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The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations...Categorized as:
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The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAs a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines...Categorized as:
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Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe great city of Alt Coulumb is in crisis. The moon goddess Seril, long thought dead, is back—and the people of Alt Coulumb aren't happy. Protests rock the city, and Kos Everburning's creditors attempt a hostile takeover of the fire god's church...Categorized as:
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Last Dragon Standing by Rachel Aaron
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDear Reader, There is no way to write a blurb for this final book without spoiling all of the others. Suffice it to say, mysteries resolve, dragons war, pigeons abound, and Julius must risk himself in ways he never dreamed possible as Bob’s grand plan finally comes to fruition. But the Great Seer of the Heartstrikers isn’t the only one whose schemes are nearing completion...Categorized as:
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![One Good Dragon Deserves Another by Rachel Aaron]()
One Good Dragon Deserves Another by Rachel Aaron
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter barely escaping the machinations of his terrifying mother, two all knowing seers, and countless bloodthirsty siblings, the last thing Julius wants to see is another dragon...Categorized as:
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![A Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann]()
A Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTHIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT in the ongoing story of the Black Swan serial saga. Before you read, please read Book 1, My Familiar Stranger (FREE) and Book 2, The Witch's Dream, FIRST!!A secret society, a witch, a psychic, vampires, modern day knights, heroes, elves, fae, assassins from another dimension, and fairytales come together where emotions intersect...Categorized as:
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![A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron]()
A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTo save his family from his tyrannical mother, Julius had to step on a lot of tails. That doesn’t win a Nice Dragon many friends, but just when he thinks he’s starting to make progress, a new threat arrives.Turns out, things can get worse. Heartstriker hasn’t begun to pay for its secrets, and the dragons of China are here to collect...Categorized as:
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![Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde]()
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsDetective Thursday Next has had her fill of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction. Packing up her son, Friday, Thursday returns to Swindon accompanied by none other than the dithering Danish prince Hamlet... -
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Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAngel Fire East marks the close of Terry Brooks's Word and Void trilogy, which began with 1997's Running with the Demon. In this book, the story returns to Nest's native Hopewell, where once again Nest and John must face off against the Void...Categorized as:
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![Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReturn to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time... -
![The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne]()
The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOut of print. Originally published in 2013 in the Unfettered anthology edited by Shawn Speakman, now offered singly with cover art by Galen Dara.Ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan has had plenty of adventures during his long life, and in “The Chapel Perilous” he shares one of them with his apprentice, Granuaile...Categorized as:
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![The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde]()
The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a time of recuperation. If only life were that simple... -
![Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde]()
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsIf Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of Jane Eyre, she was sorely mistaken. The unforgettable literary detective whom Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls "part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew and part Dirty Harry" had another think coming. The love of her life has been eradicated by Goliath, everyone's favorite corrupt multinational... -
![A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks]()
A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsEight centuries ago the first Knight of the Word was commissioned to combat the demonic evil of the Void. Now that daunting legacy has passed to John Ross - along with powerful magic and the knowledge that his actions are all that stand between a living hell and humanity's future.Then, after decades of service to the Word, an unspeakable act of violence shatters John Ross's weary faith...Categorized as:
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![The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth]()
The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. Nathaniel Cade returns. For 140 years, Nathaniel Cade has been the President's Vampire, sworn to protect and serve his country. Cade's existence is the most closely guarded of White House secrets: a superhuman covert agent who is the last line of defense against nightmare scenarios that ordinary citizens only dream of...Categorized as:
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Last Call by Tim Powers
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTwenty years ago Scott Crane abandoned his career as a professional poker player and went into hiding, after a weird high-stakes game played with Tarot cards. But now the cards - and the supernatural powers behind them - have found him again.Crane's father killed gangster Bugsy Siegel in 1948 to become the Fisher King, and to keep that power he is determined to kill his son...Categorized as:
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![The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsNathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny...Categorized as:
