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City Ascendant by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Reign of Terror begins...Rescued from a desert wasteland where he had been stranded for four thousand years, the Tenth Ascendant sits upon the throne of the City - his powers subduing the immortal gods and demigods who once ruled.Across the Straits in Jezra, Emily, Van and Kelsey Holdfast rally the last forces of resistance to the Ascendant's rule... -
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Raise the Banner by A.C. Cobble
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ranger’s duty. The rotten heart of a king. Rebellion spilled from the blood of family.Rew’s sorrow clings to him like a cape. He’s wrought death and destruction in his quest to defeat the princes, but the alternative is worse. The Mordens have ruled Vaeldon for centuries, and every generation collects its tithe in blood. It’s time for it to stop... -
![City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell]()
City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor six months, the lands of the massacred Scythe tribe have lain empty and desolate; then, one crisp winter's morning, the red sky crackles and forty thousand survivors of the Lostwell Catastrophe appear, along with a dozen dragons, and one Holdfast...While King Daniel struggles to reform the City, Queen Emily dreams of recapturing the lost town of Jezra on the Western Bank... -
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Red City by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Return of the God-Queen.A year and a half has passed since the capture of Montieth, the son of the God-Queen. With the Prince in jail, the City of the Aurelians has been at peace.Only one thing can disturb the tranquility of the City - the former all-powerful God-Queen... -
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![The Ranger's Sorrow by A.C. Cobble]()
The Ranger's Sorrow by A.C. Cobble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA ranger’s duty. The rotten heart of a king. Rebellion spilled from the blood of family.In Book 4 of the King’s Ranger series, Rew and his companions find themselves transported across the kingdom and flung into the teeth of waiting danger. There’s no time to rest as they go from one deadly circumstance to another... -
![El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima]()
El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings�Pueden un pu�ado de Guardabosques decantar el destino de un reino?Lasgol y sus compa�eros se encuentran inmersos en sus misiones como Guardabosques Especialistas y las situaciones y problemas a los que se enfrentan son mucho mayores de lo que imaginaban.La guerra civil en Norghan se intensifica...Categorized as:
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![Treason in the North by Pedro Urvi]()
Treason in the North by Pedro Urvi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe campaign in the Frozen Continent has failed. War returns to Norghana, and with it death and destruction.King Uthar has been defeated in the Frozen Continent. Wounded, he retreats to Norghania to regroup his forces and shield himself behind the walls of the capital.Lasgol and his friends will try to pass the fourth and final year of instruction and graduate as Rangers on their own merits... -
![The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 38: Search & Rescue: Cupid Chaos by Pixel Ate]()
The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 38: Search & Rescue: Cupid Chaos by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver had a steak that was so good you actually fell in love with it? Well Dad has.Of course, he did have a little help from Cupid's arrow. And so did all kinds of other people, animals, and things from our world...Categorized as:
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![The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni]()
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’d failed them. All of them. And now she was paying the price. Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge. But feelings change, people change... everything has changed.After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her... -
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Dragon Eyre Badblood by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnward to Dragon Eyre.Blackrose, mightiest of dragons, has returned to her world, and found it torn apart by civil war and a brutal occupation. For two decades, the elite Banner armies of Implacatus have struggled to subdue the homeland of the dragons – a world of island chains set amid a sparkling ocean, where the navy battle pirates for control of the lawless seas... -
![With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer]()
With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn empty crown. A perilous journey. Will she answer when darkness calls?Against all odds, Roh survived the harrowing Queen’s Tournament, but now something far deadlier awaits her: a formidable quest for the three magic birthstones of Saddoriel. The gems have been scattered across the realms – and only when Roh retrieves them can she take her place as queen... -
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Crusader by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary. Cyrus Davidon finds himself far from his home in Sanctuary, in the land of Luukessia, a place divided and deep in turmoil... -
![The Sleeping Mother by Torsten Weitze]()
