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1) The firebird
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English
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When Nicola touches an object she can see glimpses into its past, so when a woman tries to sell her a wooden carving belonging to Russia's Empress Catherine, Nicola knows the woman is telling the truth.
2) Lost empire
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Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt for a relic--but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death.
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Attempting to claim a crystal of mysterious power that has been stolen from her family, gifted crystal worker Leona Hewitt unknowingly captures the heart of psychic Thaddeus Ware, an Arcane Society member who is out to protect Leona from the murderous Lord Delbridge.
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Cotton Malone novels volume 6
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English
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Former government operative Cotton Malone teams with old heartthrob Cassiopeia Vitt on a dangerous mission to retrieve a priceless Chinese lamp from the third century B.C.E.
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When her sister is trapped in a parallel realm, Ivy turns to Adrian, the only person who believes her, and together they search for a powerful relic that can save her sister and stop a war that could doom the world--but little does Ivy know that Adrian is bound by an ancient legacy to betray her.
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Sigma Force novel volume 2
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English
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When a group of parishioners is burned to death in a German cathedral, the U.S. sends in the SIGMA force. The tragedy is more than a case of arson; someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedral's golden reliquary: the bones of the biblical Magi, the legendary Three Kings.
9) Sacred stone
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Oregon files adventures volume 2
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English
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Two embattled groups seek a 50,000-year-old meteorite first discovered and then hidden by Eric the Red and his Vikings. Known as the Sacred Stone, it has powerful radioative properties. Muslim extremists have stolen a nuclear device and need the stone to give them the power to vaporize any city in the west. A megalomaniacal industrialist leads a group seeking to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself. And caught between the two militant...
10) Vespertine
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When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends the Gray Sisters by awakening the revenant bound to a saint's relic, even though she runs the risk of being possessed permanently by the powerful ancient spirit.
11) Nocturna
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English
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Finn Voy is a faceshifter who got caught in a compromising position and now must steal a royal treasure or face the consequence of being stripped of her magic -- her only disguise and protection -- forever. When she runs into Alfehr, Crown Prince only because his perfect older brother was murdered, the two accidentally unleash an apocalyptic power.
12) The Rosetta key
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[Ethan Gage adventure] volume 2
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008.
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English
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Expatriate Ethan Gage, in the Holy Land to save his former lover Astiza and to search for the revered legendary Book of Thoth, is in danger again as Napoleon's army marches towards Jerusalem.
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Secrets of the isles volume 02
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English
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"When Beth Tremayne stumbles across an old map, she pursues the excitement she's always craved. But her only way to piece together the clues is through Lord Sheridan-a man she insists stole a prized possession. As they follow the clues, they uncover a story of a piratical adventure, but the true treasure is the one they discover in one another"--
15) A mankind witch
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Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
c2005.
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English
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To the North of the Holy Roman Empire lie the pagan Norse-lands. It is here that Manfred, Prince of Brittany, and his Icelandic bodyguard, Erik, must venture in the dead of winter, to a rugged land of trolls and ice. Their quest: to find a pagan relic.
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Lola Benko treasure hunter volume 1
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English
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Sent to a private school after multiple brushes with the law, twelve-year-old Lola Benko recruits classmates to help find her archaeologist father, who disappeared while seeking a powerful mythical stone.
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Lola Benko treasure hunter volume 2
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English
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"Lola Benko seeks out the legendary Helm of Darkness in her second treasure-hunting adventure"--
19) Don't ask
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Dortmunder volume 8
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Master criminal John Dortmunder sets out on a hilarious escapade to steal a religious relic for an East European government. As often happens in the Dortmunder series, things go wrong and Dortmunder is captured by police, but escapes to get back the relic.
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Will Wilder volume 1
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
"A thrill-seeking twelve-year-old boy with a mysterious family heritage discovers ancient objects of rare power--and must protect them from the terrifying demons who will do anything to possess them"--
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