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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos) By Samantha Shannon Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781635570304
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - February 18th, 2020

Get ready for Samantha Shannon's new novel, A Day of Fallen Night, coming in February 2023!

The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle).

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE


A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos) By Samantha Shannon Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781635577921
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - February 28th, 2023

The New York Times bestselling stunning, standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree.

“A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex.” Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne


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The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien (Illustrator) Cover Image
By J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780547928227
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 18th, 2012

The journey through Middle-earth begins here with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy.


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Uprooted: A Novel By Naomi Novik Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780804179058
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Published: Del Rey - March 1st, 2016

NEBULA AWARD WINNER • HUGO AWARD FINALIST • “If you want a fantasy with strong characters and brilliantly original variations on ancient stories, try Uprooted!”—Rick Riordan
 


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When Women Were Dragons: A Novel By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593466575
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Published: Anchor - May 16th, 2023

A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.
 


Beowulf: A New Translation By Maria Dahvana Headley Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780374110031
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Published: MCD x FSG Originals - August 25th, 2020

Named one of the Best Poetry Books of 2021 by The Guardian

Longlisted for the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry. Picked for Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction in Translation of 2020. Named a Book of the Year by NPR, Vox, and The New Statesman. Picked for Loyalty Books’ Holiday List.


Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series #1) By Tamsyn Muir Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250313188
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Published: Tordotcom - July 14th, 2020

15+ pages of new, original content, including a glossary of terms, in-universe writings, and more!

A USA Today Best-Selling Novel, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle!

WINNER of the 2020 Crawford Award


A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle #1) By Ursula K. Le Guin Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780547722023
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Published: Clarion Books - September 11th, 2012

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman)


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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) By Rebecca Yarros Cover Image
$29.99
ISBN: 9781649374042
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Published: Entangled: Red Tower Books - May 2nd, 2023

An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book

"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."Booklist, starred review


The Mabinogion (Oxford World's Classics) By Sioned Davies (Translator) Cover Image
By Sioned Davies (Translator)
$13.95
ISBN: 9780199218783
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Published: Oxford University Press, USA - May 11th, 2008

Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history--these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion.


Guards! Guards!: A Novel of Discworld By Terry Pratchett Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780062225757
Availability: Backordered
Published: Harper - April 30th, 2013

Welcome to Guards! Guards!, the eighth book in Terry Pratchett’s legendary Discworld series.


The Eye of the World: Book One of The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250768681
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Published: Tor Books - August 11th, 2020

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!

The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One.


Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition): 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon) By George R. R. Martin, Doug Wheatley (Illustrator) Cover Image
$22.00
ISBN: 9780593598009
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Published: Bantam - July 12th, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon


The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) By Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338660425
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Published: Graphix - September 21st, 2021

Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers.

When Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mom and new stepdad, her biggest concern is making friends at her fancy new boarding school.


Sea Serpent's Heir, Book 1 By Mairghread Scott, Pablo Tunica (Artist) Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781534321298
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Published: Image Comics - October 18th, 2022

For teenage Aella, growing up is hard. Even harder when you find out that you're the reincarnation of an ancient sea serpent that's destined to destroy the world, in a graphic novel trilogy from acclaimed creators Mairghread Scott and Pablo Tunica.

THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING.


War and Peace (Vintage Classics) By Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by) Cover Image
By Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translated by), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translated by)
$22.00
ISBN: 9781400079988
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Published: Vintage - December 2nd, 2008

From the award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov comes this magnificent new translation of Tolstoy's masterwork.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read


The Part about the Dragon Was (Mostly) True By Sean Gibson Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781956136616
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Published: Parliament House Press, LLC - April 4th, 2023

TERRY PRATCHETT meets THE WITCHER in this pee-your-pants-laughing fantasy novel.



The Silmarillion By J.R.R. Tolkien Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780544338012
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - October 7th, 2014

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. This mythopoetic masterpiece is a must-read before you watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Prime Video.


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The Sea, the Sea By Iris Murdoch, Mary Kinzie (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Iris Murdoch, Mary Kinzie (Introduction by)
$20.00
ISBN: 9780141186160
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Published: Penguin Classics - March 1st, 2001

Winner of the prestigious Booker Prize—a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a playwright as he composes his memoirs 


Eragon: Book I (The Inheritance Cycle) By Christopher Paolini Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780375826696
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - April 26th, 2005

Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini—Murtagh, coming 11.7.23!

A new adventure hatches in Book One of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. 


League of Dragons: Book Nine of Temeraire By Naomi Novik Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593359624
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Published: Del Rey - November 8th, 2022

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the ninth and final volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars draw to a close and the final battles play out.

“An extremely satisfying resolution.” —Booklist (starred review)


Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir By Linda Ronstadt Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781451668735
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Published: Simon & Schuster - September 2nd, 2014

In this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose forty-five year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story of h


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The Gormenghast Novels By Mervyn Peake Cover Image
$31.95
ISBN: 9780879516284
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Published: The Overlook Press - December 1st, 1995

“A gorgeous, volcanic eruption . . .


David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music By Darryl W. Bullock Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9781468316919
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Published: Abrams Press - April 30th, 2019

David Bowie Made Me Gay isthe most “sweeping” and “comprehensive” (Kirkus Reviews, A Best Nonfiction Book Selection) history of LGBT music ever compiled, encompassing a century of music by and for the LGBT community.
 
From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of mod


The Neverending Story By Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim (Translated by) Cover Image
By Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim (Translated by)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780140386332
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Published: Puffin Books - January 1st, 1993

Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. 


The Hidden Dragon By Melissa Marr Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525518556
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - February 14th, 2023

A sea-faring girl and her friends take on pirates and grown-ups, and bond with dragons, as they work to make the world a better place, in this spellbinding fantasy by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr.


Dragon Rider By Cornelia Funke Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780545316484
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Published: Chicken House - April 1st, 2011

The blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic, now with a brand-new cover in anticipation of Book Two in the series!

The #1 New York Times Bestseller!With a lonely boy named Ben on board, the brave young dragon Firedrake sets out on a magical journey to find the mythical place where silver dragons can live in peace forever.


Seraphina (Seraphina Series #1) By Rachel Hartman Cover Image
$13.99
ISBN: 9780375866227
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Published: Ember - December 23rd, 2014

Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed.  Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve never imagined them before…
 


Dragonfall (Dragon Scales #1) By L. R. Lam Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780756418410
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Published: DAW - May 2nd, 2023

The first book in a new romance epic fantasy trilogy, in which long-banished dragons, revered as gods, return to the mortal realm

"An intriguing world, forbidden romance, unique magic, and of course, as many dragons as your heart could possibly desire.”
—Tara Sim, author of The City of Dusk


Dragonflight: Volume I in The Dragonriders of Pern By Anne McCaffrey Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780345335463
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Published: Del Rey - May 12th, 1986

Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffrey