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"When Patricia Delfine was six years old, a wounded bird led her deep into the forest to the Parliament of Birds, where she met the Great Tree and was asked a question that would determine the course of her life. When Laurence Armstead was in grade school, he cobbled together a wristwatch-sized device that could send its wearer two seconds into the future. When Patricia and Laurence first met in high school, they didn't understand one another at all....
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This is a collection of three storys concerning dragons. For more than thirty years, Pern has conjured visions of brave men and women mounted upon the backs of dragons. To experience its extraordinary dragons is to soar aloft with them and share their dazzling adventures.
3) Empire state
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"It's a parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple. It's a city where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes who once kept the streets safe have fallen into deadly rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York ... until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all...
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Questioneers volume 2
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"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--
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Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock was young, handsome, an excellent dresser, and third in line for the Throne of Man. So it wasn't surprising that he also became spoiled, self-centered, and petulant. But that was before he found himself shipwrecked on the jungle planet Marduk, full of damnbeasts, carnivorous plants and barbarian hordes. If anyone can get him off Marduk alive, it's the Bronze Battalion of the Empress's Own Regiment. But will Prince...
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Iggy is delighted when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a mansion featuring his favorite architectural periods, but unless the Questioneers can find its missing antiques, the house may be lost forever. Includes information about Art Deco and Art Nouveau, facts about unusual cats, a recipe for ice cream, and a biographical note on Ida B. Wells.
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"It's been 925 summers since the Jemen introduced zyme, a bioluminescent algae, into the world's ocean and unwittingly triggered an Ice Age that has consumed most of the planet. All but a handful of Jemen flew to the stars, but before they left, they recreated several extinct species that had thrived in the last Ice Age. After almost a thousand summers, the archaic hominins that struggle along the edges of massive glaciers are dwindling. All they...
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"Eleven essential classics in one volume. This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders...
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Maximum Ride volume 2
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After a short stay with an FBI agent who gives them a chance to attend school and live a normal life, the six genetically-altered, winged youths head toward Florida and Max's ultimate destiny--to save the world, whether she wants to or not.
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13th reality volume 2
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The Realities are in danger--and from something more terrible than Mistress Jane and the mutated Chi'karda of the Thirteenth Reality. Master George has learned that Mr. Chu from the Fourth Reatlity is working on a mysterious new weapon called Dark Infinity. But no one has any idea how to stop the weapon--or even if it can be. To make matters worse, Tick and his friends have been kidnapped, forced to wink from Reality to Reality, solving impossible...
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Starfist volume 10
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How bad is the upcoming mission facing the battle-hardened Marines of 34th Fleet Initial Strike Team (FIST), the military's unofficial alien first-contract force. The last thing these Marines expect to find is themselves in the middle of an invasion and a mysterious war--with none other than 34th FIST as Emeny #1. Whatever happens, they'll deal with it, because they're Marines, determined to be ready ... and to give worse then they get. -- From the...
15) Ice orphan
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Rewilding report volume 3
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"It's been 925 summers since the Jemen introduced zyme, a bioluminescent algae, into the world's ocean and unwittingly triggered an Ice Age that has consumed most of the planet. All but a handful of Jemen flew to the stars, but before they left, they recreated several extinct species that had thrived in the last Ice Age. After almost a thousand summers, the archaic hominins that struggle along the edges of massive glaciers are dwindling. All they...
16) The sandman
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When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus, the immortal king of dreams, stories, and the imagination, is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three "tools" that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to confront...
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Voyagers volume 6
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Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save the planet are six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy. And it's up to the Voyagers-, a team of four remarkable kids and an alien, to gather them all and return to Earth. The Voyagers have made it to the last planet. If they complete this mission, they can finally go home. But they've been in space a long time, and...
19) Savage skies
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"A hostile world that will doom the human race ? or save it, if a few survivors can unlock its secrets ? After waking up with no memories in an underground facility, a squad of elite soldiers and scientists must try to recall what their mission is. But first, it's a race against the clock to escape their collapsing bunker before it becomes a tomb. Topside, an even more dangerous world of fiery skies and desolate terrain awaits. As they venture out...