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Book SynopsisThe classic role-playing adventure returns with simplified gameplay!In THE CAVERNS OF KALTE, you must brave the terrible perils of the ice kingdom in a quest to capture your most detested foe and avenge the Kai. But be warned! It is a challenge that will test your skill and endurance to the very limit.The third episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books. A must-read for fans of gaming and fantasy.For ages 7+. Stripped-back and simplified gameplay making the Lone Wolf universe accessible to non-gamers and young readers for the first time. More than 12 million copies sold, translated into 18 languages, winner of multiple international awards.

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Book SynopsisThe classic role-playing adventure returns with simplified gameplay!The King has summoned you, Lone Wolf, the last of the Kai Lords, to his citadel at Holmgard. A convoy loaded with gold and gems has disappeared without a trace, along with the patrol that was sent to investigate. In THE CHASM OF DOOM your quest is to lift the veil of mystery that hangs over the remote Baronial Province of Ruanon.The fifth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books. A must-read for fans of gaming and fantasy.For ages 7+. Stripped-back and simplified gameplay making the Lone Wolf universe accessible to non-gamers and young readers for the first time. More than 12 million copies sold, translated into 18 languages, winner of multiple international awards.

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Book SynopsisThe classic role-playing adventure returns with simplified gameplay!You have been sent to sign a peace treaty with the ruler of the huge desert empire south of the Lastlands on behalf of Sommerlund. But hopes are shattered upon your arrival at Barrakeesh - a city full of treachery. In SHADOW ON THE SAND, you are the quarry of a sinister foe. Survive, and your adventure takes you on a quest for a long-lost Sommlending treasure - a treasure that contains the secret of your destiny!The fourth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books. A must-read for fans of gaming and fantasy.For ages 7+. Stripped-back and simplified gameplay making the Lone Wolf universe accessible to non-gamers and young readers for the first time. More than 12 million copies sold, translated into 18 languages, winner of multiple international awards.

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Book SynopsisThe first five adventures in a unique interactive fantasy saga. Joe Dever''s Lone Wolf has inspired a generation of readers and gamers alike. Since 1984, it has sold more than 12 million copies, been translated into 18 languages, and won multiple international awards. Each exciting episode can be played separately, or combined into a fantastic role-playing epic spanning 32 books.These DEFINITIVE EDITION books include new additional material compiled by Authors August Hahn, Vincent Lazzari, and Joe''s son Ben Dever. THE KAI SERIES follows Lone Wolf as he retrieves the Sommerswerd, rallies the armies of Sommerlund and its ally, Durenor, to repel the invasion by Darklord Zagarna. He pursues and captures Vonotar, the traitor who aided the invasion; survives many plots to end the Kai Order; thwarts an attempt to resurrect Vashna - the greatest of the Darklords; and finally retrieves the lost Book of Magnakai in the desert of Vassagonia, and the wisdom of his murdered Kai Masters.

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Book SynopsisThe second series of the unique interactive fantasy saga. Joe Dever''s Lone Wolf has inspired a generation of readers and gamers alike. Since 1984, it has sold more than 12 million copies, been translated into 18 languages, and won multiple international awards. Each exciting episode can be played separately, or combined into a fantastic role-playing epic spanning 32 books.The Magnakai Series (books 6 to 12) covers several years of high adventure. The young Lone Wolf becomes a Kai Master but struggles to understand & control his abilities. To train a new order he must follow the path of Sun Eagle, the first of all the Kai Lords, creator of the Book of the Magnakai on a quest for seven divine artifacts - the Lorestones of Nyxator - hidden in terrible places like the hellish Danarg Swamp and the sunken city of Zaaryx. His quest is hindered by the rise of a new Archlord of the Darklands.

