Alberto's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:53:50 -0700 60 Alberto's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)]]> 8134944
For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze.

However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand...

Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice.]]>
499 Steven Erikson Alberto 0 currently-reading 4.05 1999 Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
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Gallant 58365260 Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.

#1 New York Times¨Cbestselling author Victoria Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.

Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother¡¯s journal¡ªwhich seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn¡¯t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.

Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant¡ªbut not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.

Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?

New York Times¨Cbestselling author Victoria Schwab crafts a vivid and lush novel that grapples with the demons that are often locked behind closed doors. An eerie, stand-alone saga about life, death, and the young woman beckoned by both. Readers of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Melissa Albert, and Garth Nix will quickly lose themselves in this novel with crossover appeal for all ages.]]>
330 Victoria E. Schwab Alberto 4 3.91 2022 Gallant
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<![CDATA[The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Knickerbocker Classics)]]> 25184701


The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the works of classic authors from around the world in stunning gift editions to be collected and enjoyed. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed cloth-bound hardcovers feature a slipcase and ribbon marker, as well as a comprehensive introduction providing the reader with enlightening information on the author's life and works.]]>
1130 H.P. Lovecraft 1627885935 Alberto 0 currently-reading 4.22 The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Knickerbocker Classics)
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<![CDATA[Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)]]> 29227774 Darrow returns as Pierce Brown¡¯s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.

¡°The measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.¡±¡ªVirginia au Augustus

The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.

But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.

The worlds once needed the Reaper. But now they need Darrow. Because after the dark age will come a new age: of light, of victory, of hope.]]>
682 Pierce Brown 1473646804 Alberto 0 4.74 2023 Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
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<![CDATA[Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection]]> 28595941
Now for the first time anywhere, stories representing each of these planets, and their fully realized and distinct magic systems, have been collected in a single spectacular volume. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection brings together tales spanning the known limits of Sanderson's universe--including the never-before-published Edgedancer, a thrilling new novella of the Stormlight Archive--along with charts, illustrations, notes...and secrets.

The Cosmere Collection encompasses six worlds in all, explored across nine astonishing works of short fiction: Sel ("The Hope of Elantris" and The Emperor's Soul); Scadrial ("The Eleventh Metal," "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes Twenty-eight Through Thirty," and Mistborn: Secret History); Taldain ("White Sand"); Threnody (¡°Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell¡±); First of the Sun (¡°Sixth of the Dusk¡±); and Roshar (Edgedancer).

These exciting tales will catapult you onto an unprecedented journey across a cosmos only Brandon Sanderson could have envisioned. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is an indispensible volume no Sanderson fan can do without.]]>
672 Brandon Sanderson 0765391163 Alberto 0 4.45 2016 Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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<![CDATA[Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)]]> 34703445 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a special gift edition of Edgedancer, a short novel of the Stormlight Archive.

Three years ago, Lift asked a goddess to stop her from growing older--a wish she believed was granted. Now, in Edgedancer, the barely teenage nascent Knight Radiant finds that time stands still for no one. Although the young Azish emperor granted her safe haven from an executioner she knows only as Darkness, court life is suffocating the free-spirited Lift, who can't help heading to Yeddaw when she hears the relentless Darkness is there hunting people like her with budding powers. The downtrodden in Yeddaw have no champion, and Lift knows she must seize this awesome responsibility.

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272 Brandon Sanderson 1250166543 Alberto 0 4.15 2016 Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)
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<![CDATA[Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5)]]> 29226553
For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place?

Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury.

But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.

On Luna, Mustang, Sovereign of the Republic, campaigns to unite the Republic behind her husband. Beset by political and criminal enemies, can she outwit her opponents in time to save him?

Once a Red refugee, young Lyria now stands accused of treason, and her only hope is a desperate escape with unlikely new allies.

Abducted by a new threat to the Republic, Pax and Electra, the children of Darrow and Sevro, must trust in Ephraim, a thief, for their salvation¡ªand Ephraim must look to them for his chance at redemption.

As alliances shift, break, and re-form¡ªand power is seized, lost, and reclaimed¡ªevery player is at risk in a game of conquest that could turn the Rising into a new Dark Age.]]>
704 Pierce Brown 0425285952 Alberto 4 4.49 2019 Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5)
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<![CDATA[The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)]]> 35068705
When Rin aced the Keju¡ªthe Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies¡ªit was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn¡¯t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin¡¯s guardians, who believed they¡¯d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard¡ªthe most elite military school in Nikan¡ªwas even more surprising.

But surprises aren¡¯t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power¡ªan aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive¡ªand that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .

Rin¡¯s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.]]>
545 R.F. Kuang 0062662597 Alberto 4 4.16 2018 The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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<![CDATA[Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)]]> 28698036 Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection.

Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The Bands of Mourning. Mistborn: Secret History builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Reading it without that background will be a confusing process at best. In short, this isn¡¯t the place to start your journey into Mistborn. (Though if you have read the trilogy¡ªbut it has been a while¡ªyou should be just fine, so long as you remember the characters and the general plot of the books.) Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this story¡¯s existence is, in a way, a spoiler. There¡¯s always another secret.]]>
155 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 4 4.34 2016 Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)
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The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7) 23947089 Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.

For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set¡ªwith his late uncle and his sister among their leaders¡ªsince they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner, Wayne, find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between the capital, Elendel, and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate¡ªwhose corruption Wax and his wife, Steris, have sought to expose¡ªand Bilming is even more entangled.

After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial's god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn't the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere¡ªMarasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial . . . at any cost.

Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.]]>
507 Brandon Sanderson 0765391198 Alberto 5 4.46 2022 The Lost Metal (Mistborn, #7)
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Elantris (Elantris, #1) 68427
Arelon's new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping¡ªbased on their correspondence¡ªto also find love. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. So Sarene decides to use her new status to counter the machinations of Hrathen, a Fjordell high priest who has come to Kae to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god.

But neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspect the truth about Prince Raoden. Stricken by the same curse that ruined Elantris, Raoden was secretly exiled by his father to the dark city. His struggle to help the wretches trapped there begins a series of events that will bring hope to Arelon, and perhaps reveal the secret of Elantris itself.

A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.]]>
638 Brandon Sanderson 0765350378 Alberto 4 4.16 2005 Elantris (Elantris, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Emperor's Soul (The Cosmere)]]> 13578175 Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection.

A heretic thief is the empire¡¯s only hope in this fascinating tale that inhabits the same world as the popular novel, Elantris.

Shai is a Forger, a foreigner who can flawlessly copy and re-create any item by rewriting its history with skillful magic. Condemned to death after trying to steal the emperor¡¯s scepter, she is given one opportunity to save herself. Though her skill as a Forger is considered an abomination by her captors, Shai will attempt to create a new soul for the emperor, who is almost dead.

Probing deeply into his life, she discovers Emperor Ashravan¡¯s truest nature¡ªand the opportunity to exploit it. Her only possible ally is one who is truly loyal to the emperor, but councilor Gaotona must overcome his prejudices to understand that Shai¡¯s forgery is as much artistry as it is deception.

Brimming with magic and political intrigue, this deftly woven fantasy delves into the essence of a living spirit.]]>
192 Brandon Sanderson 1616960922 Alberto 5 4.38 2012 The Emperor's Soul (The Cosmere)
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<![CDATA[The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)]]> 944073
Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.

Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.

Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.

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515 Joe Abercrombie 0575079797 Alberto 0 to-read 4.21 2006 The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)]]> 18739426
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.]]>
455 Brandon Sanderson 146686267X Alberto 4 4.42 2016 The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
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<![CDATA[Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)]]> 16065004
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn ¡ª one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial ¡ª would not suffice.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial¡¯s progress in its tracks.]]>
376 Brandon Sanderson 0765378558 Alberto 5 4.27 2015 Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)
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<![CDATA[The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)]]> 204944666 The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, best known for completing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time?, takes a break to return to the world of the bestselling Mistborn series.

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history¡ªor religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.

One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn, who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.



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338 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.34 2011 The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
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Automatic Eve 49628037 221 Rokur¨­ Inui Alberto 3 3.97 2019 Automatic Eve
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<![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 123224266 Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness¡ªthe lethal form of the ubiquitous mists¡ªis back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]>
586 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.71 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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<![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 123224262 624 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 4 4.51 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
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<![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 123224254
Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails?]]>
558 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.58 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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<![CDATA[Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)]]> 203608754 The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.

Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere 10 days to prepare for the worst. The fate of the entire world¡ªand the Cosmere at large¡ªhangs in the balance.]]>
1330 Brandon Sanderson 125031917X Alberto 5 4.61 2024 Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
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<![CDATA[Providence (The Beginning After The End #11)]]> 218026973 It is no easy thing, to give a person¡ªany one person¡ªthe ability to rewrite the truth of power in this world. How could any one being hold in their hands the key to fate and not succumb to the inevitable corruption of such a thing?

Arthur Leywin¡¯s quest for the power he knows only as Fate becomes even more pressing as his most dangerous foes gain a terrible new power of their own. But when the war between the dragons of Epheotus and the basilisks of Alacrya erupts across Dicathen, the people Arthur cares about most find themselves trapped in a clash of deities. The only way to master Fate and protect them, though, is to place them directly in harm¡¯s way in the ultimate gambit.]]>
1087 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.49 Providence (The Beginning After The End #11)
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Babel 57945316 From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he¡¯ll enroll in Oxford University¡¯s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation¡ªalso known as Babel. The tower and its students are the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver-working¡ªthe art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars¡ªhas made the British unparalleled in power, as the arcane craft serves the Empire's quest for colonization.

For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide . . .

Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?]]>
544 R.F. Kuang 0063021420 Alberto 5 4.17 2022 Babel
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<![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 20873740 From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity¡¯s creation and evolution¡ªa #1 international bestseller¡ªthat explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be ¡°human.¡±

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one¡ªhomo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?

Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.]]>
414 Yuval Noah Harari 0062316109 Alberto 4 4.44 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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<![CDATA[The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)]]> 40275288
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction ¨C but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tan¨¦ has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.]]>
845 Samantha Shannon 1408883457 Alberto 5 4.18 2019 The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
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Monstress, Book Two 60762371
Collecting volumes 4-6 of the Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU & SANA TAKEDA, MONSTRESS, BOOK TWO is a deluxe oversized hardcover brimming with more than 500 pages of art deco beauty and steampunk horror that will make an elegant addition to any fan's shelf.

Collects MONSTRESS #19-35 & MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES #1-2]]>
528 Marjorie M. Liu 1534323147 Alberto 5 4.56 2022 Monstress, Book Two
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average rating: 4.56
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<![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Epilogue]]> 55921920
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]>
453 Singshong Alberto 4 4.80 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Epilogue
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<![CDATA[Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 5]]> 55673157
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]>
384 Singshong Alberto 4 4.80 Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 5
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<![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 4]]> 55673120
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]>
1429 Singshong Alberto 0 4.73 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 4
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Dune (Dune, #1) 234225 Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.]]>
604 Frank Herbert 0340839937 Alberto 5 4.21 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
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name: Alberto
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<![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 3]]> 55673074
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]>
903 Singshong Alberto 5 4.75 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 3
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<![CDATA[The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Three]]> 38812885
The bestselling, critically acclaimed comic by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson reaches its Imperial Phase, with copious "making of" material and extensive director's commentary in this oversized hardcover edition.

