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He wants to forget the past…
Having just survived a duel, Reese Taggart, has decided he needs a change of scenery. Remembering a sugarcane plantation he won in a long ago card game, he sets off on an adventure where he hopes he can outrun the demons of his past.
She wants to carve out a future…
Circe Hayhurst just wants to escape the reputation of her parents, find a man to love, settle down have children. She also wants to be respectable....
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"Calypso In Exile" begins with the death of Poseidon under whose rule Atlantis has grown into a powerful trading nation with colonies on each side of the Atlantic. Poseidon's first son, Atlas, inherits the empire which is divided into regions each ruled over by the remaining nine sons. Atlas feels weighed down under the burden of rule, and is particularly annoyed by the behaviour of his daughters. The ceremony for the divination of Poseidon is noisily...
43) Sedition
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What do you do when you wake up and realize you have been the villain all along?After years of working for CIRCE, Dr. Holly Eva Foster is beginning to realize why her patients have been dying off: she's killing them, but she doesn't know why.Meanwhile, following a devastating ambush and life-or-death surgery, the Padre discovers that his Packmates and colleagues suddenly revile and distrust him. Watching their behaviour degrade from bizarre to brutal,...
45) UnMythed
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This collection of poems reveals the myths within the myths revealed: what might Pandora, Circe, Penelope, Eurydice, Persephone, the Gorgons, and many others (see table of contents) have thought and done, if they had not been, the creations of a chauvinist patriarchy?
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Dead is-- volume 4
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IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
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As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary-on Halloween, of course-many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn't easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move. Though she's is happy to have him back after the years he spent being...
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Readers will follow Odysseus as he hides in the Trojan horse and retakes Troy, fights the Cyclops, or fights enslavement by the sorceress Circe. Author Karen Bornemann Spies details the heroic adventures in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, and includes informative interpretation and expert commentary, as well as a Question and Answer section.
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La celebrada dramaturga argentina contemporánea recrea, desde cinco monólogos, a las heroínas más famosas de la literatura clásica: Fedra de Creta, Medea de Cólquida, Helena de Esparta, Casandra de Troya y Circe, la maga de Eea. Por aquí transita la idea de refundar y reparar desde una perspectiva en la sociedad actual sus conflictos.
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Wonder Woman by George Perez volume 46
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Wonder Woman enters the 1990s in the latest collection of George Pérez's groundbreaking run on the series! In these stories, Diana and Donna Troy team up, thanks to the manipulations of Circe! Plus, classic Wonder Woman villain Dr. Psycho returns, and Diana is wanted...for murder?
50) The hexologists
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"The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are quite accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed relics, the Wilbies have recovered children abducted by chimney-wraiths, removed infestations of barb-nosed incubi, and ventured into the Gray Plains of the Unmade to soothe a troubled ghost. Well-acquainted with the weird, they never shy away from a challenging case. But when they are approached...
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Ares. Circe. Morgaine Le Fay. These powerful villains of mythology have captivated people for thousands of years. But did you know they also play a part in the life and adventures of Wonder Woman? Get ready to explore how Greek, Roman, British, and other world mythologies are woven into the fabric of the Princess of the Amazons' backstory. The connections will surprise you!
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Amazing Stories Volume 76 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here is one story by Raymond F. Jones: "The Martian Circe", one story by Hayden Howard: "The Ethic of the Assassin", one story by Moses Schere: "Mind Worms", and two stories by James R. Adams: "Quest On Phoebe" , and "Con-Fen".
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Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends.
From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are so powerful, so entrancing, that they have survived for millennia. Lovingly retold and updated, Kate Hodges places each heroine, rebel and provocateur firmly at the center...
54) The Odyssey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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The Trojan War has ended after ten long years, and Odysseus, the shrewd general of Ithaca, is on the road back to his homeland. He craves nothing more than to embrace Penelope, his wife, and Telemachus, his son. But his actions in the War will earn him the rancor of the mighty ocean god Poseidon, who will force him to roam the sea and face the most incredible challenges. Can the brave hero, with his unparalleled audacity, evade the fury of the Cyclops...
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The legendary adventures of the Greek king's epic journey come to life in a modern retelling of The Odyssey that's "an unmitigated delight" (School Library Journal).
In their ten-year siege of Troy, the Greeks claim victory thanks to the cunning wit of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, who devised the infamous Trojan Horse. Now, with the epic war finally finished, Ulysses sets sail for home-but his journey will be long and arduous. Having angered Poseidon,...
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Under the starry sky of Kassos Island, located in the Aegean Sea, an old skimmer tells his grandson his many adventures around the Mediterranean. This old pirate, Electryon, tells the child his ancient odyssey over the Tyrrhenian Sea, including a particularly strange event, experienced in the region of Campania. After a thrilling shipwreck, Electryon and his friend Calomos will be received by a strange hostess: the mysterious Circe…
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Bajo la bóveda estrellada de la isla de Kasos, situada en el mar Egeo, un viejo pirata narra a su nieto sus múltiples aventuras alrededor del Mediterráneo. El viejo bucanero, Electrión, relata al niño sus antiguas odiseas por el mar Tirreno, entre ellas una peripecia particularmente extraña que vivió en la región de Campania. Tras un palpitante naufragio, Electrión y su amigo Calomos serán acogidos por una extraña anfitriona: la misteriosa...
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The strange book of Enoch, the potion of Circe, and the sonnets of Shakespeare all herald the return of an ancient evil, and Father Sam Stone, an Anglican priest and recovering alcoholic, finds himself called in to investigate a supposed case of reincarnation, but finds himself confronting an evil being from the depths of time. He must turn private detective in order to save a young girls sanity and discover the nature of the supernatural threat.
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Wonder Woman is grateful for her Lasso of Truth, which helps her defeat her enemies. When she works to stop the villain Circe, she tries to find a peaceful solution, putting safety first. And when she partners with Batgirl and Supergirl, she appreciates their ideas and talents. Wonder Woman is respectful! DC Super Heroes and bright illustrations bring the terms and ideas from the Six Pillars of Character Education to life in this picture book all...
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This first volume of Bernard Evslin's award-winning series introduces the monsters, demons, gods, and heroes of Greek mythology
Athena, wise and powerful daughter of Zeus, is the most feared of all the goddesses. Poseidon, the "earth shaker," rules the sea with his thunderous wrath. Each wants to control Olympus absolutely. Obsessed with destroying Poseidon, Athena summons her crows by day and owls by night to spy on his vast water realm. The...