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  Depths of Ambition - A LitRPG...

  Christopher Rowley

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  “YOU’RE NOT strong enough to take me down, Jeremy,” said the Conjurer, his malevolent voice echoing off the dungeon walls. “You can’t possibly understand the power that I can wield.” 
  I glared back at him with as much hate as I could muster. It was such a maddening thought that this man could cause such chaos and still be outside my ability to bring him to justice. 
  And right now, my abilities were severely lacking. 
  “Perilous Flames!” 
  The intense heat and pressure of a twice-upgraded spell appeared in my hand, pulsating like a star as I shot it at the old man only to watch him bat it away like it was a fly that had strayed too close. 
  “Pathetic,” grunted the Conjurer. “Don’t you have anything that I haven’t seen yet?” 
  “How about this?” I growled. “Mudslide!” 
  It might have been Calista’s spell, but the whirling vortex of mud and water that appeared was nearly a hundred feet tall. Getting swept into it meant certain death, and when it enveloped the Conjurer’s position, I felt hope for a moment that it might have taken him out. 
  I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up. As quickly as the vortex appeared, the power inside it was sucked out like a child sipping out of a straw. Seconds later, the Conjurer appeared unarmed and even more powerful as he stretched his arms out. 
  “Nothing you can do will kill me,” he said, sneering at me. “When will you learn, Jeremy? You have nothing with which to threaten me with. Not even that weak blue garnet.”

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  The Nightingale And the Rose

  Oscar Wilde

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  A nightingale finds a young romantic student in tears because he cannot find a red rose for his beautiful ball partner. There are no red roses in the garden. The nightingale visits all the rose-trees in the area, and one of the roses tells her there is a way to produce a red rose, but only if the nightingale is prepared to sing the sweetest song for the rose all night with her heart pressing into a thorn, sacrificing her life. Seeing the student in tears, and valuing his human life above her bird life, the nightingale carries out the ritual. Read in English by Josh Verbae, unabridged.

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  The Trove

  Tobias S. Buckell

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  A new, science fiction adventure based on Treasure Island! Jane Hawkins lives on a floating space port where she tries to help her mothers run a failing inn. Every day she watches starships land from far-off places, bound for exotic adventures. But a new occupant under their roof is about to change everything. His name is Villem Osteonides. More machine than man, he's crewed aboard ships that sail through the universe faster than light. And he has a secret that will change Jane's life forever.

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  Jagannath

  Karin Tidbeck

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  A child is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated readers around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg—the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer—Jagannath has been celebrated by readers and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Miéville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself. These are stories in which fairies haunt quiet towns, and an immortal being discovers the nature of time—stories in which anything is possible.

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  Snake's Kin

  Lee Isserow

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  He knew his love was cursed, but that didn't stop him falling for her... Something has been biding its time, waiting for its inevitable release. As Rafe and Ana's relationship progresses to the next level, it's freed, and will wreak vengeance. It's going to lay down judgement on the two of them. And the scales are balanced in its favour. Rafe's secrets will finally be out, and he will have to confess everything in the hope Ana will forgive him. Because if it rules against them, it's not only their love that will pay the price... Ana's life will be forfeit.

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  Appease: Princess and the Pea...

  Demelza Carlton

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  A princess who refuses to be a prize. A prince's promise. Perhaps dragons aren't so bad after all. 
  Once upon a time... 
  Promised as a prize to any hero who can slay the dragon, Princess Sativa flees the palace in search of the prince she was betrothed to as a child. But there are many miles between her and the boy who has become a king. 
  Can a lone princess cross the sea and convince the king she's the princess of his dreams? 
  Romance a Medieval Fairytale series: 
  Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order: 
  Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold 
  Dance: Cinderella Retold 
  Fly: Goose Girl Retold 
  Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold 
  Silence: Little Mermaid Retold 
  Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold 
  Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold 
  Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold 
  Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold 
  Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold 
  Wish: Aladdin Retold 
  Melt: Snow Queen Retold 
  Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold 
  Kiss: Frog Prince Retold 
  Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold 
  Reflect: Snow White Retold 
  Roar: Goldilocks Retold 
  Cobble: Elves and the Shoemaker Retold 
  Float: Enchanted Horse Retold 
  Steal: Forty Thieves Retold 
  Call: Pied Piper Retold 
  Feather: Swan Maidens Retold

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