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"Casey Duncan is a homicide detective with a secret: when she was in college, she killed a man. She was never caught, but he was the grandson of a mobster and she knows this crime will catch up to her. Casey's best friend, Diana, is on the run from a violent, abusive ex-husband. When Diana's husband finds her, and Casey herself is attacked shortly after, Casey knows it's time for the two of them to disappear again. Diana has heard of a domestic violence...
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Joe Sunday has been a Los Angeles low-life for years, but his life gets a whole lot lower when he is killed by the rival of his crime boss-only to return as a zombie. His only hope is to find and steal a talisman that he learns can grant immortality. But, unfortunately for Joe, every other undead thug and crime boss in Los Angeles is looking for the same thing.
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Hekate's Return is for readers who enjoyed Circe, The Broken Earth Trilogy, and other character-driven fantasy with rich story worlds.
Long, long ago, before the age of man, Hekate gave magic to the Witch race. For centuries, the Witches thrived in their Lost City, then in their Mountain Hold.
Then came the Dark Emperor's betrayal. The Empress of Witches barely escaped with her life. Now, she leads her people through the wilderness,
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Crescent City novels (Bryan Camp) volume 1
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"The fate of New Orleans rests in the hands of a wayward grifter in this novel of gods, games, and monsters ... The post-Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane's destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the consequences of the storm, because...
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The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization — culminating in a stunning medical mystery.
Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated...
Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated...
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OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova
Omega Chronicles
Book One
Science fiction really is the only genre which lets you use your imagination without limitations. When writing the Lost City of Altinova, I found it was like taking the shackles off my imagination allowing me to go anywhere with this genre.
A thrill-seeking professor, William Knight, a former recipient of the Nobel Prize in Archeology, from Texas A&M University and two of his graduate...
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New Adult Novel: "To understand the world as it is now, you have to know what it was like then..."
It's been thirty years since the Redactions, when the books and knowledge were burned up, and those responsible seized control. Since, the Redactors have maintained an ever-tightening grip on the survivors unlucky enough to live in the ghettos surrounding their stronghold in the Core of Saturn City and who exist mostly unaware that their lives serve...
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Thomas leads a monotonous life, barely existing from one day to the next. But when a mysterious artifact transports him to a city of lost souls, he finds himself on an enlightening odyssey beyond imagination. In this phantasmagorical city, Thomas must navigate surreal streets while helping ghostly residents confront their past regrets. With guidance from the cryptic Portia, Thomas unlocks the artifact's hidden powers to redeem both the city and himself....
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Called to adventure, young boys Lou and Shiro find themselves on an inter-dimensional submarine captained by an off-the-hinges old man. They soon discover Lou's missing father might still be alive as they are transferred into fully grown warriors headed straight for the battlegrounds of Ancient Egypt, the Lost City, and to 1914 Sarajevo. As the gods tinkering with fate become reckless and apathetic, the boys become part of a legion hell-bent on restoring...
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Based on author David Grann's nonfiction bestseller, The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett...
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WHAT IS TRUE LOVE?"True love is not necessary the number of kisses, or how frequently one gets them, TRUE LOVE is the feeling that still remains long after the kiss is over."Crux Ansata – The Lost City of Ankara is a gothic-fantasy novel that follows as a sequel to Nevaeh – The Lost City of Nemea from the Caves of Chivateros in Peru. It is Book Three in the Omega Chronicles.Freja Jensen, contemplating retiring from BeeBop Publishing Group in Austin,...
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A crazy dream turns into the battle of his life for survival!
Alvin, a regular boy of 13, uncovers the mysteries of Crystal City. Taking Alvin on a wild adventure to discovering the dark truth. And ultimately, learning more about himself and his connection to this strange world! A Crystal City full of beings and creatures he had never encountered like ever before!
Ultimately, Alvin must make a decision: Will he face the music and be the boy he is...
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An adventure novel set in a fantasy world that explores the magic of earth, the elements and human nature through a tale offriendship and bravery. When Sunaya's friend Danam is stolen by the powerful Ice-People, she goes to his rescue. But as they cross into the mythical SkyCity of greenstone and gold, Sunaya discovers she has powers of her own. Soon she is forced to complete the formidable Dragon Tests and save Danam again. Along the way, Sunaya...
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A mysterious map, horses to ride, and a lost treasure city to uncover!
"Lindy desperately clawed at the rocks around her, trying to stop from being dragged downward into the abyss..." A mysterious map holds the key to the location of an ancient treasure city. When the Wright cousins set out on horseback to find it, they run headlong into desert flash floods, treacherous passages, and formidable foes. Saddle up for thrilling discoveries and the cousins'...
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The inspiration for the major motion picture "The Lost City of Z," mystic and legendary British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett spent 10 years wandering the forests and death-filled rivers of Brazil in search of a fabled lost city. Finally, convinced that he had discovered the location, he set out for the last time toward destination "Z" in 1925, never to be heard from again.
This thrilling and mysterious account of Fawcett's ten years...
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"A history of Floyd McKissick's 1969 plan to build a Black city in North Carolina, examining the story of the idealists who settled there, the obstacles that derailed the project, and what Soul City's saga says about Black opportunity, capitalism, and power then and now"--
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"If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but every living force on which the continuation of all life in the world depends, would dry up at once." (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Many people believe that being immortal is a bliss, something that's priceless...something that one would do next to anything for. Would it be bliss to live long enough to see all your loved ones perish? To wander around the world in loneliness, for...
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Arabella Twigg is a fairly ordinary girl living with an extraordinary family. She loves her Gran, whilst trying to avoid her brother, Tom, who is always trying to get her into trouble. Her life is quite boring until strange things begin to happen.
Arabella folds her school uniform and places it on the chair one evening, then puts on her dressing-gown and returns to the bathroom. The room is full of steam and as the steam clears, suddenly she is standing...