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by Ashley Capes ...

Series Book 1 - Exiles Trilogy
Mei has two sworn duties—protecting her village, and defending her brother, Iggy, born without a face.When the village's prejudices drive her brother into exile, she chases after him. But with the hostile nation of Nasaru threatening the border, if she doesn't find him quickly, the telekinetic siblings risk being caught and executed.Anyo is desperate to reclaim his honour. Only unearthing a lost, ... Read more

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City of Masks

The Bone Mask Cycle, #1

by Ashley Capes ...

Series Book 1 - The Bone Mask Cycle
A bitter mercenary. A naïve mask-carver. A city in peril.Sofia is a failure. The sentient magical mask with the power to compel, the Greatmask, refuses to choose her as its successor. Without it, the mask-carver will never succeed her father or have the power to protect her city. When palace conspiracies place a tyrant on the throne and lead to her father's disappearance, her only choice is to ... Read more

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A bitter mercenary. A naïve mask-carver. A city in peril.Sofia is a failure. The sentient magical mask with the power to compel, the Greatmask, refuses to choose her as its successor. Without it, the mask-carver will never succeed her father or have the power to protect her city. When palace conspiracies place a tyrant on the throne and lead to her father's disappearance, her only choice is to
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Blood of the Guardian

by Ashley Capes ...

Narrated by Joshua Macrae ...

Series Audiobook 9 - The Book of Never
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Never and Rikeva are stranded.Defeating the Burnished King has come at a heavy cost. Never and Rikeva find themselves trapped in the time of his ancestors, captured by Amouni Guardians.Guardians who immediately brand Never as a mongrel – and Rikeva as a worthless, 'untamed' commoner. Yet before seeking their execution, the Amouni decide to harvest Never's blood in order to further the goals of ... Read more

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Graves Robbed, Heirlooms Returned

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by Ashley Capes ...

Series Book 1 - Reed Lavender
He can speak to the dead. But will giving them justice get him killed?Reed Lavender lives two lives—one as a detective and another as a reaper. Hearing the last words of the dead is a handy skill in his line of work, but magic can't solve all his problems. While investigating the case of a teen runaway, he learns his cousin is missing. Racing against the clock, Reed soon finds himself trapped in a ... Read more

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He can speak to the dead. But will giving them justice get him killed?Reed Lavender lives two lives—one as a detective and another as a reaper. Hearing the last words of the dead is a handy skill in his line of work, but magic can't solve all his problems. While investigating the case of a teen runaway, he learns his cousin is missing. Racing against the clock, Reed soon finds himself trapped in a
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by Ashley Capes ...

Series Book 1 - The Five Furies
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The Red Hourglass

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by Ashley Capes ...

Series Book 1 - Slaves of the New World
Alchemy made them slaves. Only their magic can free them.Thomas is a runaway slave on a barren continent. He'll do whatever it takes to seize his freedom and protect his sister Mia, tasks made harder by their missing memories. When rumours of an old airship surface, Thomas is desperate to find their only real hope of escape.But freedom is not so easily won. The king who once kept them as pets ... Read more

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Imperial Towers

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by Ashley Capes ...

Narrated by Joshua MacCrae ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Book of Never
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Only one thing stands between Never and answers – his brother.Driven toward the enemy-occupied Imperial City, Never’s doubts grow. Even with new knowledge about his powers, can he truly keep his friends safe in a warzone? Or, like too many times before, will he end up responsible for the deaths of those he should have protected?Never faces a bitter choice between finally winning the answers he has ... Read more

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Radiant King, The

by Ashley Capes ...

Narrated by Joshua Macrae ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Reed Lavender
Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

Things aren’t exactly getting easier for Reed Lavender.Old obligations and new cases are piling up but in the aftermath of Feronia’s defeat, answers are still too thin on the ground.But one clue – his father’s knucklebone – might just lead to something big.To learn the truth about his parents’ disappearance, Reed will have to take the fight to whoever is behind the growing turmoil in his city. And ... Read more

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by Ashley Capes ...

Narrated by Joshua Macrae ...

Series Audiobook 6.5 - The Book of Never
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