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  • Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull

    Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole’s epic adventure comes to a close in book five of the New York Times bestselling “fanciful, action-packed adventure” series (Publishers Weekly, starred review), from the author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole and his friends are pushed to the limit in this finale to the bestselling Five Kingdoms series...
  • Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The “powerful and emotionally-charged” fantasy series from the author of the Sevenwaters novels continues, as Blackthorn and Grim face haunting secrets and old adversaries... Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine... Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good...
  • The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike

    The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the author of The Lost Queen , hailed as “ Outlander meets Camelot ” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “ The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker, the author of The Golden Wolf), a “rich, immersive” ( Kirkus Reviews ) new novel in which a forgotten queen of 6th-century Scotland claims her throne as war looms and her family is scattered to the winds.AD 573...
  • Dragon Rise by D.K. Holmberg

    Dragon Rise by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dragons will return, but who will control them? After betraying both the empire and the rebellion, Fes and Jayell travel alone, struggling to remain safe when a daring break-in that might provide the needed leverage goes awry...
  • House Name by Michelle West

    House Name by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats. Jewel has been assigned the task of finding the entryways to the ancient undercity that lies beneath the streets of the empire’s capital in exchange for shelter for her and her den at House Terafin...
  • Blackmark by Jean Lowe Carlson

    Blackmark by Jean Lowe Carlson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wrongfully accused of treason, veteran Kingsman Elohl seeks the truth of a betrayal that caused the Kingsmen to vanish a decade ago. Inked with the Blackmark and despised for it, Elohl uncovers the truth and exposes ancient enemies. Now, he must give everything to shatter the hidden sect that usurps power from the throne...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  action-adventure  adult  book  classics
  • The Lost Kestrel Found by Peter Wacht

    The Lost Kestrel Found by Peter Wacht

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white.The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms — if he survives...
  • Ghost in the Inferno by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Inferno by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She has defeated powerful foes, but more dangerous enemies lie before her.A sorcerous catastrophe threatens to destroy Istarinmul, and the only the mysterious sorceress Annarah, last loremaster of lost Iramis, knows how to stop it...
  • Ghost in the Pact by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Pact by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina Amalas has found the lost relics of Iramis, but with the relics comes deadly peril. For Grand Master Callatas is ready to work his terrible Apotheosis, and all he needs to unleash the dark power of the nagataaru is the Staff and the Seal of Iramis…once he takes them from Caina’s dead hands. Yet if Caina and Callatas do not work together, they are doomed...
  • Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina Amalas was once a deadly Ghost nightfighter, a spy and agent of the Emperor of Nighmar. Now she only wishes to live quietly with her husband. But civil war grips the Empire, and Caina's skills are needed against the cruel sorcerers of the malevolent Umbarian Order. And Caina has a dangerous connection to the Umbarians...
  • Ghost in the Razor by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Razor by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She has hindered the malevolent plans of the sinister Grand Master Callatas, but has been unable to defeat him. Callatas has slaughtered every foe who ever challenged him, and Caina may be next. CASSANDER NILAS is a ruthless magus of the brutal Umbarian Order, and seeks to destroy the Emperor...
  • Ghost in the Glass by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Glass by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina has a deadly problem. Specifically, she carries the Ring of Rasarion Yagar, a relic created by the tyrannical necromancer-king who once ruled Ulkaar. The deadly sorcerers of the malevolent Umbarian Order wish to seize the Ring for themselves, as do the sinister priests of the ruthless Temnoti cult. And to make matters worse, the Ring is not the only powerful relic of Rasarion Yagar...
  • Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle

    Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Faerune is running out of time. With the threat of the Dreilore nipping at their heels, our unlikely companions have only one choice: to move forward with Alluin's mad plan to overthrow the Empire. The emperor must be killed, and the Dreilore defeated, but first Isara Saredoth must be located. She's the only rational choice for empress, someone both humans and elves alike can support...
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    magic  myths  retellings  action-adventure  book  death  epic  fiction
  • Ghost in the Seal by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Seal by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is out of time. She has risked too much for too long, and her enemies have finally closed around her. The Staff and Seal of Iramis have been found, and threaten to destroy the world with their sorcerous powers. The terrible Apotheosis of the evil Grand Master Callatas will succeed unless Caina makes one final sacrifice. Unless she makes the ultimate sacrifice..
  • Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Bastard’s Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi -- but not for sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona, who find themselves caught up in the affairs of a shiplost madman, a dangerous ascendant demon, and a very unexpected saint of the fifth god...
  • Ghost in the Ashes by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Ashes by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and she has defeated both corrupt lords and mighty sorcerers. As the Padishah of Istarinmul prepares to make peace with the Emperor, the Ghosts must keep the Padishah’s ambassador safe from assassins. But when an escaped slave begs for Caina’s help, she finds dark plots stirring in the shadows...
  • Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through cunning and valor she has cast down both proud lords and mighty sorcerers. But a power darker than any she has ever faced is awakening...
  • Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar. She has defeated powerful sorcerers and corrupt lords, freed slaves and overthrown great evils. But now someone has begun slaughtering the Ghosts of the Imperial capital, and the killer is wearing her face...
  • The Last Conclave by D.K. Holmberg

