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Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsA Goodreads Choice Award Nomination for Best Fantasy Novel of 2017 The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to Age of Myth--from the author of the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles series.In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan launched readers on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss... -
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsHe was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing... -
Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer. As the son of an impoverished mother, he had no other career choice open to him. And Alberich had risen in the ranks with almost unnatural speed. He developed expertise with many weapons and excelled in academic subjects with an ease that was the envy of his classmates... -
The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men , The Words of Kings and Prophets is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless.Ireland, 1000 AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position... -
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The Price of Valour by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan... -
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara... -
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFive years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy ( Lord of the White Hell universe ), Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose... -
A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe sequel to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father’s native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life... -
Blackveil by Kristen Britain
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsRead Kristen Britain's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. The long-awaited sequel to Green Rider, First Rider's Call, and The High King's Tomb. Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king... -
A Time of Omens by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratings“This grand saga is by a wide margin the best Celtic fantasy around.”— Chicago Sun-Times In Deverry the volatile history of humanity continues as a dashing young king journeys to his throne in disguise, fulfilling an ancient prophecy... -
Longbourn: Dragon Entail by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDarcy thought his problems were over when Pemberley hatched and successfully imprinted on humans. But baby dragons prove far more difficult than any dragon lore prepared him for. Only Elizabeth Bennet's notes offer him any help. When his imperious Aunt Catherine takes matters into her own hands, things take a turn for the worse and Pemberley’s life hangs in the balance... -
Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the peaceful land of the Rhiddaer, Jahdo the ratcatcher's son stumbles upon a secret meeting between a city council man and a dangerous, mysterious woman. Suddenly the boy is tangled in a web of intrigue and black magic that drags him far from home. In the company of a blind bard, Jahdo must travel to Deverry to unravel the evil that binds him... -
The Dragon Sage by Jay Lynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mesmerizing blend of breath-taking action and incredible sorcery. Fans of Throne of Glass and A Game of Thrones will not be able to put down this epic fantasy adventure. Standing alone in a dark cell, Alec waits for the death he cannot seem to escape. The pungent smell of sweat and blood are permanently absorbed into his scarred skin... -
Opening Gambit by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis pawn is going to take control of the game… Seraphina Winyard is an abomination—a female mage. The first magic wielder of her sex to reach adulthood in three hundred years, she is treated like a zoological exhibit and leads a restricted life. Determined to escape and control her own destiny, she seizes a chance for freedom. But when her guardian is murdered, suspicion falls on the young mage... -
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Mage's Mercy by Cassie Cole
Alyssa’s finally getting the hang of being an elite Dragon Pyromancer. So why did the Archon have to go and foul it up?After their victory at the Academy, the Ninety-First Quintelaide returns home as heroes. Alyssa’s name is on everyone’s lips: the girl who killed a Silithik Queen... -
Duty by Brian K. Fuller
