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  Frankenstein the Original 1818...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text by Mary Shelley is a timeless gothic novel that explores the dangers of unchecked ambition and the ethical dilemmas of scientific advancement. First published in 1818, this groundbreaking work tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but reckless scientist who creates a sentient creature in his quest to conquer death. However, his experiment spirals into tragedy as the creature, abandoned and misunderstood, seeks both revenge and companionship. Shelley's novel delves into themes of isolation, responsibility, and the consequences of playing god, making it a cornerstone of both horror and science fiction literature. This edition preserves the original text, offering readers an unfiltered experience of Shelley’s haunting masterpiece.

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  Escape from Yokai Land

  Charles Stross

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  Regular readers of Charles Stross's Laundry Files might have noticed Bob Howard's absence from the events of The Nightmare Stacks, and his subsequent return from Tokyo at the start of The Delirium Brief. 
   
  Escape from Yokai Land explains what he was doing there.  
   
  Bob's been assigned to work with the Miyamoto Group, checking the wards that lock down Japan's warded sites—a task previously handled by his predecessor Dr. Angleton, the Eater of Souls. This mostly involves policing yokai: traditional magical beings, increasingly grown more annoying and energetic. 
   
  But then Bob's simple trip turns into a deadly confrontation with the ultimate yokai. It's massively powerful. It's pink. And it says "Hello."

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  Soul of Magic

  Mark August

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  "A sword may kill a single person. An idea can change the world. Imagine what someone can do with magic." 
   
   
   
  Except using magic in Caesea is punishable by death. 
   
   
   
  Kincaid, a journeyman carpenter with artistic skills not seen in generations, discovers his shop is on the wrong side of underworld loans. In a blast of unknown and untamed power to protect those he loves, Kincaid changed his bright future in the Carpentry Guild to a dank prison beyond the laws of the city. Thrust into city politics, Kincaid faces impossible choices to escape to save his loved ones or embrace being a pawn in the games of political power. All the while a whispering voice invades his thoughts, pushing him to become the Chronomancer. 
   
   
   
  To change his destiny, Kincaid must embrace the darkest secret of magic only the Magi know.

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  A Chip in His Shoulder

  L.A. Witt

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  “Contract killer” is a fitting job for a vampire, and it suits Liam just fine. Cast down from the wealth and status of the Sky for taking a human lover, Liam lurks in the poor and pollution-choked Gutter, killing to survive. Between his natural strengths and his Cybernetix mods, no mark has ever escaped him.Liam’s ex-lover Daniel is the heir to Cybernetix—and its greatest threat. Horrified by people less man than machine and the exploitation of Gutter factory workers, he’d rather destroy Cybernetix than inherit it . . . if his father doesn’t destroy him first.Years of anger and a heap of mods have kept Daniel and Liam apart. When Liam is hired to slaughter a man in his glass Sky tower, he walks right into a Daniel-shaped trap. Daniel’s father has betrayed them both, and only by working together can Daniel and Liam survive the coming day. They have no reason to trust each other, but as the dawn looms, a bargain that began with the simple urge to live soon reminds them of the love they once shared. Can they find each other again, or will the Cybernetix assassins find them first?

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  Fury of the Dracodroid - An...

  Brittany Renee Annis

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  This story plunges into the vibrant, perilous world of Vyleria, where Hazel Lambert, an ordinary gamer, finds her reality shattered when her high-end neural interface rig malfunctions, stranding her within the game's hyper-realistic simulation. Now, armed with her Glitcher pistol and an unlikely, powerful ally in the form of a broken but sentient robotic dragon named Gideon, she must navigate a world where the lines between game and reality have irrevocably blurred. Hunted by the system’s malevolent AI, The Warden, and pursued by elite players like the ruthless Peyton Foster, Hazel and Gideon embark on a desperate quest to find Hogan's Failsafe, a legendary exploit hidden within the digital heart of Argent City, with the fate of a simulated world and its captive souls hanging precariously in the balance. Their journey is a perilous dance between logic and emotion, a desperate struggle for survival and a fight for the very definition of freedom in a universe where everything is code, but some things are still undeniably real.

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  The Last Lion of Karkov

  Dale Griffin

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  Raised in Karkov, a military, male-dominant kingdom, twins Natalia and Jillian know nothing but battle. When Jillian emerges as the dominant twin and apparent heir to the throne, Natalia, the softer and more diplomatic sister, ceases her military training. As Natalia prepares to marry the prince of her father’s favored Western ally, Jillian is set to become the first woman Lion of Karkov. But things don’t go as planned when the older generation of warriors values her womb over her sword. Suddenly, the role Jillian has fought for all her life is slipping through her fingers…and she’s not about to let it go without a fight. 
  At first, Jillian wants to destroy the young male warrior that the older generation favors. But soon, the two begin to fall for each other, and dark secrets behind Karkov’s past come to light. Now, Jillian finds herself in the unthinkable position of defending her former rival…and defying her father. Her defiance inspires a younger generation of warriors, who dub her the Lioness of Karkov. 
  Furious, her father ousts Jillian and the warriors who swore allegiance to her, setting in motion a chain of events that will disrupt everything he swore to protect. As innocent lands suffer invasion, greedy monarchies fall to revolution, and the wedding of the century threatens to live up to its name, Jillian and Natalia must reckon with the consequences of love and war. When four nations converge on a battlefield, one sister must decide whether to embrace the life she always wanted—or stand up for the destiny that was never meant for her.

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