    The Last Conclave by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final battle builds. The groeliin continue to attack. And Raime seems even more unstoppable than he ever has before. Back in the Antrilii lands, Isandra searches for answers from Jostephon. The arrival of the summoned Magi means that much will change for her, and she soon learns her purpose in the north is not yet completed...
  • Mist Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Mist Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The dragon misfits are the key to saving the dragons of Lorach but they must act before a stranger destroys them.Jason has secured a tentative peace for Dragon Haven. With his control over illusion, and the Lorach threat thwarted for now, his time is spent preparing for the next attack, knowing the Dragon Souls will not be easily stopped...
  • The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell

    The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book #7 in the popular Kencyrath Saga. The Past Returns . . . Kothifir:  a land where time shifts and the past can circle around to the present and vice versa at any moment.  Here Jame, Kencyrath heir doomed to stalk the gods, joins the Southern Host to find that the past is infringing on the present and eating away at the foundations of the city state itself...
  • Oracle by Michelle West

    Oracle by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats.Beneath the streets of Averalaan, capital city of the Essalieyan Empire, lie the three Princes of the firstborn, doomed to sleep until the end of days...
  • The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When the ship in which they are traveling is captured by Carpagamon island raiders, Temple sorcerer Penric and his resident demon Desdemona find their life complicated by two young orphans, Lencia and Seuka Corva, far from home and searching for their missing father...
  • Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg

    Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the twisted groeliin press their way south, countless lives will be lost unless Roelle can find help, forcing her to go to an enemy for aid. It’s a dangerous gamble, but she can think of no alternative, not if she intends to save as many as possible. Jakob continues having strange visions and struggles with what he’s becoming...
  • Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg

    Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped...
  • Ghost in the Storm by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Storm by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the Emperor's elite spies and assassins. And though she remains anonymous, already legends grow around her. Whispers speak of the Ghost nightfighter who stopped the fire of the gods from consuming Rasadda, who defeated sorcerers of terrible power, who liberated slaves and threw down cruel lords.Yet now the storm is coming to claim her..
  • Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, an assassin and spy of the Emperor, and her cunning saved the city of Marsis from a brutal invasion.Now she must keep the war from becoming worse.The nobles of the Imperial city of Cyrioch plan to revolt, and assassins stalk the high lords of the Empire. Only Caina stands between the Empire and a ruinous civil war...
  • Alpha Zero by Arthur Stone

    Alpha Zero by Arthur Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I should not exist.All children like me are stillborn, or die in infancy. Those who cannot grow stronger, die. No empty child has ever reached a year of age, yet I am now thirteen.It has been a long and miserable thirteen years, where the best I can manage to do is walk with difficulty. Sometimes, I cannot even manage that.My clan has paid dearly for every minute of my life...
  • Immortal by Nicole Conway

    Immortal by Nicole Conway

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Destiny has called.With Jaevid Broadfeather forever lost to the depths of Luntharda, Felix Farrow struggles to stand on his own. He begins a violent downward spiral which causes him to abandon his post as a dragonrider, hiding in the halls of his family estate. His one hope for redemption lies within the heart of someone from his past—and the very last person he ever wanted to see again...
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters, a fantasy series that should appeal to "Lord of the Rings" fans (VOYA). The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest. Human and Otherworld dwellers have existed there side by side, sharing a wary trust...
  • Rage of Lions by Curtis Jobling

    Rage of Lions by Curtis Jobling

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A ruined kingdom, an avenging king . . . and a hero's destiny After discovering he's the long-lost son of the murdered Wolf King and leading a revolt against the tyrant King Leopold the Lion, Drew Ferran must rule over a kingdom in disarray. But the former shepherd has mixed feelings about taking his place on the throne...
  • Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney

    Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    "I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born."Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom's world. The witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil...
  • The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan

