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Caribbean

A Novel

by James A. Michener ...

In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan’s notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Cuba’s ... Read more

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In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s arrival to buccaneer Henry Morgan’s notorious reign, from the bloody slave revolt on Haiti to the rise of Cuba’s
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To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods

by Molly X. Chang ...

She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one?“A thrilling tale of magic and murder, intrigue and betrayal.”—Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sword CatcherHeroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was ... Read more

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She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one?“A thrilling tale of magic and murder, intrigue and betrayal.”—Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sword CatcherHeroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was
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The Hammer of Eden

A Novel

by Ken Follett ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A young FBI agent fights to stop a catastrophic plot that threatens the Earth itself in this scorching novel hailed as “the model of how a thriller ought to be written” (Los Angeles Times) from the award-winning author of The Pillars of the Earth.“The Hammer of Eden will nail readers to their seats.”—PeopleThe FBI doesn’t believe it. The Governor wants the problem to d. ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A young FBI agent fights to stop a catastrophic plot that threatens the Earth itself in this scorching novel hailed as “the model of how a thriller ought to be written” (Los Angeles Times) from the award-winning author of The Pillars of the Earth.“The Hammer of Eden will nail readers to their seats.”—PeopleThe FBI doesn’t believe it. The Governor wants the problem to d.
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Red Rising

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 1 - Red Rising Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA Today**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—**Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness“I live for the dream that my children... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA Today**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—**Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness“I live for the dream that my children...
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The Blighted Stars

by Megan E. O'Keefe ...

Series Book 1 - The Devoured Worlds
Stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, a spy must survive and uncover a conspiracy in the first book of an epic space opera trilogy by an award-winning author of The Protectorate series."A body-hopping, zombie-popping rock licking good time." —Emily Skrutskie, author of Bonds of BrassShe's a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options.Habitable planets are being destroyed as ... Read more

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Stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, a spy must survive and uncover a conspiracy in the first book of an epic space opera trilogy by an award-winning author of The Protectorate series."A body-hopping, zombie-popping rock licking good time." —Emily Skrutskie, author of Bonds of BrassShe's a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options.Habitable planets are being destroyed as
... Read more
Morning Star

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 3 - Red Rising Series
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star.ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST • “[Brown’s] achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise.” ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star.ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST • “[Brown’s] achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise.”
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Travels with My Aunt

by Graham Greene ...

A retired London bank manager is yanked out of the suburbs by his eccentric aunt for a "cheerfully irreverent" romp across Europe ( The Guardian ).Now that the dullish Henry Pulling has left his job with an agreeable pension and a firm handshake, he plans to spend more time weeding his dahlias. Then, for the first time in fifty years, he sees his aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. Charging into ... Read more

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A retired London bank manager is yanked out of the suburbs by his eccentric aunt for a "cheerfully irreverent" romp across Europe ( The Guardian ).Now that the dullish Henry Pulling has left his job with an agreeable pension and a firm handshake, he plans to spend more time weeding his dahlias. Then, for the first time in fifty years, he sees his aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. Charging into
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The Heretics Bible

by J. Robert Kennedy ...

Series Book 40 - James Acton Thrillers
“James Acton: A little bit of Jack Bauer and Indiana Jones!"FROM USA TODAY & MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDYAN ANCIENT TEXT, THOUGHT NOT TO EXIST, HAS BEEN FOUND.AND THE FIGHT TO DESTROY IT HAS JUST BEGUN.In the thirteenth century, a battle for control of Christianity raged, pitting the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II against Pope Gregory IX. Both men claimed to be the ... Read more

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“James Acton: A little bit of Jack Bauer and Indiana Jones!"FROM USA TODAY & MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDYAN ANCIENT TEXT, THOUGHT NOT TO EXIST, HAS BEEN FOUND.AND THE FIGHT TO DESTROY IT HAS JUST BEGUN.In the thirteenth century, a battle for control of Christianity raged, pitting the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II against Pope Gregory IX. Both men claimed to be the
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Murder Your Employer

The McMasters Guide to Homicide

by Rupert Holmes ...

A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, “a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotus–style resort” (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best ... Read more

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A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, “a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotus–style resort” (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best
... Read more
The Will of the Many

by James Islington ...

Series series Hierarchy
At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this “brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece” (Library Journal, starred review) by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell ... Read more

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At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this “brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece” (Library Journal, starred review) by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell
... Read more
Matter

by Iain M. Banks ...

Series series Culture
Anovel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head."Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget." —The TimesIn a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a ... Read more

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Anovel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head."Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget." —The TimesIn a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother it means a
... Read more
Exit Party

A Novel

by Emily St. John Mandel ...

The award-winning, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility returns with a breathtaking novel of doubles, shadow worlds, and fractured timelines as a man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, and a woman—a gunrunner, an art collector, an operative of the State—searches for answers.Los Angeles, 2031: The first spring after the collapse of the United States, peacekeeping ... Read more

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The award-winning, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility returns with a breathtaking novel of doubles, shadow worlds, and fractured timelines as a man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, and a woman—a gunrunner, an art collector, an operative of the State—searches for answers.Los Angeles, 2031: The first spring after the collapse of the United States, peacekeeping
... Read more
This Alien Shore

by C.S. Friedman ...

