Books like 'Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction'
Readers who enjoyed Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction by K.M. Szpara, Nino Cipri, Jack Hollis Marr, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, N. Caelum, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Everett Maroon, E. Catherine Tobler, Bogi Takács, B.R. Sanders, E. Saxey, Margarita Tenser, A. Merc Rustad, Alexis A. Hunter, Molly Tanzer & Penny Stirling also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Rhythm of War, Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move... -
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Rhythm of War, Part One by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move... -
![Les Mobilisés by Margot Dessenne]()
Les Mobilisés by Margot Dessenne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEntrez dans une ville qui n'ouvre ses portes qu'une fois par an...Amis depuis l'enfance, Prym et Joanna ont un avenir prometteur au sein de la nation d'Erit, construite sur les ruines d'une Pologne ravagée. Leur vie bascule le jour où ils sont choisis pour être envoyés dans la Zone où rôde la Chose... -
![Dead or Alive by Derek Landy]()
Dead or Alive by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSkulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet...In a matter of days, the world will change.Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones - she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords... -
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![A Time-Travel Christmas by Karen McQuestion]()
A Time-Travel Christmas by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA heartwarming tale of a Christmas miracle.Christmas Eve 2022After her boyfriend breaks up with her and her job is downsized, Elizabeth thinks life can’t get any worse. That is until she gets the news of her beloved grandmother’s unexpected death. Instead of spending the holidays together, Elizabeth will be planning a funeral...Categorized as:
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![薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許]()
薄雾 Mist by 微风几许, 微風幾許
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHyperthymesia. Those with this condition can remember every detail of their lives from something as significant as the world’s turning point to something as small and as insignificant as a minor fleeting thought. They cannot forget and their thirst for knowledge allows them to be considered a genius in some senses.Legend has it that Ji Yushi was this kind of genius... -
![The Lord John Series by Diana Gabaldon]()
The Lord John Series by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDiana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series, delivers captivating tales of history, intrigue, and suspense that feature one of her most popular characters: Lord John Grey. This thrilling eBook collection—featuring three novels and one collection of novellas—follows Lord John as he defends his country, ferrets out spies, and unravels a haunting family mystery... -
![Married Thrice to Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 by 比卡比]()
Married Thrice to Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 by 比卡比
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt eighteen years old, Lin Qingyu was married as part of a Chong Xi into the Nan’an Hou Mansion, becoming the ill Lu Wancheng’s male wife.On the eve of their wedding, Young Master Hou lay lazily on the bed and said, “Beauty, to be honest, I really don’t want to engage in domestic struggles. I just want to drift along, eat and wait to die. I want to be a salted fish... -
![New Horizons by Selkie Myth]()
New Horizons by Selkie Myth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElaine's mission through the fairy ring went horribly wrong, and she finds herself in Pallos once again - over 20,000 years in the future. The only things she has are her friends, her magic, and the clothes on her back. Fighting their way out of the wilderness, they quickly meet Iona, a wandering paladin of the Valkyrie order... -
![Outcast by K.J .]()
Outcast by K.J .
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon Clarke is having a week. A week in which her identity is stolen, she is pursued by underworld thugs, then, at the back of a laundromat, she falls through a portal into another realm... -
![MAGIS by Ramlee Awang Murshid]()
MAGIS by Ramlee Awang Murshid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinopsisFenomena Halo telah mengheret lima manusia yang berlainan tempat dan berbeza tahun ke sebuah dunia magis. Sebuah dunia di hujung waktu ketika tamadun serta peradaban manusia mulai terhakis. Mereka yang terpilih adalah Saifudin, Tombiruo, Mikhail, Ryu-Watanabe dan Carlos. Terjebak ke lokasi yang berbeza-beza. Saifudin bertemu Syeikh Thauban – satu-satunya manusia penjaga masjid... -
![Dinosaur World 2 by Logan Jacobs]()
Dinosaur World 2 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mysterious portals are continuing to open, hordes of murderous dinosaurs are pouring out, and the British military has abandoned population centers to defend critical infrastructure like power plants.That’s bad news for Jason and his two co-ed companions who are holed up in the campus art gallery trying to ride out the reptilian storm...Categorized as:
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![Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri]()
Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDark, irreverent, and truly innovative, the speculative stories in Homesick meditate on the theme of home and our estrangement from it, and what happens when the familiar suddenly shifts into the uncanny... -
