Books like 'Air, Volume 4: A History of the Future'
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Final Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception... -
![Storm Forged by Lindsay Buroker]()
Storm Forged by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMoving into a rundown Victorian house with a vampire living in the basement isn’t as bad as I thought, but things go from weird to weirder when a badly injured gnome collapses in my back yard.The surprising part? It’s my friend Nin’s long-lost grandfather.Since he’s unconscious, we can’t figure out who’s chasing him, or where he’s been all these years, but if we can’t help him, he’ll die... -
![The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan]()
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsMagnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting...Categorized as:
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Ember by Travis Bagwell
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDesert sands. Arcane magic. A love lost.Finn Harris should have been the one to die.But he wasn't - his wife took his place. What was worse, he only had himself and his company to blame. They let their passion outpace their prudence, determined to revolutionize the world. While all innovation comes with a price, he never imagined it would cost him Rachael... -
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Regicide by Dakota Krout
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe second installment of Dakota Krout's best-selling Completionist Chronicles series! After the encounter at the Mage's College, Joe's name has become well-known in Eternia. While the majority of his guild is ecstatic over the bonuses that he brings them, not everyone is pleased with his rising influence...Categorized as:
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![The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan]()
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 69 ratings"Magnus Chase, you nearly started Ragnarok. What are you going to do next?"It's been six weeks since Magnus and his friends returned from defeating Fenris Wolf and the fire giants. Magnus has adjusted to life at the Hotel Valhalla—as much as a once-homeless and previously alive kid can...Categorized as:
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![Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing.I have quite the to-do list.✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check.✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check... -
![The Might by Siri Pettersen]()
The Might by Siri Pettersen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHirka prepares to meet the ruling house of a cold, hierarchical world where contempt for weakness is paramount. Reluctantly, she accepts her fate, hoping to keep Rime alive and Ymslanda safe. But the dead borns thirst for the Might is absolute and Hirka realize that war she wanted to prevent, is inevitable. An awareness that will soon challenge everything she ever believed in and fought for... -
![Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever agreed to something and, when the time came, wondered what planet your mouth had been on when it accepted the invitation?Welcome to my freaking world.A warning from a Fae seer didn’t help Tilly and me get into the right mood for our break in Prince Dai ap Modron’s ‘lovely mountain home’ for the St. David’s Day festival... -
![The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan]()
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsMagnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about...Categorized as:
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Holy Sheoly by Hunter Blain
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGo to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company, and Sheol for…well, the screaming silence of eternal nothingness?In the frigid lands belonging to the Queen of the Unseelie, a beautiful stranger dressed all in ivory makes his approach. A debt is owed, and payment is due.Below the burning lakes of everlasting woe and the single, vast city of Hell, lies Sheol—the Hell below Hell... -
![The Enchanted by K.B. Hoyle]()
The Enchanted by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy Pennington’s course was set long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia, and when she returns for her fourth visit to the magical realm, she finds even more outside her control than ever before...Categorized as:
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The Scroll: The Gateway Chronicles 5 by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy Pennington may once have been an average teenager, but not anymore. Living each year twice, once in her world and once in Alitheia, has made her into someone who cares little for normal teenage activities. She’s got more important things to do, like save the mythical, magical world of Alitheia. But this time, Darcy can’t save Alitheia until she saves Tellius, the love of her life...Categorized as:
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![Witch Way to Death & Destruction by Jane Hinchey]()
Witch Way to Death & Destruction by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Druid, a Sorceress, and a Demon Hunter walk into a bar ... sounds like the start of a joke, right? Only it's no joke. Whitefall Cove is over-run with otherworld creatures and this trio is our only hope. With townsfolk possessed and goblins running amok, the last thing we need is a murder, but someone is out for blood, and I fear it's mine...Categorized as:
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![Inherited Luck by Mel Todd]()
Inherited Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMagical house, insane killer, and life altering decisions—being an adult sucks.I did it, I've graduated and no more pressure. And I've got a house, me a house! Road trip time for Jo, Sable, and me up to Albany, New York. The house both is and isn't what I expected. Beautiful-yes. Locked rooms with mysterious stuff-yes. But it also seems alive, which isn't possible...Categorized as:
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![The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck]()
The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChosen to save a people. Called to serve an enemy. Plunged again into the gray world of Lyric and Hazor, Susan and Mark search frantically for their teenage son, Jake, as all signs hint that a trusted ally has betrayed them. Assassins, political intrigue, false leads, and near misses beset their path, which will lead them into the dark prisons of Hazor before the One's purpose is revealed... -