The Sleeping Mother by Torsten Weitze
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe siege of the Brazen City has been lifted and the Paladin Bergen remains free. Following their victory, Ahren and his companions continue on their travels, this time to the Southern Jungles in search of information regarding the whereabouts of the female Paladin, Sunju.The journey is long and dangerous... -
![Linkershim by David A. Wells]()
Linkershim by David A. Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSpring has arrived, and open war with it. Mostly healed from his wound, Alexander departs the Dragon Isle only to be set upon by enemies from all sides. Outnumbered, desperate and running for his life, he’s shipwrecked in enemy territory then sold into slavery in the fabled city of Mithel Dour.Ancient and mysterious, it’s said that the city was discovered rather than built... -
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![Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull]()
Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world that lies between reality and imagination, a “fanciful, action-packed adventure” awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series...Categorized as:
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![Shadowplay (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 1) by Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris]()
Shadowplay (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 1) by Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the World of Spellmonger… Blessed Darkness Conceal Her!Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the Duke and Duchess of Alshar—close friends of her family—are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows... -
![Shades Of Glory: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle]()
Shades Of Glory: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn army of sorcerers has taken over. Rhona and Alastar have formed alliances and been learning how to master their magic. The fight that awaits is bound to be epic. But will they be enough when put up against a goddess? Journey into an undercover mission by two mystics, a journey into the kingdom of the south where new secrets are uncovered, and a land of elemental-based magic and, maybe.. -
![Remnants of the Lost by D.K. Holmberg]()
Remnants of the Lost by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unexpected threat to the power of the elder stones begins to emerge. With his father likely dead, Haern trains to face the Ai’thol, using every ability he possesses to be strong enough to defeat them. A chance encounter with someone who’s lost more than him changes everything... -
![The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe leader of the Ai’thol has worked for centuries on his plan to control the power of the stones. The final steps in that plan come into focus. Altered and augmented by his increased connection to the metal lorcith, Haern must use this ability to protect the women he’s brought with him from the dangerous city of Dreshen... -
![Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley]()
Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy... -
![Secret Court by Angelina J. Steffort]()
Secret Court by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe set out to save her friends. What she got was a king.Not one moment of rest for Gandrett. Not as she sets out to rescue the Fae male who was taken from her just as she admitted her own feelings for him. Now, it is up to her—to her fighter’s mind, her determination, and to her growing magic that is expanding far beyond what she thought herself capable of... -
![Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle]()
Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaerune is running out of time. With the threat of the Dreilore nipping at their heels, our unlikely companions have only one choice: to move forward with Alluin's mad plan to overthrow the Empire. The emperor must be killed, and the Dreilore defeated, but first Isara Saredoth must be located. She's the only rational choice for empress, someone both humans and elves alike can support... -
![Dragon Link by Ava Richardson]()
Dragon Link by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor sixteen-year-old Nova Harris, the last nine years in Florida have been a constant stream of disappointment. With her father dead and her mother missing, she’s been shuffled from one foster home to another... -
![Dragon's Fate by Ava Richardson]()
Dragon's Fate by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA tragedy, a plague, and a dragon rider’s destiny….Kira’s heart is broken when her stepfather dies in a dragon-riding accident. When it becomes clear that his dragon, Axel, is gravely ill, she knows she can’t take another loss. The only hope to heal him seems to rest with her mother’s old friend, who lives in the far-off city of Caravon... -
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![Summoner 13 by Eric Vall]()
Summoner 13 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGryff has finally captured Miralea and Utuni, the two goddesses who wreaked havoc upon the Southern Continent. Now, it’s time to go home. Or … at least that was the plan. But after a surprise rift and a hurricane, Gryff finds himself stranded on an unknown island with his friends nowhere in sight... -
![The Buried Goddess Saga: The Complete Series: by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle]()
