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All the Skills 2 by Honour Rae
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith his new card, Master of Body Enhancement, slotted in his heart deck, Arthur has his hands full discovering how he can best pair it with his powerful Master of Skills card.Time is not on his side. A once-in-a-generation Legendary dragon egg has been laid. But the competition to bond with it will pit Arthur against the most powerful card wielders in his generation… including his own cousin...Categorized as:
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The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Winds of Winter is the forthcoming sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.The previous installment, A Dance with Dragons, covered less story than Martin intended, omitting at least one planned large battle sequence and leaving several character threads ending in cliffhangers... -
Xanathar's Guide to Everything by Wizards of the Coast
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsExplore a plethora of fantastic new rules options for both players and Dungeon Masters in this supplement for the world's greatest roleplaying gameThe Xanathar...Waterdeep's most infamous crime lord, and a beholder to boot...You'd be shocked to discover just how much he knows about you...Yes, you... adventurers.Assembled here for the first time is new information on adventurers of every stripe...Categorized as:
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Once There Were Heroes by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Philip C. Quaintrell, author of The Echoes Saga 'For lovers of your classic Tolkien, this series has it all' - Alan Coleman - Amazon customer 'Best newcomer to the genre. Philip is up there with Feist and Sanderson' - Philip Spick - Amazon customer 700,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE -- THE GODS ARE DEAD.IN THEIR ABSENCE, THERE CAN BE ONLY CHAOS. ONLY WAR... -
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Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brilliantly imagined saga of honour, glory and warfare, Call of the Bone Ships is the captivating epic fantasy sequel to RJ Barker's The Bone Ships.Dragons have returned to the Hundred Isles. But their return heralds only war and destruction...Categorized as:
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Hero by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSomething akin to “peace" has come to the Underdark. The demon hordes have receded, and now the matron mothers argue over the fate of Drizzt Do'Urden. Even so, it becomes clear to one matriarch after another that while the renegade drow may come and go Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders will crawl forever on. And so Drizzt is free to return to his home on the surface once again...Categorized as:
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Champion's Wrath by Sever Bronny
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummoning dragons exacts a price. Can they afford to pay it?Augum, Bridget and Leera are the first to summon dragons in thousands of years. But the ancient spell inflicts an unforeseen side effect—after every casting, it turns them against each other.As the Canterran army plunders their kingdom, Katrina Von Edgeworth uses her siege engine dragon to crush all resistance...Categorized as:
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Circle of Time by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA battle that has raged since the beginning of time is set to destroy the world.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the #1 Bestselling Brindle Dragon series. Ukrah and her friends have come to a devastating realization. The battle they are fighting isn’t new. And it cannot be won...Categorized as:
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Exiled by S.G. Seabourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn epic fantasy with a LitRPG magic system...Born magically talentless, Prince Corvus is an embarrassment the royal family and is removed from succession. However, he still has a chance to win back his throne. The next man or woman to hatch a dragon automatically becomes the ruler. Each member of the royal family is gifted with a dragon egg, but it is the work of a lifetime to hatch it...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Reach by J.A. Andrews
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe truth is neither plain, nor simple.Sable, a reluctant thief from the slums, can feel truth when people speak. For years she’s been using that skill to try to break free from the vicious gang boss she's indebted to... -
A Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOriginally titled A Time For Wolves. The seventh and apparent final book of George R.R. Martin's acclaimed series, A Song of Ice and Fire... -
Mark of Loyalty by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is the true Chosen One?Free from the grip of the Dusk Covenant, Amel and her friends are headed to wear their loyalty to Haz, Queen of Dragons. But they aren’t the only ones who plan to negotiate with the Dragon Queen...Categorized as:
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Ancient Allies by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoes an ancient artifact hold the key to defeating the Ifrit invasion?When Prince Rakturan asks Amel to help him find allies in the war against the Ifrit invasion, Amel agrees to help...Categorized as:
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Pipe of Wings by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan Amel turn old friends into new allies?Tricked and forced to do the will of the new Prince of Baojang, Amel returns to the Dominion. But things have changed in her homeland...Categorized as:
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Dust of Death by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Amel arrive in time?With the armies of Baojang at her back and her own army of dragons, Amel might seem unstoppable, but she is far from the heart of the Dominion where the true battle rages and time is running out. To make matters worse, Amel is finally starting to uncover the motives behind the war, but her answers bring even more questions...Categorized as:
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The Never Ending War Complete Series Boxed Set by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGirl meets dragon. Girl works to befriend dragon. A large, red, dangerous dragon.From bestselling authors Martha Carr and Michael Anderle, get this 8-book complete fantasy series today!Raven Alby will have to train her new ride and save the dragon’s life or die trying.Mix in starting at Fowler Academy as a first year, becoming a stronger mage and oh... people disappearing...Categorized as:
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything by Wizards of the Coast
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game.The wizard Tasha, whose great works include the spell Tasha's hideous laughter, has gathered bits and bobs of precious lore during her illustrious career as an adventurer...Categorized as:
