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The Rising by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation... -
![The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley]()
The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsASIN B005IMCYVI moved to newer alternate cover edition.Circe Quinn goes to sleep at home and wakes up in a corral filled with women wearing sacrificial virgin attire - and she is one of them... -
![The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones]()
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsHis father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres. Then Christopher discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams...Categorized as:
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![The Dawn of the End by Kristen Ashley]()
The Dawn of the End by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation... -
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![The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley]()
The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation... -
![Broken Dove by Kristen Ashley]()
Broken Dove by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFar too young, Apollo Ulfr lost Ilsa, his wife, the love of his life and the mother of his two children. The grief of her loss does not settle in his soul, it solders to it. But when he discovers there is a parallel universe where his wife may have a twin, he feels there's hope and sets about bringing her to his world so he can have her back... -
![Servant to the Spidae by Ruby Dixon]()
Servant to the Spidae by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsAll my life I have served. One lord after another, I have given them my time, my body and my soul. My newest lord, however, is not one but three .I have become the anchor to the three Aspects of Fate, the mortal chosen to teach the gods humanity...Categorized as:
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![The Schism by V. St. Clair]()
The Schism by V. St. Clair
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war is over, and Hayden is eager for his fourth year at Mizzenwald to be as relaxing and uneventful as possible. So naturally, it’s the craziest year he’s had at school yet: a winter holiday with his nemeses, a battle of wills against the most powerful mages on the continent, and some bad luck with a yeti are just the beginning of his problems... -
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Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe epic tale of Elric of Melnibone, albino prince of ruins, moves to it's awesome conclusion -with the whole of the natural and supernatural world in mighty conflict - the final conflict, Armageddon. Elric holds the key to the future: the new age which must follow the destruction.To turn that key he must sacrifice all that he loves and risk his very soul... -
![Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan]()
Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsInternational No.1 bestselling author Trudi Canavan returns with the second novel in the Millennium's Rule series -- her most powerful and thrilling adventure yet.Tyen is teaching mechanical magic at a school respected throughout the worlds... -
![Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, Tim White]()
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, Tim White
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsAmber, the one real world, wherein all others, including our own Earth, are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne...Categorized as:
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![Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEveryone - wizards, soldiers, farmers, elves, dragons, kings and queens alike - is fed up with Mr Chesney's Pilgrim Parties: groups of tourists from the world next door who descend en masse every year to take the Grand Tour. What they expect are all the trappings of a grand fantasy adventure, including the Evil Enchantress, Wizard Guides, the Dark Lord, Winged Minions, and all... -
![Prince Caspian / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes]()
Prince Caspian / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second of a three-part box set containing all seven Narnia tales... -
![The Ships of Air by Martha Wells]()
The Ships of Air by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKnown for her lush, intricate worlds and complex characters, acclaimed author Martha Wells has delighted readers with her extraordinary fantasy novels of daring and wit. With The Wizard Hunters she launched her most ambitious undertaking yet -- the return to the beloved world of the Nebula Award-nominated The Death of the Necromancer and The Fall of Ile-Rien... -
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![The Chronicles of Corum by Michael Moorcock]()
The Chronicles of Corum by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIncludes the novels The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, and The King of the Swords.The gods themselves feel fear. It is the conjunction of the Million Spheres, and all things are possible. Beneath the bloody banners of the Dog and the Bear, the cruel Mabden are sweeping the Earth. The mystic Vadhagh are wiped out-all but one... -
![Elric: Song of the Black Sword by Michael Moorcock]()
Elric: Song of the Black Sword by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe founders of modern literary fancy deserve their own place in the light. The Borealis Legends line is a tribute to the creators of the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres as we know them today... -
![The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones]()
The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting--something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg.An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong "Don't Notice" spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle...Categorized as:
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![The Beginning of Everything by Kristen Ashley]()
