The Lightning Conjurer


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Four years after the collapse of the Inner circle, the Asterian Order is functioning as Aspen and the late Magistrate envisioned; containment centers have been shut down, antiquated laws have been abolished, and free elections for a new Prime Minister are underway. In the meantime, Aspen and her fiancé, Aiden, have been enjoying their peaceful life out of the spotlight and away from the Order. However, in the absence of containment and conviction, the line between freedom and secrecy has been blurred; amid the turmoil, a fresh wave of Elemental Supremacism is threatening to take hold of the Asterian Parliament. To combat this, Ori announces his bid to become Minister. If he loses, his radical opponent will be turning dangerous rhetoric into a stark reality that poses a direct threat to the entire human race. While he and Aspen embark on a crucial political mission, Aiden, Eileen, and Sophia are joined by an old nemesis to carry out their own top-secret quest: scouring the globe for rogue Elementalists with extraordinary powers. If they succeed in recruiting these hundreds of Wilders to their cause, they'll have a slew of newcomers to support Ori's campaign. But if they fail, their adversary will have access to the greatest army of Elementalists the world has ever seen. The stakes have never been higher for Aspen and her friends... and losing has never been more dangerous.




The Conjurer's Daughter


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The Conjurer's Bird


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The Conjurer’s Bird is a beautiful story in the spirit of Possession that is as exciting as The Club Dumas, inspired by one of the great puzzles of natural history: that of the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta. Seen only once, in 1774, by Captain Cook’s second expedition to the South Seas, a single specimen was captured, preserved, and brought back to England. The bird was given to famed naturalist Joseph Banks, who displayed it proudly in his collection until its sudden, unexplained disappearance. Two hundred years later, naturalists continue to wonder if the world will ever get another glimpse of the elusive bird. Were it not for a colored drawing done by the ship’s artist, there would be nothing to say that the bird had ever existed. The Conjurer’s Bird is a gripping literary mystery and passionate love story that tackles the intrigue surrounding the celebrated Banks, his secret affair with an enigmatic woman known only as “Miss B,” and the legendary bird that becomes a touchstone for their love. Seamlessly spanning two time periods, The Conjurer’s Bird is at once the story of this romance and of a present-day conservationist named Fitz, who is drawn into a thrilling and near-impossible race to find the elusive bird’s only known remains. An Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and Quality Paperback Book Club




The Conjurer's Riddle


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Includes excerpts from The turncoat's gambit and Nightshade.




Red Dog


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A blistering, brutal novel of the South African frontier from a major new literary voice In the eighteenth century, a giant strides the border of the Cape Colony frontier. Coenraad de Buys is a legend, a polygamist, a swindler and a big talker; a rebel who fights with Xhosa chieftains against the Boers and British; the fierce patriarch of a sprawling mixed-race family with a veritable tribe of followers; a savage enemy and a loyal ally. Like the wild dogs who are always at his heels, he roams the shifting landscape of southern Africa, hungry and spoiling for a fight. Red Dog is a brilliant, fiercely powerful novel - a wild, epic tale of Africa in a time before boundaries between cultures and peoples were fixed, based on the life of a real historical figure.




Aeroman


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In a more technologically advanced time than our own the story of Aeroman is about an ordinary boy named Markus Ward. After a failed suicide attempt the self-destructive teen acquires powerful abilities in order to protect the planet from a looming external threat. However, with a blatant disregard for natural law Aerolad and later Aeroman finds himself on a dark and bloody path. Follow the titular protagonist in this Science/Fantasy epic as he becomes one of the world's most infamous protectors with the help of his creator, Mistress Construct. His partner in crime Black Specter and the others who follow him fight in a deeply rooted struggle between bad versus evil. Making uneasy alliances and questionable judgment calls, Aeroman and his companions' battle forces that seek to plunge their world and reality itself into a realm of pure darkness and chaos.




The Girl Who Talks to Ashes


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Fifteen-year-old Willow is terrified of her new baby, Lilah, who has a peculiar form of epilepsy. Every time Lilah's eyes glaze over, terrible things happen: flowers shrivel, food goes to rot - even Willow's long, auburn hair turns stark white. But it's the death of the family cat that becomes the last straw; in the middle of the night, Willow and her mother dump the infant at the fire station two towns over - and are never heard from again. The next morning, Chief Stanley Quinn takes Lilah home and cares for the toddler as best as he can. With medication, her epilepsy remains under control... For the most part. But as a teenager, Lilah isn't always keen on taking her pills, and when she sneaks away to a rock concert with the cutest boy in school, something terrible happens, landing both of them in the hospital. After Stanley breaks down and confesses everything to his adopted daughter, she decides to track down the young girl who gave her up sixteen years ago; the young girl who never made it home that night... The young girl who is now presumed to be dead. Soon, Lilah's quest to find her birth mother becomes a quest to solve a sixteen-year-old missing persons case. She has everything she needs to find her - she just needs to learn how to control her peculiar 'gift' before she kills someone. Again.




Conjurer's Coffin


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In the cheerful, grubby backstreets of Soho, Jessie Milk finds herself a most unsuitable occupation as a receptionist in a hotel frequented by unsuccessful variety artists. Among the hotel's regulars is a dyspeptic conjurer with a plain wife and pretty assistant, both of whom drive him to distraction and encourage his professional and lethal tendencies . . . Miss Milk confides her troubles to a retired Merchant Navy captain, now employed as a store detective. Combining their resources they are pursue the murderer in the bustle and crush of Coronation week.




Conjuration Rising


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In this thrilling sequel to Dreambreath, Eylene must finally learn everything she can about Conjuration if she wants to survive. She will have to directly face the powers of Mortimeir's persuasion and Gwyn's growing strength to thwart the mouse's plan once and for all. But the more she learns, the more she turns away from even her own father and his master plan to control the behavior of the entire universe. Amidst Mortimeir's plan to have Sorcerers control everything, her father's plans to stop Mortimeir and finally unite the classes, and radical ideas that promote the mass murder of all Sorcerers and the destruction of any sort of unity, Eylene must find a way to stop this war and bring peace to the universe before it's too late.




The Brunonian


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