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Orbs of Wisdom by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe final installment in the Dragon Gate saga!With his mother’s life at stake and the entire world threatened by powerful dragons, the sand in the hour glass is running out for Jak Freedar. He and his allies must find the ancient Orbs of Wisdom and hope they hold the solutions to the problems plaguing humanity and the dragons before it’s too late... -
![The Primal Hunter 3 by Zogarth]()
The Primal Hunter 3 by Zogarth
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFinally, back on Earth, Jake has to adapt and evolve as his hunt continues...With a huge open planet before him, Jake has literally grown wings as he begins his conquest of the local wildlife. With his newfound freedom, he finds his true Path as a hunter. All the while trying to avoid the responsibilities of having founded the first city on the planet. Oh, and bird friends... -
![The Land: Predators by Aleron Kong]()
The Land: Predators by Aleron Kong
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWelcome to Long Awaited seventh novel of the Best Selling LitRPG Saga, Chaos Seeds, by Aleron Kong.A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the wonder of Ready Player One and the adventure of Game of Thrones#1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in Cyberpunk || #1 in Video Game Fantasy In The Land:Predators, the Mist Village has harnessed its power... -
![Lord of the Mysteries Volume 3 by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving]()
Lord of the Mysteries Volume 3 by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons,... -
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![Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny]()
Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor centuries, wizard kings have ruled the world from their elite sky cities, battling each other to add to their wealth and power, while using normal human beings as pawns. Those without magic struggle to feed their families and live in constant fear of bringing down the wrath of their tyrannical masters.Something must change... -
![Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson]()
Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRys awakes to the smell of blood and nearly two thousand years of dust. Maybe he overslept a little too long. Once, he was a great champion and general in the demonic empire that ruled the world. Now, he's been erased from history.He'll need to remind the world of the price of forgetfulness.Now is the time to build his own empire, as the ancient powers of his time are long gone... -
![Doom Forge by James A. Hunter]()
Doom Forge by James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFebruary, 2043 Jack and the crew of the Crimson Alliance have finally made it back from the Realm of Order, but the threat to Eldgard is deadlier than ever. Vogthar incursions are increasing, dungeons falling in droves, towns and cities ravaged by Darklings—Players and NPCs who have willingly sided with the Dark Overmind Thanatos...Categorized as:
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![The Notorious Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Notorious Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe now notorious outlaws Scarlett and Browne are back in their second death-defying adventure—and this time it’s not just their own lives on the line. . . .Albert and Scarlett are a formidable pair. With his ability to read minds, and her way with a weapon, no bank can keep them out and no jail can keep them in. But their notoriety may have spread a bit too far...Categorized as:
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![Monsters and Legends by Ivan Kal]()
Monsters and Legends by Ivan Kal
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe world has ended, and those worthy of it have received the chance for a new life in a new reality.Zach grew in power and thrived in the post-Framework world. He became a respected leader, a shining example of what it meant to be good. But as the world ended, he had only one thought: to punish the monster that had killed the world long before the Framework ended it... -
![A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSilver is a beautiful liar.She's human.And a fierce killer of fae.She marks her kills on a silver vambrace so everyone can see her savagery and stay away. As long as she keeps protecting downtrodden humans from monstrous fae-folk, and hiding the true reason for wearing magic-cutting silver, her loneliness is of no consequence...Categorized as:
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![Rewind by James T. Callum]()
Rewind by James T. Callum
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Pyresouls released, it was a brutal new virtual reality game with a twist: be the first to beat the game and win billions of dollars. But after the Burgon Beast couldn’t be defeated, Pyresouls turned very real and unleashed an apocalypse of undead, monsters, and a System of levels and stats onto the world...Categorized as:
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![Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron]()
Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreedom has come at a price.Stranded on the coast of an uncharted land, Ryl will be tested as the world outside the Palisades proves darker than within.With little to no direction save the cryptic information from a mysterious stranger, Ryl must rely on his new-found skills and place his trust in his new companion. Together they forge onward into the barren wastes of the Outlands... -
