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The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsScorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun... -
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LastRock by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsScorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen... -
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Art of the Hunt by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOur heroes have escaped with the ancient dragon gate, but powerful enemies are right behind them.If they can’t figure out the magic of the mysterious artifact, and find great allies and resources in another world, their hopes of overthrowing their tyrannical wizard rulers will end as surely as their lives... -
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Second Story Man by Eric Ugland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe continuing adventures of Clyde Hatchett in the city of Glaton... -
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![Lord of the Mysteries Volume 5 by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving]()
Lord of the Mysteries Volume 5 by Ai Qianshui de Wuzei, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
Rated: 4.75 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,... -
![Portal to Nova Roma by J.R. Mathews]()
Portal to Nova Roma by J.R. Mathews
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo find peace, Alexander must first embrace war.After tragically losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief... -
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Winterlight by Kristen Britain
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis seventh novel of the Green Rider series follows the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G'ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war.After her capture at the hands of Grandmother and the Second Empire, Karigan G'ladheon is making halting progress towards recovery... -
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Dungeon Mauling by Eric Ugland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMontana ventures into Osterstadt prison to save a friend, and will have to brave the dungeons to save himself... -
![Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker]()
Chosen for Power by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJak and his allies venture through the portal in search of the longevity plant their king demands, but all Jak wants is to find the elder dragons.Some say they’re extinct. Some say they’re in hiding.If he can’t locate them, there won’t be anyone to teach his hatchling how to fly. Or to protect the dragon eggs preserved within a glacier on another world... -
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Dukes and Ladders by Eric Ugland
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe continuing adventures of Montana Coggeshall, Duke of Coggeshall in the gamified world of Vuldranni... -
![The Forgotten Faithful by Jez Cajiao]()
The Forgotten Faithful by Jez Cajiao
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThings are looking up for Jax, more or less, He’s met a cool girl (Who’s a wisp), got some new friends (Who’re Dwarves and Cat people and Elves and all sorts), and started a war… (Whoops!)That last one might not be the best idea he’s had yet, admittedly, but the guy was an ass, and he deserved it... -
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Eastbound and Town by Eric Ugland
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFreshly respawned.Far from home.All alone.Up until now, Montana’s journey really only went one direction: up. But now he’s back at square one, stuck on top of a mountain with only the most basic gear to help get him back to Coggeshall. It’s going to be a loooong walk.But not a boring one... -
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Metal Mage 3 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs Mason strengthens his magic over metal and stone, the Master lurks in the shadows...Categorized as:
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Citadel by Jez Cajiao
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith the God of Death out for his life, Jax has a choice to make, and it’s time for the brothers to face each other…Nimon, The God of Death, has named Jax and all who follow him ‘Apostate’ decreeing their death and has dispatched his Dark Legion, the Imperial Legion’s antithesis, to see the job done once and for all... -
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![The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher]()
The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsPull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. Give them weapons, carnivorous tattoos, and each other. Point them at the enemy. What could possibly go wrong? In the sequel to CLOCKWORK BOYS, Slate, Brenner, Caliban and Learned Edmund have arrived in Anuket City, the source of the mysterious Clockwork Boys... -
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Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T... -
![Swordheart by T. Kingfisher]()
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHalla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws.. -
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Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe final volume in the epic Riftwar Cycle.The dragons are calling...Civil war is tearing apart the Kingdom of the Isles, for the throne lies empty and rivals are converging... -
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The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs the “audacious and subversive”* Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordan’s enemies is only growing worse..Categorized as:
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![The Searching by Vanessa Nelson]()
The Searching by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOath-sworn to help those in need, Yvonne has been framed for murder.Tracking down those responsible for the destruction of the Stone Walls was a difficult enough task, but someone has made it much harder. The King is dead, and Yvonne is accused of his murder... -
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This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier. She’s also desperate to leave her haunted past deep in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside her best friend, Quian. So, when Subarch Kessandra, Valkesh’s favorite royal–and Nix’s loathed ex–requests Nix’s help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.She should have known Kessandra would fight back... -
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Ghost in the Ashes by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and she has defeated both corrupt lords and mighty sorcerers. As the Padishah of Istarinmul prepares to make peace with the Emperor, the Ghosts must keep the Padishah’s ambassador safe from assassins. But when an escaped slave begs for Caina’s help, she finds dark plots stirring in the shadows... -
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Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, an assassin and spy of the Emperor, and her cunning saved the city of Marsis from a brutal invasion.Now she must keep the war from becoming worse.The nobles of the Imperial city of Cyrioch plan to revolt, and assassins stalk the high lords of the Empire. Only Caina stands between the Empire and a ruinous civil war... -
