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  • Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb

    Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning...
  • LastRock by Phil Tucker

    LastRock by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Scorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen...
  • City Ascendant by Christopher Mitchell

    City Ascendant by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Reign of Terror begins...Rescued from a desert wasteland where he had been stranded for four thousand years, the Tenth Ascendant sits upon the throne of the City - his powers subduing the immortal gods and demigods who once ruled.Across the Straits in Jezra, Emily, Van and Kelsey Holdfast rally the last forces of resistance to the Ascendant's rule...
  • Dragon Eyre Ashfall by Christopher Mitchell

    Dragon Eyre Ashfall by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The battle had been won – but the war is far from over.The Realm of Ulna has been liberated, and Blackrose sits upon her throne once again. Victory over the Banner forces has secured her rule, but opposition to Maddie, her foreign rider, continues to grow. With Unk Tannic agents infiltrating every corner of Dragon Eyre society, Maddie’s position is more fragile than she thinks...
  • Blackflame by Will Wight

    Blackflame by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Lindon has a year left. When his time runs out, he’ll have to fight an opponent that no one believes he can beat. Unless he learns sacred arts the right way, from scratch, he won’t have a chance to win…and even then, the odds are against him. In the course of their training, he and Yerin travel to the Blackflame Empire, where they fight to master an ancient power...
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    dragons  epic  heroic-fantasy  magic  male-mc  myths  paranormal  quest
  • Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan

    Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER PLANS.The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, they plan to execute two traitors (Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar) as well as force the Empress into a marriage of their own design...
  • The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    The King's Traitor by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 39 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...
  • Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown.But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin...
  • Enchanter by Terry Mancour

    Enchanter by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Minalan The Moody! Meanwhile, back at the castle . . . Minalan the Spellmonger faces the boredom of house arrest after being confined to his lands by Prince Tavard for his defiance with the Wilderlands refugees...
  • City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell

    City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For six months, the lands of the massacred Scythe tribe have lain empty and desolate; then, one crisp winter's morning, the red sky crackles and forty thousand survivors of the Lostwell Catastrophe appear, along with a dozen dragons, and one Holdfast...While King Daniel struggles to reform the City, Queen Emily dreams of recapturing the lost town of Jezra on the Western Bank...
  • Red City by Christopher Mitchell

    Red City by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Return of the God-Queen.A year and a half has passed since the capture of Montieth, the son of the God-Queen. With the Prince in jail, the City of the Aurelians has been at peace.Only one thing can disturb the tranquility of the City - the former all-powerful God-Queen...
  • Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

    Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    alternate cover for ISBN 9780006486015Fifteen years have passed since the end of the Red Ship War with the terrifying Outislanders. Since then, Fitz has wandered the world accompanied only by his wolf and Wit-partner, Nighteyes, finally settling in a tiny cottage as remote from Buckkeep and the Farseers as possible.But lately the world has come crashing in again...
  • Golden Fool by Robin Hobb

    Golden Fool by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    The acclaimed Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies established Robin Hobb as one of the most splendidly imaginative practitioners of world-class fantasy. Now, in Book 2 of her most stunning trilogy yet, Hobb continues the soul-shattering tale of FitzChivalry Farseer...
  • Journeymage by Terry Mancour

    Journeymage by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Minalan’s Summer Vacation! What does the most powerful wizard in the world do after the war is over? Despite the hordes of goblins still ready to ravage human lands, King Rard has signed a treaty with them, so Minalan is forbidden from taking advantage of their weakened state. Most would take a well-deserved rest over the summer . .
  • The Lands of Ice and Fire: Maps from King's Landing to Across the Narrow Sea by George R.R. Martin

    The Lands of Ice and Fire: Maps from King's Landing to Across the Narrow Sea by George R.R. Martin

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    George R.R. Martin’s beloved Song of Ice and Fire series, which started with A Game of Thrones, is bursting with a variety and richness of landscapes — from bitter tundra to arid wasteland and everything in between — that provide a sense of scale unrivaled in contemporary fantasy...
  • Magelord by Terry Mancour

    Magelord by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    MINALAN GETS MEDIEVAL! When you defeat the invading goblin army, get knighted on the field of battle, gifted with lands and gold, usually your happily-ever-after is . . . happy...
  • The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 36 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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    assassins  dark  epic  friendship  magic  male-mc  medieval  paranormal
  • The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING.A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions...
  • Power of Three by Jada Fisher