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Twig by Wildbow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1921, and a little over a century has passed since a great mind unraveled the underpinnings of life itself. Every week, it seems, the papers announce great advances, solving the riddle of immortality, successfully reviving the dead, the cloning of living beings, or blending of two animals into one... -
![War Master's Gate by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
War Master's Gate by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRelentlessly advancing towards Collegium, the Empire is again seeking to break down its walls. The mighty imperial armies have learnt from their failures, and Empress Seda will brook no weakness in her soldiers. However, Stenwold Maker has earned his title, and the War Master has strategies to save his city... -
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![Factotum by D.M. Cornish]()
Factotum by D.M. Cornish
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRossamund Bookchild stands accused of not truly being a human at all, but of being a monster. Even the protection of Europe, the Branden Rose-the most feared and renowned monster-hunter in all the Half-Continent-might not be enough to save him. Powerful forces move against them both, intent on capturing Rossamund- whose existence some believe may hold the secret to perpetual youth...Categorized as:
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![The Rising by Ian Tregillis]()
The Rising by Ian Tregillis
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second book in the Alchemy Wars trilogy by Ian Tregillis, an epic tale of liberation and war. Jax, a rogue Clakker, has wreaked havoc upon the Clockmakers' Guild by destroying the Grand Forge. Reborn in the flames, he must begin his life as a free Clakker, but liberation proves its own burden...Categorized as:
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![Crimson Alliance by James A. Hunter]()
Crimson Alliance by James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOctober, 2042Three days ago, Jack Mitchel saved his life. By dying.He dodged a world-ending bullet-in the form of an extinction-level asteroid cannonballing toward Earth-by successfully uploading his mind into the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Unfortunately, he's also stumbled headlong into a secret conspiracy that will transform V.G.O...Categorized as:
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![Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren]()
Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratings[Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds. The empire of humanity to the west, and the wild wastes to the east...Categorized as:
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![Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Empire stands victorious over its enemies at last. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda now faces the truth of what she has cost the world in order to win the war. The Seal has been shattered, and the Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, voraciously consuming everything its questing tendrils touch... -
![Dead Man's Tide by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter]()
Dead Man's Tide by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViridian Gate Online is more than just a game… and now, it's Alan Campbell’s whole world. Recently deceased and squishy as hell, Alan, a newly minted Illusionist, is forced to flee for his life. He needs time to deal with his loss, both in-game and IRL, but first he’ll have to escape his crazy ex, the treacherous Firebrand, Thalia Daceran...Categorized as:
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![Inquisitor's Foil by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter]()
Inquisitor's Foil by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a part-time Imperial hero, full-time thief. Lucky for him, she's not that kind of Inquisitor.Illusionist and novice spy Alan Campbell just got out of one relationship only to have another woman walk into his life: the Lady Camilla Favonius of the Imperial Inquisition. He's close to broke and left without orders. She wears plate armor in the field and around her heart...Categorized as:
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![Secrets in the Mist by Morgan L. Busse]()
Secrets in the Mist by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s lurking in the Mist is the least of their worries… In a world where humanity lives in the sky to escape a deadly mist below, Cass’s only goal is survival. That is, until she finds a job on the airship Daedalus as a diver. Now she explores ruined cities, looking for treasure and people’s lost heirlooms until a young man hires her to find the impossible: a way to eradicate the Mist... -
![Warsinger by James Osiris Baldwin]()
Warsinger by James Osiris Baldwin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn ancient kingdom falls to tyranny. A dark empire rises in its place, while the old gods stir...After kicking an unholy amount of undead ass, Hector and his dragon have new goal: to revive the war-torn province of Myzsno, preferably before their nemesis arrives with his army and a legion of Drachan, demonic dragons that would make even H.P Lovecraft scream in terror... -
![The Broken God by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan]()
The Broken God by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark gods and dangerous magic clash in this third book of Gareth Hanrahan's acclaimed epic fantasy series, The Black Iron Legacy. Enter a city of dragons and darkness... The Godswar has come to Guerdon, dividing the city between three occupying powers. A fragile armistice holds back the gods, but other dangerous forces seek to exert their influence... -
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![Ghosts of the Erlyn by C.J. Aaron]()
