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  • A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

    A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments...
  • A Practical Guide to Evil III by ErraticErrata

    A Practical Guide to Evil III by ErraticErrata

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    lgbtq  epic  magic  dragons  witches-wizards  wlw  dark  paranormal
  • Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson

    Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In war everyone loses. This brutal truth can be seen in the eyes of every soldier in every world…In Letherii, the exiled Malazan army commanded by Adjunct Tavore begins its march into the eastern Wastelands, to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy it has never seen.And in these same Wastelands, others gather to confront their destinies...
  • Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Librarian's note: See alternate cover for this edition here.Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan--a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster-father--to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will return...
  • The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    The world is at war and the prophesied savior is nowhere to be found. The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, races to find her in the fourth novel of Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished...
  • The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In her national bestselling Black Jewels novels, Anne Bishop’s “surefire spell craft…leave[s] readers’ hearts pounding.” Now her “feverish pacing and terrifying twists” are showcased once again. In a tumultuous world ruled by witches and warlocks who wear their power as jewels, one Queen’s chance at redemption is the last hope for a desperate people…Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past...
  • White Wolf by David Gemmell

    White Wolf by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The start of a gripping new series in the tradition of The Drenai TalesSkilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing...
  • Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Return to the realm of the Blood in Dreams Made Flesh—featuring four revelatory all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred….Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last...
  • Moonveiled Journeys by Selkie Myth

    Moonveiled Journeys by Selkie Myth

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Journey to the Center of Pallos!Lule is dead. Toke is missing.Escaping from the devastating battle between the dragon and the Guardians, Elaine and the dwarves have fallen deep into an abandoned, unused mineshaft. Danger lurks around every corner, from starvation, traps, orcs, and more! Elaine must survive in the hostile stone tomb, cut away from the sky, away from her friends and comrades...
  • Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz

    Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Два года назад на планете Мидгард пропала исследовательская группа землян из восьми человек. Теперь новая экспедиция посылает за ними спасателя, цель которого найти выживших или идентифицировать тела погибших, а также уничтожить все следы возможного контакта аборигенов с землянами...
  • Dungeon Lord: Abominable Creatures by Hugo Huesca

    Dungeon Lord: Abominable Creatures by Hugo Huesca

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Light strives to purify the kingdom of Starevos from evil... and only Dungeon Lord Edward Wright stands in their way. The Heroes of the Militant Church, led by Inquisitor Gallio, scour the forest in search of the Haunt, while Ed desperately attempts to uncover the secret behind the Heroes' origin...
  • Hawk by Steven Brust

    Hawk by Steven Brust

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Years ago, Vlad Taltos came to make his way as a human amidst the impossibly tall, fantastically long-lived natives of the Dragaeran Empire. He joined the Jhereg, the Dragaeran House (of which there are seventeen) that handles the Empire's vices: gambling, rackets, organized crime. He became a professional assassin. He was good at it...
  • Shattered Past by Lindsay Buroker

    Shattered Past by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An elite forces officer with a dreadful reputation. A bookish paleontologist with a love for mysteries. An ancient stronghold full of secrets that will take both of them to unearth...
  • Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s “darkly fascinating” Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight’s Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas...
  • His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • The Warring Son by Bryce O'Connor

    The Warring Son by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    **Book 2 in the Top 10 Bestselling Epic Fantasy series on Amazon** Raz i'Syul Arro is a hunted man. To the south, the Mahsadën of Miropa are gone. The šef lay dead, slain at Raz's own hands, their cruel will ripped from the shadows of the city...
  • Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They took it all: his will, his memories, his freedom, his magic. Imprisoned by his enemies, tortured and drugged to keep his magic suppressed, Ian Troy returns to a world as marred and broken as he is. Ravaged by the reign of her new High King, Draken of Langor, Mirra’kelan’s citizens live in fear. The Shinree, misled by Jem Reth’s promises, are no longer slaves, but they are far from free...
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    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  classics
  • The Companions by R.A. Salvatore

    The Companions by R.A. Salvatore

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    This latest installment in New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore's beloved fantasy saga, The Companions moves Salvatore's signature hero Drizzt into a new era of the Forgotten Realms. As Drizzt's fate hangs in the balance, he reflects on the lives of the trusted allies who stood by his side throughout his early life--the friends now known as the Companions of the Hall...
  • 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..
  • God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston

    God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons, in the heart-pounding epic fantasy sequel to The Traitor God.Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites...
  • Black Talon by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

