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Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Fully entitled "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty," this novel was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. As such, it is the precursor to his more famous "A Tale of Two Cities", in which his exploration of mob violence, and especially the effect of public events on individual lives, becomes apparent. This work centers on Barnaby Rudge, a mentally simple son, and his loving mother, who are a part of the small village of Epping Forest,...
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 3
Language
English
Description
Tom is dismayed when his master the Spook decrees that they will be spending the winter on gloomy and forbidding Anglezarke Moor but soon discovers the reason for his master's decision, as they tangle with two dangerous witches and struggle to keep a dark mage from resurrecting an ancient evil.
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 6
Language
English
Description
Tom is reunited with his mother and must return to Greece to face a new and terrible threat from the dark forces, and a momentous decision must be made, causing a serious rift between Tom and the Spook that threatens to separate them forever.
4) Physik
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 3
Language
English
Description
Pulled through a glass that brings him back in time, Septimus Heap becomes the apprentice of an alchemist.
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 13
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Ward faces his ultimate test as he and his master prepare to deal with the Fiend once and for all"--
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 8
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Apprentice Tom and the Spook for whom he works flee to Ireland, where a powerful witch has joined forces with the dark mages trying to call forth ancient powers to destroy Tom.
7) The list
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself.
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 4
Language
English
Description
When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
Author
Series
Magic thief volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young thief is drawn into a life of magic and adventure after picking the pocket of the powerful wizard Nevery Flinglas, who has returned from exile to attempt to reverse the troubling decline of magic in Wellmet City.
10) Erak's ransom
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.
11) Syren
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 5
Language
English
Description
Wolf Boy is sent on a Task by Aunt Zelda, while Septimus and the dragon, Spit Fyre, fly off to bring their friends home, but they all wind up on an island whose secrets are as dangerous as its inhabitants.
12) Queste
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 4
Language
English
Description
Nicki and Snorri are trapped in Time, and Septimus Heap goes on a quest to find the House of Foryx, a place where all Time meets.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protaegae, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character, atmosphere, and lavish storytelling. It's the spring of 1969, and Lakshmi, now married to Dr. Jay Kumar, directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty, he has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves...
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 2
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now thirteen years old, Tom Ward continues his apprenticeship with the Spook as they confront a dangerous bane who can control people's thoughts.
15) The stern chase
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 9
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Herons are home in Skandia--preparing to celebrate two of their own and working on sea trials in the newly constructed Heron. But during a short excursion, they encounter an Iberian pirate ship raiding the coast of Sonderland, so Hal and his crew take action. Though the Herons quickly triumph, the Iberians voice their fury at the Herons, vowing to take revenge. And soon they do--raiding the harbor and stealing or destroying as many ships as they...
16) The real boy
Author
Language
English
Description
"A shy boy named Oscar who works as the hand to a powerful magic worker becomes the only person who can save his village from an evil monster"--
Author
Series
Bartimaeus trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
18) Master gardener
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Master Gardener follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel's spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten...
20) Dragonsinger
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper, Robinton, learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong.
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