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Khorasan archives volume 1
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A dark power called the Talisman has risen in the land. Led by a man known only as the One-Eyed Preacher, it is a cruel and terrifying movement bent on world domination--a superstitious patriarchy that suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. But there are those who fight the Talisman's spread, including the Companions of Hira, a diverse group of influential women whose power derives from the Claim--the magic inherent in the words of a sacred scripture....
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Islands of blood and storm volume 2
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King of the Rising is a vivid, brutal high fantasy set in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world. In this sequel to Callender's Queen of the Conquered, the slave revolution for their freedom has risen, and led by Loren Jannik, the strong, honest man who has the ability to take the "krafts" of others and use them for himself. King of the Rising explores the narratives of slavery through the eyes of the tortured, the resister and the resigned.
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An Instant New York Times bestseller / An Oprah’s Book Club Pick
In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever
In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and...
In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, an award-winning “miraculous debut” (Washington Post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever
In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and...
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The Loyal League volume 3
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An assassination plot that could end the Civil War, and a hidden enemy that could destroy a secret league of unsung heroes…Daniel Cumberland, born free in Massachusetts, studied law with dreams of helping his people, dreams that died the night he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Daniel is rescued, but he's a changed man. When he's offered entry into the Loyal League, the covert organization of Black spies who helped free him, he seizes the opportunity...
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Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.
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In 1924 South Carolina, Gertrude, a mother of four, must choose between saving her daughters from starvation or dying at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is a first-generation freed slave who is still employed by the Coles, who once owned her family. Annie is the matriarch of the Coles family, is coming to terms with a terrible truth that ripped her family apart. These three women unite to stand up to the terrible injustices that have long plagued...
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Remixed classics volume 2
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This program includes an author's note read by the author.
Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women, by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow.
North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedpeople's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black
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Seeds of America trilogy volume 2
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Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters and Canary Girls unveils the private lives of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, through the eyes of the First Lady’s most trusted confidante and friend in this compelling historical novel.
In a life that spanned nearly a century and witnessed some of the most momentous events in American history, Elizabeth...
In a life that spanned nearly a century and witnessed some of the most momentous events in American history, Elizabeth...
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