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Fantasy
A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic Book 1)
V. E. Schwab • 2015

Babel
R.F. Kuang • 2022
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo • 2015
A Study in Drowning
Ava Reid • 2023
Juniper and Thorn
Ava Reid • 2022
Warrior of the Wild
Tricia Levenseller • 2020
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, 1)
Lynette Noni • 2022
Belladonna (Belladonna, 1)
Adalyn Grace • 2023
The New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth brings to life a highly romantic, Gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal.<br/><br/>Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.<br/><br/>However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya Book 1)
Hafsah Faizal • 2019
Twin Crowns
Catherine Doyle • 2022

All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth Duology Book 1)
Adalyn Grace • 2020
Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea Book 1)
Adrienne Young • 2018
Fable: A Novel
Adrienne Young • 2020
The Kiss of Deception: The Remnant Chronicles, Book One
Mary E. Pearson • 2014
<p>In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia's life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn't—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met.<br>On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as she finds herself falling in love. <br><i>The Kiss of Deception </i>is the first book in Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles.</p>
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, 1)
Margaret Owen • 2023
"Gorgeous prose, delicious magic." - V.E. Schwab<br/><br/>YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection<br/>Kids' Indie Next Pick<br/>Amazon Best Book<br/><br/>A scrappy maid must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods in a new YA fantasy by Margaret Owen, author of the Merciful Crow series.<br/><br/>Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl...<br/><br/>Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love―and she’s on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja’s otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back… by stealing Gisele’s life for herself.<br/><br/>The real Gisele is left a penniless nobody while Vanja uses an enchanted string of pearls to take her place. Now, Vanja leads a lonely but lucrative double life as princess and jewel thief, charming nobility while emptying their coffers to fund her great escape. Then, one heist away from freedom, Vanja crosses the wrong god and is cursed to an untimely end: turning into jewels, stone by stone, for her greed.<br/><br/>Vanja has just two weeks to figure out how to break her curse and make her getaway. And with a feral guardian half-god, Gisele’s sinister fiancé, and an overeager junior detective on Vanja’s tail, she’ll have to pull the biggest grift yet to save her own life.<br/><br/>Margaret Owen, author of The Merciful Crow series, crafts a delightfully irreverent retelling of “The Goose Girl” about stolen lives, thorny truths, and the wicked girls at the heart of both.
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher Book 2)
Andrzej Sapkowski • 2015
The Knight And The Moth
Rachel Gillig • unde
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, 1)
Tricia Levenseller • 2017
A River Enchanted: A Novel (Elements of Cadence, 1)
Rebecca Ross • 2022
“Exquisitely written with compelling characters and romance . . . I was swept away by the enchanting and magical world Rebecca Ross crafted, and loved every moment of it.” — Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess<br/>Enter the isle of Cadence in this novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals—a Scottish-inspired fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery<br/>It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to Cadence. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them.<br/>The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it.<br/>With unforgettable characters, a thrilling plot, and a lush folklore-infused world, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and creating harmony between opposing forces. This first book in the Elements of Cadence duology marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia)
Carissa Broadbent • 2022
"Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust; never yield. And always-- always-- guard your heart. As the adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won't be easy against the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and Oraya's greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the throne of House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone -- but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love" --
Quicksilver (The Fae & Alchemy Series Book 1)
Callie Hart • 2024
<b><i>From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Callie Hart comes a brand new, highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> touch the sword.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do</i> not<i> turn the key.</i></b> <p><b><i>Do </i>not<i> open the gate.</i></b> <p><i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.</i> <p>Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. <p>But a secret is like a knot. <p>Sooner or later, it is <i>bound</i> to come undone. <p>When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. <p>The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him... <i>or her.</i> <p>Death has a name. <p>It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. <p>His past is murky. <p>His attitude stinks. <p>And he's the <i>only</i> way Saeris is going to make it home. <p><b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child.</i></b> <p><b><i>The devil is in the details... <p>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website at www.calliehart.com.</i></b>
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3)
Holly Black • 2019
<b>A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author.</b><br><br><i>He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne</i><br><br>Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.<br><br>Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril.<br><br>Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics.<br><br>And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .<br>
