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  • The Turquoise Queen by Pedro Urvi

    The Turquoise Queen by Pedro Urvi

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A great danger has arisen in the north of the realm. Soldiers and Magi cannot defeat it. Will the Snow Panthers be able to?While Lasgol and his comrades carry out their duties as Rangers, a shadowy danger gathers strength in the Frozen Territories and threatens the kingdom. Thoran sends his Ice Magi and his armies to fight against it...
  • El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima

    El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    �Pueden un pu�ado de Guardabosques decantar el destino de un reino?Lasgol y sus compa�eros se encuentran inmersos en sus misiones como Guardabosques Especialistas y las situaciones y problemas a los que se enfrentan son mucho mayores de lo que imaginaban.La guerra civil en Norghan se intensifica...
  • Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only my power will rule them all...Death comes for us all...at least for now. My soulmate, Becket Dustwick, has been lost to a darkness inside him I don't understand and can't fight. The council's relentless violence has started a war within Evermore that I can't stop. And the walls around our world have fallen...
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    coming-of-age  dark  epic  myths  retellings  book  fiction  magic
  • Something Wicked by K.T. Davies

    Something Wicked by K.T. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something Wicked is the third and final novel in the brilliant Chronicles of Breed.Miserable after the loss of (another) friend, and alone in a strange, new world, Breed is taken prisoner by a gang of undead thugs.Stripped of power, Breed is used as a bait dog in an arena where the only reward for surviving is the chance to die another day...
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    dark  epic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  demons
  • Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia

    Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If it's war you want...find here the best of military epic fantasy as the best-selling Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series continues.The Great Extermination has begun.In the Capitol, Grand Inquisitor Omand Vokkan hatches a plot to kill every member of the untouchable caste in all of Lok, down to the last man, woman, and child...
  • The Great Council by Pedro Urvi

    The Great Council by Pedro Urvi

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Dark Rangersthreaten the survival of Rangers and the kingdom.Will our friends be able to unmask theirleader and stop them before the conspiracy is completed?An appeal has been made to convene The GreatCouncil. The Ranger leaders will meet to study the threat of the dark secretfaction and find a way to end the threat...
  • Dragon Rise by D.K. Holmberg

    Dragon Rise by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dragons will return, but who will control them? After betraying both the empire and the rebellion, Fes and Jayell travel alone, struggling to remain safe when a daring break-in that might provide the needed leverage goes awry...
  • Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The End is Here. For centuries the governments of the world have kept the half-elf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn’t use her magic. Now her fanatical followers are on the verge of setting her free. Meanwhile, the best hope of defeating her is trapped in an inter-dimensional library unaware of the chaos engulfing the Alliance...
  • House Name by Michelle West

    House Name by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats. Jewel has been assigned the task of finding the entryways to the ancient undercity that lies beneath the streets of the empire’s capital in exchange for shelter for her and her den at House Terafin...
  • Circus by Cameron Jace

    Circus by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed...
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    dark  myths  retellings  book  crime  fairy-tale  fiction  horror
  • The Lost Kestrel Found by Peter Wacht

    The Lost Kestrel Found by Peter Wacht

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white.The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms — if he survives...
  • They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it...
  • They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture...
  • Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle

    Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Faerune is running out of time. With the threat of the Dreilore nipping at their heels, our unlikely companions have only one choice: to move forward with Alluin's mad plan to overthrow the Empire. The emperor must be killed, and the Dreilore defeated, but first Isara Saredoth must be located. She's the only rational choice for empress, someone both humans and elves alike can support...
  • Taken by Cheree Alsop

    Taken by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life is Turned on EndAlex never dreamed that finding the one who completes him would turn his life upside down.˃˃˃ Decisions Are Never EasyLove wars with heartache and the hardest decision of his life comes with consequences he never imagined...
  • The Elven Apostate by Sara C. Roethle

    The Elven Apostate by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Release date will be updated One of the greatest cities has fallen, betrayed by its own people. Yet Saida’s loss is even greater, and for her pain, someone must pay. Though the events of the battle were orchestrated by the Emperor, her heart casts blame on only one elf. While Elmerah and Alluin work toward the next step in their plan, Saida can think of only him...
  • The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances...
  • The Last Conclave by D.K. Holmberg

    The Last Conclave by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final battle builds. The groeliin continue to attack. And Raime seems even more unstoppable than he ever has before. Back in the Antrilii lands, Isandra searches for answers from Jostephon. The arrival of the summoned Magi means that much will change for her, and she soon learns her purpose in the north is not yet completed...
  • Mist Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Mist Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The dragon misfits are the key to saving the dragons of Lorach but they must act before a stranger destroys them.Jason has secured a tentative peace for Dragon Haven. With his control over illusion, and the Lorach threat thwarted for now, his time is spent preparing for the next attack, knowing the Dragon Souls will not be easily stopped...
  • The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell

    The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book #7 in the popular Kencyrath Saga. The Past Returns . . . Kothifir:  a land where time shifts and the past can circle around to the present and vice versa at any moment.  Here Jame, Kencyrath heir doomed to stalk the gods, joins the Southern Host to find that the past is infringing on the present and eating away at the foundations of the city state itself...
  • Isr Kale's Journal by Vasily Mahanenko

