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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father... -
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Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsAn all-new 40,000-word Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.The collection will include nine works in all...Categorized as:
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![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 16 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 16 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir]()
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege.The zombies are coming back.And all Nona wants is a birthday party.In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
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![Defiant by Brandon Sanderson]()
Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
The final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction. Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts... -
![We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal]()
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya...Categorized as:
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![Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce]()
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend Tamora Pierce.Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the daughter of Alanna, the famed knight and King’s Champion of Tortall... -
![From Far Away, Vol. 02 by Kyoko Hikawa]()
From Far Away, Vol. 02 by Kyoko Hikawa
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTransported into a fantastical world of high fantasy adventure, a confused and frightened teenager discovers she holds the key to a profound power borne of an age-old prophecy.Scared and on the rung, Noriko strikes up an alliance with a mysterious rogue swordsman named Izark... -
![The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo]()
The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Currently unavailableIn a lavish world where darkness reigns and science collides with superstition, Alina Starkov has the power to save her country…but it comes with a price in The Grisha Trilogy by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.Included in this bundle are Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising...Categorized as:
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![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 23 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 23 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAkura-oh’s body was entombed centuries ago in the Mountain of Flames, where the preternaturally hot fire continuously consumes him before his regenerative powers can resurrect him... -
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 21 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 21 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So whena man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 22 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 22 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Nanami inherits a shrine, a hot fox spirit and divine powers, she discovers that becoming a literal goddess of relationships doesn’t make her own love life any easier!Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment... -
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 24 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 24 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit!Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she’s just saved from a dog offers to let her stay at his place while he’s away, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![Deluge by Lisa Tawn Bergren]()
Deluge by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Bettarinis and Forellis have found rich fulfillment together in medieval Italia. But after fighting off countless enemies, they now must face the worst foe of all... -
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![The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey]()
The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFinally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers of all time: DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST, THE WHITE DRAGON. Those who know these extraordinary tales will be able to re-visit with Lessa, F'lar, Ruth, Lord Jaxon, and all the others...Categorized as:
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![Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 3 by QuinRose]()
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 3 by QuinRose
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAlice is kidnapped and brought to the strange world of Wonderland, where a war is waging between the Queen of Hearts and the Hatter gang syndicate, and Alice must find her way home while escaping their wrath... -
![Torrent by Lisa Tawn Bergren]()
Torrent by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Gabi and Lia finally learn to surf the river of time, they realize they must make hard choices about life and love in the third and final book in the River of Time series. Gabi and Lia Betarrini have learned to control their time travel, and they return from medieval Italy to save their father from his tragic death in modern times... -
![Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 by QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino]()
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 by QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAlice wakes up to find a white rabbit wearing clothes. The rabbit forcefully drags Alice into the rabbit hole, where she encounters a frightful world where fairytale-like citizens wield dangerous weapons for an insidious cause... -
![Warden of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Warden of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWarden of Time continues the story of time travel, romance, and adventure begun with Daughter of Time ...As both modern man and medieval king, David is committed to transforming medieval England into his own version of Avalon. Not everyone supports his ideals, however, and having offended the pope by welcoming Jews and heretics into England, David is summoned to Canterbury to explain himself...Categorized as:
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![Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson]()
Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic.When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky... -
![ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson]()
ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic.“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace... -
![Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix]()
Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJonah thought that after his last adventure in 1903, he and his sister Katherine would have a break from time travel for a while. For the first time, he’s willing to look into his own identity in the past, and he thinks this is his chance... -
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The Gate of Gods by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTremaine Valiarde and a small, brave band of heroes ventured into a wondrous new realm on their desperate mission to save Ile-Rien from the conquering Gardier. Now, as a relentless enemy creates chaos and destruction -- with the fate of the magical city of Lodun hanging in the balance -- the last hope of a land besieged may rest on the far side of a secret portal...Categorized as:
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![How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 5 by Dojyomaru]()
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 5 by Dojyomaru
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new nation, the Kingdom of Friedonia, is born and Souma becomes its new king. He broadcasts an educational program and is gradually working towards the enlightenment of his people when he makes a visit to Lagoon City, a city on the water which is ruled by Excel who has been appointed the Supreme Commander of the National Defense Force... -
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![Shades of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Shades of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarch 1294. With David and Llywelyn in Ireland, the rule of Wales and England has fallen to Math and Anna. Unbeknownst to them, however, rebellious barons have tried to assassinate David and thrown Ireland into civil war...Categorized as:
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Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary... -
![Triple Threat by Gwenda Bond]()
Triple Threat by Gwenda Bond
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe's cracked down on a mind-melding gang of bullies and saved the ex-mayor of Metropolis from the double who framed him. But now, Lois Lane embarks on a case even she isn't sure she can solve . .Categorized as:
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![Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist]()
Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsA poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor.To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mystic herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers... -
![Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff]()
Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe second book in the beloved Dusk Gate series reconnects Quinn with the charming princes and the pristine world of Eirentheos. From a beautiful royal wedding to a dangerous rescue mission, her adventures are about to take her life on a course that will change it forever... -
![Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson]()
Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis story originally appeared in the October/November 2008 Asimov’s Science Fiction (in the US) and the UPC Science Fiction collection (in Europe)."An image came to him. An image of humankind escaping into space. An image of human merchants trading and cheating, of human tyrants capturing the Varvax, Tenasi, and Hommar. Images of wars, of fighting, of a paradise destroyed... -
![House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones]()
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places—the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few... -
![All You Need is Kill, Vol. 1 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata]()
All You Need is Kill, Vol. 1 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally--the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch... -
![Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts]()
Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn this apocalyptic sequel to Dark Inside’s “well-balanced, realistic suspense” (Kirkus Reviews), four teens continue the struggle for survival as they face a world gone mad. Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael have survived the first wave of the apocalypse that wiped out most of the world’s population, and turned many of the rest into murderous Baggers...Categorized as:
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![Beasts of Ruin by Ayana Gray]()
Beasts of Ruin by Ayana Gray
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn this much anticipated follow up to New York Times bestselling Beasts of Prey, Koffi’s powers grow stronger and Ekon’s secrets turn darker as they face the god of death.Koffi has saved her city and the boy she loves, but at a terrible price...Categorized as:
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![The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler]()
The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIn the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia has known only a life of servitude. Labeled a “wretched,” an outcast unwanted and unworthy of respect, Lia is forbidden to realize her dream to read or write. All but doomed, her days are spent toiling away as a kitchen slave under the charge of the Aldermaston, the Abbey’s watchful overseer... -
![Remember Yesterday by Pintip Dunn]()
Remember Yesterday by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollow-up to the New York Times bestselling novel, Forget Tomorrow!Would you change the past to protect your future?Sixteen-year-old Jessa Stone is the most valuable citizen in Eden City. Her psychic abilities could lead to significant scientific discoveries, if only she’d let TechRA study her...Categorized as:
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Wings by Elizabeth Richards
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollowing the cliffhanger ending of Phoenix, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash and unexpectedly reunited with her parents, including the father she thought was dead. But she can only think of Ash. She hasn't heard a word of him since she and Elijah were brought to the underground headquarters of the Sentry Rebellion. But she vows to find him... -
![The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 12 by Aya Shouoto]()
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 12 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Out of his attachment to Amane, the previous nue, the shikigami Kagura created a false version of Momochi House’s guardian... -
![Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist]()
Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSaved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more -- reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved...Categorized as:
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![The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall by Anne McCaffrey]()
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHere are five gripping episodes of early Pern -- from the very first space survey recommending colonisation, to the last, where the early world, its young dragon culture undetected, is condemned to be isolated in space...Categorized as:
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![Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD? To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise—and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon...Categorized as:
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![The Treemakers by Christina L. Rozelle]()
The Treemakers by Christina L. Rozelle
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStay on guard. Be aware of your surroundings. Notice the nuances. Cover your tracks. Always be prepared. Question everything. This is how you stay alive, Joy. And this is how you keep the ones you love alive.Sixteen-year-old Joy Montgomery, daughter of Zephyr the Magnificent, the great magician, can only reminisce of better times. Before the Superiors. Before the uprisings. Long ago... -
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TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the bestselling co-author of the Illuminae Files comes the thrilling finale in the LIFEL1K3 trilogy--hailed by Marie Lu as "a breathless, action-packed exploration of what humanity really means." Best friends have become enemies. Lovers have become strangers. And deciding whose side you're on could be the difference between life and death... -
![Daughter of Darkness by Terry Brooks]()
Daughter of Darkness by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe thrilling second novel of an all-new fantasy series from the legendary author behind the Shannara saga, about a human girl adapting to her place in a magical world she’s only recently discoveredIt’s been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae... -
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![Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley]()
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne... death by spontaneous human combustion is a rare act of God Two... is surely a freakish coincidence Three... well, that’s starting to look deliberate. Cara has a new role as Queen Victoria’s artifact hunter, she’s adapting to married life and living in a country manor that more closely resembles a mausoleum... -
![Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur]()
Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mage apprentice and her master... against three hundred mercenaries sieging a town. Seventeen-year-old mage apprentice Rielle accompanies her master, Leigh, on a mission to save a viscount from a town under mercenary control. But mercenaries aren't the only newcomers to town. When the mission goes awry, Rielle must choose whether to follow her orders or her conscience...Categorized as:
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![Hour of Need by Michael Pryor]()
Hour of Need by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the earth-shattering final book of the Laws of Magic series, Aubrey goes deep into the lair of his enemy in an attempt to save the world Aubrey Fitzwilliam, renegade and traitor. Instead of clearing his name in Albion, Aubrey has chosen to pursue his enemy, Dr. Mordecai Tremaine, deep into the heart of enemy territory. What he uncovers in Dr... -
![Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren Yero]()
Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren Yero
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis “heartbreaking and heartfelt” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal future world who are struggling to find their places.Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which protect citizens of the Union of Upper Cities from the outside world’s environmental devastation...Categorized as:
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![Gambit by C.L. Denault]()
Gambit by C.L. Denault
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame. Those without live in poverty.Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 4 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god!Because the water dragon god wants to interact with Asahi more, he descends to the village in the guise of a human...
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