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Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti

Genevieve Valentine · 284 pages

"Outside any city still standing, the Mechanical Circus Tresaulti sets up its tents. Crowds pack the benches to gawk at the brass-and-copper troupe and their impossible feats: Ayar the Strong Man, the acrobatic Grimaldi Brothers, fearless Elena and her aerialists who perform on living trapezes. War is everywhere, but while the Circus is performing, the world is magic. That magic is no accident: Bo

Traveling CircusDystopianFantasyDark
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Lord of the Shadows

Darren Shan · 220 pages

Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....

Traveling CircusDarkFantasySeries
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Smiler's Fair

Rebecca Levene · 416 pages

Yron the moon god died, but now he's reborn in the false king's son. His human father wanted to kill him, but his mother sacrificed her life to save him. He'll return one day to claim his birthright. He'll change your life. He'll change everything. Smiler's Fair: the great moving carnival where any pleasure can be had, if you're willing to pay the price. They say all paths cross at Smiler's Fair.

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Our Dark Duet

Victoria Schwab · 519 pages

**KATE HARKER** isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it. **AUGUST FLYNN** once yearned to be human. But no longer. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. THE WAR HAS BEGUN. THE MONSTERS ARE WINNING. Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in. And a new monster is waiting--one that feeds on chaos and brings o

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Freaky Days

Amanda M. Lee · 292 pages

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The Fate of the Tearling

Erika Johansen · 496 pages

"The finale to the ...Tearling trilogy, in which Kelsea is imprisoned by the Red Queen and her guard must find a way to set her free"--

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Girl in the Shadows

Gwenda Bond · 370 pages

Eighteen year old Moira Mitchell grew up in the shadows of Vegas's stage lights while her father's career as a magician soared. More than anything, Moira wants to be a magician too, but her father is dead set against her pursuing magic.

Traveling CircusFantasyFemale LeadSeries
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Angelfall

Susan Ee

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Glass Sword

Victoria Aveyard · 444 pages

in this science fiction, norta is separated by blood. red and silver, silvers being the rich and higher in the society with an ability that makes life much easier. while reds below a servant's life, and much poorer. mare barrow a red blood. somehow finds herself In the scarlet guard. a group of red bloods rebelling against the royal family and other silvers. when mare discovers her abi

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Twilight Eyes

Dean Koontz · 471 pages

Sought by police for murder, slim Mackenzie, a young man both blessed and cursed by "twilight eyes," stalks the diabolical "Others," who feed their twisted needs with human suffering.

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Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams

Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio · 128 pages

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Magic for Nothing

Seanan McGuire · 352 pages

"As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her. Annie's expectations keep getting shattered. She didn't expect Verity to declare war on the Covenant of St. George on live television. She didn't expect the Covenant to take her sister's threat seriously. And she definitely didn't expect to be packed off to London to infiltrate the Covenant from t

Traveling CircusFantasyFemale LeadSeries
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Witch & Wizard

James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet · 336 pages

**Your books, music, and art - BANNED** *You are holding an urgent and vital narrative that reveals the forbidden truth about these perilous times...* This is the astonishing testimonial of Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and wizard. They are not alone in their terrif

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War

Laura Thalassa · 544 pages

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The Storyspinner

Becky Wallace · 320 pages

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Galax-Arena

Gillian Rubinstein · 138 pages

Kidnapped from an Australian train station, Joella, Peter, and Liane are taken on a rocket to the Galax-Arena, where children stolen from Earth perform death-defying stunts for the amusement of the inhabitants of the planet Vexak.

Traveling CircusDystopianDarkYoung Adult
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The Dark Mirror

Samantha Shannon · 576 pages

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Sapphique

Catherine Fisher · 470 pages

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Trail of Lightning

Rebecca Roanhorse · 287 pages

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Steadfast

Mercedes Lackey

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Tiger's Curse

Colleen Houck · 456 pages

The last thing teenager Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing over the summer was meeting Ren, a mysterious white tiger and cursed Indian prince! When she learns she alone can break the Tiger's curse, Kelsey's life is turned upside-down. The unlikely duo journeys halfway around the world to piece together an Indian prophecy, find a way to free the man trapped by a centuries-old spell, and discover t

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Burn Bright

Marianne de Pierres · 295 pages

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Ray Bradbury · 293 pages

Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The

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Year of the Witching

Alexis Henderson · 344 pages

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