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🗃️📱 The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, Book 4)

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In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying.

It’s not easy being Apollo, especially when you’ve been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors. Hazel, Reyna, Frank, Tyson, Ella, and many other old friends will need Apollo’s aid to survive the onslaught. Unfortunately, the answer to their salvation lies in the forgotten tomb of a Roman ruler . . . someone even worse than the emperors Apollo has already faced.

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https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ab849478-baa8-40e1-9a2e-2c26d12973a6 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371999)
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🗃️📚 Avengers Vol. 3: War of the Vampires TP

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KINGDOM OF VAMPIRES!
Transylvania burns as a battle of the bloodsuckers throws the world into chaos! But the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his new Legion of the Unliving have one question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will he be friend or foe? Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will have to call in an expert – welcome to the Avengers, Blade! But is Ghost Rider about to become a deadly enemy? When the dust settles and a new vampire order is established, who will be the Lord of the Damned? Plus: The Iron Fist of 1,000,000 BC stars in another journey into prehistory! Get to know the primordial woman who was the first to harness the power of the heart of the dragon Shou-Lao!

Collecting AVENGERS (2018) #13-17.

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4532935/avengers-vol-3-war-of-the-vampires-tp (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371991)
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🗃️📱 The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, Book 2)

Read The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, Book 2) by Rick Riordan

Ever since the gods of ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in trouble.

As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command; but the devious gods haven’t given them time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, a training ground for young magicians.

And now their most threatening enemy yet—the Chaos snake, Apophis—is rising. If they don’t prevent him from breaking free in a few days’ time, the world will end. In other words, it’s a typical week for the Kane family.

To have any chance of battling the forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god, Ra. But that would be a feat more difficult than any magician has ever accomplished. First they have to search the world for the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows where Ra is, exactly?

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https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fa1a812d-fb99-4f35-9a22-62be8af0c194 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371921)
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🗃️📖 A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, Book 3)

Read A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, Book 3) by V.E. Schwab

As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.
In the wake of tragedy, Kell–once assumed to be the last surviving Antari–begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace–but never common–thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.
An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.

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https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c23e91ef-29a3-47e7-bca6-e112619c812f (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371823)
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📘 West Coast Avengers #1 (Oct 2018)

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Marvel Comics · Released Aug 22, 2018

Hawkeye (Kate Bishop). Hawkeye (Clint Barton). A guy named Fuse. Never have they ever been called “the big three” of… anything. And now here they are, reunited for, okay, well, it’s only the second time ever. Thank god they also brought America Chavez, Gwenpool, and Kid Omega. Wait. What? That’s right, it’s the new West Coast Avengers, son. And you better hope they can figure out how to save the world because BIG things are headed for the West Coast.

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5793226/west-coast-avengers-1 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371657)
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📘 Silver Surfer #3 (Jun 2016)

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Marvel Comics · Released Apr 13, 2016

Special 50th Anniversary issue! In 1966, the heroes of Earth met Norrin Radd of Zenn-La, The Silver Surfer. In 2016, for the greatest stakes of all time, he will have to fight them all. Not a dream. Not a hoax. This is really happening. A major turning point in the life of Norrin Radd that will profoundly change the saga of the Silver Surfer!

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7873123/silver-surfer-3 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371655)
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📘 Star Trek #500 (Sep 2024)

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IDW Publishing · Released Sep 4, 2024

Celebrate IDW’s 500th issue of Star Trek comics (and an early Star Trek Day!) with this landmark oversized anthology issue! This collection of five short stories spans through fan-favorite eras of the beloved franchise from Lower Decks to Strange New Worlds, legacy characters from The Next Generation and the original series, written and illustrated by Star Trek comics veterans and new voices alike. Plus, don’t miss out on the prelude to 2025’s big Star Trek and Defiant comic crossover event written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell!

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4885406/star-trek-500 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371659)
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📘 Silver Surfer #2 (Apr 2016)

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Marvel Comics · Released Feb 17, 2016

Why is Silver Surfer fighting the ever-loving blue-eyed THING? Who is this Alicia Masters person, and why hasn’t Norrin told Dawn about her before? Where did that alien armada come from? What can they really do to planet Earth that is WORSE THAN DEATH?! And WHEN, exactly, IS Clobbering Time?! Right now, True Believer! RIGHT NOW!

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4275332/silver-surfer-2 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371621)
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📘 Exceptional X-Men #1 (Nov 2024)

Read Exceptional X-Men #1 (Nov 2024)

Marvel Comics · Released Sep 4, 2024

KATE PRYDE LEADS A TEAM OF ALL-NEW X-MEN! After the fall of Krakoa, Kate Pryde is trying to get as far away from all things X as she possibly can. She’s just a regular-degular bartender now. Definitely NOT getting ready to head up an ALL-NEW TEAM of wayward young mutants while avoiding the watchful gaze of Emma Frost. Nothing in this title but work, dating and staving off depression. That’s it. No never-before-seen EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN to see here!

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https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7647105/exceptional-x-men-1 (https://www.frederickcalica.com/?p=3371623)