    The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum's family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel has no chance of winning...
  • The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson

    The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn.With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King’s Envoy...
  • Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A story about magic and the captivating power of dreams.A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—during each new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians, who serve as territory wardens, stand between people and their worst dreams...
  • Secrets of the Deep by E.G. Foley

    Secrets of the Deep by E.G. Foley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some lost treasures were never meant to be found...With the Dark Druids after him and a magical war brewing, thirteen-year-old Jake Everton must lie low for a while, so his Elder witch aunt takes him and the gang on a long beach holiday, out of harm's way. But sure enough, Jake plunges into trouble once again when he meets a feisty royal mermaid on the run...
  • The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg

    The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the assassin Galen is hired to capture a slaver rather than kill, he learns his target is more than she appears. The job takes him deeper into the Eban underworld as he tries to understand how he’s been used, and why his only friend in the city seems to know more than she should...
  • Ghost in the Hunt by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Hunt by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, the leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. With the aid of mysterious allies, she fights to stop the sinister plans of the ruthless Grand Master Callatas. But Callatas has spent two centuries preparing to remake humanity, and he will exterminate any who dare to oppose him...
  • Pariah of Dragons by Cordelia Castel

    Pariah of Dragons by Cordelia Castel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the deep shadows of the supernatural world lies a prison whose captives are organized by supernatural race, capabilities, and destructive power. The lower the level, the more lethal — and desirable — the individual. As a Nephilim at the Psychic Prison for Supernaturals, I'm banished to the depths of its lowest level, a hellhole from which few ever return...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  action-adventure  adult  book  demons
  • Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OverviewCaina Amalas was a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through her boldness and cunning saved the Empire and the world from sorcerous annihilation.But the victory cost her everything.Now she is exiled and alone in the city of Istarinmul, far from her home and friends...
  • Storm Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Storm Dragon by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Epic Fantasy Adventure A new threat for the misfits emerges, only this time it might be another dragon. Jason spends his time trying to protect Dragon Haven and understand the dragon misfits now that he has prevented Lachen from using them. He searches for more misfits, but quickly learns he won’t be able to save them all...
  • Ghost in the Winds by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Winds by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Apotheosis has come at last, and it will shatter the world. CAINA is trapped in the ruins of an ancient necromancer's tomb. Unless she escapes the lethal trap, there will be no one to stop Grand Master Callatas from unleashing the Apotheosis. KYLON is desperate to save Caina's life...
  • The Warrior Mage by D.K. Holmberg

    The Warrior Mage by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world prepares for war. Creatures out of a nightmare press south. And only a few will be able to stop it.   Roelle leads the Magi north to discover the secrets of the northern warriors known as the Antrilii. What she discovers forces her to question the role the Magi play in the world as she begins to realize how far they have drifted from their Founders...
  • A Warrior's Penance by Davis Ashura

    A Warrior's Penance by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The thunderous conclusion to the award-winning fantasy epic…Following Stronghold’s destruction, Rukh and Jessira lead the ragged remnants of the OutCastes on the long march to Ashoka. There, they seek sanctuary for her people, but in order to do so, they must overcome unyielding law that demands exile for all ghrinas...
  • Alpha Ascendant by Arthur Stone

    Alpha Ascendant by Arthur Stone

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some say these lands are the most dangerous in the entire North.The Grove is a perilous wound on the face of the planet, home to the most fearsome creatures in all of Rock. Death himself has trod these paths, leaving in his wake freakish mutants who still bear within themselves a piece of his morbid nature.The only thing more difficult than reaching the Grove is leaving it alive...
  • Cycle of Fire by D.K. Holmberg

    Cycle of Fire by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final book in The Cloud Warrior Saga. A year has passed since the last attack, and Marin remains at large. Tan and the elementals know she will not remain that way for much longer. Power builds, and Tan knows that he will have to fight again soon. He is willing to do whatever it takes to protect his precocious—and surprisingly powerful—daughter...
  • Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George

    Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist...
  • Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

    Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Award-winning author Juliet Marillier’s “lavishly detailed”* Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a mysterious creature holds an enchanted and imperiled ancient Ireland in thrall. Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn’s bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges...
  • Men and Monsters by Elena May

    Men and Monsters by Elena May

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The stakes have risen. For fifty years, Prince Vladimir has tolerated the Resistance, but now they threaten what he holds dear. The vicious vampire will no longer hold back. A plan he has been working on for decades will finally reveal itself and entangle everyone standing on the way.For the first time after the Nightfall, the Resistance holds a true bargaining chip...
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