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Book Synopsis‘Astonishing’ Emily Perkins, author of Lioness ‘Beautifully lyrical’ Mat Osman, bassist of Suede and author of The Ghost Theatre A lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently, from the Booker Prize–longlisted author of The Chimes. In Ueno Park, Tokyo, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows, a fountain erupts, pigeons scatter, and two women meet, changing the course of one another’s lives. Dinah has come to Japan from New Zealand to teach English and grieve the death of her brother, Michael, a troubled genius who was able to channel his problems into music as a classical pianist — until he wasn’t. In the seemingly empty, eerie apartment block where Dinah has been housed, she sees Michael everywhere, even as she feels his absence sharply. Yasuko is polished, precise, and keenly observant — of her students and colleagues at the language school, and of the natural world. When she was thirteen, animals began to speak to her, to tell her things she did not always want to hear. She has suppressed these powers for many years, but sometimes she allows them to resurface, to the dismay of her adult son, Jun. One day, she returns home, and Jun has gone. Even her special gifts cannot bring him back. As these two women deal with their individual traumas, they form an unlikely friendship in which each will help the other to see a different possible world, as Smaill teases out the tension between our internal and external lives and asks what we lose by having to choose between them.Trade Review‘Bird Life is a deeply affecting novel, transcending cultural barriers while reaching through them to the essentially human.’ -- David Mills * The Times *‘A playful study of genius, grief, and special powers.’ -- Caleb Klaces * The Guardian *‘The two women at the centre of Anna Smaill’s lovely, disconcerting novel Bird Life feel certain something is about to happen — something that’s about to change everything. These kinds of proclamations in a novel can feel unfulfillable, but when Dinah and Yasuko finally do meet, the transformations each affects upon the other are surprising, consuming, and satisfying. Smaill’s crystalline prose brings us inside each of their minds as they manoeuvre through a thoroughly modern cityscape into which the natural world is forever making incursions. An unusual, empathetic, and compulsively readable tale.’ -- Dan Kois, author of Vintage Contemporaries‘A beautifully lyrical tale of loss, grief, and madness, whose central characters are so deftly drawn that you find yourself breathlessly following them down. Magically strange yet horribly real.’ -- Mat Osman, bassist of Suede and author of The Ghost Theatre‘Bird Life is an astonishing book about grief, beauty, and survival ... the writing enters your bloodstream like a strange and wonderful drug.’ -- Emily Perkins, author of Lioness‘[Bird Life is] as richly sensory and exquisite as Smaill’s previous novel, The Chimes. The world tilts and becomes strange and marvellous through her eyes.’ -- Lucy Treloar, author of Wolfe Island‘Smaill writes compellingly about the all-consuming nature of grief and the afterlife of those left behind. She also absorbingly evokes Yasuko’s mental illness, which sees her consulting beetles and birds for their counsel.’ -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail *‘Magic, mental illness, and sorrow drive this powerful offering … Smaill excels equally at emotional drama, magical realism, and horror. Readers will find much to love.’ -- Publishers Weekly, starred review“[E]lliptical, poetic … [A]n evocative and sensitive depiction of mental distress and the importance of perseverance … The key message of this subtle book: Though it might be difficult to detect them during times of hardship, glimmers of hope are always visible if one knows where to look.” * Bookpage *‘Bird Life is immersive, beautifully constructed and fascinating in its portrayal of love and sorrow and the ways in which a mind constructs its world. It’s a fresh, beautifully written book, perfect for a reader looking for something out of the ordinary.’ -- Louise Ward * NZ Herald *Praise for The Chimes: ‘A totalitarian regime inflicts amnesia through music in this fresh and complex novel, which shows the social importance of an understanding of the past … fresh and original … cleverly orchestrated and poignantly conveyed throughout.’ -- Catherine Taylor * The Guardian *Praise for The Chimes: ‘To call The Chimes striking is I dare say to underplay what might be the most distinctive debut of the decade. Certainly, Smaill’s experience as a poet come through clearly in her perfectly poised prose. There’s a real richness to her images; a depth to her descriptions; her dialogue practically sparkles; and the structure of the whole thing sings.’ -- Niall Alexander * tor.com *Praise for The Chimes: ‘The novel is hypnotic, melancholic, and requires concentration, but it builds to an incredibly tense and emotionally satisfying climax that rewards all the effort.’ * Elle Magazine *

