Synopsis:
"Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, a shadowy
organization that collects important works of fiction from all of the
different realities. Most recently, she and her enigmatic assistant Kai
have been sent to an alternative London. Their mission: Retrieve a
particularly dangerous book. The problem: By the time they arrive, it's
already been stolen.
London's underground factions are prepared to fight to the death to find the tome before Irene and Kai do, a problem compounded by the fact that this world is chaos-infested—the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic to run rampant. To make matters worse, Kai is hiding something—secrets that could be just as volatile as the chaos-filled world itself."
London's underground factions are prepared to fight to the death to find the tome before Irene and Kai do, a problem compounded by the fact that this world is chaos-infested—the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic to run rampant. To make matters worse, Kai is hiding something—secrets that could be just as volatile as the chaos-filled world itself."
Synopsis:
"Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives repairing the chimneys,
towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm. Dramatically different
communities live and work alongside each other. The white Feldish
command the nation’s higher echelons of society. The native Mahweni are
divided between city life and the savannah. And then there’s Ang, part
of the Lani community who immigrated over generations ago as servants
and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehm’s edges.
When Ang is
supposed to meet her new apprentice Berrit, she instead finds him dead.
That same night, the Beacon, an invaluable historical icon, is stolen.
The Beacon’s theft commands the headlines, yet no one seems to care
about Berrit’s murder—except for Josiah Willinghouse, an enigmatic young
politician. When he offers her a job investigating his death, she
plunges headlong into new and unexpected dangers.
Meanwhile, crowds gather in protests over the city’s mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beacon’s theft grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang except Josiah’s haughty younger sister, a savvy newspaper girl, and a kindhearted herder, Ang must rely on her intellect and strength to resolve the mysterious link between Berrit and the missing Beacon before the city descends into chaos."
Meanwhile, crowds gather in protests over the city’s mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beacon’s theft grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang except Josiah’s haughty younger sister, a savvy newspaper girl, and a kindhearted herder, Ang must rely on her intellect and strength to resolve the mysterious link between Berrit and the missing Beacon before the city descends into chaos."
(Debut novel)
Synopsis:
"When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her
unconventional tactics, Kel Command gives her a chance to redeem
herself, by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles from the
heretics. Cheris’s career isn’t the only thing at stake: if the fortress
falls, the hexarchate itself might be next.
Cheris’s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own.
As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao–because she might be his next victim."
Note: The short story, "The Battle of Candle Arc" provides some background for the novel.
Cheris’s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own.
As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao–because she might be his next victim."
Note: The short story, "The Battle of Candle Arc" provides some background for the novel.
(Ninth and final book in the Temeraire series)
Synopsis:
"Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as
Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating
enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force,
and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive.
While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike
first and defeat him once and for all—if internal struggles and petty
squabbles don’t tear them apart.
Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country—and the ferals, loyal only to themselves—vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner. It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa—and even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment.
But Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready—one that that may win him the war, and the world."
Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country—and the ferals, loyal only to themselves—vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner. It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa—and even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment.
But Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready—one that that may win him the war, and the world."
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