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  • The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

    The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR.In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity she committed to end the war, addicted to opium, and hiding from the murderous commands of her vengeful god, the fiery Phoenix...
  • Defiance of the Fall 10 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Defiance of the Fall 10 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A storm of fate is gathering, and Zac finds himself at its center.Having escaped the Orom's prison, Zac has finally returned to Earth. Much has changed during his years off-world, with war brewing in the Zecia Sector. Struggle is the System's mandate, where the strong thrive, and the weak suffer.Zac and the Atwood Empire are racing against time to accumulate the power needed to survive...
  • Wrath by John Gwynne

    Wrath by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld...
  • Defiance of the Fall 12 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Defiance of the Fall 12 by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Only the strong will survive when fate gathers.The war against the Kan'Tanu is drawing closer, and Zac can't wait any longer. Only by stepping into D-grade does he have a chance to keep Earth safe.Fusing life and death is thought impossible, but Zac has no choice but to achieve a miracle. And if there's one place where he might succeed, it's the Perennial Vastness...
  • Ruin by John Gwynne

    Ruin by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures...
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • Valor by John Gwynne

    Valor by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose him in his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against them. But Rhin is playing her own games and has her eyes on a far greater prize..
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    dark  epic  gods  medieval  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • City of Fallen Souls by Jez Cajiao

    City of Fallen Souls by Jez Cajiao

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jax survived the Smugglers Path, as did most of his party, but he’s suffered losses, found out just how far he’s willing to go for Oracle, and seen his own darker side… as have his followers...
  • Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder?In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war...
  • The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life. But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down...
  • The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    SOME ARE BORN TO POWERSOME SEIZE ITAND SOME HAVE THE WISDOM NEVER TO WIELD ITThe Red Knight has stood against soldiers, against armies and against the might of an empire without flinching. He's fought on real and on magical battlefields alike, and now he's facing one of the greatest challenges yet.A tournament...
  • The Forgotten Faithful by Jez Cajiao

    The Forgotten Faithful by Jez Cajiao

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Things are looking up for Jax, more or less, He’s met a cool girl (Who’s a wisp), got some new friends (Who’re Dwarves and Cat people and Elves and all sorts), and started a war… (Whoops!)That last one might not be the best idea he’s had yet, admittedly, but the guy was an ass, and he deserved it...
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • The Primal Hunter 11 by Zogarth

    The Primal Hunter 11 by Zogarth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With Nevermore in full swing, the competition for the Leaderboards is only heating up...Many years and even more levels have passed since Jake and friends entered Nevermore. With quite a number of floors passed, they turn their attention to the Challenge Dungeons...
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    gods  epic  medieval  sword-sorcery  fantasy  audiobook  fiction  magic
  • Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

    Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    The second novel in the Night Angel trilogy, the breakneck epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Brent Weeks.Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession...
  • Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    King 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...
  • The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

    The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    When Rin aced the Keju — the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies — it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was...
  • The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence

    The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Red Queen has set her players on the board...Winter is keeping Prince Jalan Kendeth far from the longed-for luxuries of his southern palace. And although the North may be home to his companion, the warrior Snorri ver Snagason, he is just as eager to leave. For the Viking is ready to challenge all of Hell to bring his wife and children back into the living world...
  • King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition.To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake...
  • Cultivating Chaos 4 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 4 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    (Book 4 of 9)Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having discovered his Dao, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point that others are now aware of him and that he could be a danger.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
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    medieval  gods  epic  dark  sword-sorcery  harem  fantasy  magic
  • The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher Geralt is a witcher: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender, in dark times, against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend. His task, now, is to protect Ciri...
  • The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 79 ratings
    Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—is a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good..
  • Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell

    Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Kest, and Brasti are about to find out, because someone has figured out a way to do it and they've started with a friend. The Dukes were already looking for ways out of their agreement to put Aline on the throne, but with the Saints turning up dead, rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension...
  • The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—is a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good..
  • Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick

    Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and unexpectedly elevated himself into the ranks of the criminal elite. Now, as the newest Gray Prince in the underworld, he’s learning just how good he used to have it.With barely the beginnings of an organization to his name, Drothe is already being called out by other Gray Princes...
  • Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher.For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf...
  • Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Tower of Swallows, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games. After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world... an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out...
  • The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

    The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    From New York Times Bestselling author Brent Weeks... For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art-and he is the city's most accomplished artist. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly - and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint...
  • Blood of the Lost by J.D. Franx

    Blood of the Lost by J.D. Franx

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 2 from JD Franx's epic new saga! Few people survive the suffering that Kael Symes has experienced. Hot steel, demonic magic, and the loss of those he loves. After escaping the horrors of Arkum Zul, Kael and his companions survive a terror-filled night on the ocean only to find themselves shipwrecked and stranded in the Wildlands...
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    dark  epic  europe  medieval  myths  retellings  scandinavia  audiobook
  • The Complete Rhenwars Saga by M.L. Spencer

    The Complete Rhenwars Saga by M.L. Spencer

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Well of Tears was created to harness the power of the Netherworld to prevent a magical apocalypse. Now Darien Lauchlin is the last surviving mage capable of reversing the destruction the Well unleashed. Darien will be forced to sacrifice everything of himself and everyone around him--all to preserve a nation of people who despise him...
  • The Son of the Morning by Jacob Peppers

