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DEMI GODS AND SEMI DEVILS BOOK 3 OF 5 (Breaching The Formation) by Jin Yong by The_Sword_Lady
DEMI GODS AND SEMI DEVILS BOOK 3 OF 5 (Breaching The Formation) by Jin Yong
The_Sword_Lady
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  • Parts 51
Between the period of 960-1127, Northern Song Dynasty is at war with the Liao dynasty. Three sworn brothers; Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xuzhu join forces to bring what's right and just in the martial world. The three of them each have their own characters, adventures, love stories, and pitiful parental backgrounds which mold them into great martial art heroes. Demi Gods Semi Devils consists of 5 books : 1. Adventures Of The Youth - featuring Duan Yu 2. Shrouding Screen In Suzhou - featuring Qiao Feng and Duan Yu 3. Breaching The Formation - featuring Qiao Feng 4. Call Of The Cave Immortal - featuring Xuzhu 5. Cry Of The Water Dragon - featuring Qiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xuzhu Book Three : Breaching the Formation 《破阵子》: Qiao Feng falls from grace after he is revealed to be a Khitan, and is wrongly accused of murdering some fellow martial artists. He becomes an outcast of the martial world of the Han Chinese-dominated Song Empire, which is at war with the Khitan-led Liao Empire. Qiao Feng leaves to verify the claims that he is a Khitan and investigate the murders. He is accompanied by Azhu, who loves him. He finally accepts the fact that he is indeed a Khitan and assumes his ancestral name "Xiao Feng". In tracking down a mysterious "Leading Big Brother", whom he believes is responsible for the murders and his parents' deaths, he mistakenly thinks that Duan Zhengchun is the "Leading Big Brother", and challenges him to a one-on-one fight. However, it turns into a tragedy when Azhu disguises herself as Duan Zhengchun and allows Xiao Feng to kill her. Duan Zhengchun is actually Azhu's father. Regretful, Xiao Feng leaves Song territory with Azi, Azhu's younger sister, whom he had promised to take care of. Azi has a strong crush on him but he does not reciprocate. By chance, Xiao Feng encounters the Liao emperor, Yelü Hongji, becomes sworn brothers with him. Yelü Hongji makes Xiao Feng a powerful noble and gives him a large princely estate.
The Demonologist by apyper
The Demonologist
apyper
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  • Parts 8
Fans of The Historian won’t be able to put down this spellbinding literary horror story in which a Columbia professor must use his knowledge of demonic mythology to rescue his daughter from the Underworld. Professor David Ullman is among the world’s leading authorities on demonic literature, with special expertise in Milton’s Paradise Lost. Not that David is a believer—he sees what he teaches as a branch of the imagination and nothing more. So when the mysterious Thin Woman arrives at his office and invites him to travel to Venice and witness a “phenomenon,” he turns her down. She leaves plane tickets and an address on his desk, advising David that her employer is not often disappointed. That evening, David’s wife announces she is leaving him. With his life suddenly in shambles, he impulsively whisks his beloved twelve-year-old daughter, Tess, off to Venice after all. The girl has recently been stricken by the same melancholy moods David knows so well, and he hopes to cheer her up and distract them both from the troubles at home. But what happens in Venice will change everything. First, in a tiny attic room at the address provided by the Thin Woman, David sees a man restrained in a chair, muttering, clearly insane… but could he truly be possessed? Then the man speaks clearly, in the voice of David’s dead father, repeating the last words he ever spoke to his son. Words that have left scars—and a mystery—behind. When David rushes back to the hotel, he discovers Tess perched on the roof’s edge, high above the waters of the Grand Canal. Before she falls, she manages to utter a final plea: Find me. What follows is an unimaginable journey for David Ullman from skeptic to true believer. In a terrifying quest guided by symbols and riddles from the pages of Paradise Lost, David must track the demon that has captured his daughter and discover its name. If he fails, he will lose Tess forever.
Georgetown Academy, Book One by AlyssaandJessica
Georgetown Academy, Book One
AlyssaandJessica
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  • Parts 19
In a town where one misstep can turn into a national scandal, the students at D.C.’s elite Georgetown Academy know there’s only one rule: whatever you do, don’t get caught.
Little Brother by CoryDoctorow
Little Brother
CoryDoctorow
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  • Parts 29
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -- Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they’re mercilessly interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.