    Black Talon by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kullen is the Emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon.Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the Empire.But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want...
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    dragons  magic  epic  dark  paranormal  fantasy  audiobook  fiction
  • A Mark of Kings by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko

    A Mark of Kings by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Despite his youth, Declan Idrys knows of the evils of the world. He knows of the bastards and brigands who plague the King’s lands, of the monsters skulking in the wooded depths of the realm...
  • The Poison Song by Jen Williams

    The Poison Song by Jen Williams

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From Jen Williams, three-time British Fantasy Award finalist, comes the electrifying conclusion to the Winnowing Flame trilogy. Exhilarating epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb.Jump on board a war beast or two with Vintage, Noon and Tor and return to Sarn for the last installment of this epic series where the trio must gather their forces and make a final stand against the invading Jure'lia...
  • 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..
  • Shadow Blizzard by Alexey Pehov

    Shadow Blizzard by Alexey Pehov

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Shadow Blizzard is the third book by the international bestselling fantasy author Alexey Pehov. Like Shadow Prowler and Shadow Chaser, Shadow Blizzard is epic fantasy at its best; this is the third book in a trilogy that follows Shadow Harold, Siala's master thief, on his quest for the magic Horn that will restore peace to his world...
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    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

    Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The winding streets and narrow alleys of Karolene hide many secrets, and Hitomi is one of them. Orphaned at a young age, Hitomi has learned to hide her magical aptitude and who her parents really were. Most of all, she must conceal her role in the Shadow League, an underground movement working to undermine the powerful and corrupt Arch Mage Wilhelm Blackflame...
  • A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother’s. Now she’s been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King...
  • House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE SERIESHouse of Bastiion is the first installment in the epic fantasy series, The Haidren Legacy. An immersive adventure armed with dark politics, sharp objects, and bickering characters, this treacherous saga packs a legendary punch for adult and NA readers alike. Fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R...
  • Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 2 by Selkie Myth

    Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 2 by Selkie Myth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The adventure continues! Elaine learns how to be a Ranger, and the cold realities of Fire magic, healing, and life at the bottom of the food chain...
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    dark  epic  lgbtq  magic  wlw  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 1 by Selkie Myth

    Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 1 by Selkie Myth

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elaine is ripped from this world to Pallos, a land of unlimited possibilities made real by a grand System governing classes, skills, and magic.An ideal society? What is this, a fantasy novel?Adventures? Right this way!A Grand quest? Nah.Friends and loot? Heck yes!Humans are the top dog? Nope, dinosaur food.Healing and fighting? Well, everything is trying to eat her...
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    dark  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  wlw  action-adventure  adult
  • The Soulforge by Margaret Weis

    The Soulforge by Margaret Weis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of magic.Raistlin Majere is six years old when he is introduced to an archmage who enrolls him in a school for the study of magic. There the gifted - but tormented boy comes to secretly, for they see shadows darkening over Raistlin even as the same shadows lengthen over all of Ansalon...
  • The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city...
  • Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell

    Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jame and her friend Marc journey over the mountains to find Jame's twin brother Tori, but they must face great dangers, including planet-threatening enemies...
  • Zawód: Wiedźma, Część 2 by Olga Gromyko

    Zawód: Wiedźma, Część 2 by Olga Gromyko

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jak mówi stare przysłowie, gdzie mag nie może, tam... magiczkę pośle. Zasada ta obowiązuje także w drugim tomie opowieści o W.Rednej - nie takiej znowu wrednej - adeptce VIII roku Starmińskiej Wyższej Szkoły Magii, Wróżbiarstwa i Zielarstwa. Jej "wiedźmowatość" ma niezwykły talent do magii, nieprzeciętną intuicję i wściekłą inteligencję. Zawsze czyta cudzą korespondencję...
  • Tevinter Nights by John Epler, Brianne Battye

    Tevinter Nights by John Epler, Brianne Battye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An anthology of original stories based on the dark fantasy, role-playing video game series from Bioware.Ancient horrors. Marauding invaders. Powerful mages. And a world that refuses to stay fixed.Welcome to Thedas...
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    magic  lgbtq  dark  dragons  epic  paranormal  fantasy  fiction
  • Iorich by Steven Brust

    Iorich by Steven Brust

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    House Jhereg, Dragaera's organized crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There's a big price on his head on Draegara City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera--longtime friend, sometime ally--has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime.It doesn't make sense. Everybody knows Aliera's been dabbling in elder sorcery for ages...
  • Insurrection by Thomas M. Reid