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)
Sarah J. Maas • 2020
<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>
What the River Knows: A Novel
Isabel Ibañez • 2023
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, 1)
Rachel Gillig • 2022
Dance of Thieves
Mary E. Pearson • 2018
<p>“A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller—I’m still trying to catch my breath from this book.” —Stephanie Garber, <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Caraval</i> and <i>Legendary</i> <br><br>"The slow-burning, seductive romance never overwhelms the intricate plot, which is built with layers upon layers of twists, reveals, and double-crosses." —<i>Booklist<br></i><br>"This novel has it all—romance, conflict, danger, and humor." —<i>School Library Journal<br></i><br>"Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of eminently satisfying romances and fantasy." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><b><br><br>A stunning new young adult adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant, by the author of the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling Remnant Chronicles and the Jenna Fox Chronicles.<br></b><br>A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations.<br><br>A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power.<br><br>Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard.<br><br>A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself.<br><br>A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent.<br><br>When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.<br><br><u><b>The Remnant Chronicles</b></u><br><i><b>The Beauty of Darkness</b></i><br><i><b>The Heart of Betrayal</b></i><br><i><b>The Kiss of Deception</b></i><br><br>Praise for <i>Dance of Thieves</i>:<br><br>"Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of<b> eminently satisfying romances and fantasy</b>. <b>Fans will thrill at these newest protagonists</b>, especially the women warriors, who are equal partners in the play for power." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"This novel has it all—<b>romance, conflict, danger, and humor</b>. A must-have for all fantasy YA shelves." —<br><i>School Library Journal</i></p>
Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment, 1)
Rebecca Ross • 2024
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, 3)
Sarah J. Maas • 2023
Romance
The Seven Year Slip
Ashley Poston • 2023

Out On a Limb
Hannah Bonam-Young • 2023
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren • 2018
Kulti
Mariana Zapata • 2015
“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.It didn’t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she’d seen in the international soccer icon—why she’d ever had his posters on her wall, or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man that hadn’t known she’d existed. So she isn’t prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team’s season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he’d once been.Nothing could have prepared her for the man she got to know.Or the murderous urges he brought out in her.This was going to be the longest season of her life.
Wait For It
Mariana Zapata • 2016
"If anyone ever said being an adult was easy, they hadn't been one long enough. Diana Casillas can admit it: she doesn't know what the hell she's doing half the time. How she's made it through the last two years of her life without killing anyone is nothing short of a miracle. Being a grown-up wasn't supposed to be so hard. With a new house, two little boys she inherited the most painful possible way, a giant dog, a job she usually loves, more than enough family, and friends, she has almost everything she could ever ask for. Except for a boyfriend. Or a husband. But who needs either one of those?"--Publisher's description.
Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter, Barnes & Noble Paperback Sprayed Edges Novel
Lynn Painter • 2024
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Mariana Zapata • 2016
<p>Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing. She shouldn't feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans and none of them include washing extra-large underwear longer than necessary. But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she's beyond shocked. For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn't even find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He's asking for the unthinkable. What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?</p>
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh • 2023
Heartless: A Small Town Single Dad Romance
Elsie Silver • 2022
Wild Love (Rose Hill, 1)
Elsie Silver • 2024
All Rhodes Lead Here: A Novel
Mariana Zapata • 2024
New York Times bestselling author and the Queen of Slow Burn Romance Mariana Zapata’s fan favorite All Rhodes Lead Here, a story about finding love when you least expect it—now with new exclusive content!<br/>The people we lose take a part of us with them…but they leave a part of themselves with us too.<br/>Aurora De La Torre, or Ora to her friends, knows moving back to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, a place that was once home and is now full of bittersweet memories of her late mother, isn’t going to be easy. Starting your whole life over probably isn’t supposed to be.<br/>But after breaking up with her longtime, famous musician boyfriend, hiding out in a small town in the mountains might be the perfect remedy for a broken heart. And checking out her landlord who lives across the driveway just might cure it, too.<br/>Only Tobias Rhodes didn’t rent out the apartment to her, rather it was his teenage son, Amos. Fiercely protective of his family and distrusting of strangers, gruff and grumpy Rhodes initially keeps little miss sunshine Ora at a distance. But over days and weeks, long hikes and fireside chats, Aurora breaks down his walls and soon an unbreakable friendship blossoms into a once-in-a-lifetime love.
