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by Rudyard Kipling
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An Irish orphan in British India navigates the 'Great Game' of espionage while devoted to a Tibetan lama on a quest for enlightenment.
by Nora Sakavic
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A runaway's desperate gamble for a family on a collegiate sports team forces him to confront his murderous past and the dangerous secrets of his new teammates, all while playing a brutal, high-stakes game.
by Penelope Douglas
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A woman with a hidden past becomes entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a man seeking a mysterious twelfth floor in an abandoned hotel, all while struggling with an undeniable attraction that could betray her deepest secret.
by Pierre Boulle
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When a human journalist crash-lands on a planet where intelligent apes dominate and humans are feral beasts, he must fight to prove his sentience before humanity's last spark is extinguished.
by Joelle Charbonneau
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A leader chosen to rebuild society must confront the truth behind her government's programs before it consumes her and everyone she loves.
by Giovanni Boccaccio
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Amidst the Black Death, ten Florentine youths retreat to the countryside, telling a hundred tales of love, lust, and life's unpredictable turns.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew must unravel the secrets of a haunted mansion and its vanishing treasures while confronting a vengeful client of her father, all before a hidden staircase reveals its next victim.
by Scott Meyer
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A slacker discovers reality is a computer program, exploits it to become a medieval wizard, and hilariously botches his attempts to escape the consequences while charming a local.
by Edward Rutherfurd
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Edward Rutherfurd's "New York" follows the city's journey from a fishing village to a modern skyline, covering centuries of varied lives and constant change through war, prosperity, and difficulty.
by Megan Whalen Turner
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A cunning thief, now king by his own machinations, must navigate a treacherous court and the unexpected loyalty of a naive guard while proving that his intellect is a sharper weapon than any sword.
by Linwood Barclay
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Twenty-five years after her family vanished, Cynthia is pulled back into a web of secrets and deadly truths as the past returns, threatening her new life and forcing her to confront a killer closer than she imagined.
by Joseph Fink
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In the surreal desert town of Night Vale, a pawn shop owner with an unyielding paper on her hand and a PTA treasurer with a shapeshifting son are drawn into a bizarre conspiracy surrounding a mysterious man and the 'King City'.
by Julie Anne Peters
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Holland's carefully built high school life, centered on her boyfriend and college dreams, falls apart and then rebuilds with the unexpected arrival of Cece, forcing Holland to face a love that doesn't fit her planned world.
by John Sandford
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When the cold case of two murdered girls resurfaces with their unearthed bodies, Detective Lucas Davenport must confront the buried truths and professional compromises that have haunted him since his early days on the force.
by Scott Hawkins
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A former normal American, raised by a cruel, possibly divine 'Father' in a reality-bending library, must now outwit her superpowered siblings to claim ultimate power while fighting to retain her last vestiges of humanity.
by Mark Haddon
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As his family falls apart around a chaotic wedding, the reserved George Hall finds a suspicious spot and quietly descends into a polite madness.
by James Patterson
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A law student seeks justice for his brother's murder, exposing the Hamptons' elite and orchestrating a plan against powerful figures who believe they are above the law.
by Keigo Higashino
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A brilliant mathematician's unwavering devotion to a single mother entangled in murder forces a genius detective into a mind-bending battle of wits where the truth is a carefully constructed illusion.
by Melissa Marr
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As the Summer King vanishes and the Dark Court bleeds, fae courts ignite with love, betrayal, and a looming war, forcing Aislinn, Keenan, Donia, and Seth to confront their intertwined destinies and the ultimate cost of power.
by Kristen Ashley
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A childhood protector's promise to shield his Sylvie from shared trauma is shattered by his disappearance, forcing her into an unspeakable nightmare and leaving him to reclaim the hardened woman she became without getting shredded by her defenses.
by Marie Lu
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In a neon-drenched Tokyo, hacker Emika Chen must outwit a bounty on her head, navigate the dangerous alliances of a virtual world, and confront the truth of the man she loves to save free will.
by Tracy Hickman
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A dying archmage, Raistlin, plots to control the darkness itself, drawing a devout cleric into his elaborate trap while his twin brother, Caramon, journeys back in time to a doomed city to save his soul from a fate he may not comprehend.
by Lincoln Peirce
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Middle school mischief maker Nate faces his ultimate nemesis, the insufferable Gina, as they're forced to collaborate on a dreaded class project and compete for the fleeceball championship, threatening his shot at glory and a detention-free record.
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Amidst the terraforming of Mars, a new generation of Martians, born of rebellion and scientific ambition, ignite a fight for the planet's soul against the very pioneers who sought to transform it.