    Power of Three by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No matter how hard you try, sometimes you just can’t survive alone. An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. The battle has been intense, and the dragon riders have held off the Blight, but time is running out. When Yacrist succeeds in the first part of his plan, Eist must take action and prevent the world from falling into darkness. But at what cost...
  • Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan

    Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    THE SECRET IS IN THE TOWER. THE PROBLEM IS THE BEAST. THE ANSWER IS TWO THIEVES.When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer...
  • Traitor by Nicole Conway

    Traitor by Nicole Conway

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can anyone survive being lost in Luntharda? No amount of training has prepared Jaevid Broadfeather for the frontlines of battle. Now facing the true horrors of war, with Luntharda looming on the horizon, Jaevid has begun to question everything he thought about his heritage. The only thing keeping him going is his oath to protect his dragonrider brothers...
  • Avian by Nicole Conway

    Avian by Nicole Conway

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jaevid wants to pass his Avian year of training . . . but will he even survive it?What kind of power is lurking inside him? After a year of training to become a dragonrider, Jaevid Broadfeather has been sent home to rest during a three-month interlude. But when he returns to find the king drake has chosen Beckah Derrick as his new rider, Jaevid realizes something big is about to happen...
  • The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing Hadrian is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his ex-partner for one last mission...
  • Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home... Or so he believes...Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper...
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    assassins  dark  epic  family  friendship  lgbtq  magic  male-mc
  • Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    The legend continues…Regal’s treasonous attempt to usurp the Six Duchies throne from his half-brother Verity has been foiled...
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    animals  assassins  dark  dragons  epic  heroic-fantasy  magic  male-mc
  • Ahren by Torsten Weitze

    Ahren by Torsten Weitze

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The bestselling epic fantasy book series "The 13th Paladin" from Germany is finally available in english! Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads...
  • Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The final volume in the epic Riftwar Cycle.The dragons are calling...Civil war is tearing apart the Kingdom of the Isles, for the throne lies empty and rivals are converging...
  • The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy

    The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses—Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose—to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms. But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long...
  • The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The blood-thirsty, epic Traitor Son Cycle comes to its gripping conclusion in this fifth and final book.In the climax of the Traitor Son Cycle, the allied armies of the Wild and the Kingdoms of men and women must face Ash for control of the gates to the hermetical universe, and for control of their own destinies. But exhaustion, treachery and time may all prove deadlier enemies...
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    dark  dragons  epic  heroic-fantasy  magic  male-mc  medieval  myths
  • Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

    Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    Fitz is about to discover the truth about the Fool's prophecy.Having been resurected from his fatal tortures in Regal's dungeons, Fitz has once more foiled the Prince's attempts to be rid of him.Now, restored to his own body, Fitz begins the painful, slow process of learning to be a man again...
    Categorized as:
    animals  assassins  dark  dragons  epic  heroic-fantasy  lgbtq  magic
  • A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    One enemy has fallen ... a greater one remains ... now it's war The Red Knight withstood the full might of his enemy and won the day. In a victory which will be remembered through the ages, he brought disparate factions together and turned them into allies against a more powerful foe than they had ever seen. Now, he will need his allies more than ever...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  epic  heroic-fantasy  magic  male-mc  medieval  myths
  • Ghost in the Razor by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Razor by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She has hindered the malevolent plans of the sinister Grand Master Callatas, but has been unable to defeat him. Callatas has slaughtered every foe who ever challenged him, and Caina may be next. CASSANDER NILAS is a ruthless magus of the brutal Umbarian Order, and seeks to destroy the Emperor...
  • Ghost in the Seal by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Seal by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is out of time. She has risked too much for too long, and her enemies have finally closed around her. The Staff and Seal of Iramis have been found, and threaten to destroy the world with their sorcerous powers. The terrible Apotheosis of the evil Grand Master Callatas will succeed unless Caina makes one final sacrifice. Unless she makes the ultimate sacrifice..
  • Maiden of the Lux by Jada Fisher

