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Author
Series
Atlas volume 1
Language
English
Description
"The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and...
Author
Series
Atlas volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. Two paths lay before them. All must pick a side. Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way"--
Author
Series
Atlas volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair...
Author
Series
Young Elites volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities"--
Author
Series
Secret book and scone society volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Nora Pennington, owner of Miracle Books, believes that a well-chosen novel can bring healing and hope. But she and the other members of the Secret, Book, and Scone Society know that sometimes, practical help is needed too. Such is the case with the reed-thin girl hiding in the fiction section of Nora's store, wearing a hospital ID and a patchwork of faded bruises. She calls herself Abilene, and though Nora and her friends offer work, shelter, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren't taught history, geography, or mathematics -- at least not in the usual ways. Instead, they are taught to persuade. Here the art of coercion has been raised to a science .Students harness the hidden power of language to manipulate the mind and learn to break down individuals by psychographic markers in order to take control of their thoughts. The very best will graduate...
Author
Series
Secret book and scone society volume .1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Strangers flock to Miracle Springs, North Carolina, hoping the renowned spa can cure their ills. If not, some find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked 'comfort' scone, owner Nora Pennington prescribes the perfect novel to ease their deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden. Then a visiting businessman who reaches out to Nora is found dead before he can keep their appointment. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone...
Author
Language
English
Description
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history -- performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. So Tom moves back to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher -- the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's...
Author
Series
Arcane Society novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
In this new Arcane Society novel set in Victorian England, Leona Hewitt, a gifted crystal worker, isn't the only one sneaking into Lord Delbridge's private museum to recover a relic. Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is on a similar mission. Neither one of them has any idea that this relic -- a rare ancient crystal -- will lead them in a deadly chase where danger and desire await.
Author
Series
Camel Club novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Annabelle is a beautiful stranger with a mysterious past, planning the heist of the century -- two short cons to fund a long con, then a life of unashamed luxury, incognito in a foreign land. Jonathan DeHaven, the shy head of the Rare Books Division at the Library of Congress, is planning nothing more than an uneventful day amongst his cherished collection. But when Jonathan is found dead by Caleb Shaw, a member of the Camel Club, two conspiracies...
11) Burning lamp
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Sylvester Jones and Nicholas Winters each sought to enhance their individual psychic talents. Winters' efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation the Winters man who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents -- and the curse of madness. Plagued by hallucinations and nightmares,...
Author
Series
Camel Club novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
The Camel Club is made up of four middle-aged men: Stone, Milton, Reuben, and Caleb, whose lives have led them to be suspicious of the government and politicians in general. Their late-night excursions mainly consist of White House stakeouts, until the night they discover two men carrying another man while on Roosevelt Island and killing him while making it look like a suicide. The men believe a conspiracy is afoot, and this time, they're right on...
Author
Series
Arcane Society novels volume 6
Language
English
Description
In the latest novel based involving the mysterious late-Victorian Arcane Society - a secret organization devoted to paranormal research - Lucinda Bromley is a notorious lady botanist with a reputation for having poisoned an unwanted lover. Then, when she becomes passionately involved with a dangerous gentleman who uses his psychic talents to solve murders, she realises that her life is about to suddenly get even more complicated than before...
Author
Series
secret book and scone society volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"As the owner of Miracle Books, Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business. The local inns are packed with stranded travelers, and among them Nora finds both new customers and a new friend, the sixty-something Sheldon, who starts helping out at the store. Since a little rain never hurt anyone, Nora rides her bike over to the flea market one sodden day and buys a bowl from Danny, a Cherokee potter. It'll make...
Author
Series
Blood guard volume 3
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ronan and his friends must protect the pure from Ronan's evil father, who is leading a murderous organization called the Bend Sinister, to find and kill all thirty-six pure souls in the world.
16) The maidens
Author
Language
English
Description
"Edward Fosca is a murderer--of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike--particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xviii, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In London's Hyde Park, there's a place called Speaker's Corner, where anyone can preach or shriek anything they like. There have been famous and brilliant people who've made speeches there, and there have been an awful lot of cranks, wackos, and madmen in the park, too. So, how do you tell the difference between a cautionary reporter of impending calamity from a madman off his meds? Too little skepticism risks falling down the rabbit hole into a twisted...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile...
19) Bad monkeys
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Physical Desc
230, 6 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jane Charlotte is arrested for murder and tells police that she is part of a secret organization that is devoted to fighting evil. The division she belongs to is called the Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons--"Bad Monkeys" for short. A doctor in the jail's psychiatric wing tries to determine if Jane is lying, crazy, or playing a different game altogether.
20) Fired up
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 353 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsession fueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations. Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas,...
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