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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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![Masque by W.R. Gingell]()
Masque by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeauty met the Beast and there was . . . Bloody murder? It’s the Annual Ambassadorial Ball in Glause, and Lady Isabella Farrah, the daughter of New Civet’s Ambassador, is feeling pleasantly scintillated. In the library is Lord Pecus, a charming gentleman whose double mask hides a beastly face, and who has decided that Isabella is the very person to break the Pecus curse... -
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The White Song by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe White Song is the final installment in a gripping new epic fantasy series.The hour of reckoning is at hand. The skies darken with the forces of the enemy while the hopes of the armies of the light dwindle to but a candle flame. Morals, compunctions, oaths - all must be set aside, every sacrifice made, every advantage and ally sought if there is to be any chance for survival... -
![The Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler]()
The Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMilitary might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler’s thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north... -
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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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Lamplighter by D.M. Cornish
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe eagerly awaited second book of the critically acclaimed trilogy! Orphan Rossamund Bookchild has been sworn into the Emperor's service his duty is to light the lamps along the Emperor's highways and protect travelers from the ferocious bogles that live in the wild...Categorized as:
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![The Black Song by Anthony Ryan]()
The Black Song by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA matchless warrior is pitted against a near-God in the second epic installment of the Raven's Blade series. It has long been our lot in life, brother, to do what others can't.Vaelin Al Sorna was known across the realm as the greatest of warriors, but he thought battles were behind him. He was wrong... -
![Ravencry by Ed McDonald]()
Ravencry by Ed McDonald
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFour years have passed since Nall’s Engine drove the Deep Kings back across the Misery, but as they hurl fire from the sky, darker forces plots against the republic.A new power is rising: a ghost in the light known only as the Bright Lady manifests in visions across the city, and the cult that worship her grasp for power even as the city burns around them... -
![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... -
![Shield of Winter by Aaron Hodges]()
Shield of Winter by Aaron Hodges
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlana has been captured. She expected an agonizing death to follow, but instead, she now finds herself a guest of the Tsar. Locked away amidst the wealth and luxury, it isn’t long before she learns the reason she was spared – her entire life has been a lie. Her true identity lurks within, chained by magic, but with promises of untold power. It terrifies her, and yet…she must know the truth... -
![Legacy of Ghosts by Alicia Wanstall-Burke]()
Legacy of Ghosts by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years have passed since Lidan’s world was ripped apart, and time is running out to change her father’s mind about the succession before the bargain with her mother expires... -
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![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... -
![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
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... -
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Sacrifice by Tara Maya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story.. -
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Demonic Devourer 1 by Aaron Shih
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDevour. Level up. Repeat.Awakening in an abandoned lab with no knowledge of the world, Evelyn is empowered by a system that grants her bloody magical powers in exchange for finishing missions and consuming her enemies. She knows one no matter the cost, she will advance. She’ll manipulate allies and spread demonic corruption with a smile if that’s what it takes to level up... -
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Grave Empire by Richard Swan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await.But dark days are coming... -
![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... -
![Outlaw by K. Eason]()
Outlaw by K. Eason
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle against the gods continues in the heart-pounding sequel to Enemy.Snow never planned on having a partner. Never planned on picking fights with a god. And certainly never expected to start a revolution.But that was before the goddess Tal’Shik returned, looking for revenge on the republic that rejected her... -
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![The Disinherited Prince by Guy Antibes]()
The Disinherited Prince by Guy Antibes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPoldon Fairfield, a fourteen-year-old prince has no desire to rule, since his poor health has convinced him that he will not live long enough to sit on any throne. Matters take a turn for the worse when his father, the King of North Salvan, decides his oldest will rule the country where Pol’s mother is first in the line of succession followed by Pol, her only child... -
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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 Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr]()
The Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrince Dar of the Westlands calls the new fortress of Zakh Gral "a dagger laid against our throat." It was built by the Horsekin, ancient enemies of his people. To destroy the threat, the elven prince has called upon his dwarven and human allies. Their leaders know that if the Westlands fall, their own throats will feel the dagger next... -
![A Dance of Ghosts by David Dalglish]()
A Dance of Ghosts by David Dalglish
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIN A CITY KNOWN FOR DARKNESS, THE UNDERWORLD TREMBLES AT THE RISE OF THE SUN... In book #5 of the Shadowdance series... He is known as Muzien the Darkhand, and a night of fire and blood heralds his arrival to the beleaguered city of Veldaren. With him comes the might of the Sun Guild, its thieves and smugglers eager to spread their criminal empire to the east... -
![Witch's Oath by Terry Goodkind]()
Witch's Oath by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'The Sword of Truth series was my masterwork. Yet, life for these characters goes on after the conclusion of that series. For years readers have been asking about Richard and Kahlan's children. This is that story' TERRY GOODKIND... -
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Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in this inventive YA fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge The gods are dead. Fifty years ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. Now, even coin-sized scraps of dead god are worth a fortune because of the strange powers they're said to possess...
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