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The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the author of The Lost Queen , hailed as “ Outlander meets Camelot ” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “ The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker, the author of The Golden Wolf), a “rich, immersive” ( Kirkus Reviews ) new novel in which a forgotten queen of 6th-century Scotland claims her throne as war looms and her family is scattered to the winds.AD 573...Categorized as:
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![Outcasts in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Outcasts in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin David and his friends and family for the next installment in the After Cilmeri series!Last we heard from David, he'd allowed George to abduct him at the behest of the CIA, for the stated purpose of forcing him to time travel between Earth Two and Avalon. Meanwhile, Lili and the refugees from Paris were floating down the River Seine, making for the English Channel...Categorized as:
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![Besotted by Jody Hedlund]()
Besotted by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A young queen trying to stay alive until she comes of age to rule, and a prince turned into a pauper.Queen Aurora of Mercia has spent her entire life deep in Inglewood Forest, hiding from Warwick’s Queen Margery, who seeks her demise. As the time draws near for Aurora to take the throne, she happens upon a handsome woodcutter...Categorized as:
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![Champions of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Champions of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApril 1294. With David returned from Ireland and Anna from Avalon, the time has come to confront the traitors who sought to assassinate David and take his throne.But before that can happen, David is tested yet again by his inability to account for everything or everyone in his life--and especially the magic that surrounds him...Categorized as:
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![The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages by Carl Ashmore]()
The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages' is the fourth book in the bestselling Time Hunters saga. After a terrifying encounter with Emerson Drake, Becky and Joe Mellor return to Bowen Hall for the Easter Holidays. All seems quite normal until they meet Shamus Cusack, a young Irishman with a shocking story to tell, and are pitched into a quest for the fourth Eden Relic, the Sword of Ages...Categorized as:
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![Unbroken in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Unbroken in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1282, David and his sister Anna crashed through time to save the life of their father, the last Prince of Wales. Thirteen years later, David is a grown man--husband, father, and High King of Britain. He is also the Duke of Aquitaine, a fact which King Philip of France appears to resent...Categorized as:
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![Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart by Chuck Black]()
Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart by Chuck Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe shadow of doubt can destroy the most noble of men. Can Sir Dalton rediscover his allegiance before it's too late?Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him. Young, well-liked, and a natural leader, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow knights, and especially the beautiful Lady Brynn.But something is amiss at the training camp...Categorized as:
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![Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan]()
Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Herons take to the high seas in the action-packed eighth installment of the Brotherband Chronicles, Brotherband: Return of the Temujai from John Flanagan, author of the internationally bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series! The Herons are home in Skandia, but the usually peaceful country is in danger...Categorized as:
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![The Secret World of Mermaids by Jordan Quinn]()
The Secret World of Mermaids by Jordan Quinn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrince Lucas discovers underwater secrets when he gets a glimpse of the mermaids’ kingdom in this eighth chapter book in the fantastical Kingdom of Wrenly series.Lucas and Clara are floating on a raft when a wave hits and throws Lucas into the sea...Categorized as:
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![The Singing Sword by Jack Whyte]()
The Singing Sword by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWe know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king.But legends do not tell the whole tale...Categorized as:
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![The Eagles' Brood by Jack Whyte]()
The Eagles' Brood by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Eagles' Brood continues the saga of the Colony known as Camulod, and the tale of the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Celt and Roman peoples when the Roman legions departed Britain.Most know the new leader of the Colony as Merlyn; all call him Commander... -
![Camelot by Giles Kristian]()
Camelot by Giles Kristian