Collects THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #23-33
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400 Kieron Gillen 1534308571 Alberto 4 4.17 The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Three
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<![CDATA[The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Four]]> 49426080
Oversized hardcover edition in two joint volumes collecting issues 34 to 45, including the six Specials and supplementary material.
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680 Kieron Gillen 1534313583 Alberto 5 4.24 2020 The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Four
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<![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 2]]> 55673035
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]>
903 Singshong Alberto 4 4.70 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 2
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 2 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #2)]]> 61373085 240 Singshong Alberto 0 4.65 2020 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 2 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #2)
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name: Alberto
average rating: 4.65
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 3 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #3)]]> 61373091 248 Singshong Alberto 0 4.66 2021 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 3 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #3)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 4 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #4)]]> 61373096 264 Singshong Alberto 0 4.67 2022 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 4 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #4)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 5 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #5)]]> 61373098 272 Singshong Alberto 0 4.69 2022 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 5 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #5)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 6 Manhwa (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #6)]]> 62002039 288 Singshong Alberto 0 4.67 2022 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 6 Manhwa (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #6)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 7 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #7)]]> 62613103 280 Singshong Alberto 0 4.69 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 7 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #7)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 8 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #8)]]> 63332341
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272 Singshong Alberto 0 4.69 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 8 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #8)
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<![CDATA[??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 9 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #9)]]> 123215985 288 Singshong Alberto 0 4.70 ??? ?? ?? Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint- Vol 9 (Manhwa) (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, #9)
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<![CDATA[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin]]> 58473038 Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. From legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the making!

What terrible events destroyed his family and left New York a crumbling, post-apocalyptic nightmare? All will be revealed in this climactic Turtle tale that sees longtime friends becoming enemies and new allies emerging in the most unexpected places. Can the surviving Turtle triumph?

Eastman and Laird are joined by writer Tom Waltz, who penned the first 100 issues of IDW¡¯s ongoing TMNT series, and artists Esau & Isaac Escorza (Heavy Metal) and Ben Bishop (The Far Side of the Moon) with an Introduction by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez!

Collects the complete five-issue miniseries in a new graphic novel, an adventure as fulfilling for longtime Turtles fans as it is accessible for readers just discovering the heroes in a half-shell.]]>
224 Kevin Eastman 1684058414 Alberto 5 4.37 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
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<![CDATA[Retribution (The Beginning after the End, #10)]]> 177578886 I didn¡¯t want to be worshiped like some deity, an instant replacement for the asuras who kept trying to kill these people despite having for so long been looked up to as gods.

¡°I¡¯m not your savior.¡±

Arthur Leywin has finally returned to the continent of Dicathen, but his home is still firmly in the hands of the enemy. His display of unprecedented power brings hope to his allies and fear to his enemies, but it also more deeply embroils him in a conflict between the godlike asuras, with Agrona Vritra on one side and Kezess Indrath on the other. With the crimes of his past life haunting him in the form of the Legacy, Arthur can no longer afford to hone only his own strength, but he must also empower those closest to him or risk losing them all.]]>
888 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.64 Retribution (The Beginning after the End, #10)
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<![CDATA[Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)]]> 61316787 Brent Weeks returns to the New York Times bestselling world of the Night Angel in Night Angel Nemesis, following master assassin Kylar on a new adventure as the High King Logan Gyre calls on him to save his kingdom and the hope of peace.

After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He¡¯s determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can¡¯t let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the loose ends of his old, lost life.

But Kylar¡¯s best¨Cand maybe only¨Cfriend, the High King Logan Gyre, needs him. To protect a fragile peace, Logan¡¯s new kingdom, and the king¡¯s twin sons, he needs Kylar to secure a powerful magical artifact that was unearthed during the war.

With rumors that a ka¡¯kari may be found, adversaries both old and new are on the hunt. And if Kylar has learned anything, it¡¯s that ancient magics are better left in the hands of those he can trust.

If he does the job right, he won¡¯t need to kill at all. This isn¡¯t an assassination¡ªit¡¯s a heist.

But some jobs are too hard for an easy conscience, and some enemies are so powerful the only answer lies in the shadows.]]>
1099 Brent Weeks Alberto 5 4.26 2023 Night Angel Nemesis (The Kylar Chronicles, #1)
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<![CDATA[Reckoning (The Beginning after the End, #9)]]> 61163114 No matter how powerful you become, it¡¯s hard to let go of the fear that grows in you when you¡¯re weak. It grows along with you.

Arthur Leywin may have survived the Relictombs, but he immediately finds himself embroiled in something far more complex and dangerous: Alacryan politics. Accused of crimes he didn¡¯t commit, Arthur is forced to defend himself without drawing the attention of his most powerful enemies. He quickly discovers that the best place to hide may be in plain sight as he continues his quest for the power to control Fate itself. It is a race against time, however, as the greatest threat of the war so far closes in on Arthur¡¯s loved ones in Dicathen. Without him, they are defenseless, but if he returns too soon, hope is lost for all of them.]]>
914 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.70 2022 Reckoning (The Beginning after the End, #9)
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<![CDATA[Ascension (The Beginning after the End, #8)]]> 57454646 Volume 8 of The Beginning After The End

I had to accept that I wasn¡¯t just Arthur Leywin anymore, and that I could no longer be limited by the circumstances of my birth. If I was going to escape, if I was going to go toe-to-toe with the most powerful beings in this world, I needed to push myself to my utmost limit...and then I needed to push even further.

After nearly dying as a victim of his own strength, Arthur Leywin wakes to find himself far from the continent where he was born for the second time. Alone, broken, and with no way to tell his family he¡¯s alive, Arthur must rebuild his strength to survive. As he ascends through an ancient dungeon filled with hostile beasts and devious trials, he discovers an ancient, absolute power - a power that will either ruin him or take him to new heights. But the dungeon won¡¯t give up its knowledge easily. Before he can plunder its depths, Arthur must learn to untangle the threads of fate. He must band together with the unlikeliest of allies if he hopes to escape with his life.]]>
924 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.61 Ascension (The Beginning after the End, #8)
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<![CDATA[Divergence (The Beginning after the End, #7)]]> 51233890 Volume 7 of The Beginning After The End

Not every human, elf, or dwarf could be equally important to me, and that's a fact that I had accepted long ago. I was here to serve my role, to help end this war, but it wasn¡¯t for world peace or to save mankind¡ªit was so, one day, I could lead a comfortable and happy life with the people I loved and cared for.

