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1) Bronze
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Three years ago, ex-cop Kylie Nichols was framed for murder. Now, she's sick of running. Sick of tip-toeing around non-extradition countries and pretending to be a stranger. And she's been dreaming of revenge…When Russell Weisz created instant messaging app Ether, he never imagined it would be used by criminals. But now he's seen first-hand the damage it can do. He wants to make amends, but in Australia, it's not just the wildlife that's dangerous.Bronze...
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2023
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Paris, 1843. The incredible case brought by Count Skarbek against the rich art dealer Northbrook continues, with new revelations surging forth by the day. The judge seems to have decided in favor of Skarbekalias Louis Paulus, the famous painter who disappeared more than a decade beforewhen yet another shockwave is sent through the courtroom, in the form of composer Frederic Chopin, who has his own take on this tale of murder and double-crossing.
3) Bronze Magic
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Exiled by his power-hungry brothers, Prince Tarkyn encounters the woodfolk: a secretive group of telepaths living deep in the woodlands.When bounty hunters attack, Tarkyn narrowly escapes with the aid of the forest-dwellers, and discovers a secret about their source of magic. Embracing his new identity, allegiances are formed as the woodfolk hail Tarquin as the Guardian Of The Forest.But can he find a way to protect this mysterious realm, and seize...
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Bob Blake and his boys arrive at Joe Jackson's ranch to find him missing. While Slim cheats Dusty out of his money using ventriloquism and marked cards, Blake tries to find Jackson. Learning that Thorne and his gang hold him prisoner, he and his men trail them. When Thorne's gang gets the drop on them, Slim puts his ventriloquism to work.
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Nachdem Call und seine Freunde unter Einsatz ihres Lebens den Feind des Todes abgewehrt haben, richtet das Magisterium eine Party für sie aus. Statt zu feiern, muss Call jedoch den Angriff eines Chaosbesessenen abwehren. Eigentlich sollte das Wesen im Verließ unter der Schule festsitzen, doch irgendjemand hat es herausgelassen. Es muss im Magisterium jemanden geben, der Call töten will. Oder sind vielleicht sogar beide Makaris in Gefahr? Die Freunde...
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He's my keeper… He came in on a gust of cold November wind and changed the pattern of my breathing.Even before I knew he was there for me, I was willing to bend to him.He had a mission and he fulfilled it.I'm saved. I'm home. I'm safe. Until I'm not. Now, he's my keeper.He's cold. He's arrogant. He's rude as hell. To him, I'm a nuisance.To me, he's a god. I'm a noisy house sparrow.He's a lethal panther. We shouldn't make sense.But fate sure does...
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Time is of the essence as Pax Armata remains in limbo. The Nomical Order has begun questioning Emperor Yujen's leadership as rumors spread. The Seven Colonies of Man fear they may soon be at war with one another once more. Deep within the Claudius Colony, Code Silver leads a team of Prometheans in an effort to save his allies. There they find themselves face to face with two sun gods in an assault that will be known as the 'Battle of Ash and Stars.'...
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During the Neolithic and Bronze Age-a period covering some 4,000 years from the beginnings of farming by stone-using communities to the end of the era in which bronze was an important material for weapons and tools-the face of Britain changed profoundly, from a forest wilderness to a large patchwork of open ground and managed woodland. The axe was replaced as a key symbol, first by the dagger and finally by the sword. The houses of the living came...
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☆ Winner of the 2019 Gold Quill Award for Adult Fiction ☆ The Bergers have prospered in Bergerton since the day that Jonathan Berger's great-great grandfather refused to move from the very spot where his donkey cart had toppled over on the side of the road. Fortune smiles upon them all-until a catastrophic fire strikes on the night of the annual Feast of Sullivan, and they find themselves lost and scattered to the winds. But despite facing runaway...
10) Legacy of Bronze
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A crown forged by death.
A fleet bent on destruction.
A clash of cities that will change everything.
In a storm of fire, a dead tyrant stakes his claim on the world once more. Manon Barca, desperate to save her brother from a cruel fate, bends the knee, determined to withstand any price.
Across the sea, Eska de Caraval searches for a legend. Confronted with chaos and unanswerable questions, questions challenging her very identity, she must determine...
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This book is a fascinating discussion of the development of the military equipment of the earliest organized armies. Dan Howard describes the development of weapons, armor and chariots, how they were made and their tactical use in battle. Spanning from the introduction of massed infantry by the Sumerians (c. 26th century BC) through to the collapse of the chariot civilizations (c. 12th century BC), this is the period of the epic struggles described...
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"The Copper Gauntlet [Book Two of Magisterium] is full of twists and turns, surprises and wonders. I can't wait to read more of this series." -- RICK RIORDAN
From Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes the third installment in the New York Times bestselling series that defies what you think you know about the worlds of good and evil. Praise for Magisterium Book One: The Iron Trial:* "A thrilling coming-of-age story that embraces fantasy tropes...
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A historical fiction like no other
A young shepherd boy living between the no mans land of civilization and beyond is taken and made slave by an invading army enroute to his homeland. Led by an undefeated general with a penchant for cruelty, this unassuming adolescent careens his way into the commander's good graces through a witless charm.Finding out only all too late that the little shepherd boy was not at all what he had seemed, the unconquerable...
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Deeply interested in theology but never satisfied with the commonplaces of faith, Edward Lense wrote liturgical poems that delve into the meaning of belief. Both free verse and formalist, they employ biblical imagery such as transformative fire, living water, spiritual cleansing, and certainty of salvation to reveal their importance for modern times. Following the tradition of Milton, Donne, George Herbert, and T. S. Eliot, the poet tells of no easy...
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Examines the culture and chronology of increasingly complex urban societies in western Anatolia during the Early Bronze Age.
Bringing together expert voices and key case studies from well-known and newly excavated sites, this book calls attention to the importance of western Anatolia as a legitimate, local context in its own right. The study of Early Bronze Age cultures in Europe and the Mediterranean has been shaped by a focus on the Levant, Europe,...
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Year 2018: the bronze crown disappears from the icon of the Palazzo della Signoria in Jesi, which has always been above the rampant lion, symbolizing the royalty of the city. A new enigma to solve for the scholar Lucia Balleani who, finally met love in the young archaeologist Andrea Franciolini, will have to rediscover with him some unknown sides related to the life of her ancestor Lucia Baldeschi. So let's go back, together with our two heroes, back...
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