When an Incan ruin is discovered by Henry Conklin, also called Hank, in Peru, a team of grad students is sent to explore. On this team is Sam, Henry’s headstrong nephew, Maggie, an Irish student, Norman, a photographer, Ralph, a former football player, and Philip, a rich Harvard graduate. All is going well when...
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Long ago, in Skyrim, the northernmost part of the Empire, the dragons threatened the existence of all the people alive. Their leader, Alduin, the most fearsome dragon in history, was prophesied to one day destroy the world. Then, when everything seemed to be hopeless, a few heroes defeated Alduin, ending the terror. But they...
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Sandstorm
Thousands of years ago, in the Rub al-Khali Desert, there was a thriving trading post called Ubar, which prospered with the passing of merchants. But this wealthy city vanished without a trace, causing explorers to search for the ruins over the centuries. One explorer, a rich British financier, disappeared in a strange event, a...
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand
When Nathaniel, a young English boy, is given up by his parents to become a magician, he has no idea of how dangerous his new life is going to be. Nathaniel has been apprenticed to Underwood, one of the weakest magicians and head of an unimportant office in the government. Nathaniel turns out be...
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Inheritance
When Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, finally conquer the city of Feinster, they are faced with the truth of finally confronting the incredibly powerful evil king, Galbatorix. They have no idea of how to defeat him, as he is protected by magic beyond their understanding. Desperate, they follow a clue that leads an incredible...
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Subterranean
The team proceeded as a group into the cavern, flashlights flared out like the spokes of a wheel. The chamber was similar to the others they had crossed in their journey here. Stalagmites littered the floor, stalactites stabbed downward. Except there was one new feature. Ashley rubbed a snowflake from her eyelash. “It’s snowing...
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Eragon
When Eragon, a poor farm boy living in the small town of Carvahall, discovers a mysterious blue stone in the mountains, he has no idea of the sudden twist his life is about to take. Long before Eragon existed, the Dragon Riders ruled Alagaesia. But when Galbatorix, an evil Rider, killed all of the...
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