From Lukov with Love
Mariana Zapata • 2018
"If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. After seventeen years--and countless broken bones and broken promises--she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she's spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything. Including Ivan Lukov"--Page 4 of cover.
Historic Fiction
Lovely War
Julie Berry • 2020
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz: A totally gripping and absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 page-turner, based on a true story
Ellie Midwood • 2021

The Four Winds: A Novel
Kristin Hannah • 2021
The Paris Library: A Novel
Janet Skeslien Charles • 2021
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys • 2016
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne • 2007
Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.”<br/><br/>Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.<br/><br/>But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
The Women: A Novel
Kristin Hannah • 2024
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak • 2007
<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME <b>• A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A <i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY</b><br><br>The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.</b><br><br><i>When Death has a story to tell, you listen.</i><br><br>It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.<br><br>Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. <br><br>In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of <i>I Am the Messenger,</i> has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.<br><br>“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —<i>The New York Times</i><br><br>“Deserves a place on the same shelf with <i>The Diary of a Young Girl </i>by Anne Frank.” —<i>USA Today</i><br><br><b>DON’T MISS <i>BRIDGE OF CLAY</i>, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE <i>THE BOOK THIEF.</i></b>
We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel
Georgia Hunter • 2018
The New York Times bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide | Now a Hulu limited series starring Joey King and Logan Lerman<br/><br/>Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.<br/><br/>“Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour<br/><br/>It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety.<br/><br/>As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.<br/><br/>An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.
The Sweet Blue Distance
Sara Donati • 2024
The Alice Network: A Novel
Kate Quinn • 2017
Angels of the Resistance: A WWII Novel
Noelle Salazar • 2022
Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1)
Diana Gabaldon • 2004
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel
Heather Morris • 2018
The Girl in the Striped Dress: A completely heartbreaking and gripping World War 2 page-turner, based on a true story
Ellie Midwood • 2021
The Nightingale: A Novel
Kristin Hannah • 2017
Crime
When She Returned
Lucinda Berry • 2019
Saving Noah
Lucinda Berry • 2017
Five Total Strangers
Natalie D. Richards • 2020
That's Not My Name
Megan Lally • 2024
Never Lie
Freida McFadden • 2023
None of This Is True: A Novel
Lisa Jewell • 2023
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>From the #1 New York Times bestselling author known for her “superb pacing, twisted characters, and captivating prose” (BuzzFeed), Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.<br/><br/>Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.<br/><br/>A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.<br/><br/>Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realize that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.<br/><br/>But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.<br/><br/>Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson • 2024
Five Survive
Holly Jackson • 2022
If We Were Villains: A Novel
M. L. Rio • 2018
<p><b>“Much like Donna Tartt’s <i>The Secret History</i>, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.”<br>—Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Nest<br></i></b><br><b>"Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.”</b><br><b>—<i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.<br><br>A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras. <br><br>But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. <br><br><i>If We Were Villains</i> was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and <i>Mystery Scene</i> says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."</p>
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson • 2021
<b>THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES<b>—</b>NOW ON NETFLIX! This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. </b><br><br>Everyone in Fairview knows the story. <br><br>Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.<br><br>But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?<br><br>Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.<br><br><br><b>And don't miss the sequel, </b><i><b>Good Girl, Bad Blood!</b> </i><br><br><b>"The perfect nail-biting mystery." —Natasha Preston, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author</b>

Killer Instinct (The Naturals, 2)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2023
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Kerri Maniscalco • 2016
This #1 New York Times bestseller and deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion. Includes exclusive alternate POV bonus chapters! Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her back to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling, #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Classics
