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41) The Provenance
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Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Joe Lyon's debut, Astar's Blade: The Provenance, is an unforgettable quest, spanning an adventure of magical powers that rise to form human empires in the face of treachery by the gods of antiquity. When an apparition appears to Almon, he becomes obsessed to understand his family curse. Nearly driven insane, the young man leaves the security of his home and heads to the mountains beckoned by a supernatural calling....
42) Obsidian Secrets
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The year is 1865. The place: Munich, capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria under castle loving King Ludwig II. A magical manuscript has been stolen. Assisted by two young Bavarian officers and a wizard-scientist, British officer and secret agent Delacroix is sent to find it and return it to England. However, the promise of destructive power contained in the manuscript draws murderous creatures who plan to use the artefact to change reality into a gory...
43) Tall & Dark
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Ghosts, grifters…and a missing heir in 1890s Europe.
It's easier to conduct a séance when the dead aren't trying to contact you.
As Molly Dark knows all too well, the problem with being able to see ghosts is that they never tell you what you wish to know.
For instance, how a proper young lady like Miss Dark is supposed to support an impoverished family after her father has died a ruined man.
Or how she is going to impersonate a missing princess...
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An American doctor has his brain transplanted into a Uyghur body in China after an accident in Tibet. He awakes from the surgery as Dr. Wu, who rehabilitates and begins work in China, althoough he still thinks of himself as Roger Scully, MD. After several adventures in China, he returns to the US to restart his career as Scully, but the Colorado medical board accuses him of impersonating a dead person. They have the Chinese death certificate to prove...
45) Submerged
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WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU KNEW ABOUT YOURSELF WAS A LIE? Melusine Doré is as practiced at guarding a secret as she is at wielding a weapon. Yet her past refuses to stay buried. Her worst fears are realized when Melusine and her companion, Levi, get called to hunt a beast in her birthplace of Malheur. The second she sets foot on her native soil, nothing proceeds as she planned: a beautiful tinker sets her sights on Levi, a gentle monster kills for sport,...
46) Immersed
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WHAT IF LOVE TURNED YOU INTO A MONSTER?Forget petticoats and demure female behavior. Melusine Doré prefers armored corsets and knives and slays evil creatures for a living. The grim and gruesome don't frighten her; she'll take on a cyclops or a dragon and not even break a sweat. But when her rival, the charismatic Levi Cannon, comes to town, all her buried fears begin to surface. Melusine realizes she is in danger of something much more horrifying...
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Brighton, 1824.Elaine thought she'd be safe in Brighton. But then the sea rose up and flooded the city. Now, fish dwell in submerged ground floors, mists wreathe the ruined houses, and faery creatures roam the watery streets.Trapped in an attic for several months, protected by small enchantments, Elaine's supplies are running low. But she doesn't dare risk the dangers outside, until the night her hiding place is discovered by a roguish treasure hunter...
48) Wormwood Abbey
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As a Victorian clergyman's daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything - until a mythical salamander tumbles out of the fireplace into her lap. When a letter arrives from estranged relatives, Edith is swept away to a crumbling gothic Abbey in the wilds of Yorkshire. Wormwood Abbey isn't just full of curious beasts and ancient family secrets: there's also a tall, dark, and entirely too handsome neighbour who is strangely reluctant for her to leave.An...
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Diregloom was the last place where a disgraced ranger like Digger could freely live.
But mad Queen Claudia has new plans for her island. Digger's home becomes a prison, and Claudia has even worse in store within her catacomb games.
As a reign of terror is unleashed, bounty hunters pursue anyone who would stand against her, sending them to fight to the death in the queen's dungeon.
It's die in the streets or die in the games unless Digger can unite...
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Perfect for fans of historical fantasy and supernatural mysteries, The Book of Secrets and Shadows follows Ember Merrington as she navigates the dark underbelly of 19th century London where demons and monsters walk among humans. Concerned for her father's declining health, Ember assumes his role of solving cases for the queen and unknowingly enters a hidden world where supernatural evil lurks around every corner. When a mysterious baron begins kidnapping...