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook 2 of 4: The demon’s attack at the betrothal spreads fear and doubt throughout the nations of Ki’hal. But Gen’s courage and sacrifice make him a legend and inspiration to the people. As the long, dangerous trip to Elde Luri Mora approaches, the Chalaine must battle her misgivings about the Ha’Ulrich and lean on her faithful Protector for the strength to do what she must to save the world... -
A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe world of an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile , Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga , exploring the history of the Elcyion Lacar, the elves who inhabit the country west of Deverry. It is years since the half-elven Lord Rhodry took the throne of Aberwyn... -
The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA war fueled by the dark powers of forbidden sorcery is about to engulf the Ascendant Empire. Agerastian heretics, armed with black fire and fueled by bitter hatred, seek to sever the ancient portals that unite the empire - and in so doing destroy it.Asho--a squire with a reviled past--sees his liege, the Lady Kyferin, and her meager forces banished to an infamous ruin... -
The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the heart of Egypt,Under the watchful eye of the Gods,A new power is rising . . .In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting... -
The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley
"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of OutlanderNew York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one's duty... -
The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIt is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its organization of Heralds yet unformed, and magic is still a wild and uncontrolled force. Skandranon Rashkae is perhaps the finest specimen of his race, with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight and sharp intelligence. Courageous, bold, and crafty, Skan is everything a gryphon should be... -
A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA survivor with no memory and a warrior looking for her path unite against the pirate horde. Two hundred soldiers walk into the burning sands of Gypta, but only a handful make it out. When Magda Stoner wakes in an infirmary halfway across the world, she discovers her memories of the desert are gone... -
악녀의 남주님 3 by Haron Lee, R.su
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings어느 날, 눈 떠보니 소설 『달의 마음을 녹이는』의 악녀, 유니페 마그놀리아가 되어버렸다. 남주 이시드 루크렌체를 사랑했던 소설 속 유니페는 여주 라엘을 괴롭히다 그녀의 전 남자친구인 카시안에게 죽임을 당할 운명이다.그나마 다행인 건, 원작 시작 한참 전인 마법사 아카데미 입학식 날의 유니페에 빙의했다는 것. 원작과 같은 불행한 결말을 맞고 싶지 않기에, 유니페는 이시드와 라엘을 피해 무사히 아카데미 졸업에 성공한다.하지만 원작 시작 1년 전, 유니페는 그토록 피해 다녔던 이시드와 아주 진하게 엮여버리고 만다. 단순한 해프닝이라고 생각한 유니페와는 달리 하룻밤 관계는 하지 않는다 단호하게 말하는 이시드... -
Demon in the Machine by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAt the height of Britain's Industrial Revolution, steam power and magic join forces to create wonders the world has never seen. But those wonders have a dark side--one that will soon force a reckoning few could have anticipated.Half-demon Briar is content with her structured life as an archivist, a far cry from the chaos of her background and upbringing... -
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Astarte's Wrath by Trisha Wolfe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA tragic love story. Two thousand years before Dez Harkly developed her secret powers, Guardian Astarte was vowed to protect by the binds enslaving her to the Egyptian pharaohs. Discover the prophecy that originated from a very different time, and spans generations to link two very different girls. This is the beginning... -
The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Hollows is on the brink of civil war as brother and sister vie for the throne in the second novel of the trilogy which Brandon Sanderson called “excellent.” “Simply put, this series is a master class in grand-scale storytelling. The future of epic fantasy is here—and this saga is it... -
악녀의 남주님 6 by Haron Lee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings어느 날, 눈 떠보니 소설 『달의 마음을 녹이는』의 악녀, 유니페 마그놀리아가 되어버렸다. 남주 이시드 루크렌체를 사랑했던 소설 속 유니페는 여주 라엘을 괴롭히다 그녀의 전 남자친구인 카시안에게 죽임을 당할 운명이다.그나마 다행인 건, 원작 시작 한참 전인 마법사 아카데미 입학식 날의 유니페에 빙의했다는 것. 원작과 같은 불행한 결말을 맞고 싶지 않기에, 유니페는 이시드와 라엘을 피해 무사히 아카데미 졸업에 성공한다.하지만 원작 시작 1년 전, 유니페는 그토록 피해 다녔던 이시드와 아주 진하게 엮여버리고 만다. 단순한 해프닝이라고 생각한 유니페와는 달리 하룻밤 관계는 하지 않는다 단호하게 말하는 이시드... -
악녀의 남주님 5 by Haron Lee, R.su
