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Apocalypse: Fairy System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter Jebediah Trapper completed the Impossible Tutorial (by cheating), The vet's been in something of a slump, his PTSD gradually guiding him down the path of self harm. Crippled, stripped of his power and homeless, he's got no reason to keep breathing.Until a little girl is in trouble...Categorized as:
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![Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon]()
Apocalypse: Dungeon System by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJeb is settling into his role as the head of the biggest orphanage in the alien city of Solmnath, taking in hundreds of human children orphaned by the harsh trials of the Tutorial.It wasn't meant to last.A group of human extremists are scavenging nuclear bombs from the corpse of Las Vegas, and they intend to use them to wipe Solmnath off the map.And behind them? Something...stranger...Categorized as:
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![Overworld by Rohan M. Vider]()
Overworld by Rohan M. Vider
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA magic apocalypse. Refugees from Earth. A new world. Elves, orcs, and dragons!Portals from Overworld have appeared on Earth, and beings intent on conscripting humanity into the mysterious Trials have invaded.Earth is doomed. Humanity has been exiled...Categorized as:
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![Magic Bleeds - Awake (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Magic Bleeds - Awake (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.Infuriated by Kate’s treatment at the hands of the Pack, the Beast Lord demands an explanation. When words fail, claws and fangs must do the talking... -
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![Foretold by Jana Oliver]()
Foretold by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn FORETOLD, the fourth Demon Trappers novel by Jana Oliver, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problemsNow that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things... -
![Battle Lines by Will Hill]()
Battle Lines by Will Hill
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's always darkest before dawn. Secret government unit Department 19 is recovering from evil vampire Valeri Rusmanov's deadly attack on their base. The Department’s newest member, teenage operator Jamie Carpenter, is tasked with training up a new squad, as his friends and colleagues desperately search for ways to try to stop what is coming... -
![Homecoming by R.L. King]()
Homecoming by R.L. King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding The Way Home Can Be DeadlyIt starts with an article from Jason's crank file. Some campers have discovered an unconscious "space alien" in the wilds of Colorado.Every mention of the story quickly vanishes from the internet--but not before Alastair Stone gets a look at the single, blurry photo.The "space alien" looks tantalizingly familiar.. -
![Steel and Stone by R.L. King]()
Steel and Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPOINT OF NO RETURN Alastair Stone, determined to harness enigmatic mage Trevor Harrison’s potent power source, takes a desperate chance—he travels to the dimension where it originates, hoping to convince Harrison to teach him its secrets. He should have expected things wouldn’t go as planned... -
![The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett]()
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsAs darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way...Categorized as:
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![The Other Side by R.L. King]()
The Other Side by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDARK DESIRES Alastair Stone and fellow professor Edwina Mortenson go together like punk rock and patchouli. So when an unwilling Stone is “volunteered” to participate in a paranormal TV reality show with her, neither of them is thrilled about it—even if the ghost town they’ll be filming in is supposedly the site of a powerful curse... -
![The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett]()
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsThe sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not...Categorized as:
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![Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence]()
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsKing Jorg Ancrath is twenty now—and king of seven nations. His goal—revenge against his father—has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote...Categorized as:
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![Magic Bites - Fernando's (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Magic Bites - Fernando's (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's... -
![The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett]()
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsOn the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all...Categorized as:
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![Game of Stone by R.L. King]()
Game of Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPLAY A DEADLY GAME Alastair Stone needs a break. He’d gladly trade a big chunk of his newly-acquired fortune for a few uninterrupted weeks of rest, but that’s not going to happen. On top of dealing with his new magical status and a relationship heading in unexpected directions, he soon learns the bombshell revelations about his family aren’t even close to over yet... -
![Path of Stone by R.L. King]()
Path of Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTRIAL BY FIREAfter fifteen-year-old Alastair Stone is caught performing magic at his prestigious boarding school, he can hardly believe his good fortune: not only isn't he punished, but his father arranges a trial apprenticeship—three years early—with one of the most powerful mages in all of Britain. He'll have a month to prove himself, or he'll be packed back off to school... -
![Stone and Claw by R.L. King]()
Stone and Claw by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWILD MAGIC Things are looking up for Alastair Stone. He's just moved into his new house, Jason's opening his investigation agency, and best of all, the University has finally hired a new professor for the Occult Studies department. Carefree days never last long for Stone, though. The smart, sexy new professor turns out to have secrets—dangerous secrets... -
![Twisted Fate: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Liz Hambleton]()
Twisted Fate: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Liz Hambleton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you touch, the bond awakens, but only for a chosen few.In this world, you're a settler or a searcher. Settlers pick a partner of their choosing, but the searchers spend their lives seeking out the person made for them. Most die without finding the one.Emry Crowe's a settler, and happy in her life with Sebastian... -
![The Dark-Hunters, Books 7-9 by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
The Dark-Hunters, Books 7-9 by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series. Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Sins of the Night Alexion and Danger will have to untwist a tangled web of lies and deceit or watch the world of the Dark-Hunters fall apart... -
![Stalked by Seduction and Shadows by Maggie Sunseri]()
Stalked by Seduction and Shadows by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA dark obsession fantasy romance in a city of warring vampire clans, perfect for fans of Haunting Adeline, From Blood and Ash, and Gild.ScarlettI am an object of desire. My powers of seduction are my survival, my weapon, and my curse. I’m no stranger to obsession, but for the first time, I crave it. I love when he watches me, follows me, hunts me.In the mortal lands, I was safe from him... -
![Sponsored Apocalypse by Blaise Corvin]()
Sponsored Apocalypse by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe's been preparing for the apocalypse his entire life. Is he ready?Miles "Shrug" Lindstrom received a quest years ago. He was the only person who could see the window, and in addition to the quest, he could also see a countdown to the end of the world.Part of him was hoping that he was just insane and had been hallucinating when he first started seeing the window...Categorized as:
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![The Core by Peter V. Brett]()
The Core by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFor time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal...Categorized as:
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![Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia]()
Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings#1 IN A NEW EPIC FANTASY SERIES from Monster Hunter series creator and New York Times best-selling author, Larry Correia!After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea...Categorized as:
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![Anointed Omega by Lizzy Bequin]()
Anointed Omega by Lizzy Bequin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheirs to claimTheirs to shareTheirs to anointThe Quarantine Zone is dying, and it's my fault.Now, to set things right, I must give myself to the alphas. Five savage warriors with brutal muscles and piercing eyes who intend to share me in the most shameful ways imaginable. My rational mind is telling me to run, but my omega instincts are begging for the alphas' domination... -
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![Catalyst by H.M. Ward]()
Catalyst by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlood is power. Since the world froze and the humans died off, blood has become scarce. There's barely enough to sustain the vampire population, even though their masses have dwindled. Many vampires are reduced to the measly few drops of blood rationed to them by the Regent, which is enough to keep them alive, barely. It's survival; an undesirable existence...Categorized as:
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![Charon's Claw by R.A. Salvatore]()
Charon's Claw by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the 3rd book of the #4 New York Times best-selling Neverwinter Saga, Drizzt draws his swords once more to aid his friends. His lover, Dahlia Sin’felle, can speak of nothing but the moment she will face the Netherese lord Herzgo Alegni once again. Drizzt has already followed a trail of vengeance beside Dahlia... -
![Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner]()
Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKANE - The Mystic Swordsman ranges Earth and Time to confront the demons of darknessWhere once the mighty Kane has passed, no one who lives forgets. Now, down the trail of past battles, Kane travels again. To the ruins of a devastated city peopled only with half-men and the waif they call their queen... -
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The Master by Louise Cooper
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsChaos stalks the Realm of Order. The fate of a world hangs on one woman's life. In Conclave grave the Lords of Light will summon their God to battle. Adept of Chaos, sworn to the Law, the Master rides to confront his terrible destiny. This is the tale of his decision. This is Book III in the Master trilogy... -
![Eden Forest by Aoife Marie Sheridan]()
Eden Forest by Aoife Marie Sheridan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarajane Anderson is your regular twenty one year old. With family, friends and a normal job. She also happens to be the only person who can save Saskia, a world parallel to earth.When Sarajane is taken to Saskia, she could never have imagined the reality of the world she steps into, a world where magical abilities are in everyone's possession... -
![Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen]()
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
![The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer, Gwendolyn Kiste]()
The Sea Was a Fair Master by Calvin Demmer, Gwendolyn Kiste
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl; an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies; men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules; a school security guard discovers extreme English class; and a man understands what the behemoth beneath the sea commands of him... -
![Wolf's Strength by Amber Ella Monroe, Ambrielle Kirk]()
Wolf's Strength by Amber Ella Monroe, Ambrielle Kirk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Tension grows between old rivals.Cold-blooded murder sparks a feud that could lead to the deadliest civil war in Pack history. Alpha Devin Caedmon and his council are tempted to risk all that is precious to protect their bloodline. Tristan Arnou, the rival Pack’s leader, isn’t the only force trying to tear down the unity holding them together... -
![The Culling of Man by Craig Kobayashi]()
The Culling of Man by Craig Kobayashi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEarth becomes the full immersion experience litRPG readers fantasize about, but at what cost? Figuring out how to cast spells without the luxury of a controller or keyboard was the least of Garath's worries when The Culling got underway. Though some elements of the new interface were familiar to the lifelong gamer, there was a lot he didn't understand...Categorized as:
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![Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett]()
Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHumanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons—bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive... -
