Marciano, Johnny
Summary: Klawde is not your basic cat. He's an emperor from another planet, exiled to Earth. He's cruel. He's cunning. He's brilliant ... and he's also Raj Banerjee's best friend. Following a humiliating, defeated effort to conquer Earth, Klawde has had it with this this dismal planet. And anyway, what's the point in conquering such an insignificant corner of the galaxy, when there's an entire universe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MARGillig, Rachel
Summary: "Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2022
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Summary: Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, took up residence on Dragonstone. Their tale begins with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MARGillig, Rachel
Summary: "Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders. If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom. And the only one who can lead them there is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GILMonir, Alexandra
Summary: "Jasmine thought that she had earned her happily ever after when she and Aladdin defeated Jafar. Then her beloved father dies and, overnight, all her plans for the future change. Instead of her wedding, she's now planning a funeral and a coronation--her coronation, to become the first woman to rule Agrabah. But before the sultan's crown is placed on her head, her claim to the throne is called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MONLloyd-Jones, Sally
Summary: "A tiny king rids his palace of everyone bigger than himself, except for the babies."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LLOAdams, Gillian Bronte
Summary: Ceridwen tal Desmond dreams of ruling like her father over the nation of Soldonia, where warriors ride to battle on magical steeds--soaring on storm winds, vanishing in shadow, quaking the earth, and summoning the sea. After a tragic accident claims her twin brother, she is exiled and sworn to atonement by spending her life--or death--for her people. But when invaders spill onto Soldonia's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enclave Escape 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ADASangoyomi, O. O.
Summary: "Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future. Òdòdó's hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland. Already shunned as social pariahs, living conditions for Òdòdó and the other women in her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge, Tor Publishing Group 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SANUpdike, John.
Summary: Set before the action begins in Shakespeare's Hamlet, this speculative novel follows the lives of Gertrude and Claudius, King and Queen of Denmark, as they wend their way towards adultery and treachery to ascend the throne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC UPDMarciano, Johnny
Summary: While his evil pet cat Klawde, an exiled emperor from across the universe, faces a treasonous plot to overthrow him, Raj has to survive an even more perilous group: the students and parents of the Elba Middle School newspaper club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MARQuinn, Julia
Summary: "In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent--not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction QuinnAster, Alex
Summary: "WELCOME TO THE CENTENNIAL. Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them, and save themselves and their realms, one ruler will die. To survive, Isla Crown must LIE. CHEAT....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Audiobook Display, Call number: PA FIC ASTQuinn, Jordan
Summary: "Danger washes ashore in the port of Silvertown, where a missing ship brings rumors of pirates. But before Prince Lucas and Lady Clara can investigate, a most unusual and rare gift arrives at the castle. At first, Prince Lucas and Lady Clara think nothing of it. Then their memories become hazy, and a newcomer who seemed like a friend might suddenly become a foe."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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Summary: "It's unusual for a king to embark on a dangerous quest himself rather than send emissaries, but King Alistair Theirin has caught wind of a rumor big enough, and personal enough, that he is compelled to investigate. With the deadly pirate Isabela and underworld merchant Varric Tethras by his side, Alistair travels to Antiva--the nation of assassins--to learn the fate of his long-lost father,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DRACorland, Mai
Summary: "The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined, or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness? From the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction CorlandJefferson, Marci.
Summary: "In 1660, the Restoration of Stuart Monarchy in England returns Frances Stuart and her family to favor. Frances discards threadbare gowns and goes to gilded Fontainebleau Palace, where she soon catches the Sun King's eye. But Frances is no ordinary courtbeauty--she has Stuart secrets to keep and her family to protect. King Louis XIV turns vengeful when she rejects his offer to become his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Jefferson 2014Whitten, Hannah
Summary: "The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore--a necromancer and former smuggler--to his right hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the sainted court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent, the Kyrithean Empire is beating down their door, and Lore's old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WHICornwell, Bernard.
Summary: In this Arthurian novel that goes beyond the traditional legend of romance and chivalry, Arthur is convincingly presented as a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1996
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CORNielsen, Jennifer A.
Summary: Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audiodiobooks 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD NIETabata, Yūki
Summary: "With Ichika and the others in trouble, Asta arrives to save the day. Has he mastered his new Zetten technique, and will it work against Lucius's Paladins? Meanwhile, Lucius launches his final attack on the Clover Kingdom. Can the Magic Knights prevent the end of the world?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 BLAMeyer, Marissa
Summary: When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: "Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs. 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules ... until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed. Day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloom Books, an imprint of Sourcebooks 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HUABardugo, Leigh
Summary: As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm to win this fight, and Zoya Nazyalensky must embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs, meanwhile Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BARCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction BardugoBanker, Ashok
Summary: Two princes, Shvate and Adri, are born in Hastinaga, capital of the vast Krushan empire-one blind, the other albino. Though one cannot see, and the other cannot face sunlight, the Dowager Empress Jilana and Prince Regent Vrath assure their people and allies that all will be well. Any rumblings of dissent are summarily quashed and none dares challenge the might of the Burnt Empire. But when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019