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  • Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

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

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    "A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma...
  • Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

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

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    The world on the other side of the   Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies.  Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy...
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  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 39 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...
  • Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

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

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 52 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 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
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 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: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 45 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...
  • 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 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...
  • 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...
  • 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 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...
  • The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

    The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven...
  • 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...
  • Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens

    Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The dazzling epic of The Banned and the Banished has established James Clemens as an exciting new voice in fantasy fiction. Now his remarkable skills reach their peak with Wit’ch Gate, as one girl remains her realm’s only hope against the forces of darkness . .
  • 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...
  • Birthright by Elizabeth Knight

    Birthright by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    Cassarah, the firstborn child of a baron, is finally ready to be presented at the royal court. Every step of the way, her mother has been planning out each detail of her life—who she's going to marry, how she's going to dress, and even what she's allowed to say. But Cassarah’s ability to quietly submit to her mother has come to an end...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Heaven's Net is Wide by Lian Hearn

    Heaven's Net is Wide by Lian Hearn

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The new beginning-and the grand finale-to the beloved Tales of the Otori series. Heaven's Net Is Wide is the new first volume of the now complete Tales of the Otori- prequel to Across the Nightingale Floor, the book that first introduced Hearn's mythical, medieval Japanese 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...
  • Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 46 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...
  • 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...
  • Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 45 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...
  • The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Mourn me but briefly. Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life. Now let me go.With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders.While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead...
  • 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...
  • Hunted by Brian K. Fuller

    Hunted by Brian K. Fuller

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Book 3 of 4: Gen’s secret is out. The caravan is in shambles. The Chalaine is wed to the Ha’Ulrich and pregnant with the Holy Child. Dangers abound, the Uyumaak threatening to overtake and destroy the Chalaine and her companions as they desperately try to escape the Shroud Lake Shard...
  • The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens...
  • Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

    Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 55 ratings
    In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard. The youth Takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace...
  • The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 42 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...
  • A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small

    A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    My dear reader-- Five years have now passed since the Winter War between the Outlands and Hetar. But Gaius Prospero has not given up his scheme to become emperor, and unexpected tragedy causes Lara to once again heed the pull of her destiny. Finding herself across the sea in a secret new world known as Terah, she discovers that her magical abilities grow greater with each passing day...
  • Lonely is the Knight by Cynthia Luhrs

    Lonely is the Knight by Cynthia Luhrs

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Travel through time... Both sisters lost to the mists of time. Check. Attempted murder. Check. Actually traveling through time to medieval England? Triple check. Beware ghosts trying to help… Charlotte Merriweather didn’t plan to steal the gorgeous low-slung sports car but in her defense it was just sitting there running, with the door open, beckoning her...
  • Laurel: By Camelot's Blood by Sarah Zettel

    Laurel: By Camelot's Blood by Sarah Zettel

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A powerful queen and an Arthurian knight risk their lives and love for their kingdoms in this romantic fantasy from an award-winning author.   Romance and Arthurian legend combine in this epic series featuring the women of Camelot...
  • Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    "Prince of Dogs" returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Count's heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city...
  • The First Gwenevere by Jesikah Sundin, Claire Luana

    The First Gwenevere by Jesikah Sundin, Claire Luana

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The First Gwenevere . . . a Celtic Arthurian Legend Reverse Harem Fantasy tale of betrayal and fated love. A fated white faerie. A dark war for power. An otherworldly relic that can raise the dead. Anger and disappointment burn within Fionna Allán following the Grail Quest. Her family still remain captives of a rival clann, and King Arthur Pendragon’s kingdom continues to wither and die...
  • The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

    The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 75 ratings
    Jacquetta of Luxembourg is left a wealthy young widow when her husband, the Duke of Bedford, dies. Her only friend in the great household is Richard Woodville, the Duke’s squire, and it is not long before the two become lovers and marry in secret.The Woodvilles return to the Lancaster court, where Jacquetta becomes close friends with young King Henry VI’s new queen...
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  • Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Dragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al...
  • 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...
  • Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn

    Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 45 ratings
    Praised for its epic scope and descriptive detail, Across the Nightingale Floor , the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, was an international bestseller and critical success, named by the London Times as "the most compelling novel to have been published this year...
  • 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...
  • Journey in Time by Chris Karlsen

    Journey in Time by Chris Karlsen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    London attorney, Shakira Constantine finally agrees to spend the day with her handsome client, Alex Lancaster. While riding in the countryside, the couple finds themselves caught in a time warp and transported back to the 14th century- and an England preparing for war. Everyone believes Alex is the Baron Guy Guisard, a baron who died in the upcoming battle...
  • Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott

    Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the wake of the cataclysm many new alliances are forming even as old ones dissolve. As Sanglant struggles to legitimize his own leadership, the Aoi are carrying out random attacks-while implicating him as their leader. Stronghand has begun a march of conquest into the heart of Sanglant's realm. Adelheid and Antonia have made an unholy alliance...
  • 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...
  • Heart of the Flame by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian

    Heart of the Flame by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Six months in an enemy’s dungeon might have broken a weaker man, but the former Templar knight Kenrick of Clairmont has emerged from imprisonment with an unyielding determination, consumed by a single, daunting quest: to find the Dragon Chalice, a mystical treasure said to grant its bearer unlimited power. It is a dangerous chase, one that pits Kenrick against foes skilled in dark, deadly arts...
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