Ghosts of the Erlyn by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAwakened. Enlightened. The Harvest fast approaches.Ryl and his companions hasten for the annual ceremony, determined to set in motion an event certain to rock Damaris to its core. Only days remain with many miles to navigate.Armed with new knowledge and plagued by lingering doubts, the path forward has proven more complicated than anticipated. The reality and the truth are far more convoluted... -
![Broken Sky: #03 by Chris Wooding]()
Broken Sky: #03 by Chris Wooding
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKia and Ryushi are trapped in a realm beyond their comprehension. All they can rely on is their courage and trust in one another. As danger mounts they must stay strong, for in their young hands lies the fate of the world...Categorized as:
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![Firebrand by J.D. Astra, James A. Hunter]()
Firebrand by J.D. Astra, James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew worlds get new kings, and that’s exactly what Abby thinks she’s found in her boss’ hacked code. With a cataclysmic asteroid careening toward Earth, the VRMMORPG project Viridian Gate Online has become more than just a game, and Abby thinks her boss, Robert Osmark, wants to be more than just its founding father...Categorized as:
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![Nomad Soul by D.J. Bodden, James A. Hunter]()
Nomad Soul by D.J. Bodden, James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you had to choose between your life and your dreams, would you ever wake up? Alan Campbell thought he’d gotten his dream job working on a revolutionary VRMMORPG with Osmark Technologies, until the project was canceled...Categorized as:
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![A Question of Honor by Lindsay Buroker]()
A Question of Honor by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith less than six months until his entrance exams for the famed Nurian warrior-mage academy, Yanko is sent to his uncle’s salt mine for “hardening,” as his father calls it. He expects endless days of physical labor; what he doesn’t expect is to have to choose one of the mine’s prisoners as a sparring partner... -
![Heretic Spellblade by K.D. Robertson]()
Heretic Spellblade by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore the demons invaded, Nathan had everything he ever wanted. Women, power, magical talent, wealth, a fortress full of loyal soldiers.Now, a beautiful demonic general offers him a choice: die; or start a new life with her in the past and rewrite history. Nathan accepts and is sent back in time to before the end of the world began.Everything Nathan earned in his original life is gone... -
![Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft]()
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of airships and steam engines, of unusual animals and mysterious machines...Categorized as:
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![The Seven by Peter Newman]()
The Seven by Peter Newman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears have passed since the Vagrant journeyed to the Shining City, Vesper in arm and Gamma’s sword in hand.Since then the world has changed. Vesper, following the footsteps of her father, journeyed to the breach and closed the tear between worlds, protecting the last of humanity, but also trapping the infernal horde and all those that fell to its corruptions: willing or otherwise...Categorized as:
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![Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron]()
Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCursed from birth. Forced into slavery. It's time to fight back.The blood of the Ancients is the most coveted ingredient in all of Damaris. The fabled elixir made from it grants those who drink it life that extends far beyond natural means.There is no higher honor in the kingdom then being granted the privilege of bidding for it... -
![Rogue Dungeon by James A. Hunter, Eden Hudson]()
Rogue Dungeon by James A. Hunter, Eden Hudson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRoark von Graf-hedge mage and lesser noble of Traisbin-is one of only a handful of Freedom fighters left, and he knows the Resistance's days are numbered. Unless they do something drastic..Categorized as:
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![The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan]()
The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor hundreds of years, the Ironship Trading Syndicate was fuelled by drake blood–and protected by the Blood-blessed, those few who could drink it and wield fearsome powers. But now the very thing that sustained the corporate world threatens to destroy it.A drake of unimaginable power has risen, and it commands an army of both beasts and men... -
![Perdido Street Station: Tome 2 by China Miéville]()
Perdido Street Station: Tome 2 by China Miéville
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLors de ses recherches pour l'homme-oiseau, Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin a libéré des monstres volants, les Gorgones, sur Nouvelle-Crobuzon. Le gouvernement est vite dépassé par les événements et en appelle à la Fileuse, une araignée géante vivant sur plusieurs plans de réalité, pour l'aider à endiguer le péril... -
![Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers]()
Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhile their whole world is changing around them, four dark elves struggle against different enemies. Yet their paths will lead them all to the most terrifying discovery in the long history of the drow, and set them on a quest to save not only Menzoberranzan but the entire dark elf race from Dissolution.The War of the Spider Queen begins here... -
