Co-written by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu, is an adventurous addition to Clare's Shadowhunters universe, specifically the "The Mortal Instruments" series. The novel, which serves as the first in "The Eldest Curses" trilogy, provides a deep dive into the characters of Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane, who are on a romantic vacation through Europe when they are thrust into a quest to save the world.
A sprawling, feminist epic that weaves together the stories of several strong and complex women from vastly different backgrounds. At its core, the story is about a world divided and the desperate measures taken to prevent an impending catastrophe. In the kingdom of Inys, Queen Sabran IX must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from the Nameless One, a fire-breathing dragon sealed away a thousand years ago but is prophesied to return. Ead Duryan, a lady-in-waiting but secretly a mage from the Priory, a forbidden society of dragon slayers, is sent to protect Sabran, her queen...
A lavishly detailed and illustrated companion book to Martin’s "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, chronicling the history of the Targaryen dynasty, from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III. Taking the form of an in-world history book written by Archmaester Gyldayn of the Citadel, it provides a fascinating exploration of the rich history preceding the events of "Game of Thrones."
Introduces us to Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a graduate student in Vermont who stumbles upon a mysterious book in the university library. Inside, he is startled to find a story from his own childhood. His pursuit to understand how his life ended up in this book leads him to a hidden world, a vast, labyrinthine library full of stories, hidden beneath the surface of the earth—The Starless Sea.
A riveting blend of fantasy and mystery set against the backdrop of Yale University. The story revolves around Galaxy "Alex" Stern, a high school dropout with a troubled past, who mysteriously gets offered a full scholarship to Yale after surviving a horrific multiple homicide. The condition of her acceptance is her involvement with Lethe, the ninth of Yale's secret societies or "Houses of the Veil," tasked with monitoring the activities of the other eight.
Jojo Moyes immerses readers in the lush landscapes of Depression-era Kentucky, following the lives of five extraordinary women who become part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library – the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.
The story is centered around Alice Wright, an English woman who marries a charismatic American, Bennett Van Cleve, hoping for an exciting new life away from the stifling expectations of her family in England. However, life in the small, claustrophobic town of Baileyville, Kentucky, is not the freedom-filled adventure she dreamed of. Instead, she finds herself in an oppressive and loveless marriage.
A colorful and lively story of self-discovery, freedom, and female friendship. The protagonist, Vivian Morris, a 19-year-old Vassar College dropout, is sent by her affluent parents to stay with her eccentric Aunt Peg in New York City. Aunt Peg is the proprietor of the Lily Playhouse, a down-at-the-heels midtown theater, and it's here where Vivian enters the flamboyant world of theatre, filled with showgirls, actors, playwrights, and bohemian characters.
Weaves a thrilling tale of justice, revenge, and the quest for truth in the aftermath of World War II. The novel interweaves the stories of three disparate yet interlinked characters: British war correspondent Ian Graham, aspiring American photographer Jordan McBride, and Nina Markova, a Night Witch bomber pilot from the Soviet Union.
Whitehead explores a disturbing period of American history through the lens of two African American boys, Elwood Curtis and Turner, who are sent to the Nickel Academy, a horrific, racially segregated reform school in Florida during the Jim Crow era. The school, a thinly disguised representation of the real-life Dozier School for Boys, is a place where physical, emotional, and sexual abuse is rife, and any attempt at defiance is crushed brutally.
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