The Dragon Head of Hong Kong: The Ava Lee Prequel by IanWHamilton
The Dragon Head of Hong Kong: The Ava Lee Prequel
IanWHamilton
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  • Parts 22
The prequel to the wildly popular Ava Lee series. Young Ava Lee is a forensic accounting who has just opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has been swindled of more than a million dollars by a Chinese importer named Johnny Kung. Desperate, Lo persuades Ava to find and retrieve the monies owed. Ava goes to Hong Kong, where she plunges into the dangerous underground collection business and meets a man who will forever change her life . . . I'll post a new chapter of The Dragon Head of Hong Kong every weekday, so stay tuned!
High Times at City Hall by RobinSpano
High Times at City Hall
RobinSpano
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  • Parts 7
Who is Rob Ford when the cameras are off and the microphones aren't aimed at his face? What motivates him? Why does he party so hard? Why does he say such horrible things that make him look like an idiot? Does his private life matter if his job commitment is honorable? Can he come back from political ruin? This is a fictional series of shorts about Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto and partyer extraordinaire. Loosely based on the real Rob Ford, this fictional mayor plans to save the city or have fun trying.
Dead Politician Society by RobinSpano
Dead Politician Society
RobinSpano
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  • Parts 86
The mayor of Toronto collapses and dies while making a speech. The newspaper receives an email -- a fake obituary that claims credit for his murder. The note is signed by a secret society at a prestigious downtown university. Clare Vengel is given her first undercover assignment: to pose as a student, penetrate the secret society, and find out who killed the mayor.
The School for the Gifted (Book One and Two) by ChristinaRobles
The School for the Gifted (Book One and Two)
ChristinaRobles
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  • Parts 79
Giselle isn't your average teenage girl. Besides the fact that she's hot headed and argumentative she also can control fire. When she's captured and taken to a special school by the name of Gifted Academy, Giselle Riley doesn't know what to expect. All she knows is that the last thing she wants is to be among people with special gifts such as speed, earth bending and telepathy. That is until the moment she realizes shes one of them. Through challenging struggles and suspense Giselle tries to figure out who she really is and who shes destined to be. Through falling in love, making new friends and destroying dark forces will Giselle finally find out who she really is or is there something more shes been needing to find out all along?
Waiting For The Beast (Lucifer's Clock Series, Book 1) by authorthayden
Waiting For The Beast (Lucifer's Clock Series, Book 1)
authorthayden
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  • Parts 30
What if the Bible has it all wrong about the Anti-Christ? What if this person is female and what if she actually has a choice? Meet A.C. a.k.a Angelica Cunningham Angelica is drop dead gorgeous, lives in a sprawling mansion with her two aunts, attends a prestigious private school, is an A student and excels at everything she does effortlessly. She has a great life. That's until her 16th birthday and it all goes banana's. One of her aunt's fall mysteriously ill on the brink of death. Angelica is suddenly telepathic, has a heightened sense of smell and is seeing supernatural beings, that only exists in fairy tales. Angelica's family is forced to tell her the truth. Her aunts are actually supernatural beings that have been charged with protecting Angelica from her father, Lucifer. He has put a bounty on Angelica's head and every creature from the Abyssal Realm a.k.a Hell is looking for her. In addition she has a hot guardian angel that has been assigned to her since birth that she can now see. She is suddenly thrust into a dangerous, magical world. Between dealing with her new identity, a love triangle, hiding from her father, and just trying to be a teenager she has to make a decision to run, fight or wait for the darkness to consume her. PG-13 Some material may be inappropriate for peeps under 13. There is some profanity use and drug use. Enter at your own risk. (Honestly it's not that bad) Highest in Fantasy #1 Highest in Paranormal #18 Cover by Jessica Dueck aka @StarsColdNight
Phantom Pain (trilogy) by MapleCFreter
Phantom Pain (trilogy)
MapleCFreter
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  • Parts 80
A storm of biblical proportions hit the western United States. In its centre, the small town of Springbrook was flooding, residents forced to evacuate to a local landmark: the dark and towering Castle Moore. In the chapel behind, lay the body of a fallen angel. Trapped in his own mind, the angel was jerked from his cycle of pain by a teenaged boy looking for his father. His memories hurt, and he was unsure of so much, but there was one thing he knew for certain. The harsh winds, and pounding rain were only the surface of the storm that was upon them. A war was coming: in hell, in heaven, and on earth, with the castle in the centre of it all. For its walls protected something, something the armies of hell would do anything to possess, and something that called to the angel-like a lost brother. Included within: HELL ON EARTH-BOOK 2 STORM FRONT-BOOK 3