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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Decamp with an innocent toiler and his mysterious female companion to a metaphoric world in the clouds—a strange, vertiginous perch that reveals startling insights about the twisted dynamics of love and power.

Balcony of Fog

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#hardcover #fiction #fantasy #ya #youngadult 

Alabama

From the bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrison—a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos. The Great War is over. The city of Lower Proszawa celebrates the peace with a decadence and carefree spirit as intense as the war’s horrifying despair. But this newfound hedonism—drugs and sex and endless parties—distracts from strange realities of everyday life: Intelligent automata taking jobs. Genetically engineered creatures that serve as pets and beasts of war. A theater where gruesome murders happen twice a day. And a new plague that even the ceaseless euphoria can’t mask. Unlike others who live strictly for fun, Largo is an addict with ambitions. A bike messenger who grew up in the slums, he knows the city’s streets and its secrets intimately. His life seems set. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotion—and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets. But dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo’s, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new war always looms.

The Grand Dark

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#hardcover #scifi #stanlee #fantasy #books

Stan Lee's Alliances

Set in Lee's Alliances Universe, co-created by Lee, Lieberman, and Silbert, and along with Edgar Award-nominated co-writer Rosenfield, this novel is packed with the pulse-pounding, breakneck adventure, and the sheer exuberant invention that have defined his career as the creative mastermind behind Marvel's spectacular universe.

A Trick of Light

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#hardcover #fiction #fables #fairytales #fantasy #aesops 

California

Brief tales about animals illustrate moral principles and lessons of life, and include the stories of a crow who finds a clever way to get a drink of water, and a disappointed fox who decides the grapes he couldn't reach were sour.

Aesop's Fables

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South Carolina

Weaves an incredible mystery based on a haunted quilt.

Stitches in Time

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#hardcover #livingbook #picturebook #kids #children #fantasy #imagination #childrens #childrensbook #vintage 

Oregon

Masquerade 

Tor published hardcover 2005. Like new. #silvermaytarnish #fantasy #series 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

The Dales of Andre Norton's Witch World have endured wars, natural disasters, the predations of strange creatures, and treachery. None loves the land as well as Lorcan, orphaned at birth, who has sought his birthright for as long as he can remember. Exiled from his native land when it was invaded by Alizon, he spent his youth in Paltendale where he was treated as an outsider, especially by Hogeth, an heir of that dale, who resented Lorcan's presence when both were still young men.When he came of age, Lorcan left to seek his own destiny. Since then, he has fought valiantly to rid the Dales of the Alizon invaders, but not even his efforts can prevent the deaths of many people, and the destruction of many keeps and garths. The war now over, he has survived, but so have those who would plunder the lands of the survivors. And among the plundering bandits is his nemesis from Paltendale, now more bitter and determined to vanquish Lorcan.During his travels Lorcan has joined with five blank shields, who, fighting together for common cause, become his boon companions. Then he meets a young noble lass, from a dale known as Honeycoombe for its beekeeping. Her dale has been decimated by the war, but with Lorcan and his band, she will try to rebuild a home where they all can live in peace. Lorcan feels that he might at last find happiness with the valiant fair maiden. But Hogeth now leads marauders across the dales, destroying what they cannot rightfully have, and there will be no peace in the dales until Lorcan and Hogeth settle their old, bitter score.

Silver May Tarnish

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Tor published hardcover 2001. Like new #knightofknave #series #fantasy 

Times are changing in Rendelsham. The old King is dead, and the foolish Prince Florian has assumed the throne. Florian's mother, Queen Ysa of the House of Oak, still controls the land from behind the scences, but her job grows more difficult every day. Her unworthy, headstrong son is harder to control than her husband was, and she must spend more time than ever masking her own movements. Her husband's illegitimate daughter Ashen, heir to the nearly dead House of Ash, still causes trouble byher very existence, and must never be given an opening to the throne. The barbarian Sea-Rover clan presents problems from the edge of the Bog, Ysa's newest magical ally has been exposed as a traitor, and nothing is going as Ysa had planned.

And still the unknown yet encroaching threat from the North continues to grow.

Through births and deaths, marriages and duels, love and betrayal, magic and force, the four Houses of Rendelsham can only survive by the strength of their unity--but is unity possible in such a court of intrigue as this one?