![The Gandalara Cycle II by Randall Garrett, Vicki Ann Heydron]()
The Gandalara Cycle II by Randall Garrett, Vicki Ann Heydron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContains the novels:4. The Well of Darkness5. The Search for Ka6... -
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![Final Quest by Tony Abbott]()
Final Quest by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe secret is out--DROON is the series that kids, parents, and teachers are talking about! There are more than 9 million DROON books in print.An immortal dragon. A long hidden secret. The kingdom of Droon is at the brink of war. . .The situation in Droon has never been more desperate. The wizard Galen is missing. Eric has been forced undercover with Gethwing, the all-powerful Moon Dragon...Categorized as:
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![烏鴉六人組 上 by Leigh Bardugo, 莉·巴度格]()
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![30,000 B.C. Chronicles: Tuscany by Matthew Thayer, Darko Tomic]()
30,000 B.C. Chronicles: Tuscany by Matthew Thayer, Darko Tomic
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeaving a trail of carnage as he preaches his warped brand of religion to a growing Cro-Magnon army, empire builder Lorenzo Martinelli takes his campaign into the boot of pre-historic Italy. The madman’s modern shipmates face many challenges as they attempt to stop him before he disrupts the future of mankind. Tuscany is the second book in the 30,000 B.C... -
![The River Wall by Randall Garrett, Vicki Ann Heydron]()
The River Wall by Randall Garrett, Vicki Ann Heydron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Valley of the Mists, Rikardon and Tarani have discovered an ancient truth that will alter the destiny of Gandalara forever. But, an evil lord has enslaved the land through the mystic force of the sacred stoned called the Ra'ira. Outlawed and hunted, Rikardon and Tarani stage a daring and desperate raid to shatter his death-grip of fear... -
![The Stone Child by David Alexander Robertson]()
The Stone Child by David Alexander Robertson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series. After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him. And it will mean asking for help -- from friends old and new...Categorized as:
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![The Silver Tide by Jen Williams]()
The Silver Tide by Jen Williams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Jen Williams, highly-acclaimed author of THE COPPER PROMISE and blistering follow-up THE IRON GHOST, comes the final epic instalment in the Copper Cat trilogy. Tales of the Black Feather Three and their exploits abound far and wide, and Wydrin of Crosshaven, Lord Aaron Frith and Sir Sebastian have become sell swords in demand... -
![Legami di sangue by Diana Gabaldon]()
Legami di sangue by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClaire Fraser, l'affascinante viaggiatrice nel tempo protagonista della serie «Outlander», si è ormai abituata alla vita dell'America nel Settecento e assiste con animo consapevole ai rivolgimenti che porteranno alla nascita degli Stati Uniti, anche se, nel 1778, agli occhi dei contemporanei, la situazione è ancora incerta...Categorized as:
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![Ride with the Moonlight by Andrea Matthews]()
Ride with the Moonlight by Andrea Matthews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter rescuing sixteenth-century Border reiver Will Foster from certain death at her family’s hands, time traveler Maggie Armstrong finally admits her love for the handsome Englishman, though she can’t rid herself of the sinking suspicion that her Scottish kin are not about to let them live in peace. What she doesn’t expect is the danger that lurks on Will’s own side of the Border... -
![The Champion by Taran Matharu]()
The Champion by Taran Matharu
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Taran Matharu's The Champion, the explosive final book in the Contender trilogy, Cade and his friends wage the ultimate battle for their lives―and the fate of Earth itself―in the Game set by the cruel and mysterious Pantheon…Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha―barely. But the Games are far from over...Categorized as:
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![Moon Magic by Tony Abbott, David Merrell]()
Moon Magic by Tony Abbott, David Merrell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric, Julie, Neal, Keeah, and all their friends are about to discover one of Droons biggest secrets as they are transported to Droons past and future. This story is presented from each characters different point of view. Illustrations... -
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![Abyss by Tristan H. Brown]()
Abyss by Tristan H. Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter defeating his enemies in a glorious battle, Bradley was awarded by General Fluxi himself. His name spread throughout Arcana, reaching even the doors of those residing safely in the Capital of the Nine Nations. With such a grandiose display, the Dark Races quickly unveiled just who their nemesis was, and they wanted vengeance... -
![Outmove by Brandt Legg]()
Outmove by Brandt Legg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOUTMOVE, the thrilling conclusion to the best selling Inner Movement trilogy.Humankind is on the brink . . . Earth will either become dystopian or utopian . . . There is only one chance.Defying the odds, Nate has repeatedly eluded death. Now, with full command of his powers and a clear sense of destiny, he leads the Movement. But the revolution is crumbling...Categorized as:
