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  • 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...
  • The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall...
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  • The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

    The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 30 ratings
    An impulsive word can start a war.A timely word can stop one.A simple act of friendship can change the course of history.Cliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god.He has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person.He has never once touched his lord...
  • The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 41 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...
  • The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 54 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...
  • The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini

    The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Discover the legendary Elfquest ! Created in 1978, Elfquest continues to capture the imaginations of readers young and old. Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by the threat of annihilation. As they wander an ever-changing landscape inhabited by excitable humans--and other odd creatures--they discover other elf tribes as well...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  length-epic
  • Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

    Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 150 ratings
    Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed...
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    high fantasy  royalty  fantasy  magic  war  male-pov  humor  military
  • At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard

    At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 17 ratings
    Cliopher Mdang has been appointed Viceroy of Zunidh by his beloved Radiancy, the Last Emperor, who has now left him behind in the Palace to safeguard the world during his absence on a quest to find an appropriately magical heir...
  • White Wolf by David Gemmell

    White Wolf by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The start of a gripping new series in the tradition of The Drenai TalesSkilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing...
  • The Shepherd King Series, Set of 2 Books by Rachel Gillig

    The Shepherd King Series, Set of 2 Books by Rachel Gillig

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Shepherd King Series, Set of 2 Books...
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    high fantasy  fantasy  length-epic
  • The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way—a way to forgiveness and... love? Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past...
  • The Exile and the Savior by Kris K. Haines

    The Exile and the Savior by Kris K. Haines

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When the rules no longer apply, the only thing left to break is your heart. Cassandra Fortin is a Shrouded Sister no longer, unshackled from her vows. But she's struggling to find her purpose outside the Temple. And her feelings for Tristan are more complicated than ever, given his recently revealed secrets...
  • Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world...
  • Mercenary by David Burke

    Mercenary by David Burke

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Free from those who would seek to make him their pawn, Kyle is now able to seek his own destiny.His team is shaping up around him, but becoming divine has given him a larger view of things.He never asked for any of this but can he turn his back on all of creation?That may very well be what is at stake. His relationship issues may just have to take a backseat...
  • The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 67 ratings
    A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril returns to the noble household he once served as page and is named secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule...
  • The Calm Before the Storm by Danielle L. Jensen

    The Calm Before the Storm by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 52 ratings
    Set in the world of The Bridge Kingdom series, The Calm Before the Storm is six chapters of extra content that take place after the events of The Traitor Queen and The Inadequate Heir.Ithicana has been liberated from the Maridrinians, but not everyone holds peace in their hearts...
  • Adventurer by David Burke

    Adventurer by David Burke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Learning to fight comes to Kyle like he is remembering something he had forgotten. Perhaps that makes sense as the reincarnated War God.But weapons skills are not enough.Kyle has to learn to work with a team.More than that he doesn't even know who the real enemies are yet.All that is going to change though, and the heavens will shake as the War God makes his presence felt once again...
  • The Quill and the Vial by Bree Moore

    The Quill and the Vial by Bree Moore

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Plants lie, and Jayce can hear them.For seven years, a deadly plague has threatened the realm. Jayce has survived by using her plant magic to make and sell remedies, but most of her funds are sucked dry by a corrupt debt collector and the impossible debt she owes the realm.When the debt collector threatens Jayce with prison unless she'll marry him, she flees into the woods...
  • Threads of Fate by C.A. Blooming

    Threads of Fate by C.A. Blooming

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All Orah wanted was to discover what lay behind the hidden garden door, but when it inadvertently traps her in the Land of Gods, she finds more than she bargained for. Now stuck in this new world, she must decide if she can unlock the power necessary to get her home. To do so, she will have to reckon not only with the Gods threatening her but also with the darkest parts of herself...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  new adult  length-long
  • Ember by S.G. Prince

    Ember by S.G. Prince

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final installment in The Elvish Trilogy is a tale of sacrifice, forgiveness, and the lengths we'll go for those we love. War has come to the mainlands. Venick is at its head, using a fake betrothal and his new Commander's title to lead the resistance into battle...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  audiobook
  • Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume V by Atlas Kane

