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Shōgun, Volume 1 by James Clavell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world...Categorized as:
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Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMusashi, o grande romance épico japonês do século XX, com mais de 120 milhões de exemplares vendidos em suas diversas edições, além de inúmeras versões para cinema e televisão é a história de Miyamoto Musashi, na vida real o grande samurai do Japão da época dos xoguns... -
![琅琊榜 by 海宴]()
琅琊榜 by 海宴
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA historical fiction novel story revolving around a high-ranking military officer named Lin Shu. This gifted young man achieved distinquished military status before he completed his his teenager years. Throughout the course of his service his troops were framed and obliterated by a scheming political rival. With no alternative but to flee, Lin changed his name and identity...Categorized as:
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![Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson]()
Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sapphic fantasy adventure for people who love dangerous women, magical worlds, and lesbian pirates.Emilia Drakon was once the youngest and kindest of the dragon sorcerers, but she’s now the last of her kind. Betrayed and angry, she trades her meekness for a sword and embarks on a quest for vengeance that will lead her straight into the arms of the legendary Captain Maria Welles... -
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![The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson]()
The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
![The Conspiracy at Meru by Shatrujeet Nath]()
The Conspiracy at Meru by Shatrujeet Nath
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVICTORY IS TEMPORARY. THE BATTLE IS ETERNAL.Vikramaditya and his Council of Nine have fought valiantly to repel the rampaging hordes from Devaloka and Patala – but Avanti has been brought to its knees. Ujjayini lies battered its citizens are scared and morale is badly shaken... -
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![Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2 of 2 by Luo Guanzhong]()
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2 of 2 by Luo Guanzhong
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis epic saga of brotherhood and rivalry, of loyalty and treachery, of victory and death, forms part of the indelible core of classical Chinese culture and continues to fascinate modern-day readers.In 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China... -
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The Archer by K. Aten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief... -
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Return to Ithaca by Glyn Iliffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home; to Ithaca. But back on Ithaca things look little better... -
![The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty]()
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels... -
![The Fall of the Phoenix by Daniel Kelly]()
The Fall of the Phoenix by Daniel Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe long siege of Troy, the battles fought over it, and the city's eventual capitulation and incineration are events which have often been retold since their first recitation by Homer. Seldom, however, will they have been narrated with such close attention to the minute particulars of battle, to its reek and terror and pain, as in this startling account by Daniel Kelly... -
![The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor]()
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways...Categorized as:
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![The Garden of the Departed Cats by Bilge Karasu]()
The Garden of the Departed Cats by Bilge Karasu
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn an ancient Mediterranean city, a tradition is maintained: every ten years an archaic game of human chess is staged, the players (visitors versus locals) bearing weapons. This archaic game, the central event of The Garden of the Departed Cats, may prove as fatal as the deadly attraction our narrator feels for the local man who is the Vizier, or Captain, of the home team...Categorized as:
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![Ken Follett Epic Historical Collection by Ken Follett, Joachim Kerzel]()
Ken Follett Epic Historical Collection by Ken Follett, Joachim Kerzel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEpic Historical Collection Ken Follett Dive into the #1 New York Times bestselling author's masterpiece of medieval drama, The Pillars of the Earth, and its long-awaited sequel, World Without End... -
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Brother Wind by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a time before time at the top of the world -; in a harsh and unforgiving age of ice -; courage will sustain three remarkable souls through trials as bitter as the chill winds of the eternal winter."Claimed by a brutal, despised enemy, Kiin must sacrifice her love for the sake of her tribe and the safety of her children...Categorized as:
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![The Truth About Awiti by C.P. Patrick]()
The Truth About Awiti by C.P. Patrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history—the trans–Atlantic slave trade. Awiti’s destiny was forever changed the day the slave raiders arrived at her village... -
![She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel]()
She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCateline is the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
![The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty]()
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content...Categorized as:
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![Call Down the Stars by Sue Harrison]()