    Maiden of the Lux by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A child of the dark is the only one who can save the light.Epoch Sol is a beacon of light in a dark world, and the Maiden of the Lux ensures the light of the sun continues to shine. When the old Maiden dies, a new one must be found...
  • Ghost in the Ashes by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Ashes by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and she has defeated both corrupt lords and mighty sorcerers. As the Padishah of Istarinmul prepares to make peace with the Emperor, the Ghosts must keep the Padishah’s ambassador safe from assassins. But when an escaped slave begs for Caina’s help, she finds dark plots stirring in the shadows...
  • Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through cunning and valor she has cast down both proud lords and mighty sorcerers. But a power darker than any she has ever faced is awakening...
  • Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar. She has defeated powerful sorcerers and corrupt lords, freed slaves and overthrown great evils. But now someone has begun slaughtering the Ghosts of the Imperial capital, and the killer is wearing her face...
  • Time Warp by Jada Fisher

    Time Warp by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say there’s no time like the present, but what if that’s not good enough? An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. The Blight appears to be on the verge of victory. With nowhere left to turn, Eist and her friends realize their only hope is to change the past...
  • Captured by Jada Fisher

    Captured by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s hard to save the world when you’re trapped in a dungeon. An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. Eist has been captured and the brindle dragons are still missing in action. When Eist’s friends are captured too, all seems lost...
  • Ghost in the Storm by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Storm by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the Emperor's elite spies and assassins. And though she remains anonymous, already legends grow around her. Whispers speak of the Ghost nightfighter who stopped the fire of the gods from consuming Rasadda, who defeated sorcerers of terrible power, who liberated slaves and threw down cruel lords.Yet now the storm is coming to claim her..
  • Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, an assassin and spy of the Emperor, and her cunning saved the city of Marsis from a brutal invasion.Now she must keep the war from becoming worse.The nobles of the Imperial city of Cyrioch plan to revolt, and assassins stalk the high lords of the Empire. Only Caina stands between the Empire and a ruinous civil war...
  • Ghost in the Forge by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Forge by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfigher, a spy and agent of the Emperor, and time and time again she has overcome mighty foes through boldness and cunning.But even her boldness might not be enough to stop the coming destruction.A secretive cabal of sorcerers has created a weapon so powerful that its wielder will have dominion over the entire world - and the weapon is for sale to the highest bidder...
  • The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg

    The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Disciples of the Draasin Lord have again been defeated, yet a traitor remains within Terndahl. The Inquisitors have come, and their presence has everyone on edge.With the help of the Keystone, Tolan has discovered the ability to shape each of the element bonds. Now that he’s passed testing to the second level at the Academy, he finally feels as if he belongs...
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    dragons  epic  friendship  magic  male-mc  medieval  myths  paranormal
  • The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller

    The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The end of the quest is at hand. RIDMARK ARBAN has sought to stop the return of the evil Frostborn. Now the malignant wizard Shadowbearer is ready to summon the Frostborn once more. Unless Ridmark stops him, Shadowbearer shall cover the world in killing ice. SHADOWBEARER has spent a hundred thousand years preparing for the end of the world, and his victory is at hand...
  • Banished by Michael Wisehart

    Banished by Michael Wisehart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ayrion is the worst assassin his people have ever seen.A mercenary who doesn't like to kill.Desperate to become the youngest warrior of his clan, Ayrion will stop at nothing to reach his goal, not even the one thing all Upakans fear:. . . Magic.However, when a fatal accident forces him to flee, Ayrion barters passage aboard the only ship willing to take one of his kind...
  • All that Glitters by Loren K. Jones

    All that Glitters by Loren K. Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the story of Stavin Kel'Aniston, a boy trained as a warrior, he serves his people as a caravan guard to obtain gold for their community. Stavin earned dragon-scale armor from the dragon on the mountain for his bravery, but the gift of the dragon comes at a price. Thieves, brigands, and ne'er-do-wells of every kind are attracted to Stavin...
  • The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb

    The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by the pirate king, Kennit. Held captive on board, Wintrow Vestrit finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as the ship slowly acquires her own bloodlust...
  • Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell

    Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds. Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least)...
  • The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater were practically strangers. Unlikely associates, this cynical thief and idealist swordsman, were just learning how to work together as a team...
  • Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan

    Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    “The blood-song rose with an unexpected tune, a warm hum mingling recognition with an impression of safety. He had a sense it was welcoming him home.” Vaelin Al Sorna, warrior of the Sixth Order, called Darkblade, called Hope Killer...
    Categorized as:
    assassins  dark  epic  heroic-fantasy  lgbtq  magic  male-mc  medieval
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