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2021.
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English
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Hurricane Anna, a superstorm of two Category 5 hurricanes coming together, will wreak unprecedented havoc along the eastern seaboard. The officers at Ravenhill Correctional Institute in Florida flee, opening all the cell doors and leaving the inmates to fend for themselves as the floodwaters rise. Jack Constantine, an ex-cop serving ten years for killing one of his wife's murderers, is still seeking revenge against two of his wife's killers, who are...
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G.I. dogs volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Born in Shanghai, China, in 1936, Judy is an English pointer who finds her place on a English gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River, battling pirates, contending with the Japanese occupiers, and protecting her human shipmates--until they all end up in a Japanese prison camp in Sumatra at the beginning of World War II, where every day is a struggle to survive.
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Delicious in dungeon volume 5
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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The party has defeated the Red Dragon and rescued Farin! But their quest won't be finished until they make it back out of the dungeon unscathed. The adventure's not complete until everyone returns alive...and full!
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[2020]
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English
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Enduring privation when Japan declares war on England, a teacher at a British missionary school in China is sent to a distant internment camp, where she provides support and instruction to incarcerated children taken from their parents. China, December 1941. Elspeth Kent left England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. When...
45) Proud sorrows
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[2023]
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English
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"Norfolk, England, November 1944. After a series of dangerous missions in the South of France, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is finally on leave, and is settling into a peaceful rest at the country estate of Sir Richard Seaton, the father of Billy's British lover, Diana. Seaton Manor is a comfortable haven, and Billy is eager to spend a few precious days in Diana's company pretending the war is far away. Unfortunately, Billy's leave is cut short when...
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2019.
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English
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In the 22nd century of human history, planet Earth is no longer home to humanity. After a series of globally devastating catastrophes wiped out most of the planet, the Intergalactic Council of Evolved Species established first contact with humanity, evacuated the surviving humans, and ushered them into the galactic community. But not every human chose to leave their homeworld. And the Council wanted Earth for its own purposes. Positioned outside of...
47) The gilded cage
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Prison healer novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Kiva Meridan is a survivor. She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva's purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever. As Kiva settles into her new life in the capital, she discovers she wasn't...
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"Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. Then a coded message...
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[2023]
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Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America's increasingly dominant private prison industry. It's the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death-matches...
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Delicious in dungeon volume 9
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Laios nears the bottom of the dungeon and his inevitable confrontation with Sissel, the lunatic lord of its labyrinthine halls. In a succubus-induced slumber, Laios comes face-to-face with the winged lion, the source of Sissel's power. Laios knows only that the lion is held captive by Sissel in the dungeon's depths, but it could be the Canaries know a great deal more. With their centuries of experience, the elves' knowledge could shed some light...
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Delicious in dungeon volume 7
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Massive changes in the dungeon have drawn out new monsters for Laios and his party to take on-and taste! But the shift has attracted the attention of the western elves, whose intervention could spell further trouble not only for Laios, but also for everyone on the island! Facing the threat of the Lunatic Magician from within and the elves from without, the adventurers must rally as a team like never before, especially when forced to confront a beast...
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Delicious in dungeon volume 6
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"It's eat or be eaten...literally! Joined by Shuro's and Kabru's parties, the group has swelled in size, making for triple the mouths to feed! Food is scarce on the lower levels, but even so, the newcomers aren't quite the adventurous eaters Laios and his party have become. Their disgust turns to rage when Laios reveals the forbidden magic used to revive Falin--and Falin, in her shocking new form, reveals herself. If word gets out, the consequences...
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Delicious in dungeon volume 10
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Led to Sissel's threshold by the winged lion imprisoned within it, Laios and friends steel themselves for--some heavy-duty cleaning? Sissel's seemingly innocuous cottage is piled with clutter, hindering both their search for the lion and their meal prep. Once satiated, the party hastily lays plans for Falin's rescue. However, here in the depths of the dungeon, even the cutest residents have a vicious streak a mile wide"--Back cover.
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Delicious in dungeon volume 11
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"It's eat or be eaten...literally! Locked in battle with the Lunatic Magician, Laios is the last man standing against an array of the dungeon's deadliest dragons. Using his extensive monster knowledge to his advantage, Laios manages to defy the odds of almost certain death--at least until Sissel devises an even more terrible plan! Will Laios's love of dungeon dining prove to be his downfall?"--
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Based on the true story of an American POW during the Korean War and a North Korean soldier who become unlikely allies united in their shared faith in God during a daring escape to freedom. When his jet malfunctions, Captain Ward Millar makes a last-second decision to eject over enemy territory in North Korea before his plane explodes. His parachute barely opens before impact, saving his life, but the hard landing snaps both of his ankles. Unable...
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Prisoner of ice and snow novel volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"When thirteen-year-old Valor is arrested, she could not be happier. Demidova's prison for criminal children is exactly where she wants to be. Valor's sister Sasha is already serving a life sentence for stealing from the royal family, and Valor is going to help her escape . . . from the inside"--
59) Andersonville
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"MacKinlay Kantor's Andersonville tells the story of the notorious Confederate Prisoner of War camp, where fifty thousand Union soldiers were held captive and fourteen thousand died under inhumane conditions."--
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Scuola dei Pirati volume 10
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
When Jim and his friends are shipwrecked on a deserted island that holds the ruins of a notorious prison, they discover a mysterious ghostly voice that sets them a challenge and leads them through a series of underground traps.
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