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![The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard]()
The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unnamed young man lives in a tower at the edge of the world, content with the orderly rituals and freedom to study that his lot--or he is content, until one day he discovers something in a bird's nest outside the tower window, and his efforts to reach it discover far more than he expects... -
![Confessions of a Time Traveler by Doug Molitor]()
Confessions of a Time Traveler by Doug Molitor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHistory's not what it used to be. Ariyl Moro, the gene-powered Amazon from 2109 A.D., drags David Preston, archaeologist, back to ancient times to help her fix some broken historical events. But after an epic night together, Ariyl vanishes, leaving David her Time Crystal . . . and a clue that might lead him back to her . . . in the camp of a Mongol warrior princess . . -
![Velveteen vs. The Seasons by Seanan McGuire]()
Velveteen vs. The Seasons by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA doorway opens in mid-air. The body of a woman falls to the ground and lies there unmoving as the door slams shut behind her, dissolving like confetti into the wind.As the grass beneath her slowly dies, Velma Martinez–Velveteen–once architect of the downfall of The Super Patriots, Inc., most recently the servant of the Seasons, has come home.But ah; we are getting ahead of ourselves...Categorized as:
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![Persona - tome 1 - La Capitale de Lumière by Ielenna]()
Persona - tome 1 - La Capitale de Lumière by Ielenna
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDans le monde de Lux, les enfants qui ont été touchés par la Lumière développent des pouvoirs singuliers. Mais, loin d’être admirés, ces êtres exceptionnels sont craints et méprisés par le reste de la société. À leurs dix-huit ans, un terrible choix s’offre à eux : se marier et abandonner leur Don précieux, ou rejoindre le Culte de la Lumière, faisant ainsi une croix sur leur liberté...Categorized as:
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![Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson]()
Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBeing the chosen one isn’t always a good thing...Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel the truth about the handsome doctor he pines for... -
![The People in Pineapple Place by Anne Lindbergh]()
The People in Pineapple Place by Anne Lindbergh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn absorbing, classic fantasy that taps into the wishful thinking of every imaginative child.In THE PEOPLE IN PINEAPPLE PLACE, August Brown, new kid on the block in Washington, D.C., finds more than he bargains for when he follows the ragbag lady to a mysterious street called Pineapple Place...Categorized as:
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![Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine]()
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the kid abducted by old Ms. Easton when he was four permanently set Cole’s status to freak. At seventeen, his exit plan is simple: make it through the last few weeks of high school with his grades up and his head down... -
![Tamburi d'autunno by Diana Gabaldon]()
Tamburi d'autunno by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTutto ha avuto inizio in Scozia nel 1945, quando un cerchio di pietre, magica porta sul passato, ha catapultato Claire Randall nell'Inghilterra del Diciottesimo secolo, dove ha conosciuto il nobile scozzese Jamie Fraser e tra i due giovani è scoppiata una travolgente passione, divenuta ormai leggenda...Categorized as:
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![No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll]()
No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDestiny sees what others don't.A quiet fisher mourning the loss of xer sister to a cruel dragon. A clever hedge-witch gathering knowledge in a hostile land. A son seeking vengeance for his father's death. A daughter claiming the legacy denied her. A princess laboring under an unbreakable curse. A young resistance fighter questioning everything he's ever known... -
![The Shadow Matrix by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
The Shadow Matrix by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter spending her youth in the Terran Empire, Margaret Alton returns to Darkover, the planet of her birth. There she discovers she has the Alton Gift--forced rapport and compulsion--one of the strongest and most dangerous of the inherited Laran gifts of the telepathic Comyn--the ruling families of Darkover...Categorized as:
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![The Cosmic Logos by Traci Harding]()
The Cosmic Logos by Traci Harding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the Nefilim gone, and all the human races united, it is time for Tory and Maelgwn to unite into one soul-mind and assume their rightful place among the other ascended masters of the Cosmic Logos. But first, they must address the growing problems on Gaia so that their planet of origin may join the new interstellar alliance...Categorized as:
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![The Muffin Man by Kim Fielding]()
