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When a shy, 15‑year‑old boy is unexpectedly recruited to an elite prep school, he becomes the target of menacing agents and is thrust into a timeless battle of good versus evil.

A war-torn kingdom faces the looming apocalypse, as the future of the world hangs in the balance between a prophetic prophecy and a treacherous plot. A father’s legacy and a thousandfold thought await the brave Anasurimbor Kellhus to determine the fate of the world. The war rages on between the Men of theTusk and the Scylvendi barbarian, as the world’s fate is decided by the last man standing.

After the Empire of Masks seizes her homeland and tears apart her family, 7‑year‑old Baru Cormorant becomes an accountant for the empire. She plans revenge, but a growing bond with Duchess Tain Hu threatens her mission.

Agent of Byzantium is a historical fiction novel by Harry Turtledove that blends imaginative storytelling with historical context.

A young magician pursues vengeance after surviving treachery and becomes embroiled in a complex web of magic and revenge in the desert.

Gatherer of Clouds (Initiate Brother) is a fantasy novel by Sean Russell set in a Canadian fantasy world featuring monks.

A spellbinding novel of contemporary romantic suspense--the unforgettable story of a woman caught between love and vengeance... Manhattan attorney Claire Green is haunted by the brutal murder of her twin sister Zoe in a dangerous revenge scheme that soon implicates Claire. Claire's only hope of clearing her name is to bring her sister's murderer to justice on her own...before a second killer strikes. But someone else is dogging Claire's trail: relentless F.B.I. agent Liam Jameson, who has tracked her to New Orleans. With her own life threatened, Claire reluctantly joins forces with the enigmatic Jameson. Distrust quickly flames into desire. As Mardi Gras builds to fever pitch, they are inexorably drawn into a shadowy world where impeccable tradition cloaks deadly secrets and where no one--not Claire nor even Jameson--is safe from the shocking truth...

Political intrigue in Brazil.

First book of Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet, depicting colonial life in India through the eyes of a young Englishwoman and her Irish‑born lover, exploring social tensions and the brutality of a riotous mob.

England is suffering under the final twist in the tragedy of the Wars of the Roses. Richard III has usurped his nephew's crown while over the English Channel ; Henry Tudor patiently waits his time. Life for the English people is insecure and dangerous especially for a young girl like Eloise Fleming, daughter of a master weaver. When she falls in love with Dom, son of the lord of the manor, she knows she has no chance of happiness with him. Marriages were arranged by the parents, and love was no part of the bargain. Parted forcibly, they each suffer a loveless marriage bound by the conventions of their society. Against a background of violent change their love story winds like a golden thread through the tapestry of English medieval life.