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Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

Blending sharp wit, adventure, and historical imagination, Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto by Scott D. Carlson takes readers on a spirited journey through the chaos of the California Gold Rush, pairing one of history’s great thinkers with an unlikely teenage companion. In 1849, Karl Marx escapes debtors’ prison by boarding a ship bound for California, determined to find gold for both himself and The Revolution. In San Francisco, he crosses paths with Sixto—a cleve

Join us here . GRAPHIC NOVEL TOUR 🌎 Do you play Dungeons & Dragons? 💬 This is Creatures & Corridors by Brandon Auman & Andrea Mutti. In this graphic novel we follow five high school sophomores who play a rare role-playing game that was banned for being “too Satanic” - Creatures & Corridors. ☠️ As the kids play the mysterious fantasy game, it unleashes a curse that warps reality around them... 🤯🎲 If you are a bookish creator and love D&D and graphic novels, come join this

Do you know this series? WHAT if Animals Did What you Do? It's sooo cute. I love this series and this volume is my favorite now maybe...

Book 2 is THE QUEENS OF CRIME. I loved this one more than the first, and I liked the first a lot, too. Review 4.5 This novel makes the...

Here are two powerful ones. Full reviews on my usual platforms and netgalley Predictive text I found a clue to solve the murder it's a...

The After World: a novel Review Available in paperback (love this editions cover) 5 stars What a bleak, awesome, creative, masterful,...

Netgalley Read GIVE UP THE NIGHT releases next April 2025. I have been waiting for this one with excitement since the cliffhanger ending....

#GREENTEETH by @mollyoneillbooks #netgalley 👉 Release February 2025 👉 @orbitbooks_us 𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕒𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕖𝕨...

Happy release day to @eviesterling.sweetromance Tropes: 🧡 To Lovers 🩵Sweet Romance ♥️Suspense/Mystery 💚Age Gap 💜Co-Workers 💛Dad’s...

October a great month for fantasy and dark fantasy. @orbitbooks_us @redhookbooks awesome bookmail. THE FIRY OF THE GODS -...

💚🤍❤️The Oferenda That We Built - what is it and how to do it. 👉 Beautifully illustrated 🇲🇽 💛 My review: 5 ⭐️ One of the best books...

Time for a fun rec Graphic Novel #nellofgumbling @randomhousekids thank you for the copies @emsteinkellner and @storygramtours...

✍️ Author Spotlight: @katemessner 👉 This is one of my favorite prolific authors. Love this author's writing style, whether it's historic...

Here is a #dystopian with an interesting twist. By @brianpenn 👉 They fell in love, like Romeo and Juliet, and they get separated but...

SPOTLIGHT + Review: #shadyfortunes #standalone New Release thank you, author Douglas J. Bornemann and @tvsmediagroup For the copy. 💜...

Two powerful memoirs read from @simonbooks #simonbooksbuddy #simonbooksbuddyreads 💜 WHAT THE DEAD KNOW - Barbara Butcher was chief of...

Welcome SPOOKY season, not without welcoming the King of Frights. Thank you @scholastic and @tvsmediagroup for books 2 and 3. This is...

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Early Chapter books 📚 with @candlewickpress for your young ones. 🧡Educational 🩷Fun 💚Easy to read ❤️Illustrated 💚Slice of Life,...

Currently Reading... #thelegendarymoseto With Wuxia vibes, this is a great Taekondo middlegrade. Dealing with the pressure to have her...