The Muffin Man by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorli is a prince on a mission—but he’d rather be baking.Baxter is a lonely production artist stuck in a pandemic lockdown.They are literally universes apart. But with a little help from a magic shop, a raven, and a dead great-aunt who was possibly a witch, Morli and Baxter are joined together on a cross-worlds adventure... -
![Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan]()
Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last night of Claire Ryland's old life in the closet was pretty normal, aside from the alley fight with interdimensional monsters. Fortunately, the drummer of her favorite local band transformed into a magical girl and saved her.Then Claire became a magical girl as well. Things got a little complicated after that... -
![Odd Adventures with your Other Father by Norman Prentiss]()
Odd Adventures with your Other Father by Norman Prentiss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecause one of her fathers died when she was very young, much of Celia's family knowledge comes from stories her surviving father narrates—road-trip adventures from the mid-80s that explore homophobia in a supernatural context... -
![Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold]()
Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBabylon Steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, currently owner of the Scarlet Lantern, the best brothel on Scalentine, city of portals, has been offered a job; as bodyguard to Enthemmerlee, the latest candidate for the Council of Incandress; and as spy for the Diplomatic Section, the barely-acknowledged government of Scalentine.She doesn't want it... -
![March of the Armoured Beasts by Rex Stone]()
March of the Armoured Beasts by Rex Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Cretaceous! It's a pretty cool place, in a prehistoric hot and humid kind of way! Jamie and Tom have followed the fossilized footprints and discovered a secret dinosaur world. There's so much to see and do in the Cretaceous, and with their little dinosaur friend, Wanna, the boys set off to explore...Categorized as:
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![Harakanloukku by Annukka Salama]()
Harakanloukku by Annukka Salama
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings”First you wanna kill me, then you wanna kiss me.”Suosikkitrilogian päätösosassa vaara ja viettelys kulkevat käsi kädessä. Viken katoaminen heittää Rufuksen ja Unnan olosuhteisiin, joista yksikään faunoidi ei ole palannut elävänä.”Selvitä saaliisi heikkoudet ja rakenna loukkusi näistä elementeistä”, neuvoo metsästäjän käsikirja... -
![The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - FREE PREVIEW EDITION by Holly Black]()
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - FREE PREVIEW EDITION by Holly Black
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses... -
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![Magda und Ben by Thomas Thiemeyer]()
Magda und Ben by Thomas Thiemeyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDer Kampf der Geschlechter steuert seinem Höhepunkt entgegen. Als die Frauenarmee immer tiefer ins Herz der Männerstadt vorrückt, treffen ein alter Mann und eine alte Frau aufeinander - und machen eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Magda, die oberste Heilerin, und Benedikt, der Prior der Abtei, waren vor fünfundsechzig Jahren ein junges Paar, das durch den Virus auseinandergerissen wurde... -
![La scacchiera nera by Miki Monticelli]()
La scacchiera nera by Miki Monticelli
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNello stesso istante, a migliaia di chilometri di distanza, tre ragazzi – Ryan, americano, Morten, danese, e Milla, italiana –, entrano in possesso di una scacchiera ottagonale dall’aspetto molto antico. Il Guerriero, l’Arciere e il Ladro Nero sono le sole pedine rimaste e sembrano invitarli a fare la prima mossa.. -
![Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders, Yuko Shimizu]()
Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders, Yuko Shimizu
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBefore the success of her debut SF-and-fantasy novel All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders was a rising star in SF and fantasy short fiction...Categorized as:
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![Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler]()
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA hilarious fantasy adventure in which a young woman, who is stuck in a time loop, decides the best way to defend the kingdom from the Dark Lord is to become the Dark Lord herself. Davi has done this all before. She's tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she's rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end... -
![Once Upon A Star by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory]()
Once Upon A Star by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour all-new stories of romance, passion, and magic..."Ever After" by Nora RobertsWearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land--and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love..Categorized as:
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![The Magic Escapes by Tony Abbott, Tim Jessell]()
The Magic Escapes by Tony Abbott, Tim Jessell
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe magic of Droon explodes with the first-ever Special Edition! An enhanced eye-catching package with foil and a special sticker bind-in make this book irresistible for DROON fans!Magic is on the move... into the real world. As Eric and his friends venture beyond the jeweled door and down the dark stairway, they enter a whole new chapter in their Droon adventures...
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