Arthur Leywin has experienced two lifetimes of challenge and adventure. He has lived as a swordsman, a mage, an adventurer, and a king. Now his two lives, old and new, will collide, revealing the connection between King Grey and Arthur Leywin, but at what cost? And how will this affect the ongoing war between the nations of Alacrya and Dicathen? Enemy forces threaten the coastal cities, the elven forests, and the fortified mountain passes; Dicathen¡¯s most powerful allies have vanished; and the military alliance between men, elves, and dwarves threatens collapse. Arthur may be the last hope for his people, but when forced to choose between family and country, where will his loyalty lie?]]>
622 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.48 Divergence (The Beginning after the End, #7)
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<![CDATA[Transcendence (The Beginning after the End, #6)]]> 46131068 I often caught myself pushing away the old memories of my past life. More and more, my past self¡¯s hold on me lessened, allowing me to become the person I wanted to be in this world. But at this moment, I found myself wishing to turn back to the old me - to the cold, rational me that had suppressed his emotions in exchange for having no vulnerability that could be used against him.

Arthur Leywin knew well the cold terror of war. Yet, in his past life as King Grey, he had never lost a friend, mentor, or loved one; he had none to lose. Now, though, Arthur must accept that even those closest to him must take up arms to defend their homes as the enemy force seeks new methods to strike at the heart of Dicathen.

In his quest to stop the approaching army, Arthur must travel to the dwarven kingdom of Darv, gain mastery of the four elements, battle some of the Vritra¡¯s mightiest champions, and overcome a grievous betrayal. Meanwhile, visions of his past life are surfacing with startling frequency, forcing Arthur to contend with the decisions of his past as he struggles to retain a vision of his future.]]>
599 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.40 2019 Transcendence (The Beginning after the End, #6)
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<![CDATA[Convergence (The Beginning after the End, #5)]]> 36176987 I never had any memories of family in my old world. Growing up in an environment where no one truly loved me¡ªand, in turn, being callous and distant to everyone¡ªmade me an unrivaled fighter, but a crappy person. When I came to this world, my new parents taught me something I¡¯d never known. I may not be the strongest fighter or mage in this world, but I¡¯m a hell of a lot better person now than I ever would¡¯ve been in my previous life.

In order to protect his loved ones, the mage Arthur Leywin must reveal the truth of his identity. If he is to fulfill his role in the war between the godlike asuras and the demonic Vritra, he must leave those he hopes to protect and travel to the land of deities and dragons.

First, however, he must escape. Arthur stands before the kings and queens of Dicathen, accused of a crime he did not commit. It will take an act of the gods to save him from having his magic stripped away, leaving him powerless in the war to come. Fortunately for Arthur, he can count the gods among his friends.]]>
446 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.37 Convergence (The Beginning after the End, #5)
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<![CDATA[Horizon's Edge (The Beginning after the End, #4)]]> 32830594 In my past life I hadn¡¯t had anyone I would have given my life to protect. I had that now, but I didn¡¯t have the strength to protect them¡ªnot against what was about to come.

In another life, Arthur Leywin was a king and no stranger to war. He was not ready, however, to find himself at the heart of a conflict that will reshape his entire new world. Despite his abilities, it seems as if the danger only increases with every discovery he makes. His oldest friend succumbs to a power that may destroy her, a power Arthur gave her. His most constant foe accepts a dark gift to challenge Arthur¡¯s strength, an act that threatens all of Xyrus Academy. How can he keep his family safe if his very presence is the thing that draws danger to them? Can he dispel the specters of war before it is too late?]]>
264 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.34 Horizon's Edge (The Beginning after the End, #4)
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<![CDATA[Beckoning Fates (The Beginning after the End, #3)]]> 29771040 Was I taking this life for granted? Having this amount of power at my age had made me lose some of the sense of rationality I¡¯d had in my former life. No longer a king, no longer tied down by rules and politics, I¡¯d become careless. In this world, my potential was boundless.

Though Arthur Leywin would like nothing more than to pursue his studies at the esteemed Xyrus Academy, where he hopes to push his already potent magical abilities to new plateaus and perhaps discover something more about his reincarnation into this world, he finds the politics of the school¡¯s halls even more challenging to navigate than those of the council chambers he once inhabited as King Grey. Arthur faces inept professors, jealous classmates, and an overeager director while fending off the affection of an old friend and the aggression of an old enemy. Then a routine class trip into a low-level dungeon turns out to be anything but, and Arthur discovers something that will change his life forever.]]>
289 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.41 Beckoning Fates (The Beginning after the End, #3)
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<![CDATA[Early Years (The Beginning after the End, #1)]]> 28705056
Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.]]>
247 TurtleMe Alberto 5 4.36 Early Years (The Beginning after the End, #1)
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<![CDATA[Scales of the Serpent (Diablo: The Sin War, #2)]]> 30982
Bent on destroying the evil cult of the Triune, Uldyssian does not yet suspect that Inarius -- secret Prophet of the Cathedral of Light -- has been subtly aiding his quest. Obsessed with restoring Sanctuary to its former glory, Inarius has been playing Uldyssian against the two great religions in a reckless attempt to topple them both. But another player has slipped back into the equation. The demon Lilith, once Inarius's lover, seeks to use Uldyssian as her own pawn in a scheme to turn humans into an army of naphalem -- godlike beings, more powerful than any angel or demon, who could overturn all Creation and elevate Lilith to supreme being.

An original tale of swords, sorcery, and timeless struggle based on the bestselling, award-winning M-rated computer game from Blizzard Entertainment. Intended for mature readers.]]>
327 Richard A. Knaak 0743471237 Alberto 0 3.86 2007 Scales of the Serpent (Diablo: The Sin War, #2)
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<![CDATA[The Veiled Prophet (Diablo: The Sin War, #3)]]> 279587
The demon-backed Triune has fallen. All that now stands in Uldyssian's path to freeing humanity is the Cathedral of Light and its charismatic leader the Prophet. But the Prophet is actually the renegade angel Inarius, who sees the world he created as his uncontested domain. Facing a cunning foe that would just as readily see Sanctuary destroyed than let it slip from his grasp, Uldyssian is blind to the others who would possess his world. Both the Burning Hells and the High Heavens now know of Sanctuary...and their warring hosts of demons and angels will stop at nothing to claim it.

