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Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 6 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlso known as MDZS, the comic/manhua version of the New York Times bestselling novels from China that also inspired an animated adaptation and the live-action series The Untamed !Experience this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death in this English version of the beautiful, full-color comic!Feared and hated for his sinister abilities, Wei... -
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The Shadow on the Bridge: A BRAND NEW gorgeously gripping and atmospheric historical novel from Clare Marchant for 2025 by Clare Marchant
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Rurouni Kenshin , Vol. 8: Includes vols. 22, 23 & 24 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe beloved landmark tale of a Meiji-era swordsman’s quest for redemption... -
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The Story Spinner: The gripping new historical fiction novel for 2024 from the Sunday Times bestseller by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon't miss the collector’s edition with a foiled design underneath the dust jacket. Exclusive to the first print run and available while stocks last! Pre-order now!From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes this stunning new novel…The land of the Silures, 382 ADElen is a princess promised to a general of Rome... -
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ENNEAD Vol. 5 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWINNER TAKES ALLThe battle that will decide the fate of Egypt’s throne draws nigh! Will Horus become the new ruler, or will Seth reclaim his seat of power? Meanwhile, truths from the past reveal themselves—and with them comes the identity of the one who cursed... -
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Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District... -
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Food For Thought by Ariana Ferrante
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLimos is the goddess of starvation. Whatever she touch withers and wastes, crumbling to dust. She aids those seeking destruction, plaguing fields with famine and waters with drought. When mortals see her, they yearn.Her opposite, harvest goddess Demeter, makes life flourish wherever she goes. She supplies mortals with fruits and vegetables, piling their tables with sustenance and satisfaction... -
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Devout: An Anthology of Angels by Freydís Moon, Dorian Yosef Weber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeaturing work by Freydís Moon, Dorian Yosef Weber, Angela Sun, Ian Haramaki, Tyler Battaglia, Daniel Marie James, Morgan Dante, Cas Trudeau, Aurélio Loren, Rae Novotny, Rafael Nicolás & Emily Hoffman.A collection of stories, poetry, and art dedicated to the angelic.Here you will find the strange, the creepy, the funky, slightly silly, pieces with feeling... -
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The Mummy by Max Allan Collins
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBased on the universal studios major motion picture starring brendan fraser!Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke--but to British librarian Evelyn Carnarvon it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death...Categorized as:
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Edith Holler by Edward Carey
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the mysterious figure who threatens the its very survivalThe year is 1901. England’s beloved queen has died, and her aging son has finally taken the throne... -
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The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsEdinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson’s housemaid, and has all of Raven’s intelligence but none of his privileges.As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh’s underworld... -
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Writ In Blood by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmbitious in its scope and provocative in its content, the saga of the undying Count Saint-Germain is a monumental feat of the imagination. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's novels have powerfully captured Saint-Germain throughout his long existence, from the temples of Ancient Egypt to our present century... -
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The Dollmaker by Morgan Shamy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“A tour de force that has it all.” —Annelise Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of A Death in Door County “You will devour this book.” —Barbara Conrey, USA Today bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and international bestselling author of My Secret to KeepNo one is safe. Not when the Dollmaker lurks in the shadows... -
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Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPride and Prejudice meets Frankenstein as Mary Bennet falls for the enigmatic Victor Frankenstein and befriends his monstrous Creature in this clever fusion of two popular classics... -
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A Superior Slave by Darrah Glass
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMartin of House Ganymede, trained as a companion slave, is eager for a master of his own. Everything he’s done in his short life has been to prepare him for auction day, and now all that remains is to be chosen. In being sold, he’ll be separated from the boys he’s lived and trained with his entire life, and it’s possible he won’t see them ever again... -
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Mated to the Barbarians by Samantha Madisen
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPrincess Helena's life is changed forever when her half-brother, the newly crowned king, offers her as tribute to a band of barbarian raiders in return for a halt to their pillaging. Though she does her best to view the arrangement as a sacrifice for the good of her people, Helena is shocked to discover that she will be claimed as a bride by not one, but two of the tribe's warriors... -
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The Girl King by Meg Clothier
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGeorgia, 1177 For twenty years King Giorgi has defended the throne of his fragile kingdom against all comers. Now on the threshold of old age he faces a grave new he has no son to succeed him. There is only his daughter, Tamar; a clever, indomitable and fearless girl... -
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Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe walked in like he owned the entire world, like there was a billion dollars in the black leather briefcase he carried.Kiri had been in a rut. No boyfriend. Dull job at a bank with a nasty boss. Disgusting roommate in a cramped apartment.In walks Caden Storm on a sunny spring day. And everything in Kiri's life changes.Permanently... -
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Lady into Fox by David Garnett
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingse-artnow Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lady into Fox" by David Garnett. e-artnow Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every e-artnow book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks... -
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The Beholders by Hester Musson
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames, suspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP Ralph Gethin. Four months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall... -
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Secret Nights In The Inner Palace [後宮秘夜 〜覇帝と双花の寵妃〜] by 藤森ちひろ
Rated: 2.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDescription:Imperial prince of the Ka country Li Sekka is a beautiful, unassuming youth, but he holds an important secret. He possesses both genders. And as such he serves as a substitute for his late sister, who was to be the next empress. During this time, Ka country is invaded by the large army of the neighbouring Yoh country... -
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The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSet in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms... -
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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 37 by Mizuho Kusanagi, 草凪みずほ
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPrincess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!With war between the Kingdom of Kohka and South Kai close at hand, Yona strengthens her resolve on the battlefield... -
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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 35 by Mizuho Kusanagi, 草凪みずほ
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPrincess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!Feeling ill from the Crimson Illness, Su-won is unable to attend a conference with a South Kai delegation... -
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My Happy Marriage, Vol. 2 by Akumi Agitogi, Tsukiho Tsukioka
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA "Cinderella"-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan!A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land…For failing to inherit the boon of unusual power that is the Saimori birthright and bringing shame to the family name, mistreated... -
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Becoming the Dark Prince by Kerri Maniscalco
In this irresistibly-priced short story, catch a glimpse of the inner struggles and triumphs that drive Stalking Jack the Ripper's endearing but troubled hero. Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly.. -
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Phantom by Susan Kay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"Phantom of the Opera fans no longer need to ponder what was in Erik's past, as Kay has created one for him in this deeply moving, poignant story. . . This sad, but beautiful, novel will be especially popular with [those] who have enjoyed the current musical . . . " – School Library Journal “A MUST READ! Haunting and riveting... -
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Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 09 by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA glimpse of the new Japan if the mad ambitions of Shishio Makoto should succeed is revealed when Kenshin arrives in Kyoto and meets him at last...although the epic battle between them will have to wait... -
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The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano
A gripping and intimate novel based on the true story of Margaret Jones, the first woman to be found guilty of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts.Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades... -
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Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsGarth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series...
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