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Series
Middlemist trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Every year on St. Walpurga's Eve, Caldella's Witch Queen lures a boy back to her palace. An innocent life to be sacrificed on the full moon to keep the island city from sinking. Lina Kirk is convinced her brother is going to be taken this year. To save him, she enlists the help of the mysterious Thomas Lin, the boy she secretly loves, and the only person to ever escape from the palace. Working together they save her brother, but they draw the queen's...
2) Ledge
Author
Series
Glacian trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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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!
Author
Series
Sunbearer duology volume 1
Language
English
Description
Transgender demigod Teo is unexpectedly selected for the Sunbearer Trials, a fierce competition among demigod heroes where the winner sacrifices the loser to Sol, their blood fueling the Sun Stones that protect Reino del Sol.
"Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I'm just a Jade. I'm not a real hero." As each new decade begins, the Sun's power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this chilling psychological thriller, a struggling actor Clayton is desperate for a role as a demonologist. He contacts Eliza, an expert in devil lore, to help him prepare and spends the weekend at her home. Eliza forces Clayton to confront his troubling past, perform dark rituals, and sacrifice a goat. Does she want to help Clayton, seduce him, or destroy him? The shocking climax will set your soul ablaze.
Author
Series
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Travel to Grishnaverse, a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price. Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge,...
7) Dragonslayer
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A fire-breathing dragon terrorizes the sixth-century British countryside. The only hope for the beleaguered citizens is an aging sorcerer, but when he is killed before he can save the people, the task falls to his young apprentice.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born in the Library, daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring its ever-changing tunnels, and communing with its gods--but then she meets Joshua, a Tierran boy desperate to save his people, and Nergüi, disciple of a persecuted minority, and to help them she will risk everything.
11) Lifeling
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lonny Quicke and his younger brother finally leave their hidden forest home and venture into the nearby town of Farstoke, where Lonny discovers that, at first glance, the people of Farstoke are not cruel and selfish, but as he debates revealing his secret ability, he wonders whether his new friends are really as kind as they seem.
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...
13) 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...
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...
16) Rogue
Author
Series
Relentless volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sara Grey is done hiding and done being afraid. The master thinks he has he running scared, but she;s taling matters into her own hands and taking her life back. With the help of her friends, she sets out to find the one person who can answer her questions about her past, and who may be able to lead them to the master. one her journey, Sara faces new challenges and dangers, and learns that the world of good and evil is not as clear cut as she had...
17) 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...
18) The witchery
Author
Series
Witchery volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Logan came to Mesmortes Coven Academy in Haelsford, Florida, to learn to control her powers, but she soon learns she has a role to play in the ancient curse of the hellmouth--whatever the cost to herself and her new friends.
19) Help!
Publisher
Capitol Records
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ringo possesses a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, the Beatles are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police.
Author
Publisher
Sophia Institute Press
Pub. Date
© 2021
Language
English
Description
In these powerful pages, author Vicki Burbach contrasts - as Jesus did - our selfish worldly culture with the way Christians are called to live, illuminating the essential role that sacrifice must play in every worthy human life. Not content with explaining the importance of sacrifice and singing its praises, Burbach ends each chapter with practical, down-to-earth suggestions to help readers cultivate the art of sacrifice in their lives, so that each...
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