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Author
Series
Remembrance of Earth's past volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
3) Iron flame
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 2
Language
English
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Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond...
Author
Series
Court of thorns and roses volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
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Description
Feyre will bring vengeance. She has left the Night Court -- and her High Lord -- and is playing a deadly game of deceit. Her former lover Tamlin is making deals with Feyre's enemies and she is determined to uncover his plans. But can she make him believe she has come back to him when every fibre of her being yearns for Rhysand? As mighty armies clash, Feyre will discover she is not the only one hiding something. And as the web of secrets, lies and...
Author
Series
Remembrance of Earth's past volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion--in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret.
Author
Series
Stormlight archive volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 60
Language
English
Description
The war with the Parshendi will move into a new, dangerous phase, as Dalinar leads the human armies deep into the heart of the Shattered Plains in a bold attempt to finally end it. The Parshendi take a dangerous step to strengthen themselves for the human challenge, risking the return of the fearsome Voidbringers of old. To deal with it all, Kaladin must learn to how to fulfill his new role as leader of the restored Knights Radiant, while mastering...
Author
Series
Hussite trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Reinmar of Bielawa, sometimes known as Reynevan, is a healer, a magician, and according to some, a charlatan. When a thoughtless indiscretion forces him to flee his home, he finds himself pursued not only by brothers bent on vengeance but by the Holy Inquisition. In a time when tensions between Hussite and Catholic countries are threatening to turn into war and mystical forces are gathering in the shadows, Reynevan's journey will lead him to the...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society
Pub. Date
1976, c1961
Language
English
Description
While the Civil War raged in the East and South, Dakota Indians in Minnesota erupted violently into action against white settlers, igniting the tragic Dakota War of 1862. Hemmed in on a narrow reservation along the upper Minnesota River, the Dakota (Sioux) were frustrated by broken treaties, angered by dishonest agents and traders, and near starvation because of crop failures and late annuity payments. Led by Little Crow, Dakota warriors attacked...
Author
Series
Court of thorns and roses volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
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Description
Though Feyre now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, but as she navigates the feared Night Court's dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms--and she might be key to stopping it.
Author
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The willful and beautiful Lady Genevieve would do anything to save her beloved Edenby Castle The willful and beautiful Lady Genevieve would do anything to save her beloved Edenby Castle even if she had to share the name--and bed--of her most treacherous foe. He was Lord Tristan, nobleman and knight. Magnificent in battle, he would lead his invading army across the land, only to become captive to the sensual charms of the bold enchantress who was secretly...
16) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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Description
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away ... because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans....
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Julius Caesar's conquests in Gaul were bloody and transformative. On the pretext of curbing an imminent barbarian threat to the Roman Republic, Caesar first defeated and decimated the Helvetii tribe, before subjugating the other Celtic peoples who occupied the territory of what is now modern France. In the wake of this conquest the Romans left behind a legacy of language, literature, law, religion, and architecture. From Marseille and Mulhouse to...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star.
19) Rebel heroes
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Meet hte most daring heroes in the galaxy! Join rebel leaders and Resistance pilots on their quest to save the galaxy.
Author
Series
Court of thorns and roses volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching...
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