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  • Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb

    Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning...
  • Reaper by Will Wight

    Reaper by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Sacred Valley has been saved…at least, what’s left of it.With his home finally secure, Lindon delves deep into the ancient labyrinth, seeking long-lost Soulsmithing knowledge and the secret to destroying the Dreadgods. Monarchs plot against him and against each other, unaware of the threats gathering in realms beyond.Far above Lindon and the Monarchs and the Dreadgods, another war is waged...
  • Underlord by Will Wight

    Underlord by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    A tournament approaches. All around the world, great clans and sects prepare their disciples to fight against one another in a competition of young Underlords. Even the Blackflame Empire is drawn in, but their youth are not strong enough to compete. Yet...
  • How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell

    How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Winner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Middle GradeBook 12 is the epic finale to the New York Times best-selling How to Train Your Dragon series!The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show but everything to fight for. Hiccup's quest is clear..
  • Ghostwater by Will Wight

    Ghostwater by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Long ago, the Monarch Northstrider created a world of his own. This world, known as Ghostwater, housed some of his most valuable experiments. Now, it has been damaged by the attack of the Bleeding Phoenix, and a team of Skysworn have been sent to recover whatever they can from the dying world...
  • 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...
  • Uncrowned by Will Wight

    Uncrowned by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Emriss Silentborn, Memory of the World. Tiberian Arelius, the fallen Patriarch. Akura Malice, Queen of Shadows. Seshethkunaaz, King of Dragons. Reigan Shen, Emperor of Lions. Luminous Queen Sha Miara. The Eight-Man Empire. Northstrider. The Monarchs, the most powerful sacred artists on Cradle, rule with unquestioned authority...
  • Bloodline by Will Wight

    Bloodline by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    It’s time to go back home.In the years since Lindon left Sacred Valley, he has attained power beyond anything his family thought possible. Now he’ll have to put those powers to the test, because a Dreadgod is on its way.Lindon and his allies set out to evacuate the valley before the arrival of the Wandering Titan, but their sacred arts are weakened by an ancient curse...
  • Reign of Madness by Kel Kade

    Reign of Madness by Kel Kade

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The mysterious, indomitable warrior? Ruthless criminal overlord? The Riel’gesh – mythical demigod? Dedicated friend and protector? Equipped with skills far beyond those of the outworlders, Rezkin has been suddenly thrust into a foreign world. The young warrior clings his only known purpose as he continues his search for any information about his identity and the reason for his existence...
  • Blackflame by Will Wight

    Blackflame by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Lindon has a year left. When his time runs out, he’ll have to fight an opponent that no one believes he can beat. Unless he learns sacred arts the right way, from scratch, he won’t have a chance to win…and even then, the odds are against him. In the course of their training, he and Yerin travel to the Blackflame Empire, where they fight to master an ancient power...
  • The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

    The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon- Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will, and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne...
  • Halt's Peril by John Flanagan

    Halt's Peril by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders has journeyed from kingdom to kingdom, conning the innocent out of their few valuables. Will and Halt, his mentor, are ambushed by the cult's deadly assassins when Halt is pierced by a poisoned arrow. Now Will must travel day and night in search of the one person with the power to cure Halt: Malkallam the Sorcerer...
  • 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...
  • The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan

    The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle...
  • The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan

    The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone! After years as a Ranger's apprentice, Will is now the protector of his first fief...
  • Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown.But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin...
  • The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria.When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as rogues-for-hire...
  • The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING.A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions...
  • Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.War has come to Melengar and Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan

    The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, first met, and Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy?boring, even?until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Plague Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Plague Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deserts. Rogues. A secret hidden in an underground maze.Every moment counts as Volke Savan races south to the city of New Norra. His goal: find Theasin Venrover, the famous artificer who may have a cure for the arcane plague. Separated from most of the Frith Guild—and even his sister—Volke must rely on the crew of the airship, the Sun Chaser, to help him find Theasin in time...
  • Skysworn by Will Wight

    Skysworn by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    With his duel fast approaching, Lindon is locked away in prison. As a Blackflame, he is too dangerous to remain free. The Skysworn, protectors of the Empire, have imprisoned him to keep him under control until the day of his promised fight arrives. When it does, he will face Jai Long. But a new danger approaches the Empire, closer every day...
  • Coliseum Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Coliseum Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Adventure. Competition. A duel to the death.While on a journey to the famous city of Thronehold, Volke Savan learns of the Sovereign Dragon Tournament. The massive celebration involves hundreds of arcanists competing for fame and glory, and Volke is determined to win.Dark forces dwell in the city, however, and rumors of the legendary world serpent spread amongst the shadows...
  • Fyre by Angie Sage

    Fyre by Angie Sage

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The seventh book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard...
  • Wildwood Larkwing by Shari L. Tapscott

    Wildwood Larkwing by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B072MRYC3W“Till death do us part” might come sooner than Lucia imagined. After living her entire life on the outside looking in, Lucia has finally ventured into the world of Kalae’s nobility...
  • Bee Sting Cake by Victoria Goddard

    Bee Sting Cake by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Magic is out of fashion. Gambling is merely illegal. Neither law nor common sense has ever stopped anyone in Ragnor Bella from making—or breaking—their fortunes at the table, at the racetrack, and especially at the Dartington Harvest Fair. With Mad Jack Greenwing’s only son Jemis finally back from university, this year’s betting is bidding fair to be the stuff of legend...
  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

    Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Cimorene is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart - and bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon - and finds the family and excitement she's been looking for...
  • The Blade's Memory by Lindsay Buroker

    The Blade's Memory by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The king is missing.A secret organization is hunting sorcerers.The enemy has powerful new weapons to deploy, and the capital is more vulnerable than it's ever been.Worst of all, at least in Ridge Zirkander's view, someone put that jackass Colonel Therrik in charge of the flier battalion...
  • A Feast for Starving Stone by Beth Cato

    A Feast for Starving Stone by Beth Cato

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two countries at war. A delicious taste of magic. And a fierce princess comes of age in a rousing adventure by the author of A Thousand Recipes for Revenge . Princess Solenn’s marriage into royalty should have unified the continental neighbors of Verdania and Solenn’s homeland of Braiz against a common the country of Albion...
  • Awakened by Jada Fisher

    Awakened by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    More than just the latest batch of dragons has been awakened.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the popular Dragon Oracle series. Eist has her hands full with her truly unique dragon. With her grandfather, and mentor, out of commission, she has no choice but to embrace her training. And her destiny. But she can't seem to shake the feeling that something is wrong...
  • A Prince Out of Time by J. McCoy, Eligos

    A Prince Out of Time by J. McCoy, Eligos

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    To save the kingdom, he'll have to stop his own murder...It’s hard to be a drunken idiot when the world keeps burning down around you. Cairn, the charming-yet-utterly-irresponsible heir to the Uskarrion throne, is all too happy to toss the crown aside. But an invasion, conspiracy, and rise of a terrifying villain result in his untimely death.Then, Cairn reawakens...
  • The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning by John Flanagan

    The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning by John Flanagan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    After a senseless tragedy destroys his life, Will is obsessed with punishing those responsible - even if it means leaving the Ranger Corps. His worried friends must find a way to stop him taking such a dark path. It is Halt who suggests the solution: Will must take an apprentice. The candidate Halt has in mind surprises everyone - and it's a request Will cannot refuse...
  • 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...
  • The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

    The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. This is the world of young Merlin, the illegitimate child of a South Wales princess who will not reveal to her son his father's true identity. Yet Merlin is an extraordinary child, aware at the earliest age that he possesses a great natural gift - the Sight...
  • Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

    Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries...
    Categorized as:
    children  dragons  epic  friendship  humor  magic  medieval  myths
  • Darke by Angie Sage, Mark Zug

    Darke by Angie Sage, Mark Zug

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In the sixth book of the Magykal series, Alther Mella has been Banished, a Darke Domaine engulfs the Castle, and a Darke dragon is on the loose. Septimus Heap must use all of his skills to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction: He must enter the Darke. But he cannot do this alone...
  • World Serpent Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    World Serpent Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Death. Destiny. The rise of god-arcanists.Volke Savan has reunited with the Frith Guild just in time to help fight the Second Ascension, a group of power-hungry dastards bent on controlling the newly created god creatures. The world serpent is the first on their list, and if the Second Ascension manages to harness its power, the world will forever be changed for the worse...
  • A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr

    A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of Stones In the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins...
  • The Dreamer's Curse by Honor Raconteur

    The Dreamer's Curse by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With an un-cursed prince and king back on the throne, Sevana goes back to her usual routine without worry. But her peaceful days don’t last for long. A hunter from a small northern village comes to her, pleading for help. The people in his village are disappearing during the night, transported great distances in their sleep, and they don’t know why...
  • 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...
  • Remnants by Honor Raconteur

    Remnants by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finally over with the wedding, managed to escape the parents, signed up with the MISD, yay! Got assigned a permanent team with Chi, Vee, and Maksohm, double yay! Toh’sellor has been stolen. Yeah, this is not going to be fun. It is, in fact, anti-fun. Oh, and monkeys. Poor Chi...
  • The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg

    The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Disciples of the Draasin Lord have again been defeated, yet a traitor remains within Terndahl. The Inquisitors have come, and their presence has everyone on edge.With the help of the Keystone, Tolan has discovered the ability to shape each of the element bonds. Now that he’s passed testing to the second level at the Academy, he finally feels as if he belongs...
  • Dread Pirate Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Dread Pirate Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Pirates. Griffins. A lost treasure worth killing for. While protecting the newborn griffins on the Isle of Landin, Volke Savan and his adopted sister, Illia, run afoul of the Dread Pirate Calisto, the same cutthroat who carved out Illia’s right eye...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  epic  humor  magic  male-mc  medieval  myths  paranormal
  • Soulsmith by Will Wight

    Soulsmith by Will Wight

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Outside Sacred Valley, ancient ruins rise from the earth, drawing sacred artists from miles around to fight for the treasures within. Lindon has reached Copper, taking the first step on the road to power, but the warriors of the outside world are still far beyond him. To advance, he turns to the arcane skills of the Soulsmiths, who craft weapons from the stuff of souls...
  • Home by Sarah Prineas

    Home by Sarah Prineas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth book in the acclaimed Magic Thief series finds Conn back where he started—accused of being a thief. Filled with magic and wonder, The Magic Thief: Home transports readers to a land where a wizard’s apprentice must battle both his enemies and his past to protect the world he knows.Despite successfully securing a balance between the competing magics of Wellmet, Conn is not happy...
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