Everyone knows the story of Juliet Capulet and her love for Romeo. The star-crossed lovers from the warring Capulet and Montague families of Verona whose love was doomed.
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Here is what I know: "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em. But remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s witty comedy of manners—one of the most popular novels of all time—that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues. Three years have passed since Beka Cooper almost died in the sewers of Port Caynn, and she is now a respected member of the Provost's Guard. But her life takes an unexpected turn when her fiancé is killed on a slave raid. Beka is faced with a mixture of emotions as, unbeknownst to many, she was about to call the engagement off. Beka Cooper is finally a Dog- a fully fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up all over the city and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. To avert a looming crisis, Beka delves deep into the gambling world, and she wont't let anything- or anyone- jeopardize her mission. To succeed she'll have to learn to sniff out the criminals- to be a bloodhound... Beka Cooper is a trainee Dog in the Lower City. It's a tough beat, but it's where she was born. Shy Beka's talent is listening to the ghosts that the pigeons carry, the cries of the unhappy dead. When she hears of a brutal underlord committing crimes against the children of her city it is up to her and her Dogs to see justice done. In the remote village of Mandryn, Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the village Healer. Her mother would rather she found a husband. But her life is about to take a very unexpected turn. The behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men. |
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