The Beginning of Everything by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom the unparalleled imagination of New York Times best-selling author Kristen Ashley comes an enchanting new fantasy romance series that will sweep you away!Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war... -
![Conrad's Fate by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Conrad's Fate by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSomeone at Stallery Mansion is changing the world. At first, only small details, but the changes get bigger and bigger. It's up to Conrad, a twelve-year-old with terrible karma who's just joined the mansion's staff, to find out who is behind it.But he's not the only one snooping around...Categorized as:
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![Elric: Tales of the White Wolf by Richard Gilliam, Michael Moorcock]()
Elric: Tales of the White Wolf by Richard Gilliam, Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsElric of Melnibone, Michael Moorcock's doomed anithrero, has become a pivotal figure in fantasy literature since his first appearance more than thirty years ago...Categorized as:
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![Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley]()
Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSeoafin “Finnie” Wilde was taught by her parents that every breath was a treasure and to seek every adventure she could find. And she learns this lesson the hard way when they perish in a plane crash. But she never forgets and when she discovers there is a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she finds a witch who can send her there so she can have the adventure of a lifetime...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede]()
The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Dealing with Dragons comes this timeless fantasy, about an ordinary girl who discovers she's the heir to a dark throne, and must find her place between her life on Earth and her magical inheritance."A heart-stopping, unique adventure for all!" —Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorKayla is just an ordinary girl . . . or so she thinks...Categorized as:
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![Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn by Michael Moorcock, Michael Wm. Kaluta]()
Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn by Michael Moorcock, Michael Wm. Kaluta
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Moorcock’s writing is intricate, fabulous, and mellifluous. Reading his words I was, and am, reminded of music. His novels are symphonic experiences. They dance and cry and bleed and make promises that can live only in the moment of their utterance.”–from the Foreword by Walter Mosley, New York Times bestselling author of Blonde Faith and Devil in a Blue DressElric of Melniboné... -
![Elric in the Dream Realms by Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman]()
Elric in the Dream Realms by Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKinslayer. Soul reaver. Sorcerer. Thief. And last emperor of a cruel, decadent race. Elric of Melniboné is all of these–and more. His life is sustained by drugs and magic–and energy sucked from the victims of his vampiric black sword, Stormbringer, a weapon feared by men and gods alike... -
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![Duke Elric by Michael Moorcock, Michael Chabon]()
Duke Elric by Michael Moorcock, Michael Chabon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Michael Moorcock’s work as a critic, as an editor and as a writer has made it easier for me and a whole generation of us to roam the ‘moonbeam roads’ of the literary multiverse... -
![Daughter of Lies and Ruin by Jo Spurrier]()
Daughter of Lies and Ruin by Jo Spurrier
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf they didn't want to get turned into beasts and used to fuel a ritual, they shouldn't have attacked a witch. That's all there is to it.There's something strange brewing in this tinder-dry forest - a girl with a sword and a secret, a troupe of vicious bandits vanished without a trace, beasts that don't belong and a witch with a macabre plan...Categorized as:
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![Corum: The Prince with the Silver Hand by Michael Moorcock]()
Corum: The Prince with the Silver Hand by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Book 8 in The Eternal Champion Series. This second volume of the Chronicles of Corum is separated from the first not just by time, but by location. Summoned by hopeful worshippers elsewhere in the Multiverse, Corum responds to their plea and finds himself in a realm of harsh and unyielding winter... -
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Heartless as a Tin Man by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsThe Yellow Brick Road hungers. . .The world has completely lost its mind. Not only is Briella Mae trying to pick up the pieces of her life, but she suddenly finds herself falling into some sort of nightmare named Oz while hanging out at Bullfrog Creek. She only wanted a new start. . . she didn’t realize she’d literally have to start anew...Categorized as:
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![The Bane of the Black Sword by Michael Moorcock]()
The Bane of the Black Sword by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsStormbringer is brought Home! Elric returns to Yishana, and finds peace at last. Meanwhile, at the world's rim, dragging red horror in its wake, a horde unimaginable moves on the fabled, gentle, impossible city, Tanelorn... -
![The Dreaming City by Michael Moorcock]()
The Dreaming City by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 3 ratings**Note: This was an unauthorized re-titled version of Elric of Melniboné. It is not the original novella from 1961.Elric of the Darkness. He was all in black: the massive breast-plate, the padded jerkin, the long greaves, the mail gauntlets. At his side was a five-foot broadsword that was said to have belonged to the human hero. Aubec... -
