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1) Briar's book
Author
Series
Circle of magic volume 4
Language
English
Description
Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their magic to fight a deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.
2) Champion
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Series
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English
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"June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities"--
3) Illuminae
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 1
Language
English
Description
"The planet Kerenza is attacked, and Kady and Ezra find themselves on a space fleet fleeing the enemy, while their ship's artificial intelligence system and a deadly plague may be the end of them all"--
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When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration...
6) The sunbird
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English
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When, in the sixth century, plague spreads from Britain to Aksum, young Telemakos travels to the kingdom's salt mines to discover the identity of the traitor to the crown who, ignoring the emperor's command, is spreading plague with the salt from port toport.
7) The plague
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Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Chaos prevails when the bubonic plague strikes the Algerian coastal city of Oran. A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus' novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature.
8) Legend
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English
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.\
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Here are the fascinating stories of three of the most serious and damaging diseases of all time: the Black Death, smallpox, and AIDS. It addresses the difference Pasteur's research made in fighting disease and describes today's work of the Pasteur Institute.
10) Plague
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Series
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English
Description
A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.
11) Defy the worlds
Author
Series
Constellation volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Sophisticated robot Abel must save teenaged soldier Noemi from capture on a hidden planet, while outwitting armies of deranged service robots and securing medical aid for a plague on Noemi's home world"--
Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel, the most advanced cybernetic man ever created, Noemi Vidal dreams of traveling through the stars one more time. When a deadly plague arrives on Genesis, Noemi is the only soldier to have ever left...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Kings become outcasts and lovers become foes in The Faithless Hawk, the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen's The Merciful Crow. As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she's hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows. But then black smoke fills the sky, signaling the death of King Surimir and the beginning of Queen Rhusana's merciless bid for the throne. With...
13) The dead
Author
Series
Enemy volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When a plague turns anyone over the age of sixteen into flesh-craving monsters, a group of teenagers escape from their infested high school and head for London with the hopes of finding a safe haven there.
14) The stone key
Author
Series
Obernewtyn chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2008].
Language
English
Description
Elspeth must find and stop the person infected with the plague before sickness--and ultimately death--threatens everyone in the Land.
15) Rosemarked
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she is destined to live her last days in isolation. Dineas, broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, thirsts for revenge against his captors; he'll do anything to free his tribe from Amparan rule-- even if it means undertaking a plan that risks not only his life but his very self. The two are thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital, and must find common ground to...
16) Umbertouched
Author
Series
Rosemarked volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Shidadi and Dara are preparing for war. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. With their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope is to get home before Ampara brings the full might of its armies against their peoples. And after reluctantly falling in love, what will the two do with their lingering feelings? Time is running out-- especially...
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Series
Mortal coil volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Cat is desperate to find a way to stop Cartaxus and the plague, but to do so, she'll have to face her most devastating enemy yet"--
Cat's hacking skills weren't enough to keep her from losing her identity, her past, and now her freedom. Trapped and alone, she is not giving up without a fight. With genetic technology that promises not just a cure for the plague, but a way to prevent death itself, both sides will stop at nothing to seize control of...
18) This mortal coil
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Series
Mortal coil volume 1
Language
English
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"In a world where people are implanted with technology to recode their DNA, gene-hacking genius Cat must decrypt her late father's message concealing a vaccine to a horrifying plague"--
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic-- and each other-- and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government's elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes...
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