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2020.
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English
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"A queen of a divided land must unite her people, even if they hate her, even if it means stopping a ruin that she helped create. A debut epic fantasy from an exciting new voice. "I murdered a man and made my husband leave the night before they crowned me." Born under the crumbling towers of Oren-yaro, Queen Talyien was the shining jewel and legacy of the bloody War of the Wolves that nearly tore her nation apart. Her upcoming marriage to the son...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...
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Colors of Madeleine trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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In Cambridge, England, Madeleine Tully is still working to gather the Royal Family, and get them back to their parallel world--but in Cello, Elliot Baranski is being held captive, the Hostiles are working against the Royal Family, and the World Severance Unit is trying to stop all contact between Cello and the World for good --
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English
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"In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale—even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. In a twist of fate, her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong...
25) Royal secrets
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
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Affaire royale: Princess Gabriella had escaped captivity, but she'd lost her memory and her kidnappers were still on the loose. She needed a protector fast, and brash American Reeve MacGee was the perfect man for the job. The handsome ex-policeman could handle absolutely anything--except falling in love with the stunning, vulnerable woman in his care -- Command performance: Years ago Eve Hamilton had a fleeting schoolgirl crush on the powerful, reserved...
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Woven in moonlight volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
375 pages : map ; 22 cm
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English
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"Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena's motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight. When Atoc demands the real Condesa's hand in marriage, it's Ximena's duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A feature length tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest reigning monarch, from her birth in London on April 21st 1926 to the nationwide outpouring of gratitude and thanks to Her Majesty in June 2022 marking the Platinum Jubilee, and then the sorrow just weeks later and her historic and epic funeral. Following the course of her life as shock of the abdication in 1936 catapulted her father unexpectedly onto the throne, suddenly...
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2017.
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After being defeated by humans centuries ago, the Winged Tribe has lost their ability to fly. Seeking vengeance, a royal descendant of the tribe has begun searching for the magical Naga Pearls, which he plans to use to destroy the humans. When the legendary pearls fall into - and out of - the hands of Heiyu, a wily human street punk, he must join a team of unlikely heroes as they race to prevent the destruction of their people in this magical fantasy...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xl, 1,304 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs-a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power. He trains his eye on founders of humble origin, like...
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Alexander Hawke thrillers volume 6
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
532 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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English
Description
Someone from the past has the British crown in his sights again, and has proven once before that these threats are not to be taken lightly. This is just the call to duty British-American M16 counterterrorism operative Alex Hawke needs to get back in action -- if the madman doesn't wreak total havoc first.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
431 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
417 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"Neon Yang's The Genesis of Misery gives a space opera twist to Joan of Arc's story, full of high-tech space battles and political machinations, starring a queer and diverse array of pilots, princesses, and prophetic heirs. It's an old, familiar story: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war. But Misery Nomaki knows they are a fraud. Raised on a remote moon...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology. Host: Lucy Worsley.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiii, 472, 22 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"This debut novel tells the gripping and tragic story of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal. To the world, she was Princess Victoria, daughter of a queen, wife of an emperor, and mother of Kaiser Wilhelm. Her family just called her Vicky-- smart, pretty, and self-assured, she changed the course of the world. January 1858: Princess Victoria glides down the aisle of St James Chapel to the waiting arms of her beloved, Fritz, Prince...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
410 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twins imbued with incredible magic and near-immortality will do anything to keep their family safe-- even if it tears the siblings apart-- in the first book of a mythic epic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls. Rhea and her twin brother, Lexos, have spent an eternity helping their father rule their small, unstable country, using their control over the seasons, tides, and stars to keep the people in line. For a hundred...
37) Prince incognito
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
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"Injured in an attack on the royal motorcade and missing his memory, Alec has one person he can trust. Lillian Bardici, the woman who rescued him. Lily has a soft heart for any hurt creature, but her family has a bitter grudge against Lydia's ruling family-Alec's family. For once his memory returns, Alec knows the truth. He is Prince Alexander, and his family is in danger. All he wants is to find and help them ... but now that Alec's found his purpose,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From Cinderella in the palace shadows... to his unexpected queen! Lady-in-waiting Henna would do anything for the royal family that gave her a home when her own wouldn't. So after Henna stops a marriage that would protect King Aleksander's throne but ruin his life, she must face the Ice King's fury. Aleks's coldhearted reputation isn't a secret. His tough exterior is designed to fiercely guard against the heartbreak that once tore his world apart....
39) Dragon heart
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Where the Cape of the Winds juts into the endless sea, there is Castle Ocean, and therein dwells the royal family that has ruled it from time immemorial. But there is an Empire growing in the east, and its forces have reached the castle. King Reymarro is dead in battle, and by the new treaty, Queen Marioza must marry one of the Emperor's brothers. She loathes the idea, and has already killed the first brother, but a second arrives, escorted by more...
40) The boundless
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Series
Deathless volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
439 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The thrilling conclusion to an epic trilogy of dynastic struggles in a world of crystal castles, winged knights, and savage wilderness"--
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