Marciano, Johnny
Summary: Klawde is not your basic cat. He's an emperor from another planet, exiled to Earth. He's cruel. He's cunning. He's brilliant ... and he's also Raj Banerjee's best friend. Following a humiliating, defeated effort to conquer Earth, Klawde has had it with this this dismal planet. And anyway, what's the point in conquering such an insignificant corner of the galaxy, when there's an entire universe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MARGillig, Rachel
Summary: "Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2022
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Summary: Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, took up residence on Dragonstone. Their tale begins with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2018
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Summary: "Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders. If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom. And the only one who can lead them there is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2023
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Summary: "Jasmine thought that she had earned her happily ever after when she and Aladdin defeated Jafar. Then her beloved father dies and, overnight, all her plans for the future change. Instead of her wedding, she's now planning a funeral and a coronation--her coronation, to become the first woman to rule Agrabah. But before the sultan's crown is placed on her head, her claim to the throne is called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MONLloyd-Jones, Sally
Summary: "A tiny king rids his palace of everyone bigger than himself, except for the babies."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LLOAdams, Gillian Bronte
Summary: Ceridwen tal Desmond dreams of ruling like her father over the nation of Soldonia, where warriors ride to battle on magical steeds--soaring on storm winds, vanishing in shadow, quaking the earth, and summoning the sea. After a tragic accident claims her twin brother, she is exiled and sworn to atonement by spending her life--or death--for her people. But when invaders spill onto Soldonia's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enclave Escape 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ADAUpdike, John.
Summary: Set before the action begins in Shakespeare's Hamlet, this speculative novel follows the lives of Gertrude and Claudius, King and Queen of Denmark, as they wend their way towards adultery and treachery to ascend the throne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC UPDMarciano, Johnny
Summary: While his evil pet cat Klawde, an exiled emperor from across the universe, faces a treasonous plot to overthrow him, Raj has to survive an even more perilous group: the students and parents of the Elba Middle School newspaper club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2021
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Summary: "WELCOME TO THE CENTENNIAL. Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them, and save themselves and their realms, one ruler will die. To survive, Isla Crown must LIE. CHEAT....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent--not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction QuinnQuinn, Jordan
Summary: "Danger washes ashore in the port of Silvertown, where a missing ship brings rumors of pirates. But before Prince Lucas and Lady Clara can investigate, a most unusual and rare gift arrives at the castle. At first, Prince Lucas and Lady Clara think nothing of it. Then their memories become hazy, and a newcomer who seemed like a friend might suddenly become a foe."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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Summary: "In 1660, the Restoration of Stuart Monarchy in England returns Frances Stuart and her family to favor. Frances discards threadbare gowns and goes to gilded Fontainebleau Palace, where she soon catches the Sun King's eye. But Frances is no ordinary courtbeauty--she has Stuart secrets to keep and her family to protect. King Louis XIV turns vengeful when she rejects his offer to become his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Jefferson 2014Gaider, David.
Summary: "It's unusual for a king to embark on a dangerous quest himself rather than send emissaries, but King Alistair Theirin has caught wind of a rumor big enough, and personal enough, that he is compelled to investigate. With the deadly pirate Isabela and underworld merchant Varric Tethras by his side, Alistair travels to Antiva--the nation of assassins--to learn the fate of his long-lost father,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DRACornwell, Bernard.
Summary: In this Arthurian novel that goes beyond the traditional legend of romance and chivalry, Arthur is convincingly presented as a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1996
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CORNielsen, Jennifer A.
Summary: Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audiodiobooks 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD NIEMeyer, Marissa
Summary: When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MEYBardugo, Leigh
Summary: As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm to win this fight, and Zoya Nazyalensky must embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs, meanwhile Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction BardugoBanker, Ashok
Summary: Two princes, Shvate and Adri, are born in Hastinaga, capital of the vast Krushan empire-one blind, the other albino. Though one cannot see, and the other cannot face sunlight, the Dowager Empress Jilana and Prince Regent Vrath assure their people and allies that all will be well. Any rumblings of dissent are summarily quashed and none dares challenge the might of the Burnt Empire. But when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Queen Aqreen of Aquila leaves her husband Jarsun and flees across the Red Desert. She is determined to keep her daughter from being used by Jarsun to stake his claim to the Burning Throne of Hastinaga, seat of the all-powerful Burnt Empire. But Jarsun is powerful and vengeful, and can summon legions of demoniac forces at will.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BANMartin, George R. R.
Summary: Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon are dead, both victims of royal treachery. Chaos reigns in the wake of their deaths as six factions battle for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MARGoodlett, Ellen
Summary: "Sisters Akeylah, Ren, and Zofi are all a step closer to their dying father's throne, but their pasts continue to haunt them as their blackmailer threatens everyone and everything they hold dear"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GOOLegrand, Claire
Summary: "Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien's side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be. In the future, Eliana arrives in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEGGiovinazzo, Diana
Summary: "Austria 1767: Maria Carolina Charlotte-ninth daughter and sixteenth child of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria-knows her position as a Hapsburg archduchess will inevitably force her to leave her home, her family, and her beloved country. But not yet. The Hapsburg family is celebrating a great triumph: Charlotte's older sister, Josepha, has been promised to King Ferdinand IV of Naples, and will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022