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The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the land, devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm\'s Host and the Bridgeburners - each now outlawed by the Empress - alongside their enemies of old

The novel revolves around young attorney Jennifer Parker, as she rises as a successful lawyer after being framed for threatening the chief witness against a Mafia boss by mistakenly giving him a dead canary with a broken neck which in turn leads to a situation that promises to break Her life\'s dreams. As the story progresses, the protagonist is romantically torn between a famous politician, who helps

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\'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller\' GUARDIAN The second volume in this superb trilogy from the author of The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit family\'s liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by the pirate king, Kennit. Held captive on board, Wintrow Vestrit finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia\'s love as the ship slowly acquires her

On his first day of work at a struggling brand management firm, an ambitious intern discovers a blog created by his predecessor, Iris Massey. Iris, he quickly learns, died a few months earlier, leaving a hole in the life of the firm\'s morose boss, Smith. Now, stuck at his desk all day, Carl-the-Intern - whose sky-high aspirations are thwarted only by Smith\'s sluggishness - gets hooked on Iris\'s

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Its the Golden Age of Piracya time when greed, ambition and corruption overcome all loyaltiesand a brash young captain, Edward Kenway, is making his name known for being one of the greatest pirates of his time. In the brilliant new novel, Assassins Creed: Black Flag, discover the story of how Edward, a young privateer, became one of the world\'s most deadly pirates and was drawn into the centuries-old

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Late October, Cardiff. A human leg is discovered in a woman\'s freezer. The hunt for the rest of the corpse soon turns up body parts in kitchens, garages and potting sheds.The police conclude that the victim was a teenage girl killed some ten years earlier. But then other body parts start appearing, this time discarded carelessly, shortly after the victim - a man - was killed. Investigating the double

Soon to be an NBC TV series! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels - \'the Mark Twain of things that live under your bed\' - comes a new novel of Midnight, Texas, the town where some secrets will never see the light of day ...Welcome to the most intriguing mystery you\'ll read this year. Welcome to Midnight, Texas. At Midnight\'s local pawnshop, weapons are flying

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12.40 a.m. Copenhagen. Cotton Malone wakes up to find a stranger in his house, bearing bad news: Malone\'s closest and most dangerous friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen, is in serious trouble - and the men who want to kill him are on Malone\'s doorstep. Thorvaldsen has been tracking a shadowy group called the Paris Club. Not only does he believe that they are about to trigger a global financial meltdown, but