The Buried Goddess Saga: The Complete Series: by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet the Buried Goddess Saga Boxset, featuring all six action-packed books in the bestselling series. Over 3,000 pages of adventure, magic, war, and a diverse cast of characters you won’t soon forget.★★★★★ "Compelling characters, spectacular world-building, jaw-dropping twists... -
![Objects of Power by Jeffrey L. Kohanek]()
Objects of Power by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProphecy foretells the Dark Lord's rise, sparking a desperate quest for magical relics.A ruthless wizard lord conquers a neighboring wizardom, increasing his magic far beyond mere mortals. The more power he gains, the more he craves. While wizardoms war against one another, the Dark Lord rises. An army of monsters invades, sending the world toward the brink of doom... -
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Anakisha's Dragon by Eileen Mueller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA feisty street fighter avenging her dead brother. A dashing dragon rider in the right place at the wrong time. And an unlikely pirate captain with nothing left to lose.Being a dragon rider is not in Anakisha’s plans. And Anakisha’s stubborn. She’s not giving up her dreams anytime soon... -
![The Council of Elders by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Council of Elders by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Shadow Queen begins her attack. Can the Council learn their purpose in time? The four members of the Council begin to work together as they search for the fifth. Finding that person might be the only way to stop the Shadow Queen. They’ll need all the help they can get, but the remaining Elders have disappeared, leaving only those they’ve chosen to replace them... -
![The Cutthroat Prince by C.J.R. Isely]()
The Cutthroat Prince by C.J.R. Isely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe war might be over, but that does not mean it is won...Plunging into the second year of training as a squire, everything is looking up for Will. He gets to train with his best friends, work a new mentor, and learn how to become knight of Alamore. Though the war of the winter is a raw memory, Will is doing his best to push the secrets he's uncovered about who he truly is to the back of his mind...Categorized as:
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![Seeds of Glory and Ruin by Melanie Cellier]()
Seeds of Glory and Ruin by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin—or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie’s seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing it must mean her own dormant seed is much more malevolent, Cadence is swept away to the distant Mage’s Guild in her sister’s wake... -
![The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrohmin heads south to understand how he can stop the Deshmahne before they attempt another attack where he encounters a new ally on a surprising mission. As he tries to learn more, he discovers not all is as it seems, and is forced to work for an enemy to save someone he deeply cares for... -
![The Lost Dragon by Dan Michaelson, D.K. Holmberg]()
The Lost Dragon by Dan Michaelson, D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe cycle of dragons has changed Ashan. Now he must use it to save the kingdom.After stopping two attacks on the kingdom, Ashan yearns to master his connection to the dragons and finally serve as a dragon mage. He has connected to a cycle of dragons, but he’s still only a student and doesn’t understand what it truly means to be a dragon mage... -
![Vines of Promise and Deceit by Melanie Cellier]()
Vines of Promise and Deceit by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the nomad delegation in Tartora, a royal tour is underway. But with the threat from both the raiders and the fallen kingdom itself growing, Cadence and Zeke's charade is stretched to the breaking point as they fight to protect their friends. But as Cadence struggles to keep them all alive, she refuses to give up on helping her sister—if only she knew how to do that.But Airlie isn't helpless... -
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![The Mahabharata by Bibek Debroy]()
The Mahabharata by Bibek Debroy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, there is much more to the epic than the dispute between the Kouravas and Pandavas that led to the battle in Kurukshetra... -
![Bloodmark by Jean Lowe Carlson]()
Bloodmark by Jean Lowe Carlson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings-Smart epic fantasy! Deep world building and character development. If you loved Wheel of Time or Game of Thrones you should give this a shot.- - Anders C., Amazon Reviewer -Like George RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie, Carlson writes in this genre for grown-ups, with flair and elegance. A complex world with characters that develop well, this story reveals its complexity as it builds!- - Daniel F... -
![Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg]()
Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the twisted groeliin press their way south, countless lives will be lost unless Roelle can find help, forcing her to go to an enemy for aid. It’s a dangerous gamble, but she can think of no alternative, not if she intends to save as many as possible. Jakob continues having strange visions and struggles with what he’s becoming... -
![Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg]()
Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped... -
