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  • The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren, Jens Wawrczeck

    The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren, Jens Wawrczeck

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Brothers Lionheart (Swedish: Bröderna Lejonhjärta) is a children's fantasy novel written by Astrid Lindgren. It was published in the autumn of 1973 and has been translated into 46 languages. Many of its themes are unusually dark and heavy for the children's book genre. Disease, death, tyranny, betrayal and rebellion are some of the dark themes that permeate the story...
  • Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times...
  • The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny

    The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Across the worlds of Shadow, Corwin, prince of blood royal, heir to the throne of Amber, gathers his forces for an assault that will yield up to him the crown that is rightfully his. But, a growing darkness of his own doing threatens his plans, an evil that stretches to the heart of the perfect kingdom itself where the demonic forces of Chaos mass to annihilate Amber and all who would rule there...
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  • Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, Tim White

    Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, Tim White

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Amber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne...
  • The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay

    The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the second novel in Guy Gavriel Kay's critically acclaimed Fionavar Tapestry, five men and women from our world must play their parts in a colossal war, as the first of all worlds confronts an ancient evil...After a thousand years of imprisonment the Unraveller has broken free and frozen Fionavar in the ice of eternal winter...
  • Mattimeo by Brian Jacques

    Mattimeo by Brian Jacques

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The third addition to the beloved Redwall series takes place during the summer of the Golden Plain. Preparation for a great feast are underway at Redwall Abbey, and the young mouse Mattimeo is contributing his share of the labors...
  • Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

    Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins...
  • Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire

    Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law, and Dorothy is back. Amid chaos and war, Elphaba’s green granddaughter born at the end of "Son of a Witch", comes of age. Rain will take up her broom, and bring the series to a close...
  • The Black Company by Glen Cook

    The Black Company by Glen Cook

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead. Until the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her..
  • Bone: The Complete Edition by Jeff Smith

    Bone: The Complete Edition by Jeff Smith

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9781888963144.An American graphic novel first! The complete 1300 page epic from start to finish in one deluxe trade paperback.Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, spending a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies...
  • Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

    Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    Just because you can't explain it, doesn't mean it's a miracle.' Religion is a controversial business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods. Who come in all shapes and sizes. In such a competitive environment, there is a pressing need to make one's presence felt...
  • Jingo by Terry Pratchett

    Jingo by Terry Pratchett

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    'Neighbours... hah. People'd live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.'Throughout history, there's always been a perfectly good reason to start a war. Never more so if it is over a 'strategic' piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere...
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