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  The Kakistocracy - the reign of...

  Rachel Lawson

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  Blue Midnight aka Blake has a new name, Dark Midnight, the King of Death he struggles to live in the open as Mortimer, king of the grim reapers. He tries to hit the ground running. But everyone is treating him differently, most are scared of him or see him as a usurper for his stealing the empire as they see it. Others want him to do miracles he can't do. Meanwhile, Aureus the Rose, formerly the idiot the Masked Chicken is now in charge of the Magicians he is a puppet emperor the real Emperor is Dark Midnight the former emperor as Aureus can't cope as Emperor, he can't lead a dog on a walk, let alone an empire.

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  Heaven Burns

  Jen McGregor

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  Heaven Burns is a historical novella, dramatising one of the most barbarous practices prevalent in Restoration Scotland.
  It is 1662 and Scotland suffers a scourge of witches. What else could explain the wars, the plagues, the storms?
  Runaway housewife Isobel has a duty to do, acting as clerk to John Dixon, the finest witchpricker in the country. She's sure it's what God wants her to do. She's sure she can keep her growing feelings for Dixon in check.
  When a stranger appears telling wild tales of stolen names and false identities, Isobel's loyalty is put to the test. Is the stranger telling her of a great wrong to be put right, or sent from Hell to thwart the witch hunts?
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  The background to Heaven Burns is very real. Research estimates that between 1590 and 1622, around 1,000 women may have been executed in Scotland for witchcraft, and many more tried.
  In Scotland, under the second King Charles, and especially after the passing of the 1649 Witchcraft Act, local religious leaders began hunt and execute witches. Once a woman had been accused of witchcraft, all that was needed by the local minister was a confession. Instead of a confession however, women could be condemned through the use of witchpricking.
  Just as it sounds, witch pricking was a vicious practice, which involved pricking accused women with various needles in order to obtain proof of witchcraft.
  The cover and interior illustrations of Heaven Burns show an imaginative rendering of some of the witchpricker's accoutrements and chattels
  As well as being brutally drawn in places, Heaven Burns is also a story of passion. It is excellently researched, for anyone interested in historical fiction, especially around the period of Scottish witch hunting.

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  Mortal Coil

  Judah Lamb

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  A catastrophic plane crash. A miraculous survival. 
  Landon is hailed a hero, the man who defied impossible odds. 
  But the spotlight's glare reveals a darker truth. 
  When he defends the possessed flight attendant, accusations fly: murderer, manipulator, a pawn in a sinister game. 
  The allure of fame twists into a demonic snare, and the very system meant to uphold justice becomes his battleground. 
  Can Landon fight the forces that seek to destroy him, when the world itself has turned against him? 
  Mortal Coil is the third book in The Unfallen: a fast-paced, action-packed Christian suspense series. Fans of novels by Frank Peretti, like This Present Darkness, or fans of Alana Terry, Colleen Coble, or Lynette Eason, will fall in love with Landon Walker. An on-the-edge-of-your-seat redemption story.

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  A School Story

  M. R. James

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  A new Latin master. A strange sentence. A figure at the window.
  When boys at a quiet English school begin seeing things that shouldn't be there—and writing things they don't understand—a mystery begins to unfold, darker than any textbook could explain.
  In A School Story, M. R. James blends scholarly detail with creeping dread to deliver a haunting tale of the past refusing to stay buried. Quiet horror with a bite.

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  Dead America - The Portland...

  Derek Slaton

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  After the emergency distress beacon is activated by the first recon team, Corporal Jinx and his team are dispatched for a rescue mission. 
  Dead America - The Second Month series follows survivors from coast to coast as they deal with the threats posed by both the living and the undead.

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  Carrie: Book summary & analysis

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas. 
  A visceral journey into the transformative power of empathy and the perils of unchecked cruelty, Carrie follows an isolated young woman whose telekinetic awakening unleashes both terror and catharsis. From the fear and shame of her high school locker room to the triumphant yet tragic prom night, this audiobook immerses listeners in raw emotional crescendos and the mechanics of crisis response. Interwoven with lessons on compassion-driven leadership, ethical decision-making, and structured support systems, it offers both heart-pounding suspense and practical frameworks for nurturing latent potential and preventing destructive breakdowns. Perfect for those seeking edge-of-your-seat drama paired with actionable insights on building resilient, humane organizations.

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