An original tale of swords, sorcery, and timeless struggle based on the bestselling, award-winning M-rated computer game from Blizzard Entertainment. Intended for mature readers.]]>
534 Richard A. Knaak 0743471245 Alberto 0 3.96 2004 The Veiled Prophet (Diablo: The Sin War, #3)
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<![CDATA[Birthright (Diablo: The Sin War, #1)]]> 8178 Sin War -- the conflict that would forever change the destiny of man.

Three thousand years before the darkening of Tristram, Uldyssian, son of Diomedes, was a simple farmer from the village of Seram. Content with his quiet, idyllic life, Uldyssian is shocked as dark events rapidly unfold around him. Mistakenly blamed for the grisly murders of two traveling missionaries, Uldyssian is forced to flee his homeland and set out on a perilous quest to redeem his good name. To his horror, he has begun to manifest strange new powers -- powers no mortal man has ever dreamed of. Now, Uldyssian must grapple with the energies building within him -- lest they consume the last vestiges of his humanity.]]>
326 Richard A. Knaak 0743471229 Alberto 0 3.74 2006 Birthright (Diablo: The Sin War, #1)
author: Richard A. Knaak
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<![CDATA[The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)]]> 19161852
Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries.

Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.]]>
468 N.K. Jemisin Alberto 0 to-read 4.29 2015 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
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Paper Girls, Book Three 54232619
"BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG bring PAPER GIRLS in for a perfect, fantastically satisfying ending."- Boing Boing

From BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, this oversized DELUXE HARDCOVER collects the emotional final adventures of four time traveling newspaper delivery girls, risking everything in the hopes of making it back home to 1988.

Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-30, along with EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL!]]>
320 Brian K. Vaughan 1534316485 Alberto 0 4.33 2020 Paper Girls, Book Three
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average rating: 4.33
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Paper Girls, Book Two 40629275
From Brian K. Vaughan, New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA, and Cliff Chiang, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, this gorgeous, oversized DELUXE HARDCOVER collects two complete time-traveling adventures, one that sends our four newspaper delivery girls from 1988 to the prehistoric past, and another to their own terrifying future.

Collects PAPER GIRLS #11-20, along with EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL and an ALL-NEW WRAPAROUND COVER!]]>
288 Brian K. Vaughan 1534310614 Alberto 0 4.33 2019 Paper Girls, Book Two
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average rating: 4.33
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Paper Girls, Book One 34963585
In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this critically acclaimed story about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.

Collects PAPER GIRLS #1-10, along with exclusive extras and a brand-new cover from CLIFF CHIANG!]]>
320 Brian K. Vaughan 1534303340 Alberto 0 4.23 2017 Paper Girls, Book One
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average rating: 4.23
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<![CDATA[Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)]]> 17250966 The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson

After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.

Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition¡¯s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.]]>
1231 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.66 2020 Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
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We Stand On Guard 26872190 168 Brian K. Vaughan 1632157020 Alberto 0 3.63 2016 We Stand On Guard
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<![CDATA[B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 5]]> 41161046
This hardcover edition collects:
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 12: Metamorphosis
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 13: End of Days
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 15: Cometh the Hour

Additional Material:
Expanded Sketchbook]]>
416 Mike Mignola 1506708153 Alberto 0 4.40 B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 5
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<![CDATA[B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 4]]> 39951807 The B.P.R.D. continues to lead the defense against the apocalyptic Ogdru Hem from Japan to America, as the team splits up and Kate is possessed. Howards and a team of agents find themselves attempting to liberate a small town that holds secrets from Howards' hyperborean past.

Elsewhere, B.P.R.D. field agent Ashley Strode attempts to purge a demon from a 100-year-old exorcist, utilizing a deadly rite that sends both of them into a spiritual hell and setting her on a path to battling a demon who is kidnapping and eating children.

Collects:
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 10: The Devil's Wings
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 11: Flesh and Stone
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 14: The Exorcist

Additional Material:
Introduction by Scott Allie
Expanded Sketchbook]]>
416 Mike Mignola 1506706541 Alberto 0 4.20 B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 4
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<![CDATA[Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible, Volume 2]]> 35798019 The second volume of the Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible saga follows an AWOL Abe after his departure from the B.P.R.D. in the early chapters of Hell on Earth.

On the run at the end of the world, Abe seeks the truth about his own connection to the plague of monsters threatening to wipe out mankind.


But is Abe's real goal to uncover the truth, or to run from it? Also seeking answers is a necromancer whose deal with the Devil was forfeited when Hell collapsed in Hellboy in Hell. Could Abe Sapien hold the key to the sorcerer's attempt to make a contract with the masters of the impending apocalypse?

Collected in paperback for the first time, revisit Abe Sapien's adventures above and below the waves with stories from Mike Mignola and others, brought to life by the sublime art of Max and Sebasti?n Fiumara.

Collects Abe Sapien Volumes 6-8.]]>
408 Mike Mignola 1506703852 Alberto 0 3.79 2018 Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible, Volume 2
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<![CDATA[The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1)]]> 42617016 The adventures of Vaelin al Sorna continue?in a new epic fantasy series that marks a thrilling return to the world of Anthony Ryan's?New York Times?bestselling sensation?Blood Song.]]> 576 Anthony Ryan Alberto 5 4.44 2019 The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1)
author: Anthony Ryan
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average rating: 4.44
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<![CDATA[The Burning White (Lightbringer #5)]]> 43100496 In the stunning conclusion to the Lightbringer series, kingdoms clash as Kip must finally escape his family's shadow in order to protect the land and people he loves.

As the White King springs his great trap, and the Chromeria itself is threatened by treason and siege, Kip Guile and his companions will scramble to return for one impossible final stand.

