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The latest additions to The Library's collection
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In the stacks
Nonfiction
Primorsko Path: My Summer in Bulgaria | Mitchell Todorov | Nonfiction; Mystery/Travel Adventure (NA) (I) (F)
In the summer of 2018, I traveled to Bulgaria to get my condo back from my cousin Doncho, who led me down a wild path through the Primorsko coast, Beglik Tash, the Arkutino School for Gifted Children, and beyond. These ten chapters are my account of what happened six years ago, how I survived, and how I made it back to the States. God Bless Bulgaria, a truly magical country I won't be allowed to visit for a while.
Speculative
Fantasy
What's a Dragon? | Evan Boone | Fantasy; Contemporary fantasy; High magic, low fantasy, middle grade (N) (I) (F)
In a world of misunderstanding, knowing is the worst. Emilie Gaschler is a normal girl in a world of magic: one with magic-powered technology and regular attacks from wild monsters. She’s just a normal schoolgirl attending an average middle school, with little about her to stand out in any way. That is, until she learns how things really are. Along with the knowledge of what she is, Emilie is given the option of the easy road to throw away her upbringing and join those who came before—but the road she takes is much more difficult, and much more deadly.
Akuma no Ran | Brothers Krynn | Fantasy (N) (I) (F)→(P)
Revived, the ‘Akuma King’ has returned to a world that lacks the holy maiden’s protection, and after devastating the armies of the northern lord, Takimoto no Yoshinobu, he turns his gaze south, determined to finish what he began eight centuries prior. The only hope lies with a single Samurai, a single man of low birth determined to turn back the tide, and resolved to avenge the death of his beloved Master.
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Buy Indie
Short Fiction Collection
The Orchard Hounds | S.E. Reid | Speculative (S)
Cosmic consequences. Watchful wildlife. And an island that has its own twisted sense of justice. The thirteen tales in this debut collection cross genres between horror and suspense, gentle fantasy and redemptive thrills. There are hauntings, there are beasts. There are transformations, there are miracles. You may even find yourself pulled backward in time. The more you read, the deeper you'll go.Â
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From the Stacks
Featuring a different, randomly-selected book every week.
A Long Night Cry | Terry Weaver | Thriller & Mystery (N) (C) (F) →($)
Free through chapter 15, then paid through chapter 56.Â
Detectives Eli Ridge and Thaddeus Preck are assigned to find three missing teenage girls, including the daughter of Ted Cronin, billionaire CEO and U.S. Senator. When the detectives are ordered to focus exclusively on the senator’s daughter, Eli’s choices place his career at risk and leave his loved ones teetering between life and death. As the young detective’s psyche fractures, he must race to find the girls and cover up what’s left in the wake of his dark side.
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