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  • Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti

    Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    A 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...
  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
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  • The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell

    The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    He 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...
  • The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The story continues in The Forgotten Kingdom, the second book in the astonishing Lost Queen trilogy, already hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker).AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to wage war against her brother, Lailoken...
  • Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Rich in magic and adventure, Michael J. Sullivan’s soaring fantasy novels are masterworks of heroism, love, and sacrifice. Now, in Age of War, the epic battle between humankind and the cruel godlike beings who once ruled them finally ignites in all its fury.The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before...
  • Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan.  Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni.  While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir.  Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival...
  • The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    TWO THIEVES WANT ANSWERS. RIYRIA IS BORN.For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception --- Gwen refuses to see them...
  • Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey

    Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Alberich 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...
  • Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    TRIBUTARY, a novella (1/2 the length of a normal novel), picks up a year after BOURNE... Lia struggles to overcome the fear that constant battle has heaped upon her; Gabi and Marcello face an unexpected crisis; and Lord Greco just may be ready to leave the grief and loss of his past behind him, so that he might grab hold of the future..
  • The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The 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...
  • Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay...
  • Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Bastard’s Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi -- but not for sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona, who find themselves caught up in the affairs of a shiplost madman, a dangerous ascendant demon, and a very unexpected saint of the fifth god...
  • The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In 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...
  • The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne

    The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four years of peace are shattered when Jael Furyck returns to the Kingdom of Brekka. Dreamers are being killed, and her grandmother – the most famous one of all – is missing. In the South, rebellion is stirring, and her brother, the king, is distracted...
  • The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Read Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog.”Prepare to get lost in the magic” ( VOYA ) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy.The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands...
  • Everspell by Donna Grant

    Everspell by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant “skillfully melds history and legend” (RT Book Reviews) in an exciting new series – The Kindred...
  • A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker

    A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The 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...
  • The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For the devoted followers of the dazzling Deverry and Westlands cycle, Katharine Kerr continues the magical epic saga she began in The Red Wyvern .In her latest tale, the scene shifts seamlessly between the shattered land of the Rhiddaer and the historic end of the Civil Wars, when Lilli, newly apprenticed to dweomer, fought with her untried powers to save her beloved Prince Maryn from evil...
  • The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Katharine Kerr has enchanted readers with her magical Deverry and Westlands cycle, and now she brings to a breathtaking conclusion the epic saga begun with The Red Wyvern and The Black Raven .The final chapter begins in the holy city as it rises from the ashes of Deverry's long wars. Prince Maryn prepares to claim the high kingship, but still the rebel Boar clan stands fast against him...
  • A Time of Omens by Katharine Kerr

    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...
  • The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The cholera epidemic that ravaged the city of TrevHael has left many orphans in its wake, including Neb, the scribe's son, and his brother. Sent to the desolate farm of their last living relative, they soon learn that a worse plague lurks beyond the western border of Deverry...
  • Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In 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...
  • Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to seize control of the kingdom by any means at his command...
  • Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. With the darkness holding firmly onto his soul, Cade knows he's destined for Hell...
  • The Dragon Sage by Jay Lynn

    The Dragon Sage by Jay Lynn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A 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...
  • Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate , author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds--men and women gifted with extraordinary mind powers--aided and served by their mysterious Companions--horselike...
  • Duty by Brian K. Fuller

    Duty by Brian K. Fuller

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Book 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...
  • Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls.All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything.Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell...
  • Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. Hiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn't...
  • A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The 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 New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith

    The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In 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 Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    It 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...
  • Legacy of Kings by C.S. Friedman

    Legacy of Kings by C.S. Friedman

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself-but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear...
  • Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After her entire clan was massacred, a young woman assumes her brother's identity and becomes a warrior - all to exact revenge upon the chieftain who ordered her family slain. But the chieftain, Lord Medb, has resurrected the forbidden art of sorcery and plans to destroy all who oppose him in this dark ages fantasy world...
  • The Tale of Indigo and Cloud by Martha Wells