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![Blood-Kissed Sky by J.A. London]()
Blood-Kissed Sky by J.A. London
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere's nowhere left to hide. I thought vampires were our enemies - they controlled our lives, isolated our cities, and demanded our blood - until I met Victor. With Victor taking over as the new Lord Valentine, things were supposed to get better. Instead, they're worse than ever. Day Walkers, a new breed of vampires who can walk in the sun, are terrorizing the city...Categorized as:
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![Blackwing by Ed McDonald]()
Blackwing by Ed McDonald
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer's legacy...Categorized as:
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![Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover]()
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsRenowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does.At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions...Categorized as:
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![Kissed by Fire by Kimber White]()
Kissed by Fire by Kimber White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dragon shifter on the verge of death. A woman being hunted by wolves. The oath he swears to protect her may be his last.Xander Brandhart is running out of time. He and his brothers are the only dragon shifters left alive, but if the billionaire Xander doesn't find a mate soon, his last shift will be permanent... -
![Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner]()
Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsKANEThe Mystic Swordsman becomes the living link with the awesome power of a vanished super-race.In the dark swamp where toadmen croak and cower, slumbers an ancient relic of the days when creatures from the stars ruled the Earth. In the booty captured in a savage raid, Kane discovers a ring, a bloodstone, which is the key to the power that lies buried, inactive but not dead, within the forest... -
![Escape by L.S. O'Dea]()
Escape by L.S. O'Dea
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLake of Sins: Escape is Lord of the Rings meets The Island of Dr. Moreau except Dr. Moreau’s creations hunt and eat the Hobbits.On earth in the near future, all animals over twenty pounds are extinct and humans are not entirely human...Categorized as:
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![Shift of Fate by Kimber White]()
Shift of Fate by Kimber White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI am the thing that stands between this woman and the evil she cannot see. But who will keep her safe from me… I am Willow’s protector. I am paid to give my life for hers. As a member of the elite all-shifter Wolfguard Security Team, it’s the job. One last assignment and I can write my own ticket. Start my own pack. It should have been easy. Just a cross-country road trip... -
![Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman]()
Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA LitRPG Adventure Fantasy meets horror in this gore-soaked, standalone LitRPG adventure! It had seemed like a dream offer. Paint a mural. $15,000. How could Duke not jump at the chance? But it came with a catch, as these things often do. He had to first see what his client wanted him to paint. A private server. A digital playground. An alliance of the world’s most sadistic, most depraved minds... -
![Cry Havoc by Mike Morris]()
Cry Havoc by Mike Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say when the demons come, you either fight or you die. The Black Dogs know this all too well. For three hundred years, the warrior priests have sacrificed their lives to keep the island nation of Abios safe from the flesh-eating Nostros, while the rest of the world fell under the demons’ savagery. However, an armada now stands poised to invade mankind’s last bastion...Categorized as:
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![Slave Pits of the Tyrannical God by Brian McGoldrick]()
Slave Pits of the Tyrannical God by Brian McGoldrick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed by the person he trusted most, Brand, formerly Mark McGuinness of Earth, has been enslaved and given to a DokkAlfar Wytch, Elan'fer'sha. Trapped deep within the heart of the Great Citadel of Gor'achen, he is thrown into a gladiatorial stable and marked to be the new Champion for the stable... -
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![Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith]()
Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets...Categorized as:
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![Slaves of Valhalla by Luke Romyn]()
Slaves of Valhalla by Luke Romyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFenrir the wolf howls. Bifrost beckons. And Wes answers. The enigmatic Australian SAS commando awakens into a maelstrom of death and destruction, his memory in tatters, and his former friend and companion dead... -
![Diary of the Displaced - Omnibus by Glynn James]()
Diary of the Displaced - Omnibus by Glynn James
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is a place where nightmares are real. A dark and terrifying place that is hidden from the world we know, by borders that only the most unfortunate of souls will ever cross...Categorized as:
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![Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp]()
Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings17 horror Stories. One legendary music venue. We all know the old cliché: Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Now, add demons, other dimensions, monsters, revenge, human sacrifice, and a dash of the truly inexplicable. This is the story of the (fictional) San Francisco music venue, The Shantyman... -
![Ethereal Fury by Jessica O'Gorek]()
Ethereal Fury by Jessica O'Gorek
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBEWARE! THE PLANET IS WOUNDED... THE GEMINI ARE RISING AND OUR TIME ON EARTH IS LIMITEDAngry at the human race and its methodical destruction of her resources, Mother Earth recruits souls who have just left their bodies to serve Her, and turns them against humanity. Gemini, a clan of paranormal beings, picked from these possessed humans, emerges... -
![The Stars Were Right by K.M. Alexander]()
The Stars Were Right by K.M. Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaravan Master Waldo Bell didn’t expect to return home a criminal. He just wanted a relaxing month off between jobs so he could explore the city of Lovat, enjoy a soft bed and a few decent meals. Instead, he’s arrested—accused of killing old friends and hacking off body parts.Escaping custody and on the run, Wal becomes a citywide fugitive fighting to clear his name...
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