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The Magnus and the Maiden is the story of a group of intrepid youths raised on a hidden island and led by the maiden Kasmira that venture into the mysterious mainland. There they encounter the Magnus, the warrior emperor of the mainland and the keeper of the Cards. Of all the mysteries they seek, it is the Cards and the wisdom granted to the keeper, that intrigues them most.
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They are a family in exile. After so many years, mother and daughter now have hope in a granddaughter who holds the promise of redressing the past evil and freeing those they love and serve.At seventeen, Amethyst Fairfield's greatest joy has been to study gemstones that are found on Bear Claw Mountain- their properties and their uses. Suddenly her life has changed drastically and she learns of her history only after the Magician Balik, cousin to her...
83) The Chaos Mage
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At seventeen years old, Verena Bane's nomadic lifestyle is as unpredictable and chaotic as a thunderstorm.
But, when Verena and her best friend, Trivia, arrive in Myrdana for the city's famed summer solstice festival, Verena's entire world is turned upside down.
After accidentally enlisting into a brewing war with opposing sides as old as history itself, Verena can only rely on herself and her new-found magic as she ventures deeper into the hidden...
84) Wicker House
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Wicker House follows seventeen-year-old orphan, Isabella, as she plans her life after the orphanage. It was the only life she had ever known. How would she even be able to afford an apartment on a cafe-waitress salary? Walking past mansions and historic homes, her mind races, trying to think of her next move. Then two words above a door catch her eye: Wicker House. After speaking with the property's proprietor, she learns Wicker House is a women's...
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For months, seventeen-year-old Fern has been sneaking out on her mother-really sneaking out-through a magical portal to an island halfway around the world. There, the grandmother Fern never knew existed needs her help rejuvenating their ancestral land. She has always been good at growing things, but that's not magic. And magic is what the island needs.
With its energy running out, the land is breaking apart, and the caretakers demand a real witch...
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When Scotland Yard involved the Professor and his young ward Martin Kingswraith in the strange case of the 'Depleted Men', neither of those skilled white wizards, or Lux Texentes, could foresee the terrible dangers they would face. In the soot-coated cobbled streets of late Victorian London, Kingswraith must overcome his greatest challenge or perish in the attempt.
Kingswraith would receive help from the strangest quarters, not least Penelope Epimeliad...
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Ernie Chadwick is a bookish sixteen year old and not the adventurous type. He was named after a 16th century uncle, King Ernest Chadwick. Legend spoke that the King never really died after a gypsy foretold his doom. A night of celebration ended with the King's youngest son murdering his elder brother, to claim the title as heir to the throne. Hence! The King vowed to live forever, thus denying his younger son the throne. Whilst Chadwick sleeps...
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Rulisa doesn't want to be a good witch. She wants to be a bad witch. But after her second expulsion from a powerful magical school, Rulisa's father sends her packing off to White Magic Academy. Not only is this school a laughstock in the witch community, her goody-goody-two-shoes death-enemy is thriving there. When you add visits from her con artist father, an assigned friend who won't leave her alone, and the minor matter of assassins from Black...
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The exciting sequel to The Clandestine Queen.
Fifteen-year-old Maggie Abernathy risked everything to return home and become queen of the witches, but now that she has been crowned, she must embark on a dangerous sea voyage to gain the queen's blessing, one that every queen before her has received. There, Maggie is given a cryptic warning that means nothing to her, but a prickling at the back of her mind tells her it is important.
Shortly after returning...
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La paix proposée aux humains par Yrarn, le plus puissant de tous les vampires, cache-t-elle des intentions malveillantes ? Les questions abondent et la suspicion grandit.
Yrarn doit faire face à la trahison.
La relique de Berzé, une croix ayant trempé dans le sang de nombreux prêtres qui se sont sacrifiés pour lui conférer un pouvoir surnaturel, devient un précieux objet de convoitise. Il est dit que, sur un vampire, elle agit comme un soleil...
93) The Mark Series
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This is a bundle of books 1 and 2 of The Mark Series.Destiny's Mark Danni has made quite the name for herself as a free-lance photographer.Her love life with Miles resembles her career no strings attached. She is in control of the wheel and is moving full speed ahead that is until she learns that there is more to her life than meets the eye. In walks Damian, the level-headed, arrogant, but desirable model with a huge secret about Danni, that sends...
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the second Shakespearian war has taken a toll on everyone. from Tessa going blind, to monsters in the dead of night, attacking people. powers not seen for centuries are becoming commonplace, and it is Tessa's first year at Mount Colour Academy. Abagail will lour Tessa to her hideout, claiming she wants to be destroyed, but it is a trap. a madman has made a device that can temporarily take away a practitioner's power and is using it in the library...
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One thousand years have passed, and the time has come again for the world to be reset. The Rat King has other plans and nothing will stand in his way to finish this ritual forever! The four must journey from each of their homelands, join together and perform the millennial ritual at The Tower of Darbone to bring the world back into the Light. The dark journey for The Four will be treacherous, but getting past the rat armies and their allies will challenge...
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The story revolves around the polite young man (Raed), who used to live with his father, the honorable merchant (Abd al-qader), who was exposed to a conspiracy due to the envy and hatred of one of them against his father then he turns into a cheetah by black magic and finds himself in the enchanted forest and meets many opponents and friends among them is the gazelle (Amira), and they are exposed together to exciting events and separate difficult...
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(She IS saving the world for herself!) Just when Burlie McLauren is finally crawling out of her mental pit an insane, elemental being drags her back in. He's out for revenge, slow and deadly revenge. Why? What did she do?! What could she do, she's a teen with no magic, but this thing is going to destroy all life on Earth to make her pay.
And Burlie will destroy all life on Earth if she stops him.
Great, just great, but nothing is getting in Burlie's...
98) There Be Demons
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Britt doesn't even dream demons exist. Then the Angeli draft her to fight them.
When the stone effigy she finds turns into a live gargoyle and tells her she must learn Magic or Grace to fight demons, headstrong Britt Kelly wants to run the other way. She has enough problems fitting into a new high school in the projects and coping with her parents' divorce, thank you.
Gillen, the centuries old leader of the Gargoyle Guardians, knows he has a serious...
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Venture into the heart of Elontra, where wizards rule and a century's long fight for power persists. The Dark Shadows' cruel reign strikes fear into every magical being in the land, making their lust for control even stronger. Teenagers Merissa and Derik are, caught in the struggle for power, their fates intertwined as they are, forced to run for their lives. Witches and Vampires is a fast-paced adventure of love, betrayal, heartbreak, and the fight...
100) Tainted World
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After being sent to a confusing and terrifying new world, Ariella promises herself that she will find a way to get back home. No matter what it takes. After being poisoned, attacked, and lost deep in the forest, the group knows that if they stay in Nargo, none of them will be alive much longer.
Just as things are starting to look up with the help of a new friend, and they think they might have found a lead, Daymon goes missing. When they track him,...
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