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“Land?' Froi whispered. 'You're giving them land? I'm not worth the valley.' 'You're worth a kingdom,' Finnikin said, turning back to the crowd.”

Book:The Complete Lumatere Chronicles

Work

The Complete Lumatere Chronicles

This omnibus volume brings together the three novels of the Lumatere Chronicles, a fantasy series that explores the aftermath of a coup and the curse that isolates the kingdom of Lumatere from the outside world. The narrative follows multiple characters, including a young woman who becomes a queen and a boy who grows up in exile, as they navigate political intrigue, magic, and the quest to reclaim their homeland. The series is known for its focus on community, resilience, and the bonds that form in times of upheaval. more

Author

Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta is an Australian author renowned for her young adult literature. Her works often delve into complex interpersonal relationships and profound emotional experiences, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“Those of us who believe in God and derive our sense of right and wrong and ethics from God's Word really have no difficulty whatsoever defining where our ethics come from. People who believe in survival of the fittest might have more difficulty deriving where their ethics come from. A lot of evolutionists are very ethical people.”

People Believe Might Survival Ethics Difficulty Ethical Believe In God Defining Survival Of The Fittest

Author:Benjamin Carson

“We pass more women with swollen bellies hurrying towards the godshouse and Arjuro presses a kiss to Tariq's outstretched fingers. 'She's mocking me, runt of our litter,' Arjuro tells him. 'The Oracle is mocking me for choosing a man to share my bed. And her punishment is that I spend the rest of eternity staring between the legs of women.”

Men Share Bed Kissing Eternity Presses Fingers Legs Punishment Staring Belly Hurrying Oracles Swollen Runts

Author:Melina Marchetta

“That is disgusting, and I will never kiss you again." "Yes, you will," he said, and proved by pressing his lips to hers. She wanted to squirm away, just to prove the point but God, she loved kissing him.”

Said Wanted Prove Kissing Lips Disgusting You Again Kissing Him

Book:Black Dawn

Source: Black Dawn

“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”

Past Kindness Our Lives Crime Birth Bounds Our Future Past And Present Atlas