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    • The Assassin and the Desert Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin In The Assas­sin and the Desert, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien, Adar­lan’s most noto­ri­ous assas­sin, is sent to the Red Desert as pun­ish­ment for defy­ing her mas­ter.There, at the fortress of the Silent Assas­sins, she must prove her loy­al­ty and learn new dead­ly skills to reclaim her hon­or.As Celae­na trains under the Silent Mas­ter, she encoun­ters treach­ery, hid­den dan­gers, and the harsh truths about trust and sur­vival.This…
      Adventure Fiction • Fantasy • Fantasy • Fiction • Young Adult
    • The Assassin and the Desert: A Throne of Glass Novella Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The Assas­sin and the Desert is the sec­ond novel­la in the Throne of Glass pre­quel col­lec­tion, The Assassin’s Blade. This sto­ry fol­lows Celae­na Sar­doth­ien as she is sent to the Silent Assas­sins in the Red Desert for pun­ish­ment and train­ing after defy­ing her mas­ter. Iso­lat­ed and far from every­thing famil­iar, Celae­na must prove her worth with­out the com­forts of her rep­u­ta­tion or alliances. As…
      Adventure Fiction • Fantasy • Fantasy • Fiction • Young Adult
    • The Tao of Pooh Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The Tao of Pooh by Ben­jamin Hoff is a charm­ing and acces­si­ble explo­ration of Taoist phi­los­o­phy through the beloved char­ac­ters of A.A. Mil­ne’s Win­nie the Pooh.By using Pooh’s sim­ple, nat­ur­al way of liv­ing as a guide, Hoff illus­trates key Taoist prin­ci­ples such as effort­less action (wu wei), sim­plic­i­ty, and liv­ing in har­mo­ny with the world.Blend­ing humor, sto­ry­telling, and wis­dom, The Tao of Pooh offers…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin “Ghost­roots” by ‘Pemi Agu­da is a debut short sto­ry col­lec­tion set in Lagos, Nige­ria, blend­ing the mun­dane with the super­nat­ur­al. The twelve sto­ries explore themes of inher­i­tance, mater­nal lin­eage, and haunt­ing lega­cies, often focus­ing on women grap­pling with famil­ial and soci­etal bur­dens. Aguda’s prose weaves unset­tling yet deeply human nar­ra­tives, where every­day life inter­sects with spec­tral pres­ences. Notable sto­ries include “Breast­milk,” which delves into…
    • Lord of the Flies Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin ord of the Flies is a clas­sic alle­gor­i­cal nov­el that explores the dark side of human nature. When a group of British school­boys become strand­ed on a desert­ed island, they attempt to gov­ern themselves—only for their efforts to spi­ral into chaos and sav­agery. Through this grip­ping tale, Gold­ing exam­ines the fragili­ty of civ­i­liza­tion, the lure of pow­er, and the pri­mal instincts that lie beneath…
    • The Assassin and the Desert Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The Assas­sin and the Desert is the sec­ond novel­la in Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass pre­quel series, chron­i­cling the ear­ly adven­tures of Celae­na Sar­doth­ien before the events of Throne of Glass. After being pun­ished by the King of the Assas­sins for defi­ance, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien is sent to the Red Desert to train with the Silent Assas­sins. There, she must earn their trust and…
    • The Assassin and the Pirate Lord Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The Assas­sin and the Pirate Lord is a thrilling novel­la in the Throne of Glass uni­verse that takes place before the events of the main series. It fol­lows Celae­na Sar­doth­ien, a dead­ly teenage assas­sin, as she embarks on a mis­sion on behalf of the Assassin’s Guild. Sent to the remote Pirate Lord’s strong­hold on a sup­posed mis­sion of busi­ness, Celae­na quick­ly dis­cov­ers the Guild’s…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Ani­mal Farm (1945) is a satir­i­cal ​alle­gor­i­cal novel­la​ by George Orwell that cri­tiques total­i­tar­i­an­ism, par­tic­u­lar­ly Stal­in­ism, through the lens of a farm where ani­mals over­throw their human oppres­sors. The sto­ry begins with the ani­mals of Manor Farm rebelling against their exploita­tive own­er, Mr. Jones, inspired by the ideals of Old Major (a pig rep­re­sent­ing Karl Marx/Lenin). They estab­lish a new soci­ety based on equal­i­ty, sum­ma­rized…
    • Four: A Divergent Collection Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin “Fans of the Diver­gent series will devour this col­lec­tion of four pre­quel sto­ries told from Tobias Eaton’s (Four) per­spec­tive. Dis­cov­er how he became the enig­mat­ic Daunt­less leader—his ini­ti­a­tion, fears, and the choic­es that shaped his iden­ti­ty before meet­ing Tris Pri­or.” This book delves into ​Four’s back­sto­ry, reveal­ing his tran­si­tion from the ​Abne­ga­tion fac­tion​ to ​Daunt­less, his strug­gles with author­i­ty, and his com­plex rela­tion­ship with…
    • Parade Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Rachel Cusk's Parade is a sharp meditation on performance, identity, and art. Following a renowned theater director, the novel explores the blurred lines between reality and illusion as she navigates creative ambition and personal disillusionment. With Cusk’s signature precision, Parade questions the roles we play in life.
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