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"From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a delightful compendium of very short fiction and comics that celebrate the joy and absurdity of the human experience. It is often said that the best things in life come in small packages--anyone in search of proof need look no further than the stories in this collection: brief, utterly engaging tales that offer lasting surprise and delight. From the original Greek financial...
82) The Guardian
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Dream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: To descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. Sethś time is running out. If he cant́ hand over the entrance to Olympus, his own life and those of his people will be forfeit. No matter the torture, Seth hasnt́ been able to break the go
84) Hex and the city
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Nightside series volume 4
Pub. Date
c2005
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In this fourth novel of Green's popular fantasy series, Lady Luck hires John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 a.m. But as he uncovers facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence--could be snuffed out.
85) A consuming fire
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[2022]
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Born to be a sacrificial Weatherell girl like her mother, Anya Astraea instead sets out in search of vengeance against the mountain deity who claimed the life of her twin sister.
86) Sun Born
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2016.
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A thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent from its capital near modern St. Louis. From Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, settlers and priests carried word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands. Power rested in one being, Morning Star, a god resurrected in the body...
87) Quantum shadows
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2020.
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On a world called Heaven, the ten major religions of mankind each have its own land governed by a capital city and ruled by a Hegemon. That Hegemon may be a god, or a prophet of a god. Smaller religions have their own towns or villages of belief. Corvyn, known as the Shadow of the Raven, contains the collective memory of humanity’s Falls from Grace. With this knowledge comes enormous power. When unknown power burns a mysterious black image into...
89) The Raven tower
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2019
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Having helped win a war at great cost in human lives and to its own power, the god known as the Raven of Iraden was forced to continue to fulfill its commitment to its followers and slowly regain its strength through the steady flow of prayers and sacrifices which are the source of all the gods' powers. Centuries into that toil, a usurper to the throne of Iraden has discovered the Raven's weakened state and sets in motion a plot to gain the favor...
90) One silent night
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[2008]
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While mortals deck the halls and shop, an angry demon lord is plotting an all-out onslaught against the entire human race. Enter Stryker, the adopted brother of the legendary Dark-Hunter, Acheron. As Stryker prepares to engage in battle against the ultimate predator he must also face the deadly rage of his ex-wife, Zephyra.
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Into the dark volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
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In this modern retelling of the Persephone myth, Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, is sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead.
92) The strange maid
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United States of Asgard volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
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"In order to be come one of Odin Alfather's Valkyrie, Signy Valborn must solve a riddle. With the help of Ned the Spiritless and Soren Bearstar, Signy embarks on a journey in search of her destiny"--
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In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. Nainoa's family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from...
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Iron druid chronicles volume 7
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"For nearly two thousand years, there was only one Druid left walking the Earth?Atticus O?Sullivan, the Iron Druid, whose sharp wit and sharp sword kept him alive while pursued by a pantheon of hostile deities. Now he?s got company. Atticus?s apprentice Granuaile is at last a full Druid herself. What?s more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid long ago frozen in time, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern equivalent of his old Irish...
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Storm runner volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
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"When a few Mexica gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"--
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Covenant volume 4
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Alex has always feared two things: losing herself in the Awakening, and being placed on the Elixir. But love has always been stronger than fate, and Aiden St. Delphi is willing to make war on the gods--and Alex herself--to bring her back.
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2021.
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"The first battle has been fought, but the war has just begun. As Cadrith savors his success, the mercenaries deal with the aftermath of their last confrontation. The thread that's bound them to this point is hard to break and is pulling them into yet another conflict where even the gods are bracing their gates. The battle lines have been drawn. The pieces are in place. The conflict to come will be waged on many fronts and through many faces, but...
98) Bloodsworn
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Ashlords volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Pippa, Imelda, and Adrian are in the fight of their generation when three cultures clash in all-out war--against each other and against the gods.
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Tarakan chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
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More than a hundred years have passed since the Catastrophe brought humanity to the brink of extinction. Those who survived are changed. The Wildeners have reverted to the old beliefs--but with new Gods--while others place their faith in the technology that once powered their lost civilization. In the mysterious City of Towers, the center of the destroyed Tarakan empire, a lowly scribe of the Guild of Historians is charged with a dangerous assignment....
100) The infinity gate
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DarkGlass Mountain trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
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Having raised the magic of Elcho Falling while forging new allies, Serpent Coil priestess Isabelle Brunell and Lord Maximillian assist the efforts of former god Axis SunSoar, who has revived the Strike Force after rediscovering the magical Star Dance.