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Book SynopsisA haunting debut novel where dreams, family, and spirits collide. Night after night, Mackenzie — a young Cree woman living in Vancouver — has dreams that return her to a memory from before her sister Sabrina’s untimely death. But when the waking world starts closing in, too — crows stalk her every move around the city; she gets threatening text messages from someone claiming to be Sabrina — Mackenzie knows this is more than she can handle alone. Desperate for help, she returns to her mother, sister, cousin, and aunties in her small Alberta hometown. Together, they try to uncover what is haunting Mackenzie before it’s too late.Trade Review‘A rare voice in contemporary fiction. Her debut novel similarly carves out a unique space.’ -- Claire Alfree * Daily Mail *‘At once stunning, terrifying, and deeply affecting, in Bad Cree, the reader is invited to flock with Jessica Johns through soaring prose glistening with the power of family, Cree culture, and togetherness. A novel that haunts; a novel impossible to put down.’ -- Laura Jean McKay, author of The Animals in That Country ‘Bad Cree deftly explores the permeable boundaries of dreams, reality, and culture, as well as complex family dynamics and relationships. A compelling novel that is a mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart.’ -- Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club‘The novel serves as a window into a world where dreams intersect with waking reality … It works equally well as spine-tingling thriller and a touching meditation on grief.’ -- Publishers Weekly, starred review‘Bad Cree is an engaging read with well-drawn characters.’ * New York Journal of Books *‘Bad Cree is a masterwork of creeping tension. Wry, moody, and subversive, Johns explores the power of connections, both the harm and the healing, with characters rich and warm, tangled in each other, to the land and to the supernatural. Couldn’t put it down.’ -- Eden Robinson, author of Son of a Trickster‘In evocative yet understated prose, Jessica Johns weaves a captivating tale of love, loss, the violence of greed, and the healing power of family. In Bad Cree, Johns delivers a suspenseful and thought-provoking page turner you won’t want to put down.’ -- Michelle Good, #1 bestselling author of Five Little Indians‘Johns … ties Cree beliefs about dreams and deep-rooted indigenous lore to how women in a family rally around one another to battle grief.’ * The Washington Post *‘Bad Cree is a mesmerising, enticing read. Jessica Johns writes the world in all its messiness and terror, while simultaneously remembering to centre its tender beating heart. A book about family and foundations, but also about how the secrets we keep can knock the floor out from under us. A captivating novel from an exciting new author.’ -- Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author of Mostly Dead Things‘With creeps that are ever-creepy and love flowing like beer at a bush party, Bad Cree is a book about the power of dreams, home, and family. It reads like a tribute to the ones who came before us: Lee Maracle, Jeanette Armstrong, Eden Robinson. This book is tough iskwew in flannel shirts with long unbrushed hair, just looking good. It’s tea rings on Formica tables, cigarette smoke wafting through windows, and an eerie magical realism that only belongs to the bush. Full of auntie power, Jessica Johns is really coming into her own immense storytelling ways.’ -- Katherena Vermette, author of The Break‘Both tactile and dreamy, terrifying and beautiful, Bad Cree will wrap you up and pull you along for the journey — once it starts, there’s no backing out, no pause, no stall. I have been waiting years for Jessica Johns’s books — I say books because there had better be more! She did not disappoint.’ -- Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves‘Lovingly layered, haunting, and effectively executed.’ -- Alastair Mabbott * The Herald *‘Johns deploys and transforms horror motifs in this haunting story of Indigenous survivance … The ghosts here are entirely natural, native to the setting of this novel and the worldview of its characters … [A] narrative that is truly chilling and suspenseful. A powerful exploration of generational trauma and an artful, affecting debut.’ -- Kirkus Reviews‘Johns laces cryptid terror into the sense of loss that her community feels … Visceral details will have readers hanging on the edge of every chapter, waiting to see when the wheetigo will strike next. Perfect for fans of Ramona Emerson’s Shutter and Stephen Graham Jones’ The Only Good Indians — Johns is a writer to watch.’ -- Booklist, starred review‘A story about grief and family and the lingering effects of the infringement of industrialism on native lands. At its heart are the strong familial bonds between its predominantly Cree cast of characters as the story is put in the context of the Cree experience, with aspects of their history, culture, and lore present throughout … When the book ends, what readers will remember most are the moments these characters shared together, playing cards and talking late into the night.’ * Library Journal *‘Steeped in Cree tradition, the complicated dynamics found in strong families and the perennial challenges of coming-of-age, this novel smoulders its way towards a gripping, supernatural, and unforgettable conclusion.’ * Cambridge Edition *‘Johns utilises horror tropes to work out the ramifications of generational trauma to perfect effect … a chilling narrative that’s about spirits and ghosts, but also about healing.’ * BookRiot *‘This gripping horror debut … is a satisfying slow burn that explores loss, generational trauma, and violence through a narrative that is chilling yet, at its centre, burning with a defiant resilience.’ * Electric Lit *‘Eerie, atmospheric, and intriguing … a notable intervention into the genre and an accomplished debut: rich in dark folklore-inspired imagery, this is a novel about grief as a bond, inherited trauma through a cultural lens, and refreshingly intersectional sorority; with remarkable representation and a large cast of female characters at the core of the story.’ -- Venezia Castro * The Skinny *‘[A] wonderfully haunting and oft visceral read; one which plays with genre conventions to tell a story steeped in culture and chills.’ -- Simon Clark * The AU Review *‘Bad Cree, the debut novel from Cree woman Jessica Johns, is a work of decolonisation. Reading this paranormal thriller is like watching your reflection as you walk towards a glass door: the story is fluid and lifelike but there’s an unsettling essence of the untouchable, a reminder that there’s more to life than the tangible.’ -- Monique Grbec * The Saturday Paper *‘Clever, funny, moving, and haunting, Bad Cree employs and subverts genres.’ -- Will Smith * The Bookseller *‘[A] debut novel of extraordinary power.’ -- Tammy Moir * HappyMag *‘Bad Cree is a creepily effective horror story. Johns makes the most of strange happenings, potentially deadly dreams, jump scares and evil spirits. This is a book that dares readers to turn off the light, consider not walking alone and possibly even turn off their phones. But Bad Cree is ultimately about the power of family and the deep well of knowledge within the Cree community … She has delivered a sometimes chilling, page-turning narrative in which dreaming and the power of dreams is central. But Bad Cree is also a stake in the ground for the power of a community that continues to survive while dealing with the ongoing destructive impacts of colonisation and environmental exploitation.’ -- Robert Goodman * The Newtown Review of Books *‘[D]reams take centre stage in the narrative, there is a freshness to the way she explores the real impact that dreams have on ourselves … The narrative is intricate and offers enough structurally and linguistically for more mature readers to take away from the text … Johns demonstrates a real talent in the connection between waking life and dreaming, giving the impression of the spiritual world and its impact on the day to day existence of the “real world” that sits so comfortably in the narratives of first nation peoples … It’s dark, and there are some horrific sequences, but the construction of the supernatural really is something worth noting … It sits in a genre of its own and creates an otherworldliness that is rare in modern novel writing. Highly recommended.’ * NZ Booklovers *‘Jessica Johns weaves Native American mythology and classic horror themes together seamlessly to build a captivating and thrilling story of family, love, and grief … One of Bad Cree’s greatest powers is its effortless ability to show that not all hauntings are bad; we can be haunted by the ones we love and find comfort and solace in that.’ -- Jennifer Fraioli * Readings *‘Bad Cree is an extremely accomplished first novel and Jessica Johns is a writer of huge potential. This is the future of the horror genre and it fills this old horror fan with hope.’ -- Reader review‘Definitely a book to add to your list!’ -- Reader review‘Jessica Johns’ writing digs its talons into you — a chilly fever dream that unpicks family dynamics and generational trauma against a body-horror backdrop.’ -- Reader review

