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Codex Alera volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Now, Tavi must find a way to overcome the centuries-old animosities between Aleran and Cane, slavemaster and slave, Citizen and Proletarian, if an alliance is to be forged. And he must lead his Legion in defiance of the law, against friend and foe - before the hammer stroke of the Vord descends on them all."--Jacket.
"In his Codex Alera novels, author Jim Butcher has created a world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. For...
Author
Series
Atlas volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable. Old alliances fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair from the Society partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them....
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English
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"An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins. A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he's forbidden to wield and carves...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, The Cradle of Ice is a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread. To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed. A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster. Each step along this path has changed the party,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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"Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor's life of a staff officer to a Barrayaran Admiral. Ivan, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere leaving Ivan to enjoy like on Komarr. But when and old friend in Barrayaran intelligence asks Ivan to protect an attractive young woman Tej Arqua his chivalrous...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary...
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Series
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English
Description
Promoted and placed in charge of a top-secret spy operation for a fledgling Central Intelligence Agency, James Cronley discovers links between the former German intelligence chief and the Mossad before receiving shocking intelligence from an undercover agent.
" From the #1 New York Times- and Wall Street Journal-bestselling author comes the dramatic second adventure in the brand-new Clandestine Operations series about the Cold War, the fledgling...
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Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
696 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson. Obedient to the Alliance's surrender demands, the League is writing a new Constitution, to prevent the reemergence of out-of-control bureaucrats, like the "Mandarins" who led it to disaster. Frontier Security has been disbanded, the Outworlds' have regained control of their own economic destinies, and multiple star systems will soon secede from the...
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Series
Sun chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Princess Sun has finally come of age. Growing up in the shadow of her mother, Eirene, has been no easy task. The legendary queen-marshal did what everyone thought impossible: expel the invaders and build Chaonia into a magnificent republic, one to be respected--and feared. But the cutthroat ambassador corps and conniving noble houses have never ceased to scheme--and they have plans that need Sun to be removed as heir, or better yet, dead. To survive,...
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English
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As the brutal struggle for power nears its climax, the battered and divided kingdom faces a terrifying invasion by a supernatural army of the living dead.
"Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands...
12) Jumper
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world, which creates a fun and exciting life. Things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. He forms an uneasy alliance with another Jumper and becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.
13) The A-Team
Language
English
Formats
Description
Convicted by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, a daring team of former Special Forces soldiers must utilize their unique talents to break out of prison and tackle their toughest mission yet. It's going to take guts, split-second timing and an arsenal of explosive weapons, this is a job for The A-Team!
14) Class act
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (690 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aristocratic Kate Swift has always lived the champagne lifestyle, until her unsavory husband disappears, leaving her in trouble and in debt. She forms an unlikely alliance with a young burglar and a cowardly wreck of a journalist. Wit, instinct, theft, and sex are the dubious tools as they try to stay out of jail, and the poorhouse.
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