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"A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world to permanently lose the ability to sleep--without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money"--
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Princess Diaries (Adult) volume 2
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In this diary written during the COVID-19 pandemic, Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia records her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with personal and political battles, such as imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; living in lockdown; and dealing with her demanding grandmother.
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"In a virus-fearing world, skin hunger can drive you crazy -- and human petting zoos can return you to yourself. Ten years after the deadly virus nicknamed Henny Penny, the world has largely recovered -- there's at least an interim government and law and order for its greatly reduced population. But even though there's been a vaccine for years, the law still requires people to wear protective masks and gloves at all times in public. Soft fabrics are...
5) Blind spots
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"Blind Spots is a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about what we really see with our own eyes. Seven years ago, a mysterious virus blinded everyone in the world in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people's brains. But what happens when someone finds a way to manipulate it and change what people see? Homicide detective Mark...
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Amgash novels volume 4
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"As a panicked world goes into lockdown, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and on-again, off-again friend, William. For the next several months, it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the moody, swirling sea. Rich with empathy and emotion, Lucy by the Sea vividly captures the fear and struggles that come with isolation,...
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"The Reservoir follows an unexceptional man in an exceptional time. We see our present-day pandemic world and New York City through the eyes of a former Wall Street veteran, Ridley, as he, in his enforced quarantined solitude, looks back upon his life. He examines his wins, his failures, the gnawing questions-his career, his divorce, his estranged daughter-and wonders what it all means and who he really is. Sitting and brooding night after night,...
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"Faith Fairchild joins the rest of the world in lockdown mode when reality flips in March 2020. As the pandemic spreads, Faith and her family readjust to life together in Aleford, Massachusetts. Her husband, Tom, continues his sermons from Zoom; their children, Ben, who's in college, and Amy, a high school senior, are doing remote learning at home. Faith is happy to have her family under the same roof and grateful for her resilient community, friends,...
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Grace isn't exactly thrilled when her newly widowed mother, Jackie, asks to move in with her. They've never had a great relationship, and Grace likes her space--especially now that she's stuck at home during a pandemic. Then again, she needs help with the mortgage after losing her job. And maybe it'll be a chance for them to bond-- or at least give each other a hand. But living with Mother isn't for everyone. Good intentions turn bad soon after Jackie...
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"From the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disaster. Eighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But when the pandemic comes, they are all let go, and left staring into the abyss of abject poverty. As their situation grows increasingly desperate, the once rule-abiding monastery...
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Mechanists volume 2
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Branded enemy number one by the PAC, Ashiva, Synch and Taru discover a precious resource that everyone wants to get their hands on, especially the PAC, who is desperate to sacrifice an entire province to achieve its optimal results.
12) Zemsta
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Naukowiec, który opracował środek na nieśmiertelność, zamierza skasować swoją pamięć. Czy uda mu się usunąć niebezpieczne wspomnienia, zanim będzie za późno? Podczas gdy zamożne elity czekają na ewakuację, zwykli obywatele walczą na ulicach o przetrwanie. Tak prezentuje się Ameryka po wyniszczającej pandemii. Czy w tym świecie ktoś przestrzega jeszcze prawa?
13) Lucy y el mar
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"Vuelve la ic̤nica Lucy Barton en esta deslumbrante novela sobre el amor, la p̌rdida y la esperanza. A medida que el miedo se apodera de su ciudad, Lucy Barton abandona Manhattan y se confina en un pueblo de Maine con su exmarido, William. Durante los siguientes meses quedar̀n ellos dos, compąeros despǔs de tantos ąos, a solas con su complejo pasado en una pequęa casa junto a un mar impetuoso, una experiencia de la que saldr̀n transformados....
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"Distraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she'll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ulle, a woman with amnesia, who will, inadvertently, make Regan's wish come true. Soon Ulle begins to remember her past and the outrageous steps her government took to combat a deadly pandemic of parasitic infections, which have brought her to this new country and to Regan's...
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Tales of the Automazombs volume 1
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"Can a desperate plan stop an unkillable plague? Tales of the Automazombs is a collection of short stories set in a steampunk world. In A Desperate Plan, the first of three books, plague casts a dire shadow across the continent. The terrible disease preserves its victims even after death. Every attempt to cure or neutralize the plague only spreads it further. But the Inventors Guild has a plan to destroy the sickness -- with science! They will graft...
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Tales of the Automazombs volume 3
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Fight if you can. Hide if you can't. But nothing will stop the dead. All the best intentinons of the Inventors Guild have failed. Survivors of the Automazomb attacks are infected with a new, more terrifying plague. Consumed by a hateful emptiness and robbed of thought, these victims lash out at everyone they see. When they die, their symptoms only worsen. Everyone bitten spreads the disease until no place remains clean. Soon, fear rules Eysan. To...
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Tales of the automazombs volume 2
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"Tales of the Automazombs: A Darker Road is a collection of short stories, set in a steampunk world. Each story gives a glimpse of the larger world and the dread monsters created in a desperate attempt to save it. Beware the clank of metal boots on the black road ahead. The Inventors Guild and the Teraltian Government have declared victory over the terrible plague that spread across the lands. The countries of Shunnira, Aadobur, and Teraltis were...
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