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley • 2020
Dracula
Bram Stoker • 2000
Romeo and Juliet (AmazonClassics Edition)
William Shakespeare • 2017
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky • 2001
Supreme masterpiece recounts in feverish, compelling tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own thoughts after he brutally murders an old woman. Overwhelmed afterwards by guilt and terror, Raskolnikov confesses and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
Jane Austen • 2002
Austen's most popular novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy<br/><br/>Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows us the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. This Penguin Classics edition, based on Austen's first edition, contains the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner and an updated introduction and notes by Viven Jones.<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 Brothers Karamazov (AmazonClassics Edition)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky • 2019
Anna Karenina (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Leo Tolstoy • 2014
Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition from Penguin Classics. Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself. This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/ Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001. Their translation is accompanied in this edition by an introduction by Richard Pevear and a preface by John Bayley 'The new and brilliantly witty translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a must' - Lisa Appignanesi, Independent, Books of the Year 'Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English, and their superb rendering allows us, as perhaps never before, to grasp the palpability of Tolstoy's "characters, acts, situations"' - James Wood, New Yorker
Jane Eyre (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Charlotte Bronte • 2009
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)
Emily Brontë • 2002
<b>Coming soon to the big screen is Emerald Fennell’s feature film “<i>Wuthering Heights</i>,” which captures the spirit of this epic love story and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff.<br></b><br>Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.<br><br>Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past. <br><br>In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of <i>The Brontë Myth</i>, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background.
The Metamorphosis: by Franz Kafka | Deluxe Edition
Franz Kafka • 2021

The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien • 2012
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien • 2012
Biography
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette Mccurdy • 2022

Unfollow
Phelps-Roper Megan • 2020
Sins of My Father
Lily Dunn • 2022
Dystopian

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury • 2013
"Sixty years after the original publication, Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel 'Fahrenheit 451' stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author ; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Nelson Algren, Harold Bloom, Margaret Atwood, and others ; rare manuscript pages and sketches from Ray Bradbury's personal archive ; and much more. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature."--taken from back cover.
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica • 2020
<b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</b><br> <br><b>Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore.</b><br><br>His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing.<br> <br>Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood • 1998
<b><b><b><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER </b>• An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (<i>The New York Times</i>) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming</b><br><br>Look for <i>The Testaments</i>, the <b>bestselling, award-winning</b> sequel to <i>The Handmaid’s Tale<br></i></b></b><br>In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, <i>The Handmaid’s Tale </i>is a modern classic.<br><br><b>Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood</b>
The Maze Runner (Book 1)
James Dashner • 2010
<b>THE #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • A teenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon.</b><br><br><b>“[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of <i>Lord of the Flies</i> [and] <i>The Hunger Games</i>” (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>)</b><br><br>When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.<br> <br>Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.<br><br>Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: <i>Remember. Survive. Run.</i><br><br><b>Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series:</b><br><b>THE MAZE RUNNER • THE SCORCH TRIALS • THE DEATH CURE • THE KILL ORDER • THE FEVER CODE</b>
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
Suzanne Collins • 2009
This Special Edition of <i>The Hunger Games</i> includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of <i>The Hunger Games</i>; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work.<p></p>In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe Book 1)
Neal Shusterman • 2016
Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.<br/><br/>A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.<br/><br/>Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.<br/><br/>Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price.
Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary: A Novel
Andy Weir • 2021
All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries (The Murderbot Diaries, 1)
Martha Wells • 2017
Dark Matter: A Novel
Blake Crouch • 2017
The Blighted Stars (Volume 1) (The Devoured Worlds, 1)
Megan E. O'Keefe • 2023
Red Rising (Red Rising Series Book 1)
Pierce Brown • 2014
Sunreach (Skyward Flight: Novella 1) (The Skyward Series)
Brandon Sanderson • 2021
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle)
Amie Kaufman • 2020
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler • 2023
Mythology
Clytemnestra
Costanza Casati • 2023
Atalanta
Jennifer Saint • 2024
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne, a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts<br/><br/>Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero<br/><br/>When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing.<br/><br/>Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside. As she is swept into a passionate affair, in defiance of Artemis's warning, she begins to question the goddess's true intentions. Can Atalanta carve out her own legendary place in a world of men, while staying true to her heart?<br/><br/>Full of joy, passion, and adventure, Atalanta is the story of a woman who refuses to be contained. Jennifer Saint places Atalanta in the pantheon of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, where she belongs.
A Thousand Ships: A Novel
Natalie Haynes • 2021
Galatea
Madeline Miller • 2022
Nawet najdoskonalsze istoty nade wszystko pragną wolności.<br/><br/>Posąg z marmuru – kobieta – żona – matka – wolny duch – Galatea.<br/><br/>Madeline Miller, laureatka Orange Prize, autorka Kirke i Pieśni o Achillesie, tym razem bierze na warsztat mit o Galatei, opowiadając na nowo historię znaną z Metamorfoz Owidiusza.<br/><br/>Przepiękne opowiadanie Madeline Miller, wydane w twardej oprawie - idealny prezent dla wszystkich miłośników mitologii i klasyki.<br/><br/>Literacka perełka w filigranowym, eleganckim wydaniu!<br/><br/>W starożytnej Grecji utalentowany rzeźbiarz został pobłogosławiony przez boginię, która obdarowała jego arcydzieło z marmuru – najpiękniejszą kobietę, jaką kiedykolwiek widziano – darem życia. Poślubiwszy swój doskonały twór, Pigmalion oczekuje, że jego żona będzie uosobieniem posłuszeństwa i pokory – niczym więcej jak pięknym, ożywionym przedmiotem. Ale Galatea szybko przekonuje się, że jej uroda jest doskonałym narzędziem manipulacji, a oprócz wspaniałego ciała posiadła też lotny umysł i wolną wolę.<br/><br/>Ogarnięty obsesją mąż chce sprawować nad Galateą pełną kontrolę. W końcu izoluje ją od świata pod stałym nadzorem lekarza i pielęgniarki. Jeśli Galatea nie chce, by jej piękna córka podzieliła jej los, musi przywrócić im obu wolność – bez względu na cenę...<br/><br/>Historia Pigmaliona poruszała miliony ludzi na przestrzeni wieków. Stała się inspiracją dla George'a Barnarda Shawa, gdy pisał słynny dramat Pigmalion. Sztuka, która od ponad stu lat nie schodzi z afisza, doczekała się 11 adaptacji filmowych – w tym uwielbianego musicalu z Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady z 1964 roku.<br/><br/>Madeline Miller jako pierwsza opowiada na nowo mit o Pigmalionie i Galatei z perspektywy ożywionego posągu – doskonałej rzeźby, która stała się kobietą z krwi i kości; z ludzkimi skazami i wadami, ciekawością świata, a przede wszystkim z potrzebą autonomii i swobody, nieodpartym pragnieniem niezależności.
