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"Once upon a time, in a world just like ours, there came "the time of the strangenesses." Reason receded and the loudest, most illiberal voices reigned. A simple gardener began to levitate, and a powerful djinn -- also known as the Princess of Fairyland -- raised an army composed entirely of her semi-magical great-great-great-grandchildren. A baby was born with the ability to see corruption in the faces of others. The ghosts of two philosophers, long...
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Daevabad trilogy volume 1
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"A brilliantly imagined historical fantasy in which a young con artist in eighteenth century Cairo discovers she's the last descendant of a powerful family of djinn healers. With the help of an outcast immortal warrior and a rebellious prince, she must claim her magical birthright in order to prevent a war that threatens to destroy the entire djinn kingdom. Perfect for fans of The Grace of Kings, The Golem and the Jinni, and The Queen of the Tearling"--...
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Sandsea trilogy volume 1
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2022.
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"Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land--at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan's oldest son...
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Daevabad trilogy volume 2
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"The sequel to S. A. Chakraborty's brilliantly imagined fantasy The City of Brass, which #1 New York Times bestelling author Sabaa Tahir called "the best adult fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind", in which a young con artist drawn into the kingdom of the djinn must navigate her way through their dangerous world of magic, court politics, and ever-shifting alliances"--
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This woven kingdom volume 1
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"To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can't put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom--and the world"--
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[2022]
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xii, 241 pages ; 24 cm
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Told from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, this new compilation of stories set in Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder, inviting readers to explore this kingdom hidden from human eyes.
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Daevabad trilogy volume 3
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Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those...
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c2004
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2 videodiscs (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Aladdin is an orphan living on the streets of the city of Agrabah, continually outwitting and avoiding local law enforcement. One day he meets a young girl--also hiding from the guards--who is actually Princess Jasmine, seeking to escape from a disagreement with her father the Sultan about her marriage. He gallantly conceals her, and promptly falls in love. Soon, the Grand Vizier Jafar divines that Aladdin represents the key to his plans, and tricks...
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When Aladdin discovers a jinni lamp, Zahra finds herself in a world where magic is forbidden. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. When the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity. She is falling in love with Aladdin, but saving herself means betraying him. Now Zahra must decide: is winning her freedom...
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[2022]
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises...
12) Syren
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Septimus Heap volume 5
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Wolf Boy is sent on a Task by Aunt Zelda, while Septimus and the dragon, Spit Fyre, fly off to bring their friends home, but they all wind up on an island whose secrets are as dangerous as its inhabitants.
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Golem and the jinni volume 2
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Chava is a golem, able to hear the thoughts and longings of the people around her and compelled by her nature to help them. Ahmad is a jinni, a free-spirited creature of fire, imprisoned in the shape of a man. Pretending to be human, they are just two more immigrants in the bustling world of 1900s Manhattan. Park Avenue heiress Sophia Winston, whose brief encounter with Ahmad left her with a strange illness that makes her shiver with cold, travels...
14) Follow your art
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Pub. Date
2021.
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120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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"The new student at Rivertown Elementary, Willow Davis, has a big secret. She is a genie! And the only person who knows that? Her new best friend, Jeanie Bell. Jeanie is starting to learn that she needs to be careful what she wishes for. But she can't stop other people from accidentally making wishes! So when all the art for the school art fair comes to life, will Jeanie and Willow be able to erase the mistake?"--Back of book
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Golem and the jinni volume 1
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Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.
16) The first wish
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Pub. Date
2021.
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In the first book of the Jeanie and Genie series, new student Willow Davis turns fellow second grader Jeanie Bell's life upside down with her unbelievable, magical secret! For Jeanie Bell, things at Rivertown Elementary are nice, normal, and totally average - just the way she likes it. But when a new girl, Willow Davis, joins the school, all of a sudden strange things start happening. Will Willow's big secret ruin the girls' friendship - and change...
17) Blood passage
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Dark caravan cycle volume 2
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"Nalia and her comrades travel to Morocco to search for Solomon's sigil"--
18) The storyteller
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In a time of drought in the Kingdom of Morocco, a storyteller and a boy weave a tale to thwart a Djinn and his sandstorm from destroying their city.
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Ember in the ashes volume 4
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"Laia, Elias, and Helene must risk everything to defeat their foes--both human and supernatural--and prevent the coming of an otherworldly maelstrom"--
20) Tall tales
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Once upon another time volume 2
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Seeking revenge from his loss in the Cursed City, the Golden King starts spreading shadow magic over the kingdoms, and according the fairy queens sacred book, only Lena can defeat him and his dark spells, but first she must prove she is worthy but completing three challenges.
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