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Tyler


The Feros (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780399256554
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 6/2013

AVAILABLE 6/27

Kidnapped and forced to train to become the next generation of super villains, five teens use their new found gifts to defeat and capture the malevolent Vindico. After outmaneuvering both heroes and villains alike, the trainee villains were invited to join the famous League of Heroes. However, as the day of initiation approaches, they find themselves in way over their heads. Caught up in a super-powered civil war, the young heroes in The Feros  – sequel to Wesley King's The Vindico – are forced to reconsider right and wrong as they fight for survival, and their freedom.

- Tyler

The 5th Wave (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780399162411
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 5/2013

Cassie is one of the last survivors. She isn’t sure how many others there are, but she knows one thing: no one can be trusted. After the alien attacks of rapture proportions, the only people left are the cunning, the lucky, and those willing to do anything to survive. Bandits, gangs, and villains roam the streets. Cassie doesn’t know how she will continue but she made a promise that she would survive. She lives by means of sneaking and playing everything cautiously, until she meets Evan. Plagued by suspicion, Cassie begins to trust him anyway. The two embark on a mission of survival and rescue. But the ultimate questions remain. Where did the aliens go? And who can be trusted? 

- Tyler

Pulse (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780062085764
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books, 2/2013

Fifty years into the future, the United States has transformed into two massive states on the eastern and western seaboards. The states enjoy advanced technology, better living, and an economy with plenty of jobs. Between the two lives Faith Daniels and the people who have tried to hold onto the old America. She dreads the inevitable day when she will have to move to the states. As the two entities expand ever closer to each other friction develops, and insignificant hold-out Faith turns out to be more than she appears. Little does she know that she will play an important role in the days ahead.

- Tyler

Homeland (Mass Market Paperback)

$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780786939534
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Published: Wizards of the Coast, 11/2005

Enter a world underground where dark magic abounds and where Dark Elves live. Evil in nature, the Dark Elves scheme, lie, and murder to rise in society. Born into this world is Drizzt, second son of House Do’Urden. Singular among his people, he finds his culture repulsive. Caught in the power plays of the Underdark, Drizzt must use his gift with swords to fight for survival and for what he believes in. With Homeland, the first in an epic saga, Salvatore will draw you in with the first word.

- Tyler


The Vindico (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780399256547
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 6/2012

What does it mean to be a hero? A supernatural talent combined with the courage to protect others and do “the right thing." Kidnapped and presented with a choice, five teens can obtain the superpowers they have always dreamed of, but they have to become the next generation of villains. During their training, they discover that right and wrong are not always clear, and that nobody, heroes or villains, is what they first appear. First in what is planned to be a series, Vindico is a wild ride that will envelope you in the world of superheroes. 

- Tyler


$25.95
ISBN-13: 9780756407681
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Published: DAW Hardcover, 9/2012
Many religions tell of the glories of heaven. Bobby Dollar, in The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams is an angelic defense attorney for your soul. In appearance he looks and feels human, but his body is temporary. His mission: to live among humans, understand them, and learn how to defend their souls from damnation. When a soul comes up missing, both heaven and hell want to know what happened. Caught in the middle of a conflict where his only allies are a pig-man, and a demon countess that he isn’t sure he can trust, Bobby must find the missing soul before the wrath of heaven crashes down on him, and before a war of unfathomed proportions erupts between the biblical powers.
-  Tyler

Leviathan (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9781416971740
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Published: Simon Pulse, 9/2010
Mechanical wonders of gears and perfection. Giant hybrid beasts inspired by Darwin and imagination. In an alternate history these powers clash in WWI to a devastating effect. Two heroes, one from England and in the Darwinistic air force and the other, a lost prince of Austria and of the machines come together on the air ship Leviathan and try to bring their world to peace... or at least try to survive each day at a time. Secrets and hidden agendas on both sides collide into an amazing tale of steam-punk in Leviathan.
- Tyler

I Hunt Killers (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780316125840
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 4/2012
Jazz has witnessed horrors few can understand. His father was one of the country’s most notorious serial killers. Years after "Dear Old Dad" was thrown in jail, bodies begin to appear in Jazz's hometown. With every one looking at him as murderer by inheritance, Jazz will do anything to clear his name. By launching his own investigation, he hopes to uncover who is really behind the deaths. Using his own "killer instincts," he attempts to see through his father’s eyes to beat the murderer. Straining relationships with those who care for him, Jazz pushes himself and others in a search for justice and personal peace.
- Tyler

$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780553573404
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Published: Bantam, 8/1997
Evil spreading from the north, unrest growing with the death of a king, old grudges, and ancient lords battling for supremacy. In a world of dark secrets and war, the peace of the united kingdoms is on the verge of collapse. Told through the eyes of a variety of characters, a tale of loss, victory, hate, and love unfolds, with the fate of the world resting on the decisions of people too busy fighting each other to notice a growing threat. Game of Thrones is the first book in George R.R. Martin’s popular epic series, A Song of Ice and Fire.
-  Tyler

Inheritance (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780375856112
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 11/2011
Two books ago we met a young man who became the last dragon rider free of the king. Following his adventures took readers on a whirlwind of page turning. Inheritance is the final chapter in Eragon’s struggle to find his way in the world. Every plot twist (and plenty more) comes together in one book that can only be described as epic. Truly living up to reader expectations, Inheritance is sure to captivate its audience. This is where it ends… or is it where it begins?
-  Tyler

The Magician King (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780670022311
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Published: Viking Adult, 8/2011

Quentin, king of the magical world Fillory and one of the most powerful magicians of two worlds, feels that he doesn’t deserve his position in life. After all his past mistakes and loss, he believes himself unfit to rule. When called on by forces greater than himself, he seizes the chance to become a hero, and hopefully, a better king. Up against ancient gods and deep layers of magic, Quentin begins a race against time to save the world he loves. Lev Grossman continues to amaze with his unique tale of magic and adventure in this follow up to The Magicians.

-  Tyler


The Magicians (Paperback)

$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780452296299
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Published: Plume, 6/2010

Quentin is a senior in high school who is disappointed with life. Although he has genius level intelligence, he finds nothing in life worth living for. His life changes when he is accepted to a college for magic. In school he learns to control powerful energies and falls in love. After awhile, life turns from exciting to dull. What he does to keep the sense of adventure takes him for a wild ride that shatters his world. Lev Grossman takes magic and blends it with a sense of reality that is sure to appeal to adult fans of Harry Potter.

-  Tyler