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Kingdoms, The [electronic resource] : by Pulley, Natasha.aut; Solomon, Theo.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Bloomsbury presents The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley, read by Theo Solomon. For fans of The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved. Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English—instead of French—the postcard is signed only with the letter "M," but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself. From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Alternative History;
© 2021., Bloomsbury Publishing,
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These Memories Do Not Belong to Us : A Novel. by Ma, Yiming.;
'These Memoires Do Not Belong to Us' is a debut novel set in a future where a renamed China is the sole global superpower and citizens can record and transfer memories between minds. Powerful and provocative, this book masterfully explores how governments and media manipulate history to control the collective imagination. Yiming Ma divides his time between Toronto, ON, and New York. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Dystopian;
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy. by Knightley, Brigitte.;
Loyalties are tested in this slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy debut novel following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other - or, worse, fall in love.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Fantasy / Gaslamp; FICTION / Fantasy / Romance;
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Dawn of Fate and Fire. by Lares, Mariely.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SUN OF BLOOD AND RUIN, ISBN 9780063254312. In this conclusion to the 'Godslayer' duology, a false king seeks to summon the god of night using a weapon of untold power. Its up to the Godslayer to confront this enemy. Only by embracing her divine origins can Leonora triumph over the forces of darkness - and maybe even spark a revolution that could change Mexicos fate forever. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Adaptations & Pastiche; FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic; FICTION / Fantasy / Historical; FICTION / Hispanic & Latino; FICTION / Hispanic & Latino / General;
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Masquerade [electronic resource] : by Sangoyomi, O.O..aut; Blake, Ariel.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman’s fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she’ll go to secure her future. “A bewitching, thrilling and vibrant novel that had me enthralled with every twist and turn.” —Jennifer Saint, New York Times bestselling author Òdòdó’s hometown of Timbuktu has been conquered by the warrior king of Yorùbáland, and living conditions for the women in her blacksmith guild, who were already shunned as social pariahs, grow even worse. Then Òdòdó is abducted. She is whisked across the Sahara to the capital city of Ṣàngótẹ̀, where she is shocked to discover that her kidnapper is none other than the vagrant who had visited her guild just days prior. But now that he is swathed in riches rather than rags, Òdòdó realizes he is not a vagrant at all; he is the warrior king, and he has chosen her to be his wife. In a sudden change of fortune, Òdòdó soars to the very heights of society. But after a lifetime of subjugation, she finds the power that saturates this world of battle and political savvy too enticing to resist. As tensions with rival states grow, revealing elaborate schemes and enemies hidden in plain sight, Òdòdó must defy the cruel king she has been forced to wed by reforging the shaky loyalties of the court in her favor, or risk losing everything—including her life. Loosely based on the myth of Persephone, O.O. Sangoyomi’s Masquerade takes you on a journey of epic power struggles and political intrigue which turn an entire region on its head. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Forge.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Alternative History;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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The Society of Unknowable Objects : A Novel. by Brown, Gareth.;
Magda is the newest member of a organization that keeps the world safe from magical objects. When a new artifact is discovered in Hong Kong, she is sent to retrieve it and finds herself the target of a murderer. Magda escapes with a magical object and soon discovers a web of secrets - about the Society's purpose, and her own family legacy. From the author of 'The Book of Doors' (a RADD pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Multiple Timelines; FICTION / Romance / Science Fiction; FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel;
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Parable of the Talents [graphic novel] : A Graphic Novel Adaptation / by Butler, Octavia E.;
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Subjects: Graphic novels.; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Adaptations; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Dystopian; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Science Fiction; FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Alternative History; FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Dystopian;
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Show. by Peacock, Shane.;
After a teenage contortionist frees a talented showman from captivity in a sideshow, the duo flee across an alternate 1899 Empire of America to escape their pursuer, an evil entertainment entrepreneur / presidential candidate, recruiting other performers trapped in brutal working conditions and put together the greatest show on Earth. Shane Peacock lives in Cobourg, ON. Ages 13+Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Alternative History; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / United States / General; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / General;
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Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution [electronic resource] : by Kuang, R. F..aut; cloudLibrary;
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence? 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Epic; Historical; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Alternative History; Dark Fantasy;
© 2022., HarperCollins,
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Rust in the root / by Ireland, Justina.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Alternative histories (Fiction); African Americans; Conspiracies; Magic; Missing persons; Murder; Power (Social sciences); Racism; Technology;
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