Books like 'R.O.D. Read or Die 2'
Readers who enjoyed R.O.D. Read or Die 2 by Hideyuki Kurata, Hideyuki Kurata & 山田秋太郎 also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Сказания Меекханского пограничья. Каждая мертвая мечта by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsМеекхан объят пламенем. Империю раздирает междоусобная война. На Юге рабы поднимают восстание. Они жаждут мести за многовековые терзания и в пылу кровавой битвы не щадят никого. На Севере Горная Стража, ограждающая людей от нападения опасных тварей, оказывается втянутой в зловещий артефакт. Никто не знает, как он здесь оказался, из какого времени пришел... -
The Calamitous Bob by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world of Nyil, with its monsters, its knights and its mildly sociopathic gods. Come and see! A soul flees and a soul arrives, blessed by luck. Will she survive? Will she thrive? Will she become a calamity?After all, luck is such a fickle thing... -
The 12 Dragons of Albion by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Conrad Clarke and I claim my reward…You’d think that staying alive and saving the girl would be enough for now.After proving himself in a desperate magickal battle, Conrad is admitted to the King’s Watch.And what does the world of magick do? It laughs in his face.At least Conrad now has a partner with some serious magickal firepower... -
Nine of Wands by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGold. Beautiful and Deadly. And doubly deadly when you mix it with magick. Conrad and Mina take a time-out from trouble in Spain. It’s their own little Garden of Eden, until a Tarot reader tells him that his troubles have barely begun. Expelled from Paradise, Conrad and the team have to chase the trail of a new source of Alchemical Gold... -
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Tenfold by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnto the Tenth Generation…Must we atone for our ancestors’ sins?Conrad’s 11xGreat Grandfather has been haunting his house since 1622, keeping a secret and biding his time. A secret that spells trouble for the world of magick.The King’s Watch want to Summon him. The keepers of the secret don’t want that to happen.They unleash a fire Mage to stop the summoning and don’t care who dies on the way... -
Sylver Seeker by Kennit Kenway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter fulfilling the duty all Arch Necromancers are tasked with, the last thing Sylver Sezari expected was to be reborn. He was usually the one reanimating dead things. How ironic. But reborn he was. And after crawling his way back into the land of the living, he finds himself a strange land, a strange time, and with a strange floating screen in front of his new face... -
Inflection Point by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis uncle has been kidnapped. A shadowy government agency is torturing cryptids in his city. His Sanctuary has been revoked from the one place he could drink safely. There's a medusa at the mall. A fairy princess might have just summoned an Old One in a public park. Quincy Harker really wishes he'd just stayed in Memphis. But he didn't... -
Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolejna powieść z cyklu Malazańską Księga Poległych, wspaniałej monumentalnej sagi o wojnie Imperium Malazańskiego i ludziach uwikłanych w grę, której rezultat nie zawsze jest wynikiem działań śmiertelników... -
Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
Dead Stars - Part Two by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNorth, is where the battle will take place.North, is where Farden must go.But to death, to glory, or to both? The Arka have chosen their champion, and now he must lead them to the top of the world - The Spine, where the black mountains belch fire, and where the battle against cataclysm will take place upon the ice... -
Trick or Treat by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShort story published on Derek Landy's blog; fits in best between Death Bringer and Kingdom of the Wicked... -
The Lost Art of World Domination by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA shot of Skulduggery action.It isn’t easy to take over the world. First you need the scheme. Then you need the muscle. Then you need to come up with a system for ruling six billion people and keeping them from revolting. It takes a certain kind of man to take over the world.Scaramouch Van Dreg, however, is not that man.But he has one thing going for him...Categorized as:
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The Gravedigger’s Son and the Waif Girl: by Sam Feuerbach
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFarin, the gravedigger’s son, lives in the medieval village of Heap. The eighteen-year-old is an outsider, bullied and ostracised by the villagers. His father has succumbed to a life of drinking, and so the young man has no option but to take over the job of gravedigger. Farin’s life takes a dramatic twist when the village witch dies and he prepares her for burial... -
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Fairy Tale by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA psychotic ginger vampire. A demonic rooster horse. The Brothers Grimm have broken free from their prison, and are thirsty for blood. This wizard learns that buying books can be deadly, and that his childhood Fairy Tales were not just stories, but dire warnings…Free for subscribers to my Newsletter at www (dot) shaynesilvers (dot) com... -
Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom fairy tale forest to gloomy gothic moor, from gleaming epidemiologist’s lab to the sandy shores of Neverland, Seanan McGuire’s short fiction has been surprising, delighting, confusing, and transporting her readers since 2009. Now, for the first time, that fiction has been gathered together in one place, ready to be enjoyed one twisting, tangled tale at a time... -
The Thief Who Knocked on Sorrow's Gate by Michael McClung
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The third installment in the Amra Thetys series:After surviving Thagoth and returning rich to Lucernis, Amra and Holgren have settled down to a very comfortable, if decidedly unexciting life -- until the night Amra receives an old enemy's head in a box... -
The Eleventh Hour by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnother Day, Another Scar… Conrad needs a rest, and so does Vicky, his partner in fighting magickal crimes. The universe has other ideas. Conrad had planned the perfect weekend in the English Lake District – tie up some loose ends before spending the night with his girlfriend. Simple. What could possibly go wrong? Everything is the answer... -
