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The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
Staff Pick
The Magicians is a modern-day fantasy story about a precocious though morose young man who yearns for a fantasyland like Fillory, the magical realm of his favorite childhood books. The result is a novel that is as compulsively readable as a thriller, yet... (read more)

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The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
Staff Pick
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List Price $16.00
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Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
by Elizabeth Lesser
Staff Pick
Bring out the tissue paper, because Elizabeth Lesser's Broken Open will help you realize that your tears will only strengthen your love for this world that, at times, can feel oh so bad.... (read more)

List Price $16.00
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Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Staff Pick
Imagine... a vividly crafted world in which dragons and the veneration of saints figure prominently. Tight, evocative prose. A stoic, thoughtful, and wise heroine who just wants to make music, torn between the world of humans and the world of dragons... (read more)

List Price $17.99
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The Mad Scientist's Daughter
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Staff Pick
"I believe I'm one of a kind." In a world full of sentient robots exploited by humankind, Cat knows there is no one else like her childhood tutor, Finn. The tapestry of her life is woven with uncertainty and loss as she makes increasingly poor... (read more)

Your price: $14.99
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Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Staff Pick
Imagine... a vividly crafted world in which dragons and the veneration of saints figure prominently. Tight, evocative prose. A stoic, thoughtful, and wise heroine who just wants to make music, torn between the world of humans and the world of dragons... (read more)

Available September 22, 2015
Your price: $10.99
New - Trade Paper

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