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  • Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

    Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 56 ratings
    Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she's far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she's no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she's told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits...
  • Mother of Learning 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103

    Mother of Learning 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The time loop is coming to an end. With limited restarts remaining, Zorian and his allies must redouble their efforts to discover how they can prevent the release of an ancient primordial being once the time loop expires and they are returned to the real world—where choices can’t be undone...
  • Lirael by Garth Nix

    Lirael by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr's birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of the Old Kingdom lies in her hands...
  • Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson

    Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One dead man. A fortified house full of innocent people.One of the city's wealthiest and most powerful residents is found dead in his own home. Murder is suspected, but the house was supposed to be absolutely secure against any intruder. Thea is faced with a hostile group of household servants inside the house and demands for swift justice outside its walls...
  • The Reckoning by Vanessa Nelson

    The Reckoning by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Missing girls. A plea for help she can’t ignore. An ancient enemy with plans of his own. Nine-year-old girls are missing from across the lands. Yvonne has promised to find them, and she always keeps her promises. Even when she doesn’t know where to start looking. There’s more trouble around. Mercenaries are disappearing...
  • The Dark Tower by Stephen King, Michael Whelan

    The Dark Tower by Stephen King, Michael Whelan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    At the outset of the final installment of our saga, Roland’s ka-tet is scattered across several different wheres and whens. Susannah Dean (still in the clutches of the demon Mia) is in End-World’s Fedic Dogan: a chamber of horrors where magic and technology can be merged and where a monstrous half-human child can be brought forth into the world...
  • Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times...
  • The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

    The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price...
  • Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

    Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Jake’s pet bumbler survive Blaine the Mono’s final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, one that has been ravaged by the superflu virus. While following the deserted I-70 toward a distant glass palace, they hear the atonal squalling of a thinny, a place where the fabric of existence has almost entirely worn away...
  • 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 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...
  • Ascendant by Michael R. Miller

    Ascendant by Michael R. Miller

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "Everything dragon lovers crave in a fantasy adventure, and more. Holt and Ash are now two of my favorite fantasy characters ever."- Dyrk Ashton, Bestselling author of the Paternus seriesHolt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean...
  • Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

    Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life...
  • Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King

    Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 65 ratings
    Roland and his tet have just returned to the path of the Beam when they discover that they are being followed by a group of inexperienced trackers. The trackers are from the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis, and they desperately need the help of gunslingers...
  • The Skull of the World by Kate Forsyth

    The Skull of the World by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. And, though Isabeau would like to return home to help her family in these uncertain times, she must first venture to the Skull of the World where she will discover her true talents as a witch. And when she does return home, she does so transformed with the power to overcome her family's enemies once and for all...
  • The Vampire Queen by Brandi Elledge

    The Vampire Queen by Brandi Elledge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's not easy being the worst vampire ever Tandi may have been killed by ghouls, but now she's a brand new vampire. And she's determined to be the best. But determination can't take her very far when she won't even kill a deer for its blood. Not to mention she's not as subservient to her master--the Prince of Vampires--as she should be...
  • In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz

    In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a beloved new classicTake caution ahead—Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing creatures abound.Lest you enter with dread.Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.Step lively, dear reader . .
  • The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco

    The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    In the highly anticipated finale to the Bone Witch trilogy, Tea’s life—and the fate of the kingdoms—hangs in the balance Tea is a bone witch with the dark magic needed to raise the dead. She has used this magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost…and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals...
  • 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...
  • Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through cunning and valor she has cast down both proud lords and mighty sorcerers. But a power darker than any she has ever faced is awakening...
  • Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

    Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

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

    Well of Witches by J.A. White

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The third novel in the dark and twisty fantasy series that has enchanted readers. The third novel in the Thickety series, Well of Witches, is an epic quest on the edge of a magic crusade, into an enchanted kingdom with new kinds of magic, old enemies, and only one way out...
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters, a fantasy series that should appeal to "Lord of the Rings" fans (VOYA). The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest. Human and Otherworld dwellers have existed there side by side, sharing a wary trust...
  • A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 099112765X / ISBN-13: 9780991127658."The redemption of the fallen man is neither easy nor quick. It is fraught with hardship and loss, and those who seek to aid someone traveling this twisted path might do best to journey ahead and light the way." (The Word and the Deed)Rukh Shektan has lost everything: his home, his standing, and his future...
  • Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney

    Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    "I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born."Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom's world. The witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil...
  • The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King

    The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Stephen King returns to the rich landscape of Mid-World, the spectacular territory of the Dark Tower fantasy saga that stands as his most beguiling achievement. Roland Deschain and his ka-tet—Jake, Susannah, Eddie, and Oy, the billy-bumbler—encounter a ferocious storm just after crossing the River Whye on their way to the Outer Baronies...
  • The Spook's Revenge by Joseph Delaney

    The Spook's Revenge by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    ‘He’s the seventh son of a seventh son. His name is Thomas J. Ward and he’s my gift to the County. When he’s old enough we’ll send you word. Train him well. He’ll be the best apprentice you’ve ever had and he’ll also be your last.’These were the words of Tom's Mam to the county Spook some years ago...
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