    Towers of Acalia: The Reincarnated Core Volume V by Atlas Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At long last, Acalia's most powerful cultivator will learn what it means to cross me.The price paid in the Sky Tower proved greater than I'd hoped. After banishing the avatar of a fallen god, my vessels well deserve their rest. And we'd all like a chance to grieve the fallen.Yet after an encounter with an assassin in Viatross, our group is bound to head south, far south to Ferendell...
  • Overlord by David Burke

    Overlord by David Burke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sides are being taken and the curtain pulled back. The true architects of theattacks on Kyle are coming to light. The war god is now in control of his power and growing stronger by the day.He is ready to strike back. No matter if he must descend into the deepestpits of hell or climb to the highest heavens, he will stand victorious...
  • Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The epic finale of the Daughters of Avalon! Medieval romance with a sprinkling of fantasy.Rhiannon's destiny is fated from the moment of her birth. She and her dewine sisters must defeat an ancient evil, or Britain itself will go the way of Avalon...
  • By the River by Lynn Flewelling

    By the River by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seregil has been exile by his family, failed as an apprentice to Nysander and has now almost been caught picking a man's pocket. Narrowly escaping by jumping into a river, he wonders what to do with his life...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  m-m  queer  length-novella
  • Towers of Acalia Volume IV by Atlas Kane

    Towers of Acalia Volume IV by Atlas Kane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Towers to crush and a Fallen God to slay - what a time to be a cultivator.After killing a fabled beast at the Sky Tower, my vessels and I must return to the Grandmaster of Pine Mountain. There, we'll be pushed to the limit, so we can unlock our fullest potentials.With Tig's knowledge of Acalia's lore, and the guidance of the Grandmaster, our party will go on a quest of unparalleled difficulty...
  • A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 22 by Kazuma Kamachi

    A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 22 by Kazuma Kamachi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A certain unlikely hero...Fiamma's plans have finally been set in motion. His ultimate creation, the massive Star of Bethlehem, dominates the skies over Russia. Now he stands ready to purge everything and everyone unnecessary to his grand mission to save humanity. Down below, sorcerer, soldier, and student alike are fighting for their lives against a new calamity that threatens the entire world...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  length-medium
  • King's Blood by Jill Williamson

    King's Blood by Jill Williamson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After the foretold destruction of the Five Realms, the remnant that escaped by sea searches for a new home. As the king's health worsens, Sar Wilek assumes command and struggles to rule the disjointed people, while assassination attempts and dark magic endanger his life...
  • She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Cateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland...
  • Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Easily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow...
  • Tricia Levenseller 2 Books set Daughter of the Pirate King & Daughter of the Siren Queen Paperback – February 26, 2022 by Tricia Levenseller

    Tricia Levenseller 2 Books set Daughter of the Pirate King & Daughter of the Siren Queen Paperback – February 26, 2022 by Tricia Levenseller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Korsan Kralin Kizi Serisi - Kutulu...
  • The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

    The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The pageantry and passionate intrigues of King Arthur’s court are expertly re-created in this historical novel—the only Arthurian novel in which all of the central characters are portrayed as intrinsically good people. This realistic retelling of the legend shows Arthur severing the bonds of bastardy, vanquishing the Saxons, and loving one woman...
  • The White Spell by Lynn Kurland

    The White Spell by Lynn Kurland

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling Nine Kingdoms Saga continues in a land where light and dark magic vie, and where a reluctant hero and seemingly defenseless stable maid must join forces against an encroaching evil...
  • The Branded by Jo Riccioni

    The Branded by Jo Riccioni

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Isfalk is divided into two classes: the Branded, who are vulnerable to disease, and the Pure, who are bigger, stronger and immune. Orphaned twins Nara and Osha are sequestered in the citadel, where their unbranded skin entitles them to a life of privilege, as precious breeding stock...
  • Nikoles by Rachel Neumeier

    Nikoles by Rachel Neumeier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For generations the Ugaro of the winter country have traded peacefully with the Lau of the summer lands. But now a fatal mistake has created bitterness and hatred on both sides of the river, threatening to destroy a peace that has become tenuous.Nikoles Ianan realizes, too late, that he should have prevented his own people’s unforgivable trespass – he should at least have tried...
  • Colette Decides to Die, Vol. 1 by Alto Yukimura