Heaven's Door by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAWARD-WINNING DARK FANTASY TO READ WITH THE LIGHTS ON He's finally found something to care about after a century of searching, but will he lose it all at the hands of his most dangerous foe yet? Seven years ago, Quincy Harker vanquished the demon Orobas and saved the city of Charlotte, NC from his evil plans. Or so he thought... -
Dead Certain by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead Certain The world’s most intrepid vampire is tossed from the frying pan into the crucible in this stunning conclusion to the Trilogy. Eve, working her day, and night, job is given a new task by the Vampire Council. If she can survive it, her fortune will be secured. If not, she’ll end up dead for the final time... -
Dead and Everything by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead and Everything Eve Benson, the world’s hardest working baby vampire isn’t going to be left to the normal course of things. As a new member of the undead she should be in for years of beatings, starvation, and possibly some other things that her parents wouldn’t be happy to hear about. Thanks to the training she put herself through though, Eve is a different kind of Vamp... -
Skarsnik by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe goblin chieftain Skarsnik’s name is known and feared throughout the Old World. When a greenskin horde threatens the borders of the Empire, the greatest military minds in Altdorf seek assistance from a most unlikely source – the disgraced poet Jeremiah Bickenstadt... -
Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsНеспокойно в Летерийской империи. Рулад Сэнгар, Император Тысячи Смертей, попал под демоническую власть своего колдовского меча, который дарит ему бессмертие. Тайная полиция Патриотистов начинает чистки среди подданных. Пророки больше не могут видеть грядущее. Дворец полон заговорщиков, чиновники коррумпированы и ими движут только личные интересы... -
Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРазрываемый длительными войнами континент Генабакис стал колыбелью для новой кровожадной империи - Паннионского Домина. Армии таинственного Провидца захватывают город за городом, буквально опустошая всё на своём пути. Чтобы противостоять им, объявленное вне закона Войско Дуджека Однорукого вынуждено объединиться с заклятым врагом Малазанской империи... -
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Hijinks by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I've just discovered a few secrets about this new world I'm now a part of that both frightens and excites me." I just woke up from one hell of a night. My body was still tingling all over from the mind-blowing experience of what I went through. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to reflect on that... or even bask in it... -
Apocalypse Kings by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand new Skulduggery Pleasant novella for World Book Day: a hilarious and thrilling standalone story in the internationally bestselling series – perfect for new readers, and essential for Skulduggery fans…Three ancient gods are freed from their prison with only one desire: to destroy the planet and everyone on it... -
Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Legend. The Immortal. My… Boyfriend?You know, I really only had two goals in life:1)Unearth the truth about vampires and,2)Become hella famous.Nowhere on that list did I have “die” or “get turned into a bloodsucker.” But guess what? Life doesn’t always go according to plan... -
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle by K.J. Parker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's important to look after your crew when you're in the battlefield salvage business. It's stressful work at the best of times, and although your employees are unlikely to be happy it makes sense to keep them alive.So when Saevus Corax finds himself having to capture a castle to stop his men from being killed, he has no choice but to give it a try...Categorized as:
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Undisguised Healer by Jonathan Brooks
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForced to hide his identity up until now, Thaden soon learns that it may cause more trouble than it’s worth…Even though he never intended it to happen, the events that occurred in the city of Forgestone have set Thaden on a course to fix the problems that he inadvertently caused... -
Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpecial Detective Constable Adamat may be the most capable young investigator in all of Adopest. He's sharp, thoughtful, and his particular sorcery gives him a flawless memory. A transfer to the First Precinct seems like the perfect opportunity to showcase his abilities and advance his career. But things work differently in the First Precinct... -
Old Tin Sorrows by Glen Cook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen his old friend Blake Peters calls in some overdue favors. Garrett feels like he’s committed himself to a corps of corpses. Someone is trying to kill Blake’s wealthy, retired General Stantnor, in a most lingering, painful, and maybe poisonous way. Can Garrett keep the general above ground? But Stantnor’s mansion holds a host of surprises for a human detective who thought he’d seen it all... -
The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA short story written by Derek Landy dedicated to the winner of the character competition, Charlie Smith, containing the winning entry of "Geoffrey Scrutinous"... -
The Devil You Know by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPREVIEW AVAILABLE at vampwriter-dot-com/DevilYouKnowEXCERPT.htmVampire PI Jack Fleming travels to Long Island to attend a funeral.Problem: There's more than one body in the grave.Delving into his past, Jack follows clues leading to an old murder, new betrayals, and a hard look at the man he was vs. the vampire he's become... -
Threads of Malice by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this relentlessly gripping thriller, Compton Crook Award winner Tamara Siler Jones weaves together her unique blend of fantasy, forensics, and suspense to create a world terrorized by a killer out of our darkest nightmares. Now one man must follow a trail of savaged victims to save an innocent life hanging by the slimmest of hopes... -