Knight or Knave

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First edition/First printing hardcover published 1994. Like new. #thehandsoflyr #andrenorton #fantasy #firstedition 

Alnosha, a young diviner who has studied with the last priestess of the goddess Lyr, must join forces with Kyrn, a High Born fleeing for his life, in an attempt to restore Lyr's greatness.

Hands of Lyr

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#hardcover #fiction #fantasy #youngadult #adventure #series #unpluggedbookbox #ya 

Contender Book 1

Introducing an epic new trilogy from Taran Matharu, author of the New York Times–bestselling Summoner series. Throughout history, people have vanished with no explanation. A group of teenagers are about to discover why. Cade is settling into a new boarding school, contemplating his future, when he finds himself transported to another realm. He soon discovers their new world is populated with lost remnants from the past: prehistoric creatures, ancient relics, and stranger still — people. Overwhelmed by his new surroundings, Cade has little time to adjust, for soon he and his fellow classmates are forced to become contenders in a brutal game, controlled by mysterious overlords. But who are these beings and why did they choose these teens? Cade must prepare for battle . . . because hiding is not an option.

The Chosen

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"[A] clever girl-power take on the Robin Hood legend."-The Buffalo News

Fans of Meagan Spooner's Hunted and CJ Redwine will love this reimagining of the legend of Robin Hood. Girl power rules supreme when a modern girl finds herself in the middle of a medieval mess with only her smart mouth and her Olympic-archer aim to get her home.

   Ellie Hudson is the front-runner on the road to gold for the U.S. Olympic archery team. All she has to do is qualify at the trials in jolly old England. When Ellie makes some kind of crazy wrong turn in the caverns under Nottingham Castle--yes, that Nottingham--she ends up in medieval England.
   Ellie doesn't care how she got to the Middle Ages; she just wants to go home before she gets the plague. But people are suffering in Nottingham, and Ellie has the skills to make it better. What's an ace archer to do while she's stuck in Sherwood Forest but make like Robin Hood?
   Pulled into a past life as an outlaw, Ellie feels her present fading away next to daring do-gooding and a devilishly handsome knight. Only, Ellie is on the brink of rewriting history, and when she picks up her bow and arrow, her next shot could save her past--or doom civilization's future.

"A rollicking time travel adventure that will sweep you away to the forest of Nottingham. Be prepared for surprises around every corner and a stubborn, strong-willed heroine you'll root for from the moment she picks up her bow!"-Colleen Houck, New York Times bestselling author of the Reawakened series and the Tiger's Curse series

"This cheeky take on the Robin Hood legend is pure fun. Connolly's swashbuckling debut will satisfy any adventure fans."-Booklist

"This fresh take on the Robin Hood mythology...is well worth it."-Publishers Weekly

"Fans will enjoy Ellie's escapades as she runs around Sherwood Forest, bumping into bad guys, and teens interested in historical fiction with a generous mix of action/adventure will appreciate this page-turner....[Hand to readers of] Renée Ahdieh's The Wrath & the Dawn series, David Almond's A Song for Ella Grey, and Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora."-SLJ

"An appealing mix of tough and vulnerable...humor and complexity...make this absorbing time travel tale a refreshing change of pace."-Bulletin

No Good Deed

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Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness. Evie's only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie's feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate. Gillian Shields's electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance.

Immortal

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

This book contains the complete novels: The War of the Worlds, The First Men on the Moon and When the Sleeper Wakes. Also included are a variety of short stories, including the noted The Country of the Blind, The Empire of the Ants, The Valley of Spiders, and The Man Who Could Work Miracles.

In addition to those spectacular accounts, Stories of the Stone Age are included as an extra bonus. These stories appear exactly as they did in the illustrated magazines that were prevalent in the early 1900s. This collection of Well's most famous science fiction breathes new life into these already thrilling stories, some of which have not been seen in decades.nbsp;Wells published his first science-fiction novel in 1895 to widespread acclaim.nbsp;This illustrated, hardcover collection makes the perfect gift for any science fiction reader and lover of literature.nbsp;

H. G. Wells Collector's Book of Science Fiction

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This hardcover book was purchased new, never read in my library since 2018. Book and dust jacket jacket in new condition( See all Photos)  #fantasy #ya #bestseller #youngadultfiction #hardcover #Mythical #Romance #GhoulsAndEnemySoldiers #RebelsOfTheSandsSeries #AlwynHamilton

A Rebel Of Sands Novel

The breathtaking finale to the "New York Times"-bestselling series. Armed with only her revolver, her wits, and her untamable Demdji powers, Amani Al'Hiza must rally her skeleton crew of rebels for a rescue mission through the unforgiving desert to a place that, according to maps, doesn't exist.