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![Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia]()
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsFive days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry... -
![Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer]()
Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe adventures of an American hacker in Medieval England continue as Martin Banks takes his next step on the journey toward mastering his reality-altering powers and fulfilling his destiny. A month has passed since Martin helped to defeat the evil programmer Jimmy, and things couldn’t be going better. Except for his love life, that is... -
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With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsTHE WOMAN WHO WANTED REVENGEWhen the man Niobe loved was shot, she learned that she had been the target, in a devious plot of the Devil's. Hoping for revenge, Niobe accepted a position as one of the three Aspects of Fate, only to find that Satan's plots were tangled into the very Tapestry of Fate... -
![The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green]()
The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen it comes to supernatural intrigue, nobody does it better than New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green.Eddie Drood, at your service. For generations my family has been keeping humanity safe from the wicked, the nasty, and the generally not-nice inhuman predators who feed on people's fear and misery. No one kicks evil arse better than us Droods--especially yours truly... -
![Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks]()
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsTwenty years ago, Terry Brooks turned fantasy fiction on its head with The Sword of Shannara, the first fantasy novel to make the mainstream bestseller lists, and the first in an unbroken string of thirteen bestselling books...Categorized as:
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![Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer]()
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMartin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard...Categorized as:
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![Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini]()
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe exhilaratingly seductive new series from the author of the bestselling Starcrossed seriesLove burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted... which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party... -
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![Prospero in Hell by L. Jagi Lamplighter]()
Prospero in Hell by L. Jagi Lamplighter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe exciting, suspenseful story of Miranda’s search for Prospero, the fabled sorcerer of The Tempest The search of a daughter for her father is but the beginning of this robust fantasy adventure. For five hundred years since the events of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Miranda has run Prospero, Inc., protecting an unknowing world from disasters both natural and man-made... -
![Immortal At Sea by Gene Doucette]()
Immortal At Sea by Gene Doucette
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Immortal Chronicles is an ongoing series of short stories written by Adam, the immortal narrator of IMMORTAL, HELLENIC IMMORTAL, and the upcoming IMMORTAL AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD...Categorized as:
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Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost, Annie Wersching
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this novel bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series.The return of Twin Peaks this May is one of the most anticipated events in the history of television...Categorized as:
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![The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt]()
The Rogue Retrieval by Dan Koboldt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSleight of hand ... in another landStage magician Quinn Bradley has one dream: to headline his own show on the Vegas Strip. And with talent scouts in the audience wowed by his latest performance, he knows he's about to make the big time.What he doesn't expect is an offer to go on a quest to a place where magic is all too real...Categorized as:
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![Pagans by James Alistair Henry]()
Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBritain, 2023… only in this Britain, the Norman Conquest of 1066 never happened. An uneasy alliance of ancient tribes – the Celtic West, Saxon East and an independent Nordic Scotland – has formed, but the fragile peace is threatened by a series of brutal murders. Members of a mysterious ‘Fisher’ cult are being killed one by one...Categorized as:
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![Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth]()
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsZach Barrows is an ambitious young White House staffer whose career takes an unexpected turn when he's partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent sworn to protect the President. But Cade is no ordinary civil servant. Bound by a special blood oath, he is a vampire... -
![The Master by Claire North, Michel Pagel]()
The Master by Claire North, Michel Pagel
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Gameshouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost though games of chess, backgammon - every game under the sun. But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes - those of politics and empires, of economics and kings . . . And now, the ultimate player is about to step forward...Categorized as:
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![Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson]()
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for young readers by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The fast-paced and funny series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions illustrated by Hayley Lazo...Categorized as:
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![Sidhe Devil by Aaron Allston]()
Sidhe Devil by Aaron Allston
