Dept. 7 Adv. Class Update: Scion of Masada

During the waning days of the Roman Empire, a small Jewish garrison held off a much larger Roman force, and in the end, when defeat was inevitable, they chose mass suicide to capture and slavery. The Scions of Masada are a secretive, highly trained and impeccably equipped sect of elite assassins and saboteurs within Israel's feared MOSSAD agency. The Scion of Masada incorporates martial arts,...   [pulse aquí para ver más]

Foot Ways

Lynn Veach Sadler weaves this coming of age tale with old wives' tales and a twist of menace to deliver a stunning, thoughtful story of youth and penance. Polly Junior never could understand why all the womenfolk in her sleepy little town would get so worked up over the arrival of Mr. Rufe. Why did everyone feel obligated to open their homes each year to this wanderer, who arrived each sprin...   [pulse aquí para ver más]

Of Angelic Blood

Sacrifice. Love. Loss. Salvation. These are the themes that weave throughout this cerebral tale of a self-loathing angel in love with humanity. Sophia is an angel raised as a human, with no memory of her divine origins. But she knows that somehow she must help the emotionally isolated Filo realize his own worth. Together they seek to understand the truth of what it means to be human, while...   [pulse aquí para ver más]

The Highwayman: A Novel Of Corona

New York Times-bestselling author R. A. Salvatore takes his readers back to his signature world of Corona, introducing a fascinating new hero.

It is God's year 54, many years before the Demon Wars, in the land of Corona. The roads are unsafe to travel; goblins and bloodthirsty Powries search out human prey. Two religions struggle fiercely for control. Bran Dynard, a monk of the f...   [pulse aquí para ver más]