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102) Sammynolie
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From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkin, translated by Paul Lazarus, SAMMYNOLIE recounts the story of a player getting played. From a collection of short stories titled, Sammynolie and Other Stories.
103) Santa Claus #2
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From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkin, translated by Paul Lazarus, SANTA CLAUS #2 tells the story of misplaced letters to Santa, forgetful parents, and, of course, a Christmas miracle. From a collection of short stories titled, Sammynolie and Other Stories.
104) Shoveling Snow
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From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkin, translated by Paul Lazarus, SHOVELING SNOW is a mystical story about facing mortality and coming to terms with those we leave behind. From a collection of short stories titled, Sammynolie and Other Stories.
105) Smoke Screen
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When the mother of a missing two-year-old girl is seriously injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Oslo, crime-fighting duo Blix and Ramm join forces to investigate the case, and things aren't adding up ... The second instalment in the addictive, atmospheric, award-winning Blix & Ramm series. 'An exercise in literary tag-teaming from two of Norway's biggest crime writers with a bold new take ... a series with potential' Sunday Times 'Grim, gory...
106) To the Strongest
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The first book in a huge, bloody and brutal new series from Robert Fabbri, set after the death of Alexander the Great. Who will win the fight to control the largest empire the world has ever seen? Let the battles begin . . .
'I foresee great struggles at my funeral games.'
Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander the Great is dead, leaving behind him the largest, and most fearsome, empire the world has ever seen. As his final breaths fade in a room of seven bodyguards,...
107) The Window
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From acclaimed, Russian writer, Alexander Tsypkinthis audiobook reveals a touching and surprising story of family separation. From a collection of short stories titled, Sammynolie and Other Stories.
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An Archias the Exile-Hunter short story
Archias, struggling actor, quick on his feet and even faster with his words, is at the end of his luck. Having escaped to Rhosos, on the edge of Macedon's territory, to evade the threat of the debt collectors, he has been prevented from going any further by the arrival of Alexander the Great's mighty army. And with it, those very same debt collectors.
So when the chance is given to him to earn enough money...
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This series melds some better and lesser-known characters of classic literary fiction: A literary dream team of crime fighters including nods to Dickens, Stevenson, Alcott, Austen, Kipling, Doyle, and other writers across the pond, with plenty of homages to great books sprinkled throughout. Prowl the foggy London streets on the track of a ruthless enslaver of souls. Travel the Thames in a Giant Catfish. Soar over London in a stealth glider, and witness...
110) Serenity Reborn
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I'm your son. These are the words that turned Shelby's world upside down. It's been five years since Shelby's last adventure. He's finally followed through on his original goal when he first moved back to his boyhood town of Serenity, Michigan. Namely, to settle down and enjoy life. But did he decide too late? His health is suffering. His social circle is shrinking. And then comes the knock on his door. Revealing the son he never knew he had. But...
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The United States and North Korea have been in a de facto state of war for nearly seventy years.
Supreme Threat is set in the first few months of 2021. The world has been grappling with COVID-19 for a year during an uncertain period when an outgoing U.S. president courted the North Koreans while the incoming president admonished them.
For years North Korea has dispatched illegal agents to the United States via third countries where they have been...
112) The Three Paradises
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Alexander the Great's sudden and unexpected death has left the largest, most formidable empire the world has ever seen leaderless. As the fight to take control descends into ruthless scheming and bloody battles, no one- man, woman or child- is safe. As wars on land and sea are lost and won, and promises are made only to be broken, long-buried secrets come to light in the quest for the true circumstances surrounding Alexander's death. Was he murdered,...
113) Unhinged
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When a police investigator is killed execution-style and Blix's own daughter is targeted by the killer, he makes a dangerous decision, which could cost him everything. Blix & Ramm are back in a breathless, emotive thriller by two of Norway's finest crime writers...
When police investigator Sofia Kovic uncovers a startling connection between several Oslo murder cases, she attempts to contact her closest superior, Alexander Blix before involving anyone...
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Archias the Exile-Hunter: The Siege of TyrosArchias, struggling actor turned assassin, is finally out of luck. Alexander the Great has been informed of Archias' latest victim's death, and that it was his gold that was used to pay for the murder. Locked up awaiting Alexander's judgement, Archias believes his days are numbered.Instead, Alexander gives him a new mission: infiltrate the island city of Tyros, currently under siege, kill the soldiers who...
115) Babylon
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Babylon is the fourth book in Alexander's Legacy: an epic, brutal and bloody series about a group of power-hungry warlords who battle each other using both sword and wit for the late Alexander's throne. Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow and Bernard Cornwell.The great city has fallen.Let the games begin . . .Babylon is the fourth book in Alexander's Legacy: an epic, brutal and bloody series about a group of power-hungry warlords who...
116) An Empty Throne
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE VESPASIAN SERIES. The third installment in a huge, bloody, and brutal new series from Robert Fabbri, set after the death of Alexander the Great. Who will win the fight to control the largest empire the world has ever seen? Let the battles begin... The cause of Alexander the Great's sudden death is no longer in doubt - it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship, and...
117) Mania
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The new book in the Dr Alexander Gregory series from multi-million selling author LJ Ross
There's a fine line between genius and madness...Fresh from an eventful trip to the Catskill Mountains, Doctor Alexander Gregory is taking a break from his duties as a clinical psychologist and is looking forward to a restful time in Cambridge while he considers re-starting the criminal profiling unit he once ran with his eminent friend and mentor, Professor...
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"This project presents recently discovered songs composed by enslaved people and explicitly calling for resistance to slavery. Some originate as early as 1800 and others as late as the outbreak of the Civil War. The project also includes long-lost songs of the abolitionist movement, some of which were written by fugitive slaves as well as free black people, challenging common misconceptions of abolitionism"--
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Nova Sam Alexander volume 1
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The new Human Rocket roars into action! Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town - and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a "Nova Corps" were just another heavy burden. But lucky for Sam, his troubles will soon be a billion miles away! A hand-me-down helmet has unlocked Sam Alexander's heroic legacy - and even as the Guardians of the Galaxy try to train him, the helmet will soon lead the newest Nova into a massive...
120) Stigma
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Incarcerated in a Norwegian high - security prison, a broken Alexander Blix joins forces with Emma Ramm to find a ruthless killer who has escaped from a German jail. Pulse - pounding Nordic Noir
Alexander Blix is a broken man. Convicted for avenging his daughter's death, he is now being held in one of Norway's high-security prisons. Inside, the other prisoners take every opportunity to challenge and humiliate the former police investigator. On the...
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