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Temeraire volume 1
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English
Description
When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temeraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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English
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"The final adventure in the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series. The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory...but at a terrible price. Lawrence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army back west, but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Termeraire and Iskierka's egg. Now,...
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Series
Temeraire volume 8
Language
English
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Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Capt. William Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East.
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Series
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Capt. Will Laurence is serving with honor in the British Navy when his ship captures a French frigate harboring a most unusual cargo--an incalculably valuable dragon egg. When the egg hatches, Laurence unexpectedly becomes the master of the young dragon Temeraire and finds himself on an extraordinary journey that will shatter his orderly, respectable life and alter the course of his nation's history.
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English
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Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, as an epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the dragons' ranks. Only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected and must stand as the only means of airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. As Bonaparte's dragons harrow Britain's ships, Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, take wing to Africa in search of a cure for the deadly contagion.
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Chicago Review Press
Language
English
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"In the first-ever comprehensive survey of the world’s female buccaneers, Pirate Women tells of the women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside—and sometimes in command of—their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. Here are their stories, from ancient Norse warriors...
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Series
(Chris R.).Iron elves volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
English
Description
Konowa Swift Dragon, former commander of the Empire's elite Iron Elves, is looked upon as anything but ordinary. He's murdered a Viceroy, been court-martialed, seen his beloved regiment disbanded, and finally been banished in disgrace to the one place he despises the most -- the forest. Now, all he wants is to be left alone with his misery...but for Konowa, nothing is ever that simple. The mysterious and alluring Visyna Tekoy, the highborn daughter...
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English
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Three years past, Matt had found a fateful scrap of parchment in the college library... Cross the void of time and space! Seek and find your proper place! The runes were a spell - and they had whisked Matt away to a world where reciting verse worked magic. There Matt's talent for poetry had won him fame, power, and the heart of the woman he loved, the beautiful Queen Alisande ... Winning Alisande's heart had been easy; winning her hand was going to...
10) Majesty
Author
Series
Storm and spire volume 2
Publisher
Stefanie Lozinski
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The sacrifices to the gods have ceased.A wicked king thirsts for power.A forbidden love threatens everything. Raised from birth to fulfill the duties of his role as Envoy, Wes Cervos had always known where his place was in the Four Kingdoms. But ever since meeting his best friend-a dragon called Celesyria-everything has changed. After escaping the prison where he'd been held on charges of blasphemy, Wes finds himself facing new challenges. The Codex...
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones A Penguin Classic The most popular mythological creature in the human imagination, dragons have provoked fear and fascination for their lethal venom and crushing coils, and as avatars of the Antichrist, servants of Satan, couriers of the damned to Hell, portents of disaster, and harbingers...
12) King's conquest
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Series
Twin souls volume 17
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Unhindered by the efforts of Thomas Walpish, late of His Majesty's Cavalry, and Skara Bethany, a newly-made wyvern, mage Vistos continues to convert 'followers' by offering them poisoned sweets. Thomas and Skara have sworn an oath to rid the world of the cursed mage but he has a powerful ally. What price are they willing to pay for their honor? And will it be enough? Alain Casman and his centaur sister, Lisette Marie, are released on the Jasram Plains...
13) Arcade master
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Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How well do you know your games? These just-for-fun apps are a great way to unwind, relieve stress, challenge your skills, and play against your own high scores. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad."
Radiant
Radiant is an action space shooter designed as a tribute to classic arcades.
Barbarian Snake
The snake with more action than ever! Play in classic or action mode to fight off opponents. Collect lives and energy...