honor, justice, and humor. When it comes time for Saladin to record his own story, he turns to a Jewish scribe. In the interlinking stories of The Book of Saladin, the mighty sultan deftly navigates the deep chasms separating Muslims,...
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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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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
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In a land that has stood barren, parched by drought and ravaged by frosts since the Queen's death, the King sets his three daughters the task of making the kingdom bloom again, and discovers that sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest difference.
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Once and future king volume 4
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Putnam
Pub. Date
c1958
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677 p. ; 22 cm.
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The story of King Arthur.
11) Master of furies
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Firemane saga volume 3
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Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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487 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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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.
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Mistmantle chronicles volume 2
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Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
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297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Urchin and the other inhabitants of Mistmantle look forward to a time of peace with the coronation of Crispin the squirrel, but the arrival of a storm-ravaged ship with a delegation from the island of Whitewings not only delays the ceremony but sends Urchin on a perilous journey that changes his life forever.
13) The waking land
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Waking land volume 1
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2017]
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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
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Disney Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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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
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Starscape, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
2023
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188 pages ; 21 cm
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"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...."--
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Secrets of Droon. Main series volume 25
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Eric and his friends learn that Zorfendorf Castle holds a secret which they must prevent from falling into the hands of Emperor Ko. There's only one passage between the Upper World and Droon, the magical rainbow staircase. At least, that's what Eric and his friends have always believed. But now Ko and his beasts are attacking Zorfendorf Castle, a magical fortress that's hiding a huge secret: the Fifth River, another passage to the Upper World. Ko...
17) Dawnbreaker
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Salvation cycle volume 2
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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342 pages ; 22 cm.
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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.
20) 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...
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