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing his acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller, Lancelot, Giles Kristian's new novel returns us to the realms of Arthurian legend . . . Britain is a land riven by anarchy, slaughter, famine, filth and darkness. Its armies are destroyed, its heroes dead, or missing. Arthur and Lancelot fell in the last great battle and Merlin has not been seen these past ten years... -
![Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 The Guardians of the Halahala by Shatrujeet Nath]()
Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 The Guardians of the Halahala by Shatrujeet Nath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe deadly Halahala, the all-devouring poison churned from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras, was swallowed by Shiva to save the universe from extinction.But was the Halahala truly destroyed?A small portion still remains – a weapon powerful enough to guarantee victory to whoever possesses it...Categorized as:
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![The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis by Jack Whyte]()
The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThroughout the widely praised Camulod Chronicles, Merlyn Britannicus has been driven by one sacred dream--to see Britain united under one just, powerful king. In The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis, it is time for the Sorcerer to fulfill his promise--to present the battle-proven Arthur as the Riothamus, the High King of Britain... -
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![The Fort at River's Bend by Jack Whyte]()
The Fort at River's Bend by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMerlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr, to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod... -
![Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus by Dugald A. Steer]()
Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus by Dugald A. Steer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean’s wonders, both real and imagined ... or are they?What if a sixteen-year-old assistant traveled aboard the storied Nautilus, the narwhal-shaped submarine of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? And what if he were the sole survivor of the ill-fated voyage and went on to relay his adventures to a certain . .Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid]()
The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe present day – 24-year-old librarian Gwen goes to scatter her father’s ashes on Glastonbury Tor and is kidnapped back in time to become King Arthur’s Dark Age queen – Guinevere... -
![Christopher Robin: The Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick]()
Christopher Robin: The Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCapturing the heartwarming magic of Walt Disney Studios' upcoming Christopher Robin film, this novelization pulls fans back into the world of Pooh through a book that enables them to relive the story and revisit their old pals whenever they please...Categorized as:
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![The Skystone by Jack Whyte]()
The Skystone by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHow do you find a new way to approach a story as familiar as any in the English language? If you're Jack Whyte, you begin your retelling of the Arthurian saga by taking one giant step backward to the latter days of the Roman Empire in Britain, sometime between the first breaching of Hadrian's Wall and the legendary days of King Arthur...Categorized as:
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![Fight for Freedom by K.M. Shea]()
Fight for Freedom by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl. Robyn left her band of Merry Men after losing an archery contest against Little John and runs to the last place her men would expect: the courts of Prince John...Categorized as:
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![The Burning Shadow by Michelle Paver]()
The Burning Shadow by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of Nancy Farmer and Lloyd Alexander comes international bestselling author Michelle Paver’s second novel in the Bronze Age adventure series. While searching for his kidnapped sister, Outsider Hylas takes a dangerous detour when he’s captured as a slave and sent to the copper mines of Thalakrea. Hylas faces brutal overseers and lethal cave-ins while evading his enemies, the Crows...Categorized as:
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![The Squire's Quest by Gerald Morris]()
The Squire's Quest by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhy is it, Terence wondered, that the things you know most surely are always the things you can’t demonstrate to any one else? And why is it, after all of these years, that Terence is still just a squire, offering advice on how best to scrub the rust spots from armor? But Squire Terence has more to worry about than his place on the social scale...Categorized as:
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![Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn]()
Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made that emerald isle their own... -
![Clothar The Frank: A Dream of Eagles Book VI, The Golden Eagle Volume I by Jack Whyte]()
Clothar The Frank: A Dream of Eagles Book VI, The Golden Eagle Volume I by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Clothar the Frank, the first novel of a two-book miniseries called The Golden Eagle, Jack Whyte invites us to explore his cast of fascinating characters during the reign and tragic downfall of the Riothamus Arthur, High King of All Britain. From Gaul, now the land of the Franks, comes young Clothar, the son of one king and the nephew of another...Categorized as:
