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1	The Deed of Paksenarrion more books like this by Elizabeth Moon add to wishlist Paksenarrion, a simple sheep farmer's daughter, yearns for a life of adventure and glory. At 17 she runs away from home to begin her epic life. This omnibus edition contains "Sheepfarmer's Daughter", "Divided Allegiance", and "Oath of Gold" which follows the exploits of Paksennarion. see all copies from $2.39! new only from $10.78! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The High King's Tomb more books like this by Kristen Britain add to wishlist A thousand years ago the armies of the Arcosian Empire had crossed the great sea and tried to conquer the land of Sacoridia. Now, the descendants of those Arcosians are ready to strike, reaching out to claim the land their forebears had attempted to overthrow. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Warrior's Woman more books like this by Johanna Lindsey add to wishlist A coup on her planet forces security guard Tedra to flee. Landing on a strange planet, she encounters and challenges an unbearable barbarian. No man has beaten her before, so when Tedra loses, she must become his slave--and soon becomes a slave to desire as well! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.52! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Rise of Endymion more books like this by Dan Simmons add to wishlist The concluding volume in Simmon's Nebula Award-winning Hyperion saga continues the story of Aenea and Raul Endymion. As Raul ascends the political ladder, and Aenea realizes her destiny as the messiah, the two travel to Hyperion, where their destiny awaits them in the abandoned city of Endymion. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1997. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Lioness Rampant more books like this by Tamora Pierce add to wishlist Knight Alanna of Trebond's quest for the mythic, magical Dominion Jewel takes her through a war-torn country to the Roof of the World, where blizzards howl in a hostile mountain range far from home. There, she must wrest the jewel from an ancient power, and save her native Tortall from horrifying, tumultuous times that threaten to unseat the king ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.78! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Green Rider more books like this by Kristen Britain add to wishlist Karigan G'ladheon is the daughter of a merchant, and has just run away from college after knocking down an aristocrat's son in response to his torments. Stumbling across a King's messenger dying in the road, she takes up his message and finds herself in the centre of a web of deceit and sorcery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Adventures of Isabel more books like this by Ogden Nash add to wishlist A picture book version of the poem written in the 1930s. A young girl named Isabel has the strength to deal with such troubles as a bear that wants to eat her, an encounter with an evil witch, and a visit to the doctor. Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Promethea more books like this by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams add to wishlist Comics scriptwriting supremo Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Batman: The Killing Joke) is once again forging the future of graphic novels with an all-new line up of incredible comic creations under his own imprint, America's Best Comics. Sophie Bangs' research into legendary character Promethea, a warrior woman whose myth has endured through ... see all copies from $6.51! new only from $8.03! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The God Stalker Chronicles more books like this by P C Hodgell add to wishlist This tome collects "God Stalk" and "Dark Moon" into one complete volume. see all copies from $8.40! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ms. Marvel Volume 1: Best of the Best Tpb more books like this by Brian Reed, Robert De La Torre (Illustrator) add to wishlist This work comes straight out of the pages of "New Avengers" and "House of M!" Call your friends, wake the neighbors, shout it from the rooftops! Come along for one heck of a wild ride as Brian Reed (co-writer of the thrilling "Spider-Woman: Origin") joins forces with penciler extraordinaire Roberto de la Torre for an action-packed adventure that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.42! \| first editions
11 view cover	Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle more books like this by Paul Johnson add to wishlist The author of "Intellectuals" and "Creators" continues his engaging history series with this enlightening and entertaining work. Approaching the subject of heroism by example, Johnson brings to life a galaxy of legendary figures who have inspired and transformed their cultures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Everyday Heroes more books like this by Beth Johnson add to wishlist Profiles twenty young men and women of a variety of ethnic backgrounds whose courage and determination have helped them overcome such obstacles as poverty, racism, abuse, neglect, illness, and drugs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Priestess of the White more books like this by Trudi Canavan add to wishlist In this new epic fantasy trilogy from the "USA Today" bestselling author of the Black Magician trilogy, a young woman is chosen to become the avatar of one of the Five Gods. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Empowered: Volume 2 more books like this by Adam Warren, Eugene Wang, Ryan Kinnaird add to wishlist "Empowered" returns for further misadventures, as a distress-prone girl wonder struggling with life on the superheroic C-list! Clad - or unclad, as fate would too often have it - in her embarrassingly revealing and maddeningly unreliable supersuit, she fights a neverending battle against overly sensitive supervillains, irrationally envious ... see all copies from $9.33! new only from $9.33! \| SVS