    The Tale of Indigo and Cloud by Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    The Tale of Indigo and Cloud explores the history of the Indigo Cloud Court, long before Moon came to Court. In the distant past, Indigo stole Cloud from Emerald Twilight. But in doing so, the reigning Queen Cerise and Indigo are now poised for a conflict that could ruin everything...
  • A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett

    A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    After years of conscripted service to a corrupt king, Evelyn Rosewood seizes a chance to earn her freedom. With little more than an enchanted satchel and her feathered familiar, she sets out on a quest to dispel a mysterious blight that has shrouded a once-thriving harborside town in despair...
  • Zephyr and the Western Wolf by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Zephyr and the Western Wolf by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The prince is dead, and dragons are the stuff of storybooks.That is, until a great shadow passes over the edge of the Tangled Forest. Rumor sent an intrepid adventurer to a tower in the middle of the woods, and the story he carried back changed Prince Zephyr is alive, and he’s being held prisoner by a giant beast of a dragon...
  • The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell

    The Two-Faced Queen by Nick Martell

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 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...
  • Of the Forest by Megan Derr

    Of the Forest by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A short story set in Prisoner-verse. It’s completely stand alone, though if you are not familiar with Kria & Salhara it might be a teensy bit confusing.The story of a Salharan Prisoner in a small, remote Krian village, and how he learns to overcome the terrible stigma placed upon him by his countrymen...
  • 악녀의 남주님 6 by Haron Lee

    악녀의 남주님 6 by Haron Lee

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    어느 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

    악녀의 남주님 5 by Haron Lee, R.su

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    어느 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 Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Do 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...
  • Blood of an Exile by Brian Naslund

    Blood of an Exile by Brian Naslund

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Bershad stands apart from the world, the most legendary dragonslayer in history, both revered and reviled.Once, he was Lord Silas Bershad, but after a disastrous failure on the battlefield he was stripped of his titles and sentenced to one violent, perilous hunt after another...
  • Pretender to the Crown by Melissa McShane

    Pretender to the Crown by Melissa McShane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Willow North is a thief, and despite her secret magical talent for sensing worked metal, she has never wanted to be anything else. But when her former fiancé appears on her doorstep with the eight-year-old King of Tremontane in tow, she is drawn into the political conflict surrounding the boy King's ascension...
  • Broken Lords by A.F. Dery

    Broken Lords by A.F. Dery

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Answering 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...
  • Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord

    Fortune's Fool by Angela Boord

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A 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..
  • An Incarnation of Shadow and Light by S.A. Christianson

    An Incarnation of Shadow and Light by S.A. Christianson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four magicians abuse their magic to gain power in a corrupt Victorian inspired world.In the Kingdom of Verchiél only a handful of people known as Incarnate can use magic. Equally feared and respected, they are revered as saints and indulged like gods. But the sudden deaths of Verchiél’s rulers unleashes a power struggle between four Incarnate, each seeking power to fulfil their own desires...
  • The Magician's Apprentice by J.A. Jaken

    The Magician's Apprentice by J.A. Jaken

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Jander Teregnan has never wanted anything more than to become a mage—to serve his king and defend his country as he explores his natural talent at commanding the strange force known as magic. Of course every apprentice needs a master, which comes with its own set of challenges..
  • The Traitor Queen by Trudi Canavan

    The Traitor Queen by Trudi Canavan

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Discover the magic of Trudi Canavan with her brand new novel in the Traitor Spy trilogy... Events are building to a climax in Sachaka as Lorkin returns from his exile with the Traitor rebels. The Traitor Queen has given Lorkin the huge task of brokering an alliance between his people and the Traitors...
  • 悪女の恋人は主人公様 by Haron Lee, R.su

    悪女の恋人は主人公様 by Haron Lee, R.su

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
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