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings어느 날, 눈 떠보니 소설 『달의 마음을 녹이는』의 악녀, 유니페 마그놀리아가 되어버렸다. 남주 이시드 루크렌체를 사랑했던 소설 속 유니페는 여주 라엘을 괴롭히다 그녀의 전 남자친구인 카시안에게 죽임을 당할 운명이다.그나마 다행인 건, 원작 시작 한참 전인 마법사 아카데미 입학식 날의 유니페에 빙의했다는 것. 원작과 같은 불행한 결말을 맞고 싶지 않기에, 유니페는 이시드와 라엘을 피해 무사히 아카데미 졸업에 성공한다.하지만 원작 시작 1년 전, 유니페는 그토록 피해 다녔던 이시드와 아주 진하게 엮여버리고 만다. 단순한 해프닝이라고 생각한 유니페와는 달리 하룻밤 관계는 하지 않는다 단호하게 말하는 이시드... -
Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a young gentleman is murdered by a shape shifter, Charlie and Lincoln interrogate their contacts and uncover a plot with links to the royal family—and links to more than one member of the ministry's committee. At the heart of the mystery is a sinister love triangle, corruption, lies, and treason... -
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDo you remember when you believed in magic? An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber's Caraval by way of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment... -
Black Ships by Jo Graham
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe world is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling, to earthquakes, to flood, to raiders on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle. Daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, chosen at the age of seven to be the voice of the Lady of the Dead, it is her destiny to counsel kings... -
Broken Lords by A.F. Dery
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnswering the High Lord's summons, the leaders of the Union meet at his Court. Thane, Dread Lord of Eladria, is among them and eager to see justice done to his former friend-turned-adversary, Malachi, but their meeting raises more questions than answers. An unexpected catastrophe shakes his trust to its very core and he is forced to question all he once held true... -
Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clock ticks for London… Liliana is trapped alone in the dark. Her father is dead, and London is very far away. If only she hadn’t been locked up in her room, reading a book she wasn’t allowed to read, she might have been able to stop her father’s killer. Now he’s lying dead in the next room, and there’s nothing she can do to bring him back... -
The Master of Heathcrest Hall by Galen Beckett
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEven as her husband is about to attain undreamed-of power, Ivy Quent fears for her family’s safety. With war looming and turmoil sweeping the nation of Altania, Ivy finds the long-abandoned manor on the moors a temporary haven. But nowhere is really safe from the treachery that threatens all the Quents have risked to achieve... -
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Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret affair. A disfiguring punishment. A burning need for revenge.Kyrra d'Aliente has a bad reputation and an arm made of metal. Cast out of the luxurious world of silk to which she was born, played as a pawn in a game of feuding Houses, and blamed for the war that destroyed her family and the man she loves..Categorized as:
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악녀의 남주님 2 by Haron Lee, R.su
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings어느 날, 눈 떠보니 소설 『달의 마음을 녹이는』의 악녀, 유니페 마그놀리아가 되어버렸다. 남주 이시드 루크렌체를 사랑했던 소설 속 유니페는 여주 라엘을 괴롭히다 그녀의 전 남자친구인 카시안에게 죽임을 당할 운명이다.그나마 다행인 건, 원작 시작 한참 전인 마법사 아카데미 입학식 날의 유니페에 빙의했다는 것. 원작과 같은 불행한 결말을 맞고 싶지 않기에, 유니페는 이시드와 라엘을 피해 무사히 아카데미 졸업에 성공한다.하지만 원작 시작 1년 전, 유니페는 그토록 피해 다녔던 이시드와 아주 진하게 엮여버리고 만다. 단순한 해프닝이라고 생각한 유니페와는 달리 하룻밤 관계는 하지 않는다 단호하게 말하는 이시드... -
The Oaken Door by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe onslaught of Modred's forces may have been temporarily halted, but danger lurks around every corner for Myrddin and Nell. Not only do they face treachery on the part of their enemies, but allies--and even family too--cannot be trusted. Only by joining forces can they succeed in averting the terrible fate that threatens their king, their country, and their own lives... -
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Rago by Kasia Bacon
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLieutenant Laahn Ĉortez is about to sit down to his well-deserved supper when destiny hits—winged, scaled and more than a little tipsy. Rago is a fated mates/forced proximity short story from The Order Universe, featuring a puffing dragon shifter and a romp in the fencing hall... -
Enemy of Mine by Red L. Jameson
