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Oathbringer Part One by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis volume is the first half of the novel OATHBRINGER. From the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes a new, original creation that matches anything else in modern fantasy for epic scope, thrilling imagination, superb characters and sheer addictiveness... -
![The Makings of a Warrior by Peter Wacht]()
The Makings of a Warrior by Peter Wacht
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLight dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white.The prophecy spoke of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms - if he survives... -
![Island of Graves by Lisa McMann]()
Island of Graves by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOn the brink of war, the fates of both Artimé and Quill are at stake in book six of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.”Alex and Aaron Stowe are at a crossroads.Everything Aaron has worked so hard to build in Quill has crumbled... -
![Champion's Wrath by Sever Bronny]()
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... -
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![Circle of Time by Jada Fisher]()
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... -
![Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani]()
Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn the year since she cast her sunbolt, Hitomi has recovered only a handful of memories. But the truths of the past have a tendency to come calling, and an isolated mountain fastness can offer only so much shelter. When the High Council of Mages summons Brigit Stormwind to stand trial for treason, Hitomi knows her mentor won’t return—not with Arch Mage Blackflame behind the charges... -
![Escape from Aurora by Jamie Littler]()
Escape from Aurora by Jamie Littler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsh and the rest of the Frostheart's brave crew have finally arrived at the majestic stronghold of Aurora - and Ash's mind is blown. It's an extraordinary place - unlike anything he's ever seen - and he can't wait to solve the next clue that will lead him to his parents. But it's quickly clear that even Aurora isn't safe for Song Weavers... -
![Island of Legends by Lisa McMann]()
Island of Legends by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsUncover adventure and dangerous secrets in book four of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.As Alex grows more confident in his role as the mage of Artime, he expands his skills and brings his first creature to life with results that are both painful and wonderful... -
![Storm of Sharks by Curtis Jobling]()
Storm of Sharks by Curtis Jobling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe epic Wereworld saga continues as Drew Ferran—werewolf, leader of people, and the rightful king of Lyssia—battles the evil Catlords who seek to oppress the kingdom. As the war’s scope widens, Drew and his allies take the fight to the high seas... -
![Crystal Caged by Elise Kova]()
Crystal Caged by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe highly anticipated and breathtaking finale of Air Awakens: Vortex Chronicles by USA Today bestselling author Elise Kova. One way or another... she will be the end of the world. With powers that weren't supposed to be touched by mortal hands, Vi Solaris is determined to free herself and the world from the deadly vortex it's trapped in... -
![The Scroll: The Gateway Chronicles 5 by K.B. Hoyle]()
The Scroll: The Gateway Chronicles 5 by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy Pennington may once have been an average teenager, but not anymore. Living each year twice, once in her world and once in Alitheia, has made her into someone who cares little for normal teenage activities. She’s got more important things to do, like save the mythical, magical world of Alitheia. But this time, Darcy can’t save Alitheia until she saves Tellius, the love of her life... -
![The Unrestrained by Michael Anderle]()
The Unrestrained by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkharr has made powerful enemies, but what’s new about that?A Noble wants revenge, and Skharr DeathEater has upset at least one noble willing to pay a high price to kill him.Painfully.Skharr is living in an inn, having spent a large sum of money on a weapon—one he never intends to use... -
![Mark of Loyalty by Sarah K.L. Wilson]()
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... -
![Ancient Allies by Sarah K.L. Wilson]()
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... -
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![Echoes by Honor Raconteur]()
Echoes by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the root of all evil—at least in Bannen’s opinion—behind lock and key, the team is finally free to do something else with their lives. Bannen quite looks forward to living in Gargan, the new house being built, with the occasional mission to spice things up. Sure, the MISD thinks he needs therapy after everything he’s lived through in the past three years... -