In the darkest hour, will the Lightbringer come?]]>
992 Brent Weeks 0316251283 Alberto 5 4.41 2019 The Burning White (Lightbringer #5)
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Monstress, Book One 43471348
Creator/writer Marjorie Liu (who made history as the first woman to win an Eisner Award for Best Writer) and creator/artist Sana Takeda present a deluxe, oversized hardcover edition of their beloved breakout comic in MONSTRESS BOOK ONE. Collecting the first 18 issues of the New York Times bestselling series, this massive edition features a striking new cover, as well as special extras, including never-before-seen sketches, script pages, and more for over 500 pages of award-winning content.]]>
528 Marjorie M. Liu 1534312323 Alberto 4 4.38 2019 Monstress, Book One
author: Marjorie M. Liu
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<![CDATA[Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible, Volume 1]]> 34954927 This deluxe hardover edition collects Abe Sapien volumes 3-5 (the beggining of the Dark and Terrible story), plus an expanded sketchbook section.]]> 442 Mike Mignola 1506705383 Alberto 3 3.62 2017 Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible, Volume 1
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<![CDATA[Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)]]> 20603758 A world at stake.
A quest for the ultimate prize.
Are you ready?

It¡¯s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.
Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.

And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world. For somewhere inside this giant networked playground, OASIS creator James Halliday has hidden a series of fiendish puzzles that will yield massive fortune¡ªand remarkable power¡ªto whoever can unlock them.

For years, millions have struggled fruitlessly to attain this prize, knowing only that Halliday¡¯s riddles are based in the pop culture he loved¡ªthat of the late twentieth century. And for years, millions have found in this quest another means of escape, retreating into happy, obsessive study of Halliday¡¯s icons. Like many of his contemporaries, Wade is as comfortable debating the finer points of John Hughes¡¯s oeuvre, playing Pac-Man, or reciting Devo lyrics as he is scrounging power to run his OASIS rig.

And then Wade stumbles upon the first puzzle.

Suddenly the whole world is watching, and thousands of competitors join the hunt¡ªamong them certain powerful players who are willing to commit very real murder to beat Wade to this prize. Now the only way for Wade to survive and preserve everything he knows is to win. But to do so, he may have to leave behind his oh-so-perfect virtual existence and face up to life¡ªand love¡ªin the real world he¡¯s always been so desperate to escape.]]>
386 Ernest Cline Alberto 4 4.38 2011 Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
author: Ernest Cline
name: Alberto
average rating: 4.38
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<![CDATA[B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 3]]> 38884823
This deluxe hardcover edition collects:
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 7: A Cold Day in Hell
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 8: Lake of Fire
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth ¨C Volume 9: The Reign of the Black Flame

Additional Material:
Introduction by Scott Allie
Expanded Sketchbook]]>
422 Mike Mignola 1506704905 Alberto 0 4.31 2021 B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 3
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<![CDATA[B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 2]]> 36025284 This deluxe hardcover edition collects B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth Volume 4: The Devil's Engine & The Long Death, Volume 5: The Pickens County Horror & Others, Volume 6: The Return of the Master, plus an expanded sketchbook section.

America's monster problem explodes, society crumbles, and Liz Sherman rejoins the fight, as Nazis seek to bring Rasputin back to finish what he started when he first conjured Hellboy!]]>
480 Mike Mignola 1506703887 Alberto 4 4.23 B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 2
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<![CDATA[The Empire of Ashes (The Draconis Memoria, #3)]]> 36392012 In the White Drake¡¯s war, the price of freedom is paid in blood and fire . . .

For hundreds of years, the Ironship Trading Syndicate was fueled by drake blood¡ªand protected by the Blood-blessed, those few who could drink it and wield fearsome powers. But now the very thing that sustained the corporate world threatens to destroy it.

A drake of unimaginable power has risen, and it commands an army of both beasts and men. Rogue Blood-blessed Claydon Torcreek, Syndicate agent Lizanne Lethridge and Ironship captain Corrick Hilemore have been spread to disparate corners of the world, but they are united in their desire to defeat the White Drake and the Spoiled who follow it.

Humanity itself is at stake, but with the aid of ancient knowledge, revolutionary technology and unexpected allies, all hope is not lost. Saving the world will require sacrifice, as Clay, Lizanne and Hilemore will see all they know either consumed by flames or reborn from the ashes.

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571 Anthony Ryan 1101987944 Alberto 5 4.33 2018 The Empire of Ashes (The Draconis Memoria, #3)
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<![CDATA[The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria #2)]]> 32466844 Empires clash and a fell power stakes its claim in the second in a new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven's Shadow Trilogy.

For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood¡ªand the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed¡ªto fuel and protect its empire. But now, a fearsome power has arisen¡ªa drake so mighty that the world will tremble before it.

Rogue Blood-blessed Claydon Torcreek, Syndicate agent Lizanne Lethridge, and ironship captain Corrick Hilemore embark upon perilous quests to chase down clues that offer faint hopes of salvation. As the world burns around them, and the fires of revolution are ignited, these few are the last hope for the empire, and all of civilization.]]>
576 Anthony Ryan 1101987901 Alberto 5 4.25 2017 The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria #2)
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<![CDATA[The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)]]> 27484663 The New York Times bestselling Raven¡¯s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for ¡°fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan¡¯s Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin¡¯s Song of Ice and Fire novels¡± (Library Journal). Now, Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria...

Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from captive or hunted Reds, Greens, Blues and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that bestow fearsome powers on the rare men and women known as the Blood-blessed.

But not many know the that the lines of drakes are weakening. If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate¡¯s last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.

Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered Blood-blessed who finds himself pressed into service by the Protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted lands in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an Ironship cruiser whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.

As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war, or drown in its wake.

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590 Anthony Ryan 1101987863 Alberto 5 4.18 2016 The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
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<![CDATA[Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)]]> 17267695
To reach the throne requires that a man journey. Even a path paved with good intentions can lead to hell, and my intentions were never good.