![The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan]()
The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSurvival is the only currency...For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood--and the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed--to fuel and protect its empire. But when the drake blood lines began to fail, a perilous expedition was mounted to secure them... -
![The Rebels of Gold by Elise Kova]()
The Rebels of Gold by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA new rebellion rises from the still-smoldering remnants of the five guilds of Loom to stand against Dragon tyranny. Meanwhile, on Nova, those same Dragons fight amongst themselves, as age-old power struggles shift the political landscape in fateful and unexpected ways... -
![Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson]()
Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn instant New York Times bestseller with three starred reviews—now under development as a feature film franchise!Plummet into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must battle colossal monstrosities and claw his way to the top in this fast-paced, breakout sensation from YA fantasy author Marc J Gregson... -
![The Fallen City by Jakob Tanner]()
The Fallen City by Jakob Tanner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe real world is gone…Now Clay’s digital home is under threat.An army of powerful NPCs is on the approach, a whole nation determined to enslave the players from Earth.Clay has been given the one rare quest that might be able to stop them. He has four days to complete the task.His second chance is on the line.There won’t be a third... -
![The High House by James Stoddard]()
The High House by James Stoddard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvenmere, the High House, a Victorian mansion of infinite size, is the mechanism that runs the universe; the lamps must be lit or the stars fail; the clocks must be wound lest Time cease; the Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved or Existence crumbles... -
![Ironfoot by Dave Duncan]()
Ironfoot by Dave Duncan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMedieval magic, murder, and mayhem!It is 1164, and for a hundred years England has been ruled by the Normans. A young Saxon boy named Durwin, crippled by a childhood accident, had caught the eye of a Norman sage teaching at a rural school of magic. Realizing that the boy had promise, Durwin was made stable boy, and eventually allowed to attend classes...Categorized as:
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![Moonbreaker by Simon R. Green]()
Moonbreaker by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRide shotgun with a “James Bond–of-the-supernatural”* as the Secret Histories Novels take you careering through an alternate London where around every corner a new kind of danger awaits....My name is Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond, the very secret agent. And I am a dead man walking.I’ve been poisoned by Dr. DOA. There is no cure, no treatment, no chance of a last-minute miracle...Categorized as:
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![The Desert and the Blade by S.M. Stirling]()
The Desert and the Blade by S.M. Stirling
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn his novels of the Change, New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling presents “a devastated, mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as post-apocalyptic SF...Categorized as:
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![The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis]()
The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSomeone is killing Britain's warlocks.Twenty-two years after the Second World War, a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Great Britain and the USSR. For decades, the warlocks have been all that stand between the British Empire and the Soviet Union-- a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel...Categorized as:
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![From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes]()
From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Corpse Queen Comes.Eskara has lost everything. The War Eternal has cost her everything she loves, and the Iron Legion has taken the rest. Yet there is something that is still hers, something that kept her warm during her time in the Pit. Anger and a lust for vengeance. First on the list of those who must pay, the Emperor of Terrelan... -
![Blackwing by Ed McDonald]()
Blackwing by Ed McDonald
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer's legacy...Categorized as:
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![The Dragons of Nova by Elise Kova]()
The Dragons of Nova by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCvareh returns home to his sky world of Nova with the genius crafter Arianna as his temperamental guest. The mercurial inventor possesses all the Xin family needs to turn the tides of a centuries-old power struggle, but the secrets she harbors must be earned with trust -- hard to come by for Ari, especially when it comes to Dragons... -
![Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis]()
Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings12 May 1940. Westminster, London, England: the early days of World War II.Again.Raybould Marsh, one of "our" Britain's best spies, has travelled to another Earth in a desperate attempt to save at least one timeline from the Cthulhu-like monsters who have been observing our species from space and have already destroyed Marsh's timeline...Categorized as:
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