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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"No British monarch has had a tougher act to follow. Now, after seventy years of waiting and preparation, King Charles III is not just the head of the most famous family in the world. He is the custodian of a thousand-year-old institution that must redefine its place in the digital age while others insist on rewriting the past. With unrivaled access to the king, the royal family, and the court, leading royal authority Robert Hardman brings us the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Hampton Court Palace has been the locus of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. Russel moves through the rooms and the decades to focus on the people who called Hampton Court their home. From the Tudors to the present, he captures the stories of the many sovereigns and servants who lived and worked in its halls. In doing so, Russel reveals the personal tragedy and political importance of this extraordinary...
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Series
Shepherd king volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
Author
Series
Awakening volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian--a royal who feeds on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are quite accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed relics, the Wilbies have recovered children abducted by chimney-wraiths, removed infestations of barb-nosed incubi, and ventured into the Gray Plains of the Unmade to soothe a troubled ghost. Well-acquainted with the weird, they never shy away from a challenging case. But when they are approached...
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Series
Flesh and false gods volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches. Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago, a massacre killed her parents and left the palace of Er empty... and she was the one who did it. Before King Kasa's forces...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A definitive and sweeping account of the life and times of the world's greatest conqueror--Genghis Khan--and the rise of the Mongol empire in the 13th century
Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols and Genghis Khan's rise from boyhood outcast to world conqueror. McLynn provides the most accurate and absorbing account yet...
10) Destroy the day
Author
Series
Defy the night volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he's desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully. An island away, Tessa Cade is heartbroken and angry. Grieving Corrick, and unsure how to find a way back to Kandala, she doesn't know who to trust. Until Rian--the man...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"The Little Regent begins with a short blurb, offering context on the Yoruba tradition of regency: "Among the Yoruba tribe of West Africa, when a king dies without a son, his daughter will rule until the kingmakers choose a new king. These female rulers are called regents." The story begins when Abioye is declared the temporary ruler of her West African village following her father the king's death, much to the chagrin of the village chiefs. At first...
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Series
Threads of power volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"It's been seven years since Kell, Lila, and Holland defeated the evil force known as Osaron. Lila has spent those seven years as captain of a ship, exploring her new magical world and occasionally spying for the Crown. Kell has spent them learning to fight with ordinary weapons now that wielding his magic causes him intense pain. Holland, of course, gave his life to defeat Osaron. But now a shadowy organization called the Hand is plotting against...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Trapped in a trunk, five puppets--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the truth...
14) Goddess crown
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a girl raised in secret must leave her sheltered rural home for the subtle dangers of the royal court, where she becomes caught up in deadly power struggles and romantic intrigue. Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the forested East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. Raised in a woodland idyll by a few kindly adult...
15) Master of furies
Author
Series
Firemane volume 3
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
When his wife is murdered by ruthless raiders, Declan Smith, hellbent on revenge, joins forces with a man on the same mission, while Hava, whose gift for piracy has earned the name of "The Sea Demon," closes in on those who unleashed the murderous hordes.
Ruthless raiders have massacred the inhabitants of Beran's Hill, including Gwen, wife of Declan Smith. Hollow of heart, his hopes burned to ashes, Declan swears to track down and destroy the raiders,...
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
After traveling from her home planet to Ouris and sneaking into the imperial ball to steal from the galactic elite, expert thief Cass is framed for the unexpected death of the emperor, and must work together withh a mysterious rebel to uncover the true plot and clear her name.
Author
Series
On Devonshire shores volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"When the Duke and Duchess of Kent rent a nearby house for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal couple's male staff in their seaside cottage--but soon they realize they've invited mysterious secrets into their home. With the arrival of their new guests, the sisters face surprising romance and unexpected danger."--
18) Wu Zetian
Author
Series
Women who were kings volume 2
Publisher
Bento Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"The first great woman of history of whom we are informed Hatshepsut - throne name Maatkare - was one of the greatest pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. And remarkably - a woman. In a civilisation that didn't allow women to rule, how did Hatshepsut ascend to the throne? What did she achieve, and what were her policies as a female politician? What makr did she make on Egypt as its female king? What his her story?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from the Tower of London. History has judged they were murdered on the orders of Richard III. This new book reveals the truth behind the greatest unsolved mystery in English history. Philippa Langley took the world by storm when, against all the odds and after a seven-year investigation, she discovered the grave of King Richard III (1452-1485) in a Leicester...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Seventeen-year-old MJ Robertson-Rodriguez leaves the human world for Biringan to rule the land of the mythical Encantos following the death of her estranged father, King Vivencio"--
MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world and guarding a heavy secret: She's not entirely human. MJ is half-encanto, a fairy from a world unknown to humankind, and as the only child of King Vivencio, she's also next in line for the throne. Now, upon her...
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