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Pub. Date
c1984
Description
They were the last of the great warrior brotherhoods. Many of them were cruel-men who found, as mercenaries, an outlet for their dark natures; some were men of honor who maintained high standards of professionalism, no matter how foul the deeds they performed; all of them were hard, for warfare hardens men,,, if they are to survive.
2) Seventh son
Author
Series
Tales of Alvin Maker volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Alvin, the seventh son of a seventh son, slowly learns his power as a Maker as the forces of chaos try to stop him in a magical world much like the American frontier at the beginning of the 19th century.
3) Castleview
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Description
In the town of Castleview, Illinois, Tom Howard is murdered at the factory he manages-on the same day that Will E. Shields and his family, newly come to Castleview, arrive with a realtor in tow to see Howard's house. From an attic window, Shields glimpses the phantom castle that has given the town its name. They are discussing the house with Sally Howard when the police arrive bearing the dreadful news. Then, driving back to the motel, Shields nearly...
6) Heartlight
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions, combining psychic power with quantum physics, to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the sun from a premature death.
7) Orc's opal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990
Description
Kelvin Knight Huckleberry fights the evil witch Zady for the lives of his children.
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 38
Formats
Description
Rand Al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, the leader who will save the world but in the process destroy it. He is able to touch the One Power but cannot control it. He knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death.
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Series
Halfblood chronicles volume 1
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Description
Raised by dragons, the halfbreed Shana is the fulfillment of the Prophecy that will change the world of Elvenbane.
11) Briar Rose
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
. . . Around the castle there grew a hedge of thorns, which every year grew higher, and at last there was nothing more to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof. But the story of the beautiful sleeping princess, Briar Rose, went about the country so that from time to time the King's sons came and tried to get through the thorny hedge . . . So goes the German fairy tale of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty ... an old, old tale, yet so potent that few...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 54
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Description
The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken? In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn. In Cantorin, among the Sea Folk, High Lady Suroth plans the return of the Seanchan armies to the mainland. In the Stone of Tear, the Lord...
13) Lord of Chaos
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 65
Formats
Description
In this sequel to the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Fires of Heaven, we plunge again into Robert Jordan's extraordinarily rich, totally unforgettable world.
On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world.
In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne---and where an unexpected visitor may change the world...
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 6
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Rand Al'thor, the Dragon Reborn, faces a threat to his throne; Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, prepares to march; and Morgase of Caemlyn finds an unwelcome ally.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 33
Description
In the continuing war between order and chaos, a young carpenter who is a magician is asked by his country to use his powers to defend the land from invaders. The call provokes jealousy in his wife who is one of the country's top military leaders. By the author of The Magic of Recluse.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 47
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Description
"Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel - Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 8
Pub. Date
1998
Description
After Nynaeve and his friends conquer the Seanchan forces they travel to Caemyln to reclaim the throne, but on their way they encounter enemies more powerful than they imagined, and they may have to sacrifice their lives to save the world.