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  A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 1

  A Game of Thrones

  by George R. R. Martin

  Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever... (more)
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  Left Behind: Book 1

  Left Behind

  A Novel of the Earth's Last Days

  by Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

  Left Behind is the first book in a thirteen book series, and it is the best selling of them all. It is based on "Revalations," a chapter in the New Testament. The main character is and airline pilor, Captain Rayford Steele. Shortly after take-off, he is told there are about 100 missing seats on the plane. After panicing for a while, him and a few others decide to find the truth of what is going on.
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  Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

  by Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett

  If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? You'd never be sure of just how much fell, or what. Would it really be all it seemed to be?In this cute children's book, it tells a short story of a small town where food fell from the sky in numeous amounts. But when it gets out of hand, the food starts squishing people, coming in too much amounts, and causing a big mess. You... (more)
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  Foundation: Book 1

  Foundation

  by Isaac Asimov

  For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire had ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that would last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathered the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brought them to a bleak... (more)
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  Temeraire: Book 1

  His Majesty's Dragon

  by Naomi Novik

  Published in the UK as "Temeraire".Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into... (more)
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  Lord John Grey: Book 1

  Lord John and the Private Matter

  by Diana Gabaldon

  Adored bestselling author Diana Gabaldon brings us the first book in a new trilogy featuring many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander series. In her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels, Diana Gabaldon introduced millions of readers to a dazzling world of history and adventure — a world of vibrant settings and utterly unforgettable characters. Now one of these characters, Major... (more)
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  The Wind On Fire Trilogy: Book 1

  The Wind Singer

  by William Nicholson

  The first in a trilogy, The Wind Singer is a mesmerizing and remarkably imagined fantasy novel full of adventure, suspense humor, and warmth. Winner of the 2000 Nestle Smarties Book Proze. An ALA Notable Book.
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  Losing Christina: Book 1

  Fog

  by Caroline B. Cooney

  The Shevvingtons are perfect. Mr. Shevvington is the charming, handsome principal of Christina's school. His wife is a dedicated English teacher. When the Autumn fog rolls over the coast, Christian and Anya begin boarding at the Shevvington's home, where Christina discovers that nothing is as it seems. Anya is slowly losing her mind, and Christina knows the Shevvingtons are behind it. But who will take her... (more)
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  Siren: Book 1

  Siren

  by Tricia Rayburn

  Seventeen-year-old Vanessa Sands is afraid of everything—the dark, heights, the ocean—but her fearless older sister, Justine, has always been there to coach her through every challenge. That is, until Justine goes cliff-diving one night near the family’s vacation house in Maine, and her lifeless body washes up on shore the next day. Though her parents hope that they’ll be able to find closure back in... (more)
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  Arcane Society: Looking Glass Trilogy: Book 1

  In Too Deep

  by Jayne Ann Krentz

  Jayne Ann Krentz follows up her highly successful Dreamlight Trilogy - written in collaboration with her two alter egos, Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle - with a brand-new story arc that begins in a secluded coastal town in northern California.Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It's a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong... (more)
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  The Welsh Trilogy: Book 1

  Here be Dragons

  by Sharon Kay Penman

  "A masterful picture of Wales in the 13th century...vivdly pictured as grandly beautiful, its people volatile, stubborn and mystic." THE SAN DIEGO UNION Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna.... (more)
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  Born In Trilogy: Book 1

  Born in Fire

  by Nora Roberts

  The New York Times bestselling trilogy of three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland begins. Artist Maggie Concannon creates beautiful glass images through a blowpipe and with a fiery furnace, much as she herself was born and survived her mother's angry frustrations and resentment. Then Maggie falls in love with Rogan, her new agent, who brings her passion, fame, and riches.
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  Commonwealth Saga: Book 1

  Pandora's Star

  by Peter F. Hamilton

  The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some four hundred light-years in diameter, contains more than six hundred worlds, interconnected by a web of transport “tunnels” known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over one thousand light-years away, a star . . . vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a... (more)
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  The Chronicles of Prydain: Book 1

  The Book of Three

  by Lloyd Alexander

  The tale of Taran, assistant pig keeper, has been entertaining young readers for generations. Set in the mythical land of Prydain (which bears a more than passing resemblance to Wales), Lloyd Alexander's book draws together the elements of the hero's journey from unformed boy to courageous young man. Taran grumbles with frustration at home in the hamlet Caer Dallben; he yearns to go into battle like his hero,... (more)
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  Dragonlance: Chronicles: Book 1

  Dragons of Autumn Twilight

  by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

  Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws... (more)
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  Discworld: Book 1

  The Colour of Magic

  by Terry Pratchett

  Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide,... (more)
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  Dr. Laszlo Kriezler: Book 1

  The Alienist

  by Caleb Carr

  The year is 1896, the place, New York City. On a cold March night, New York Times reporter John Schuyler Moore is summoned to the East River by his friend and former Harvard classmate Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a psychologist, or "alienist." On the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, they view the horribly mutilated body of an adolescent boy, a prostitute from one of Manhattan's infamous brothels.The newly... (more)
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  The Chocolate War: Book 1

  The Chocolate War

  by Robert Cormier

  IN 1974, AFTER SUFFERING rejections from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut. An uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption, it quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults. “Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”— The New York Times Book Review “The characterizations of all the boys are... (more)
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  Remember Me: Book 1

  Remember Me

  by Christopher Pike

  Shari Cooper hadn't planned on dying, but four floors is a long way to fall. Her friends say she fell but Shari knew she had been murdered. Making a vow to herself to find her killer, Shari spies on her friends, and even enters their dreams. She also comes face-to-face with a nightmare from beyond the grave. The Shadow - a thing more horrible than death itself - is the key to Shari's death, and the only thing that... (more)
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  Children of the Lamp: Book 1

  The Akhenaten Adventure

  by P. B. Kerr

  Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places, and make people and objects disappear. Luckily, the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon . .... (more)