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Skyward

By Brandon Sanderson

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Crooked Kingdom Collector's Edition

By Leigh Bardugo

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A Court of Wings and Ruin

By Sarah J. Maas

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Uglies

By Scott Westerfeld

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Six of Crows: Collector's Edition

By Leigh Bardugo

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Elantris

By Brandon Sanderson

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A River Enchanted

By Rebecca Ross

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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne

By Jonathan Stroud

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The Notorious Scarlett and Browne

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Mistborn Boxed Set I

By Brandon Sanderson

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Oathbringer

By Brandon Sanderson

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The Deluxe Hunger Games Collection

By Suzanne Collins

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$130⁰⁰

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Words of Radiance

By Brandon Sanderson

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The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

By Brandon Sanderson

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$33⁰⁰
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Defiant

By Brandon Sanderson

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$32⁰⁰
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Skyward Series Boxed Set

By Brandon Sanderson

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Tailored Realities

By Brandon Sanderson

$31⁹⁹
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)

By Holly Black

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1: Deluxe Edition)

By Suzanne Collins

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Unwind

By Neal Shusterman

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Once Upon A Broken Heart

By Stephanie Garber

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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2)

By Holly Black

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$22⁹⁹

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Skyward Flight

By Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

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$27⁰⁰
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Dawnshard: A Stormlight Archive novella

By Brandon Sanderson

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If We Were Villains

By M.L. Rio

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$23⁰⁰
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games)

By Suzanne Collins

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The Hunger Games (Illustrated Edition)

By Suzanne Collins

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$39⁰⁰
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3: Deluxe Edition)

By Suzanne Collins

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The Rithmatist

By Brandon Sanderson

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Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase

By Jonathan Stroud

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$23⁰⁰

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Stormlight Archives Hc Box Set 1-4

By Brandon Sanderson

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Edgedancer

By Brandon Sanderson

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$35⁰⁰
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The Court of Miracles

By Kester Grant

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$18⁰⁰
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)

By Suzanne Collins

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The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

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The Way of Kings

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Wind and Truth

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