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What horrors lie in the puddles in the pavement? Archangels Uriel and Bel investigate when a distraught lady's fiancé falls into a puddle and doesn't come out. But he's not the only one to be dragged into mysterious depths. Foul games are afoot in Victorian London, where a well-demon is turned loose from his underground prison with one mission: to collect victims for the torturous games of an idle, immortal duke. When a single victim from each hunt...
52) Speak Easy
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Victors, they say, write history.Too bad the victors can't write.After her father passes away, Nanette hops on a caravan to the neighboring country of Rosada to join her sister. Yet Rosada is in the grip of a deep fog: magic is banished, storytelling is outlawed, and the Order reigns. With her sister grown complacent over the horrors of their new home, Nanette takes matters into her own hands to protect stories, no matter the cost.With the help of...
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More of the wit, wisdom and jumbled musings of Tallis Steelyard. It covers the perils of exam invigilation, the problems associated with literary criticism, the benefits gained by hiring erotic dancers and the healing properties of hot water and syrup of figs. An unparalleled guide to the pitfalls which await the honest artist attempting to ply their trade.Whilst the third book in the collection, they can be read in any order.
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To study magic at the University, Siobhan sacrificed her name.She sacrificed her body, and her past.Magically disguised as a boy named Sebastien, she is learning wondrous secrets of the thaumaturgic sciences. As Sebastien, she mingles with the young nobles who will one day rule their country. But danger is closer than ever, and she cannot escape her past.The coppers investigating the theft of Siobhan's priceless transformation artifact have given...
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Once more Tallis Steelyard chronicles the life of Maljie, a lady of his acquaintance. Discover the wonders of the Hermeneutic Catherine Wheel, marvel at the use of eye-watering quantities of hot spices. We have bell ringers, pop-up book shops, exploding sedan chairs, jobbing builders, literary criticism, horse theft and a revolutionary mob.We also discover what happens when a maiden, riding a white palfrey led by a dwarf, appears on the scene.
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The exciting conclusion to a sumptuous gaslamp fantasy series!
Leanna Renee Hieber brings Victorian London and New York to life and fills both cities with ghosts and monsters. Two groups of paranormally talented investigators discover that the Eterna compound-thought to be the key to immortality-is, instead, a powerful protective charm. That protection is sorely needed, for both England and the U.S. are under attack by dark forces.
Having vanquished...
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The past comes back with a vengeance and lights the fuse to a supernatural war that could tear the world apart. When Charisse's formerly unmentioned first husband, Charlie Prince, crashes her romantic trip to the Big Apple with Abram, everything spirals out of her control. Woman are dropping dead all around him, and Charlie has no idea why. What he does know is that every victim is one of his ex-flings, and he needs Char's help to stop it before this...
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I may not be blessed wi' magic, but I do like to keep things nice and tidy.' Deep in the Lincolnshire Wolds in the year 1812, Bessie Bell slaves away as a housemaid for a merciless employer. Being smart of mouth and a dab hand with a bucket, she makes short work of an assailant - only to be thrown out into the drenching fog of a cold October night. That's when things turn... strange. Swept away into a wild adventure, stout-hearted Bessie's fazed by...
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Don't fall in love with the Doomed Queen.ALEC KLADIVO: Soldier. Hunter. Fool.When Alec was a boy, the border posts failed, and Ravagers infiltrated their sector. Through sacrificing his sister, he saved his city and gained the respect of Sector One's Regent. Ever since that day, he has served his sector with unfailing loyalty and nobility. Until he met her.ADIRA CHOVANEK: Thief. Witch. Doomed Queen.In Sector One, there is no greater commodity than...
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In this novel, recounted by Tallis Steelyard in his own inimitable manner, we discover what happens when the hierarchy plots to take control of the Shrine to Aea in her Aspect as the Personification of Tempered Enthusiasm. Will the incumbent be exiled to a minor fane in the far north? Will Tallis end up having to do a proper job? Does ordination and elevation beckon for Maljie?This story includes the Idiosyncratic Diaconate, night soil carts, Partannese...
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