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Diary of Steve the Noob: A New World (An Unofficial Minecraft Book) (Book 1) (Steve the Noob in a New World by Steve the Noob
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSteve and Alex arrive in a new world. What awaits them in this strange land? Is it danger? Is it adventure? Maybe it's new friends? Or possibly new enemies? Find out by reading this book today! Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp... -
![Diary of Steve the Noob 2 (An Unofficial Minecraft Book) by Steve the Noob]()
Diary of Steve the Noob 2 (An Unofficial Minecraft Book) by Steve the Noob
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollow Steve again on a new adventure! After Steve's sad defeat in the previous book, he goes on a journey to try to redeem himself. What will he find out there in the wilderness? Is he going to starve to death? Will he ever find a way to stop the nightly plague? Find out in this next diary of Steve the Noob. Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book...Categorized as:
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![This Guild is Batty! by J.P. Valentine]()
This Guild is Batty! by J.P. Valentine
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsInvitation in hand, it’s time for Eve and friends to travel north in search of the legendary Dragonwrought. With a single-minded focus, they’ll trek deep into the mountains, willfully ignoring the onslaught of side quests threatening to derail their journey... -
![Rise of the Shadow by Michael Webb]()
Rise of the Shadow by Michael Webb
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter tasting financial success and the Shadow Knights’ power, Veron lost everything. Now, trapped in slavery, jealous servants and harsh justice threaten his ability to fulfill his destiny. Caught between secrets he cannot divulge and attention from the master’s daughter, Chelci, Veron must choose between following the rules or following his heart as he fights to rise again... -
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![Eli by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
Eli by Marc Alan Edelheit
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dangerous mission. A war of the Gods. An epic destiny.When elven rangers Eli’Far and Mae’Cara are dispatched to hunt down the dangerous criminal Mik’Las, the mission seems simple enough. Mik’Las has committed the unthinkable crimes of murder and kidnap, and though he’s a former ranger and skilled in the deadly arts, Eli is confident they will bring him to justice... -
![Dungeon Master's Guide by E. Gary Gygax]()
Dungeon Master's Guide by E. Gary Gygax
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhether you're running a single adventure or masterminding a complete campaign, the Dungeon Masters Guide is the absolute best source for information. There'r nop need to guess the rules. You'll learn spells, monsters, travel, magic lists, and combat rules...Categorized as:
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![Warriors: Dawn of the Clans Box Set: Volumes 1 to 3 by Erin Hunter]()
Warriors: Dawn of the Clans Box Set: Volumes 1 to 3 by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection contains the first three books in the thrilling prequel arc in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Discover how the warrior Clans came to be.Dawn of the Clans #1: The Sun Trail: Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home... -
![Nova Terra: Catalyst by Seth Ring]()
Nova Terra: Catalyst by Seth Ring
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBack from the Abyssal Lands, life is looking pretty good from where Thorn sits. Firmly established as the Stone King, Thorn has added the throne of Rakkam, the Labyrinth City, to his growing holdings.But not everyone is so satisfied with how the game is turning out and when a cursed staff leads Mina to disclose some of her tumultuous past, the team decides to head north... -
![Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake]()
Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him... -
![The Thief Who Went To War by Michael McClung]()
The Thief Who Went To War by Michael McClung
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter barely surviving the attentions of the Knife That Parts the Night, Amra and Holgren are determined to end the threat posed by the remaining sentient, powerful Blades of the Eightfold Goddess... -
![Fall of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell]()
Fall of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brilliant story of adventure, wit and philosophy from the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike.New to the ways of the Argosi, the tribe of wandering philosophers who seek to defeat evil by wit and guile, Ferius Parfax encounters a hideous plague - the Red Scream... -
![Six of Crows - Chapters 1 and 2 by Leigh Bardugo]()
Six of Crows - Chapters 1 and 2 by Leigh Bardugo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDownload the first two chapters of Six of Crows for free! Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price-and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone....A convict with a thirst for revenge... -
![Vlk samotář by Miroslav Žamboch]()
Vlk samotář by Miroslav Žamboch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWielcy tego świata już o nim wiedzą.Nielegalne polowania na artefakty z przeszłości – Koniasz!Zrujnowany rynek handlu zbożem – Koniasz!Krach na giełdzie szmaragdów – Koniasz!Skandal dyplomatyczny na Pustyni Gutawskiej – Koniasz!Jeden człowiek! Jeden sprawca wszystkich koszmarnych niepowodzeń! Podróżnik, zwiadowca, awanturnik, najemnik.Rusza polowanie, jakiego dotąd nie znała historia... -
