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  Last of the Amazons

  by Steven Pressfield

  The author of the international bestsellers Gates of Fire and Tides of War delivers his most gripping and imaginative novel of the ancient world–a stunning epic of love and war that breathes life into the grand myth of the ferocious female warrior culture of the Amazons. Steven Pressfield has gained a passionate worldwide following for his magnificent novels of ancient Greece, Gates of Fire and Tides of... (more)
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  The Foretelling

  by Alice Hoffman

  Now available in paperback, The Foretelling is a transformative story that asks many profound questions, for which there are many answers. Rain is girl of the Amazon tribe of women warriors, born in a time of blood and fear. As the future leader of her people, she must seek and hold fast to her inner warrior. What she encounters along her poignant and harrowing path toward her destiny-a kind young man, a strange,... (more)
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  Amazon: Book 1

  Amazon Ink

  by Lori Devoti

  Meet Mel: Business owner. Dedicated mom. Natural-born Amazon.It's been ten years since Melanippe Saka left the Amazon tribe in order to create a normal life for her daughter, Harmony. True, running a tattoo parlor in Madison, Wisconsin, while living with your Amazon warrior mother and priestess grandmother is not everyone's idea of normal, but Mel thinks she's succeeded at blending in as... (more)
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  The Firebrand

  by Marion Zimmer Bradley

  Blending archaeological fact and legend, the myths of the gods and the feats of heroes, Marion Zimmer Bradley breathes new life into the classic tale of the Trojan War-reinventing larger-than-life figures as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and the vanquished, their fate seen through the eyes of Kassandra-priestess, princess, and passionate woman with the spirit of a... (more)
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  Young Heroes: Book 2

  Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons

  by Jane Yolen

  Hippolyta is a true amazon. Proud and brave, she lives for the thrill of the hunt and for the friendship of her fellow female warriors. Then, because her mother demands it and in defiance of the laws of her people, she must take her newborn brother to his father in Troy, where she finds herself in terrible danger. To save her people, Hippolyta must defy the gods -- and even accept the help of a boy -- and... (more)
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  Wonder Woman (New 52): Book 1

  Blood

  by Brian Azzarello

  Brian Azzarello is the writer and co-creator of the award-winning Vertigo series 100 BULLETS.  Azzarellos's other writing credits for DC Comics include the graphic novel JOKER, as well as BATMAN: BROKEN CITY, LEX LUTHER: MAN OF STEEL, and HELLBLAZER. Brian has been featured in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and other publications.
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  Jason and the Golden Fleece (Penguin Epics)

  by Apollonius Rhodius

  The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of... (more)
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  In Her Name: Book 1

  Empire

  by Michael R. Hicks

  In the first book of an epic futuristic fantasy trilogy, this is the story of Reza Gard, a young boy of the Human Confederation who is swept up in the century-long war with the alien Kreelan Empire. Nightmarish female warriors with blue skin, fangs, and razor sharp talons, the Kreelans have technology that is millennia beyond that of the Confederation, yet they seek out close combat with sword and claw, fighting... (more)
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  Warrior Women

  An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines

  by Jeannine Davis-Kimball

  WARRIOR WOMEN weaves science, mythology, and mystical cultures into a bold new historical tapestry of female heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books...until now. From China to Celtic lands, warriors, priestesses, and matriarchs come to life in this accessible and dramatic account of one archaeolgist's search for the truth. Davis-Kimball, a real-life Indiana Jones, recounts her exciting... (more)
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  Moon Riders: Book 2

  Voyage of the Snake Lady

  by Theresa Tomlinson

  "I have seen them!" cried Cassandra. "Iphigenia! Myrina and her young daughter! They are in terrible trouble . . . taken prisoner on a boat . . . stripped of all weapons!"Since the fall of Troy, Myrina has built the Moon Riders into a strong and potent band of warrior women. But the son of Achilles is bent on revenge, and the Moon Riders are displaced from their home and fighting for their... (more)
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  Y: The Last Man Deluxe Edition: Book 1

  Y: The Last Man Deluxe Edition Book One

  by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, José Marzán, Jr.

  "On July 17, 2002, something (referred to as a plague) simultaneously kills every living mammal possessing a Y chromosome — including embryos, fertilized eggs, and even sperm. The only exceptions appear to be New York residents Yorick Brown, a young amateur escape artist, and his male Capuchin monkey, Ampersand.Society is plunged into chaos as infrastructures collapse, and the surviving women everywhere try... (more)
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  Amazon: Book 2

  Amazon Queen

  by Lori Devoti

  "Being an Amazon ruler just became a royal pain."Amazon queen Zery Kostovska has never questioned tribe traditions. After all, these rules have kept the tribe strong for millennia and enabled them to live undetected, even in modern-day America. Zery is tough, fair, commanding--the perfect Amazon leader.At least, she "was." A new high priestess with a penchant for secrecy and technology is... (more)
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  The Renunciates

  Free Amazons of Darkover

  by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Elisabeth Waters

  Return with Marion Zimmer Bradley and the Friends of Darkover to the planet of the Bloody Sun, the world of Darkover, where powerful families gifted with rare mental powers of laran rule the land, where Terran technology is seen as the greatest evil, and survival often depends on a steady sword and quickness of wits.Here dwell the Free Amazons, who have set themselves apart from the male-ruled world, owing... (more)
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  Countdown to Infinite Crisis

  Wonder Woman: Mission's End

  by Greg Rucka

  Grade 8 Up—War and genocide result from a brutal death match between Superman and Wonder Woman, in one of the most riveting "Wonder Woman" story lines in recent years. Under the mind control of the sadistic Maxwell Lord, Superman is sent on a violent path of destruction, attempting to kill not only Batman, but Wonder Woman as well. As this thrilling battle ensues, she learns that the only way to quell Superman is... (more)
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  Greek Shadows

  by K.C West, Victoria Welsh

  What could be more exciting for archeologists Kim Blair and PJ Curtis than jetting off to a picturesque Greek island to work with one of Kim's former students on a newly-discovered underground labyrinth? How about slipping through a portal into the past and taking an extended journey back in time to meet some very famous women - women who help Kim and PJ face and defeat their weaknesses and discover their true... (more)
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  Warrior Woman

  The Adventures of Zadieyek of Gyre

  by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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  The Renunciates: Book 1

  The Shattered Chain

  by Marion Zimmer Bradley

  While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattels. But the Free Amazons are considered equal to men, and it is they who provide the key to the Terran-Darkover dilemma.
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  Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Odyssey

  by J. Michael Straczynski

  Due to mysterious circumstances, Diana must track down the truth behind what’s happened to her timeline and face the biggest stunner of all: Who destroyed Paradise Island? If you think you knew who Wonder Woman was – think again! All bets are off in this all-new direction for the long-running series that’s perfect for new readers as Wonder Woman embarks on an odyssey to find her past and gets a new costume, a new... (more)
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  Jessamine

  by Barbara G. Tarn

  In the fantasy world of Silvery Earth, a young queen has to learn the hard way how to live and reign. This is the story of Queen Jessamine, from her Rite night at fourteen to war and exile, prisoner of a foreign king, to her comeback to her home country some thirteen years later. Not much magic, but not our planet anyway. Adult readers for mild sex and violence.
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  Irami

  Irami is a big story of a timeless love and immortal old legend placed in Amazon jungle.