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"A soldier must choose between his heart's desire or his duty to country in this gripping novel of friendship and survival. Maxence E tienne believes fiercely in the Revolution and longs for his name to be listed among the heroes bringing liberty to France. It's been almost two years of non-stop war, but the monarchy has fallen, and he's beginning to see the changes so many of his countrymen have fought for. With war still raging, Maxence is transferred...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Jude Maddox knows nothing of love or even light. He knows only his grim duty as the Hand of Death, to lead the Knights of the Eternal Star into a land filled with nightmares and certain demise. It's only when he sees her--a young woman with wild, amber eyes who's as fierce, defiant, and swift as the shadow beasts themselves--that he feels the warmth of life in his blood. The other Knights may fear their lethal commander, with his hard, merciless demeanor....
3) Epitaph
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Stripped of armor, might, and memory, the legendary Forerunner warrior known as the Didact was torn from the physical world following his destructive confrontation with the Master Chief and sent reeling into the mysterious depths of a seemingly endless desert wasteland. This once powerful and terrifying figure is now a shadow of his former self-gaunt, broken, desiccated, and alone. But this wasteland is not as barren as it seems. A blue light glints...
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Bloodsworn trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"This is the age of storm and murder. After the old gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrio. Now, power-hungry jarls carve out petty kingdoms, and monsters stalk the shadow-haunted woods and mountains. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power, promising fame and fortune for those brave - or desperate - enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo over the plains...
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Nicci chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Once known as "Death's Mistress" and the "Slave Queen," the deadly Nicci captured Richard Rahl in order to convince him that the Imperial Order stood for the greater good. But it was Richard who converted Nicci instead, and for years thereafter she served Richard and Kahlan as one of their closest friends. Now, with the reign of Richard and Kahlan finally stablized, Nicci has set out on her own for new adventures. Her first job being to keep the unworldly...
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DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Revolutionary War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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The heart is a battlefield. War has raged for a decade in Lir, and orphaned soldier Talasyn has learned to keep her powers hidden to survive. As the last known Lightweaver on the continent, she can create radiant weapons that cut through the invading Shadowforged warriors' dark magic. But all that changes when she is forced to reveal her abilities on the battlefield to defend herself from the Shadowforged prince himself, Alaric Ossinast. In a clash...
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Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023].
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English
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
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(Cherae L.).Magic of the lost volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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The rebels have won, and the empire is withdrawing from Qazal. But undoing the tangled web that binds the two nations will not be easy, and Touraine and Luca will face their greatest challenge yet. Luca needs to oust her uncle from the Balladairan throne once and for all and take her rightful place as Queen. But he won't let go of power so easily. When he calls for a "Trial of Competence" and Luca's allies start disappearing from her side, she will...
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DiscoverRoo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living through the Civil War? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate Army is in disarray, corrupt structures are falling apart, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging...
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MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Deutsch
Description
The gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.
13) Shield maiden
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Fryða has grown up hearing tales of her uncle, King Beowulf, and his spectacular defeat of the monstrous Grendel. Her one desire is to become a shield maiden in her own right, but a terrible accident during her childhood has thwarted this dream. Yet still, somehow, she feels an uncontrollable power begin to rise within herself. The last thing Fryða wants is to be forced into a political marriage, especially as her heart belongs to her lifelong friend,...
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Brigham Young University
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Account of the Mormons who fought in the Vietnam War, and their impact on the lives of many of the Vietnamese people and their fellow soldiers. Those profiled include former prisoner of war Larry Chesley; Army ranger Lance Wickman, who later became a General Authority ; and convert Ryan Beuhring.
15) Skyhunter
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Series
Skyhunter volume 1
Publisher
Puck
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"La autora número uno en ventas del New York Times, Marie Lu, vuelve con Skyhunter: el arma secreta, una novela repleta de adrenalina sobre los extremos a los que llegará una guerrera para luchar por la libertad y sus seres queridos. Un mundo roto. Un mal abrumador. Un equipo de guerreros dispuestos a contraatacar. Talin es una Golpeadora, miembro de una fuerza de combate de élite que se erige como la última defensa de la única nación libre...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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It is 1914, and as the war draws the young men of Britain away to fight, women must keep the nation running. Two of those women are Peggy and Maude, twin sisters who live on a narrowboat in Oxford and work in the bindery at the university press. Ambitious, intelligent Peggy has been told for most of her life that her job is to bind the books, not read them--but as she folds and gathers pages, her mind wanders to the opposite side of Walton Street,...
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Series
Siege volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequences of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him. It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars, and the man responsible.
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Publisher
Kondansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Grizzly Sin, King, is alive! Unfortunately, King not only refuses to help Meliodas, he declares Ban as his mortal enemy for having attained eternal life at the cost of the life of his sister Elaine. During a gripping confrontation between King and Ban, the fearsomely skilled Holy Knight Gila comes bearing startling disaster and devastation!
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It was 1863. Abraham Galloway--son of a white father and an enslaved mother--stood next to the Army recruiter, holding a gun to the soldier's head. He had escaped slavery in the hold--of a ship four years earlier, fleeing to Canada, then became a master spy for the Union Army. Now, in the days after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Galloway had returned to North Carolina, becoming the leader of more than 4,000 escaped slaves who...
20) The winter guest
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Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Life is a constant struggle for the eighteen-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three younger siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation. Helena discovers an American paratrooper stranded outside their small mountain village. Risking the safety of herself and her family, she hides Sam--a Jew--but Helena's concern for the American grows into something much deeper. Helena is forced to contend with the jealousy her choices...
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