![Weaponsmaster: A Monster Girl Fantasy Adventure by Phil Aerix]()
Weaponsmaster: A Monster Girl Fantasy Adventure by Phil Aerix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSend living shadows to drag me to another world? They better be ready for a fight!I’ve always been a scrapper, so when I was snatched from my world by shadow creatures and hauled to another one, I did as I’d always done. I fought. But I still didn’t know anything about where I was... -
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![The Abjurer by Tobias Begley]()
The Abjurer by Tobias Begley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvan Tailor needs to kill an Archmage.If he can survive a party first.With the Silver Queen calling in her debt, Archmage Roark's oaths binding him into assistance and silence, and new classes pulling at Evan from all sides, this year is not turning out to be the peaceful and prosperous introduction to abjuration magic that Evan had hoped for... -
![Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole]()
Talion: Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe man he is sworn to protect is the man who butchered his family.Justices--the select of the Talion, endowed with fearsome magick and lethal martial skills--roam the Shattered Empire, crushing the lawless and championing the oppressed. Their word is law and their judgement binding on highborn and low.Nolan is a Justice born in what once was the free nation of Sinjaria... -
![The Return of Fitzroy Angursell by Victoria Goddard]()
The Return of Fitzroy Angursell by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArtorin Damara is the Last Emperor of Astandalas and present Lord Magus of Zunidh. He is respected as a great mage, revered as a living god, regarded as the embodiment of power and wealth and majesty. Few have seen him in anything but the most resplendent garments; fewer still have ever looked him in the eyes... -
![Dragonbride by Raani York]()
Dragonbride by Raani York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShalima, “Daughter of the Light”, was born under special circumstances. She was raised by her aunts instead of her mother because she needed to be prepared to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Scriptures, which told that she was the only Magician on Earth.Her aunts carefully prepared her for her obligations and her sacred duty... -
![烏鴉六人組 上 by Leigh Bardugo, 莉·巴度格]()
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![Secrets by Romeo Alexander]()
Secrets by Romeo Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCid: Life is pretty good. My residency at Greenford University suits me, and I have a place of my own. It’s quiet, but quiet never bothered me all that much. When I met Alex, it wasn’t the best first impression. The circumstances weren’t good, but now I was finding it hard not to fall for the guy. And yeah, I knew he had secrets, but I was still willing to give us a try... -
![Destined by Surf by Ashe Moon]()
Destined by Surf by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha sea dragon Kai has a problem with his impulses. He’d rather run his guesthouse or hit the waves with his brothers than worry about the unwanted expectations of his family and clan, who have him pinned as the island’s next great chief... -
![Lost With Lightning by Ashe Moon]()
Lost With Lightning by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEli is an orphan omega who has always taken care of himself. He’s completely shunned the use of his thunder dragon form to learn the human healing arts and has never once wanted an alpha—but when an accident puts him into the protective “dad arms” of Theo, a fire drake many years his senior, a lifetime of repressed desires comes crackling to the surface... -
![Requiem Moon by C.T. Rwizi]()
Requiem Moon by C.T. Rwizi
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSalo must journey into the heart of darkness to find his way back home in the next epic book of C. T. Rwizi’s debut series.Salo’s queen has finally accepted his desire to be a mystic despite taboos concerning men’s use of magic. But her acceptance is not support; it is strategy... -
![Soaring Flame and the Dragon-transcending Magimal by Weiqi Wang]()
Soaring Flame and the Dragon-transcending Magimal by Weiqi Wang
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the first book of a teen fantasy book series that nurtures the bloom of MAGIC in the soil of SCIENCE - something rarely attempted. The transition from magic to science will be bit by bit, so the early books do read like a "mainstream" magic fantasy.Soarame has a pair of special eyes. He can see magic elements in this world, which are supposed to be invisible... -
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![Monster Girl Islands 11 by Logan Jacobs]()
Monster Girl Islands 11 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen has steadily been building his army, and with the addition of Swaer the wind dragon, things are starting to look up for the Draco Rex and his subjects.But Ben is still determined to get a fire-breathing dragon on his side, and when his daughter Marella has a vision of a giant, scaly beast, Ben must once again set sail for a mysterious island.And this island glows... -
![Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux]()
