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1) Ledge
Author
Series
Glacian trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. Rations are small, living is tough and there is no way for anyone to escape without befalling a deathly drop. What's more, every season the people must present themselves as a human sacrifice to The Glacians -- mysterious winged creatures who reside beyond the Ledge. Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the...
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sanna, rescued from ritual sacrifice by Tara, a member of a rival tribe. Her survival coincides with the mysterious formation of a new 1fire2 in the sky: the moon! Sanna's old tribe blames her for this affront to the sun; Sanna flees their wrath and Tara follows. Their shared adventures loom as large as the giants who once ruled the earth!
4) The Cerulean
Author
Series
Cerulean duology volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sera Lighthaven has always felt as if she didn't quite belong among her people, the Cerulean, who live in the City Above the Sky. She is curious about everything--especially the planet that her City is magically tethered to--and can't stop questioning things. Sera has always longed for the day when the tether will finally break and the Cerulean can move to a new planet. But when Sera is chosen as the sacrifice to break the tether, she feels betrayed...
5) Tuyo
Author
Series
Tuyo volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Raised a warrior in the harsh winter country, Ryo inGara has always been willing to die for his family and his tribe. When war erupts against the summer country, the prospect of death in battle seems imminent. But when his warleader leaves Ryo as a sacrifice -- a tuyo -- to die at the hands of their enemies, he faces a fate he never imagined.
Ryo's captor, a lord of the summer country, may be an enemy . . . but far worse enemies are moving, with...
6) Damsel
Author
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy-a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown"--
Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince. Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, her deepest wish was to help her people survive each winter. So when a representative...
Author
Series
Bride of the Water God volume 7
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Soah, our heroine, was saved from a strange, sacrificial ritual by Habaek, the young Water God. While Soah has come to appreciate the Water God and his kingdom, the heavenly Suguk, she's also fallen in love with a mysterious man named Mui. What she doesn't know is that Habaek is Mui -- and he's been cursed to appear as a little boy during the day while he lives in his true adult form at night! Will Soah discover that she's torn between two versions...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Follows the follies of a stressed-out guy in a dead-end job who is told he has a terminal "brain cloud." A zany jillionaire then makes him an offer that gives him a fleeting taste of the good life. In exchange, he must journey to a Pacific Island and leap into a volcano. Is Joe doomed to be the last of the red-hot lovers? Not if the forces of imagination, romantic comedy, and the charm of Ryan in 3 roles as the women in Joe's life have their way.
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It all begins with a painting called Guilt. Eve Duncan's daughter, Jane, has no idea why she painted the portrait of the chilling face that now hangs in a Paris gallery. But the members of a cult that dates back to the time of Christ know both the face and the significance behind it. They believe that Jane must die, when the moment is right, and not an instant before she leads them to an ancient treasure whose value and power are beyond price. But...
10) Given to the sea
Author
Series
Given duet (Mindy McGinnis) volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Khosa is destined to be sacrificed to the sea and struggles understand her destiny as the kingdom comes under attack and the ocean threatens to destroy them all"--
Author
Series
Cat and mouse duet volume 1
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
La manipuladora - Puedo manipular las emociones de cualquiera que me to permita. Les hago sufrir, les hago llorar, les hago reír y suspirar. Pero a él mis palabras no le afectan. Sobre todo cuando le suplico que se vaya. Siempre está ahí, observándome y esperando. Y yo no soy capaz de apartar la mirada. Especialmente cuando lo único que deseo es que se acerque. La sombra -- No pretenda̕ enamorarme. Pero, ahora que ha ocurrido, no puedo mantenerme...
Author
Series
Bride of the Water God volume 5
Publisher
Dark Horse Manhwa
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
With a jealous admirer and a bitter, powerful mother plotting behind his back, Habaek's controversial decision to return Soah to his magical kingdom has the elemental gods and goddesses in an uproar.
13) Maelstrom
Author
Series
Whyborne and Griffin volume 7
Publisher
Smashwords Edition
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Between his father's sudden--and rather suspicious--generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine plan her wedding, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough to worry about. But when the donation of a mysterious codex to the Ladysmith Museum draws the attention of a murderous cult, Whyborne finds himself in a race against time to unlock its secrets first. Griffin has a case of his own: the disappearance of an historic map, which quickly...
14) At first light
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what...
Author
Series
Bride of the Water God volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Manhwa
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Soah's impoverished village sacrifices her in order to appease the water God, Habaek, and end a drought. Much to Soah's surprise she is rescued by Habaek.
16) Ever
Author
Series
Ella enchanted volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenaged Kezi is to be sacrificed to the Hyte god because of a rash promise made by her father, but young Olus, Akkan god of the winds, falls in love with her and together they try to change her fate through a series of quests.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
For old friends Roger and Frank and their wives, it was supposed to be the best vacation they ever had. But their RV road trip takes a deadly detour at a secluded campsite when they accidentally witness a satanic sacrifice. Now horror hits the highway as the couples are pursued by satanic cultists.
18) Painted devils
Author
Series
Little thieves volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Reformed" jewel thief and scam artist Vanja accidentally starts a cult around a Low God, the Scarlet Maiden, who claims Emeric as her virgin sacrifice, and desperate to save the only man she's ever cared for, Vanja seeks a dangerous alternative.
"After accidentally starting a cult and invoking the wrath of the gods, a scam artist must fight to save everyone she has ever loved in this sequel to Margaret Owens YA fantasy Little Thieves. When misfortune...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wyatt Westlock has returned to her childhood home of Willow Heath, intending to burn it down--until she finds Peter hanging in the basement, a boy whom she considered a friend, semi-immortal and ritually sacrificed every year to keep the ancient forces in the nearby forest at bay.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anita Blake, a woman who has the power to reanimate dead bodies, refuses an offer of a million dollars to bring a three-hundred-year-old corpse back to life because the effort would require a human sacrifice, but when a less ethical animator takes the job, it is up to Anita to stop the resulting carnage.
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