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  • Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

    Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 96 ratings
    Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people ― but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture...
  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 97 ratings
    Kingdoms will collide.The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't...
  • Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 98 ratings
    Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past…She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her...
  • A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 107 ratings
    FEYRE WILL BRING VENGEANCE.She has left the Night Court - and her High Lord - and is playing a deadly game of deceit. In the Spring Court, Tamlin is making deals with the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees, and Feyre is determined to uncover his plans. But to do so she must weave a web of lies, and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well...
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    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  lgbtq  magic  royalty  war
  • Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 102 ratings
    Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world...
  • The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

    The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    The final chapter in the Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.Daevabad has fallen.After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people...
  • The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed—Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea, Queen of the Fells, to a life without love.Now, once again, the Queendom of the Fells seems likely to shatter apart. For young queen Raisa ana’Marianna, maintaining peace even within her own castle walls is nearly impossible; tension between wizards and Clan has reached a fevered pitch...
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    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Iron Flame (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros, Khaya Fraites

    Iron Flame (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros, Khaya Fraites

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  paranormal  friendship  epic  romance  audiobook  fantasy
  • The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

    The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 58 ratings
    Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS.Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there...
    Categorized as:
    epic  female-mc  friendship  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 101 ratings
    "A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown...
  • Upheaval by Auryn Hadley

    Upheaval by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    VICTORY IS AT HAND! ALL THEY NEED IS A MIRACLE…The evil Emperor is in our heroine’s sights—all she needs now is a military and cultural miracle...
  • Dissent by Auryn Hadley

    Dissent by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    HER MIND IS MORPHING BY THE MINUTE…PREPARE TO HAVE YOURS BLOWN! Cancel your lunch and dinner dates, and clear out your inbox at work before picking up DISSENT, the SEVENTH installment of the action-packed sci-fi fantasy series, Rise Of The Iliri! Because this is the truth: This epic series, spellbinding from the first, only becomes more powerfully enthralling with each adventure...
  • Inseparable by Auryn Hadley

    Inseparable by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    DISASTER! THE BLACK BLADES DISBANDED, AN ALLIANCE IN TURMOIL... The intersecting worlds of the iliri, grauori, and men collide when an alliance is declared, and the humans renege. In the midst of offering an olive branch to other races, they seem secretly hellbent on destroying them all—and they begin by putting Sal on trial and disbanding the Black Blades...
  • Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

    Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars Duology.The Demon King...
    Categorized as:
    epic  friendship  lgbtq  magic  multi-pov  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making, conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Queen’s Thief series, by Megan Whalen Turner. This beloved and award-winning series began with the acclaimed novel The Thief...
    Categorized as:
    epic  friendship  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  sword-sorcery  war
  • Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    HISTORY DECREES SHE MUST DIE—OR LOSE HER MIND The world has waited a long time for the Kaisae—Salryc Luxx, leader of the iliri and commander of the allied forces. Kaisaes before her have died or gone mad. But now that they are so close to finally winning the war and finding peace for her species, either option is unthinkable! She's still needed...
  • The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Tenacity by Auryn Hadley

    Tenacity by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    WAR, HEARTBREAK, MORE WAR…AND A NEW FRIENDIn the fifth epic of the Rise of the Iliri, Auryn Hadley interjects a compelling sci-fi action fantasy with a heart-warming tale of everyday community and the heart-wrenching reality of war—and the loss it mandates...
  • Risen by Auryn Hadley

    Risen by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness. All she has left is desperation—and blind trust. But she's not alone. She never has been...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  epic  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  military  paranormal  polyamory
  • Defiance by Auryn Hadley

    Defiance by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    HER ONLY CHOICE IS TO CHANGE HER WORLD… Salryc Luxx has come a long way in just four years, from slave to conscript, to elite Black Blade assassin, rising rapidly as her extraordinary abilities are revealed...
  • Resilience by Auryn Hadley

    Resilience by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    THE FINAL SHOWDOWN IS NEAR…BUT WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY?Auryn Hadley’s sixth action-adventure in The Rise of the Iliri fantasy series asks how far mankind will go to protect their pride. Because it seems they’ll guard it at the expense of all else...
  • How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood

    How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What’s Devan to do when Serenity claims him as her lover? Run.What’s Tan to do when Serenity claims Devan as her lover? Start a revolution.All’s fair in love and war...
  • Overtaken by K.F. Breene

    Overtaken by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Reunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her.For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But if Xandre thought she would be a docile prisoner, he was sadly mistaken...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  magic  military  multi-pov  paranormal  war
  • Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The Hunter was not trained to admit defeat.With the title of Chosen secured, Shanti and Cayan must look to the next steps in ripping back their freedom from the most deadly tyrant in the land. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with an agenda.Without mental power to defend themselves, the Westwood Lands are trapped within their own walls...
  • The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mave Lorren has had many titles. Slave, gladiator, mercenary, warrior, rebel, enemy of the Empire, and her most treasured, Champion of King Alchan.Now she had one more.Avatar.A new title, new powers, and a terrible burden that only Mave can carry.She is the most powerful Andinna of all time. War, death, and darkness are her domain...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  epic  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  military  multi-pov  paranormal
  • The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas

    The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s most feared killer for hire. When the quiet is shattered by forces who want to destroy the Silent Assassins, Celaena must find a way to stop them, or she’ll be lucky to leave the desert alive...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own...
  • Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A Song of Love won her heart.A Song of Darkness haunted her soul.A Song in the Dance would seal her fate.Seers had long foreseen an extraordinary destiny for Ellysetta Baristani. Already she had won the heart of the Fey King—the magnificent Rain, ever her ally, eternally her love. She had saved the offspring of the magical tairen and fought beside her legendary mate against the armies of Eld...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  fated-mates  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Instinctual by Auryn Hadley

    Instinctual by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    EVERY MAN WANTS HER. MANY WANT TO KILL HER.Good luck to them….In the second beautifully-crafted paranormal romance of this reverse harem epic fantasy series, author Auryn Hadley explores Sal’s gently-morphing relationship to the Black Blades—her comarades-in-arms and lovers (although very little is gentle about their mating)...
  • In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

    In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire, to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

    Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    When gunslinging Amani Al'Hiza escaped her dead-end town, she never imagined she'd join a revolution, let alone lead one. But after the bloodthirsty Sultan of Miraji imprisoned the Rebel Prince Ahmed in the mythical city of Eremot, she doesn't have a choice...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Rebels, royals, and monsters wage war over the Mytican throne in the shocking fourth book of the Falling Kingdoms series, from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes...
  • Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

    Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Rebel by chance. Traitor by choice.Gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she’s fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne...
  • Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Magic, romance and adventure collide in WANDFASTED, the irresistible ebook prequel to THE BLACK WITCH Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at the illustrious Verpax University, Erthia was rent asunder during the devastating Realm War. When Tessla Harrow is driven from her home by the fighting, she discovers a depth of power she never knew she had..
  • Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever...
  • By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey

    By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother’s untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments—training horses and hunting...
  • The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    She's been the victim and the survivor…Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

    The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The champion must not waver.The champion must not fear.The gate of darkness closes.Elisa is a fugitive.Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. Her country is on the brink of civil war, with her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight...
  • Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

    Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Fans of Susan Dennard's Witchlands series have fallen in love with the Bloodwitch Aeduan. And now, finally, comes his story.High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets...
  • Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly

    Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Once a lost and confused princess, Serafina is now a confident leader of the Black Fin Resistance (BFR). While she works on sabotaging her enemy and enlisting allies for battle, her friends face challenges of their own. Ling is in the hold of Rafe Mfeme's giant trawler, on her way to a prison camp...
  • King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

    King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    King of Sword and Sky is the third book in the epic romantic adventure that combines sweeping fantasy with breathtaking paranormal romance. USA Today and New York Times bestseller C. L...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  fated-mates  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She feared the dark visions and the magic within her. And she dreamed of the miraculous love that could save her.Like an enchanted fairy tale prince he stepped from the sky to claim her—the Fey King, her destiny, her one and true love.But behind the mesmerizing beauty of Rain’s violet eyes Ellysetta saw the passionate hunger of the beast . .
  • Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two lovers, two hearts, one soul.Only joined can they be truly complete.Only joined can they survive the darkness.The Fey King Rain and his truemate Ellysetta share a passionate love unrivaled in the history of their world—and a forbidden power that made them outcasts from the Fading Lands...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  fated-mates  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson

    The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape . . . and even less of being together.Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komisar that she has a magical gift, and the Komisar's interest in Lia is greater than either Kaden or Lia foresaw...
  • Court Duel by Sherwood Smith

    Court Duel by Sherwood Smith

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The evil king is dead, the war is over, and Meliara -- barefoot countess and reluctant heroine -- has been swept up into a different kind of battle in the dance halls and drawing rooms of the royal palace. Physical warfare is easy compared to the genteel skirmishes of the royal court...
  • Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen

    Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PASTLydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides...
  • The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In Eileanan, victory has finally been won, and those of faery kind--from the mighty dragons to the mysterious nyx--have sworn their friendship and aid. Only the sea-dwelling Fairgean have refused to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all who dwell upon the land...
  • BloodLust by Auryn Hadley

    BloodLust by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It’s a treacherous road to belonging—and once you find it, you could lose everything.In an exotic world caught in the throes of a seemingly endless war, a nation of terrorists under the thumb of an evil Emperor has set out to systematically destroy every race but their own. And they’re just about to succeed...
  • The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

    The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate.Elisa is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as the country's ruler should be secure. But it isn't.Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from both foreign realms and within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one has not yet been fulfilled...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  female-mc  friendship  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Dreamtrails by Isobelle Carmody

    The Dreamtrails by Isobelle Carmody

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The adventure continues with acclaimed fantasy author Isobelle Carmody's The Dreamtrails, an omnibus edition of books five and six in the dystopian fantasy the Obernewtyn Chronicles--"Wavesong" and "The Stone Key!" Captured, Elspeth Gordie is drawn deep into the heart of her enemies. Once there, she meets unusual allies and uncovers a devastating plot brewing in their ranks...
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