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDelve into the mind of Critical Role’s most charming villain in this original novel that chronicles Lucien’s early life and his fateful meeting with the Mighty Nein. Lucien has always been able to spin a bad situation to his advantage...Categorized as:
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![La ladrona de la luna by Claudia Ramírez Lomelí]()
La ladrona de la luna by Claudia Ramírez Lomelí
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHa pasado un año desde que Emil fue coronado como el rey de la nación del sol. A pesar de que no ha logrado olvidar los terribles sucesos ocurridos en la Isla de las Sombras, ha intentado ser el líder que Alariel necesita en tiempos oscuros... -
![Sin Eater by Mike Shel]()
Sin Eater by Mike Shel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"I SHALL BAPTIZE YOU, SIR, AND MY BAPTISM WILL BURN YOUR FOLLY AND FLESH AWAY!"A year has passed since Auric Manteo descended into the haunted depths of a Djao ruin to return a lethal artifact, only to face down a bloodthirsty, imprisoned god. Now his daughter Agnes comes to bring him back to the capital with promises of hidden secrets finally revealed... -
![Monster Girl Islands 7 by Logan Jacobs]()
Monster Girl Islands 7 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen and his tribe of beautiful monster-girls have a new mission:Sail to the island of dragons, rebind them to Ben’s women, and use the fire-breathing beasts to wipe the orcs off the map.But a storm knocks them off course, and they end up on another mysterious island.An island inhabited by winged, butterfly-women who are faced with a deadly and unknown enemy... -
![Olde Robin Hood by Kate Danley]()
Olde Robin Hood by Kate Danley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebel. Outlaw. Hero. Exiled for an unjust crime and forced to use whatever means necessary to survive, a figure of hope emerges from Sherwood Forest. But what most people know about Robin Hood (the enemy of Prince John and nobleman loyal to King Richard) was an invention of a playwright nearly three hundred years after Robin Hood died. However, there are older stories about the real Robin Hood... -
![Flight from Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany]()
Flight from Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn his four-volume series Return to Nevèrÿon, Hugo and Nebula award-winner Samuel R. Delany appropriated the conceits of sword-and-sorcery fantasy to explore his characteristic themes of language, power, gender, and the nature of civilization. Wesleyan University Press has reissued the long-unavailable Nevèrÿon volumes in trade paperback... -
![The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale]()
The Zanari Inheritance (Children of Zanar, #1) by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaya Trevorny’s world came to an end in the student welfare office of Abertine University. The colony where she had grown up, her family, was gone, dead under circumstances the authorities seemed keen to hide. To find the truth, Kaya must team up with a mercenary and a rag-tag group of smugglers. And the truth is something which will change her life forever... -
![The Iron Princess (The Twilight Empress, #1) by Niall Teasdale]()
The Iron Princess (The Twilight Empress, #1) by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Thus has it been since before the physical and spirit worlds divided. There are five martial Forms inspired by the elements and humans have learned them, using them to defend themselves, for thousands of years... -
![That Frigid Fargin Witch by M.R. Mathias]()
That Frigid Fargin Witch by M.R. Mathias
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hoar witch and her forest full of malformed creatures await Vanx and his curious group of companions as they try to save the fairy folk and their magical Heart Tree from the powerful old crone and her evil... -
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![Family by Pegaz]()
Family by Pegaz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Beginnings…Everyone craves them, but few have the resolution to go through.And yet John decided to live as a mortal.For his wife, for his daughter.He was willing to give up everything to achieve peace and avoid what he had already suffered in the past.But peace is temporary... -
![The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash]()
The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarbarian swordsman Kastor Auberlane has no problem with this saving-the-world thing; it's putting up with Mikah that's a little hard to take.Status: CompleteWord count: approx. 109,222 Art credit: http://kanarae.deviantart.com/art/Mik.. -
![As The Darkness Waits by Dylan Lee Peters]()
As The Darkness Waits by Dylan Lee Peters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI will stand the line between the light and the darkness. I will master myself for as long as I am lost in the gray. The army of Chreos knocks on the doors of Nefas, and blood paints the fields of war. The Great Tyrant has delivered a crushing blow to Ephanlarea, and the dust of pain and loss is settling. Mother Earth despairs under the weight of existence while the sun bears down... -
![Journey to Mermaid Kingdom by Celesta Thiessen, Keziah Thiessen]()
Journey to Mermaid Kingdom by Celesta Thiessen, Keziah Thiessen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the Thiessen family opens a treasure chest that they find on the beach, their lives are changed forever. The four children, their mother, and their two cats are transformed into mermaids! Well... the cats are turned into mercats. Join their adventure as they encounter sharks, octopuses and even sea dragons as they journey to Mermaid Kingdom...Categorized as:
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![The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard]()
The Tower at the Edge of the World by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unnamed young man lives in a tower at the edge of the world, content with the orderly rituals and freedom to study that his lot--or he is content, until one day he discovers something in a bird's nest outside the tower window, and his efforts to reach it discover far more than he expects... -
![Persona - tome 1 - La Capitale de Lumière by Ielenna]()
Persona - tome 1 - La Capitale de Lumière by Ielenna
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDans le monde de Lux, les enfants qui ont été touchés par la Lumière développent des pouvoirs singuliers. Mais, loin d’être admirés, ces êtres exceptionnels sont craints et méprisés par le reste de la société. À leurs dix-huit ans, un terrible choix s’offre à eux : se marier et abandonner leur Don précieux, ou rejoindre le Culte de la Lumière, faisant ainsi une croix sur leur liberté...Categorized as:
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![Heritage and Exile by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
Heritage and Exile by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Heritage of Hastur: Nominated for a Hugo Award, and described as “Bradley’s best [Darkover] novel” by Locus, The Heritage of Hastur is a brilliant epic of the pivotal events in the love-hate relationship between the Terran worlds and the semi-alien offspring of the forgotten colonists who peopled Darkover... -
![The Saga of the Renunciates by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
The Saga of the Renunciates by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the three novels which comprise The Saga of the Renunciates, Marion Zimmer Bradley tells the masterful tales of two valiant women who face and try to break the invisible chains of custom, convention, habit, and expectation with which society binds women, and women bind themselves. Magdalen Lorne is a Terran woman born and reared on Darkover... -
![The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng by K.S. Villoso]()
The Dragon of Jin-Sayeng by K.S. Villoso
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe stunning finale to the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen trilogy where the queen of a divided land must unite her people against the enemies who threaten to tear her country apart. K. S. Villoso is a "powerful new voice in fantasy." (Kameron Hurley)Queen Talyien is finally home, but dangers she never imagined await her in the shadowed halls of her father's castle.War is on the horizon... -
![Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley]()
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs...Categorized as:
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![Another Stupid Spell by Bill Ricardi]()
Another Stupid Spell by Bill Ricardi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother Stupid Spell is a first person high fantasy novel, the likes of which hasn't been seen in 60 years. The tone and vocabulary of the story shifts as our narrator, Sorch the orc, finds ways to enhance his intelligence. You get to grow as Sorch grows, learn as he learns, and share his most intimate thoughts... -
![The Return of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert]()
The Return of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe has been known by countless names and terrifying deeds, but chief among those names is that of Nightfall, a man-or perhaps the legendary demon himself-gifted with a unique power which any sorcerer would kill to possess. Now, Nightfall is bound by magic and oath to guard and guide a newly-crowned king... -
![Pathways by Mercedes Lackey, Kristin Schwengel]()
Pathways by Mercedes Lackey, Kristin Schwengel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe eleventh anthology of short stories set in Mercedes Lackey's beloved Valdemar universe features stories by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herselfThe Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors... -
![Shadows of Aggar by Chris Anne Wolfe]()
Shadows of Aggar by Chris Anne Wolfe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiana n'Athena is an Amazon working for the Terran empire on the medieval planet of Aggar. Her mission: Rescue a downed pilot and spy from Aggar's badlands. But Aggar is not part of the Terran empire and before Aggar's Council will allow the journey, Diana must be bonded to a Shadowmate. That's when things get interesting. Shadows are exceptional guides, field companions and fighters... -
![Saint ELM's Deep by M.R. Mathias]()
Saint ELM's Deep by M.R. Mathias
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Legend of Vanx Malic continues with Book Three, "Saint Elm's Deep" After finding a map on a grueling hunt, Vanx and his new companions decide to travel deep into the Bitterpeaks, where a fabled hoar witch's crystal palace supposedly sits hidden in a valley called Saint Elm's Deep... -
![A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch]()
A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Theradane, a city of deep magic, ruled by a council of eternally feuding wizards! A city of opportunity, where bold dreamers brave the fallout from the wizard wars to make their living. A city of sanctuary, where wanted criminals from all over the world can pay a fortune to secure a safe place for their retirement...
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