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  • The Way of Kings, Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson

    The Way of Kings, Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. And the Voidbringers followed ...They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, known as Shardblades...
  • Vale of the Gods by A.E. Rayne

    Vale of the Gods by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vale of the Gods is the explosive conclusion to the epic adventure that has been The Furyck Saga. Draguta Teros wants to crush her enemies.Every last one of them…Her disloyal sister, Dara.Briggit Halvardar and her Followers.Jael Furyck and her Brekkan army.The gods themselves.But Draguta will not be cowed by any of them.She will have her revenge...
  • The Tiger’s Wrath by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger’s Wrath by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finalist for Best Series: 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! The fifth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is finally here! Ben Stiger, Legate of the Lost Thirteenth Legion, a nobleman from an infamous family and born fighter, has defeated the servants of the evil god Castor and crushed the dark deity’s orc-led army...
  • Mark of the Fool 4 by J.M. Clarke

    Mark of the Fool 4 by J.M. Clarke

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Fool has returned to a realm in chaos.As Generasi recovers from the wrath of a demon knight, Alex Roth travels to Thameland to uncover the mysteries of the Ravener. He and his friends have grown in power, ready to take on any threat lurking in the hills of Greymoor, where their university mounts their expedition.But some things await Alex that no amount of training can counter...
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    epic  humor  war  sword-sorcery  myths  retellings  fantasy  magic
  • Lost Legio IX by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Lost Legio IX by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Bestselling, award-winning author of STIGERS TIGERS, Marc Alan Edelheit, delivers a new action-packed fantasy epic filled with gods and magic. One of history’s greatest mysteries, the Ninth Imperial Legion guarding Rome’s northernmost frontier in Britannia disappeared around the year 122 AD. This is their story...
  • Stiger by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Stiger by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The long awaited prequel to the Award Winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series that started with the bestselling military fantasy book Stiger’s Tigers. A nobleman from an infamous family, Ben Stiger finds himself freshly assigned to Third Legion, Seventh Company as a lowly lieutenant in the opening stages of war between the Empire and the Kingdom of the Rivan...
  • The Tiger by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Abandoned and cut off from friendly lines, Stiger takes the fight to the enemy! A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter, and a right proper bastard of a man…Captain Ben Stiger captured Castle Vrell and rid it of a minion of a dark god...
  • The Invaders by John Flanagan

    The Invaders by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The adventure continues in the Ranger's Apprentice companion trilogy!Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen--and the Herons are to blame...
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    epic  humor  myths  retellings  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • Dreams of Kell by Christopher Mitchell

    Dreams of Kell by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Back where it all began.Living quietly with her young children in Colsbury Castle, Karalyn Holdfast has found peace at last. With the Sextant of the Gods under her control, she is making up for lost time, while keeping a wary eye on events sweeping across the other worlds where members of the Holdfast family live...
  • The Third Realm by Michael Chatfield

    The Third Realm by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With the third realm new challenges arise. Erik searches for Old Hei while Rugrat deals with his broken mana system. For both, their path takes them towards the alchemist association's trial. They didn't mean to get into trouble, they swear, but in the ten realms trouble is not far behind the duo. They'll have to fight across the third realm to complete the alchemist association's trial...
  • Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

    Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!What does it mean to earn the Silver Oakleaf? So few men have done so. For Will, a mere boy, that symbol of honor has long felt out of reach. Now, in the wake of Araluen?s uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert tribe...
  • 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...
  • Fall of Kings by David Gemmell, Stella Gemmell

    Fall of Kings by David Gemmell, Stella Gemmell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Darkness falls on the Great Green and the Ancient World is fiercely divided.On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King Agamemnon mass.Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene...
  • Mark of the Hunter by A.E. Rayne

    Mark of the Hunter by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fate will not be denied.And those FATED TO RISE can’t remain in the shadows forever.‘How do you know so much, Grandfather?’Alys was eleven. They sat at their table, shelling peas.‘Me? Oh, well I’m old, you see. The old know many things, though the young are usually too busy to ask.’‘You’re not that old.’Jonas smiled. ‘I’m old enough to know some things. Your grandmother taught me a lot...
  • The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    2017 Gold Medal Winner for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror E-Book Independent Publisher Book Awards The third installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here!A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man…Captain Ben Stiger has successfully thwarted the attack from an army of the...
  • 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...
  • The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings and Prophets is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless.Ireland, 1000 AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position...
  • The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart

    The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain...
  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
  • Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell

    Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    He is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his Trojan allies. For there is a darkness at the heart of the Golden One, a savagery that, once awakened, can be appeased only with blood...
  • 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...
  • Blood Will by Kirill Klevanski

    Blood Will by Kirill Klevanski

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    He made a deal with a dragon, getting its heart in return. He fought monsters to defeat the monster in himself. He won the war, razing one of the most powerful sects to the ground, and received the highest military rank possible.Now his path leads him to the very heart of the country — to the capital — to receive his title and well-deserved honors...
  • Path of a Novice: The Silvan Book I by R.K. Lander

    Path of a Novice: The Silvan Book I by R.K. Lander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A land at war, a failing king, a light in the forest ... Centuries ago, the powerful Alpine lords colonised the Great Forest. The native Silvan elves were accepting at first, but one elf's lust for power is threatening peace and driving a wedge between the two, immortal races. Leaders against followers, commanders against warriors...
  • Lifemarked by David Estes

    Lifemarked by David Estes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Four Kingdoms and the fatemarked face the most powerful army the world has ever seen...In Phanes, Roan Loren, the Peacemaker, has high hopes for a united response to the threat from the Horde, but swiftly realizes the only true ally he has is his arch nemesis, Bane...
  • Eye of the Wolf by A.E. Rayne

    Eye of the Wolf by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes the biggest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves...Ragnahild One Eye has seen it: Reinar Vilander is fated to become a king.So why is a man fated to become a king running down a beach in a nothing sort of village, looking for women to sell as slaves?Because the gods have taken Reinar’s luck. Stolen it away. And now he’s a desperate man. An unlucky man...
  • The Dragon's Blade by Christopher Mitchell

    The Dragon's Blade by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Champion in chains, a Demigod in hiding and a Dragon betrayed.The new Prince of Tara rules the City of the Eternal Siege and nothing will get in his way – all must kneel before him or die.But what is power without the woman he desires? For three hundred years, the Prince has longed for Aila, wanting her as his bride...
  • A Bond Undone by Jin Yong

    A Bond Undone by Jin Yong

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Bond Undone is the second book in Jin Yong's epic Chinese classic and phenomenon Legends of Condor Heroes series, published in the US for the first time!In the Jin capital of Zhongdu, Guo Jing learns the truth of his father’s death and finds he is now betrothed, against his will, to two women. Neither of them is his sweetheart Lotus Huang...
  • 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...
  • The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan

    The Red Fox Clan by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author John Flanagan returns to the world of Ranger's Apprentice, continuing the story arc starring fan favorites, Will and Maddie (The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning).Picking up where The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning left off, this next installment continues the story arc featuring young apprentice, Maddie, and the student-turned-master, Will Treaty...
  • Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell

    Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world -- no matter what the cost...
  • The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

    The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven...
  • A Soldier's Life by Always RollsAOne, Erick Thiemke

    A Soldier's Life by Always RollsAOne, Erick Thiemke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Follow an unfortunate soul who has been thrown into a fantasy world with nothing. He is quickly railroaded into joining the Legion and has to develop under harsh conditions while slowly discovering his potential power. This story has light LitRPG elements with a stat and magic advancement system...
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    epic  war  sword-sorcery  myths  retellings  fantasy  magic  audiobook
  • The Immortal Words by Jeff Wheeler

    The Immortal Words by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To defeat an immortal evil, a young warrior must enter the land of the dead in the spellbinding conclusion to Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler’s epic Grave Kingdom trilogy.As kingdoms fall, brave young warrior Bingmei fights to fulfill a prophecy and save what’s left of the world from the coming darkness...
  • Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan

    Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times Bestseller | Amazon Editor's Pick | #2 Audible BestsellerAfter more than five hundred years of exile, the heir to the empyre is wary about his sudden reinstatement to active duty on the Goblin War’s front lines. His assignment to rescue an outpost leads to a dead-end canyon deep inside enemy territory, and his suspicion turns to dread when he discovers the stronghold doesn't exist...
  • Lancelot by Giles Kristian