The Hundred converge for Congression to politic upon the corpse of Empire, and while they talk the Dead King makes his move, and I make mine. The world is cracked, time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days, the future so bright that those who see it are the first to burn. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne whoever seeks to thwart me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending.

This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Don't think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.

Follow me, and I will break your heart.]]>
593 Mark Lawrence 1101624930 Alberto 5 4.29 2013 Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)
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<![CDATA[King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)]]> 12891107 The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition.

To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I¡¯ve walked from pawn to player and I¡¯ll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood¡­

The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them.

A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king.

Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg¡¯s game plan.]]>
449 Mark Lawrence 1937007472 Alberto 4 4.18 2012 King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
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<![CDATA[Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire #1)]]> 12031366
It's time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what's rightfully his. Since the day he was hung on the thorns of a briar patch and forced to watch Count Renar's men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him-and he has nothing left to lose.

But treachery awaits him in his father's castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce, can the will of one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?

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333 Mark Lawrence 1101543299 Alberto 3 3.90 2011 Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire #1)
author: Mark Lawrence
name: Alberto
average rating: 3.90
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)]]> 18656031 The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher

The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.

But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries.

While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it. It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl - Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished - until a rumor places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor.

Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands.

The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Time of Contempt.]]>
349 Andrzej Sapkowski 0316219185 Alberto 5 4.21 1996 Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3)
author: Andrzej Sapkowski
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average rating: 4.21
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Lady of the Lake (The Witcher, #5)]]> 31933977 The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Tower of Swallows, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games.

After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world... an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.

But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.
Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire

The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake

Witcher collectionsThe Last WishSword of Destiny

The Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only)

Translated from original Polish by David French]]>
531 Andrzej Sapkowski Alberto 4 3.99 1999 Lady of the Lake (The Witcher, #5)
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<![CDATA[Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)]]> 33361943 They call him father, liberator, warlord, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the pale blue planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-second of his life.

A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk everything he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

And throughout the worlds, other destinies entwine with Darrow¡¯s to change his fate forever:

A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp and achieves for herself a new life she could never have imagined.

An ex-soldier broken by grief is forced to steal the most valuable thing in the galaxy¡ªor pay with his life.

And Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile to the sovereign, wanders the stars with his mentor, Cassius, haunted by the loss of the world that Darrow transformed, and dreaming of what will rise from its ashes.

Red Rising was the story of the end of one universe, and Iron Gold is the story of the creation of a new one. Witness the beginning of a stunning new saga of tragedy and triumph from masterly New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.]]>
605 Pierce Brown Alberto 4 4.33 2018 Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
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Morning Star (Red Rising, #3) 24685115
Finally, the time has come.

But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied¡ªand too glorious to surrender.]]>
526 Pierce Brown 0345539850 Alberto 5 4.57 2016 Morning Star (Red Rising, #3)
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<![CDATA[Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)]]> 21425079 Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.

As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow¡¯s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds¡ªand their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within.

A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love¡ªbut also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind¡¯s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution¡ªand strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo¡¯s principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.]]>
465 Pierce Brown Alberto 5 4.55 2015 Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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average rating: 4.55
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<![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 18046624 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow¡ªand Reds like him¡ªare nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]>
400 Pierce Brown Alberto 5 4.36 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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name: Alberto
average rating: 4.36
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rating: 5
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Norse Mythology 39673345 Introducing an instant classic¡ªmaster storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin¡¯s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman¡¯s deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.

Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ASIN B01HQA6EOC here.]]>
232 Neil Gaiman 0393609103 Alberto 4 4.19 2017 Norse Mythology
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Olympos (Ilium, #2) 8150248
And now all bets are off.]]>
912 Dan Simmons Alberto 3 4.18 2005 Olympos (Ilium, #2)
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name: Alberto
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Support Your Local Wizard (Young Wizards, #1-3)]]> 242794 473 Diane Duane 1568650108 Alberto 0 4.24 1990 Support Your Local Wizard (Young Wizards, #1-3)
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 1990
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Ilium (Ilium, #1) 6445824 752 Dan Simmons Alberto 5 4.23 2003 Ilium (Ilium, #1)
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Two]]> 34057432 ]]> 400 Kieron Gillen 1534302204 Alberto 0 4.18 2017 The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year Two
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name: Alberto
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year One]]> 28533221
Revel in the opulence of this over-sized hardback! Revel in it!

Collects issues 1 through 11.]]>
400 Kieron Gillen 1632157284 Alberto 0 4.14 2016 The Wicked + The Divine Deluxe Edition: Year One
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average rating: 4.14
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New Watch (Night Watch #5) 22032571
At Moscow airport, Higher Light Magician Anton Gorodetsky overhears a child screaming about a plane that is about to crash. He discovers that the child is a an Other with the gift of foretelling the future. When the catastrophe is averted, Gorodetsky senses a disruption in the natural order, one that is confirmed by the arrival of a dark and terrifying predator.

Gorodetsky travels to London, to Taiwan and across Russia in search of clues, unearthing as he goes a series of increasingly cataclysmic prophecies. He soon realises that what is at stake is the existence of the Twilight itself ¨C and that only he will be able to save it.]]>
418 Sergei Lukyanenko 0062310089 Alberto 4 4.34 2012 New Watch (Night Watch #5)
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 1]]> 34954926
Guy Davis's final B.P.R.D. story sets the stage for Tyler Crook's (Harrow County) backwoods-horror debut, as Liz Sherman hides from a world that she helped push toward armageddon, and Abe Sapien is shot down by a girl who's seen the world to come.

This is the first hardcover edition of the B.P.R.D Hell on Earth series, and collects the first three trade paperback volumes of the B.P.R.D Hell on Earth series (New World, Gods and Monsters, and Russia) plus an expanded sketch book section. Perfect for collectors, and new readers!]]>
446 Mike Mignola 1506703607 Alberto 0 4.26 B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 1
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<![CDATA[Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)]]> 34039808 ASIN B01NAWAH85 moved to the more recent edition

In Oathbringer humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.

