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Green & Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons is $3 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)

For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a page-turning standalone fantasy of necromancy and magical mayhem from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.

Centuries ago, necromancy almost destroyed the world. That’s how history remembers it.

History remembers it wrong.

Mathaiik has trained all his life to join the sacred order of the Idallik Knights, charged with defending their world from the forces of necromancy. Only vestiges of that cursed magic remain, nothing like the fabled days of the Grim Lords, the undead wizards who once nearly destroyed the world.

But when an even stranger kind of monster begins to wake, the Knights quickly prove powerless to stop them. Whole forests are coming alive and devouring anyone so foolish as to trespass, as if the land itself has turned upon humanity.

It’s a good thing, then, that the Grim Lords were never truly destroyed. One of their number sleeps below the Knights' very fortress. And when an army of twisted tree monsters attacks the young initiates in his charge, Math decides to do the unthinkable: he wakes her up.

This is only the beginning of his problems. Because said necromancer, Kaiataris, knows something history has forgotten. The threat of this wild magic is part of a cycle that has repeated countless times–life after death, chaos after order. And if she and Math can’t find a new way to balance the scales, this won't just be the end of the world as they know it, but the end of all life, everywhere.

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The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois is $2 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)
Children's book.

A Newbery Medal Winner

Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.

"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book

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Originally Posted by salty-horse

The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics) (Puffin Modern Classics) by William Pene du Bois is $2 in the US (Kobo, Amazon)
Children's book.

This looks absolutely delightful.

Off to buy it.

THANK YOU!

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

This looks absolutely delightful.

Off to buy it.

I was just made aware of it listening to old episodes of Clash of the Type-Ins, so set up a notification.

It's discussed right in the beginning of this podcast:
http://rcveeder.net/clash/cotti11.mp3

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by salty-horse

I was just made aware of it listening to old episodes of Clash of the Type-Ins, so set up a notification.

It's discussed right in the beginning of this podcast:
http://rcveeder.net/clash/cotti11.mp3

I'll check that out.