A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
A boy and dog trapped aboard the legendary ship, the Flying Dutchman, are sent off on an eternal journey by an avenging angel, roaming the earth throughout the centuries in search of those in need. Their travels lead them to Chapelvale, a sleepy nineteenth century village whose very existence is at stake. Only by discovering the buried secrets and solving the dust-laden riddles of the ancient village can it be saved. This will take the will and wile of all the people-and a very special boy and dog!
C. Funke – Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!
To earn his Ghosthunting Diploma, Tom’s got to nab a deadly 12th Messenger. But while on the hunt in the haunted town of Bogpool, Tom stumbles into the mucked-up lair of a mud-loving minotaur who has an entire army of ghosts at his command. Suddenly there’s a lot more at stake than Tom’s graduation. This raging beast is dead-set on doomsday. And that’s no bull!
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Killer Sudoku
With murder and mayhem everywhere she turns, Sudoku maven Liza Kelly knows how the numbers feel-boxed in. Liza is looking forward to the West Coast Sudoku Summit. But from the onset, contestants are being eliminated one by one, and not in the way that she planned-they're dropping dead. With more at stake here than just prize money, Liza must figure out the murderer's pattern, or she'll be the next one down.
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