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The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries. In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for her namesake, the goddess Pampa, who begins...
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Adventures of Sik Aziz volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When the ancient Tablet of Destinies falls into the wrong hands, it is up to Sikander Aziz and his friends to save humanity from having its future erased by two fearsome Mesopotamian gods"--
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Series
Circle trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
341 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
With one vampire determined to rule the earth, the Circle of Six prepares to battle for their lives-and their hearts.
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Elysium, Oklahoma, is a town like any other--respectable, God-fearing, praying for an end to the Dust Bowl--until the day the people of Elysium are chosen by two sisters: Life and Death. And the Sisters like to gamble against each other with things like time, and space, and human lives. Elysium is to become the gameboard in a ruthless competition between the goddesses.
5) Ilium
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Series
Ilium volume 1
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
x, 576 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Earth, a post-technological group of humans, pampered by servant machines and easy travel via "faxing," begins to question its beginnings. Meanwhile, a team of sentient and Shakespeare-quoting robots from Jupiter's lunar system embark on a mission to Mars to investigate an increase in dangerous quantum fluctuations.
Author
Series
Circle trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
Description
As a storm rages, the tale of a powerful vampire's lust for destruction-and of the circle of six charged by the goddess Morrigan to stop her-begins. One of the chosen is a medieval sorcerer whose quest will take him through time-and into the arms of a woman courageous enough to link her destiny to his own.
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English
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In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision...
8) Shadowplay
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Shadowmarch volume 2
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English
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Darkness has fallen on the lands of the sun as an army of misshapen fey spill out from beyond the Shadowline. At their head is Yasammez, dark creature of nightmare. A furtive bargain was struck at the gates of Southmarch and the castle was spared, but centuries of enmity will not be so easily appeased. Meanwhile Barrick, heir to Southmarch and cursed with madness, has crossed the Shadowline into the realm of his people's ancient enemy. There are stranger...
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Series
(Rebecca F.).Poppy war volume 3
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead. Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much--the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. As her power and influence grows, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's intoxicating voice urging...
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English
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"A prophecy claims that Psyche, princess of Mycenae, will defeat a monster feared even by the gods. Rebelling against her society's expectations for women, Psyche spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to meet her destiny. When Psyche angers the love goddess Aphrodite, she sends Eros, god of desire, to deliver a cruel curse. After eons watching humanity twist his gifts, the last thing Eros wants is to become involved in the chaos of...
11) Dark tempest
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Series
Red winter volume 2
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 MP3-CD audio disc (11hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Emi can no longer hide within the safety of the shrines. The goddess has charged her with a new task, one that will take her deep into the perilous realm of yokai. Shiro is her guide and protector, yet his confusing, captivating allure is a danger of its own. With the fate of the world in her mortal hands, she cannot falter, but is she strong enough to sacrifice everything -- including him?
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
388 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a web code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly-wound world spins out of control when she discovers the...
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Series
Iron druid chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
viii, 307 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Atticus O'Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn't care much for witches. Still, he's about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty -- when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they're badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II. With a fallen angel feasting on local high school students, a horde of Bacchants...
Author
Series
Iron druid chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
ix, 304 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Atticus O'Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old -- when in actuality, he's twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach,...
15) Immortal fire
Author
Series
Red Winter volume 3
Publisher
Tantor Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 MP3-CD audio disc (13.5hr.) :
Language
English
Description
Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality. Despite the looming threat, Emi can't escape her greatest distraction: Shiro, the fox yokai who has so deftly claimed her heart for his own....
16) Red winter
Author
Series
Red winter volume 1
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 MP3-CD audio disc (11hr., 22 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emi is the Kamigakari. In a few short months, her life as a mortal will end and her new existence as the human host of a goddess will begin. Carefully hidden from those who would destroy her, she has prepared her mind, body, and soul to unite with the goddess -- and not once has she doubted her chosen fate. Shiro is a Yokai, a spirit of the earth, an enemy of the goddess Emi will soon host. Mystery shrouds his every move and his ruby eyes shine with...
Author
Series
Poppy war volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
"When Rin aced the Keju--the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to study 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 always thought they'd be able to marry Rin off to...
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