    Lancelot by Giles Kristian

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Set in a 5th century post-Roman Britain besieged by invading war bands of Saxons and Franks, Irish and Picts, Giles Kristian's epic new novel tells - through the warrior's own words - the story of Lancelot, the most celebrated of all King Arthur's knights. And it's a story that’s ready to be re-imagined for our times...
  • A Draw of Kings by Patrick W. Carr

    A Draw of Kings by Patrick W. Carr

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Their journey to Merakh should have made Errol and his companions heroes of the realm. Instead, much is changed on their return. In the wake of the king’s death, Duke Weir is ruling the country–and his intentions are to marry Adora to bring an heir...
  • Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The empire has endured many centuries but is now threatened by multiple wars and a major rebellion in the South. A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man… Captain Ben Stiger finds himself reassigned from a crack legion to the rebellion simmering in the South...
  • The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The blood-thirsty, epic Traitor Son Cycle comes to its gripping conclusion in this fifth and final book.In the climax of the Traitor Son Cycle, the allied armies of the Wild and the Kingdoms of men and women must face Ash for control of the gates to the hermetical universe, and for control of their own destinies. But exhaustion, treachery and time may all prove deadlier enemies...
  • The Buried World by Jeff Wheeler

    The Buried World by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The young warrior Bingmei pits her courage, combat skills, and very life against a brutal tyrant’s dark magic in the follow-up to Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler’s The Killing Fog. The orphaned Bingmei didn’t choose to be a hero. She has no wish to cross the Death Wall to save the world...
  • Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Winter blankets the land, and more than just hope has died. Prevented from invading the Fhrey homeland by the tower of Avempartha, the western army seeks a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead...
  • A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    One enemy has fallen ... a greater one remains ... now it's war The Red Knight withstood the full might of his enemy and won the day. In a victory which will be remembered through the ages, he brought disparate factions together and turned them into allies against a more powerful foe than they had ever seen. Now, he will need his allies more than ever...
  • Sevenfold Sword: Necromancer by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Necromancer by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords has put terrible power in the hands of madmen. The Necromancer of Trojas wields the Sword of Death, and with it he has summoned a vast host of the undead. Unless Ridmark Arban can stop him, the undead horde will conquer all the realm of Owyllain. But the city of Trojas holds other secrets. And one of those secrets might kill Ridmark and destroy Owyllain..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Shadow by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Shadow by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords has freed the shadows to prey upon mankind. Ridmark has learned that the sorceress Cathala holds the secret of the Seven Swords, and quests to free her from the grasp of an imprisoning spell. But the Maledicti priests know of Ridmark's quest, and plot to stop him with a deadly new weapon...
  • 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..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Unity by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Unity by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords will destroy kingdoms. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to stop the rise of the evil New God. But Ridmark and his companions are caught in the war between the final remnant of the dying gray elves and the brutal muridach horde. Unless Ridmark can save the gray elves, he and his friends will die, and the New God will rise in power to enslave the world..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Sorceress by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Sorceress by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords will unmask treachery. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to stop the rise of the evil New God. The sorceress Cathala, imprisoned within magical stone, holds the lore of the creator of the Seven Swords. But dark powers are stirring in the Serpent Marshes, and Cathala has secrets of her own. Secrets that might kill Ridmark and his friends..
  • Sevenfold Sword: Serpent by Jonathan Moeller

    Sevenfold Sword: Serpent by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The quest of the Seven Swords threatens to summon the malevolent New God...but other dark powers might seize the New God's throne. Ridmark Arban is the Shield Knight, questing to rescue his friends from the cruel dvargir slavers of Najaris...
  • Copper Chain by James Maxwell

    Copper Chain by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When a desperate king threatens Dion and everything he loves, only dangerous magic can keep him safe.Dion, now king of Xanthos, is finally in command of the naval fleet he’s always dreamed of. But his hopes for peace are jeopardized when King Palemon, in dire need of ships to rescue his starving people from the frozen wastelands of the north, invades the Salesian city of Malakai...
  • The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu

    The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, runs the archipelago kingdom of Dara, but struggles to maintain progress while serving the demands of the people and his vision. Then an unexpected invading force from the Lyucu empire in the far distant west comes to the shores of Dara—and chaos results...
  • 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...
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