![War of the Werelords by Curtis Jobling]()
War of the Werelords by Curtis Jobling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this thrilling conclusion to the Wereworld saga, secrets are finally revealed, truths come to light, and alliances are tested. While the war between the Catlords and the Wolf embroils the Seven Realms in chaos, Drew must take his final stand against the man who has become Lyssia’s deadliest villain: his own best friend, the Boarlord Hector, whose powers of dark magick are raging out of control... -
![Ripped Through Time by Jada Fisher]()
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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![Broken Sky Series #05 by Chris Wooding, Chris Woodling]()
Broken Sky Series #05 by Chris Wooding, Chris Woodling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRyushi knows that what he is doing is wrong. But sometimes, revenge is worth the price of risking everything. Kia is at a crossroads: if she accepts the challenge at hand, she could find herself confronted by some very disturbing truths. Together, the two are up against the hardest test they have ever faced... -
![A Tournament of Crowns by Elise Kova]()
A Tournament of Crowns by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Royal Tournament. Thrilling Magic. Deadly Mysteries. Slow-Burn Romance.Last night, Eira killed a man.However justified her actions were, many now regard her as a cold-blooded murderer and a heretic who extinguished their hope. But there’s no time to explain herself. She barely has a chance to wash the blood off her hands before the Tournament of Five Kingdoms begins...Categorized as:
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![Origins by Taran Matharu]()
Origins by Taran Matharu
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe prequel to the explosive new fantasy trilogy, Summoner. Set in a time before The Novice, this prequel is the perfect introduction to the world of the Summoner.Arcturus is just an orphaned stableboy when he discovers he has the ability to summon demons from another world... -
![The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks]()
The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a village nestled in a mountain valley, lived a girl named Dakin. Dakin wants three things more than anything else: to visit the farthest-away mountain, to meet a gargoyle, and to marry a prince. Everyone in her village thinks she's crazy, especially since no one has ever been to the farthest-away mountain... -
![Jinx's Magic by Sage Blackwood]()
Jinx's Magic by Sage Blackwood
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJinx knows he can do magic. But he doesn't know why he's being stalked by a werewolf with a notebook, why the trees are starting to take back the only safe paths through the Urwald, or why the elves think Jinx and the evil Bonemaster are somehow connected... -
![Ascendant Light by Sarah K.L. Wilson]()
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... -
![Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani]()
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe winding streets and narrow alleys of Karolene hide many secrets, and Hitomi is one of them. Orphaned at a young age, Hitomi has learned to hide her magical aptitude and who her parents really were. Most of all, she must conceal her role in the Shadow League, an underground movement working to undermine the powerful and corrupt Arch Mage Wilhelm Blackflame... -
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![Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi]()
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsThey killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared... -
![Juniper by Monica Furlong]()
Juniper by Monica Furlong
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe only child of the king of Cornwall, Juniper lives the life of luxury and ease that befits a medieval princess. Still, something compels her to leave the palace to take up a difficult life of study with godmother, Euny. The harsh but wise woman proceeds to teach the girl about herbs, healing, and the magic within nature...Categorized as:
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![The Last Druid by Terry Brooks]()
The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe riveting conclusion not only to the Fall of Shannara but to the entire Shannara series--a truly landmark event, twenty-nine books and forty-three years in the making.Bringing a conclusion to an epic that has spanned centuries is a vast undertaking, but Terry Brooks is entirely equal to the challenge... -
![Princess Before Dawn by E.D. Baker]()
Princess Before Dawn by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Annie's beloved kingdom is threatened to be overtaken in the seventh book in the Wide-Awake Princess series.Annie's beloved home Treecrest has become a favorite destination for all sorts of magical beings. One new set of guests are particularly strange, and they are ready to take over a new hunting ground. Annie and Liam turn to their only friends who can help, Francis and Zoe... -