Dalinar Kholin¡¯s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.

Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar¡¯s blood-soaked past and stand together¡ªand unless Dalinar himself can confront that past¡ªeven the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.

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1220 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.68 2017 Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
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<![CDATA[Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)]]> 20150777 ASIN B00DA6YEKS moved to the more recent edition

Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive sequence began in 2010 with the New York Times bestseller The Way of Kings. Now, the eagerly anticipated Words of Radiance continues the epic story and answers many of your questions.

Six years ago, the Assassin in White, a hireling of the inscrutable Parshendi, assassinated the Alethi king on the very night a treaty between men and Parshendi was being celebrated. So began the Vengeance Pact among the highprinces of Alethkar and the War of Reckoning against the Parshendi.

Now the Assassin is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives.

Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl.

Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alethi attacks, their numbers ever shrinking, they are convinced by their war leader, Eshonai, to risk everything on a desperate gamble with the very supernatural forces they once fled. The possible consequences for Parshendi and humans alike, indeed, for Roshar itself, are as dangerous as they are incalculable.

The doors of the Stormlight Archive first opened to us with The Way of Kings. Read that book ¨C now available in all formats ¨C and then Words of Radiance, and you can be part of the adventure every dazzling step of the way.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]>
1088 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.77 2014 Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
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<![CDATA[The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)]]> 30237009 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, Book One of the Stormlight Archive begins an incredible new saga of epic proportion.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.

It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars were fought for them, and won by them.

One such war rages on a ruined landscape called the Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, who traded his medical apprenticeship for a spear to protect his little brother, has been reduced to slavery. In a war that makes no sense, where ten armies fight separately against a single foe, he struggles to save his men and to fathom the leaders who consider them expendable.

Brightlord Dalinar Kholin commands one of those other armies. Like his brother, the late king, he is fascinated by an ancient text called The Way of Kings. Troubled by over-powering visions of ancient times and the Knights Radiant, he has begun to doubt his own sanity.

Across the ocean, an untried young woman named Shallan seeks to train under an eminent scholar and notorious heretic, Dalinar's niece, Jasnah. Though she genuinely loves learning, Shallan's motives are less than pure. As she plans a daring theft, her research for Jasnah hints at secrets of the Knights Radiant and the true cause of the war.

The result of over ten years of planning, writing, and world-building, The Way of Kings is but the opening movement of the Stormlight Archive, a bold masterpiece in the making.

Speak again the ancient oaths:

Life before death.
Strength before weakness.
Journey before Destination.

and return to men the Shards they once bore.

The Knights Radiant must stand again.]]>
1283 Brandon Sanderson Alberto 5 4.69 2010 The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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American Gods 11823620 An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here.

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic¡ªan intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author¡¯s preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.

A storm is coming...

Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.

But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow¡¯s best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.

Life as Wednesday¡¯s bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined¡ªit is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing¡ªan epic war for the very soul of America¡ªand that he is standing squarely in its path.]]>
674 Neil Gaiman Alberto 5 4.20 2001 American Gods
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<![CDATA[The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)]]> 16096968
But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear¡ªa Swarm. Now the war is at hand and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen¡¯s wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army.

Trusting their closest confidantes, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen and Elissa, to rally the fractious people of the Free Cities and lead them against the Swarm, Arlen, Renna, and Jardir set out on a desperate quest into the darkest depths of evil¡ªfrom which none of them expects to return alive.]]>
781 Peter V. Brett 0345531507 Alberto 4 4.11 2017 The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[In His Majesty's Service (Temeraire, #1-3 +2.5)]]> 6238768
Capt. Will Laurence is serving with honor in the British Navy when his ship captures a French frigate harboring most a unusual cargo¨Can incalculably valuable dragon egg. When the egg hatches, Laurence unexpectedly becomes the master of the young dragon Temeraire and finds himself on an extraordinary journey that will shatter his orderly, respectable life and alter the course of his nation¡¯s history.

Thrust into England¡¯s Aerial Corps, Laurence and Temeraire undergo rigorous training while staving off French forces intent on breaching British soil. But the pair has more than France to contend with when China learns that an imperial dragon intended for Napoleon¨CTemeraire himself¨C has fallen into British hands. The emperor summons the new pilot and his dragon to the Far East, a long voyage fraught with peril and intrigue. From England¡¯s shores to China¡¯s palaces, from the Silk Road¡¯s outer limits to the embattled borders of Prussia and Poland, Laurence and Temeraire must defend their partnership and their country from powerful adversaries around the globe. But can they succeed against the massed forces of Bonaparte¡¯s implacable army?]]>
832 Naomi Novik 0345513541 Alberto 4 4.26 2009 In His Majesty's Service (Temeraire, #1-3 +2.5)
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Lazarus: The Second Collection]]> 28424916
Next, in "Poison," the world is at war, and Family Carlyle is struggling to defend itself. With Malcolm Carlyle hovering at death's door, the siblings struggle to maintain control. But deception and war go hand in hand, culminating in a final revelation that will truly change everything for Forever Carlyle.

Collects Lazarus #10-21 with additional bonus content.]]>
320 Greg Rucka 1632157225 Alberto 5 4.50 2016 Lazarus: The Second Collection
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average rating: 4.50
book published: 2016
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Saga, Book Two 32926680
Collecting 18 issues of the smash-hit comic, this massive edition features a striking original cover from Fiona Staples, as well as a brand-new gallery of exclusive, never-before-seen SAGA artwork from legendary creators including CLIFF CHIANG, PIA GUERRA, FAITH ERIN HICKS, KARL KERSCHL, JASON LATOUR, SEAN GORDON MURPHY, STEVE SKROCE, and MORE!

Collects: Saga #19-36.]]>
464 Brian K. Vaughan 1632159031 Alberto 5 4.66 2017 Saga, Book Two
author: Brian K. Vaughan
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average rating: 4.66
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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