Series Book 1 - The Outworlds series
New York Times Notable Book of the YearExplore a universe where genetic mutations allow individuals to traverse the stars in this action-packed space opera for fans of Frank Herbert and Samuel R. Delaney!It is the second stage of human colonization—the first age, humanity’s initial attempt to people the stars, ended in disaster when it was discovered that Earth’s original superluminal drive did ... Read more

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New York Times Notable Book of the YearExplore a universe where genetic mutations allow individuals to traverse the stars in this action-packed space opera for fans of Frank Herbert and Samuel R. Delaney!It is the second stage of human colonization—the first age, humanity’s initial attempt to people the stars, ended in disaster when it was discovered that Earth’s original superluminal drive did
... Read more
The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Translated by Robin Buss ...

The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men ... Read more

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The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men
... Read more
Iron Gold

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 4 - Red Rising Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest series in fiction.“Mature science fiction existing within the frame of blazing space opera . . . done in a style [that] borders on Shakespearean.”—NPR (One of the Best Books of the Year)They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest series in fiction.“Mature science fiction existing within the frame of blazing space opera . . . done in a style [that] borders on Shakespearean.”—NPR (One of the Best Books of the Year)They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave
... Read more
Light Bringer

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 6 - Red Rising Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.Marooned far from home after a devastating ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.Marooned far from home after a devastating
... Read more
Dark Age

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 5 - Red Rising Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thebestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.“Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline. His pacing is 100% him standing over it all with a lit match and a smile, waiting for us to dare him to drop it.”—NPR (Best Books of the Year)He broke the chains. Then he ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thebestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.“Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline. His pacing is 100% him standing over it all with a lit match and a smile, waiting for us to dare him to drop it.”—NPR (Best Books of the Year)He broke the chains. Then he
... Read more
Aurora

by Kim Stanley Robinson ...

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system.Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.Now, we approach our new home.AURORA. ... Read more

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A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system.Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.Now, we approach our new home.AURORA.
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The Tyranny of Faith

by Richard Swan ...

Action, intrigue, and magic collide in the second book in an epic fantasy trilogy, where Sir Konrad Vonvalt’s role as an Emperor’s Justice requires him to be a detective, judge, and executioner all in one—but these are dangerous times to be a Justice . . .A Justice’s work is never done.The Battle of Galen’s Vale is over, but the war for the Empire’s future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that ... Read more

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Action, intrigue, and magic collide in the second book in an epic fantasy trilogy, where Sir Konrad Vonvalt’s role as an Emperor’s Justice requires him to be a detective, judge, and executioner all in one—but these are dangerous times to be a Justice . . .A Justice’s work is never done.The Battle of Galen’s Vale is over, but the war for the Empire’s future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that
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Tsukimichi (Light Novel), Vol. 19

Moonlit Fantasy

by Kei Azumi ...

Series Book 19 - Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy
Makoto Misumi and his followers travel to the Lorel Union in search of the mysterious mercenary company known as Picnic Rose Garden.Their destination is the city of Kannaoi, home to the labyrinth where the mercenary company is said to have established its base. Along the way, however, they rescue a young girl named Iroha who is being attacked on a dark road.At first, she seems to be nothing more ... Read more

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Makoto Misumi and his followers travel to the Lorel Union in search of the mysterious mercenary company known as Picnic Rose Garden.Their destination is the city of Kannaoi, home to the labyrinth where the mercenary company is said to have established its base. Along the way, however, they rescue a young girl named Iroha who is being attacked on a dark road.At first, she seems to be nothing more
... Read more
Golden Son

by Pierce Brown ...

Series Book 2 - Red Rising Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • “Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BUZZFEED, AND BOOKLIST • “Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a
... Read more
Jurassic Park

A Novel

by Michael Crichton ...

Series Book 1 - Jurassic Park
**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read“[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times**An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read“[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times**An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been
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The Crown Tower

by Michael J. Sullivan ...

Series Book 1 - The Riyria Chronicles
Two men who hate each other. One impossible mission. A legend in the making.Hadrian Blackwater, a warrior with nothing to fight for, is paired with Royce Melborn, a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Hired by an old wizard, they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm's most prized ... Read more

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Two men who hate each other. One impossible mission. A legend in the making.Hadrian Blackwater, a warrior with nothing to fight for, is paired with Royce Melborn, a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Hired by an old wizard, they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm's most prized
... Read more
When the Moon Hatched

A Novel

by Sarah A. Parker ...

Series Book 1 - The Moonfall Series
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe #1 internationally bestselling phenomenon, When the Moon Hatched, is a fast-paced epic fantasy romance featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe #1 internationally bestselling phenomenon, When the Moon Hatched, is a fast-paced epic fantasy romance featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering
... Read more

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