    Isr Kale's Journal by Vasily Mahanenko

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    These were dark times for Tailyn Vlashich, the twelve-year-old alchemist. He’d been banished from the empire. The academy had summarily dismissed him. A deadly killer had been dispatched to hunt him. He’d been dropped all the way down to level one. But while there weren't many adults who would have been able to cope with the litany of problems Tailyn was facing, they weren’t him...
  • Kingdoms in Chaos by Michael James Ploof

    Kingdoms in Chaos by Michael James Ploof

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Read book #1 for FREE for a limited time! Copy/paste URL into browser. http://tinyurl.com/nbjxewe FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL JAMES PLOOF Elven prophecy told of one who would defeat the dark lord… Whillhelm Warcrown has inherited a kingdom in chaos. His true love has no memory of him, his ward is trapped in the body of an ancient elf, and magic is lost...
  • Dawn of Magic: Sea of Flames by Sara C. Roethle

    Dawn of Magic: Sea of Flames by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two gods are definitely not better than one… …especially when they’re plotting against each other. A storm is brewing, pitting dragons against mortals, gods against Faie, and in the middle is Finn. Her magic is changing. Traps seem to lurk around every corner. The greatest trap of all, perhaps, is making a deal with a dragon, but she sees no other choice...
  • Divisa: The Complete Series by J.L. Weil

    Divisa: The Complete Series by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This box set includes all 5 novels and 2 novellas of the bestselling Divisa Series, and is over 2,000 pages of romance, teenage angst, and paranormal adventure. Enter the Divisa World! Angel Morgan was positive her life ended the day she moved to the ho-dunk town of Spring Valley, Illinois...
  • Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg

    Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the twisted groeliin press their way south, countless lives will be lost unless Roelle can find help, forcing her to go to an enemy for aid. It’s a dangerous gamble, but she can think of no alternative, not if she intends to save as many as possible. Jakob continues having strange visions and struggles with what he’s becoming...
  • Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg

    Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped...
  • Bernie and the Putty by Steve LeBel

    Bernie and the Putty by Steve LeBel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What if God got a C- in Universe Building 101?(Well, not our God, of course. One of those other guys...)Dive into a humorous fantasy world unlike anything you have imagined. A world of gods and goddesses who build universes for a living. Are they all-powerful and all-knowing? Well, not exactly...As Bernie graduates from God School, he is thrilled to land his dream job as a builder of universes...
  • All-Knowing Novice by Kenneth Arant

    All-Knowing Novice by Kenneth Arant

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Knowledge is power. Knowledge is safety. Knowledge is Happiness. But only if you can act on it...In spite of his best efforts, sixteen-year-old Taryn is an outcast. No one in the city will sully themselves by associating with a Clanless, and without someone to jumpstart his Eco core, he's unable to fulfill his dream of walking the path of a cultivator...
  • Dawn of Magic: Forest of Embers by Sara C. Roethle

    Dawn of Magic: Forest of Embers by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new era has dawned. An era of dragons and gods, balanced on a tenuous edge between redemption and ruin. ★★★★★ "This book is a treat for long-time fans and new readers alike!" Finn thought she had found her happy ending, but she hadn’t considered the consequences of breaking the barrier to the in-between. The land is in chaos...
  • The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four Nations. One Champion. After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest. His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world’s only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost. An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast world wide...
  • Duncton Quest by William Horwood

    Duncton Quest by William Horwood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Tryfan, son of Bracken and Rebecca, returns to the sacred Burrows of Uffington, he finds dreadful signs of death and destruction. For out of the chilly North have swarmed the grikes, a fanatical tribe of warrior moles bent on destroying all believers in the powers of the Stone...
  • A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 099112765X / ISBN-13: 9780991127658."The redemption of the fallen man is neither easy nor quick. It is fraught with hardship and loss, and those who seek to aid someone traveling this twisted path might do best to journey ahead and light the way." (The Word and the Deed)Rukh Shektan has lost everything: his home, his standing, and his future...
  • Dragon Bond by D.K. Holmberg

    Dragon Bond by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Dragon has risen. Now the fight to protect it begins. Still trying to master his magic, Fes begins to understand the nature of his power— along with the risks. With a resurrected dragon once more in the world and with the empire believing the worst of the threat is gone, the remaining Deshazl must stop the Damhur incursion into the empire...
  • The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg

    The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the assassin Galen is hired to capture a slaver rather than kill, he learns his target is more than she appears. The job takes him deeper into the Eban underworld as he tries to understand how he’s been used, and why his only friend in the city seems to know more than she should...
  • They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity...
  • Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finding the truth means risking everything. While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn’t through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  epic  myths  retellings  audiobook  book  fiction  magic
  • Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fiona and her friends are on the run from the ruthless witch-hunters, seeking refuge in the werewolf city of Dogtown. But sadly for Fiona, no sanctuary awaits them there. Plagued by its inhabitants and her own twisted past, Fiona is searching for one thing: a way out. Her only hope is to complete a series of grueling tasks set forth by a gorgeous—but terrifying—sea-demon...
  • Soldier Saved by D.K. Holmberg

