Books like 'Ashari: Song of the Rising Dragon'

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  • The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 46 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 Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 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...
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  • 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...
  • 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 Tales. Skilgannon 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
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    The Shepherd King Series, Set of 2 Books. One Dark Window, Two Twisted Crowns.
  • 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.
  • Luvin’ An Atlanta Boss by Unique.

    Luvin’ An Atlanta Boss by Unique.

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After being convinced to relocate to Atlanta with her child’s father, Nitoya finds herself in nothing but a bunch of mess and betrayed beyond belief. To make matters worse, she rear ends someone one rainy night and goes into preterm labor. But that night will change her life in more than one way and Nitoya will never be the same...
    Categorized as:
    found-family  urban  fantasy  length-short
  • Endeavor by K.M. Shea

    Endeavor by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Things have changed. Only a few weeks have passed since Britt’s facade as King Arthur was revealed, outing her as a woman. Though her relationship with her knights is strained and precarious, it’s starting to regrow. But the peace of Camelot is now threatened from both the outside and in. When the first tournament of Britt’s reign is announced, Lancelot makes his move...
  • Tuyo by Rachel Neumeier

    Tuyo by Rachel Neumeier

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Raised a warrior in the harsh winter country, Ryo inGara has always been willing to die for his family and his tribe. When war erupts against the summer country, the prospect of death in battle seems imminent. But when his warleader leaves Ryo as a sacrifice -- a tuyo -- to die at the hands of their enemies, he faces a fate he never imagined...
  • Her Only Choyce by B. Love

    Her Only Choyce by B. Love

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His mother named him Choyce because when it came to his father, she didn’t have one. As midnight strikes, she tries to warn Choyce of joining the family business. Dismissive of his mother’s warning, Choyce joins his family for his eighteenth birthday party, where his grandfather gives him the terms of his rite of passage...
  • Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain

    Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G’ladheon in the eighth book in Kristen Britain’s New York Times-bestselling Green Rider fantasy series. After Sacoridia’s victory over Second Empire, Karigan G’ladheon’s life as a Green Rider should have settled into an ordinary routine...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  fantasy  length-epic  audiobook
  • The Book Of Cin by H.M. Wolfe

    The Book Of Cin by H.M. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE GODS, PRAY NOW. THEIR PROTECTION ENDS HERE. At Asrai’s Academy for Orphans, Hyacinth stands at a crossroads. Torn between the safety of the only home she has ever known and leaving it all behind for a chance at a new life—for freedom...
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Shadow Glass by M. Sinclair

    Shadow Glass by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Change was inevitable. We couldn't deny that magic existed. We couldn't deny the growing feelings between all of us. So what is a girl to do? I can barely focus on the life-altering knowledge that an entire realm of magic exists, let alone my eight boyfriends. Oh and don't forget my two princes! Oh no. When did they become my princes? Just ignore that...
  • Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect (六爻) by Priest

    Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect (六爻) by Priest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Duplicate, invalid entry. To be deleted.
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 2 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 2 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side. After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside...
  • By the River by Lynn Flewelling

    By the River by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 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. One prophecy has come to pass, but another looms in the Who is this Deliverer?
  • Pearly Gates by Bonnie Solomon

    Pearly Gates by Bonnie Solomon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finalist – 2025 Readers' Favorite Awards. Finalist – 2025 American Fiction Awards. Meet Pearly Gates, the sassiest spirit guide in the afterlife—and maybe the least qualified. After dying and getting dumped by her supposedly eternal soulmate for being “emotionally unevolved,” Pearly—a former drag queen with a flair for drama—lands the worst gig in the beyond: cosmic sanitation...
  • Enchanted by K.M. Shea

    Enchanted by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    After she is successfully crowned King of Britain and vanquishes those opposed to her rule, Britt thought life would settle down and she could peacefully pretend to be the real King Arthur and search for the lost Round Table. However, her enemies aren’t cowed yet...
  • Bound by K.A. Riley

    Bound by K.A. Riley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Thrall Series continues. .. Ever since her childhood arrival in the land known as the Peaks, Soleia has been raised by a cruel couple called the Hursts—with a son who’s even crueler than they are...
  • The Antagonist's Pet, Season 1 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #1) by Harnenn, 하르넨

    The Antagonist's Pet, Season 1 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #1) by Harnenn, 하르넨

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Blessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own...
  • Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    A pirate’s home is the sea, sailing beyond the horizon with her true love. Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side. But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin...
  • Dawnstar by Renee Dugan

    Dawnstar by Renee Dugan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    A missing friend. A hunt for answers. A path to vengeance. With her Warden stolen, her hopes of an easy alliance thwarted, and her trust in her own kingdom shattered, Princess Cistine Novacek faces her greatest challenge yet: using wit and steel to bring down a wicked Chancellor and prove herself to the cabal's tentative allies in the Courts...
  • Pack Baines: North Five University by J.J. Dean

    Pack Baines: North Five University by J.J. Dean

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Welcome to North Five University, where second chances lead to bright futures. Juniper Baines is no stranger to running away. From her terrible childhood, her abusive parents, her designation, and her bleak future stuck under the thumb of a pack where love, care, and happiness didn’t exist...
  • 如珠似玉 Like Pearl and Jade by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    如珠似玉 Like Pearl and Jade by Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Many people thought that the sweet-looking second miss of the Gu Family must be a gentle, kind and soft person. Yet sometimes, the truth was in the hands of the few. This is a story of a tyrant flower in the guise of a delicate flower and a seemingly sickly but extremely long-lived and infatuated emperor...
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