![The Snow Globe by Jenna Nelson]()
The Snow Globe by Jenna Nelson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsBy day, Sondrine Renfrew works at Cimmerian’s Curio Emporium, her aunt’s apothecary and antique shop in London, 1875. By night, she weaves fire, water, and air into both inanimate objects and living creatures. When a hooded stranger offers Sondrine a snow globe in trade for medicinal herbs, she accepts, enchanted by the castle, forest, and sea encapsulated under the glass... -
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Bounty Hunter by S.J. Hollis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratings14-year-old Kai Koson had nothing to do with the apocalypse, thank you very much. He was just a baby the day a coven of blood witches ripped a hole in the universe and the demons fell screaming from the sky. Earth and its magic perished, witchkind was hunted and annihilated, and Kai is fed up taking the blame... -
![Elsewhere Vol. III by Terri Windling, María Luisa Bombal]()
Elsewhere Vol. III by Terri Windling, María Luisa Bombal
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsA collection of fantastic short stories, by such masters as Robin McKinley, Tanith Lee, James P. Blaylock and Patricia A. McKillip, and many many more, of course!Contains illustrations by Terri Windling, and cover art by George de Hoff...Categorized as:
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![Elric: The Revenge of the Rose (Elric Chronological Order, #5) by Michael Moorcock]()
Elric: The Revenge of the Rose (Elric Chronological Order, #5) by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsThe Michael Moorcock Collection presents for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.Feared by enemies and friends alike, Elric of Melniboné walks a lonely path among the worlds of the multiverse... -
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![The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock]()
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Eternal ChampionFleeing through slate hills barren of even the promise of life, Elric and his blade Stormbringer find a dark ship at the edge of a black sea: and thus begins a voyage that will challenge all the champions Time can summon, and more.. -
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Storywalker by David Bridger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsPart-time librarian Molly Matthews lives with the painful and exhausting chronic illness ME. The condition has broken every part of her life, except that she has plenty of time to escape into books. Especially her favourite fantasy series, Tamass the Fearless... -
![The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray by B.A. Williamson]()
The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray by B.A. Williamson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsHeroes never return from adventure unchanged, and Gwendolyn Gray knows this better than anyone. She faces a new darkness within herselfwith no help or comfort from her friends Sparrow and Starling. On top of that, the City is only getting worse. When the Faceless Gentlemen return to menace her again, Gwendolyn escapes to the lands of the Fae... -
![The Incompleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt]()
The Incompleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Mathematics of Magic - it was the greatest discovery ever. Or so thought Professor Harold Shea. With the proper equations he could instantly transport himself and his friend Reed Chalmers back - or sideways - in time to all the wondrous lands of ancient myth and legend.But slips in time were a hazard. and Shea's magic didn't always work quite as he expected... -
![The Time of the Dark by Barbara Hambly]()
The Time of the Dark by Barbara Hambly
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn the wizard Ingold's world, the monstrous Dark have been mere legends for thousands of years. But now, they have emerged to ravage the land. Reissue... -
![The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells]()
The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce a fertile and prosperous land, Ile-Rien is under attack by the Gardier, a mysterious army whose storm-black airships appear from nowhere to strike without warning. Every weapon in the arsenal of Ile-Rien's revered wizards has proven useless.And now the last hope of a magical realm under siege rests within a child's plaything...Categorized as:
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![The Way Into Darkness by Harry Connolly]()
The Way Into Darkness by Harry Connolly
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat was once the Peradaini Empire is now a wasted landscape of burned, empty cities and abandoned farmlands. The Blessing, now more numerous than ever, continues to spread across the continent, driving refugees to the dubious safety of the city walls... -
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Death's Angels by William King
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a world of magic and gunpowder, the half-breed Rik must rise from simple soldier to the deadliest assassin the world has ever known.In Death's Angels, Rik and his fellow soldiers of the Seventh Infantry uncover a sinister conspiracy to waken an ancient slumbering evil. They encounter the lovely and terrible Lady Asea, immortal sorceress and ultimate manipulator of men and nations... -
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The Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsElric of Melniboné, proud prince of ruins, last lord of a dying race, wanders the lands of the Young Kingdoms in search of the evil sorcerer Theleb K'aarna. His object is revenge... -
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Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsCat doesn't mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen, the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street. But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack...Categorized as:
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