    Soldier Saved by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Endric returns to Vasha after discovering his connection to the Antrilii and how they serve the north but finds that much has changed, including his relationship with Senda and Pendin. As he struggles to understand how he can serve the Denraen, he learns that the Denraen hold Urik—and that his father has granted him the freedom of the city...
  • Immortal Swordslinger 4 by Dante King

    Immortal Swordslinger 4 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ethan Murphy lo Pashat has returned to Radiant Dragon, and everything seems normal until a mysterious monastery appears in Flametongue Valley. Guildmaster Xilarion sends Ethan and his friends to the monastery for a new kind of training that will unlock their most powerful forms of Augmenting so far...
  • Sky Touched by Eric T. Knight

    Sky Touched by Eric T. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the children of Stone, Sea and Sky struggle to master their powers, the inhuman denizens of the Abyss begin to move… Despite his efforts to suppress it, the power of Stone is awakening in Fen. The power is wild and implacable, and Fen knows it is only a matter of time before others learn his secret, and he loses everything. Unless his power kills him as it killed his father...
  • Tartila Mine by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко

    Tartila Mine by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What are you supposed to do when the whole world joins forces against you? Give up, find some hole to duck into, and beg for your life to be spared? But even despite how obvious the answer to that question might be, many an adult had been dashed on the rocks twelve-year-old Tailyn Vlashich was supposed to climb...
  • Rogue by Robyn Wideman

    Rogue by Robyn Wideman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rogue is a cantankerous warrior, a bandit, and a brawler. He only wants to be left alone and occasionally rob the king who once betrayed him. But when assassins try to kill a young woman, Rogue gets involved. Now he is involved in a dangerous plot, and to protect the girl he must save a kingdom, a kingdom he once almost destroyed...
  • Born In Beauty by Melody Rose

    Born In Beauty by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sure, going to the Demigod Academy sounds fun when you’re the daughter of a Greek god, but let me tell you, I wasn’t expecting a love spell to infect the entire school.Now the hallways are filled with PDAs, the teachers are canceling classes to “work on curriculum,” and my new roommate, well… you get the idea.Still, it’s not all bad...
    Categorized as:
    epic  myths  retellings  adult  book  fiction  paranormal  supernatural
  • Man Made God 002 by Brandon Varnell

    Man Made God 002 by Brandon Varnell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adam is the first person to reach level 10 and leave the Village of Beginnings, but before he can even reach the Sun Continent, the vessel he's on is attacked by pirates!Age of Gods continues to be the most realistic game he has ever played. Nothing about it is like the old VR games of yesteryear, and he isn't just talking about how oddly real the non-player characters act...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  myths  retellings  litrpg  audiobook  fantasy  horror
  • Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Conryu’s life was supposed to be peaceful after the fall of Morgana. Two months living on the floating island and working on bikes have been among the best of his life. But that all changes when Jemma St. Simmons, Director of the Ministry of Magic in London, contacts him looking for help. Conryu is forced once more to get involved in a dangerous magical situation...
  • A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Tangle of Fate Two Hearts. One Curse. Once upon a time, in anger and desperation, a witch cursed Fate. It was not without consequence… “Some things once damaged, cannot be made whole again. I fear I am one of those things.”Cursed at birth, Mirren has grown up watching her loved ones suffer with worry, wondering when Death will come for her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  epic  retellings  fantasy  dystopia  romantic-love  magic
  • Storm Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Storm Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Epic Fantasy Adventure A new threat for the misfits emerges, only this time it might be another dragon. Jason spends his time trying to protect Dragon Haven and understand the dragon misfits now that he has prevented Lachen from using them. He searches for more misfits, but quickly learns he won’t be able to save them all...
  • Alessandra by Lizzy Ford

    Alessandra by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Short story #1 in a prequel miniseries for the “Omega Series” (launching in late 2015)Five-year-old Alessandra is obsessed with Disney movies, tea parties and just wants a real birthday party for once in her life. But normal kids don’t bring their toys to life for afternoon tea or see the colorful threads of magic and energy clinging to everything around them...
  • A Celtic Legacy by Shannon Mayer

    A Celtic Legacy by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "A Celitc Legacy" Contains all three parts of the series--"Dark Waters", "Dark Isle", and "Dark Fae". "Right from the beginning this story explodes." Author of the Vicarage Bench Series, Mimi Barbour "Don't expect to be lulled to sleep, this story doesn't stop moving. As fast as it is happening for our protagonist, Quinn, is as fast as Mayer takes us along for the ride...
  • Sleep and Spirit by Courtney Thorne

    Sleep and Spirit by Courtney Thorne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As the only female born into a royal family in over four hundred years, freedom was never going to be an option.Gifted with the elements of all five kingdoms, Aurelia had never known a minute of peace. No Virium was ever meant to hold all five elements and now they war inside her, keeping her from rest...
    Categorized as:
    dark  retellings  adult  book  fiction  horror  supernatural  fantasy
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