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

    The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn.With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King’s Envoy...
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    dark  epic  magic  myths  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

    A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    2021 LODESTAR AWARD for BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOKFourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance...
  • DragonFire by Donita K. Paul

    DragonFire by Donita K. Paul

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladin's knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy. The people of Amara just want to be left alone, hoping the conflict with disappear...
  • 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...
  • Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OverviewCaina Amalas was a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through her boldness and cunning saved the Empire and the world from sorcerous annihilation.But the victory cost her everything.Now she is exiled and alone in the city of Istarinmul, far from her home and friends...
  • 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...
  • A Warrior's Penance by Davis Ashura

    A Warrior's Penance by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The thunderous conclusion to the award-winning fantasy epic…Following Stronghold’s destruction, Rukh and Jessira lead the ragged remnants of the OutCastes on the long march to Ashoka. There, they seek sanctuary for her people, but in order to do so, they must overcome unyielding law that demands exile for all ghrinas...
  • The Thickety: The Whispering Trees by J.A. White, Moira Quirk

    The Thickety: The Whispering Trees by J.A. White, Moira Quirk

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The second book in J. A. White s critically acclaimed middle grade fantasy series continues the fantastical story of Kara and her journey into the Thickety.After Kara Westfall s village turns on her for practicing witchcraft, she and her brother Taff flee to the one place they know they won t be followed: the Thickety. Only this time the forest demon Sordyr is intent on keeping them there...
  • Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney

    Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    It's going to be a long, hard, cruel winter. And there couldn't be a worse place to spend it than up on Anglezarke.Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor...
  • Twisted is the Crown by Kel Carpenter

    Twisted is the Crown by Kel Carpenter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Quinn Darkova made a vow from the very beginning.And now she’s home.For revenge . . .Except N’skara isn’t the same as it was ten years ago, and the person she came for is nowhere to be found. After being taken ashore by armed guards of the same Council they came to sway, Quinn knows it’s up to her to uncover the truth about what really happened, while seeking the retribution owed to her...
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    dark  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

    Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments...
  • Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    SISTERS MORIA AND ASHYN ARE THE KEEPER AND SEEKER OF EDGEWOOD.OR AT LEAST, THEY WERE.Their village is gone. Their friends have betrayed them. And now, they are all but prisoners in court, forced to watch and wait while the Emperor decides whether to help the children of Edgewood, who remain hostages of the treacherous Alvar Kitsune...
  • Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

    Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in this inventive YA fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge   The gods are dead. Fifty years ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why.   Now, even coin-sized scraps of dead god are worth a fortune because of the strange powers they're said to possess...
  • Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

    Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Oliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day.He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. His attempts to summon elementals resulted in nosebleeds, and there is nothing more embarrassing than having your elemental leave the circle to get you a tissue, pat you comfortingly, and then disappear in a puff of magic...
  • Return to Del by Emily Rodda

    Return to Del by Emily Rodda

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Deltora is a land of monsters and magic. The seven lost gems have been restored to the Belt of Deltora.Now Lief, Barda, and Jasmine must find the heir to the kingdom's throne. They know that only the true heir can use the Belt's magic to overthrow the evil Shadow Lord. But the heir has been in deepest hiding from birth and only the Belt can reveal the hiding place...
  • Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delaney

    Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown...
  • Ghost in the Flames by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Flames by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Caina is now a Ghost nightfighter, with the cunning of an elite spy and the skill of a master assassin.But this time, it might take more than that to keep her alive.Caina has been sent to hunt a murderous pyromancer, a master of fiery sorcery, and she soon discovers that more is at stake than just a few murders. Because if she doesn't find the pyromancer soon, the entire world might burn...
  • Ghost in the Blood by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Blood by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Caina is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the Emperor’s elite spies and assassins, and few enemies of the Empire ever escape her cunning. Yet all Caina’s wit and skill might not be enough to save her from a terrible fate.Sent to hunt down a cruel slave trader, Caina encounters something far darker. An ancient evil, a thing of legend and terror...
  • Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 83 ratings
    “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon...
  • The Other Alice by Michelle Harrison

    The Other Alice by Michelle Harrison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when a tale with real magic, that was supposed to be finished, never was? This is a story about one of those stories . . . Midge loves riddles, his cat, Twitch, and – most of all – stories. Especially because he's grown up being read to by his sister Alice, a brilliant writer...
  • The Truth of Shadows by Jacob Peppers

    The Truth of Shadows by Jacob Peppers

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three strangers chosen by the gods. A castle-servant who can bend fire and light to his will. A musician whose song can soothe even the wildest of hearts. And a nobleman with the gods’ own luck. Three strangers gifted with powers beyond that of normal mortals stand against the armies of shadow. But there are other gods, other powers lurking in the darkness, and they too will find their champions...
  • The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

    The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip. Better to be amongst the living, where there are taverns full of women and wine...
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