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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 5 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
LAST GHOST STANDING, FIRST LOVE BLOSSOMSGhosts are converging on the cursed Mount Tonglu for a massive battle royale, the sole survivor of which may become a Ghost King, a being of unimaginable power. Xie Lian is sent to secretly infiltrate and try to prevent this–by destroying any ghosts strong enough to stand a chance... -
The House Witch 2 by Delemhach
House witch Finlay Ashowan must contend with matters of the heart, hearth, family, and kingdom in the second book of a whimsical and winning fantasy series.As a wielder of domestic magic, Finlay Ashowan likes to keep his affairs as neat and orderly as his kitchen... -
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 11 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOnce, following the tragedy of Sablier, Jack Vessalius made a valiant sacrifice to stop his best friend, Glen Baskerville, by allowing his body to anchor a set of seals by which Glen’s soul was confined... -
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Daughter of a Soldier Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJust as Myne gets her foot in the door of making paper, she collapses due to the sickness known as the devouring. She's getting better thanks to the help of those around her, but the devouring remains clouded in mystery...Categorized as:
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Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 1 Volume 2 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt has been a year since our hero was reborn into a new world in the body of Myne, a sickly little girl from a poor family. She's been doing her best to fulfill her dream of making books, but her plans have been foiled at every turn. But now Myne has a deal with Benno the merchant: With her friend Lutz's help, she will make a paper prototype that he can sell in his shop...Categorized as:
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The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels... -
Echoes by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith the root of all evil—at least in Bannen’s opinion—behind lock and key, the team is finally free to do something else with their lives. Bannen quite looks forward to living in Gargan, the new house being built, with the occasional mission to spice things up. Sure, the MISD thinks he needs therapy after everything he’s lived through in the past three years...Categorized as:
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The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhile Bannen had every intention of finding adventure, being yanked through a magical portal two continents away isn’t quite what he imagined happening. For that matter, being magically bound to a mage-in-training hadn’t ever crossed his mind. Being the first human familiar ever summoned in Corcoran? Not on his to-do list... -
The Goldsmith's Conspiracy by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTensions between the artless and magicians are flaring, but India and Matt discover someone is deliberately fuelling the flames. Relentlessly pursuing his own agenda, Lord Coyle employs the former master of the Watchmaker’s Guild to make trouble and be a thorn in India’s side... -
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 6 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Archduke Conference has come to an end, but Ehrenfest’s archducal family is still reeling from the fresh troubles it brought. As if a surprising ceremony and the Sovereign temple’s schemes weren’t unusual enough, Rozemyne manages to deliver the killing blow with a truly unexpected “My current adoption is being nullified, and the king will take me as his daughter instead...Categorized as:
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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one... -
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Royal Academy Stories - First Year by Miya Kazuki, You Shiina
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter the graduation ceremony ends and the library falls quiet once again, Solange reflects on the eventful term that has just concluded—and the many special memories she has made along the way...Categorized as:
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The Fallen Kingdom: The sweeping historical fantasy now reimagined for adult romantasy fans by Elizabeth May
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRise from the ashes. Rewrite fate. End the war. The dead don't stay buried. Not when ancient magic is involved.Aileana Kameron claws free from her grave to find the world unraveling.Tick tock. The clock's winding down.Only one relic can hold back the tide of destruction, a book hidden deep in hostile fae territory. Guarded by the Morrigan, the oldest, deadliest creature in existence... -
The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAlternate cover edition for this ASIN can be found hereThe thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's Voyage of the Basilisk . . -
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The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
She’s on borrowed time…and she has only one chance to set things right.Find life.Deep in a forest, Aileana Kameron claws her way out of the earth. Back from the dead with no memory of who she is or what has happened to her, the Falconer now possesses even greater otherworldly powers and a ruthless instinct to kill—and the one piece of knowledge that can change everything.Find Kiaran... -
Heir of Uncertain Magic by Charlie N. Holmberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsOne man is on a journey to unravel his magical lineage in the next novel of the Whimbrel House series.Thanks to house tamer Hulda Larkin, the mischief infesting Whimbrel House has calmed... -
Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Librarian turned sorcerer. Sorcerer turned hero. Hero turned puppet. The Solaris Empire found victory in the North and, at the cost of her heart and her innocence, Vhalla Yarl has earned her freedom. But the true fight is only beginning as the secret forces that have been lurking in the shadows, tugging at the strings of Vhalla’s fate, finally come to light... -
Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed.That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations... -
Take a Thief (Valdemar (Chronological) #27) by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsMercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif--a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen . Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the pickpocket. By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar... -
Audette of Brookraven by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01ED5ZQSSThe Final Chapter in The Eldentimber SeriesWhen Audette pictured her wedding day, she never imagined leaving her intended at the altar... -
From The Ashes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Charlie returns to Lichfield, she steps into chaos. The killer is still on the loose, Lady Harcourt's secret is out, Seth and Gus are gone, and Lady Vickers has come to stay. But nothing compares to the chaos inflicted on Charlie's heart by seeing Lincoln every day. Despite their frequent clashes, Lincoln and Charlie manage to work together to narrow their list of suspects... -
Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
From fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga charged with war and magic, life and love.... Two years after his parents disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his life... -
The Dark by Marianne Curley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA year after Marduke's death, the Order's revenge is about to take shape. As they gain the upper hand in their battle against the Guardians, the Order's attempts to change history bear fruit and Ethan and Isabel notice subtle changes in their daily lives as an altered past impacts on the future... -
The Child Prince by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSevana Warran, reigning prodigy Artifactor, has absolutely no desire to selflessly serve her fellow man. Bellomi Dragonmanovich, Prince of Windamere, is a twenty-one year old cursed into the body of a perpetual eight year old. In order to regain his lost throne, prince and Artifactor know that breaking the curse won't be enough. It will take a coup and more than just a little magic... -
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The Spy Master's Scheme by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith knowledge of magic becoming more widespread in London, magicians find themselves highly sought after. Consumers want to buy their wares and so seek out magicians among their acquaintance. India’s rare magic is in demand from Matt’s family, the Collector’s Club, and other magicians who want her to extend their magic.But it’s wise to be wary of the attention... -
Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 2 by Kouko Shirakawa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tale of dark magic and court intrigue in a setting inspired by historical China--anime soon!Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price... -
Pushed by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe didn't know how far she'd go--until she was pushed.Remy O'Malley was just learning to harness her uncanny healing power when she discovered the other, darker half of her bloodline. Now she lives trapped between two worlds, uneasy among her fellow Healers--and relentlessly hunted by the Protectors... -
The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 2 by Mizue Tani
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is?Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe second novel in the thrilling LADY HELEN series sees Helen following orders that could bring about betrayal and annihilation. Ages 12+Summer, 1812After the scandalous events at her presentation ball in London, Lady Helen has taken refuge at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton, where she is training to be a Reclaimer with the covert Dark Days Club... -
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince... -
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other.All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it.Camford, 1920... -
Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen by his Companion Dallen, his young life was saved, and he slowly adjusted to being well fed, educated, and treasured as a trainee in the Herald's Collegium at Haven. Singled out by the King's Own Herald, Mags would thrive in his secret training as a spy... -
Raven of the Inner Palace Vol. 1 by Kouko Shirakawa
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA tale of dark magic and court intrigue in a setting inspired by historical China--anime soon!Deep within the palace lives a mysterious woman known only as the Raven Consort. Some say she’s an old woman, others that she’s young and beautiful. But all are agreed on this: her dark arts have the power to exorcise spirits, lay fatal curses, and find what has been lost—for a price... -
The Named by Marianne Curley
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEthan lives a secret life as a Guardian of the Named. Under the guidance of Arkarian, his mentor, and with the help of Isabel, his unlikely but highly capable apprentice, Ethan has become a valued member of this other-worldly corps... -
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The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas
In a pursuit that has spanned continents, Iolanthe, Titus, and their friends have always managed to remain one step ahead of the forces of Atlantis. But now the Bane, the monstrous tyrant who bestrides the entire mage world, has issued his ultimatum: Titus must hand over Iolanthe, or watch as his entire realm is destroyed in a deadly rampage... -
The Midnight Sea by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThey are the light against the darkness. The steel against the necromancy of the Druj. And they use demons to hunt demons…. Nazafareen lives for revenge. A girl of the isolated Four-Legs Clan, all she knows about the King's elite Water Dogs is that they bind wicked creatures called daevas to protect the empire from the Undead... -
The Dark Days Pact by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSummer, 1812.After the scandalous events at her presentation ball in London, Lady Helen has taken refuge at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton, banished from her family and training as a Reclaimer with the covert Dark Days Club. She must learn to fight the dangerous energy-wielding Deceivers and prepare to face their master, the elusive Grand Deceiver... -
Brightly Burning (Valdemar (Chronological) #21) by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsHis name is Lavan Firestorm, a young man blessed—and cursed—with a special talent for firestarting. His legend has haunted the darkest corners of Valdemar, yet the truth has never been told. Here, at last, is his story... -
The Earl & the Fairy, Vol. 1 by Mizue Tani
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLydia Carlton is a fairy doctor, one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
Joust by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsTHE SECRET OF THE DRAGONSVetch was an Altan serf working the land which had once been his family's farm. Young and slight, Vetch would have died of overwork, exposure, and starvation if not for the anger which was his only real sustenance--anger that he had lost his home and family in a war of conquest waged by the dragon-riding Jousters of Tia... -
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer... -
The Imposter's Inheritance by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA sordid scandal rocks the Glass household and threatens to ruin Matt's family unless he can suppress it. But after word gets out, and a rare magical coronet is stolen, he and India find themselves scrambling to recover the heirloom and suppress the gossip before reputations are ruined... -
The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCourageous cousins are forced to do battle with magical foes in this series, collected here in a single volumeIn Sorcery & Cecelia, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable since childhood. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart... -
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 92 ratingsIn her New York Times bestselling and Morris Award-winning debut, Rachel Hartman introduces mathematical dragons in an alternative-medieval world to fantasy and science-fiction readers of all ages. Eragon -author Christopher Paolini calls them, "Some of the most interesting dragons I've read in fantasy... -
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Palace of Wishes by Helena Rookwood, Elm Vince
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA princess determined to prove her worth.A sultan hunting for lost treasure.Magic powerful enough to destroy a kingdom...Zadie survived the journey into the desert to find the Night Diamond talisman. She’s mastered the djinni of the ring and can finally use her wishes...Categorized as:
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City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Stravaganza series returns with ever-more-dangerous politics and intrigue. Sky, a new Stravagante, is whisked away from his dreary life in London to Giglia, the Talian version of Florence. Featuring favorite characters from the first two titles in the series, including Georgia and Falco, as well as a host of exciting new characters, this breathtaking adventure will not disappoint...Categorized as:
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City of Stars by Mary Hoffman
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDreaming of a city with flying horses was one thing... But coming face to face with someone she knew to be dead - that was something else again.Georgia would love nothing more than to ride horses every day and avoid her annoying stepbrother at all costs. But she could never have guessed that a tiny, antique winged horse figurine would be the key to her escape to another world and another time...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Magic by Patricia C. Wrede
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into a traveling magician’s wagon, Kim doesn’t hesitate. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London, Kim isn’t above a bit of breaking-and-entering. A hard life and lean times have schooled her in one lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But when the magician catches her in the act, Kim thinks she’s done for... -
Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNaomi Novik’s beloved series returns, with Captain Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire once again taking to the air against the broadsides of Napoleon’s forces and the friendly—and sometimes not-so-friendly—fire of British soldiers and politicians who continue to suspect them of divided loyalties, if not outright treason... -
Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsMags had been working at the Pieters’s mine, slaving in the dark, cold seams, looking for sparklies, for as long as he could remember. The children who worked the mine were orphans, kids who had been abandoned, who had lost their parents, or were generally unwanted. But Mags was different. Mags was “Bad Blood,” because his parents were bandits who had been killed in a raid by the Royal Guard...
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