    Insurrection by Thomas M. Reid

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The War of the Spider Queen spreads...A hand-picked team of the most capable drow adventurers begin a perilous journey through the treacherous Underdark, all the while surrounded by the chaos of war. Their path will take them through the very heart of darkness, and the Underdark will be shaken to its core. If the powerful dark elves falter, the world below is open for Insurrection...
  • Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

    Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn, the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now only small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts—the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow...
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    dark  dragons  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  witches-wizards  wlw
  • The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It has been 16 years since the Day of Reckoning, when magic and witchcraft were outlawed throughout all of Eileanan. And though rumors say that she is dead, the Arch-Sorceress Meghan of the Beasts still lives. Traveling with her are the true heir to the throne and the red-haired warrior Iseult. Their fates are woven together in a quest to bring magic back to the land...
  • Fall of Light by Steven Erikson

    Fall of Light by Steven Erikson

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It is a bitter winter and civil war now ravages Kurald Galain, as Urusander's Legion prepares to march upon the city of Kharkanas.The rebels' only opposition lies scattered, bereft of a leader since Anomander's departure in search of his estranged brother, Andarist. The last brother remaining, Silchas Ruin, rules in Anomander's stead...
  • Bound by Mark Lawrence

    Bound by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This is a 16,000 word short story, primarily featuring Nona, Ara, Kettle, Regol. It should be read between Grey Sister and Holy Sister. Again, I stress SHORT STORY...
  • The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE. Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage...
  • The Walrus & the Warwolf by Hugh Cook, China Miéville

    The Walrus & the Warwolf by Hugh Cook, China Miéville

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A boy of sixteen, swordsmith’s apprentice Drake Douay loves nothing more than booze, loose women, and causing endless amounts of trouble. Yet when he’s sentenced to death by the merciless ogre king of his homeland, Drake has no choice but to sign on with two warring and ragtag gangs of pirates...
  • The Door into Sunset by Diane Duane

    The Door into Sunset by Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The author of The New York Times bestseller Spock's World continues the story of Freehorn, Herewiss, Segnbora, Sunspark, and Hasai in an entertaining and magical sequel to The Door into Fire. "Expands the limits of the Swords and Sorcery genre . . . exciting, magical, intelligent".--Publishers Weekly...
  • Queen of Thorns by Dave Gross

    Queen of Thorns by Dave Gross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secret of the ElvesIn the deep forests of Kyonin, elves live among their own kind, far from the prying eyes of other races. Few of impure blood are allowed beyond the nation’s borders, and thus it’s a great honor for the half-elven Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan to be allowed inside...
  • Voidbreaker by David Dalglish

    Voidbreaker by David Dalglish

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When magical creatures storm the gates of Londheim and declare it for themselves, Devin, a warrior priest, must decide who the true monsters are in the final book of USA Today bestseller David Dalglish's epic fantasy trilogy.Monsters have retaken the capital city of Londheim and claimed it for themselves...
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    dark  dragons  epic  lgbtq  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The exciting conclusion of the story begun in The Mark of the TalaAn Uneasy Marriage,An Unholy Alliance. The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, conquered her inner demons to become the high queen. The youngest, and most beautiful outlived her Prince Charming and found a strength beyond surface loveliness...
  • Way Walkers: Tangled Paths by J. Leigh

    Way Walkers: Tangled Paths by J. Leigh

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twelve Ways create a thousand tangled paths. Hatched from an egg but unable to shift into dragon form, Jathen is a Moot among the Tazu. His rightful throne is forbidden him because of his transformative handicap, and neither his culture nor his religion offer acceptance of his perceived flaws...
  • War of Wizards by Michael Wallace

    War of Wizards by Michael Wallace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the combined forces of Balsalom and the Free Kingdoms assault the dark wizard's citadel, the enemy raises an unstoppable army of wights, dragons, and dead knights to crush them. Meanwhile, in the deserts of the south, a rogue band of wizards enters the war, their motives selfish and their loyalties suspect...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  magic  action-adventure  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    National bestselling authors Barb and J. C. Hendee present the newest breathtaking chapter in the epic Noble Dead saga.... Waylaid in their quest for the orb of the Air, Magiere, Leesil, Chap, and Wayfarer have all been wrongly imprisoned. But it is Magiere, the dhampir, who suffers the most as a cloaked interrogator employs telepathic torture...
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