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  • The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

    The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 87 ratings
    Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war...
  • Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0451456734 here.Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all...
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    dark  dragons  epic  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

    The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law was peace now knows violence and oppression. A mysterious and deadly plague now haunts the citizens of Gujaareh, dooming the infected to die screaming in their sleep. Someone must show them the way...
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    coming-of-age  dark  epic  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm...
  • Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Lirael knows the blood that runs in her veins and her true powers. She also knows that Chlorr of the Mask has been conspiring with the clans of the steppe, from a message she’s received from her long-dead mother, Arielle. But no one else believes that nomads can be a real threat...
  • Curse of the Dark Prince by Ariana Nash

    Curse of the Dark Prince by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With the powerful cities of Seran and Loreen having fallen to elves, and the dark flame escaping its bonds, Prince Vasili Caville’s plight has never been more desperate. But for the first time in his lifetime, he’s not alone. With the formidable Nikolas Yazdan at his side, not all is lost. But Nikolas has changed...
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    dark  historical  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  abuse
  • The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop

    The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    It began as a witch-hunt. But the Master Inquisitor's plans to eliminate all traces of female power in the world have expanded to crushing the Sylvalan barons who oppose him--and to destroying the wellspring of magic in the Mother's Hills.Faced with this evil, humans, witches, and the Fae become uneasy allies...
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    dark  epic  female-mc  magic  military  paranormal  sword-sorcery  war
  • Bloodraven by P.L. Nunn

    Bloodraven by P.L. Nunn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A son of a forest dwelling people, Yhalen knows little of the world outside the ancestral forest, until he is captured by a band of ogres on a slave-taking mission. Only grim tales of the barbaric giants had reached the forest, but Yhalen soon learns that even the darkest fireside story only hinted at the brutality of these Northern warriors...
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    dark  epic  historical  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war  abuse
  • The Rose Society by Marie Lu

    The Rose Society by Marie Lu

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies...
  • The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce

    The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    All the world’s wisdom and magic resides within the iridescent depths of a small white pearl. “All my sorcery,” the Ancient Ravenna had said of the pearl. “It is left to you to save the world...
  • Five ​Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

    Five ​Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters. Jules’s legion curse has been unbound, and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure, even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders, and her shoulders alone. Mirabella has disappeared.Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now...
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    dark  epic  female-mc  ghosts  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty
  • Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

    Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Darkness never works alone...Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become. As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone… or something...
  • Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

    Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness.Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves...
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    dark  epic  historical  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

    Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

    Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.A prince in danger must decide who to trust.A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war...
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    dark  epic  historical  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
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