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2020.
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English
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"Huddled in the sea off the coast of Ireland is a fourth Aran Island, a secret island peopled by the lost, findable only in moments of despair. Whether drowned at sea, trampled by Cromwell's soldiers, or exiled for clinging to the dead, no outsiders reach the island without giving in to dark emotion. Time and again, The Fourth Island weaves a hypnotic pattern with its prose, presaging doom before walking back through the sweet and sour moments of...
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Another day volume 2
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English
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"The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba's green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That strange land, Maracoor--across the ocean from Oz--is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege. Their arresting officer, Lucikles, also retreats with his family to...
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Pandava volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow, Aru has ten days to find the real thief or risk being kicked out of the Otherworld.
44) Kaikeyi: a novel
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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""I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions-much good it did me." So begins Kaikeyi's tale. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on grand stories about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned vast oceans to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they offer the devoted and the wise magnificent boons, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land prospers. Yet she watches...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Aphrodite and Persephone are on a quest to find another missing jewel from Sparkle City, this one an emerald. On their search, the friends find themselves in a new land where a friendly, flying purple dragon might hold the key to helping the girls find the missing treasure!"--
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships-but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra"--
47) Those we drown
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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When seventeen-year-old friends Liv and Will are accepted in a semester-at-sea program, they are excited to spend six weeks aboard the luxury cruise ship The Eos, but after Will disappears the first night, Liv grows suspicious that something sinister is lurking below deck.
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Enlisted by Aphrodite to deliver a cruel curse to Psyche, princess of Mycenae, Eros, god of desire, accidentally pricks himself with the arrow intended for Psyche and is doomed to yearn for a woman who will be torn from him the moment their eyes meet.
A prophecy claims that Psyche, princess of Mycenae, will defeat a monster feared even by the gods. She spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to meet her destiny. When Psyche angers the...
49) Eagle drums
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Winter approaches, and there's much to do if PiKa's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, PiKa must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping -- the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, PiKa reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Twelve-year-old Autumn, the beastkeeper at Inglenook School for Magicians, befriends Cai Morrigan the young magician prophesied to destroy the dragon suspected of devouring Autumn's twin brother, and together they uncover the dark truth that lies at the heart of Inglenook School.
51) Spin
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Arachne turns to weaving for solace, but when word spreads of her skill she is confronted by the goddess Athena and the two enter a weaving contest that results in transformation and redemption.
52) Before the sword
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
Description
An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
Description
"Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war--including the women of Troy themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean; it does not come, because the gods are offended. The body of King Priam lies unburied and desecrated, and so the victors remain in suspension, camped in the shadows of the city they destroyed as the coalition that held them together begins to unravel. Old feuds resurface...
54) Blood of Troy
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Series
Daughter of Sparta volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
"As the kingdoms of Greece clash on the shores of Troy and the gods choose sides, Daphne must user her wits, her training, and her precarious relationship with Apollo to keep her queen safe, stop the war, and uncover the true reason the gods led her to Troy"--
55) Herc
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne. This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures... everyone's favorite hero, right? Well, it's not. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere), Hylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends), Megara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage),...
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Serwa Boateng volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she's on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum,...
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Songs of Penelope novel volume II
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
Description
"On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace--a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra. Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's...
58) Spells trouble
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Series
Sisters of Salem volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
Description
When their mother becomes the first victim in a string of murders, devastated twin witches Hunter and Mercy Goode vow to avenge her death, but it will take more than magic to rein in the ancient mythological monsters who have infected their peaceful town.
Twins Hunter and Mercy Goode are direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them, it is time for them to learn what it means to be Gatekeepers-...
59) The spirit glass
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Corazon yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night. But when a vengeful ghost steals Corazon's precious key, the fragile balance between the human world and the spirit world...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Guided by the handsome Apollo, Daphne journeys across ancient Greece to recover nine mysterious items stolen from Mount Olympus before the gods lose their powers and throw the mortal world into chaos in this reinterpretation of the Greek myth.--
Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. An unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis, who holds...
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