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Fantasy
Coraline
Neil Gaiman · 2006
A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic Book 1)
V. E. Schwab · 2015
A Darker Shade Of Magic, From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author V.e. Schwab Kell Is One Of The Last Antari—magicians With A Rare, Coveted Ability To Travel Between Parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, And, Once Upon A Time, Black. Kell Was Raised In Arnes—red London—and Officially Serves The Maresh Empire As An Ambassador, Traveling Between The Frequent Bloody Regime Changes In White London And The Court Of George Iii In The Dullest Of Londons, The One Without Any Magic Left To See. Unofficially, Kell Is A Smuggler, Servicing People Willing To Pay For Even The Smallest Glimpses Of A World They'll Never See. It's A Defiant Hobby With Dangerous Consequences, Which Kell Is Now Seeing Firsthand. After An Exchange Goes Awry, Kell Escapes To Grey London And Runs Into Delilah Bard, A Cut-purse With Lofty Aspirations. She First Robs Him, Then Saves Him From A Deadly Enemy, And Finally Forces Kell To Spirit Her To Another World For A Proper Adventure. Now Perilous Magic Is Afoot, And Treachery Lurks At Every Turn. To Save All Of The Worlds, They'll First Need To Stay Alive. A Darker Shade Of Magic Has All The Hallmarks Of A Classic Work Of Fantasy. Schwab Has Given Us A Gem Of A Tale...this Is A Book To Treasure.—deborah Harkeness, New York Times Bestselling Author Of The All Souls Trilogy Shades Of Magic Series 1. A Darker Shade Of Magic 2. A Gathering Of Shadows 3. A Conjuring Of Light At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices Book 3)
Cassandra Clare · 2013
Danger and betrayal, love and loss, secrets and enchantment are woven together in the breathtaking finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it? The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment. Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices Book 2)
Cassandra Clare · 2011
True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the enchanting second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when it becomes clear that the mysterious Magister will stop at nothing to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends. With the help of the handsome, tortured Will and the devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal and fueled by revenge. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them. Tessa is drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa answers about who she really is? As their search leads to deadly peril, Tessa learns that secrets and lies can corrupt even the purest heart.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab · 2020
An Instant New York Times Bestseller Usa Today Bestseller National Indie Bestseller The Washington Post Bestseller #1 Indie Next Pick And #1 Libraryreads Pick - October 2020 Recommended By Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Npr, Slate, And Oprah Magazine A “best Of” Book From: Cnn *amazon Editors * Goodreads * Bustle * Popsugar * Buzzfeed * Barnes & Noble * Kirkus Reviews * Lambda Literary * Nerdette * The Nerd Daily * Polygon * Library Reads * Io9 * Smart Bitches Trashy Books * Literaryhub * Medium * Bookbub * The Mary Sue * Chicago Tribune * Ny Daily News * Syfy Wire * Powells.com * Bookish * Book Riot * In The Vein Of The Time Traveler’s Wife And Life After Life, The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue Is New York Times Bestselling Author V. E. Schwab’s Genre-defying Tour De Force. A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: In A Moment Of Desperation, A Young Woman Makes A Faustian Bargain To Live Forever—and Is Cursed To Be Forgotten By Everyone She Meets. Thus Begins The Extraordinary Life Of Addie Larue, And A Dazzling Adventure That Will Play Out Across Centuries And Continents, Across History And Art, As A Young Woman Learns How Far She Will Go To Leave Her Mark On The World. But Everything Changes When, After Nearly 300 Years, Addie Stumbles Across A Young Man In A Hidden Bookstore And He Remembers Her Name. At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices Book 1)
Cassandra Clare · 2010
Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. Discover the “compulsively readable” (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series! Clockwork Angel is a Shadowhunters novel. When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos. Kidnapped by a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own. Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm’s length…everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world…and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2008
<b>Discover #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.</b><br><b> </b><br>“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda<br> <br>OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD!<br><b> </b><br><b>DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND</b><br> <br><i>My name is Kvothe.</i><br><i> </i><br><i>I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.</i><br><i> </i><br><i>You may have heard of me.</i><br> <br>So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature—the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man’s search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.
Young-adult
A Castle in the Clouds
Kerstin Gier · 2020
Asian literature
Kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto · 2015
<p>The acclaimed debut of Japan's "master storyteller" ( Chicago Tribune ). With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Banana Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart. In a whimsical style that recalls the early Marguerite Duras, Kitchen and its companion story, Moonlight Shadow, are elegant tales whose seeming simplicity is the ruse of a very special writer whose voice echoes in the mind and the soul. "Lucid, earnest and disarming... [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times<br></p>
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982
Cho Nam-Joo · 2020
The runaway bestseller that has sold over one million copies internationally, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is the most important book to have come out of South Korea since Han Kang’s The Vegetarian.<br/>Kim Jiyoung is the most common name for Korean women born in the 1980s.<br/>Kim Jiyoung is representative of her generation:<br/>At home, she is an unfavoured sister to her princeling little brother.<br/>In primary school, she is a girl who has to line up behind the boys at lunchtime.<br/>In high school, she is a daughter whose father blames her for being harassed late at night.<br/>In university, she is a good student who doesn’t get put forward for internships by her professor.<br/>In the office, she is an exemplary employee who is overlooked for promotion by her manager.<br/>At home, she is a wife who has given up her career to take care of her husband and her baby.<br/>Kim Jiyoung is depressed.<br/>Kim Jiyoung has started to act out.<br/>Kim Jiyoung is her own woman.<br/>Kim Jiyoung is insane.<br/>Kim Jiyoung’s husband sends her to see a psychiatrist.<br/>This is his clinical assessment of the everywoman in contemporary Korea.
Horror
Sacrificios humanos (Spanish Edition)
MARIA FERNANDA AMPUERO
Romance
Fateful
Claudia Gray · 2012
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
<b><b><b>The Instant <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller and TikTok Sensation!<br><br>As seen on THE VIEW!<br><br>A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021<br></b> <br>When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.</b></b><br><br>As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships—but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.<br><br>That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor—and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.<br><br>Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.
Graphic novels
Through the Woods
Emily Carroll · 2014
Classics
Dracula Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker · 2016
Jane Eyre (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Charlotte Bronte · 2009
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Charlotte Brontë's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, meets and loves Mr Rochester and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society.
