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  • Defiance of the Fall 10 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Defiance of the Fall 10 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A storm of fate is gathering, and Zac finds himself at its center.Having escaped the Orom's prison, Zac has finally returned to Earth. Much has changed during his years off-world, with war brewing in the Zecia Sector. Struggle is the System's mandate, where the strong thrive, and the weak suffer.Zac and the Atwood Empire are racing against time to accumulate the power needed to survive...
  • Wrath by John Gwynne

    Wrath by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld...
  • First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher

    First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    For Gaius Octavian, life has been one long battle. Now, the end of all he fought for is close at hand. The brutal, dreaded Vord are on the march against Alera. And perhaps for the final time, Gaius Octavian and his legions must stand against the enemies of his people. And it will take all his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness...
  • Defiance of the Fall 7 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Defiance of the Fall 7 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Dimensional Seed is about to mature. The battle for it will decide Earth's fate.Urged on by the System itself, Zac has set his sights on the heart of the Mystic Realm. That's where the Dominators are heading, and it might be where the answers to his bloodline can be found.However, the followers of the Great Redeemer are not the only ones Zac and his companions have to worry about...
  • Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    In his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. For millennia, the people of Alera have used their unique bond with these elementals for protection. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become bitter foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms. . .
  • Ruin by John Gwynne

    Ruin by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures...
  • Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    The power-hungry High Lord of Kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of Alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies-the equally contentious High Lord of Aquitaine...
  • Portal to Nova Roma: Venice by J.R. Mathews

    Portal to Nova Roma: Venice by J.R. Mathews

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Alexander and his growing legion have managed to escape Nova Roma and, more importantly, learned that the rest of the world may not be as ravaged and destroyed as they had all thought!Join them as they set sail for ancient Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, to try to learn more about the wider world outside Nova Roma...
  • Battle Mage by Peter A. Flannery

    Battle Mage by Peter A. Flannery

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An infernal army on the march. An unholy demon at its head. The one person who can stop it is a weakling nobody trusts.Falco Dante knows only guilt. The son of a traitor, the sickly young man yearns to fight like the heroes of old. Instead, he earns further shame when he interrupts a dragon summoning, allowing a demon horde to destroy his village...
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    demons  epic  magic  military  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • Defiance of the Fall 6 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Defiance of the Fall 6 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Lich King Adriel is gone and Earth has avoided being drowned in deadly Miasma.Yet an even greater dangers lurks in the dark, and Zac is running against the clock. The Great Redeemer bears down on their planet, guided by Void's Disciple and his children.Everything points toward the mysterious base built by the Technocrats...
  • Valor by John Gwynne

    Valor by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose him in his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against them. But Rhin is playing her own games and has her eyes on a far greater prize..
  • Kingdoms and Chaos by Kel Kade

    Kingdoms and Chaos by Kel Kade

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The future of the Ashaiian haven, the newly founded Kingdom of Cael, is anything but secured. Rezkin must seek recognition from the King of Gendishen if his people are to maintain possession of their island home and the enchanted secret it contains. In an unexpected twist, events overtake Rezkin, and he is thrust into a frustrating adventure to seek a worthless prize...
  • Master and Apprentices by Alvin Atwater

    Master and Apprentices by Alvin Atwater

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The story of Nate the potion maker continues!Well, did you know that Kyushu is an F-ranked town? Neither did I, but had I known about this tidbit information, all of the unfortunate attacks would’ve made sense. I think. But the Lord Ruler truly is a douche canoe for leaving his people to fend for themselves.That’s not all...
  • The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

    The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    The Dragon Reborn—the leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him—is on the run from his destiny.Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, and with no one to teach him how—for no man has done it in three thousand years—Rand al'Thor knows only that he must face the Dark One...
  • The Fourth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    The Fourth Realm by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Battlefield Realm. A realm where sects rise and fall where the ground trembles under the feet of fighters from the higher realms. Where riches are gained and Empires lost. This is where Erik and Rugrat must go if they want to increase their strength, to increase the strength of Alva. They say that fortune favors the bold. This is the Ten Realms. To the Victor go the spoils...
  • The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

    The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
  • Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think.Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland...
  • The Second Storm by Tao Wong

    The Second Storm by Tao Wong

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When War Wages, Even Innocents PerishTwo years have passed and the war between the kingdoms of Shen and Wei rages on. The dark sect moves in the shadows, striking against the noble Verdant Green Waters Sect, damaging, killing and kidnapping their members.Among the victims - Fairy Yang, Wu Ying's martial sister...
  • Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw

    Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Winner 2016 Readers' Favourite Award for Epic FantasyWinner 2015 LYRA Award for Sci-Fi/FantasyWinner 2015 CIPA EVVY Award for Fiction/FantasyWinner 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award for FantasyWinner 2016 Audible Best Fantasy AudiobookRunner-up 2016 IPPY Awards and 2015 Great Midwest Book Festival for Sci-Fi/Fantasy#1 Bestseller in Epic, Historical and Coming of Age Fantasy...
  • Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder?In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war...
  • The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life. But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down...
  • Havoc by Michael Sisa

    Havoc by Michael Sisa

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    VOLUME 4 OF LEGEND OF THE ARCH MAGUSAn Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity...
  • 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 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...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  male-mc  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  children
  • The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    SOME ARE BORN TO POWERSOME SEIZE ITAND SOME HAVE THE WISDOM NEVER TO WIELD ITThe Red Knight has stood against soldiers, against armies and against the might of an empire without flinching. He's fought on real and on magical battlefields alike, and now he's facing one of the greatest challenges yet.A tournament...
  • Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti

    Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan, Marc Simonetti

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    A Goodreads Choice Award Nomination for Best Fantasy Novel of 2017 The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to Age of Myth--from the author of the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles series.In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan launched readers on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss...
  • The Upheaval by Michael Sisa

    The Upheaval by Michael Sisa

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    VOLUME 2 OF LEGEND OF THE ARCH MAGUS An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity...
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • The Battlemage by Taran Matharu

    The Battlemage by Taran Matharu

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Summoner trilogy, by Taran Matharu!Fletcher and his friends fight for survival in the ether, where they pursue a mortally dangerous quest to rebuild their world and broker peace...
  • By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey

    By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother’s untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments—training horses and hunting...
  • Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

    Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    The second novel in the Night Angel trilogy, the breakneck epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Brent Weeks.Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession...
  • Valor by Michael Sisa

    Valor by Michael Sisa

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    *Error in the previous upload has been fixed. VOLUME 3 OF LEGEND OF THE ARCH MAGUS An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He finds out that he is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family...
  • House of Assassins by Larry Correia

    House of Assassins by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    LARRY CORREIA'S BEST-SELLING EPIC FANTASY SERIES, SAGA OF THE FORGOTTEN WARRIOR, CONTINUES.Ashok Vidal was once a member of the highest caste in all of Lok. As a Protector, he devoted his life to upholding the Law, rooting out those who still practiced the old ways and delivering swift justice with his ancestor blade Angruvadal...
  • Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now—and king of seven nations. His goal—revenge against his father—has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote...
  • Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She feared the dark visions and the magic within her. And she dreamed of the miraculous love that could save her.Like an enchanted fairy tale prince he stepped from the sky to claim her—the Fey King, her destiny, her one and true love.But behind the mesmerizing beauty of Rain’s violet eyes Ellysetta saw the passionate hunger of the beast . .
    Categorized as:
    demons  epic  magic  war  action-adventure  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In Eileanan, victory has finally been won, and those of faery kind--from the mighty dragons to the mysterious nyx--have sworn their friendship and aid. Only the sea-dwelling Fairgean have refused to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all who dwell upon the land...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  military  war  action-adventure  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • A Darkness At Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist

    A Darkness At Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy, the Riftwar Saga. Here be dragons and sorcery, swordplay, quests, pursuits, intrigues, stratagems, journeys to the darkest realms of the dead and titanic battles between the forces of good and darkest evil...
  • The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence

    The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Red Queen has set her players on the board...Winter is keeping Prince Jalan Kendeth far from the longed-for luxuries of his southern palace. And although the North may be home to his companion, the warrior Snorri ver Snagason, he is just as eager to leave. For the Viking is ready to challenge all of Hell to bring his wife and children back into the living world...
  • King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition.To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake...
  • Ghost in the Throne by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Throne by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina Amalas cheated death and escaped certain doom. So did her mortal enemy, the sorcerer Cassander Nilas. Now the city of Istarinmul teeters on the brink of civil war and sorcerous annihilation. Unless Caina summons all her bravery and cunning, Cassander's dark spell will kill millions of people. Starting with the people she loves..
    Categorized as:
    demons  epic  magic  war  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  assassins
  • Hunter's Moon by D.A. Godwin

    Hunter's Moon by D.A. Godwin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A kingdom in peril. A prophecy set in motion... The Ceringion Reginum has invaded the Kingdom of Actondel. As armies clash in the east, Tormjere is conscripted and sent to train with the secretive King’s Rangers, but that training is cut short when he stumbles upon an attack on Kataria, Princess of Actondel...
  • The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 81 ratings
    The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again...
  • Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The fate of an empire lies in the hands of one untested princess. Princess Natasia is the eldest child of the Emperor Andreth, ruler of the Four Realms. If she were a boy, she’d be the unquestioned heir to the throne. But as a girl, her main duty in life is to marry someone her father can shape into his successor. Everything changes when an unknown would-be assassin nearly takes Tasia’s life...
  • Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Branded a traitor by her people, Shea and her warlord—the fiercely dangerous Fallon—travel to the Pathfinders’ seat of power at her father’s request, hoping to form an alliance despite the distrust between them. It doesn’t take long before Shea and Fallon realize something is dangerously wrong in the place she once called home...
  • Dragon Bonds by Ava Richardson

    Dragon Bonds by Ava Richardson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Darkening has risen... Agathea Flamma and Sebastian Smith now face an overwhelming enemy. The rapid spread of the Darkening, a threat arising from the mists of legend, looms over the entire land. With both their families torn apart by the conflict and betrayal lurking around every corner, one mistake could doom the kingdom...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  military  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dragons
  • Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell

    Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Kest, and Brasti are about to find out, because someone has figured out a way to do it and they've started with a friend. The Dukes were already looking for ways out of their agreement to put Aline on the throne, but with the Saints turning up dead, rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension...
  • Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings

    Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    THE DRIVE OF PROPHECYThe quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And once again, with the crowning of Garion, there was a descendant of Riva Iron-grip to rule as Overlord of the West.But the Prophecy was unfulfilled. In the east, the evil God Torak was about to awaken and seek dominion. Somehow, Garion had to face the God, to kill or be killed...
  • Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  military  war  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • The High Lord by Trudi Canavan

    The High Lord by Trudi Canavan

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    In the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magician's Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world...Sonea has learned much at the magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect...
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