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  • Secret History by Brandon Sanderson

    Secret History by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 68 ratings
    Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The Bands of Mourning. Mistborn: Secret History builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy...
  • The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 44 ratings
    Against all odds, Owen Kiskaddon grew from frightened boy to confident youth to trusted officer in the court of Kingfountain—and watched its regent, Severn Argentine, grow ever more ruthless and power-mad. Robbed of his beloved protector, his noble mentor, and his true love, Owen has anticipated the day when the king he fears and reviles, yet loyally serves, will be toppled...
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  • The Hall of Tyr by Octavia Randolph

    The Hall of Tyr by Octavia Randolph

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Hall of Tyr: Book Four of The Circle of Ceridwen SagaIt is said that every man is haunted by one mistake...The year is 881. Ten years have passed since fifteen year old Ceridwen set out from her Priory home to make her own life. She has known love and loss, triumph and heartbreak...
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    vikings  historical  medieval  fantasy  length-long
  • Heart of the King by A.E. Rayne

    Heart of the King by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The race to Ottby is on!Having heard Gudrum’s threats and Alys’ warnings, Reinar is desperate to head South, back to his family. Though he must be patient. His army is far behind him, and Reinar knows he’ll need every pair of hands to get their fleet back home.Waiting with his brother, Sigurd is looking forward to his reunion with Raf, unaware that she is now with Gudrum...
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    vikings  fantasy  historical  length-epic
  • The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria.When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as rogues-for-hire...
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    magic  fantasy  high fantasy  mystery  length-long
  • The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING.A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions...
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    magic  fantasy  high fantasy  length-long
  • Fury of the Queen by A.E. Rayne

    Fury of the Queen by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Four months after the Battle of Tromsund, the Alekkan landscape looks very different.Reinar has taken his people to Slussfall, where winter’s grip remains strong. There is no sign of Ulfinnur, God of Winter, and he fears that Alari has captured him, intending to keep the sea permanently frozen. For if the sea remains frozen, no ships can sail to Oss, seeking the help of the Islanders...
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    vikings  fantasy  historical  length-epic
  • Wrath of the Sun: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne

    Wrath of the Sun: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    We are at the end of the series, and it is time to choose sides...After three months of relative peace, Alekka is about to be jolted by a seismic shift, for ambitious lords and vengeful gods have only been biding their time, choosing their allies, hiding from their enemies, deciding when to make their move. And that time is now...
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    vikings  fantasy  historical  length-epic
  • The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing Hadrian is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his ex-partner for one last mission...
  • The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton

    The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end. The riveting conclusion to the Wolf of the North trilogy by Duncan M...
  • The Circle of Ceridwen Saga Box Set: Books One - Three by Octavia Randolph

    The Circle of Ceridwen Saga Box Set: Books One - Three by Octavia Randolph

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Over 1800 Amazon Five Star Reviews. Over 1200 pages of action and adventure. The first three novels in the celebrated Circle of Ceridwen Saga. Enter the Ninth Century.The Circle of Book OneIt is the year 871. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. No trait is more valued than loyalty, and no possession more precious than one's steel...
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    vikings  historical  fantasy  length-epic
  • North Is the Night by Emily Rath

    North Is the Night by Emily Rath

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Two bold young women defy the gods and mortals, living and dead, in this darkly mythical, Finnish folklore-inspired fantasy duology for readers of T. Kingfisher's Nettle & Bone, Danielle L. Jensen, Thea Guanzon, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec.In the Finnish wilderness, more than wolves roam the dark forests...
  • The Immortals by Tamora Pierce

    The Immortals by Tamora Pierce

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    The Immortals by Tamora Pierce, is the story of Verilidaine Sarrasri (known as Daine), a parentless girl with an extraordinary talent...
  • The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread...
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    magic  war  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Tricksters by Tamora Pierce

    Tricksters by Tamora Pierce

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Sixteen is a rebellious age for most young people, and Aly is no exception. With her mother, the lady knight Alanna, forever being summoned to some crisis or other, and the young men of Tortall little more than diversions, Aly is bored and restless...
  • Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan

    Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 59 ratings
    An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found hereA FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER PLANS. The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten...
  • Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill

    Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Solian ata'yar. Dauv ata'yar. Nur temen vie'ryn valana.Live as one. Die as one. For those we've lost.The city of Kingspass burns, and Calen Bryer's world has been shaken to its core. With Valerys at his side, Calen must battle his demons and push forward. There are people who need him, people who need what he must become, and he will not let them stand alone...
  • The Silent Shield by Jeff Wheeler