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Avenger by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life, or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary.When a series of attacks on convoys draws suspicion that Sanctuary is involved, Cyrus Davidon must put aside his personal struggles and try to find the raiders...Categorized as:
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Oathkeeper by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Allied Lands are in mortal danger. Three of the most powerful necromancers in the Blighted Lands have banded together into an unstoppable force, one capable of breaching the Craggy Mountains and laying waste to the lands beyond. If they cannot be stopped, they will tear the Allied Lands apart. Nothing will survive... -
Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBloody war rages across the Forgotten Realms world in the third book of the Companions Codex, the latest series in R.A. Salvatore's New York Times best-selling saga of dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden.In the evolving world of the Forgotten Realms setting, the Sundering has given way to months of cloud-cloaked darkness, and war rages under that oppressive sky...Categorized as:
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Fuse by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter being abandoned outside the gate of her village in the middle of the night as a baby, Cora has spent her life in this small village, avoiding the marriage lottery and the advances of men she considers boys, and working in her forge as the best blacksmith… even if no one will admit it.Until the Shamans come. They’re looking for someone… or something...Categorized as:
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The Bonding by Vickie Knestaut, Danny Knestaut
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrysten has a special bond with the dragons of Aerona. But will that bond be enough to save the dragons and the village when her father is crippled and his dragon mortally wounded?All her life, Trysten has wished to follow in her father's footsteps and lead the dragons of Aerona into battle, but the title of Dragoneer has always gone to a male heir since the beginning of history...Categorized as:
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Ripped Through Time by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it’s darkest before the dawn. And sometimes it is just dark.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the popular Brindle Dragon series.Ukrah and her friends have worked to save the vessels of the old gods. They have failed. Worse, the old gods have been resurrected and the result is not good...Categorized as:
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Blood: Becoming the Vampire Queen by B.E. Brouillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat is that old saying? “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”I think I took it too far.I got intimately close to the vampire king and then lied to him.I betrayed him in the worst of ways.Now I have to work closely with the one person who hates me most of all in order to help save his people.But he forgets that he lied too, and all’s fair in love and war...Categorized as:
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Siege of Shadows by J.A. Andrews
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan Sini keep her past from destroying everyone’s future? Sini has finally found a family with the Keepers. After escaping from a childhood on the street and years of slavery, Sini’s new life as a Keeper should be idyllic. But she can’t shake the feeling she just doesn’t belong. Not only because she’s the first female Keeper in centuries. Her magic is too different to be useful...Categorized as:
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Troubled War by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWar has come. With the Dusk Covenant's armies rushing to join the battle around Dominion City, Amel has one chance to trap them and hold them in place while her slower allies catch up...Categorized as:
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WarMage: Uncontrolled by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaven Alby knows how to train her dragon. She’s learning more every day, and fast, because raiders are attacking the kingdom.The young mage and her best frenemy, Bella Chase are the only first-year students selected to compete in the annual Tournament of Mages... -
Tempest by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe must overcome and prevail ...King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated... -
Centyr Dominance by Michael G. Manning
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMoira Illeniel was the name she lived by, but her true heritage was more complicated than that. From birth, she was the secretly adopted daughter of the most powerful wizard in the world, but few knew that her true birthright came from the Centyr lineage. Traveling to Dunbar to discover the fate of her vanished father, Moira must face the darker aspects of her power... -
The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho says all handsome princes are charming? Hunted by the Magikas, Amel seeks refuge on a secluded island with her beloved dragon and an injured friend. But when she meets the Prince of Baojang there, she realizes she can't stay in hiding. Someone needs to warn the Dominion of the plotted treachery she’s sure he’s a part of - and quickly before her friend Savette is married off to the Dark Prince...Categorized as:
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The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA city ruled by Gods, a mortal champion, a misfit girl and a disobedient dragon…Stolen from his home, Corthie Holdfast has arrived in the City of the Eternal Siege as a new Champion. He must fight alongside the Blades, whose lives are dedicated to the defence of the City against the hordes of monstrous Greenhides; or die at the hands of the Gods who rule...Categorized as:
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The Spellmonger's Yule: A Spellmonger Series Short Story by Terry Mancour
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDrink the mead. When such odd advice comes from the lips of a friend in a moment of peril, it sticks with you . . . and Minalan the Spellmonger, Baron of Sevendor, desperately needs some hope, right now. The mind of his poor wife, Alya, is damaged beyond repair after a selfless sacrifice, and Minalan has vowed to make her whole. Yet even the gods are powerless... -
WarMage: Unexpected by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGirl meets dragon. Girl works to befriend dragon. A large, red, dangerous dragon. Raven Alby will have to train her new ride and save the dragon’s life or die trying. Mix in starting at Fowler Academy as a first year, becoming a stronger mage and oh... people disappearing. It's all adding up to typical teenager stuff for a young mage... -
WarMage: Undeniable by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRaven Alby is finally getting the chance to be an ordinary first-year mage at Fowler Academy.Until her dragon familiar sees a dark shadow in the sky that neither of them can explain.Monsters have invaded the valley of the flightless dragons...Categorized as:
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Ascendant Light by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe end has come.The end has come. But will it bring victory or defeat? And what will it cost Amel, Raolcan, and their friends? With the fate of the Dominion - and likely the world - on Amel and Raolcan's shoulders, they must show once again that honor, truth, and self-sacrifice are more than ideas - they're something to give your life for. ASCENDANT LIGHT is the final episode of Dragon School...Categorized as:
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Gauntlgrym by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDrizzt joins Bruenor on his quest for the fabled dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym: ruins said to be rich with ancient treasure and arcane lore. But before they even get close, another drow and dwarf pair stumbles across it first: Jarlaxle and Athrogate...Categorized as:
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WarMage: Unrestrained by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn old menace has returned to destroy her town. Will a young mage and her large dragon be enough?Raven’s grandfather, Connor Alby has taken off and she has suddenly found herself alone and boarding at Fowler Academy.The Swarm approaches from above and below, and these monsters don’t know how to quit... -
The Prince by Vickie Knestaut, Danny Knestaut
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrysten's first fighting season as Dragoneer of the Aerona weyr proves to be dangerous and filled with threats from all sides. While preparing for more attacks from the Western kingdom, Trysten must deal with a prince who arrives to enforce the King's rules and take her title.As he looks into the mystery of the Second Horde, the Prince discovers the secret of Trysten's heritage...Categorized as:
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Warring Promises by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPromises are great - until you have to choose which ones to honor.With a friend kidnapped by the Dusk Covenent and urgent messages to deliver to the Dominar, it looks like Amel will be forced to choose between loyalties again - until her friends' choices take the decision out of her hands. Now, she has to follow ancient prophecies to a place of power or risk losing all of them to her enemies...Categorized as:
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The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDon't miss the gripping conclusion to Salvatore's New York Times best-selling Transitions trilogy! When the Spellplague ravages Faerun, Drizzt and his companions are caught in the chaos...Categorized as:
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Wedding Hells by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter her victory over Master Grey, Emily wants nothing more than to relax and give herself time to recover from the duel. Her magic, pushed to the limits, is no longer reliable, forcing her to learn to control it from scratch. Every time she delays using her magic, she risks headaches ... or worse...Categorized as:
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Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBetween Chronicles and Legends, what made Raistlin aspire to godhood?Raistlin Majere has become a Black Robe wizard and travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen, ostensibly to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own quest for power...Categorized as:
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First Flight by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA disabled teen, an empathetic dragon, and a bond that will save the world.Sixteen-year-old Amel arrived at Dragon School just like everyone else - with a dream to ride dragons and join the Dominion Dragon Riders.But Amel has a crippled leg and Dragon School training is grueling. Before she can even become an initiate, she must complete her First Flight on a dragon...Categorized as:
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Flame by Katie Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic Is Forbidden Dragon Servants Sanna and Isadora Spence live in the village of Anguis, deep in Letum Wood, where persnickety dragons are the least of their worries. Thanks to years of simmering tension, the hidden village is destined to crack. Soon... -
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Eyes of the Blind by D.A. Godwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTormjere has never left his home valley in the Kingdom of Actondel, peaceful in its isolation from both monsters and men. When his first journey into the outside world meets with disaster, the boy is suddenly thrust into a role for which he is ill-prepared: guiding a blind priest on a quest to fulfill his holy destiny.Yet nothing is as simple as it first appears... -
Pariah of Dragons by Cordelia Castel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Wild Dragon, A Murderous Poacher, A Dozen Stolen Dragonets Threatened with expulsion and imprisonment for her offenses against the Magical Militia, Alba must stay out of trouble and obey the rules. But when a mysterious thief steals the dragonets, Alba and Fyrian must find the culprit before he escapes through the wards... -
Dark Night by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s always blackest before the dawn.Trapped in a cave with Ifrits beating down the front door, a traitor in their midst and a hundred innocent refugees to protect, Amel and Raolcan seem to have no options left...Categorized as:
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Insurrection by Jeffrey M. Poole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdd one magic-stealing goblet, half a dozen dimwitted trolls, and one conceited wizard. Next add one kidnapped member of the royal family, one concerned son, two bodyguards, a soldier, and an adolescent griffin. Throw in a pinch of green dragon... -
Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica by James Wyatt, Jeremy Crawford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExplore a worldwide cityscape filled to the brim with adventure and intrigue in this campaign setting for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.A perpetual haze of dreary rain hangs over the spires of Ravnica. Bundled against the weather, the cosmopolitan citizens in all their fantastic diversity go about their daily business in bustling markets and shadowy back alleys...Categorized as:
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WarMage: Unleashed by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaven Alby is back at the academy and training her dragon. Time for final exams and the Festival of Dragons. No room for distractions like a tall, dark dragon trainer.But Raven has found new clues about her late parents’ death and is on the hunt. What she finds leaves her with more questions than before…There’s a secret that spans two kingdoms and could start a war...
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