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Celia Rees
Witch Child, Sorceress, Pirates! and now Sovay – the pulse-quickening story of a young woman drawn into a world of highway robbery, dark intrigue and dangerous passions. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this action-driven novel shows once again that Celia Rees is one of our very best writers for teenage readers. Wild and beautiful, spoilt and wi
Velvet Song
Jude Deveraux · 316 pages
**They were both outcasts by a harsh decree — and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion!** With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods — and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king’s edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery’s squire. But how long could such lo
The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
Melanie Dickerson · 320 pages
A beautiful maiden who poaches to feed the poor. A handsome forester on a mission to catch her. Danger and love are about to unite in Thornbeck Forest. The margrave owns the nest hunting grounds for miles around—and Odette Menkels spends her nights poaching his deer to feed the hungry orphans of Thornbeck. By day, Odette is a simple maiden who teaches children to read, but by night this young b
Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · 686 pages
Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga. Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed. Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built
A Spy in the House
Y.S. Lee · 335 pages
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan and thief Mary Quinn is offered a place at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls where she is trained to be part of an all-female investigative unit called The Agency and, at age seventeen, she infiltrates a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships.
Tangled Webs
Lee Bross · 352 pages
The Outlaws of Sherwood
Robin McKinley · 288 pages
The author retells the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest in twelfth-century England. In the days of King Richard the Lionheart, a young forester named Robin set out one morning for the Nottingham Fair, but he never arrived. By the end of the day a man lay dead in the King's Forest, and Robin was an outlaw with a price on his head. There have been many tal
Hood
Stephen R. Lawhead · 490 pages
(from the back cover) Robin Hood : The Legend Begins Anew For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne of Elfael, has abandoned his father's kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There
The Mask of Mirrors
M.A. Carrick · 630 pages
A Matter of Magic
Patricia C. Wrede · 448 pages
When a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magician's wagon, Kim doesn't hesitate. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London, Kim isn't above a bit of breaking-and-entering. A hard life and lean times have schooled her in one lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But when the magician catches her in the act, Kim thinks she's done for. Until he su
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?
Eleanor Updale · 232 pages
In Victorian London, after his life is saved by a young physician, a thief utilizes the knowledge he gains in prison and from the scientific lectures he attends as the physician's case study exhibit to create a new, highly successful, double life for himself.
Betrayal of Thieves
C. Greenwood · 172 pages
Ilan has narrowly escaped her last encounter with the soldiers of the evil Praetor but many of her outlaw friends have not been so fortunate. When her closest companion is dragged off to Selbius for execution, Ilan has no choice but to defy the captain of the forest brigands and journey to the stronghold of her enemies. Risking exposure, both as an outlaw and a possessor of illegal magic, Ilan has
The Mirror King
Jodi Meadows · 545 pages
Although Princess Wilhelmina is ready to take her crown in her own land, she knows that to do so would mean war, and with the wraith already striking Indigo Kingdom villages, she will be needed to protect both kingdoms.
Rook
Sharon Cameron · 456 pages
In the Sunken City that was once Paris the guillotine rules again, while Sophia Bellamy from the Commonwealth across the Channel Sea tries to rescue as many of the revolution's victims as she can smuggle out, and some prisoners disappear from their cells, with a red-tipped rook feather left in their place--but who is the mysterious Red Rook and where does Sophia's wealthy fiancé, René Hasard, fit
Powerless
Lauren Roberts · 528 pages
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to pr
The Immortal Heights
Sherry Thomas · 440 pages
When Bane, the monstrous tyrant who bestrides the entire mage world, demands that Titus hand over Iolanthe or watch as his entire realm is destroyed in a deadly rampage, Iolanthe and Titus decide to infiltrate Bane's crypt, the most ferociously guarded fortress in Atlantis.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Roger Lancelyn Green, Richard Green · 307 pages
The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains determined to outwit his enemies. Brilliantly introduced by bestselling author John Boyne.
A Loving Scoundrel
Johanna Lindsey · 448 pages
(The seventh book in the Malory Family series) Jeremy, the son of gentleman pirate James Malory, falls in love.... When Danny, a young woman who grew up on the streets of London with no memory of her real family, is banished from her gang because she helped handsome rakehell Jeremy Malory steal back the jewels his friend lost in a card game, Danny demands that Jeremy give her a job. She is
The Adventures of Robin Hood: An English Legend
Paul Creswick · 318 pages
Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny.
Heist Society
Ally Carter · 287 pages
When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to Louvre... to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her uncle travelled to Austria... to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she conned her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. But now her dad's life is on the line, and Kat must go back to the world she tried s
The Impostor Queen
Sarah Fine · 431 pages
"An old queen dies. A new one arises. That's how it's supposed to work. When the power tore itself loose, it took everything with it except for one image: a little girl with coppery hair and pale-blue eyes. She was too blurry to make out--even as Kaarin tried to focus, her vision doubled, creating two wavering, overlapping faces in the fog. Still, she knew exactly who the little girl was, and what
Poison Study
Maria V. Snyder · 409 pages
About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace-and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay