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  Triggerman

  J. F. Bone

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  Triggerman by J. F. Bone - The essential requirements of a first-class triggerman are two: that he know how to pull the trigger–and when not to!  
  Jesse Franklin Bone was born in Tacoma Washington in 1916. Before he was an author Bone was a veterinarian, and a professor of veterinary medicine, served in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel and retiring in 1976. His first short story, Survival Type, didn't appear in Galaxy Science Fiction until he was 41, in 1957.  
  About 30 short stories and 5 novels later his 21 year career as an author came to an end. Triggerman first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in December 1958. It was in Astounding in the UK in March of 1959. Three months later it could be found in the Dell Paperback The Year’s Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume and almost 30 other publications around the world. 
  Which would lead you to believe that this is a really good story. It is, so much so that it was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1959.

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  Hunger and the Green - A Peridot...

  R J Theodore

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  This description and this book contain spoilers for the author's Peridot Shift series. It is recommended that you read FLOTSAM and SALVAGE first! 
  A gothic horror set in the world of Peridot, Mary Shelley's influence permeates this magic-infused tale of hubris, horror, and obsession. 
  Following the events of Peridot Shift Book Two, SALVAGE, a Yu'Nyun gas released on the trade winds is tearing people's souls from them, leaving their bodies violent, anguished husks. Ada's brother, Elias, is one of many of the foul winds' victims. 
  Launching a desperate plan to bring him back, Ada hires a bounty hunter to procure an empty body for her brother's preserved quintessence. If Ada can re-bond Elias's soul to this new body, they can help the other citizens of Peridot who were similarly devastated. 
  But when the bounty hunter brings her a mermaid, one of Onaya Bone's dangerous experiments, Ada's plan for redemption spirals into a hellish nightmare. The flesh-eating mermaid may not have a soul, but she won't allow Elias to have her body without a fight.

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  The Monastery Volume 1

  Walter Scott

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  "The Monastery" by Walter Scott unfolds against the backdrop of 16th-century Scotland, during the Reformation. The narrative follows the escapades of Sir Piercie Shafton, a flamboyant English knight, and explores the interactions between the monastic and secular worlds. Amidst political turmoil, romantic entanglements, and the mystical allure of Glendearg Abbey, Scott crafts a captivating tale of intrigue and humor. Rich in historical detail and vivid characters, "The Monastery" is a compelling exploration of religious upheaval and societal change in the tumultuous era.

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  On Phillips Cay

  Francis Nash

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  In volume two of the Segmented World series, Methuen Pryce has arrived with his wife and daughter on the remote Caribbean island of Phillips Cay. 
  It is 2050. 
  He is there to lead a Project – devised by the tech giant Allied Answers – aimed at creating a new type of sustainable society, in a world re-shaped by overpopulation, rising pollution and depleted resources. 
  On the quayside, he discovers an ‘AI gift’ from Nick O’Grady, the founder of Allied. ‘That will help you on your Way’, an attached note reads – referring to Methuen’s novel approach to implementing the Project Plan. 
  But was the Plan designed to accommodate the influx of thirty boats in the bay, filled with people desperate to gain admittance? 
  And how will the much-admired general manager of the former holiday resort react to the wave of changes being imposed on him? 
  Moreover, what can Methuen do when among the team of professionals brought in to assist him, he finds some who seem to oppose his authority? 
  And then there is . . . The Incident that no one could have predicted on Phillips Cay.

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  It Spells Trouble

  Andy Gallo

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  Mage Jannick Pederson thought it was a simple assignment: help the gryphon leader find some missing human children and then go home. A noble cause, even if he didn't much like the abrasive jerk. So why didn't someone tell him he'd be working closely with the leader's son instead? That hot piece of perfection could make even happily-single Jannick give up his no-strings-attached ways. 
   
   
   
  Gryphon shifter Conall Arwan has simple goals for his life: get his PhD in pediatric shifter social work and stay off the radar of his disapproving father. When his father orders him to work with a hot but arrogant mage to find missing human kids, all Conall sees is how it pushes back his graduation date. Again. And even if the mage unexpectedly turns out to be not so bad—and maybe even a little sweet—there's still no future for them. Conall's dad has plans for him and they don't include getting involved with a sexy, infuriating mage. 
   
   
   
  But fate has other ideas. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Erkenblood

  H. Ferry

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  Born to destroy, raised to love, condemned to choose. 
  For Panthea, every breath she draws in the Southern Kingdom is an act of repression. Her faith in her goddess keeps her from sin. Her guardian, Rassus, keeps her safe. And a powerful drug keeps her deadly power in check. Yet, none can change what she is: Panthea is an Erkenblood, and her power will always be one misstep away from turning her into a mindless killer. 
  But for now, her drugs are enough. Her guardian is enough. Her prayers are enough. 
  Until they aren't. 
  When the Queen's Inquisition raids her home in search of an ancient artifact, Rassus is hauled away, and Panthea finds herself thrust into the center of a bloody conflict with evil on both sides. Can she save the man who raised and protected her without becoming the monster the whole kingdom fears she is? Or will Panthea unleash her darkness... and sacrifice her soul in the process? 
  The Erkenblood is a fast-paced, action-packed story of dark magic, familial love, and impossible choices.

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