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Drafted Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDraft here I come, ready or not.Doctorate achieved! Now time to pay off my mandatory service obligation to the government. The same government that may, or may not, be trying to occasionally kill me. But hey a job is a good thing, right?I didn't expect it to be all rainbows and sprinkles, but neither did I envision being thrown in with a training group of misfits and potential criminals... -
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The Rivers of Zadaa by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTHE BATTLE CONTINUES.THE STRUGGLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu...Categorized as:
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![The Final Storm by Wayne Thomas Batson]()
The Final Storm by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow includes THE LOST CHAPTERS, four previously unpublished chapters with author commentary and editor notes! Still staggering under Paragor's relentless attacks, Alleble's remaining allies flee from the four corners of The Realm to safety within the Kingdom's walls...Categorized as:
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![The Golden Compass: Lyra's world by Kay Woodward, Philip Pullman]()
The Golden Compass: Lyra's world by Kay Woodward, Philip Pullman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings[Reader Level 3]There are worlds beyond our own--the Compass will show the way . . .Created especially with younger readers in mind, this book will use simple words and basic sentence structure to introduce the characters of the story...Categorized as:
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![The Oracle by K.B. Hoyle]()
The Oracle by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year ago Darcy Pennington would have laughed at the idea of magical worlds, prophecies, and talking animals, but everything changed when she visited Cedar Cove Family Camp and stumbled through a gateway. It is the summer before freshman year, and Darcy and her five friends have returned through the gateway to the world of Alitheia...Categorized as:
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![Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff]()
Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander’s circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn’t sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he’d been such a short time ago... -
![The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale]()
The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. There is beauty all around and the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious...Categorized as:
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Adventure Capital by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBy working together, Henry Sato and Jason Booth have managed to survive their unwanted trip to Ludus, an experiment planet. However, Delvers LLC has made some enemies...if monsters, bandits, mages, criminals, bounty hunters, and even dark cults can be called, "some enemies." After their latest battle, the two have been separated and must adapt or die... -
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![Obligations Incurred by Blaise Corvin]()
Obligations Incurred by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHenry and Jason somehow survived being kidnapped to Ludus, a monster-filled sword-and-sorcery world. They managed to make friends, pay their rent, and they even founded their own adventuring business, Delvers LLC. Unfortunately, by overcoming the odds and creating a reputation for themselves in such short time, monarchs and nobles have taken notice of the two men from Earth... -
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Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe moment of truth...This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be.There's only one thing missing - Bobby Pendragon.While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth against the forces of Saint Dane...Categorized as:
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The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVolume Four of the Book of the New Sun. Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, a journey as fraught with peril as it is with wonder. Exiled from his guild he is an outcast, but his travels are woven with strange portents. The Claw of the Conciliator, relic of a prophet and promise of a new age, flames to life in his hands... -
![Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett]()
Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States! 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth...Categorized as:
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![The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead]()
The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead, and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality rule the land, and Albion is the scene of an epic struggle for the throne. Lewis Gillies returns as Llew, seeking the true meaning behind a mysterious prophecy - the making of a true king and the revealing of a long awaited champion: Silver Hand...Categorized as:
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![The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale]()
The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLET THE GAMES BEGIN....Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat... -
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The Talisman by Stephen King, Peter Straub
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsOn a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change... -
![The Door (Part Two) by Lizzy Ford]()
The Door (Part Two) by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer heart or her world?Grappling with the consequences of locking the door, Gianna’s life takes an even stranger turn when she tries to make things right. She struggles to learn more about the Caretaker’s duties and soon uncovers a terrifying secret: all the other Caretakers have begun to disappear and it looks like she’s next on the list... -
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Silver Thread by Kathleen Duey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her beloved Moonsilver, the unicorn, is nearly killed by a hunter's arrow, Heart sneaks back into her village to get help froth the healer, Ruth Oakes. But even greater danger awaits Heart and Moonsilver in Ash Grove. Rumors of Moonsilver's secret have reached the ears of the cruel Lord Dunraven...Categorized as:
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![The Devil Inside by Jane Hinchey]()
The Devil Inside by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGod is missing…And Heaven is dying.And if that weren’t bad enough, I'm in a showdown with my brothers. I don’t care if they’re family—they pissed off the wrong sister. Those Arch Angels are going to pay the price for getting my lover, Levi Forrester dragged into another dimension by a vicious soul stealer.Retrieving Levi won’t be easy, but I’m Hellbent on taking back what’s mine... -
