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Imager: The First Book of the Imager Portfolio

by LE Modesitt, Jr
Apprentice portraitist Rhennthyl begins training as a covert operative after he discovers that he has the magical ability called Imaging. When his martial training kicks into high gear though, an unknown assassin tries to kill him.

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Shiver

Shiver

by Maggie Stiefvater
For Grace, one yellow-eyed wolf is a chilling presence in the woods behind her house. During winter, Sam lives in the frozen woods and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, he lives a few precious months as a human. Soon, Grace and Sam find themselves risking everything to remain together.

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The Girl With Glass Feet

by Ali Shaw
Strange things are happening on the remote and snowbound archipelago of St. Hauda’s Land. Unusual winged creatures flit around the icy bogland, albino animals hide themselves in the snow-glazed woods, and Ida Maclaird is slowly turning into glass. Ida is an outsider in these parts, a mainlander who has visited the islands only once before. Yet during that one fateful visit the glass transformation began to take hold, and now she has returned in search of a cure.

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Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.

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The Dame

by RA Salvatore
Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, held little real interest in the supremacy battles between the two most powerful lairds of Honce. To him the warring lairds were two sides of the same coin. Whichever side won, the outcome for the people of Honce would be the same, Bransen believed. A journey north, however, taught Bransen that his views were simplistic at best, and that some things--like honor and true friendship-- might truly matter.

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Rosemary and Rue

by Seanan McGuire
This first novel in a brand-new series introduces October "Toby" Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the Faerie world, retreating to a "normal" life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world has other ideas.

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On the Edge

by Ilona Andrews
The Broken is a place where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is nothing more than a fairy tale. The Weird is a realm where blueblood aristocrats rule and the strength of your magic can change your destiny. Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, the place between both worlds. A perilous existence indeed, made even more so by a flood of magic-hungry creatures bent on absolute destruction.

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The World of Shannara

by Terry Brooks
Lavishly illustrated with full-color paintings and black-and-white drawings, this comprehensive guide ventures behind the scenes to explore the history, people, places, major events, and of course the magic, of one of the world's greatest fantasy epics.

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Ghost King

by R A Salvatore
The gripping conclusion to Salvatore's "New York Times"-bestselling Transitions trilogy finds Drizzt and his companions caught in the chaos of the Spellplague. Seeking out the help of the priest Cadderly, Drizzt finds himself facing the demonic Crystal Shard he believed had been destroyed years ago.

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Darkside

Darkside

by Tom Becker
Jonathan Starlings home has been attacked, his dad is in an asylum, hes running for his life, and theres nowhere to hide. Jonathan has stumbled upon Londons greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting, Darkside is a world of nightmares and secrets, where fear and evil rule, and Jonathan has to find a way out.

"Jonathan Starling has a knack for being invisible. It lets him sneak off pretty much any time he wants, usually without getting caught. But when his home is attacked and a strange trio starts stalking him across the city, he realizes he’s not as invisible as he thought. Attempting to escape, he slips through a portal into London’s “Darkside,” a hidden city founded by Jack the Ripper. Finding his way among the vampires, werewolves, and evil humans makes for a spine chilling adventure. A great read if you like Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak series." Bridget

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Kings and Assassins

by Lane Robins
A dark fantasy of love, betrayal, and vengeance, "Kings and Assassins" is set against the political machinations of a decadent aristocracy and their scheming courtiers.

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The Warlord's Daughter

by Susan Grant
In this follow-up to "Moonstruck," the war is over, but Wren's life is in tatters. She's the most wanted woman in the galaxy--and as the only living offspring of the notorious Drakken Warlord, her genes could very well start a new dynasty of terror. And the Coalition can't have that.

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Thunderer

by Felix Gilman
In this breathtaking debut novel, one man embarks on a thrilling and treacherous quest for his people’s lost god—in a labyrinthine Dickensian city that is either blessed . . . or haunted.

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Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson
A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.

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Strange Brew

edited by PN Elrod
Today’s hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!

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Nebula Awards Showcase 2009

by edited by Ellen Datlow
Michael Chabon, Michael Moorcock, Karen Joy Fowler, and more. This annual tradition from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America collects the best of the year's stories, as well as essays and commentary on the current state of the genre and predictions of future science fiction and fantasy films, art, and more.

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On Fire's Wings

by Christie Golden
Born without caste or position in Arukan, a country that prizes both, Kevla Bai-sha joins the rebel prince of the ruling household to embark on a daring quest for the half-forgotten elemental parts that will save the world.

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The Gods of Amyrantha

by Jennifer Fallon
How do you go about killing yourself when you are an immortal? Is it even possible? Fallon explores this tantalizing puzzle in "The Gods of Amyrantha," the second in her Tide Lords series.

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Prospero Lost

by L Jagi Lamplighter
Surviving with her family members for four hundred years after the events of The Tempest, Miranda enlists her siblings in a search for their missing father after receiving a warning about ancient demons who would harness their powers.

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Dreamwish Beasts and Snarks

by Mike Resnick
Resnick's avid interest in safaris and Africa are highlighted in this collection of his futuristic hunting stories; several of the stories were directly inspired from his personal stalking of game, with camera and not gun, experiences.

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