kings and rulers

Resets the Arthurian legend in outer space, with King Arthur reincarnated as seventeen-year-old Ari, a female king whose quest is to stop a tyrranical corporate government, aided by a teenaged Merlin.

When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart.

"Lei is the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But confronting the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of her story--it was just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior-love, Wren, must prepare for a revolution. Their journey is made even more treacherous by the heavy bounty on Lei's head, as well as insidious doubts and trauma that threaten to tear Lei and Wren apart from within. Meanwhile, a vengeful plot to eliminate the rebels is gaining strength, powered by dark magic. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the Demon King and protect her love for Wren, or will she fall victim to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her?"--Dust jacket flap.

"It has always been Eda's dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she's convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods. But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of her best friend in exchange for the crown. Years later, her hold on the empire begins to crumble and her best friend unexpectedly grows sick and dies. Gnawed by guilt and betrayal, Eda embarks on a harrowing journey to confront the very god who gave her the kingdom in the first place. However, she soon discovers that he's trapped at the center of an otherworldly labyrinth and that her bargain with him is more complex than she ever could have imagined. Set in the same universe as Joanna's debut, Beneath the Haunting Sea , Beyond the Shadowed Earth combines her incredible world building and lush prose with a new, villainous lead."--.

Seventeen-year-old Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in a Miami, Florida, hotel by Alorian Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog.

"Klawde faces a challenger he never imagined--a dog, who has arrived on Earth to settle the intergalactic score. He's hyper, he's loyal, he's an all-around-good boy, and he's here to bring Klawde to justice. Can our ferocious feline evade the long paw of the law? Raj, on the other hand, is faced with his own out-of-town visitor who, although from Earth, may prove to be even more formidable--his grandmother. When she starts sending out party invitations to everyone at school for an Indian feast, can Raj survive the embarrassment?"--Provided by publisher.

History becomes a hysterical place to be as readers continue turning the pages of this joke book. Short and simple jokes will keep any reader laughing from cover to cover. This is a great addition to any comedian's library.

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life might be like as Cleopatra in ancient Egypt.

The Disney princesses find the perfect dress for their important occasions.

A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution.