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"Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath -- but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her."--Publisher....

"Two thieves in the wrong place at the wrong time are on the run in this fact-paced adventure fantasy"--Provided by publisher.

In order to prove herself a warrior, Lonnie takes her friends on a trip to the Imperial City to retrieve a sword that belonged to her mother, Mulan.

Asperides, an ancient demonic talking sword, tricks Nack Furnival, a bumbling would-be knight, into battling a wicked sorcerer bent on summoning all the evils of the underworld.

"Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary leaders - and some have turned to the darkness, becoming...

Much to their initial dismay, a twelve-year-old boy and girl discover they are destined to become knights of King Arthur's legendary Round Table, but first they must find and reforge Excalibur and break a curse that has weakened the magic of the Twenty-Five and a Half Realms.

Despǔs de sus aventuras alrededor del mundo, Melcorka la Mujer Espadach̕n ha regresado a Alba, su tierra natal. Enfrentando la guerra en dos frentes, el Gran Rey de Alba ordena a Melcorka que persiga y derrote al Carnicero, un salvaje que empųa la Espada de Loki. Luchando contra una variedad de enemigos cada vez m̀s peligrosos, ella y Bradan se abren camino hacia su formidable enemigo final. Pero, ¿hay algo m̀s en el Carnicero de lo que parece?...

Despues de sacudir el cosmos con su mortal debut, Tamsyn Muir continua la historia de la penumbral Novena Casa en Harrow the Ninth, una caja de rompecabezas alucinante de misterio, asesinato, magia y caos. Nada es lo que parece en los salones del Emperador, y el destino de la galaxia descansa sobre los hombros de una mujer. La salud de Harrowhark esta fallando, su magia se niega a cooperar, su espada la hace vomitar e incluso su mente amenaza con...

Odo is the seventh son of the village miller and he just wants to get away from work for awhile, Eleanor's mother was a soldier, and she yearns for adventure, but it is Odo who finds the magic talking sword named Biter, and thereby instantly becomes a knight--and together they set out on a quest (somewhat reluctantly on Odo's part) to save their kingdom from threats both human and dragon.

At the flea market nine-and-a-half-year-old Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects, and when they handle one of the objects (a dragon-headed doorknob) they find themselves in King Arthur's castle, on a mission to save the King--and pursued by a strange man whom they first saw at the flea market, who is after their suitcase.