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When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, Tenar's rightful duty is to protect the Tombs. But Ged...
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From the bestselling author of "Tracks" comes a dramatic sequel--a story of suspect miracles, tests of faith, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy. Over the years, Father Damian has seen the reservation through its most severe crises, yet he is more than a heroic priest. He has lived with and served the Ojibwa people as a man of the cloth, and also as a woman. However, where does fact end and reality begin? NPR sponsorships. Deals with...
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"Clare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a square peg in the conservative Episcopal parish at Miller's Kill, New York. She is not just a "lady," she's a tough ex Army chopper pilot, and nobody's fool. Then a newborn infant left at the church door brings her together with the town's police chief, Russ Van Alstyne, who's also ex-Army and a cynical good shepherd for the stray sheep of his hometown. Their search for the baby's mother quickly...
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Dragonvarld trilogy volume 2
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Tor Books
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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The uneasy relationship between dragons and humans is further exacerbated by the birth of twin sons to a high priestess--one fully human in form but blessed with dragon magic, and one half-man and half-dragon.
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Dragonvarld trilogy volume 1
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Tor
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Chaos and destruction looms when a new and inexperienced Mistress of Dragons is charged with maintaining the uneasy balance of power between humans and dragons.
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Epona sequence volume 1
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Forge
Pub. Date
1998
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English
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In a time before history, in a land of legend, where wild horsemen wage endless war across a sea of grass, the last descendant of the White Mare's servants follows a sacred vision beyond the edge of the world. There she finds a land ruled by women, whose people have no word for war. But the horsemen are coming. The White Mare's daughter must try to stop them, and both save and change the world.
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Skybound Books/Gallery Books
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2020.
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English
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"Combining the social commentary of The Handmaid's Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system. First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars-the same ones who own the rights to her body and...
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Poisoned Pen Press
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2013
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When she falls in love with Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and helps him steal the Golden Fleece, Medea, Princess of Colchis and priestess of Hecate, Thee Named, Lady of Phantoms, sails with him to claim his throne, but things turn tragically wrong and she must attempt to reclaim her humanity through abandonment, murder and grief.
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Skybound Books/Gallery Books
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2021.
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Astrid seeks to bring down the Sisterhood from within, while, on an outlaw colony station deep in space, Hiro val Akira seeks to bring a dangerous ally into the rebellion, and Lito sol Lucius continues to grow into his role as lead revolutionary.
11) Goblin Slayer: 2
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Yen Press
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2018.
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English
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"A high elf, a dwarf, and a lizardman walk into a bar...with a mission for Goblin Slayer! The revival of the Dark Gods has brought chaos to the land, with an army of demons closing in on the horizon! However, Goblin Slayer is here for one job: slaying goblins. Can the new trio gain his trust and win him over to their side before the end of the world as they know it?" -- from publisher.
12) Goblin Slayer: 4
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Yen Press
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2018.
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English
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"Goblin Slayer's lone-wolf days are over. Now he has a whole entourage dragging him out on brand-new adventures-- where he still somehow manages to find goblins! This time, the revered Sword Maiden has an important task for the party in water town. Evil forces have been preying upon the young women, meaning Goblin Slayer and company need to head into the labyrinthine waterways beneath the city to root out the vermin ..."--Page 4 of cover.
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Crown Publishers
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2013.
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English
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Manifesting intense religious episodes after losing first her grandmother and then her priest friend, Cynthia becomes convinced that God intends for her to become Catholicism's first female priest and pursues her belief all the way to the Vatican.
14) Redsight
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Solaris
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2024.
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English
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"A blind priestess with the ability to manipulate space-time, Korinna, a weapon of the Imperium, must choose sides, seize her power and fulfill her destiny when she is drawn to notorious space pirate Aster Haran who sheds new--and dangerous--light on her world"--
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Avalon series volume 6
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English
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Eilan, a British princess known to the Romans as Helena, banished from Avalon for indulging in a forbidden love, grows to be a wise woman who finds herself in the unique position, as mother of the Emperor Constantine, of having to find a way to bridge the gap between the pagan world of the Goddess and the new Christian empire her son created.
16) Goblin Slayer: 5
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Yen Press
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2019.
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English
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"On their mission from Sword Maiden, Goblin Slayer and his party find themselves ambushed by a horde led by a goblin champion! As imposing as this threat is, though, it can't remotely prepare the adventurers for the demonic familiar they are shocked to discover guarding the goblins' secrets ... What fresh horrors dwell beneath the water town?"--Page 4 of cover.
17) Gaia codex
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Metamuse Media
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2014.
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English
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Both an ancient, "found" wisdom text and a sumptuous, epic novel, Gaia Codex reveals the hidden histories of a world long forgotten, the secret wisdom of an ancient lineage of women, the Priestesses of Astera. Set in a near future of impending societal and environmental collapse, the novel is a tale of hope and remembrance, as well as an inspired vision of humanity's origins and of the potential we hold for conscious evolution.
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"Newly installed at All Souls Lutheran, Mallory "Pastor Pete" Peterson soon realizes that her church isn't merely going through turbulent waters, but is a sinking ship. With the help of five loyal members of the Naomi Circle, the young, bold minister brainstorms fundraising ideas. They all agree that the usual recipe book won't add much to the parish coffers, but maybe one with all the ingredients on how to heat up relationships rather than casseroles...
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