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Desperation
Desperation is a deserted mining town in the nevada desert. it’s not a place to visit by choice, and the few unhappy travellers who are forced to stop there witness the familiar-looking town undergo a terrible transformation. in the struggle between good and evil, sacrifice may be the only answer.
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The Hunger Games
First in the ground-breaking hunger games trilogy. set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality tv show is taking place. twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called the hunger games. there is only one rule: kill or be killed. when sixteen-year-old katniss everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister’s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. but katniss has been close to death before. for her, survival is second nature.
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Forest Mage
The second son of a nobleman, nevare burvelle was destined from birth to carry a sword, a fate in which he rejoiced–until a brush with the powerful magic of an enigmatic people saves the life of the young military cadet and destroys his future.
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Dreamcatcher
Once upon a time, in the haunted city of derry (site of it and insomnia), four young boys did a brave thing; something that changed them in ways they hardly understand. a quarter-century later, the boys are men who still get together once a year, to go hunting in the north woods of maine. but this time a man comes stumbling into their camp, lost, disoriented and muttering about lights in the sky. before long, these old friends will be plunged into the most remarkable events of their lives and a terrible struggle with a creature from another world. their only chance of survival is locked in their past and in the boy they once rescued as a child.
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Unfinished Tales Of Númenor And Middle-earth
Of tuor and his coming to gondolin — narn i hin hurin — a description of the island of numenor –aldarion and erendis — the line of elros : kings of numenor — the history of galadriel and celeborn –the disaster of the gladden fields — cirion and eorl and the friendship of gondor and rohan — the quest of erebor — the hunt for the ring — the battles of the fords of isen — the drúedain — the istari — the palantiri.
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This Poison Heart
_______________’kalynn bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale … she breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after’ – brigid kemmerer’brings much-needed inclusivity and contemporary flavor to the teen fantasy genre’ – kirkus reviews’a delicious mix of intoxicating fantasy and coming of age, steeped in greek mythology and peppered with references to the jordan peele films get out and us’ – observer new review_______________ever since she can remember, briseis has had power over plants. flowers bloom in her footsteps and leaves turn to face her as though she were the sun. it’s a power she and her adoptive mothers have spent her whole life trying to hide. and then briseis inherits an old house from her birth mother and suddenly finds herself with the space and privacy to test her powers for the first time. but as briseis starts to bring the house’s rambling garden back to life, she finds she has also inherited generations of secrets. a hidden altar to a dark goddess, a lineage of witches stretching back to ancient times, and a hidden garden overgrown with the most deadly poisonous plants on earth. and briseis’s long-departed ancestors aren’t going to let her rest until she accepts her place as the keeper of the terrible power that lies at the heart of the poison garden. cinderella is dead author kalynn bayron brings a message of proud inclusivity to this empowering fantasy about a young woman finding the strength to challenge everything she has been told is true. don’t miss the sequel, this wicked fate, where to save the people she loves, briseis must change the most dangerous of fates ahead of her …
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Cell
‘civilization slipped into its second dark age on an unsurprising track of blood but with a speed that could not have been foreseen by even the most pessimistic futurist. by halloween, every major city from new york to moscow stank to the empty heavens and the world as it had been was a memory.’ the event became known as the pulse. the virus was carried by every cell phone operating within the entire world. within ten hours, most people would be dead or insane. a young artist clayton riddell realises what is happening. and together with tom mccourt and a teenage girl called alice, he flees the devastation of explosive, burning boston, desperate to reach his son before his son switches on his little red mobile phone…
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Think And Grow Rich
Read yourself into a fortune with this time-tested classic that teaches you invaluable money-making secrets. over 15 million copies sold worldwide! this book could be worth a million dollars to you. andrew carnegie attributed his great fortune to his discovery of a magic formula for success. carnegie demonstrated its soundness when his coaching brought wealth to those young men to whom he had disclosed his secret. think and grow rich teaches you that secret—and the secrets of other distinguished achievers like him. it shows you not only what to do but also how to do it. if you learn and apply the simple basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success—and you may have whatever you want in life!