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKidnapping mortals to different eras is such fun. Trickster muse sisters, Clio and Erato, call it a glimpse, but military historian Minerva Ferguson, Erva, is fairly certain she’s gone nuts when she wakes two hundred miles from her apartment. And two hundred years in the past to Brooklyn, 1776... -
악녀의 남주님 4 by Haron Lee, R.su
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratings어느 날, 눈 떠보니 소설 『달의 마음을 녹이는』의 악녀, 유니페 마그놀리아가 되어버렸다. 남주 이시드 루크렌체를 사랑했던 소설 속 유니페는 여주 라엘을 괴롭히다 그녀의 전 남자친구인 카시안에게 죽임을 당할 운명이다.그나마 다행인 건, 원작 시작 한참 전인 마법사 아카데미 입학식 날의 유니페에 빙의했다는 것. 원작과 같은 불행한 결말을 맞고 싶지 않기에, 유니페는 이시드와 라엘을 피해 무사히 아카데미 졸업에 성공한다.하지만 원작 시작 1년 전, 유니페는 그토록 피해 다녔던 이시드와 아주 진하게 엮여버리고 만다. 단순한 해프닝이라고 생각한 유니페와는 달리 하룻밤 관계는 하지 않는다 단호하게 말하는 이시드... -
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story by G.D. Falksen
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow far would you go to avenge the one you love? Would you go beyond death? Born into the stifling confines of French upper society, Babette Varanus never thought that she would have to answer that question. Surrounded by wealth yet ostracized by her peers, Babette had little interest in love until she met Korbinian, a scandalous German baron with the audacity to regard her as his equal... -
The Blades of the Rose Bundle: Warrior, Scoundrel, Rebel, & Stranger by Zoe Archer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Blades of the Rose Bundle Warrior To most people, the realm of magic is the stuff of nursery rhymes and dusty libraries. But for Capt. Gabriel Huntley, it's become quite real and quite dangerous. . . In Hot Pursuit. . . The vicious attack Capt... -
The Court of Lightning by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a world ruled by ice, the Court of the Wind is the last stronghold of summer. Beseiged and fighting for their existence, they have one advantage--the mechanical wings which allow the spies of their Shadowguard to fly into enemy territory to sabotage the enemy. Inventor Shan is the Shadowguard's chief mechanic, but he has never crossed the channel into snowbound enemy territory... -
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The Dragon's Runaway Omega by Connor Crowe
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn Omega on the Run… Alec Cipher is having a bad day. The superstitious elders of his village demand a seasonal sacrifice to ward off dragon attacks. And lucky him—he’s the Chosen. Desperate to escape and forge a new life for himself, Alec stows away on a passing carriage late one night... -
Wes and Kit by Hollis Shiloh
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWes has a soft heart—even if it is a gear heart from when he was mechanicalized during the war. Now close to homeless and in desperate straits, he still finds himself taking on a stray dog—and helping out an injured man he stumbles across in an alleyway. That's how he meets Kit... -
Charmed by the Past: A Time Travel Romance by Aimee Robinson
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s researching her family’s genealogy, but she never expected to become history herself.Sarah Johansson is planning a family reunion when a photo of a little-known relative sparks her curiosity. A closer look at the post-World War I image causes her to tumble back in time to 1919 and into the hospital room of a brooding, wounded infantry corporal... -
Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, discovers a sentient book in an ancient tomb. Vella was once a young sorcerer-maker, until she was transformed into a useful tool by one of the greatest sorcerers of history. Since then she has been gathering information, including a vital clue to the disaster Tyen’s world faces... -
The House on Durrow Street by Galen Beckett
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHer courage saved the country of Altania and earned the love of a hero of the realm. Now sensible Ivy Quent wants only to turn her father’s sprawling, mysterious house into a proper home. But soon she is swept into fashionable society’s highest circles of power—a world that is vital to her family’s future but replete with perilous temptations... -
Throne of Isis by Judith Tarr
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPassion and politics, Rome and Egypt, clash in an epic recreation of the story of Cleopatra, Egypt's last queen, and her lover, Anthony.Cleopatra's priestess cousin Dione, standing in the shadows, is witness to all Cleopatra's romantic and military alliances. The queen is determined to maintain her hold on the throne of Egypt despite Rome's persistent attacks...
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