We’re looking at the fifth book entries in a series this time around.
(1) The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye (Millennium #5)
- Written by David Lagercrantz
- Release Date: 2017
Lisbeth Salander – the girl with the dragon tattoo, the brilliant hacker, the obstinate outsider, the volatile seeker of justice for herself and others – has never been able to uncover the most telling facts of her traumatic childhood, the secrets that might finally, fully explain her to herself. Now, when she sees a chance to uncover them once and for all, she enlists the help of Mikael Blomkvist, the editor of the muckraking, investigative journal Millennium. And nothing will stop her – not the anti-Muslim gang she enrages by rescuing a young woman from their brutality; not the deadly reach from inside the Russian mafia of her long-lost twin sister, Camilla; and not the people who will do anything to keep buried knowledge of a sinister pseudo-scientific experiment known only as The Registry.
(2) Discover the Destroyer (Everworld #5)
- Written by Katherine Applegate
- Release Date: 2000
Senna. The one and only reason David, Christopher, April and Jalil find themselves in a place that is magical and terrifying and wonderful all at once. Senna is also the reason they can’t get back to their own world. It seems she only shows up when she wants to be found. And she always disappears. At the moment, Senna is the least of their problems. Now they have to make a choice: Outsmart the dragon that killed Galahad—or die. And the odds of David and the others surviving by themselves aren’t very good. But they’ve met some Everworld residents that might be willing to help for a price: Senna.
- Written by Erick S. Gray, Mark Anthony, Tysha
- Release Date: 2008
Girls from around the way think they’ve seen it all and know it all. What they don’t know will surprise them and change their lives forever. Take a look at the lives of some street-smart women who’ll learn what living the fast-paced life can mean in the end if you’re not careful. What if you were raised to be a hooker and, worst of all, your father was your pimp? In “Keepin’ It in the Family”, Diamond, Essence, and Chanel were forced onto the streets at a very young age as hookers with their father as their pimp. In “Pound Cake”, we bring you to Coney Island, where four friends, led by fiery 19-year-old Pound Cake, deal with daily life in one of the deadliest parts of the borough. “So Seductive” introduces you to the world of Cinnamon and Simone. Best friends since childhood, who love to play with men and get whatever they want from them.
(4) Sacrifice (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #5)
- Written by Karen Traviss
- Release Date: 2007
Lumiya says she is pleased by his progress but instructs him that to truly become a Sith he would have to undergo the Trial of Sacrifice: to kill that which he loves most. Doing this, he believes, would allow him to use the powers of the Sith without becoming evil and would “immortalize his love” for his sacrifice. Jacen decides there is only one way to fulfill this last obstacle: he would have to kill Tenel Ka and their daughter Allana. Nevertheless, after Ben tells Mara that he overheard Jacen communicating with Lumiya, Mara tracks Jacen down in the Hapes Consortium. After a long and heated battle, Jacen kills Mara Jade; the sacrifice necessary to becoming a Sith Lord is not Jacen’s love, but Ben’s. Ben suspects Jacen almost immediately, upon meeting Jacen at his mother’s body. Eventually, Jacen chooses the Sith name Darth Caedus.
(5) Nemesis (Resident Evil #5)
- Written by S. D. Perry
- Release Date: 2000
Hoping to hide evidence of their unethical and immoral genetic experiments, the Umbrella Corporation unleashes mercenary teams and an updated version of its Tyrant-class killing machines – a lethal creature code-named Nemesis – on Raccoon City.
(6) Seduced by Crimson (Crimson City #5)
- Written by Jade Lee
- Release Date: 2006
Long ago Los Angeles became Crimson City, a glittering home and sometimes battleground for humans, werewolves, and vampires. But the veil between Crimson City and the Demon World has been torn, and the demons want Earth for their own. There exist few who can oppose the Dark Ones: Patrick, the Druid’s Draig-Uisge, is one. Able to shape energy to harm or heal, Patrick must first have something to bend, and such power can come from only one source: Xiao Fei, the Phoenix Tear. Xiao’s blood is the key, coupled with her ecstasy. Her union with Patrick is Earth’s salvation.
(7) The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time #5)
- Written by Robert Jordan
- Release Date: 1993
Rand al’ Thor, the Dragon Reborn, knows that he must strike at the Enemy, but his forces are divided by treachery and by ambition. Even the Aes Sedai, ancient guardians of the Light, are riven by civil war. Betrayed by his allies, pursued by his enemies and beset by the madness that comes to the male wielders of the One Power, Rand rides out to meet the foe.
(8) The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5)
- Written by Lemony Snicket
- Release Date: 2000
The Baudelaire orphans are sent to a boarding school, overseen by monstrous employees.
(9) Baptism by Fire (The Witcher #5)
- Written by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Release Date: 1996
The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times. But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries. While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it. It’s an impossible situation in which to find one girl – Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished – until a rumor places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor. Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands.
(10) Orge, Orge (Xanth #5)
- Written by Piers Anthony
- Release Date: 1982
Smash, himself, was part ogre. Although ogres were considered so stupid they could hardly speak, and spent their time eating young girls, seven assorted females had suddenly turned to him for guidance and saftety? In Xanth, one visit to the Good Magician Humfrey worked wonders….
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