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![Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan]()
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKey Features Description Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table. Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table. Standards 3.MD.D...Categorized as:
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![The Missing Prince by John F. Flanagan]()
The Missing Prince by John F. Flanagan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsInternational bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in the fourth installment of the Royal Ranger series starring Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice.Will Treaty and his apprentice, Maddie have been urgently summoned to Castle Araluen...Categorized as:
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![The Lance Thrower by Jack Whyte]()
The Lance Thrower by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJack Whyte has written a lyrical epic, retelling the myths behind the boy who would become the Man Who Would Be King--Arthur Pendragon. He has shown us, as Diana Gabaldon said, "the bone beneath the flesh of legend." In his last book in this series, we witnessed the young king pull the sword from the stone and begin his journey to greatness... -
![The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Anne Yarde]()
The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Anne Yarde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinner -- N.N.Light Award for Best Romance 2016.Bronze Medal Winner -- Circle Of Books Rings Of Honor Awards 2016Finalist -- The Golden Box Book Publishing Golden Book Award 2017“It is dangerous to become attached to a du Lac. He will break your heart, and you will not recover.” So prophesies a wizened healer to Annis, daughter of King Cerdic of Wessex... -
![Dreams of Fire by Shauna Lawless]()
Dreams of Fire by Shauna Lawless
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe immortals of Ireland renew their ancient warfare as the new generations come to terms with their place in the world. Part of Shauna Lawless's critically acclaimed Gael Song series, Dreams of Fire introduces medieval Ireland as it was a century before The Children of Gods and Fighting Men.Rónnat and Fódla are Descendants of the Tuatha Dé Danann...Categorized as:
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![King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales by Thomas Malory]()
King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales by Thomas Malory
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, was born in the early years of the fifteenth century and died on March 14, 1471, having spent much of the last twenty years of his life in prison. It was there that he wrote most, if not all, of his works, completing the last in about 1470...Categorized as:
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![Uther by Jack Whyte]()
Uther by Jack Whyte
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWith Uther, Jack Whyte, author of the richly praised Camulod Chronicles, has given us a portrait of Uther Pendragon, Merlyn's shadow--his boyhood companion and closest friend. And the man who would sire the King of the Britons.From the trials of boyhood to the new cloak of adult responsibility, we see Uther with fresh eyes... -
![Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis]()
Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a violent seastorm, a Haida prince washes ashore in the supernatural realm of the strange and colossal killer whale people. There his spiritual journey begins. Powerful illustrations make stunning use of northwest coast Native American motifs to create a compelling atmosphere of mystery and displacement...Categorized as:
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![Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Shirley Hastings]()
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Shirley Hastings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a horrible hag saves King Arthur's life by answering a riddle, Sir Gawain agrees to marry her and thus releases her from an evil enchantment... -
![Akatsuki No Entaku by Ralf Isau]()
Akatsuki No Entaku by Ralf Isau
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn in 1900, David Camden lived for 100 years, and this series of four fantasy novels uses his life to recount the achievements of the 20th century through fantasy worlds, ancient myths, sagas, and legends. Camden's life mission is to oppose The Twilight Circlepica de un hombre contra fuerzas antiguas y poderosas...Categorized as:
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![Legends of Valor by Brendan Lehane]()
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![Legacy of Blood by Michael Ford]()
Legacy of Blood by Michael Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter victory against the Persians, Lysander and the other young warriors from Sparta are weary from battle. But then a messenger brings news that Taras, a distant outpost of the Spartan empire, is under siege. Sparta is in danger of losing a vital trading port to a local uprising. Lysander and his barrack set sail immediately for southern Italy... -
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Dark Age by James Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBridging the gap between 'Game of Thrones' and Bernard Cornwell comes the second chapter in James Wilde's epic adventure of betrayal, battle and bloodshed set during the darkest of times - a time when civilisation itself was foundering, when Britain was facing a Dark Age and in desperate need of a hero.. -