15 view cover	More Than Words: Volume 4 more books like this by Linda Lael Miller, Sherryl Woods, Curtiss Ann Matlock add to wishlist Five exceptional women--those who are committed to reaching out and changing lives one good deed at a time--have been selected as this year's recipients of the Harlequin More Than Words award. Five bestselling authors have penned original stories inspired by these real-life heroines. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	Girls Who Rocked the World!: Heroines from Sacajawea to Sheryl Swoopes more books like this by Amelie Welden add to wishlist For girls about girls, this book of inspiring role models encourages girls to pursue their dreams. Welden profiles 30 young women who changed history while still in their teens, including Helen Keller, Jane Goodall, Anne Frank, and Pocohontas. 40 photos & illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Ms. Marvel Volume 2 more books like this by Brian Reed, Robert De La Torre (Illustrator) add to wishlist Ms. Marvel enlists in the Civil War! With the Super Hero Registration Act in full effect, Carol Danvers joins forces with Simon "Wonder Man" Williams and Julia "Arachne" Carpenter to police and train heroes. But there's a traitor in their midst - someone who is undermining the registration movement and endangering everyone! This title collects "Ms ... see all copies from $4.11! new only from $7.38!
18 view cover	Divided Allegiance more books like this by Elizabeth Moon add to wishlist In the second book in the Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy, Paksenarrion battles evil--as well as plain ordinary bad--on the path to her destiny. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Empowered: Volume 3 more books like this by Adam Warren, Jo Chen (Illustrator), Tomoko Saito (Illustrator) add to wishlist As if life as an often-struggling superheroine weren't already hard enough, now costumed crimefighter "Empowered" discovers that another female superhero is ripping off her distress-prone persona - and cashing in, big-time! Even worse, her relationship with live-in boyfriend (and semi-reformed Witless Minion) Thugboy has run afoul of an extremely ... see all copies from $9.36! new only from $9.67! \| SVS
20 view cover	Santa Evita more books like this by Tomas Eloy Martinez add to wishlist In this novel, Eva Peron, struck down by cancer, is preserved by Europe's leading embalmer and put on display as Saint Evita by her husband, who is desperate to retain his power. Although he is deposed anyway, his successors keep the beloved Evita's body--because whoever controlled it controlled Argentina. Hidden, smuggled, replicated, buried, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Chicks in Chainmail more books like this by Esther Friesner (Editor) add to wishlist Twenty original humorous stories about women warriors by such authors as Roger Zelazny, Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Alec Effinger. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Xena: Questward, Ho! more books like this by Ru Emerson add to wishlist Brave men have been dispatched on what the king promised was a glorious quest. But Xena knows the truth: Menelaus is using the questers to hunt down Helen, the wife who fled from him years ago. Now the Warrior Princess must risk the wrath of her sworn enemy, the god Poseidon, as she takes to the sea to warn Helen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Devi Volume 1: Namaha more books like this by Samit Basu, Siddharth Kotian, Shekhar Kapur add to wishlist Remember the first time you saw Japanese comics? The excitement. The buzz. The sales! Here comes the next big thing - storytelling and comics from India. Devi (pronounced Day-vee) is India's first super-hero. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Indian city, Sitapur is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
24 view cover	Daughters of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed the World more books like this by Gina Sigillito add to wishlist From ancient times to the present, Irish women have influenced and changed the course of history, yet their accomplishments remain largely ignored by the historians. Now one indispensable reference allows readers to meet these remarkable women who have fought for equality, struggled for independence, and achieved amazing feats against incredible ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $6.79! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Maid of the North: Feminist Folk Tales from Around the World more books like this by Ethel J Phelps add to wishlist A collection of twenty-one folk and fairy tales from around the world featuring clever heroines. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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	Endymion by Dan Simmons see all from $1.99! new only from $4.83!
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	Promethea - Book 02 of the Groundbreaking New Series by Alan Moore, J M Williams (Illustrator), Mick Gray (Illustrator) see all from $3.00! new only from $8.11!