The Initiate
Four’s Dauntless initiation tests his limits, deepens rivalries, and reveals the danger of being Divergent.
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Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School
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The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
A Teen Titans arc of betrayal, identity change, and team upheaval as Robin becomes Nightwing and a hidden traitor is exposed.
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 4
A flashback-heavy manga volume shifts from battle to training, deepening the cast as humanity’s war with giants intensifies.
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Front Lines
In an alternate WWII, teen girls are drafted into combat and must survive training, prejudice, and battle.
On a Pale Horse
A suicidal man accidentally becomes Death and must learn the job while navigating a cosmic battle over souls.
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Space Wolf
A primitive warrior is reborn into the Space Wolves and must survive brutal trials while battling the beast within.
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Untethered Sky
A grieving young woman trains a giant roc to hunt monsters and finds purpose, devotion, and danger in the bond.
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1
In a future where books are censored, a rookie librarian joins an armed force to protect reading and survive training.
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He Who Fights with Monsters 3
A wry power-grinding hero and his team face escalating monsters, enemies, and system-driven battles in a wider conflict.
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