Call Down the Stars by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn that day of great terror and sadness, the girl called Daughter escaped with her grandfather across the icy North Pacific to find shelter on the islands of the Whale Hunters. But peace was not to be their lot. For here the mad medicine woman K'os was scheming vengeance against her most despised enemy, the revered warrior and statesman called Chakliux -- her son... -
![The Fletcher by K. Aten]()
The Fletcher by K. Aten
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook One in the Arrow of Artemis SeriesKyri is a fletcher, following in the footsteps of her father, and his father before him. However, fate is a fickle mistress, and six years after the death of her mother, she's faced with the fact that her father is dying as well...Categorized as:
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![RavenShadow: An Adventure of the Spirit by Win Blevins]()
RavenShadow: An Adventure of the Spirit by Win Blevins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Win Blevins is a master yarn-spinner.” – Tony HillermanFrom Joseph Blue Crow’s mystical visions: “I lost track of time. Time, that big boss that runs the white world. Time, which pushes you hither and yon like dust in front of a broom... -
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Shell Game by Benny Lawrence
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either... -
![The Gallows Black by Sam Sykes]()
The Gallows Black by Sam Sykes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA standalone epic fantasy novella starring Sal the Cacophony, who Pierce Brown called a "protagonist for the ages," from Sam Sykes' widely acclaimed Seven Blades in Black. To the city of Last Word, one of the last freeholds in a land rent asunder by magic, Sal the Cacophony comes with gun, a blade, and a burning need for revenge... -
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![Hyperversum Unknown by Cecilia Randall]()
Hyperversum Unknown by Cecilia Randall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCastello di Pointeriche, Piccardia, Francia, 1235. Alexandra e Marc stanno per coronare il loro sogno: mancano poche settimane alle nozze e poi finalmente saranno uniti per sempre...Categorized as:
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![Cry of the Wind by Sue Harrison]()
Cry of the Wind by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWinter looms in this place of icy splendor near the top of the world-chilling a heart already frozen by hatred and cold dreams of revenge?Experience and adversity have made the storyteller Chakliux a wise and powerful hunter and a man of great respect. But a tender heart is his weakness...Categorized as:
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![女将军和长公主 by 请君莫笑]()
女将军和长公主 by 请君莫笑
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings为了在乱世中活下去，为了给至亲复仇，为了给全村一百一十八口枉死的人讨回公道，林挽月拿了龙凤胎弟弟林飞星的户籍去参军，励志杀尽天下匈奴人。宫廷中皇后仙逝，留下了十六岁的长公主和八岁的太子相依为命。几位年长于太子的亲王对皇位虎视眈眈，姐弟俩的地位岌岌可危。"Female General and Eldest Princess"In order to survive in troubled times; in order to revenge for the dear; in order to claim justice for all 118 people, who died undeservedly, in the village... -
![Song of the River by Sue Harrison]()
Song of the River by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the acclaimed, bestselling author of "Mother Earth Father Sky" comes an extraordinary new novel of courage and human conflict in a prehistoric wilderness of ice and snow. Eighty centuries before our time -- in the frozen interior of a place that would someday be called Alaska -- a clubfooted babe was left in the snow to die.. -
![The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald]()
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
![Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta]()
Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDiscover the backstory of the new Stranger Things fan favorite, Robin, played by Maya Hawke! The perfect read while you're waiting for Season 4 to drop on Netflix! High school is a monster, and it's eating everyone Robin knows. As sophomore year starts, Robin's Odd Squad friends have decided to try to be just like everyone else... -
![Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke]()
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
![Storming Heaven by Miles Cameron]()
Storming Heaven by Miles Cameron
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore iron helmets and steel swords, when dragons roamed the world, was an age of bronze and stone, when the Gods walked the earth, and people lived in terror.A scribe, a warlord, a dancer, a mute insect and a child should have no chance against the might of the bickering gods and their cruel games... -
![Grass for His Pillow, Episode 1: Lord Fujiwara's Treasures by Lian Hearn]()
Grass for His Pillow, Episode 1: Lord Fujiwara's Treasures by Lian Hearn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spellbinding second installment of the internationally bestselling Tales of the Otori trilogy--separated into two individual episodes for these paperback editions--transports readers back to a mythical, medieval Japan in a story of clashing powers, divided loyalties, and passionate love... -
![Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty]()
Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn addition to the main trilogy books, there have been a number of alternate, deleted, or extra scenes involving the main characters that have been posted online by the author. Some were pre-order bonuses, fluff written during the Covid-19 quarantine, or old scenes that got cut from the final book script.As a treat for readers in the lead-up to the publication of The Empire of Gold, S.A... -
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![Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro]()
Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1596. Deux ans avant l'édit de Nantes qui met fin aux guerres de Religion, Marseille la catholique s'oppose à Henri IV, l'ancien protestant. Une rébellion, une indépendance que ne peut tolérer le roi... -
![Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore]()
Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been six years since Quinn started dressing as a man in order to sneak aboard the most notorious pirate ship ever to set sail upon the seven seas—and those years have definitely begun to take their toll... -
![The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong]()
The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInitially released as a bonus short story in the B&N/Indigo Exclusive Edition of Foul Lady Fortune, The Priest and the Shepherd is now free to read on Simon Teen... -
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Raptor by Gary Jennings
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Goth who leads a secret life as a woman narrates his exploits in combat and in bed, from his unorthodox sexual awakening in a convent, through his journey across Europe with a Roman woodsman. By the author of Aztec. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo... -
![The Harrowing of Gwynedd by Katherine Kurtz]()
The Harrowing of Gwynedd by Katherine Kurtz
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvil times had come for rthe Deryni, the humans with strange, magical powers. The Regents of the boy-king Alroy sought their destruction. And now Bishop Alister Cullen was dead, depriving the Deryni of their greatest friend. But no one could be sure he was really dead. His body lay unchanged and incorruptible. As those questions remained unanswered, the effort to save Deryni had to continue...Categorized as:
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![La península de las casas vacías by David Uclés]()
La península de las casas vacías by David Uclés
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsToda la Guerra Civil Española en clave de realismo mágico.He aquí la historia de la descomposición total de una familia, de la deshumanización de un pueblo, de la desintegración de un territorio y de una península de casas vacías... -
![Agla. Aurora by Radek Rak]()
Agla. Aurora by Radek Rak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSofja, zesłana na Daleką Północ, pozna prawdę o dramatycznych losach ekspedycji naukowej swojego ojca. W rzeczywistości, w której liczy się po prostu przetrwanie, Sofja musi zachować w sobie iskrę człowieczeństwa. Przede wszystkim będzie musiała zmierzyć się z pragnieniami swego serca. Tymian zaś za wszelką cenę chce udowodnić, że nie jest tchórzem, ze wszystkimi tego konsekwencjami... -
![Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel]()
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Patel’s mesmerizing debut shines a brilliant light on the vilified queen from the Ramayana….This easily earns its place on shelves alongside Madeline Miller’s Circe." –Publishers Weekly (starred review)“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.”So begins Kaikeyi’s story...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless]()
Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion.Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears.Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland...Categorized as:
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![Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse]()
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to The Meridian with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s sequel to the most critically hailed epic fantasy of 2020 Black Sun—finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Lambda, and Locus awards.There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying The great city of Tova is shattered... -
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![The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera]()
The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Warrior Moon , the sequel to The Phoenix Empress and striking conclusion to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about epic fantasy, which began with The Tiger's DaughterBarsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress, O-Shizuka, have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire... -
![The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson]()
The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of duty grows a powerful and desperate love that will bind them together through conflict and betrayal... -
![Song of the North by Jules Watson]()
Song of the North by Jules Watson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the celebrated author of The White Mare comes the story of the ancient Scottish fight for freedom and of a love destined for centuries.Roman Britain, AD 366. Minna, a beautiful Roman serving girl, finds herself thrust into the wilds of barbarian Scotland with acrobat Cian, a tribeless youth loyal only to himself... -
![Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard]()
Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgathe Langley a dix-neuf ans en cette année 1898. Contrairement aux attentes de ses parents, la jeune femme boude les bals mondains et ne vit que pour l'astrophysique, qu'elle étudie en cachette avec la complicité de sa gouvernante... -
![Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy]()
Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionA MURDER. A MAP. A MUTINY.You can’t run away from yourself…The year is 1720 and two young women are about to find themselves in more trouble than they could ever have imagined possible.Cat Meadows is a smuggler who’s built her reputation on the backs of unsuspecting souls.Lily Exquemelin has been left nothing by her father but his troubles and his treasure map... -
![A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend]()
A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time.To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful...
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