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Mistborn

By Brandon Sanderson

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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

By Brigitte Knightley

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Two Twisted Crowns

By Rachel Gillig

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Lockwood & Co: The Hollow Boy

By Jonathan Stroud

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Lockwood & Co: The Empty Grave

By Jonathan Stroud

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The Way of Kings

By Brandon Sanderson

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Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson

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$26⁰⁰
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Oathbringer

By Brandon Sanderson

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$23⁰⁰
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Rhythm of War

By Brandon Sanderson

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Wind and Truth

By Brandon Sanderson

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$31⁰⁰
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Crooked Kingdom

By Leigh Bardugo

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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2)

By Suzanne Collins

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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3)

By Suzanne Collins

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The Knight and the Moth

By Rachel Gillig

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The Assassin's Blade

By Sarah J. Maas

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Throne of Glass

By Sarah J. Maas

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Crown of Midnight

By Sarah J. Maas

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Heir of Fire

By Sarah J. Maas

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Queen of Shadows

By Sarah J. Maas

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$22⁰⁰
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Empire of Storms

By Sarah J. Maas

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$22⁰⁰
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Tower of Dawn

By Sarah J. Maas

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$21⁰⁰
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The Bridge Kingdom

By Danielle L. Jensen

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$22⁰⁰
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Daisy Jones and The Six

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

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$22⁰⁰
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Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set

By Brandon Sanderson

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$68⁰⁰
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Tailored Realities

By Brandon Sanderson

$31⁹⁹
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Atmosphere

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

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$32⁰⁰
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Bunny

By Mona Awad

$23⁰⁰
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The Crimson Moth

By Kristen Ciccarelli

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$26⁰⁰
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Warriors

By Erin Hunter

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Howl’s Moving Castle

By Diana Wynne Jones

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$17⁰⁰
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The Folk of the Air Boxset

By Holly Black

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

By Sarah J. Maas

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$21⁰⁰
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Alchemy of Secrets

By Stephanie Garber

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$30⁹⁹
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The Stormlight Archive Boxed Set

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The Stormlight Archive Boxed Set 2

By Brandon Sanderson

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The Hero of Ages

By Brandon Sanderson

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$25⁰⁰
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Wind and Truth

By Brandon Sanderson

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$26⁰⁰
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~~$29⁹⁹~~

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Warriors Box Set

By Erin Hunter

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$100⁰⁰
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The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel

By Maggie Stiefvater and Stephanie Williams

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$53⁹⁹
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Warbreaker

By Brandon Sanderson

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$26⁰⁰
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~~$27⁹⁹~~

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A Court of Wings and Ruin

By Sarah J. Maas

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$21⁰⁰
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~~$22⁹⁹~~

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The Prison Healer

By Lynette Noni

Paperback

$24⁰⁰

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Elantris

By Brandon Sanderson

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$24⁰⁰
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~~$29⁹⁹~~

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A Court of Mist and Fury

By Sarah J. Maas

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$21⁰⁰
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~~$22⁹⁹~~

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Arcanum Unbounded

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$39⁰⁰
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~~$43⁰⁰~~

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Warriors: Power of Three Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6

By Erin Hunter

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$80⁰⁰
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~~$115⁰⁰~~

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Unwind

By Neal Shusterman

$24⁹⁹

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Skyward Series Boxed Set

By Brandon Sanderson

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$80⁰⁰
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The Well of Ascension

By Brandon Sanderson

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$29⁰⁰
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~~$29⁹⁹~~

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The Hunger Games (Illustrated Edition)

By Suzanne Collins

Hardback

$39⁰⁰
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~~$49⁹⁹~~

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Six of Crows

By Leigh Bardugo

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$21⁹⁹
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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Kingdom of Ash

By Sarah J. Maas

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$22⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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The Sunlit Man

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$34⁰⁰
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~~$37⁹⁹~~

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Cytonic

By Brandon Sanderson

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$25⁰⁰
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~~$27⁹⁹~~

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Crooked Kingdom Collector's Edition

By Leigh Bardugo

Hardback

$47⁰⁰
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~~$49⁹⁹~~

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The Cruel Prince (Limited Special Edition)

By Holly Black

Hardback

$65⁰⁰
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~~$69⁹⁹~~

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Six of Crows: Collector's Edition

By Leigh Bardugo

Hardback

$50⁰⁰

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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows Book 2)

By Leigh Bardugo

Paperback

$23⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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Fangs for Nothing

By Steffanie Holmes

Paperback

$31⁹⁹
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~~$39⁹⁹~~

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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne

By Jonathan Stroud

Paperback

$21⁹⁹

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The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

By Jonathan Stroud

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$20⁰⁰
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The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

By Jonathan Stroud

Paperback

$21⁹⁹

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The Crimson Moth

By Kristen Ciccarelli

Hardback

$39⁹⁹

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The Spear Cuts Through Water

By Simon Jimenez

Paperback

$37⁰⁰

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Oathbringer

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$34⁰⁰
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~~$39⁰⁰~~

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Daisy Jones and The Six

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

Paperback

$23⁰⁰
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~~$26⁰⁰~~

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Defiant

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$24⁰⁰
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~~$27⁹⁹~~

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The Bands of Mourning

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$29⁹⁹

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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air #3)

By Holly Black

Paperback

$22⁹⁹

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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

By Holly Black

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
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~~$22⁹⁹~~

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If We Were Villains

By M.L. Rio

Paperback

$23⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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Elantris

By Brandon Sanderson

Hardback

$60⁰⁰

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A Fire Endless

By Rebecca Ross

Paperback

$22⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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Where Sleeping Girls Lie

By Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

$22⁹⁹

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Lonely Castle in the Mirror

By Mizuki Tsujimura

Paperback

$26⁰⁰

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Nic's Pick

Defy the Night

By Brigid Kemmerer

$18⁹⁹

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Carve the Mark

By Veronica Roth

$18⁰⁰
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~~$19⁹⁹~~

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Mistborn Boxed Set I

By Brandon Sanderson

Set

$94⁰⁰

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Wind and Truth

By Brandon Sanderson

Hardback

$105⁰⁰

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Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson

Paperback

$39⁰⁰

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