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The City and Its Uncertain Walls
A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.STEP INTO THE CITY. . . When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own.When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library – a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he’s willing to lose.A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.'A love letter to books, libraries and librarians' Financial Times, Books of the YearPRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI'The world's most popular cult novelist' Guardian 'Wild and thrilling. . . Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked' Sunday Times'Totally gripping' Daily Express'It’s safe to say that there’s no one like Murakami' Literary Review'No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades' Financial Times
The Girl in the Woods (Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 10)
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrik Hedström and Erica Falck – irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.A missing childWhen a four-year-old girl disappears in the woods outside Fjällbacka, people are horror-struck. Thirty years ago, a child went missing from the same spot, and was later discovered, murdered.A murderBack then, two teenage girls were found guilty of the killing. Could one of them be the culprit this time? Detective Patrik Hedström starts investigating, with his wife, bestselling crime writer Erica Falck, by his side.A community torn apartBut as Patrik and Erica dig deeper, it seems that everyone in the tight-knit community is hiding something. And soon, the residents must confront the fact that there could be a murderer in their midst...
Spellcasters Spy Academy Series - The Complete Series
Witches are dying at Spellcasters Spy Academy.And I'm always nearby when the bodies are found.Convincing some people of my innocence is impossible. Like hot-as-hell Alex Wardwell, who makes my heart race even though he shuns me in the corridors.So between passing the dangerous training Spellcasters requires, convincing others they’re wrong about me, and trying to stay alive, I’m going to have a busy year.Thank the universe I’ve always been up for a challenge.Spellcasters Spy Academy Series is a paranormal academy series with an espionage twist! This series is perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Vampire Academy. Suitable for ages 16 and up. A completed series boxset with 3 novels and 1 novella.
Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man! -- VIZ Media
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal... -- VIZ Media
Four Lives Remain: Tatsuya Endo Before Spy x Family
A young girl fighting her way through bounty hunter school. A princess forced to flee her moon empire after a coup. Witch-hunters hell-bent on killing with bloodsucking swords. And a group of ragtag musketeers tracking down armed robbers. In these early works by Tatsuya Endo, creator of the hit series Spy x Family, follow the adventures of four resourceful and unexpected heroes as they discover that true strength, power, and beauty can be found in walking the path one believes in. -- VIZ Media
The Empress's Dagger
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. As the Qing Empire continues to crumble, the Empress is more desperate than ever to find a way to secure her stranglehold on the country. Every day, she forces Jiayi to use her powers to see into the past to the time of Empress Wu to discover the secret to securing power.But Jiayi already knows the answer.Empress Wu’s dagger is more than it appears. Blessed with an ancient power, the dagger can be used to make and destroy empires.Jiayi’s ability to travel through time is growing stronger, and she is not sure she wants to use that power to prop up a dying empress. There is only one man she wants to save. The man she lost her heart to. A man who died over a thousand years ago.Zhihao knows he cannot fall in love with Jiayi, a palace slave. But with each passing day, his feelings grow stronger.When a ghost from his past walks into his life, Zhihao may have to choose between his country and the woman he loves.Secrets will be revealed in the second exciting installment of the Touching Time Trilogy!Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy
The Slave's Necklace
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. Kill the Empress, save China.That is what people from all sides are telling Jiayi. She not only has the power to kill the empress, but to set up a new future for China. Jiayi has spent her life as a palace slave. Freedom for China could mean a lifetime of servitude for her.And Jiayi is tired of living for everyone else.As Jiayi’s powers grow, she finds herself living more and more in the past, even as the future is barreling toward her.Zhihao’s past is catching up with him, leaving death and heartache in its wake. Zhihao is going to have to make a choice, but he isn’t sure he can do it alone.Jiayi and Zhihao stand on the precipice of a new world. But they will only survive if they can overcome the past and stand together, no matter how much it hurts.Get lost in time in this thrilling conclusion to the Touching Time Trilogy!Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy
The Child's Curse
An exciting prequel to the fantastic time travel historical romance series, Touching Time. In a single moment, her life was no longer her own…On the streets of Peking, Sparrow survives by picking pockets and stealing food from street vendors, until the day she touches an item that sends her hurtling through time, awakening a power in her she cannot control or understand.Sparrow is forced to use her “trick” to tell fortunes, an endeavor that is exhausting at best, and deadly at worst. Every day becomes a nightmare that Sparrow is afraid she will never escape.But then she catches the attention of the Empress herself. A woman of immeasurable cruelty and power—the woman with the ability to change Sparrow’s destiny forever…Don’t miss The Child’s Curse, the exciting prequel to the Touching Time Trilogy.Keywords: free book, free romance book, free fantasy, free novel, romance books free, free books to read and download, time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, free time travel books, free time travel romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy
The Emperor's Seal
A fantastic time travel romance series set in Qing Dynasty Era China. The Emperor’s Seal – the divine symbol of the Emperor on earth – is missing. The Empress will do whatever it takes to get it back. Jiayi has a gift – she can travel through time just by touching historical artifacts. More than anything, she wants to escape the clutches of the Empress and run away to a foreign land. Finding the Emperor’s Seal could be her only chance at freedom, but is she willing to risk the wrath of the Empress? Historian and wannabe archaeologist Zhihao has no love for the Empress or the Qing Dynasty, but when the Empress orders him to find the Emperor’s Seal in exchange for funding China’s first history museum, he cannot refuse. It is only after he accepts the assignment that he realizes the key to finding the seal lies in the hands of a palace slave. Civil unrest and encroaching foreign powers threaten Jiayi and Zhihao's mission and lives as they hunt for The Emperor's Seal.Keywords: time travel romance, complete series, historical fiction, historical romance, time travel fiction, time travel historical romance, time travel romance books, time travel books romance, Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy, time travel books, time travel adventure, time travel alternate history, time travel alternate history, time travel complete, time travel fantasy, sale, discount, great deal, new deal
Charmed: The War on Witches
Having won the ultimate battle against the forces of darkness, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige—The Charmed Ones—are looking forward to a hard-earned, peaceful future. But when Phoebe’s former love, Cole, returns from the dead and the sisters are reunited with Prue, now imprisoned at the magical convergence between the realms, a dangerous new threat emerges.As seemingly normal mortals violently steal the magic of witches, The Charmed Ones must shield their kind while protecting themselves from a modern-day witch hunt.Charmed: The War on Witches continues the story of the Halliwell witches, picking up where the hit television series, Charmed, left off. With only the Book of Shadows to guide them, the Halliwell sisters are the fulfillment of their ancestor Melinda Warren’s prophecy that three sisters descending from her line would become the most powerful witches of all time. As The Charmed Ones, the sisters use the Power of Three to protect the innocent and banish evil from the Earthly realm.
Charmed: Let Gorgons Be Gorgons
When Piper, Phoebe, and Paige undo a spell that turned a local politician to stone, they little realize the powerful magic behind the hex. As attacks on innocents mount, The Charmed Ones enlist the help of their sister, Prue, confined on the magical Nexus, only to learn that the most heinous of mythical creatures—a gorgon—is to blame.Freed from her underground tomb, Medusa joins her sisters in a crusade to avenge womankind, turning those who cross her to stone forever. At the same time, dark magic seems to be undoing all of Phoebe’s good works, distracting her from the impending battle with the gorgons. With time running out, will the sisters be able to defeat Medusa and restore their innocents to life?Inspired by the hit televisions series Charmed, the new novel Charmed: Let Gorgons Be Gorgons continues the story of the Halliwell witches. With only the Book of Shadows to guide them, the Halliwell sisters are the fulfillment of their ancestor Melinda Warren’s prophecy that three sisters descendin from her line would become the most powerful witches of all time. The sisters use the Power of Three to protect the innocent and banish evil from the Earthly realm.