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Ruling destiny / by Noël, Alyson,author.;
"Forced to pair up with Killian on a new assignment in Renaissance Italy, Natasha soon discovers his task is nothing like hers and learns the startling truth behind Arthur's ultimate invention that would allow him to control time-and control the world"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Billionaires; Fate and fatalism; High school students; Private schools; Time travel; Billionaires; Fate and fatalism; High school students; Private schools; Time travel;
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Table for two [sound recording] : fictions / by Towles, Amor,author.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Smith-Cameron, J.,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Edoardo Ballerini, J. Smith-Cameron."The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles. The New York stories, most of which are set around the turn of the millennium, take up everything from the death-defying acrobatics of the male ego, to the fateful consequences of brief encounters, and the delicate mechanics of compromise which operate at the heart of modern marriages. In Towles's novel, Rules of Civility, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September, 1938, with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of view, "Eve in Hollywood" describes how Eve crafts a new future for herself -- and others -- in the midst of Hollywood's golden age. Throughout the stories, two characters often find themselves sitting across a table for two where the direction of their futures may hinge upon what they say to each other next. Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles's canon of stylish and transporting historical fiction"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novellas.; Short stories.; Fate and fatalism; Interpersonal relations; Meetings;
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Fevered star / by Roanhorse, Rebecca,author.;
"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected upon the earth. And for Serapio and Naranpa, both now living avatars, the struggle for free will and personhood in the face of destiny rages. How will Serapio stay human when he is steeped in prophecy and surrounded by those who desire only his power? Is there a future for Naranpa in a transformed Tova without her total destruction?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Comets; Fate and fatalism; Gods; Magic; Prophecy; Voyages and travels; Spirituality;
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All the seas of the world / by Kay, Guy Gavriel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small. One of those arriving at that beach is a woman abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course-and is bent upon revenge. Another is a seafaring merchant who still remembers being exiled as a child with his family from their home, for their faith, a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time. All the Seas of the World is a drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives-in the past, and today"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Fate and fatalism; Kidnapping victims; Memory; Merchants; Politics, Practical; Revenge;
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Cloud atlas [videorecording] / by Bae, Doona.; Berry, Halle.; Broadbent, Jim.; Hanks, Tom.; Hill, Grant.; Mitchell, David(David Stephen).Cloud atlas.Videorecording.; Sturgess, Jim.; Tykwer, Tom,1965-; Wachowski, Andy,1967-; Wachowski, Lana,1965-; Weaving, Hugo,1960-; A Company.; Anarchos Productions, Inc.; Ard Degeto.; Cloud Atlas Production.; Warner Home Video (Firm); X Filme Creative Pool.;
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, music ; Alexander Berner, editor ; Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup, production designers ; John Toll, Frank Griebe, directors of photography.Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae.An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present, and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives with diverse settings, from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Consequentialism (Ethics); Fate and fatalism; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Reincarnation; Science fiction films.;
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Strawberry Lane / by Thomas, Jodi,author.;
"Pulling a stranger out of a wrecked car on the very same road where her parents died 20 years earlier, Starri Knight, a big believer in fate, must convince Rusty O'Sullivan, with whom she feels a compelling connection, he has something to live for, which takes all her faith in miracles"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Fate and fatalism; Man-woman relationships; Siblings; Strangers; Traffic accidents;
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Operation do-over / by Korman, Gordon.;
Mason and Ty were once best friends until seventh grade when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason wants a do-over which he knows is impossible, so he is amazed when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself transported back to seventh grade. He and Ty are still friends and Mason is determined to use this second opportunity to not only save his friendship and his dog but do other things differently such as trying out for the football team and giving new friends a chance. But despite his best attempts, will he be able to stop the chain of events that made his previous life fall apart?LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Time travel; Fate and fatalism; Life change events;
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Seasonal fears / by McGuire, Seanan,author.;
"From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, Seasonal Fears is the extraordinary companion novel to Middlegame. The king of winter and the queen of summer are dead. The fight for their crowns begins! Melanie has a destiny, though it isn't the one everyone assumes it to be. She's delicate; she's fragile; she's dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn't want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life meaning, who brings summer to his world. So, when a new road is laid out in front of them--a road that will lead through untold dangers toward a possible lifetime together--walking down it seems to be the only option. But others are following behind, with violence in their hearts. It looks like Destiny has a plan for them, after all ... "One must maintain a little bit of summer even in the middle of winter."--Thoreau"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alchemy; Death; Dystopias; Fate and fatalism; Kings and rulers; Man-woman relationships; Queens; Seasons;
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The night ship : a novel / by Kidd, Jess,author.;
A historical novel, based on a real-life event, follows the lives of two characters, a newly orphaned girl in 1629 who was shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia, and a lonely boy in 1989 who, over three hundred years later, arrives on the same island, discovering the story of an infamous shipwreck.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Batavia (Ship); Fate and fatalism; Folklore; Mothers; Orphans; Secrecy; Shipwrecks;
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Amira & Hamza : the war to save the worlds / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer);
A genie informs twelve-year-old Amira and her younger brother Hamza that they are the chosen ones who must defeat a monstrous demon of Islamic folklore to save the Earth and a parallel dimension.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Brothers and sisters; Muslims; Fate and fatalism; Good and evil;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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