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The Water Dancer
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom.“This potent book about America’s most disgraceful sin establishes [Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate novelist.”—San Francisco ChronicleIN DEVELOPMENT AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Adapted by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kamilah Forbes, directed by Nia DaCosta, and produced by MGM, Plan B, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo FilmsNOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • Vanity Fair • Esquire • Good Housekeeping • Paste • Town & Country • The New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he’s ever known. So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia’s proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North. Even as he’s enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, Hiram’s resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures. This is the dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children—the violent and capricious separation of families—and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. Written by one of today’s most exciting thinkers and writers, The Water Dancer is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.Praise for The Water Dancer“Ta-Nehisi Coates is the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race with his 2015 memoir, Between the World and Me. So naturally his debut novel comes with slightly unrealistic expectations—and then proceeds to exceed them. The Water Dancer . . . is a work of both staggering imagination and rich historical significance. . . . What’s most powerful is the way Coates enlists his notions of the fantastic, as well as his fluid prose, to probe a wound that never seems to heal. . . . Timeless and instantly canon-worthy.”—Rolling Stone
Revenge in Violent Hues
The Headmaster has been killed.Welcome to Citra Buana, an academy built to weaponise the dead. Hidden within the enchanted forests of Gemerlapan, a Reflection inside the Mirror of 1990s Alor Setar, the enemy is quick to claim the throne like moths to a flame.Amalia Maganti can communicate with ghosts ever since the mysterious death of her father six years ago. On the night of her 18th birthday, she discovers that her father’s paintings are portals to the hidden realm—a direct entry to the different parts of Gemerlapan, right beneath her abusive mother’s nose.Armed with the dead, a secretive mentor, a weretiger, and the voice of an unknown creature buried deep inside her mind, will Amalia succeed in finding the truth behind her father’s death?Will she learn to control the shadows and summon her true power against those who have wronged her, once and for all?
Reverend Insanity 1 : A Demon's Nature Doesn't Change
Volume 1 - A Demon's Nature Doesn't Change"Go on. The road to the future will be interesting."A story of a villain, Fang Yuan who was reborn 500 years into the past with the Spring Autumn Cicada he painstakingly refined. With his profound wisdom, battle and life experiences, he seeks to overcome his foes with skill and wit! Ruthless and amoral, he has no need to hold back as he pursues his ultimate goals. In a world of cruelty where one cultivates using Gu - magical creatures of the world - Fang Yuan must rise up above all with his own power. Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth.The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn.Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew.A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn.A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu.The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope…And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases!
Magic Strikes
When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it's a job for Kate Daniels!Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games - an invitation-only, no-holds-barred ultimate preternatural fighting tournament - she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community . . .
Before We Say Goodbye
The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold SeriesThe regulars at the magical Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow. In the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors: the husband with something important left to say; the woman who couldn't bid her dog farewell; the woman who couldn't answer a proposal; and the daughter who drove her father away.Featuring signature heartwarming characters and wistful storytelling, in the beautifully haunting Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi asks: Who would you visit if you could travel through time?Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1) Tales from the Cafe (Book 2) Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3) Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4) Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5) Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
Forever...
From A Knight in Shining Armor to The Mulberry Tree, Jude Deveraux’s bestsellers sparkle with stunning originality, heartfelt wit, and adventurous passion. Now, this superb storyteller mixes the flavor of a classic fairy tale with a very modern love story—set in a town locked in the shadows of an abiding evil.Darci Monroe overcame a childhood of neglect with an ebullient spirit, a positive attitude…and extraordinary determination. Now the resourceful young woman, hired as Adam Montgomery's personal assistant, devotes more than just professional attention to this devastatingly handsome millionaire. But one thing bars Adam from accepting Darci's love: he is intent on discovering the secret of his parents' disappearance, for she possesses the otherworldly abilities needed to help him fight a terrifying mistress of the dark arts. What Darci ends up offering is a gift greater than Adam ever hoped for, for Darci loves with all her heart, and all her soul, forever…
Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store
'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail'Hugely inventive and wise, we adored this heart-lifting adventure' Heat Magazine|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ||It has been a year since Penny first walked through the doors of DallerGut Dream Department Store, and surviving a year at the store means one thing . . . She is now an official employee of the dream industry! She can finally take the express commuter train to the Company District, where all the dream production companies are located and discover how all raw dream materials and testing equipment are produced.But the Company District is not quite what she expected, it hides the darker underbelly of the magical industry that Penny thought she was a part of. Penny discovers the Civil Complaint Center, full of people filing complaints about their dreams. She also learns about the regular customers who have stopped coming to the store. As she gets to the bottom of each complaint, she begins to expand her horizons, transforming from just selling dreams to understanding what lies in the hearts of their lost regulars. Return to the DallerGut Dream Department Store delves deeper into the dream industry and its customers. Why do some of them buy a dream and never return? Will Penny and her colleagues be able to bring their regulars back?Readers are OBSESSED with this dreamy duology:'I was delighted to discover how Penny had developed' 'Deliciously, quirkily, bonkers... And brilliant!''Just as charming and joyful as the first''The concept, lore & worldbuilding are so unique and well-realised'
Mapping: The Trash-Tier Skill That Got Me Into a Top-Tier Party (Manga) Volume 2
Note’s been working hard to train his way up to dungeon diving with the Arrivers, but things take an unexpected turn when Force suddenly announces he’s leaving the party to run away with the love of his life. The problem is that the other Arrivers know Force’s supposed soulmate by her reputation. In fact, Roslia has made quite a name for herself as a heartbreaker—they call her Crusher. So, when Note realizes that Force has simply been bewitched, he sets off on a curious quest to get their party leader back!
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Manga) Vol. 6
Hajime and his companions have returned to the town of Ur, where a horde of demons looms just over the horizon. The town might not mean anything to him, but after hearing a heartfelt plea from his old teacher, Hajime decides to try saving it. Bolstered by the overwhelming power of the dragonborn princess, Tio, Hajime's party stands against an entire army all by themselves!
The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 8
The time has come for the towering, fearsome General Pujol to tie the knot. The wedding ceremony is set to take place far from the capital, and circumstance demands that Queen Aura stay close to the throne. That means Zenjiro has to go in her place, which comes with its own problems. Tradition requires he take a woman with him as his escort; whoever is chosen will be considered a candidate to become his concubine. Unexpectedly, Princess Freya declares her interest in the role. Is this foreign princess trying to ensnare Zenjiro in a second marriage?
Skeleton Knight in Another World (Manga) Vol. 7
Arc and gang have arrived in Tagent, only to find it overrun by undead soldiers and dark giants! In the midst of this chaos, Chiyome is attacked by Sasuke, her fellow warrior in the Jinshin clan, who's been turned undead himself. When one of the Hilk cardinals--a formidable enemy with seemingly infinite magic--joins the fray, will this spell doom for Arc and his band of intrepid adventurers?
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 13
Rudeus enrolled at the Ranoa University of Magic to unravel the secrets of a magical calamity, but he keeps getting caught up in new kinds of trouble. Now he's in the position to dish out some trouble of his own, with two animal-eared bullies at his mercy. Between being the new top dog on campus and experiencing some very confusing feelings for the charismatic Silent Fitz, Rudy's school days aren't easy!