![Broken Sky, No. 7 by Chris Wooding]()
Broken Sky, No. 7 by Chris Wooding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year has passed. Kia and Elani are gone, Ryushi has been Bonded, and Princess Aurin has fled. Now, Calica is faced with an awesome responsibility. The fate of an entire race is in her hands, and she's not sure she can handle it. Meanwhile, the members of Parakka are faced with challenges of their own... -
![Rune Scale by Devin Hanson]()
Rune Scale by Devin Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRune Scale is set in a world ruled by dragons. Humans survive by their wits and through the use of alchemy, a mysterious magic possessively controlled by the secretive Alchemists Guild. Andrew Condign is an ordinary man with dreams of a better world, where humans can live without the constant fear of dragon attacks... -
![On the Trail by Kiki Thorpe]()
On the Trail by Kiki Thorpe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour best friends—Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby—travel to Never Land, where they find adventure, friendship, and . . . mystery! When the girls realize that animal talent fairy Fawn is missing, the search is on. Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies star in a magical early chapter book series for readers ages 6 to 9—The Never Girls!From the Trade Paperback edition... -
![Broken Sky: #04 by Chris Wooding]()
Broken Sky: #04 by Chris Wooding
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes everything you can give isn't good enough, and the world you know is changed forever. It's one year after the Integration, and Kia and Ryushi have banded together with other members of Parakka to continue the struggle to return their world to the way they once thought it was... -
![Broken of Fire by D.K. Holmberg]()
Broken of Fire by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new threat to the elementals emerges that puts everyone Tan cares about in danger. After the most recent battle, the Mistress of Souls is missing and Tan must find her before another attack. With Amia’s pregnancy changing the connection between them, Tan fears involving her and must rely on new friends, including a strangely intelligent draasin hatchling for help... -
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Shadow Cursed by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Carthenne Rel first came to Nyaesh, she feared the A’ras. Now she trains with them, struggling to use the magic they teach, and cut off from the shadow blessing within her. Isolated for her differences, she has only a few friends among the other students. When the strange and powerful Master Invar offers to teach her to access the powers warring within her, Carth is isolated even more... -
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![Shadow Born by D.K. Holmberg]()
Shadow Born by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarthenne Rel survived the Hjan attack on the A'ras and has left the north, the only place she ever really known. Now she travels to better understand what it means that she's shadow born. Stranded by storms in a dangerous port city, she's captured while helping rescue a young girl from slavers... -
![Rule of Thieves by C. Greenwood]()
Rule of Thieves by C. Greenwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturning home, Ilan finds nothing is as she left it. After a year of peace, Skeltai raiders are once again threatening the province, even as the Dimmingwood thieves find themselves betrayed by the praetor. From within the castle in Selbius Ilan must guard against an unknown enemy plotting her assassination, while uncovering a mage's secret that could help her protect the province... -
![Of Cages and Crowns by Brianna Joy Crump]()
Of Cages and Crowns by Brianna Joy Crump
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor goddess-touched girls, there is only one destiny: the CullingFrom the moment Monroe Benson is born with a mark on her hand and the ability to summon fire from her fingertips, her life will never be her own. She’s goddess-touched, which means she’s destined to participate in the Culling, an age-old competition to determine the next queen of Erydia... -
![Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody]()
Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the end of the wintertime that isolates Obernewtyn from the rest of the world, Farseeker guildmistress Elspeth Gordie again sets out for the lowlands. But she soon finds that not everyone welcomes the changes brought about by the rebellion. There is a traitor among the rebels—a traitor whose hatred of Misfits puts Elspeth in danger as she attempts to thwart an invasion of fanatical Herders... -
![Failed Future by Elise Kova]()
Failed Future by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen worlds collide, and things are rarely what they seem, there may be no one Vi can trust.Having forsaken her crown for a chance to save her family, and the world, Vi Solaris washes up on the shores of Meru. She's wounded and barely alive. But Vi's fight for survival is only just beginning.As a princess in a foreign land, everyone is after her... -
![Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova]()
Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVi was supposed to be the perfect crown princess. Then, she abandoned her throne.Vi was supposed to save the world as its Champion. Then, the world she loved vanished.Now, all she knows is that she has deadly magic and brutal cunning and she's ready to settle some scores.Old loves and new allies tell her to play it safe. But Vi is done with caution... -
![Warlords Reigning by Honor Raconteur]()
Warlords Reigning by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Empire of Sol is satisfied that the new Warlords of Khobunter intend to be good neighbors. The problem is, neither Becca nor Trev’nor can rightfully claim to be warlords over all of Khobunter. They still have two pesky warlords to either charm into surrendering or take by brute force. Becca doesn’t like her odds in conquering Von... -
![Forged in Fire by D.K. Holmberg]()
Forged in Fire by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWar is coming to the kingdoms. Tan now knows that a threat greater than Incendin exists, one he suspects will require ancient enemies to forge an uneasy alliance. He must use the control he’s gained over shaping to rescue a friend, protect the draasin, and convince the kingdoms of the true danger, or everything he knows will be destroyed... -
![Fortress of Fire by D.K. Holmberg]()
Fortress of Fire by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe barrier has fallen. The king is gone. Tan has secured the artifact, but now the Fortress of Fire in Incendin burns more brightly than it has in a generation. To master his connection to the elementals, Tan needs to rediscover knowledge about the elemental power that has been lost for centuries... -
![The Mudpuddle Manual of Natural Magic: A Delightful Cozy Fantasy Story with Hints of Romance by Ciara Blume]()
The Mudpuddle Manual of Natural Magic: A Delightful Cozy Fantasy Story with Hints of Romance by Ciara Blume
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cozy romantic fantasy that will delight fans of The Spellshop, Harry Potter and Practical Magic.🦋 🔮 🍁🦋 🍁 🔮 🦋A murder, a mystery, and a not-so-overactive imagination...Eccentric heiress Maida Westabrook treasures her peaceful, "ordinary" life in California—morning strolls along the beach, warm evenings by the fire, and losing herself in her beloved library of myths and legends... -
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![New Threads in the Pattern by Robert Jordan]()
New Threads in the Pattern by Robert Jordan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is the concluding episode to book two of the 'Sunday Times' fantasy series 'The Wheel of Time' in which there is action, adventure and excitement all the way... -
![To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell]()
To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter Jame's inadmissible behavior in the Women's Halls, her twin brother Tori takes her to Tentir, the random college to learn the ways of becoming a fighter. Here is where Jame has always felt she would feel most comfortable, but on the night of her arrival she almost burns down part of the college... -
![The Defender of Rebel Falls by Erik Christensen]()
The Defender of Rebel Falls by Erik Christensen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one told him there would be dragons-especially alien dragons.William's dreams of adventure are crushed when he's assigned to a boring library job. Instead of protecting the innocent and seeking glory as a member of the heroic Guard, he spends his days writing reports by candle light. At just seventeen, his life may as well be over... -
![Ben the Dragonborn by Dianne Astle]()
Ben the Dragonborn by Dianne Astle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00GMAUA5C“Dragons, mermaids and monsters walk across the pages of this exciting story” Ben’s father has disappeared. He never knew his mother. There is no one to help fourteen year old Ben understand the memories that are surfacing through his dreams. The principal is about to expel Ben, but instead sends him through a portal that she guards... -
![Balestone by Toby Neighbors]()
Balestone by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Valana, kingdom of the Nine Cities, evil has taken shape. The powerful demon called Draggah has found a suitable human to carry it out of the shadows and into the world of men. As Tiberius, Rafe, Lexi, and Olyva struggle to survive in the dangerous lands below the mists, Draggah unveils a wicked scheme to conquer Valana... -
![The Name of The Sword by J.L. Doty]()
The Name of The Sword by J.L. Doty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMorgin is trapped in the Kingdom of Dreams, the realm of the Unnamed King. He knows he must somehow get back to the Mortal Plane to save France and Rhianne, and he's frustrated that he doesn't know the way. He decides to find the Unnamed King, for surely His Majesty could show him the way, and maybe even tell him his true name...
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