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![The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson]()
The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe next exciting adventure in "The Door Within" Trilogy. Separated from his friend by a thousand miles and unable to return to The Realm of Glimpses himself, Aidan Thomas needs a way to reach Robby with the message of King Eliam, the one true King.Enter Antoinette Lynn Reed, a bright but headstrong young lady who believes in the Scrolls of Alleble and has a passion for full-contact Kendo...Categorized as:
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![Black Blades by Ginn Hale]()
Black Blades by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKahlil balances his loyalty to the Bousim house against the revelations of his past. Blood will be shed one-way or the other. While in the heights of Rathal’pesha, John adapts to the hardships of a warrior-priest’s life and secretly searches for anything that will return him and his friends back home... -
![The Road to Magic by Алексей Глушановский, Alexey Glushanovsky]()
The Road to Magic by Алексей Глушановский, Alexey Glushanovsky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe world that Glushanovsky paints is wonderfully-saturated with elements from all over the fantasy genre—though this is not simply a tale of sword and sorcery. These classical fantasy figures are well-executed and have the sensibility of a seasoned Russian fantasy novel, especially since this is part of a tetralogy previously published in Russia. Readers of George R.R... -
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Of Temples and Trials by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the first of what he suspects will be many favors completed, William finds himself busy with important tasks back at his home on Saladin. Queen Rachel has several jobs she needs him to do, and Feliogustus has similar tasks in mind for him as well... -
![Incubus Inc. by Randi Darren]()
Incubus Inc. by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratings((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.))Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He’s a door-to-door salesman, of sorts. One that peddles wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices... -
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Dark Whispers by Bruce Coville
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt last--the long-awaited third volume of Bruce Coville's best-selling series, The Unicorn Chronicles!This is a tale of two quests: Cara Diana Hunter's search for an ancient story that may unravel the secret of the long enmity between the unicorns and the delvers, and her father's journey to free Cara's mother from the Rainbow Prison...Categorized as:
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Black Water by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlternate cover for this ISBN can be found here and hereBREAKING THE RULESJust when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler - to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane - he is faced with an impossible choice. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague...Categorized as:
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![An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock]()
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a world of soaring continents and bottomless skies, where a burgeoning new science lifts skyships into the cloud-strewn heights and ancient blood-borne sorceries cling to a fading glory, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs is about to be married to a man she has barely heard of, the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war... -
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The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAlternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereVIRTUAL REALITY?The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox - because it's deserted...Categorized as:
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![The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa]()
The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Iron Prince -- my nephew -- betrayed us all. He killed me. Then, I woke up. Waking after a month on the brink of death, Ethan Chase is stunned to learn that the Veil that conceals the fey from human sight was temporarily torn away... -
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![Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint]()
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWelcome to Newford…Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost... -
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The Storm by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSixth book in the must-read series from a national bestselling ?fresh new voice in fantasy romance.?( Robin D. Owens)Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day?they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. Though no longer trapped in exile, their growing family faces new problems... -
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The Mage by Jean Johnson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis is the final book in the acclaimed series of "cursed brothers, fated mates, prophecies... destiny and magic."(Robin D. Owens) New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz hails Jean Johnson's writing as "fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining." Now, Johnson returns for the final book in the series of eight brothers destined to fulfill a strange prophecy... -
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A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsJason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen. In the past, the people of Lyrian welcomed visitors from the Beyond, but attitudes have changed since the wizard emperor Maldor rose to power...Categorized as:
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Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsAnother Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground... -
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Power by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey took her from me.She is precious to me above all else, and they took her from me.And now I am a prisoner at the hands of my old enemy; bound and stripped of my power, with corrosive magic running through my veins.I need to get out of here. I will do anything to get her back. Anything.Even if it means I have to surrender to darkness himself...
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