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2101) Call of the raven
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"The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Augustus Mungo St John is accustomed to the wealth and luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger, and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester. Camilla,...
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Flashman lies, steals, duels, and wenches his way from 1839 England to India to the wilds of Afghanistan. Along the way he survives military incompetence, ambushes, torture, venomous snakes, and vengeful women ... and emerges against all odds as a bona fide hero of the realm.
2104) For the love of Gelo!
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"Chorkle and its human friends Hollins, twins Becky and Nicki, and Little Gus (who is now lobbying to be called Medium Gus) have been warped to a strange new galaxy. When Kalac is stranded on neighboring planet Kyral, the gang takes matters into its own hands (and thol'grazes) and sets off on a daring rescue mission"--
2105) Solo seis meses
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"Elizabeth Minerva había intentado mantenerse alejada del legendario aventurero Roark Black y centrarse en su carrera y en su deseo de convertirse en madre soltera, pero el libertino cazador de tesoros podía ayudarla con la financiación para el tratamiento de fertilidad a cambio de un pequeño favor... Para salvar su querida casa de subastas y su propia reputación, Roark debía sentar la cabeza con una mujer sensata. Tras seis meses de falso compromiso,...
2107) The King's marauder
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"The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. His frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among spiteful neighbors and family, and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the South Atlantic. At last, there's a bright spot. When fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission; not a frigate but a clumsy, slow two-decker Fourth Rate 50. Are his frigate days over for good? Lewrie's...
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"For the Goddess of Wisdom, what Athena didn't know could fill a book. So the assault on Olympus left them beaten and scattered and possibly dead. So they have to fight the Fates themselves, who, it turns out, are the source of the gods' illness. And sure, Athena is stuck in the underworld, holding the body of the only hero she has ever loved. But Hermes is still topside, trying to power up Andie and Henry before he runs out of time and dies, or the...
2109) Girl on a motorcycle
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"Give me the money," says the robber to the Los Angeles security guard. The guard looks at the gun and hands over the money. The robber has long blond hair and rides a motorcycle -- and a girl with long blond hair arrives at Kenny's motel -- on a motorcycle. Is she the robber?
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"The Mandalorian, a solitary bounty hunter, is sent to secure the Child at the request of a ruthless Imperial Remnant, which is all that remains of the once all-powerful Galactic Empire. The journey to return his passenger to the client proves more dangerous than anyone could have ever imagined, but the Child demonstrates a mysterious power that changes everything about the Mandalorian's mission"--Back cover.
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Orphaned Cressida, a magnificent singer, and her twelve-year-old brother Adam attend the by-invitation-only Festival of Youthful Genius, where they join forces with a former race car driver to try to stop a bizarre creature from stealing the talents of the young prodigies.
2113) The circus of adventure
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When a young foreign boy, Gustavus, who is with them on holiday is kidnapped, Phillip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack, and Kiki the parrot follow the kidnappers to a strange land and uncover a plot to assassinate the king.
2115) The stolen crown
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"Ellie Dray and her League of Archers are keeping Robin Hood's legacy alive by stealing from the rich to help the poor, but when they discover someone is trying to steal the crown, they learn that some things may be out of their league"--Provided by publisher.
2117) Oakwing: a fairy's tale
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After Rowan is mysteriously transformed into a tiny fairy, she is thrust into a world of fairy clans and talking robins where, she discovers, her long-missing mother is also trapped.
2118) Bloody cross: 3
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"Recovering the first Prophecy Book nearly cost Tsukimiya her life, so securing the second will be no small feat. Now that Satsuki has mobilized in the race to collect God's inheritance, he and Tsuzuki clash violently when the second Book and its key appear simultaneously in two separate locations. Tsuzuki has the conviction, but does he have the strength to defeat the fallen angel, whose determination is such that he is willing to fly in the face...
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"El pirata protagonista del viejo libro encontrado en las mazmorras... El audaz del capitán Fogonazo. ¡La maravilosa historia del pirata más aventurrero del mundo! tiene un ojo azul sospechosamente parecido al de Carapuntada. ¿Será el mismo? Carapuntada no quiere abondonar a su venerado profesor Erasmus aunque desea averiguar sus orígenes, pero cuando este desaparece nuestro pequeño héroe decide lanzarse sin vacilar... ¡a surcar los mares...
2120) El aprendiz
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"1902. Isaac Bell lleva un par de años en la agencia de detectives Van Dorn cuando le encargan su primer trabajo en solitario. Debe investigar diversos actos de sabotaje cometidos por supuestos activistas radicales en las minas de carbón de Virginia Occidental. Pero, al presenciar un terrible accidente, Bell empieza a pensar que los responsables de la tragedia son provocadores profesionales a sueldo. Simples ejecutores de un plan deliberado en...