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Now with beautiful jade sprayed edges and brand-new original art! In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after...if only the world would let them.All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters... all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen's private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn't so easy.But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she's thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility-all the better that her girlfriend is on board. Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the

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A New York Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerSeptember IndieNext PickA new door opens...Once there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. After a desperate attempt to prevent corruption and ruin in the four Londons, there are only three:? Grey London, thriving but barely able to remember its magical heritage? Red London, ruled lately by the Maresh family, flourishing and powerful? White London, left to brutality and decayNow the worlds are going to collide anewbrought to a dangerous precipice by the discoveries of three remarkable magicians. There''s Kosika, the child queen of White London, who has nourished her city on blood and dreamsand whose growing devotion to both is leading her down a dangerous path. Then there''s Delilah Bard, born a thief in Grey London, wh

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A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.Instant New York Times bestseller July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole and why. But they all carry the burdens of lives carved out on disparate colonies in the cruel cold of space. For some the mission is the dream of the lifetime, for others a risk not worth taking, and for one it is a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe. Each step they take toward the mysterious abyss is more punishing than the

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Impossible to put down. -Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In TroubleA ragtag posse must hunt down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts-where death is always just around the bend-in this new supernatural horror by bestselling author Alex Grecian.Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit.On the road to Burden County, they're joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure - but no sense of purpose - and a recently widowed schoolteacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger.Racing along the drought-stricken plains in a stolen red stagecoach, they encounter monsters more wicked than witches lurking along the dusty trail. But the crew is determined to get that bounty, or die trying.

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From international bestseller Thomas Olde Heuvelt comes Oracle, a supernatural thriller where an omen from our past threatens the return of ancient forces that will change the world forever.The threshold to the apocalypse has seldom been so fun. This is Olde Heuvelt's sharpest, most compelling work to date.The New York TimesOn a foggy winter morning, high school kids Luca and Emma discover the impossible: the wreck of an eighteenth-century ship stranded in a flower field.Emma enters the hatch on the deck and is never seen again. And she isn't the last to disappear. . . .Soon a government agency begins to investigate, determined to uncover the ship's secrets before a media storm erupts. They enlist Robert Grim, a retired specialist of the occult, to unravel the mystery, and he soon realizes the ship could be a harbinger of an ancient doom awakened under the sea.In a maelstrom of international intrigue and pure terror

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New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you to a magical island in a cerulean sea, a cozy teahouse for both the living and the dead, and into the heart of a peculiar forest in this three-book trade paperback boxed collection.I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect. -V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author on The House of the Cerulean SeaThe House in the Cerulean Sea: Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the headmaster of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.Under the Whispering Door: When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson-creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy-comes this gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different cultures must work together to save their worlds from certain disaster.Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society-but she longs for even a single day as a normal person. Painter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero-a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways, both of them face the world alone.Suddenly flung together, Yumi and Painter must strive to right the wrongs in both their lives, reconciling their past and present while maintaining the precarious balance of each of their worlds. If

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From award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike any other.There is no escaping the Empire.Even in death, you will serve.In an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the lifeblood. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest.Born with magic, Arienne has become resigned to her dark fate. But when the voice of a long-dead sorcerer begins to speak inside her head, she listens. There may be another future for her, if she's willing to fight for it.Miles away, beneath a volcano, a seven-eyed dragon also wears the Empire's chains. Before the imperial fist closed around their lands, it was the people's sacred guardian.Loran, a widowed swordswoman, is the first to kneel before the dragon in decades. She comes with a desperate plea, and will leave with a sword of

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*This paperback edition includes a special bonus story and beautiful purple sprayed edges.*An instant New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Indie bestsellerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death, a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself.There is a game that the immortals play.There is only one rule: Don't lose.Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.Fox D'Mora is a medium, and though he is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn't entirely without his usesseeing as he's actually the godson of Death.When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with the ghost infestation, he

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Hope is the thing with feathers. And hope is the thing with fire.Featuring gorgeous golden yellow sprayed edges! Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune''s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He's the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there.Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. And he is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth; Zo

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Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal. For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Setwith his late uncle and his sister among their leaderssince they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senatewhose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to exposeand Bilming is even more entangled.After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving

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From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a newly-designed boxed set showcasing where the Mistborn Saga all beganthe original trilogy.Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed.For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist, ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably.Somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and defeating the Lord Ruler. A new kind of uprising is being plannedone that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a teenage street urchin named Vin.Once, a hero rose to save the world and failed. This time, can a young heroine succeed?Mistborn:For a thousand years, the ash has fallen and no flowers have bloomed. For a thousand years, the Skaa have slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute po

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Read R.R. Virdi!?Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden FilesMyths begin, and a storyteller''s tale deepens, in the essential sequel to R.R. Virdi''s breakout Silk Road-inspired epic fantasy debut, The First Binding.Some stories are hidden for a reason. All tales have a price. And every debt must be paid.I killed three men as a child and earned the name Bloodletter. Then I set fire to the fabled Ashram. I''ve been a bird and robbed a merchant king of a ransom of gold. And I have crossed desert sands and cutthroat alleys to repay my debt.I've stood before the eyes of god, faced his judgement, and cast aside the thousand arrows that came with it. And I have passed through the Doors of Midnight and lived to tell the tale.I have traded one hundred and one stories with a creature as old as time, and survived with only my cleverness, a candle, and a broken promise.And most recently

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Bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey have teamed up to deliver a dark new story with magic, monsters, and mayhem, perfect for fans of unhinged eldritch horror.Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She's been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she'll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority. Julie is desperate for a quick fix to break the dead-end grind and save her friend. But her power grab sets off a deadly chain of events that puts Sarah - and the entire world - directly in the path of annihilation. The first explosive adventure in the Carrion City Duology, The Dead Take the A Train fuses Cassan

