Red Sister

Red Sister
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2017
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101988851

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The international bestselling author of the Broken Empire and the Red Queen's War trilogies begins a stunning epic fantasy series about a secretive order of holy warriors... At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In some few children the old bloods show, gifting rare talents that can be honed to deadly or mystic effect. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don't truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls. A bloodstained child of nine falsely accused of murder, guilty of worse, Nona is stolen from the shadow of the noose. It takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist, but under Abbess Glass's care there is much more to learn than the arts of death. Among her class Nona finds a new family--and new enemies. Despite the security and isolation of the convent, Nona's secret and violent past finds her out, drawing with it the tangled politics of a crumbling empire. Her arrival sparks old feuds to life, igniting vicious struggles within the church and even drawing the eye of the emperor himself. Beneath a dying sun, Nona Grey must master her inner demons, then loose them on those who stand in her way.

Grey Sister

Grey Sister
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101988894

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The second novel in a brilliant fantasy trilogy from the international bestselling author of Prince of Thorns. Behind its walls, the Convent of Sweet Mercy has trained young girls to hone their skills for centuries. In Mystic Class, Novice Nona Grey has begun to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often even the deepest truths just make our choices harder. Before she leaves the convent, Nona must choose which order to dedicate herself to—and whether her path will lead to a life of prayer and service or one of the blade and the fist. All that stands between her and these choices are the pride of a thwarted assassin, the designs of a would-be empress wielding the Inquisition like a knife, and the vengeance of the empire's richest lord. As the world narrows around her, and her enemies attack her through the system she is sworn to, Nona must find her own path despite the competing pulls of friendship, revenge, ambition, and loyalty. And in all this only one thing is certain: there will be blood.

Holy Sister

Holy Sister
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101988932

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The searing conclusion of the thrilling epic fantasy trilogy that saw a young girl trained by an arcane order of nuns grow into the fiercest of warriors... They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat. Nona Grey faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that she and her friends will have time to earn a nun’s habit before war is on their doorstep. Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war. The shiphearts offer strength that she might use to protect those she loves, but it’s a power that corrupts. A final battle is coming in which she will be torn between friends, unable to save them all. A battle in which her own demons will try to unmake her. A battle in which hearts will be broken, lovers lost, thrones burned.

The Ancestor 1

The Ancestor 1
Author: Teuvo Virén
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2024-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9528083390

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Archaeologists Constance Arca and Leann Ito, along with their most trusted subordinate, Halmar Getzin, received an invitation to meet with the director of the world's largest company. After their previous mission ended in a predicted failure, the sidelined trio was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Arca, Ito, and Getzin have the opportunity to express their wishes for their upcoming archaeological find. They each choose a site and receive a map that leads them close to it. The soon-to-arrive guide will lead each expedition to the destina-tion chosen by its leader. None of the trio believes that anyone could know the locations of the sites they are seeking, which were lost thousands of years ago. Expeditions sent over the past few centuries had uniformly failed, and Arca, Ito, and Getzin knew that their fate would be the same. However, it was a small price to pay for the chance to choose their own destinations in two months and start exploring them.

The Ancestor's Tale

The Ancestor's Tale
Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780618619160

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A renowned biologist provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth, shedding new light on evolutionary theory and history, sexual selection, speciation, extinction, and genetics.

The Ancestor

The Ancestor
Author: Danielle Trussoni
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062912798

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"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family." – Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song After a DNA test reveals that Alberta “Bert” Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it forever. “Vivid and uncanny…makes the most of Trussoni’s signature blend of science, myth, and mystery.” —Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches "Inventive and entertaining." — People “A Gothic Extravaganza.” —Kirkus

The First Ancestor

The First Ancestor
Author: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Publisher: Humanoids Inc
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2014-03-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1594653763

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Before the Metabarons there were the Castakas, a clan of lawless pirates - this is their story.

The Good Ancestor

The Good Ancestor
Author: Roman Krznaric
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1615198334

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Now in paperback: A call to save ourselves and our planet that gets to the root of the current crisis—society’s extreme short-sightedness

Ancestor Approved

Ancestor Approved
Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062869965

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Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog). They are the heroes of their own stories. Featuring stories and poems by: Joseph Bruchac Art Coulson Christine Day Eric Gansworth Carole Lindstrom Dawn Quigley Rebecca Roanhorse David A. Robertson Andrea L. Rogers Kim Rogers Cynthia Leitich Smith Monique Gray Smith Traci Sorell, Tim Tingle Erika T. Wurth Brian Young In partnership with We Need Diverse Books

Ancestors

Ancestors
Author: Alice Roberts
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-05-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1471188035

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An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today. ‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the fascinating truth of the prehistoric past and the present’ Bettany Hughes We often think of Britain springing from nowhere with the arrival of the Romans. But in Ancestors, pre-eminent archaeologist, broadcaster and academic Professor Alice Roberts explores what we can learn about the very earliest Britons, from burial sites and by using new technology to analyse ancient DNA. Told through seven fascinating burial sites, this groundbreaking prehistory of Britain teaches us more about ourselves and our history: how people came and went and how we came to be on this island. It explores forgotten journeys and memories of migrations long ago, written into genes and preserved in the ground for thousands of years. This is a book about belonging: about walking in ancient places, in the footsteps of the ancestors. It explores our interconnected global ancestry, and the human experience that binds us all together. It’s about reaching back in time, to find ourselves, and our place in the world. PRE-ORDER CRYPT, THE FINAL BOOK IN ALICE ROBERTS' BRILLIANT TRILOGY – OUT FEBRUARY 2024.