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Valley of the Soul by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the mage wars, Dubric Byerly risked his life–and sacrificed the woman he loved–to catch magic’s darkest killers. Those battles are long over–and the monsters Dubric hunts these days are nothing more than men. Until now. A recent string of grisly crimes has Dubric and his pages scouring the countryside for clues that hint at the worst: that history’s most murderous mage has come to Faldorrah... -
Laila Winter y los Señores de los Vientos by Bárbara G. Rivero
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCon Laila Winter y Las Arenas de Solarïe, la autora inicia una saga que descubre lo que en realidad se esconde tras todos esos mitos ancestrales... -
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 11 by Ao Jyumonji
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I'll do what I have to. I'll do it. Now." Gritting his teeth, and bracing his legs, Haruhiro faces the guorella onslaught once more. He rouses himself with a sense of purpose, and tries to avert his eyes from the reality of her death. Then, when he finds himself facing a regret and despair greater than he can handle, that mysterious man, Jessie, whispers to him, "There is a way. Just one... -
Hellbound Hearts by Paul Kane, Jeffrey J. Mariotte
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClive Barker's iconic masterpiece The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror, brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world - the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites - in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart... -
End Game by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome to the ferocious world of The Foundling, set in an bayou town where men are men - except when they are also dragons, kitties with wings, alligators, and . . . well, Miller.This is the unmissable climax to Hailey Edwards's epic The Foundling series, featuring the fiercest heroine in this world or any other: Luce Boudreau.Orphan. Daughter. Cop. Villain . . -
Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA jolt of Skulduggery Pleasant action for free.Midnight. Valkyrie Cain approaches an old, ramshackle church to make a delicate deal with a trio of ugly, hairy goblins. To her absolute non-surprise, the goblins have no intention of honouring that deal- but not to worry. Skulduggery Pleasant is standing by to deliver a surprise of their own.Things, however, don’t go exactly according to plan... -
Skavenslayer by William King
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGotrek & Felix return to the city of Nuln to lie low and gain some steady employment. Being a sewer-jack would seem to be fairly mnudane work until the skaven raise their furry heads. The maze of sewers provides a perfect staging post for the foul chaos rat-men, as they seek to overwhelm the city. Luckily there are two people below ground who like a good fight... -
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Church of Armes of the Light has battled the forces of Darkness for as long as anyone can remember. The great prophecy has foretold that a band of misfits, led by a high priestess will defeat the Dark Lord Darvezian, armed with their wits, the blessing of the Light and an artifact stolen from the merciless Spider Queen.Their journey will be long, hard and fraught with danger... -
Wolf in the Fold by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery family has its black sheep. But the wealthy MacNeils of Haven have a terrorist in their bloodline--with an emphasis on blood. Hawk and Fisher are quick to learn that even high society has its share of lowlifes, and they plan to go undercover to expose the criminal.But the skeletons they find in the closet might be their own.They're two tough cops in a city of magic and mayhem... -
The Slightly Ignominious End to the Legend of Black Annis by Derek Landy
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Zod Wallop by William Browning Spencer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRock yawned. "Gotta get moving," Rock said. A couple of hundred million years went by. A rock is always slow to take action. A rock watches an oak grow from a sapling to a towering tree, and it's a flash and a dazzle in the mind of a rock. What was that? Rock thinks. Or maybe, Huh?That's how Zod Wallop starts... -
La Marche du prophète by Gabriel Katz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeth Marek, champion d’arènes, se retire invaincu, au sommet de sa gloire. Il a quarante ans, une belle fortune et deux jeunes fils qu’il connaît à peine. C’est à Kyrenia, la plus grande cité du monde, qu’il a choisi de les élever, loin de la violence de sa terre natale... -
Beast Coast by J.C. McKenzie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the greatest danger comes from within… When Master Vampire Lucien Delgatto threatens her potential mate Wick’s life, Shape Shifter Andrea “Andy” McNeilly will employ a den of witches, a bedazzled thong, and her ability to shift into multiple animals to meet his demands. She plans to keep Wick safe—even if she’s not speaking to him... -
Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriesland im 12. Robin ist noch ein junges Mädchen, als Fremde ihr Dorf überfallen und ihre Mutter töten. Man verdächtigt die Tempelritter, doch Robin kennt die Wahrheit. Sie sucht Zuflucht vor den wirklichen Mördern bei den Templern und beginnt ihr eigenes, geheimnisvolles Schicksal zu begreifen... -
Slayer by David Guymer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith their friendship in tatters after a series of betrayals, Gotrek and Felix march south at the head of a ragtag army, intent upon driving the forces of Chaos out of the Empire and returning Felix to his wife. But Gotrek’s doom is at hand, and great powers are at work to ensure that he meets it... -
131 Dayss by Keith C. Blackmore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrength.Honor.Death.Once every year, in the city of Sunja, gladiators meet within the arena known as Sunja's Pit.Men such as Baylus, Goll, and Halm enter for the lure of fortune. Others enter for the fame. And some simply for the fight.The games continue for days, until a champion is finally crowned. Or all who are involved perish.This is blood sport at its finest. At its worst. At its longest...
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