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Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Keina Kagami's life support accidentally gets cut off, she suddenly finds herself in the body of the high elf Cayna, her avatar in the VRMMORPG known as Leadale. But two hundred years seem to have passed from when she last logged in, and as she seizes this second chance at life in a world both familiar and strange. She'll have to figure out for herself just how much as changed in all that time..." --
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Cayna is finally getting used to a Leadale two hundred years removed from the VRMMORPG she knew. Despite enjoying life in a small town, she's eager to seek out new adventures and familiar faces, so she embarks on a journey to the royal capital. But how can a Skill Master from the past start over as a novice adventurer without causing a scene? And how will Cayna's three 'children' react upon hearing about her arrival?"-- back cover.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cayna's new life had gotten off to a good start--she'd reached the royal capital of Felskeilo, gotten in contact with her three children, and taken on some commissions as a rookie adventurer. But after she learns a shocking truth about the land of Leadale from one of her fellow Skill Master's Guardian Tower that's been abandoned for these past two hundred years, it's hard for her to stay quite so upbeat..."--Publisher's description.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At twenty-two, a naive Midwesterner, Adrienne Miller got a lucky break when she was hired as an editorial assistant at GQ. The mid-nineties were still the golden age of print journalism, and a publication like GQ then seemed the red-hot center of the literary world, even if their sensibilities were manifestly mid-century-the martinis, the male egos, and the unquestioned authority of kings. Still, Adrienne learned to hold her own in a man's world,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Calvin Millet struggles to cope with a series of disasters--his wife leaves him, his daughter is terminally ill, his store faces bankruptcy, and his house is destroyed by a tornado--but the arrival of a mysterious stranger, traveling salesman Vernon L. Moore, who arrives in town to sell games of chance to the store and possesses an uncanny talent for asking life-altering questions, helps Calvin and the other inhabitants of Ebb, Nebraska, rediscover...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"With its peaceful, hardworking Amish population, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a rural paradise. But former NYPD homicide detective Elizabeth Harris knows that evil lurks there--it's just easier to hide... By solving the murders of two local girls,Elizabeth has gained some trust from the Amish community. So she's the first person its members turn to when a fast and fatal illness takes hold, though many believe that the sickness stems from a...
Author
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain and the death of Alfred the Great have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's 'Dark Ages' can still be explored through material remnants but above all, landscapes. In the Land of Giants explores Britain's lost medieval past by walking its paths and exploring its lasting imprint on valley, hill and field. From York to Whitby, from London to Sutton Hoo, from Edinburgh to Anglesey...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the world's foremost experts on the effects of recreational drugs on the mind and body, a powerful argument that the greatest dangers from drugs flow from their being illegal, and a field guide to their use as part of a responsible and happy life. Dr. Carl Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former Chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs...
Author
Series
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders is the 20th book in the original Tom Swift series.
"Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his inventions and adventures make the most interesting kind of reading."
"These spirited tales convey in a realistic way, the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and other successful inventions. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their
...Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Antarctica is a land of extremes--the coldest, windiest, highest, and driest place on the planet. It's a world where the sun stays hidden half of the year and where visitors must undergo a week of special training before it's safe to go outside (watch out for lava bombs!). It's also a place of stark beauty, history, and endless scientific research. Join beloved author G. Neri on his long-dreamed-of voyage to the ice, where he taps into his inner...
Author
Series
Eirlandia volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Conor and his sword companions must leave the safety of the fairy kingdom for the barbarian Scá́́́Łlda threaten to overrun Eirlandia. As he fights for his people's survival, Conor discovers that several of the clan leaders have betrayed their nation by aiding the Scálda. The corruption is such that Conor and his men choose to become outcasts, clanless and open to attack by friend and foe alike. They form their own warband...and the...
Author
Series
Weenies volume Book 1
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories about kids who find themselves in some strange situations. These stories originally appeared in two volumes: Kidzilla, and: The witch's monkey & other tales.