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City of Fantome volume 1
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English
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In the kingdom of Fantome, where shade-magic is controlled by rival guilds, Seraphine seeks revenge for her mother's murder while navigating her forbidden attraction to Ransom, heir to the enemy guild, as they become embroiled in a power struggle for control of the city's underworld.
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"This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. Monkey decides to try and save Samir from the...
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Sing me to sleep volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Saoirse Sorkova, a murderous siren whose very existence is illegal, is forced to work with the prince she hates to hunt a deadly killer--herself.
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Assassin's heart volume 1
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English
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Working as an official assassin in her kingdom's highest-ranking clan, Lea pursues a forbidden relationship with a boy from a rival clan that she believes is responsible for her parents' murders.
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Something dark and holy volume 1
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English
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A girl who can speak to gods, a prince who must learn whom to trust, and a boy with a monstrous secret seek to assassinate the king and stop a centuries-long war.
6) Diamond city
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English
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Pulled from the streets at age twelve and trained to become one of the most powerful assassins in Sumerand, Aina Solís discovers a conspiracy that could rewrite the kingdom's history and her own future.
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"Everyone thinks the Reaper of Sunpo-eighteen-year-old assassin Shin Lina-is dead. The only ones who know the truth are her cherished little sister and Haneul Rui, the icily gorgeous Dokkaebi Emperor, who she was sent to kill…and kissed instead. Now, with the potent Imugi venom surging in her veins, Lina's returned to right all wrongs. Already her body is changing, growing stronger, stealthier, and more agile, with serpentine scales she can call...
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Poison's kiss volume 1
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English
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In an alternate world based on the mythology of India, a girl trained since birth as a "poison maiden" in the Raja's service is ordered to kill a boy she loves.
10) Strike
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Hit (Delilah S. Dawson) volume 2
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English
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"After faking her own death to escape her term as an indentured assassin for Valor Savings Bank, Patsy is on the run with her boyfriend, Wyatt. Left with no good choices, Patsy's only option is to meet with a mysterious group that calls itself the Citizens for Freedom"--
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Monstrous devices volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Alex, nearly thirteen, flees with his grandfather across snowy Europe to escape the human and mechanical assassins that pursue them, trying to retrieve a powerful object.
12) Firebug
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Firebug volume 1
Language
English
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Ava, a contracted hit man who can start fires with her mind, hits the road with her friends, desperately trying to escape the Coterie, a magical mafia, while keeping the murder to a minimum after she is asked to kill a family friend by Venus, who killed Ava's mother.
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Queen's secret volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Cal and Lilac are forced to face dark forces apart, the strength of their love--and their kingdom--are put to the ultimate test"--
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Throne of glass novels volume Prequel
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English
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In these five prequel novellas to "Throne of Glass," feared assassin Celaena embarks on daring missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny.
16) Never say genius
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Genius Files volume 2
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English
Description
As their cross-country journey with their parents continues through the midwest, twins Coke and Pepsi, now thirteen, again face strange assassins at such places as the first McDonald's restaurant and Cedar Point amusement park.
17) Throne of glass
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After she has served a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, Crown Prince Dorian offers eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien her freedom on the condition that she act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
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2025.
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English
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"Tru has been hiding all her life. Her parents taught her to conceal her bastion Talent: indestructible skin, muscles, and bones. In a world where Talents are common and varied, no one trusts a bastion--they're too powerful. Hiding failed to keep Tru's parents alive, but moments before their murder, Tru's mom pointed her to Logan Dire, a famed recluse assassin who adopted and trained orphaned Tru. At seventeen, she's still hiding. Not even her closest...
19) Dragon's kiss
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Blood and flame sage volume 1
Publisher
Dragon Leaf Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Every month, the great black dragon comes. Every month, a child is snatched. That's all the village of Kalma knows. But Semra was one of those children, and she knows the truth: there is a dragonlord in the mountain, raising the children into his own personal syndicate of assassins. When seventeen-year-old Semra learns they aren’t fighting evil but are in fact evil themselves, she risks everything to expose the dragonlord. As one young, nobody assassin...
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Genius Files volume 5
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English
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"Tween twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald have finally reached the last leg of their wacky and dangerous cross-country road trip, but they must fend off a host of strange assassins before they reach their home in California"--
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