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  • The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 90 ratings
    In the third volume of The Lord of the Rings trilogy the good and evil forces join battle, and we see that the triumph of good is not absolute. The Third Age of Middle-earth ends, and the age of the dominion of Men begins...
  • Ember's End by S.D. Smith

    Ember's End by S.D. Smith

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the Green Ember Series. The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond. My place beside you, my blood for yours, till the Green Ember . . . ends...
  • Ember Rising by S.D. Smith

    Ember Rising by S.D. Smith

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin’s shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind’s upright insurrection...
  • Ember Falls by S.D. Smith

    Ember Falls by S.D. Smith

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits improbably thrust into pivotal roles.The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat? My Place Beside You My Blood For Yours Till The Green..
  • The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

    The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon- Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will, and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne...
  • 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...
  • The Sixth Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    The Sixth Realm, Part 2 by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fighting in the shadows.Enemy at their backs.Will Alva's Secret be revealed?As Erik and Rugrat return to Alva they find that things have only heated up in their time away. The Adventurer's Guild moves in the shadows with Alva's support...
  • The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan

    The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone! After years as a Ranger's apprentice, Will is now the protector of his first fief...
  • The Invaders by John Flanagan

    The Invaders by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The adventure continues in the Ranger's Apprentice companion trilogy!Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen--and the Herons are to blame...
  • Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

    Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!What does it mean to earn the Silver Oakleaf? So few men have done so. For Will, a mere boy, that symbol of honor has long felt out of reach. Now, in the wake of Araluen?s uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert tribe...
  • The First by Katherine Applegate

    The First by Katherine Applegate

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world—the endling—Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hidden dairne colony. But the threat of war across the lands continues to grow with each passing day...
  • The Battle of Hackham Heath by John Flanagan

    The Battle of Hackham Heath by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    THE SAME WORLD. BRAND NEW STORIES.The peace in Araluen is under threat and newly crowned King Duncan must prepare for war. Morgarath is in hiding, recruiting an army of savage beasts known as Wargals for his next attack.Halt prepares for a seemingly impossible task – to scale the Mountains of Rain and Night to spy on the enemy and uncover their plans...
  • The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan

    The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    When a cult springs up in neighboring Clonmel, promising to quell the recent attacks by lawless marauders, people flock from all over to offer gold in exchange for protection. But Halt is all too familiar with this particular group, and he knows they have a less than charitable agenda...
  • One True King by Soman Chainani

    One True King by Soman Chainani

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters.The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy seriesWho will sit on Camelot's throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the One True King? Prepare yourself for the End of Ends . .
  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
  • The Sixth Realm, Part 1 by Michael Chatfield

    The Sixth Realm, Part 1 by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength.Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water.The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown.Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath...
  • Flamefall by Rosaria Munda

    Flamefall by Rosaria Munda

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Revolutionary flames ignite around Annie, Lee, and a brand new POV character in the second book of the Fireborne trilogy.After fleeing the revolution and settling into the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the Dragonlords are eager to punish their usurpers--and reclaim their city. Their first order of business was destroying the Callipolan food supply. Now they're coming for the Dragonriders...
  • The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

    The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    They have always scared him in the past — the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice. What he doesn't yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom...
  • Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Each culture has its own myths and legends, but only one is shared, and it is feared by all. With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted readers with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save mankind...
  • The Inquisition by Taran Matharu

    The Inquisition by Taran Matharu

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A year has passed since the Tournament.Fletcher and Ignatius have been locked away in Pelt’s dungeons, but now they must face a trial at the hands of the Inquisition, a powerful institution controlled by those who would delight in Fletcher’s downfall...
  • Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan

    Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    International bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in this new installment of the Royal Ranger series starring Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice. King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan...
  • A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story.A false king has claimed the throne of Camelot, sentenced Tedros to death, and forced Sophie to be his queen...
  • 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...
  • The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls, and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya...
  • The Green Ember by S.D. Smith

    The Green Ember by S.D. Smith

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world. Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend...
  • Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull

    Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The second epic installment of Brandon Mull’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series! After the cliffhanger ending of A World Without Heroes, Jason is back in the world he’s always known—yet for all his efforts to get home, he finds himself itching to return to Lyrian...
  • The High King by Lloyd Alexander

    The High King by Lloyd Alexander

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    When the sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Prince Gwydion raise an army to march against Arawn's terrible cohorts. After a winter expedition filled with danger, Taran's army arrives at Mount Dragon, Arawn's stronghold...
  • The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage...
  • 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...
  • The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan

    The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author John Flanagan returns to the world of Ranger's Apprentice, continuing the story arc starring fan favorites, Will and Maddie (The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning).Picking up where The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning left off, this next installment continues the story arc featuring young apprentice, Maddie, and the student-turned-master, Will Treaty...
  • Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto

    Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Veronyka, Tristan, and Sev must stop the advancing empire from destroying the Phoenix Riders in this fiery sequel to Crown of Feathers, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable!”You are a daughter of queens.The world is balanced on the edge of a knife, and war is almost certain between the empire and the Phoenix Riders...
  • The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

    The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames.A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves...
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  • The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely?War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does...
  • Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

    Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries...
  • The Last by Katherine Applegate

    The Last by Katherine Applegate

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this first book of an epic middle grade series, Katherine Applegate takes us on an unforgettable journey.A New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of the action-packed Animorphs series and the award-winning The One and Only Ivan.Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack...
  • 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...
  • Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In GATHERING DARKNESS, book three of the New York Times bestselling Falling Kingdoms series, the stakes have never been higher as three teams push forward on a race to find the Kindred, the four elemental crystals possessing ancient all-powerful magic, first:Prince Magnus has just witnessed torture, death, and miracles during the bloody confrontation that decimated the rebel forces...
  • A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Yet danger lurks on all sides...
  • Sevenfold Sword: Necromancer by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Necromancer by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords has put terrible power in the hands of madmen. The Necromancer of Trojas wields the Sword of Death, and with it he has summoned a vast host of the undead. Unless Ridmark Arban can stop him, the undead horde will conquer all the realm of Owyllain. But the city of Trojas holds other secrets. And one of those secrets might kill Ridmark and destroy Owyllain..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Shadow by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Shadow by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords has freed the shadows to prey upon mankind. Ridmark has learned that the sorceress Cathala holds the secret of the Seven Swords, and quests to free her from the grasp of an imprisoning spell. But the Maledicti priests know of Ridmark's quest, and plot to stop him with a deadly new weapon...
  • Sevenfold Sword: Unity by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Unity by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords will destroy kingdoms. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to stop the rise of the evil New God. But Ridmark and his companions are caught in the war between the final remnant of the dying gray elves and the brutal muridach horde. Unless Ridmark can save the gray elves, he and his friends will die, and the New God will rise in power to enslave the world..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Sorceress by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Sorceress by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords will unmask treachery. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to stop the rise of the evil New God. The sorceress Cathala, imprisoned within magical stone, holds the lore of the creator of the Seven Swords. But dark powers are stirring in the Serpent Marshes, and Cathala has secrets of her own. Secrets that might kill Ridmark and his friends..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Serpent by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Serpent by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords threatens to summon the malevolent New God...but other dark powers might seize the New God's throne. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to rescue his friends from the cruel dvargir slavers of Najaris...
  • The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson

    The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For fans ofShannon Hale s Princess Academyand Soman Chainani sThe School for Good and Evil, comes the thrilling finale to the "breathtakingly exciting" Pennyroyal Academy trilogy.Evie and Maggie are still enjoying the glow of their victory as they travel into the forest on their coach. But the happiest day of Evie's life is suddenly turned upside-down when they're ambushed by witches...
  • Jinx's Fire by Sage Blackwood

    Jinx's Fire by Sage Blackwood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes you have to step off the path to get where you’re going. In the Urwald, that could lead to being eaten. But Jinx has to do something, and fast: the forest is under attack, and its magic is fading.Jinx must travel to the corners of the Urwald to convince all its inhabitants—people, trees, and monsters—to work together to defend their homeland...
  • The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

    The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Some kisses come at a price.War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised...
  • 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...
  • Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes

    Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The ruthless Empress Amara of Kraeshia has taken the Mytican throne, and now uncertainty looms over the three kingdoms. Since Lucia unleashed the fire Kindred, wreaking havoc throughout the land, Myticans have been looking for someone—anyone—they can trust. They believe in Amara, not knowing her grand promises are built on lies...
  • Redwall by Brian Jacques

    Redwall by Brian Jacques

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by Cluny the Scourge savage bilge rat warlord and his battle-hardened horde. But the Redwall mice and their loyal woodland friends combine their courage and strength...
  • The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron

    The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Eli Monpress is vain. He's cocky. And he's a thief. But he's a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he's not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli...
The Burning by Kathryn Lasky
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