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  Shadows of Falling Night - A...

  S. M. Stirling

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  Near-purebred home nocturnus Adrian Brézé and his human mate, Ellen, thought they had dealt with his twin sister, Adrienne. In fact, they thought she was dead. 
   
  But she survived and now leads a faction of the Shadowspawn—the ancient, shape-shifting, blood-drinking breed who secretly control the world—that wants to leave just enough of the human race alive to satisfy their hunger and serve their needs. She has nothing but hatred and contempt for her brother, who remains on the side of humanity, fighting with the Brotherhood against the Shadowspawn. 
   
  To defeat him, she has suborned his mentor—the greatest warrior of the Brotherhood. The man thinks he's bringing a weapon to the Council of Shadows that will wipe out the Shadowspawn's leaders. In truth, his actions will make Adrienne demon goddess of the world…unless Adrian and Ellen can turn him back in time.

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  Trolling Prisons

  Michael Anderle, Ramy Vance

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  Maine is in prison for a crime she didn't commit. 
   
   
   
  For once, the prisoner's cry of "innocence" is true. She didn't do anything wrong. 
   
   
   
  Being there of her own free will doesn't change the fact that she's locked up in a mythical prison, surrounded by the worst of the worst. 
   
   
   
  Disguised as an oni demon, Maine hopes to find the key to Chaos's realm. 
   
   
   
  That key could be Earth's last chance of survival, and it's being held by the creature who killed her father. 
   
   
   
  Turns out mythical prisons are just as gang-ridden as human ones. Except here, people don't use a shiv. They use a fireball. 
   
   
   
  Can Maine survive prison politics and terrible food long enough to find the key? Or will she be metaphorically stabbed in the back in the form of a disintegration spell?

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  The Dream

  H. G. Wells

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  Written in 1924, The Dream tells the story of a man from a Utopian future who dreams the entire life of an Englishman from birth to his untimely death. Weaving the lives of Sarnac, a biologist from the year 4,000 A.D., and Harry, a man whose life was ended too soon, Wells creates a mystical connection between two very different time periods. This classic science-fiction novel with a splash of romance has captivated audiences for generations.

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  The Machine Stops

  E. M. Forster

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  The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster - In a future where human contact is almost eliminated by The Machine, Vashti’s tranquil, isolated life is interrupted by a plea from her son, to experience the world outside the Machine’s influence. As Vashti struggles to understand his desire to see the stars from the Earth’s surface, a profound disconnect between their realities begins to emerge. 
  The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster is a dystopian novella that explores a future where humanity lives underground, relying entirely on a vast, all-encompassing Machine that caters to every need. People live in isolation, communicating through video screens and avoiding physical interaction. The story follows Vashti, a lecturer who believes in the Machine’s infallibility, and her son Kuno, who dares to question its authority. Kuno’s rebellious journey to the Earth’s surface reveals a world destroyed by the Machine’s dominance. As he learns the truth, the Machine begins to break down, leading to the collapse of the society it controlled. The novella serves as a powerful critique of technological dependence, dehumanization, and the loss of individuality. Forster’s work, written in 1909, eerily predicts many aspects of modern life, making it a timeless and thought-provoking exploration of technology’s impact on humanity.

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  The Morcai Battalion: The Pursuit

  Diana Palmer

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  New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers an intergalactic tale of impossible love…and betrayal 
  The first time Mekashe, Captain of the Imperial Guard, meets blue-eyed human beauty Jasmine Donally, the two nearly come to blows. Forever devoted to the Cehn-Tahr, Mekashe is forced to sever ties with the object of his adoration. Years pass before their paths cross again, but Mekashe hasn’t forgotten what transpired—or the way she makes his heart race. But even if he can forgive the past, insurmountable barriers still threaten to keep them worlds apart. With their mutual attraction escalating quickly, they’ll have to find a way to bridge the gap—or be lost to each other forever.

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  Lost Illusions: Two Poets

  Honoré de Balzac

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  Two Poets (1837) is the first book in Balzac’s Lost Illusions trilogy, which is part of his sweeping set of novels collectively titled La Comédie Humaine. The story is set in post-Napoleonic France, when the new bourgeoisie was jostling for position alongside the old aristocracy. We meet Lucien Chardon, a young provincial who romantically aspires to be a poet, and his friend David Séchard, who struggles to manage his father’s printing shop and falls in love with Lucien’s sister Ève. The picture of provincial life that emerges is laced with greed, ambition, and duplicity.Balzac’s work was hugely influential in the development of realism in fiction, and indeed in creating our sense of 19th-century European culture. Oscar Wilde archly said, “The 19th century, as we know it, is largely an invention of Balzac’s.” The Lost Illusions trilogy is one of his greatest achievements, and is named in the reference work 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. The two other volumes in the trilogy are A Distinguished Provincial at Paris (1839) and Ève and David (1843). (Summary by Bruce Pirie)

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