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  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 97 ratings
    Kingdoms will collide.The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't...
  • Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 98 ratings
    Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past…She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her...
  • Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 102 ratings
    Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world...
  • The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed—Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea, Queen of the Fells, to a life without love.Now, once again, the Queendom of the Fells seems likely to shatter apart. For young queen Raisa ana’Marianna, maintaining peace even within her own castle walls is nearly impossible; tension between wizards and Clan has reached a fevered pitch...
  • Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 101 ratings
    "A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown...
  • A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 85 ratings
    A Betrayal…Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia...
  • Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making, conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Queen’s Thief series, by Megan Whalen Turner. This beloved and award-winning series began with the acclaimed novel The Thief...
  • The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her...
  • The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making.Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the king's caprice, but his contempt for Eugenides slowly turns to grudging respect...
  • Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 91 ratings
    Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold...
  • Overtaken by K.F. Breene

    Overtaken by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Reunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her.For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But if Xandre thought she would be a docile prisoner, he was sadly mistaken...
  • Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Invasion by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The Hunter was not trained to admit defeat.With the title of Chosen secured, Shanti and Cayan must look to the next steps in ripping back their freedom from the most deadly tyrant in the land. Unfortunately, they aren't the only ones with an agenda.Without mental power to defend themselves, the Westwood Lands are trapped within their own walls...
  • The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas

    The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s most feared killer for hire. When the quiet is shattered by forces who want to destroy the Silent Assassins, Celaena must find a way to stop them, or she’ll be lucky to leave the desert alive...
  • The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

    The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own...
  • Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A Song of Love won her heart.A Song of Darkness haunted her soul.A Song in the Dance would seal her fate.Seers had long foreseen an extraordinary destiny for Ellysetta Baristani. Already she had won the heart of the Fey King—the magnificent Rain, ever her ally, eternally her love. She had saved the offspring of the magical tairen and fought beside her legendary mate against the armies of Eld...
  • A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

    A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dark
  • The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal..
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dark
  • Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home... Or so he believes...Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper...
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    epic  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war  abuse  action-adventure
  • A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story.A false king has claimed the throne of Camelot, sentenced Tedros to death, and forced Sophie to be his queen...
  • Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    There's a babe in my belly that whispers the valley, Froi. I follow the whispers and come to the road . . .Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi must travel through Charyn to search for Quintana, the mother of Charyn's unborn king, and protect her against those who will do anything to gain power...
  • The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls, and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya...
  • The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani

    The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    In the epic next chapter of Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling series, The School for Good and Evil, everything old is new again as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their story.As A World Without Princes closed, the end was written and former best friends Sophie and Agatha went their separate ways...
  • Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She feared the dark visions and the magic within her. And she dreamed of the miraculous love that could save her.Like an enchanted fairy tale prince he stepped from the sky to claim her—the Fey King, her destiny, her one and true love.But behind the mesmerizing beauty of Rain’s violet eyes Ellysetta saw the passionate hunger of the beast . .
  • The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    RevengeWhen Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eudenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered... she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge...
  • Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two lovers, two hearts, one soul.Only joined can they be truly complete.Only joined can they survive the darkness.The Fey King Rain and his truemate Ellysetta share a passionate love unrivaled in the history of their world—and a forbidden power that made them outcasts from the Fading Lands...
  • The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson

    The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape . . . and even less of being together.Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komisar that she has a magical gift, and the Komisar's interest in Lia is greater than either Kaden or Lia foresaw...
  • Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius...
  • The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely?War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does...
  • 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...
  • The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken

    The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead when the fancy took her. Until her sister Keeley became the prophesied Blacksmith Queen, and Gemma broke faith with her order to journey to the Amichai Mountain and fight by Keeley’s side...
  • The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

    The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate.Elisa is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as the country's ruler should be secure. But it isn't.Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from both foreign realms and within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one has not yet been fulfilled...
  • Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In GATHERING DARKNESS, book three of the New York Times bestselling Falling Kingdoms series, the stakes have never been higher as three teams push forward on a race to find the Kindred, the four elemental crystals possessing ancient all-powerful magic, first:Prince Magnus has just witnessed torture, death, and miracles during the bloody confrontation that decimated the rebel forces...
  • A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Yet danger lurks on all sides...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dark
  • The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale

    The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    After a year at the king's palace, Miri has learned all about being a proper princess. But the tables turn when the student must become the teacher!Instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family...
  • The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

    The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Lia has survived Venda—but so has a great evil bent on the destruction of Morrighan. And only Lia can stop it.With war on the horizon, Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, as soldier—as leader. While she struggles to reach Morrighan and warn them, she finds herself at cross-purposes with Rafe and suspicious of Kaden, who has hunted her down...
  • The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns

    The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Atheldinas, everyone’s secrets have been uncovered. Tristram is a half-dragon, Nicholas is a villain scheming to take the throne from his cousin Roland, and eternally sharp Bet is nothing less than a hero.The cost has been high, and now Tristram is forced to amass the armies of Llangard to save his king from Jarl Vidar, the mysterious figure who’s hellbent on tearing Llangard in two...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  military  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult
  • His Fairy Share by Meghan Maslow

    His Fairy Share by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Why does this always happen to us?” Quinn Broomsparkle, wizard extraordinaireSix months have passed since wizard Quinn Broomsparkle left behind his indentured servant shackles. He’s in love with his half-dragon/half-fairy familiar, Twig Starfig. He’s got a home. Friends. A job. And a father-in-law he could do without. A pretty close to perfect life...
  • The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon

    The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Swallow, Daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and you won’t tell, you won’t call on heav’n or hell. You will learn and you will thrive. Silence, Daughter. Stay alive...
  • First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain

    First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    GHOSTLY RIDERSKarigan G'ladheon had been a Green Rider, one of the king of Sacoridia's elite magical messengers...
  • Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Branded a traitor by her people, Shea and her warlord—the fiercely dangerous Fallon—travel to the Pathfinders’ seat of power at her father’s request, hoping to form an alliance despite the distrust between them. It doesn’t take long before Shea and Fallon realize something is dangerously wrong in the place she once called home...
  • The Iron Temple by Ginn Hale

    The Iron Temple by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

    Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honoured for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Territories, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos...
  • Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

    Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder transports readers back to the realms of Sitia and Ixia in an exciting new Study novel full of magic, danger and intrigue. Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's life has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her more than ever before...
  • The Border by A.H. Lee

    The Border by A.H. Lee

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Roland thought necromancers were inhuman monsters. Until he met Sairis.Roland and Sairis have escaped from a traumatic assassination attempt, solved the mystery of their attacker, and enjoyed plenty of heavy petting along the way. Roland knows that it’s too soon for love, but he feels like he’s falling head over heels...
  • The High Lord by Trudi Canavan

    The High Lord by Trudi Canavan

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    In the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magician's Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world...Sonea has learned much at the magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect...
  • Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

    Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 75 ratings
    In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence...
  • Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

    Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    With the Dragon Wars over, Creel finds herself bored with life as a seamstress. Then word comes that a bordering country has been breeding dragons in preparation for an invasion...
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm...
  • Fantasy of Frost by Kelly St. Clare

    Fantasy of Frost by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Sometimes it takes death to show you how to live.I know many things. What I am capable of, what I will change, what I will become. But there is one thing I will never know...The veil I've worn from birth carries with it a terrible loneliness; a suppression I cannot imagine being free of.Some things never change...My mother will always hate me. Her court will always shun me....Until they do...
  • Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

    Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Hunted, Killed—Survived?As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement...
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