Ariadne
Jennifer Saint • 2022
The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel (Winternight Trilogy Book 1)
Katherine Arden • 2017
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
High Fantasy
The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1)
R. F Kuang • 2019
<p>“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- Booknest</p><p>A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!</p><p>Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018" pick!</p><p>A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books of 2018" pick!</p><p>A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.</p><p>When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.</p><p>But surprises aren’t always good.</p><p>Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.</p><p>For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .</p><p>Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.</p>
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen Book 1)
John Gwynne • 2013
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, Book 1)
Brandon Sanderson • 2010
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson • 2010
<p><b>Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.</b><br><br>Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed.<br><br>Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler.<br><br>But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a street urchin who must learn to master the power of a Mistborn.<br><br><b>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson<br><br>The Cosmere<br>The Stormlight Archive</b><br><i>● The Way of Kings<br>● Words of Radiance<br>● Edgedancer (novella)<br>● Oathbringer<br>● Dawnshard (novella)<br>● Rhythm of War</i><br><i>● Wind and Truth</i><br><br><b>The Mistborn Saga<br>The Original Trilogy<br></b><i>● Mistborn<br>● The Well of Ascension<br>● The Hero of Ages</i><br><br><b>Wax & Wayne</b><br><i>● The Alloy of Law<br>● Shadows of Self<br>● The Bands of Mourning<br>● The Lost Metal</i><br><br><b>Other Cosmere novels</b><br><i>● Elantris<br>● Warbreaker<br>● Tress of the Emerald Sea<br>● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br>● The Sunlit Man</i><br><br><b>Collection</b><br><i>● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection</i><br><br><b>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians</b><br><i>● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br>● The Scrivener's Bones<br>● The Knights of Crystallia<br>● The Shattered Lens<br>● The Dark Talent<br>● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians </i>(with Janci Patterson)<br><br><b>Other novels</b><br><i>● The Rithmatist<br>● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br>● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England</i><br><br><b>Other books by Brandon Sanderson</b><br><br><b>The Reckoners</b><br><i>● Steelheart<br>● Firefight<br>● Calamity<br>● Lux</i> (with Steven Michael Bohls)<br><br><b>Skyward</b><br><i>● Skyward<br>● Starsight<br>● Cytonic<br>● Skyward Flight</i> (with Janci Patterson)<br><i>● Defiant</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Trilogy Book 1)
John Gwynne • 2021
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
George R. R. Martin • 2003
NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES <br/> <br/>Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read <br/> <br/>From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you’ve ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere. <br/> <br/>A GAME OF THRONES <br/>A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE <br/> <br/>Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself. <br/> <br/>Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones. <br/> <br/>Unparalleled in scope and execution, A Game of Thrones is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won’t let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more. <br/> <br/>Source: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/108336/a-game-of-thrones-hbo-tie-in-edition-by-george-r-r-martin/9780553897845/
Horror
Lapvona: A Novel
Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
My Darling Dreadful Thing
Johanna Van Veen • 2024
What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher • 2022
The Only One Left: A Novel
Riley Sager • 2023
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Brom • 2023
Krampus
Brom • 2013
History
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
Laura Hillenbrand • 2017
The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic About the Outbreak of World War I
Barbara W. Tuchman • 2004
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Anne Frank • 2020
In 1940, After Germany Invaded The Netherlands, Anne And Her Family Couldn't Leave The Country, So They Decided To Hide In A Warehouse In An Attempt To Escape The Persecution Of Jews By The Nazis. For Over Two Years, Anne Wrote In Her Diary With An Awareness That Was Extremely Mature For Her Age. She Detailed Her Experiences And Insights While She And Her Family Were In Hiding, Living In A Constant Fear Of Being Arrested. The Diary Of Anne Frank' Is A Record Of Her Understanding Of The War And Showcases Her Incredible Storytelling Abilities In Such Horrific Circumstances. In 1944, The Franks Were Found And Sent To Concentration Camps. Anne Died Before She Turned 16, And Her Father, Otto Frank, Was The Only Family Member To Survive The Holocaust. After The War, Otto Returned To Amsterdam, Where He Found His Daughter's Diary And Then Published I As The Diary Of A Young Girl. The Diary Of Anne Frank Is Among The Most Enduring Documents Of The Twentieth Century. Since Its Publication In 1947, It Has Been Read By Tens Of Millions Of Peopleall Over The World. It Remains A Beloved And Deeply Admired Testament To The Indestructible Nature Of The Human Spirit.