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
** sally rooney’s new novel intermezzo is available now ** the sunday times and global number one bestseller winner of novel of the year at the an post irish book awards over one million copies sold across all faber editions ‘a tour de force.’ anne enright, guardian ‘rooney’s best novel yet.’ brandon taylor, new york times ‘get ready to have your heart broken all over again.’ red ‘the book moved me to tears more than once.’ the times alice, a novelist, meets felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to rome with her. in dublin, her best friend eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with simon, a man she has known since childhood. alice, felix, eileen and simon are still young – but life is catching up with them. they desire each other, they delude each other, they worry about sex and friendship and the times they live in. will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world? sally rooney’s book beautiful world, where are you was a #1 sunday times bestseller w/c 11-09-2021
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Forest Mage
The second son of a nobleman, nevare burvelle was destined from birth to carry a sword, a fate in which he rejoiced–until a brush with the powerful magic of an enigmatic people saves the life of the young military cadet and destroys his future.
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Little Women
This penguin classics edition of louisa may alcott’s inspiring tale of sisterhood, little women, is edited with an introduction by elaine showalter. the charming story of four ‘little women’ – meg, jo, amy and beth – and their wise and patient mother marmee, was an instant success when first published in 1868. enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in civil war new england, the march sisters have been adored for generations. readers have rooted for laurie in his pursuit of jo’s hand, cried over little beth’s death, and dreamed of travelling through europe with old aunt march and amy. future writers have found inspiration in jo’s devotion to her writing. in this simple, enthralling tale, both parts of which are included here, louisa may alcott has created four of american literature’s most beloved women. in her enlightening, thoughtful introduction, elaine showalter discusses louisa may alcott’s influences, and her aspirations for little women, as well as the impact the novel has had on such women writers as joyce carol oates and cynthia ozick. this edition also includes notes on the text by siobhan kilfeather and vinca showalter. louisa may alcott (1832-1888) grew up surrounded by american writers such as ralph waldo emerson, nathaniel hawthorne, and henry david thoreau. drawing on her experience as a volunteer nurse in the union army during the american civil war, she published hospital sketches in 1863, followed by gothic romances and lurid thrillers such as a modern mephistopheles and a long fatal love chase. in 1868, she published little women, which proved so popular that it was followed by two sequels. if you enjoyed little women you might like elizabeth gaskell’s wives and daughters, also available in penguin classics.
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One Perfect Summer
From the bestselling author of lucy in the sky and chasing daisy, there are two soulmates, but three broken hearts in this “refreshing take on the happy-ever-after tale” (marie claire). “do you still love him?” every second of every minute of every hour of every day… alice is eighteen and about to start university while joe’s life is seemingly going nowhere. a dorset summer, a chance meeting, and the two of them fall into step as if they have known each other forever. but their idyll is shattered, suddenly, unexpectedly. alice heads off to cambridge and slowly picks up the pieces of her broken heart. joe is gone; she cannot find him. when she catches the attention of lukas—gorgeous, gifted, rich boy lukas—she is carried along by his charm, swept up in his ambitious plans for a future together. then joe is there, once more, but out of reach in a way that alice could never have imagined. life has moved on, the divide between them is now so great. surely it is far too late to relive those perfect summer days of long ago? if you fall too fast you might just crash…
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Black House
Two of the greatest storytellers of our time join forces to create an epic thriller of unsurpassed power, a twisting, compelling story of a small american town held in the grip of evil beyond all reason. abandoned by his friends as they cycle through the wisconsin town of french landing, ten-year-old ty marshall spots a crow hopping towards him down the sidewalk. then it calls his name. fascinated, ty gets off his bike for a closer look and is dragged into the shadows. is ty destined to become the fourth victim of the fisherman, the serial killer who’s stalking this sleepy town? if so, only ex-detective jack sawyer may be able to save him. jack left his old life behind precisely to avoid such madness, but lately he’s been visited by strange nightmares and visions. could the doomed past he thought he’d escaped forever be reaching out for him& from the black house?