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Book SynopsisTyranny is in the air in the city of Finer Bay, and Professor Wendowleen Cripcot would like to be left alone, thank you very much. The memories of the last one hundred years are quite enough to be getting on with, if only these young upstarts from the government body, The Finery, would stop trying to control her every move. With the eyes of a dictator upon her, there are not many places to hide...but Wendowleen has never been one to back down from a fight (just ask her pet wolf), and insurrection is brewing underground.Trade Review"The elderly heroine and her wolf make a refreshing change in this whimsical, gently satirical fantasy debut about how easily a police state might evolve." - Lisa Tuttle, The Guardian; "With wry humour and vicious imagination, Grosvenor's debut compels us not to allow her nightmarish fantasy of a totalitarian police state to become reality." - Joe Bedford, Author of 'A Bad Decade for Good People', Parthian Books

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Book SynopsisStraight-laced and content with the comforts of his home on politically-neutral Neo-Yuthea, Albert Smith leads a quiet and unremarkable life. His days are filled with sipping tea with his beloved wife and tending to his cherished garden-a picture of tranquillity in an otherwise chaotic universe. Little does he know that destiny has extraordinary plans in store for him. When Mr. Zand, an agent of extra-terrestrial chaos, launches his mayoral campaign, the once peaceful colony faces uncertain and unsettling times. Striking deaths attributed to mysterious forest creatures, forced arranged marriages, and a looming threat of suppressing secret garden meetings propel the community toward the edge of turmoil. In the face of this encroaching darkness, Albert and his neighbours must band together to resist oppression and fight for their freedom before their world collapses.Trade Review"Harper’s prose is reminiscent of some of the finest writers this country has produced; he writes with a style classic in nature, and yet post-modern in both form and content. As a writer of primarily the new weird science fiction, Harper has found his home." Robert Welbourn, author of Belonging and Ideal Angels.

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Book SynopsisWho's afraid of a girl who shines bright? Rosie Garland's spellbinding short story collection explores extraordinary people defying expectations. Blurring natural and supernatural, these enchanting yet disquieting stories unveil the extraordinary within ordinary people. Garland deftly unveils our deepest fears and desires, embracing transformative potential. Brace for a journey pushing imagination's limits, where the impossible becomes reality.

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Book SynopsisFROM THE AUTHOR OF ''THE FINERY'' COMES A BLAZING FEMINIST TALE OF PERSECUTION AND MAGIC...In medieval Locklear, Agnes harbours a dangerous secretshe can touch fire without being burned.As war rages beyond the town and whispers of witchcraft echo through its streets, Agnes navigates arranged marriages, rivals'' schemes, and the threat of the hangman''s noose.When a desperate bargain with a local widow goes awry, Agnes''s world erupts in flamesshe is accused of witchcraft.In a society that fears female power, can Agnes find the strength to forge her own destiny?

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Book SynopsisBeautiful, intoxicating and full of suspense, The Knowing is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution and how women survive and weaponize trauma.

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Book SynopsisAfter sixteen-year-old Harriet Flynn trips over an ancient gravestone etched with strange markings in a seventeenth-century holiday village and reads the inscription, she and her friends are alarmed to wake up with supernatural powers. Having magical abilities is fun at first, but when a series of accidents cause the group to become frightened, Harriet becomes determined to find out what’s going on. While investigating the history of the gravestone they came across that night, Harriet realises she has unwittingly awakened a centuries-old, deadly curse and she is the only one who can put an end to it – and she has less than a day. With time running out, Harriet must find the true magic key, to save herself and the ones she loves.