    The Silent Shield by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    Thrust into the heart of events threatening to rip her kingdom apart, young Trynne Kiskaddon will gain new powers and see old allies fall and new heroes rise as the battle for the kingdom and the lands beyond begins.Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne’s father begins in earnest...
  • The Path of Ascension 3 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 3 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Training. Glory. Practicing for War.Shortly after pressing his Talents in an attempt for treasure netted an entire planet a reckoning against autonomous golems and a flying rift, Matt, Liz and his Bond Aster find themselves being sucked into a war...
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    magic  fantasy  m-f  young adult  paranormal  length-epic
  • Vale of the Gods by A.E. Rayne

    Vale of the Gods by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Vale of the Gods is the explosive conclusion to the epic adventure that has been The Furyck Saga. Draguta Teros wants to crush her enemies.Every last one of them…Her disloyal sister, Dara.Briggit Halvardar and her Followers.Jael Furyck and her Brekkan army.The gods themselves.But Draguta will not be cowed by any of them.She will have her revenge...
  • Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    At the end of their apprentice year, Aether’s Guard headed off to Buldoun for an international tournament. They had allies there in the Swift Wind and Iron Hand clans, but they also had to deal with the Eternal Flame; Nick Shun had no interest in letting go of his perceived grudge against Aether’s Guard. However, with the academy overseer on the trip, Nick had no chance to act out against them...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 24 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 24 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Someone once said that all they would find there was darkness that swallowed everything whole. But that never meant that light was nowhere to be found--They finally arrive at an answer to the question of how to save their world. It is the product of many months, even years. Cruel yet kind, it is a simple formula. Now, led on by the cogs of destiny, it spells the end of but one story..
  • Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki

    Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The conclusion of Part 4 comes with an emotional farewell... On the surface, Rozemyne seems busy studying for her next year at the Royal Academy and working toward the installation of the new High Priest... but beneath all that is a heart swirling in turmoil...
  • Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

    Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Heralded as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this bestseller's unique blend of magic and social realism won it three literary awards and global acclaim'I heard  our grandmother asking what we were doing.'"Say something!" she demanded, threatening to tear out our tongues. Little did she know that one of us was holding her tongue in her hand...
  • The Forsaken Throne by Jeff Wheeler

    The Forsaken Throne by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 41 ratings
    A devastating disaster has left the Forbidden Court in ashes, its fountains destroyed, and its magic at risk. It was destined as the site of Trynne Kiskaddon’s coronation as empress. Now, all Trynne can imagine is the roar of flames, the cries of Gahalatine’s people, and the smell of cinders in a city gone dark...
  • Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 7 by Miya Kazuki

    Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 7 by Miya Kazuki

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After fainting at a tea party for bookworms, Rozemyne is forcibly returned to Ehrenfest. There, she reunites with her lower city associates and enjoys some long-awaited reading time in the temple... but as peaceful as these winter days may seem, a revelation in the bible threatens to turn her days of reclusion on their head...
  • Under the Oak Tree: Season 2 by Suji Kim

    Under the Oak Tree: Season 2 by Suji Kim

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Stuttering Maximilian Croyso spent a lifetime suffering the abuse of her cruel father, Duke Croyso. The Duke’s final act of cruelty? Marrying Maxi off to the war hero Riftan, legendary slayer of dragons. Now these two complete strangers have to try to make the arranged marriage that neither wanted work out.At first, the brooding Riftan and shy, nervous Maxi have nothing in common...
  • Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sean had been through something close to hell— he’d taken out Klein Denmur and Knight Evan Sharpeyes, along with a few of Lord Truestrike’s servants, but Chastity and Lilly died on the fields outside the city. At the end of that battle, he claimed Helga Helsdottir, Soul Bonding her and renaming her Helga Oathsworn. With a Valkyrie by his side, Sean hoped never to lose another loved one to death...
  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi

    Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 2 by Naoko Takeuchi

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The guardians in sailor suits return in this definitive edition of the greatest magical girl manga of all time! Features all-new cover illustrations by creator Naoko Takeuchi, a glittering holographic coating, an extra-large size, premium paper, French flaps, and a newly-revised translation!Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby...
  • Silvers by Brian J. Nordon

    Silvers by Brian J. Nordon

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A world infested by demons. An Academy designed to train Heroes to save humanity from annihilation. A new student’s power could make all the difference. Humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction by an ever-evolving demonic threat. Portals are opening faster than ever, Towers bursting into the skies and Dungeons being mined below the last safe havens of society. The demons are winning...
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