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A fast-paced carnival of setbacks and skullduggery that reminds me of... me! Charming from the first twist to the last.Scott LynchSet in a city of traders and thieves, monsters and murderers, this page-turning epic fantasy debut is a must-read for fans of Nicholas Eames and Joe Abercrombie.Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, andthanks to a duel that ended badlythe disgraced heir to an ancient noble house. His days consist of cheap wine, rigged card games, and wondering how he might win back the life he threw away.When Lukan discovers that his estranged father has been murdered in strange circumstances, he finds fresh purpose. Deprived of his chance to make amends for his mistakes, he vows to unravel the mystery behind his father''s death.His search for answers leads him to Saphrona, fabled city of merchant princes, where anything can be bought if one has the coin. Lukan only seeks the truth, but instead he finds

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From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London.From the outside, Renee Goh's life looks perfect. She's thirty and beautiful, runs a glamorousand profitablewomen's clothing company in London, and is dating a hot Taiwanese pop star. But Renee is lonely. Estranged from her family in Singapore, she practically lives at the office, and now she's just been dumped by her supposed boyfriend. Who she never saw anyway, so why is she ruining her Instagram-ready makeup by crying?Before she can curl up on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry's, Renee's father calls. He's retiring, and, thanks to the screw-ups of her wastrel brothers, he is considering her as the next CEO of the family business: Chahaya Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Southeast Asia. That stamp of her father's approval would mean everything to Renee, but can she cooperate with the brothers wh

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If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life.?Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A DoorwayRingmaster Rin, to those who know her best can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts, known as Sparks.With the world still reeling from World War I, Rin and her troupe the Circus of the Fantasticals travel the midwest, offering a single night of enchantment and respite to all who step into their Big Top. But threats come at Rin from all sides. The future holds an impending war that the Sparks can see barrelling toward their show and everyone in it. And Rin''s past creeps closer every day, a malevolent shadow she can't fully escape. It takes the form o

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From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Calla dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm''s The Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic.*The hardcover edition features a foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesn't have any doors between roomsthere are no secrets in this houseand her mother doesn''t allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother''s beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him.But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don't force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren't evil sorcerers.When her mother unexpectedly moves them into t

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Now in paperback! This edition will feature French flaps and deckled edges.A New York Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerOctober IndieNext PickA new door opens...Once there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. After a desperate attempt to prevent corruption and ruin in the four Londons, there are only three:? Grey London, thriving but barely able to remember its magical heritage? Red London, ruled lately by the Maresh family, flourishing and powerful? White London, left to brutality and decayNow the worlds are going to collide anewbrought to a dangerous precipice by the discoveries of three remarkable magicians. There''s Kosika, the child queen of White London, who has nourished her city on blood and dreamsand whose growing devotion to both is leading her do

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Now a New York Times Bestselling series!Secret cults, strange talents, magical lenses and one unusual family at the center of it all. All six action-packed volumes of #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson''s middle grade fantasy adventure have been collected together for the first time in this boxed set.Alcatraz Smedry and his family and friends must battle a cult of evil Librarians bent on taking over the world through misinformation and suppressing the truth.Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mailhis only inheritance from his father and mother. It is quickly stolen by the cult of Evil Librarians. Alcatraz must stop them, using the only weapon he has: an incredible talent for breaking things.The Scriveners Bones In his second skirmish against the Evil Librarians who ru

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The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Washington, D.C., and the Calhouns are in the midst of hosting their annual party to celebrate the best of the spring season. With a house full of friends, neighbors, and their beloved three adult children, the Calhouns are expecting another picture-perfect event. But a brutal murder in the middle of the celebration transforms the yearly gathering into a homicide scene, and all the guests into suspects.Behind their façade of perfection, the Calhoun family has been keeping some very dark secrets. Parents who use money and emotional manipulation to control their children. Two sons, one the black sheep who is desperate to outrun mistakes he's made, and the other a new father, willing to risk everything to protect his child. And a daughter: an Instagram influencer who refuses to face the truth about the man she married.As the investigation heats up, family tensions build, and alliances shift. Long-buried resentments surface, forci

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Ghostalker Ropa Moyo and her rag-tag team of magicians are back in The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle, the third book in the spellbinding USA Today bestselling Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu.She came for magic. She stayed to solve a murder . . . Ropa Moyo is no stranger to magic or mysteries. But she's still stuck in an irksomely unpaid internship. So she's thrilled to attend a magical convention at Dunvegan Castle, on the Isle of Skye, where she'll rub elbows with eminent magicians. For Ropa, it's the perfect opportunity to finally prove her worth. Then a librarian is murdered and a precious scroll stolen. Suddenly, every magician is a suspect, and Ropa and her allies investigate. Trapped in a castle, with suspicions mounting, Ropa must contend with corruption, skulduggery and power plays. Time to ask for a raise?Edinburgh Nights series:The Library of the DeadOur Lady of Mysterious Ailments

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Two women''s lives and identities are intertwinedthrough World War II and the Korean Warrevealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century.Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories. Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling authorCan''t I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her maidservant in the early 20th century. When the daughter's suitor is arrested as a Korean Independence activist, and she is implicated during the investigation, she is quickly forced into marriage to one of her father's Japanese employees and shipped off to the United States. At the same time, her maidservant is sent in her mistress''s place to be a comfort woman to the Japanese Imperial army.Years of hardship, survival, and even happiness follows. In the aftermath of WWII, the wom

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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant.Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place...some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.Schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is fascinated by these stories....Until late one night, walking home through Wiley''s swamp, he finds that maybe they''re not just stories.What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universea standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe CosmereThe Stormlight Archive? The Way of Kings? Words of Radiance? Edgedancer (novella)?

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