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTHE CONTINUING ADVENTURESOF DOC SIDHEWhen fight arranger Zeb Poole meets his friends Harris and Gaby for the first time in several months, he decides there is something different about them — and he's right. Their adventures on the fair world, a place that is half magic and Celtic myth, half weird science and gangster-era danger, had changed them forever. They take him there to prove their story... -
![Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory]()
Raising Stony Mayhall by Daryl Gregory
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn 1968, after the first zombie outbreak, Wanda Mayhall and her three young daughters discover the body of a teenage mother during a snowstorm. Wrapped in the woman’s arms is a baby, stone-cold, not breathing, and without a pulse. But then his eyes open and look up at Wanda — and he begins to move... -
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![The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski]()
The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDarcy Jones doesn't remember anything before the day she was abandoned as a child outside a Chicago firehouse. She has never really belonged anywhere—but she couldn't have guessed that she comes from an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire didn't happen and deadly creatures called Shades terrorize the human population... -
![The Demon and the City by Liz Williams]()
The Demon and the City by Liz Williams
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Chen goes on holiday, his demonic partner Zhu Irzh finds himself alone in Singapore Three. The missing body of a brutally murdered socialite and the strange experiments of a well-connected, beautiful, young heiress leads Zhu into a maze of death and corruption. Chen returns to the city just as Zhu's baser instincts seem to be getting the better of him... -
![The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card]()
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsDanny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself... -
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Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomething is wrong in Aquae Sulis, Bath’s secret mirror city.The new season is starting and the Master of Ceremonies is missing. Max, an Arbiter of the Split Worlds Treaty, is assigned with the task of finding him with no one to help but a dislocated soul and a mad sorcerer.There is a witness but his memories have been bound by magical chains only the enemy can break...Categorized as:
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![The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde]()
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsGreat Britain circa 1985: time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously... -
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Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore than four hundred years after the events of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the sorcerer Prospero, his daughter Miranda, and his other children have attained everlasting life. Miranda is the head of her family’s business, Prospero Inc., which secretly has used its magic for good around the world. One day, Miranda receives a warning from her father: "Beware of the Three Shadowed Ones... -
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Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAurelia Kim Murray is a California girl who wishes there were more to life. And there is. For Kim is part of a royal family from a tiny eastern European country, and soon finds herself swept up in the romance and mystery she always wanted-and more, because there's something very different about her bloodline and the magical nature of her ancestral country... -
![Three Days to Never by Tim Powers]()
Three Days to Never by Tim Powers
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Albert Einstein told Franklin Roosevelt in 1939 that the atomic bomb was possible, he did not tell the president about another discovery he had made, something so extreme and horrific it remained a secret . . . until now... -
![Gilded Cage by Vic James]()
Gilded Cage by Vic James
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn modern-day Britain, magic users control everything: wealth, politics, power—and you. If you’re not one of the ultimate one-percenters—the magical elite—you owe them ten years of service. Do those years when you’re old, and you’ll never get through them. Do them young, and you’ll never get over them. This is the darkly decadent world of Gilded Cage...Categorized as:
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![The Mirage by Matt Ruff]()
The Mirage by Matt Ruff
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA mind-bending novel in which an alternate history of 9/11 and its aftermath uncovers startling truths about America and the Middle East11/9/2001: Christian fundamentalists hijack four jetliners. They fly two into the Tigris & Euphrates World Trade Towers in Baghdad, and a third into the Arab Defense Ministry in Riyadh...Categorized as:
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![The Family Trade by Charles Stross]()
The Family Trade by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA bold fantasy in the tradition of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, The Merchant Princes is a sweeping new series from the hottest new writer in science fiction!Miriam Beckstein is happy in her life. She's a successful reporter for a hi-tech magazine in Boston, making good money doing what she loves... -
![Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn]()
Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen Evie Walker goes home to spend time with her dying father, she discovers that his creaky old house in Hope’s Fort, Colorado, is not the only legacy she stands to inherit. Hidden behind the old basement door is a secret and magical storeroom, a place where wondrous treasures from myth and legend are kept safe until they are needed again...Categorized as:
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Vellum by Hal Duncan
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn extraordinary, incendiary debut from a rare new talent, Vellum showcases a complex and sophisticated level of writing coupled with a fecund imagination that defies description. VELLUM: THE BOOK OF ALL HOURSIt's 2017 and angels and demons walk the earth. Once they were human; now they are unkin, transformed by the ancient machine-code language of reality itself...
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