![The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller]()
The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end of the quest is at hand. RIDMARK ARBAN has sought to stop the return of the evil Frostborn. Now the malignant wizard Shadowbearer is ready to summon the Frostborn once more. Unless Ridmark stops him, Shadowbearer shall cover the world in killing ice. SHADOWBEARER has spent a hundred thousand years preparing for the end of the world, and his victory is at hand... -
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The Seven Kingdoms: Books 1-9 Box Set by Cordelia Castel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings9 books. 2800+ pages of action-packed adventures with twists and turns and magical foes.An enchanted staff. An anti-magic regime. An escape into a world of fairytale villains!Sixteen-year old Cendrilla has two choices—and they could both mean death:Become the seventh dead wife of a murderous ogre or escape into a badlands of cutthroats and bandits and trolls...Categorized as:
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![The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell]()
The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA city ruled by Gods, a mortal champion, a misfit girl and a disobedient dragon…Stolen from his home, Corthie Holdfast has arrived in the City of the Eternal Siege as a new Champion. He must fight alongside the Blades, whose lives are dedicated to the defence of the City against the hordes of monstrous Greenhides; or die at the hands of the Gods who rule... -
![Dawn of Night by Paul S. Kemp]()
Dawn of Night by Paul S. Kemp
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe shadows recede from a lost temple in a forgotten wilderness.The sun rises on a new calling for a man as loyal as he is mysterious.The day's beginning finds Erevis Cale holding in his steady hands more power than he dared hope for - and more responsibility than he ever imagined.For now, he will have to put his trust in a god served by thieves and born of chaos... -
![The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Binder's Game by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the assassin Galen is hired to capture a slaver rather than kill, he learns his target is more than she appears. The job takes him deeper into the Eban underworld as he tries to understand how he’s been used, and why his only friend in the city seems to know more than she should... -
![Shades Of Dark: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle]()
Shades Of Dark: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Truth will set you free, but what happens when the Truth is a Lie? Rhona and her paladin brother Alastar have left the protection of the Paladin's, and are now hunted by the same group. Feeling like he can still make a difference for the people, Alastar is looking for his version of the Holy Grail... -
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![Summoner's Bond by D.K. Holmberg]()
Summoner's Bond by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThose who fight the darkness have scattered as the ancient power grows stronger. When Ciara is abducted by summoners of dark power, they seduce her with lessons on how to summon the elementals, an education she never received in the barracks. Only a distant part of knows that she must find a way to escape before they manage to turn her to their side... -
![A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood]()
A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you?Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back?After barely surviving last year's lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people's problems is the way to live... -
![A Man of His Word by Dave Duncan]()
A Man of His Word by Dave Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young couple battles forces determined to keep them apart in this high fantasy series by “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). These four fantasy novels of love and adventure follow the exploits of childhood friends Inos and Rap as their feelings are tested by the direst of circumstances... -
![Thorns of Hope and Betrayal by Melanie Cellier]()
Thorns of Hope and Betrayal by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe wild power is getting stronger and ignoring it won’t be possible for much longer. Cadence is willing to sacrifice herself if it will save them all, but Airlie and Zeke are determined to find another way.Drawn to the Hidden City, Cadence and Airlie are swept into the cutthroat terrain of nomad politics... -
![Shadow Lost by D.K. Holmberg]()
Shadow Lost by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCarth has forged the accords, but she fears the tenuous peace, and travels throughout the north expecting the Hjan will violate it, all while knowing it is nothing more than an excuse to avoid another task she should complete. When she finds evidence of attacks along coastal villages, Carth wonders if peace has already failed, though not because of the Hjan... -
![Shadow Cross by D.K. Holmberg]()
Shadow Cross by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter surviving the blood priests, Carth heads south with a renewed focus, determined to learn more about the Hjan before they gain too much strength and violate the accords. They reach Asador as one of her crew suffers from a mysterious illness. Finding answers leads her deeper into an underworld she knew existed but had not expected to find so easily...
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