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1) Monsoon
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Series
Courtney novels volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
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English
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In Jubal Sackett, the second generation of this great American family pursues a destiny in the wilderness of a sprawling new land. Kindred spirits on a restless quest ... Jubal Sackett's urge to explore drove him westward, and when a Natchez priest asks him to undertake a nearly impossible quest, Sackett ventures into the endless grassy plains the Indians call the Far Seeing Lands. He seeks a Natchez exploration party and its leader, Itchakomi. It...
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Series
Explorers guild volume 1
Publisher
Atria Books
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of World War I, with western civilization on the edge of calamity, the first installment in The Explorers Guild series concerns the Guild's quest to find the golden city of Buddhist myth. The search will take them from the Polar North to the Mongolian deserts, through the underground canals of Asia to deep inside the Himalayas, before the fabled city finally divulges its secrets and the globe-spanning journey plays out to...
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English
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"From the discovery of a strange parchment in an old book to the fantastic descent through a dormant volcano into a subterranean world of danger and beauty, A Journey to the Center of the Earth is as wonderfully entertaining today as when it was first published. One of Jules Verne's finest novels, its unique combination of "hard" science and vivid imagination helped establish this brilliant Frenchman as the father of modern science fiction. A high-tension...
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Michigan brides collection volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Language
English
Description
"On occupied Mackinac Island, Voyageur Pierre Durant and local girl Angelique Labelle must decide where their loyalties lie, and what they will risk for love"--
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Publisher
New Amsterdam
Language
English
Description
Exile and pilgrimage, the power of sexual love and family bonds, the savagery of war, and the profundity of religious passions are masterfully evoked in this tale of one man's journey, set against the splendor of the Renaissance and the vast tapestry of Muslim and Christian empires.
7) Psychamok
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Series
Publisher
Tor/Tom Doherty Associates Book
Language
English
Description
Brian Lumley is an international horror phenomenon, with books published in thirteen countries, including China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Spain. More than two million books have been sold in his Necroscope series alone, but that barely taps the potential of this wildly imaginative author. Lumley's horror often crosses the dividing lines between fantasy and horror or between science fiction and horror. The Psychomech trilogy,...
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The search for the seven secret treasures continues. In this incredible adventure, the Thea Sisters come across the legendary Jewel of the Queen. They cross-rivers of ice, deserts of fire, and other fascinating places on their journey to find it.
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Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Language
English
Description
"1855: Virginia Reeve is summoned by an eccentric Brit with a compelling offer. Lady Jane Franklin wants her to lead a dozen women into the Arctic in search of the ships of her husband's lost expedition, and she's willing to pay handsomely. All four search attempts Lady Franklin has sponsored have failed. She has decided only a radical new approach can succeed: let women make the decisions. Lady Franklin will disavow all knowledge of the expedition...
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Series
Explorer Academy volume 6
Publisher
Under the Stars/National Geographic
Language
English
13) I Am An Explorer
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Language
English
Description
During a trip to the park, a child explores a cave, a mountain, a jungle, and a desert.
15) Heart of courage
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Series
Viking quest volume 4
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Language
English
Description
In the tenth century, as Devin, Keely, and Lil return to Ireland, Bree serves as Mikkel's cook on a voyage in the North Atlantic, but acts of sabotage threaten Mikkel's life and Bree's one chance of freedom.
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Dora the explorer volume 19
Publisher
Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr
Language
English
Description
Dora and Boots have to deliver a special crown and shoes to her cousin Daisy for her fifteenth birthday party--her fiesta de quinceaęra.
Series
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
The Clades, a family of legendary explorers which includes a father, a son, a three-legged dog, and an unruly blob, undertake a mission to navigate a strange land inhabited by fantastical creatures. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Strange World journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await.
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