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Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few Series)
Alexis Patton · 2023
Khalani is a Prisoner<br/>Takeshi is a Guard<br/>Both are slaves to the Underground<br/><br/>Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longed to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn't commit, those wishes shatter into oblivion.<br/><br/>In Braderhelm Prison, murderers are neighbors, ruthless and cold-blooded guards live to punish, and every second is a battle to survive. She thought the danger lay in befriending criminals and avoiding Takeshi Steele, the nefarious Captain who runs her cell block. But darker traps and secrets await her within the shadows of imprisonment. Khalani's blood will coat the walls in flaming silk before her enemies let her escape to the surface, a feat no one has successfully achieved. If the reclusive and callous Takeshi Steele won't kill Khalani, then the merciless prisoners and her fractured mind will.<br/><br/>Enter Braderhelm Prison, where only the Wicked remain.
The Odyssey
Homer · 1999
The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles<br/><br/>A Penguin Classic<br/><br/>Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy." So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement."<br/><br/>If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance.<br/><br/>In the myths and legends retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb introduction and textual commentary provide insightful background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles's translation. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper.<br/><br/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger · 2001
War and Peace (Vintage Classics)
Leo Tolstoy · 2008
Jane Erye
Charlotte Brontë
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
Matthew Joseph Bruccoli · 2002
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1980
The text of Pride and Prejudice is the 1813 first edition text.
The Trials of Apollo, Book Three: The Burning Maze
Rick Riordan · 2018
The Formerly Glorious God Apollo, Cast Down To Earth In Punishment By Zeus, Is Now An Awkward Mortal Teenager Named Lester Papadopoulos. In Order To Regain His Place On Mount Olympus, Lester Must Restore Five Oracles That Have Gone Dark. But He Has To Achieve This Impossible Task Without Having Any Godly Powers And While Being Duty-bound To A Confounding Young Daughter Of Demeter Named Meg. Thanks A Lot, Dad. With The Help Of Some Demigod Friends, Lester Managed To Survive His First Two Trials, One At Camp Half-blood, And One In Indianapolis, Where Meg Received The Dark Prophecy. The Words She Uttered While Seated On The Throne Of Memory Revealed That An Evil Triumvirate Of Roman Emperors Plans To Attack Camp Jupiter. While Leo Flies Ahead On Festus To Warn The Roman Camp, Lester And Meg Must Go Through The Labyrinth To Find The Third Emperor--and An Oracle Who Speaks In Word Puzzles--somewhere In The American Southwest. There Is One Glimmer Of Hope In The Gloom-filled Prophecy: The Cloven Guide Alone The Way Does Know. They Will Have A Satyr Companion, And Meg Knows Just Who To Call Upon. . . .
Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
Casey McQuiston · 2019
<p><b>* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller *<br>* GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 *</b><br><b>* BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more!</b> *<br><i><br>What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?<br></i><br>When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. <br><br>Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston's <i>Red, White & Royal Blue</i> proves: true love isn't always diplomatic. <br><b><br>"I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy—this book had everything I crave. I’m jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience <i>Red, White & Royal Blue</i> for the first time!" - Christina Lauren, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Unhoneymooners</i></b><br><br><b>"<i>Red, White & Royal Blue</i> is outrageously fun. It is romantic, sexy, witty, and thrilling. I loved every second." - Taylor Jenkins Reid, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Daisy Jones & The Six</i> </b></p>
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi · 2011
Circe
Madeline Miller · 2020
"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. #1 New York Times bestseller -- named one of the best books of the year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, BuzzFeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider
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The Trials of Apollo, Book Two: Dark Prophecy
Rick Riordan · 2017
Zeus Has Punished His Son Apollo--god Of The Sun, Music, Archery, Poetry, And More--by Casting Him Down To Earth In The Form Of A Gawky, Acne-covered Sixteen-year-old Mortal Named Lester. The Only Way Apollo Can Reclaim His Rightful Place On Mount Olympus Is By Restoring Several Oracles That Have Gone Dark. What Is Affecting The Oracles, And How Can Apollo/lester Do Anything About Them Without His Powers? After Experiencing A Series Of Dangerous--and Frankly, Humiliating--trials At Camp Half-blood, Lester Must Now Leave The Relative Safety Of The Demigod Training Ground And Embark On A Hair-raising Journey Across North America. Fortunately, What He Lacks In Godly Graces He's Gaining In New Friendships--with Heroes Who Will Be Very Familiar To Fans Of The Percy Jackson And The Olympians And Heroes Of Olympus Series. Come Along For What Promises To Be A Harrowing, Hilarious, And Haiku-filled Ride. . . .
Hidden Oracle, The-Trials of Apollo, Book One
Rick Riordan · 2017
Heroes of Olympus-The Lost Hero/The Son of Neptune/The Mark of Athena/The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (2015-06-07)
Rick Riordan · 1809
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2023
Percy Jackson's Hope For A Normal Senior Year Is Shattered As The Gods Present Him With Three Quests, Beginning With The Retrieval Of Zeus's Goblet, In Order To Get The Necessary Three Letters Of Recommendation For College.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Rick Riordan · 2014
All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, in paperback, collected in a boxed set fit for demigods, complete with a bonus poster!<br/><br/>Now with glorious new cover art and packaged with a special poster, this value-priced set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.<br/>Accompany the son of the sea god Poseidon and his other demigod friends as they go on a series of quests that will have them facing monsters, gods, and conniving figures from Greek mythology. Do they have what it takes to save the Olympians from an ancient enemy?<br/>Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy's funny and thrilling adventures for the first time, or for fans who want to devour the saga again, this gift will be prized by readers aged 8-80.<br/>This beloved series, read in schools across the world, has inspired two motion pictures and a Broadway musical. It is currently in development for a television series on Disney+,
Harry Potter Series
J.K Rowling
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Neverseen (4) (Keeper of the Lost Cities)
Shannon Messenger · 2016
The Iliad
Homer · 2007
A new translation of Homer's classic follows Merrill's successful earlier version of the "Odyssey" in capturing the feel of the original Greek
Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Rick Riordan · 2024
Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another “opportunity”—all he has to do is pet sit her mastiff, Hecuba, and her polecat, Gale, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right?<br/><br/>Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate’s seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can’t resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Hecuba and Gale escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate’s pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It’s going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.
