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Godsstation Godsstation
Ein weiterer Mord an einer ganzen Familie erschüttert London. Die Ermittlungen führen Lance und Gil aufs Land, wo in den 60er-Jahren in einem Waisenhaus alle Kinder in einem Opferritual getötet wurden, das mit den Morden in Verbindung steht. Schnell rücken Gilbert Sullivan und Lucian Campell ins Zentrum ihrer Nachforschungen, die sich nach ihrer Zeit im Waisenhaus ein gemeinsames Leben aufbauen wollten, bevor sie dort einen grausamen Tod fanden ...
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Cello's Gate (The Sky Pirates of Imperia, #1)
Maurice Africh
“Sky pirates, gunslingers, mythic knights, & treasure maps. This book has everything I’ve ever wanted in an epic future fantasy, all wrapped up in one stunning, action-packed debut.”Captain Grey and his crew of sky pirates have a reputation for doing the impossible. From breaking into high-security military research facilities to conning the iCity elite—there isn’t a lock they can’t pick, a safe they can’t break, or a hidden treasure they can’t find. Until now.Returning from a harrowing heist involving a neon battery and a trash chute, Grey and his crew are approached by Dalia, the immortal daughter of the infamous ArchGovernor—and she has an offer.The job? Locate and steal the Stones of Indigo—seven fabled rocks invested with godlike power. The search for the first stone is a bona fide treasure hunt, guided by an ancient map to a deadly, uncharted island that’s protected by a mysterious guardian. The score? One million credits per crew member, per stone. The catch? Well, that’s where things get a little complicated.The stones don’t exist. They’re a myth. A bedtime story told to little pirates to make them believe that power and wealth are attainable if you just work hard enough.And to make matters infinitely worse, Grey’s never trusted immortals, and Dalia’s definitely hiding something. Something bad. And if they don’t figure out what it is, it might cost them their lives.ONE CREW OF SKY PIRATESSEVEN MYTHOLOGICAL STONESA RACE TO FIND THEM ALL
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Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too.Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.
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I’m halfway through, and although this had me breezing through the first half…..I haven’t had time to read in a few days and now I’m reluctant to go back.
Someone give me the motivation!!!! Please. I’ve had this book on my TBR for so long, I didn’t really think I’d end up dnf’ing it.
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Godsstation Godsstation
Ein weiterer Mord an einer ganzen Familie erschüttert London. Die Ermittlungen führen Lance und Gil aufs Land, wo in den 60er-Jahren in einem Waisenhaus alle Kinder in einem Opferritual getötet wurden, das mit den Morden in Verbindung steht. Schnell rücken Gilbert Sullivan und Lucian Campell ins Zentrum ihrer Nachforschungen, die sich nach ihrer Zeit im Waisenhaus ein gemeinsames Leben aufbauen wollten, bevor sie dort einen grausamen Tod fanden ...
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I’m halfway through, and although this had me breezing through the first half…..I haven’t had time to read in a few days and now I’m reluctant to go back.
Someone give me the motivation!!!! Please. I’ve had this book on my TBR for so long, I didn’t really think I’d end up dnf’ing it.
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The Dark Lord's Guide to Hostile Corporate Takeover: The Dark Lord’s Guide Series
Timothy W. Long
From ruling the underworld to battling co-pays and deductibles—evil has met its match.
Dark Lord Morthisal Ebonwrath, Master of the Abyss, is moments away from losing his dark fortress and head to a hero's assault. He uses his last bit of magic to escape death—only to end up trapped in the mundane body of Vince Logan, an ordinary guy from modern-day Seattle. Stripped of his powers, Morthisal wakes up disoriented in a world full of strange contraptions, surrounded by people in white coats who think his cries for dominion over death are just signs of a "mental episode."
With no dark magic, Morthisal must navigate the bewildering modern world of insurance co-pays, office cubicles, and frustratingly useless minions (otherwise known as co-workers). Morthisal also finds himself falling—reluctantly and awkwardly—for Yvette Sterling, a high-powered CEO who scares him for all the wrong reasons. (Mostly because he likes her.). Between run-ins with technology and misunderstandings of modern customs, he realizes that he may be able to access some of his former powers, but at a very painful price.
Dark fantasy meets corporate satire, in a story where office politics and dark sorcery clash—one baffling day at a time.
This is the companion novel to REBORN AS A DARK LORD - this book can be read with no knowledge of the Reborn series.
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Judge Stone
Viola Davis
Viola Davis and James Patterson have written an incredible courtroom drama and created the most unforgettable character in years. All rise…for Judge Stone. The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South. Criminally, it’s open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it’s a choice between life and death. No judge can satisfy everyone. It would be dangerous to try. But Judge Stone is willing to fight to bring justice to the people and place she loves.
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The River Has Roots
Amal El-Mohtar
Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.
“Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.”
In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.
There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees.
But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk…
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Godsstation Godsstation
An exorcist is hired to solve a string of gruesome murders.
Warnings: graphic violence, assault, and gore.
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Butter Honey Pig Bread
Francesca Ekwuyasi
Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of the consequences of her decision.
Kambirinachi and her two daughters become estranged from one another because of a trauma that Kehinde experiences in childhood, which leads her to move away and cut off all contact. She ultimately finds her path as an artist and seeks to raise a family of her own, despite her fear that she won't be a good mother. Meanwhile, Taiye is plagued by guilt for what her sister suffered and also runs away, attempting to fill the void of that lost relationship with casual flings with women. She eventually discovers a way out of her stifling loneliness through a passion for food and cooking.
But now, after more than a decade of living apart, Taiye and Kehinde have returned home to Lagos. It is here that the three women must face each other and address the wounds of the past if they are to reconcile and move forward.
For readers of African diasporic authors such as Teju Cole and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Butter Honey Pig Bread is a story of choices and their consequences, of motherhood, of the malleable line between the spirit and the mind, of finding new homes and mending old ones, of voracious appetites, of queer love, of friendship, faith, and above all, family.
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