Hero at the Fall

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Artemis Fowl the Opal Deception

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Tom Taylor has lived his life being mistaken for Tommy Taylor, the boy wizard from the world-famous series of novels penned by Tom's long-lost father Wilson. However, after a series of strange events start to parallel the lives of both Taylors--fictional and real--Tom realizes that he might be the character on page made flesh.

In this first-ever original graphic novel spinning off from the pages of the critically acclaimed THE UNWRITTEN series, writer Mike Carey explores the origins behind Tom's mysterious powers and the odyssey his father has sent him on.

The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice

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Virginia

Book3

Jimena, who has the gift of seeing the future, must call on the skills she developed as a gang member when Cassandra, a Follower of the evil Atrox, hatches a plot that may destroy the moon goddesses and those they love.

Night Shade

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Book5

Stanton is in love with Serena. But it is a relationship that can never be. Stanton is committed to the Atrox, an ancient evil that has been around since the beginning of time. And Serena is a Daughter of the Moon, a force of good whose mission is to stop Stanton and his kind.

The Sacrifice

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Decamp with an innocent toiler and his mysterious female companion to a metaphoric world in the clouds—a strange, vertiginous perch that reveals startling insights about the twisted dynamics of love and power.

Cast off into the clouds to experience the conflict between the power of love and the love of power.
 #hardcover #fiction #dystopian #fantasy #scifi #LikeNew 
 

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Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra.

Kane Chronicles, the, Book Two the Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles, the, Book Two)

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Michigan

Orson Scott Card's The Lost Gate is the first book in the Mithermages series from the New York Times bestselling author of Ender's Game.

Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself.

He grew up in the rambling old house, filled with dozens of cousins, and aunts and uncles, all ruled by his father. Their home was isolated in the mountains of western Virginia, far from town, far from schools, far from other people.

There are many secrets in the House, and many rules that Danny must follow. There is a secret library with only a few dozen books, and none of them in English -- but Danny and his cousins are expected to become fluent in the language of the books. While Danny's cousins are free to create magic whenever they like, they must never do it where outsiders might see.

Unfortunately, there are some secrets kept from Danny as well. And that will lead to disaster for the North family.

The Mithermages series
The Lost Gate
The Gate Thief
Gatefather

The Lost Gate

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#hardcover #fantasy #middlegrade #fiction

✅ Public School Superhero

✅ I Totally Funniest

A Middle School Story

Winning the New York state finals in a middle-grade comedy contest, wheelchair-bound Jamie travels to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals, an ambition that is interrupted by a friend's troubles and a family health scare. 750,000 first printing.

Rich Shapero

Balcony of Fog

Richard Kadrey

The Grand Dark

Stan Lee; Kat Rosenfield

A Trick of Light

S. A. Handford; D. L. Ashliman (Introduction by, Introductions and notes by); Aesop Aesop; V. S. Vernon Jones (Translator); Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)

Aesop's Fables

Barbara Michaels

Stitches in Time

Kit Williams

Masquerade

Andre Norton; Lyn McConchie

Silver May Tarnish

Andre Norton; Sasha Miller

Knight or Knave

Andre Norton

Hands of Lyr

Taran Matharu

The Chosen

Kara Connolly

No Good Deed

Gillian Shields

Immortal

H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells Collector's Book of Science Fiction

Alwyn Hamilton

Hero at the Fall

Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl the Opal Deception

Mike Carey; Peter Gross (Illustrator)

The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice

Lynne Ewing

Night Shade

Lynne Ewing

The Sacrifice

Rich Shapero

Balcony of Fog

Rick Riordan

Kane Chronicles, the, Book Two the Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles, the, Book Two)

Orson Scott Card

The Lost Gate

James Patterson

✅ Public School Superhero

James Patterson

✅ I Totally Funniest

James Patterson; Chris Grabenstein; Laura Park (Illustrator)

✅ I Even Funnier