    The Son of the Morning by Jacob Peppers

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fifty years ago, the nightwalkers appeared, creatures of shadow and darkness, thirsting for blood and death. Thousands died and the kingdom of Entarna was brought to its knees. Then the Chosen came, six men and women endowed with powers by Amedan, the God of Fire and Light. The Chosen joined with the kingdom’s armies and together they managed to defeat the night’s creatures. At least for a time...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  europe  gods  medieval  myths  retellings  scandinavia
  • The Pariah by Anthony Ryan

    The Pariah by Anthony Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path - one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  medieval  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  crime
  • The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

    The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty. Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all...
  • The Seven by Peter Newman

    The Seven by Peter Newman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Years have passed since the Vagrant journeyed to the Shining City, Vesper in arm and Gamma’s sword in hand.Since then the world has changed. Vesper, following the footsteps of her father, journeyed to the breach and closed the tear between worlds, protecting the last of humanity, but also trapping the infernal horde and all those that fell to its corruptions: willing or otherwise...
  • The Black Shriving by Phil Tucker

    The Black Shriving by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When invasion looms...After a harrowing battle Lady Kyferin and her stalwart followers have earned themselves a brief respite from Lord Laur's fury. They know, however, that the next assault will be impossible to resist. Their sole hope of survival lies in forging an alliance with the only force capable of resisting the empire's might: the Agerastian heretics themselves.But time is running out..
  • Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

    Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving...
  • The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley

    The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mercenary. Murderer. Monster. Task has been called many names in his time.“Echoes of Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch.”– SFF World“Grimdark with heart and soul.”– Anna Smith Spark, author of The Empires of Dust Trilogy“A very, very good read."– Fantasy Faction“A brutal delight with thrilling action and heart, rowdy and wise, bloody and tender at the same time...
  • Gestation by John Gold

    Gestation by John Gold

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To face Death itself, to hide from deadly guards, to conduct dark rituals and to use forbidden death magic? Being sent to Hell is definitely not what 12-year-old Anji would have ever expected from a government orphanage program. Chrysalis — the project of the century. It is a hyper-realistic fantasy RPG game, set in the Middle Ages...
  • The Legacy by J.D. Franx

    The Legacy by J.D. Franx

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 1 from Amazon Bestselling Author JD Franx's Darkness Within Saga! DeathWizards have been the scourge of Talohna for over 5000 years; they are executed at birth or hunted to the death. There are no exceptions. Pulled by magic and blood sacrifice into a world he can't possibly begin to understand, Kael Symes soon finds himself the focus of a Talohna-wide manhunt...
  • From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes

    From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Corpse Queen Comes.Eskara has lost everything. The War Eternal has cost her everything she loves, and the Iron Legion has taken the rest. Yet there is something that is still hers, something that kept her warm during her time in the Pit. Anger and a lust for vengeance. First on the list of those who must pay, the Emperor of Terrelan...
  • Blackwing by Ed McDonald

    Blackwing by Ed McDonald

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The 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...
  • She is the Darkness by Glen Cook

    She is the Darkness by Glen Cook

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The wind whines and howls with bitter breath. Lightning snarls and barks. Rage is an animate force upon the plain of glittering stone. Even shadows are afraid.At the heart of the plain stands a vast grey stronghold, unknown, older than any written memory. One ancient tower has collapsed across the fissure...
  • Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence

    Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire dread her like no other. For all her reign, she has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister—unseen by most and unspoken of by all...
  • The Red Knight by Miles Cameron

    The Red Knight by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild.Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders...
  • The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock

    The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "The forest flourished, a lush and spreading refuge from the Wars, coolly green and welcoming. Beyond its borders the land burned flame red, blood red, ghastly black. Men and women, hacked to death, choked the paths and streams as the Armies of Religion clashed and slaughtered. Carrion-hung gibbets loomed starkly through the smoke and all the land was desolate. The forest was a refuge...
  • Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner

    Bloodstone by Karl Edward Wagner

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    KANEThe 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...
  • Cry Havoc by Mike Morris

    Cry Havoc by Mike Morris

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They 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...
  • The Dragon's Blade: The Last Guardian by Michael R. Miller

    The Dragon's Blade: The Last Guardian by Michael R. Miller

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As winter wanes, the fragile bonds of the Three Races begin to break. With Darnuir recovering from his addiction, and Blaine reclusive in the hallways of his Order, it falls to Lira to manage the mounting tension between the humans and zealous dragons before catastrophe strikes from within the city walls...
  • The Power That Preserves by Stephen R. Donaldson

    The Power That Preserves by Stephen R. Donaldson

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    "A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication."--Los Angeles TimesTwice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange otherworld where magic worked. Twice before he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land.Now he was back--to a Land ravaged by the armies of Lord Foul. The Lords were besieged and helpless...
  • Darkness Weaves by Karl Edward Wagner

    Darkness Weaves by Karl Edward Wagner

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Once Efrel was the beautiful consort of a king. Now she is a hideous creature who lives only for revenge. She has allies to aid her, but only Kane, the Mystic Swordsman, can rally her forces for battle. Only he can deliver the vengeance she has devised in her knowledge of black magic...
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