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Book SynopsisThe number oneSunday Timesbestselling first book in a new spellbinding series by S.T. Gibson.Includinga smouldering rivals-to-lovers polyamorous relationship,Evocationis perfect for those looking for their next magical read after The Atlas Six.

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Book SynopsisLearn more about the characters from The Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson's Evocation in this gorgeously illustrated prequel novella to The Summoner's Circle series.

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Book SynopsisThe portal fantasy is reinvented for today's readers, in the second of the acclaimed Manifold Worlds series.

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Book SynopsisFantasy, fast-paced action-adventure, comedy. Female protagonist, pirates, magic usage, dragons, fantasy creatures and races. Swords and sorcery, epic battles, personal demons. Where live, laugh, larceny meets death, doom, destiny.

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Book SynopsisIn different guises, the Plankton Collector visits members of a family torn apart by grief and regret. He teaches them the difference between the discarded weight of unhappy memories and the lightness borne by happiness recalled. A lyrical, haunting combination of nature writing and magic realism, about time, healing, trauma and memory.

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Book SynopsisAge range 9+ In THE CAVERNS OF KALTE, you must brave the terrible perils of the ice kingdom in a quest to capture your most detested foe, and avenge the massacre of the Kai. But be warned! It is a challenge that will test your skill and endurance to the very limit. The third episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books.

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Book SynopsisIn SHADOW ON THE SAND you are the quarry of a sinister foe, determined to eliminate you at all costs. Survive, and your adventure takes you on a quest fora long-lost Sommlending treasure - a treasure that contains the secret of your destiny. The fifth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books.

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Book SynopsisWelcome to your new favourite genre: the fucking fantastic. In these ten stories, everything is sex: walls, wax, the past, your future, your neighbours, hankies, candles, circuit boards, petri dishes, scrap metal – and language itself. Conjuring experiences for which there are no words, our amazing queer authors generate new tongues from the heat of their communing with a wild variety of lifeforms. From Diriye Osman’s spiritualised Peckham to Jem Nash’s time-travelling trans multiverse, these stories transport you to new ways of being and feeling. In a word, it’s CruiserShimmeringLipophilicNeckingerCircuitGirlboss. Whether you get horny from aliens, ghosts, robots, utopia, possession, ritual, or the completely surreal, there’s a story here for you. But why stop at one when you can taste pleasure in each and every one?Table of ContentsIntroduction by So Mayer and Adam Zmith Swipe Right for Non Humans by Grace Beswick The Ghostly Cruiser by Rachel Dawson Anima Kingdom by Diriye Osman The Neckinger Line by Swithun Cooper Lipophilic by Nicks Walker Circuit Jam by Vivien Holmes Synchronicity by Rien Gray Personal Time by Jem Nash Her Hands Moved Shimmering Across Me by Anna Walsh Boy in Maid Outfit Found Dead Handcuffed to Radiator in Girlboss’ Basement 11/08/2024 by Alison Rumfitt

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Book SynopsisPaddy Doyle and his alter ego, Ezekiel Ben David, continue their fight against terrorism and tyranny in their respective time periods.

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Book SynopsisBorn into a nomadic tribe in 13th-century Central Asia, Gulzura tends the sheep and dreams of adventure. When she rescues a baby eagle, and forms a powerful alliance, her life changes completely. She embarks on a perilous quest ordained by the gods, where the fate of her clan lies entirely in her hands.

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Book SynopsisVulpe Tempest is in charge of her uncle's detective agency for the summer. Against the backdrop of a series of murders in which the victims are all mermaids, she takes on what appears to be the simple case of a missing person. To solve the mystery, she must descend into the dark underworld of the city, its rivalries and its fantastical stories.

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