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| England flourishes under the hand of its Virgin Queen: Elizabeth, Gloriana, last and most powerful of the Tudor monarchs.But a great light casts a great shadow.In hidden catacombs beneathLondon, a second Queen holds court: Invidiana, ruler of faerieEngland, and a dark mirror to the glory above. In the thirty years since Elizabeth ascended her throne, fae and mortal politics have become inextricably entwined, in secret alliances and ruthless betrayals whose existence is suspected only by a few.Two courtiers, both struggling for royal favor, are about to uncover the secrets that lie behind these... |
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| When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives?Mirage, a bounty hunter, lives by her wits and lethal fighting skills. Shealwaysgets her mark. But her new mission will take her into the shadowy world of witches, where her strength may not be a match against powerful magic.Miryo is a witch who has just failed her initiation test. She now knows that there is someone in the world who looks like her, whoisher:Mirage. To control her powers and become a full witch, Miryo has only one choice:... |
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| When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. Until now...Created by the merging of witchanddoppelganger, Mirei is a unique being. Her extraordinary magic makes her the most poweful witch alive -- and a notorious social outcast. While Satomi, the leader of the witches' ruling Primes, hails Mirei as a miracle, rival Primes proclaim that Mirei is an evil abomination...and that those who champion her must be destroyed.Now the different witch factions engage in a bloody war with magic, treachery, and murder. But both sides may be ... |
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| The year is 1666. The King and Parliament vie for power, fighting one another with politics and armies alike. Below, the faerie court has enemies of its own. The old ways are breaking down, and no one knows what will rise in their place. But now, a greater threat has come, one that could destroy everything. In the house of a sleeping baker, a spark leaps free of the oven -- and ignites a blaze that will burn London to the ground. While the humans struggle to halt the conflagration that is devouring the city street by street, the fae pit themselves against a less tangible foe: the spirit of the... |
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The Royal Society of London plays home to the greatest minds of England. It has revolutionized philosophy and scientific knowledge. Its fellows map out the laws of the natural world, disproving ancient superstition and ushering in an age of enlightenment. |
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A second city lies beneath the streets of London: The Onyx Hall--a place of shadows and mystery, intrigue and faerie enchantment. It is the height of the Industrial Revolution, and a young woman searches for a love who was kidnapped by the faeries. New developments may force the fae out of hiding for the first time ever--with disastrous consequences. |
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