    Colette Decides to Die, Vol. 1 by Alto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Colette meets Hades, a fellow workaholic, while he is ill in bed with a rash and fever. After treating his condition, she learns about the work he does and what drives him, which renews her sense of purpose as an apothecary...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  length-long
  • The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland

    The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After a failed escape attempt, the princess of a tiny kingdom begins to reevaluate her life. Caroline, a former marathon runner who dropped out of school at fourteen to pursue an Olympic medal, was the perfect candidate for a tiara: shapely, disciplined, accustomed to public attention, and utterly uneducated. When she meets Finn, the handsome prince of a small European kingdom, her fate is sealed...
  • A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 21 by Kazuma Kamachi

    A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 21 by Kazuma Kamachi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A certain unlikely hero...As battles rage around the world, three boys continue to dash through the fires of Russia. Takitsubo is still suffering, and with no cure in sight, Hamazura relies on a chance encounter and a borrowed jeep to find what he needs in Elizalinan territory...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  length-medium
  • The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    All her life, Sabine has been intrigued by the humans—the tales of their bustling cities, busy streets, and especially their grand theaters. But as a Fae princess of West Faerie, and the kingdom’s future queen, Sabine is forbidden from crossing the bridge that leads into human territory...
  • Whispers of Shadow & Flame by L. Penelope

    Whispers of Shadow & Flame by L. Penelope

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    The Mantle that separates the kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall. And life will drastically change for both kingdoms. Born with a deadly magic she cannot control, Kyara is forced to become an assassin. Known as the Poison Flame in the kingdom of Lagrimar, she is notorious and lethal, but secretly seeks freedom from both her untamed power and the blood spell that commands her...
  • The Fiery Crown by Jeffe Kennedy

    The Fiery Crown by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    A desperate alliance. A struggle for survival. And a marriage of convenience with an epic twist of fate. . . WILL THEIR LOVE STAND THE TEST OF TIMEQueen Euthalia has reigned over her island kingdom of Calanthe with determination, grace, and her magical, undying orchid ring...
  • The First Princess of Wales: A Novel by Karen Harper

    The First Princess of Wales: A Novel by Karen Harper

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The daughter of a disgraced earl, she matched wits with a prince.It is the fourteenth century, the height of the Medieval Age, and at the court of King Edward III of England, chivalry is loudly praised while treachery runs rampant. When the lovely and high-spirited Joan of Kent is sent to this politically charged court, she is woefully unprepared for the underhanded maneuverings of her peers...
  • The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

    The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Returning to the magical Bitterbynde world, the maiden Rohain is no longer deformed or mute. Yet her dreams of happiness are short-lived when the Unseelie hordes declare war on humankind--and Rohain is the real target of the Wild Hunt. Original...
  • The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick

    The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    USA Today Bestseller! What kind of woman becomes the wife of two kings, and the mother of two more? Saxon England, 1002. Not only is Æthelred a failure as King, but his young bride, Emma of Normandy, soon discovers he is even worse as a husband...
  • Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

    Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    As the gates of Ravenskeep swing open and a young woman flees into the primeval depths of Sherwood Forest and into the arms of the man she loves, a saga of exceptional power and remarkable passion begins... He is Sir Robery Locksley--the heroic nobleman who has turned his back on all he knows to embark on a dangerous quest for justice in an England torn apart by treachery, betrayal and war...
  • The Battle of Evernight by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

    The Battle of Evernight by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    The Barnes Noble Review The Battle of Evernight, the final installment in Australian author Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynde trilogy, takes place in Erith, a richly detailed realm filled with a plethora of magical seelie (benevolent) and unseelie (malevolent) creatures. Seamlessly mixing British and Irish myths, fairy tales and folklore, Dart-Thornton (called Australia's answer to J.R.R...
  • A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson

    A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson

    Rated: 3.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash, this new, fantasy romance about a half-fey boy and his personal guard preventing a war between the realms.Wychwood, the realm of the fey prepare for war against the humans who hate, hunt and kill them for coin...
    Categorized as:
    royalty  high fantasy  fantasy  fae  m-m  magic  queer  length-long
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