![Il cuore di Derfel by Bernard Cornwell]()
Il cuore di Derfel by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorna l'attesa voce di Derfel Cadarn, il guerriero fattosi monaco, un tempo protetto di Merlino e paladino fedele di Artù, per accompagnarci lungo un nuovo capitolo delle sue memorie, che lo vede impegnato a lottare su due fronti ugualmente insidiosi: l'amore e la guerra... -
![La spada perduta by Bernard Cornwell, Gaetano Luigi Staffilano]()
La spada perduta by Bernard Cornwell, Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
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![The Future King by Robyn Schneider]()
The Future King by Robyn Schneider
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturn to the hotbed of thirst and scandal that is Camelot in this highly anticipated sequel to The Other Merlin. Emry can now openly train as a female wizard, but life at court is far from easy when her magic is starting to become uncontrollable, along with her crush on the future King Arthur... -
![The Crocodile Tomb by Michelle Paver]()
The Crocodile Tomb by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns ...' A country at the edge of the world. A hidden tomb. A buried secret. Hylas and Pirra have found their way to the mysterious land of Egypt in pursuit of the dagger of Koronos, only to find that the Crows have got there first...Categorized as:
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![The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles by Kij Johnson]()
The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles by Kij Johnson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe heroic quest of a single cat. When a fire destroys her home and scatters her colony, Small Cat sets out to find the home of her ancestor, the Cat From the North, and to make her own name along the way... -
![Pendragon's Banner by Helen Hollick]()
Pendragon's Banner by Helen Hollick
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho was the man ... who became the legend ... we know as KING ARTHUR? Pendragon's Banner is the second book in Helen Hollick's exciting King Arthur trilogy, covering 459-465 A.D. This is not a fairy tale or fantasy. There is no Merlin, no sword in the stone, and no Lancelot. This is the most accurate Arthurian legend ever written, based on historical evidence and meticulous research... -
![The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Tania Zamorsky, Howard Pyle]()
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Tania Zamorsky, Howard Pyle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the wonderful stories—such as King Arthur’s winning of Guenievere and Merlin’s tragic downfall at the hands of the evil Vivien...Categorized as:
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![Orphan of Destiny by Michael P. Spradlin]()
Orphan of Destiny by Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTristan and his companions-the fiery archer Robard Hode and the assassin maid Maryam-have escaped to England. But tragedy has occurred to Tristan's beloved abbey while they were on the Third Crusade, and Robard's home in Sherwood Forest suffers under the rule of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Many obstacles still prevent them from delivering the Holy Grail into safe hands...Categorized as:
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![The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley]()
The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this “delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles” (SLJ), experience life on the prairie—with one fantastical twist!Louisa Brody’s life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty miles away in jail...Categorized as:
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![Tales of Robin Hood by Tony Allan, Felicity Brooks]()
Tales of Robin Hood by Tony Allan, Felicity Brooks
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings-- Filled with adventure, excitement and suspense-- Action-packed illustrations help bring the stories to...Categorized as:
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![Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas by Michael Scott]()
Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsYears before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought together for the first time. Billy the Kid and Scathach the Shadow. Now that lost story can be told . . . Billy the Kid is immortal. And being immortal means following unpredictable paths...Categorized as:
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![Say Cheese, Medusa! by Kate McMullan]()
Say Cheese, Medusa! by Kate McMullan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat a myth-o-maniac (old Greek-speak for liar)! Zeus's version of the myths is completely wrong. It's time to set the record straight. For the first time ever, Hades, King of the Underworld, reveals the true story behind the myths.This laugh-out-loud series of fractured Greek myths by best-selling author Kate McMullan is irreverent, irresistible, and totally twisted...Categorized as:
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![Pandora Gets Frightened by Carolyn Hennesy]()
Pandora Gets Frightened by Carolyn Hennesy
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPandy has recaptured six of the great Evils that she "accidentally" let loose, and now our foursome--Pandy, Alcie, Iole, and Homer--is on the hunt for the worst of them all: Fear. The team must journey into the dreaded underworld for their final adventure.Meanwhile, Hera, who knows where Pandy is heading, has been wreaking havoc in the shadowy world...
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