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Relic of the Gods by Philip C. Quaintrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Echoes of Fate have been heard. After a thousand years, the prophecy has almost come to pass... The final days of hope have come and gone. The kingdoms of Illian stand on the edge of ruin, threatened by the armies of Valanis. As evil spreads across the land, too few are left to hold the line. A world away, the children of fire and flame may be the only hope for the realm... -
![Сказания Меекханского пограничья. Каждая мертвая мечта by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер]()
Сказания Меекханского пограничья. Каждая мертвая мечта by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsМеекхан объят пламенем. Империю раздирает междоусобная война. На Юге рабы поднимают восстание. Они жаждут мести за многовековые терзания и в пылу кровавой битвы не щадят никого. На Севере Горная Стража, ограждающая людей от нападения опасных тварей, оказывается втянутой в зловещий артефакт. Никто не знает, как он здесь оказался, из какого времени пришел... -
![Kings of Ash by Richard Nell]()
Kings of Ash by Richard Nell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe much anticipated continuation of the Ash and Sand trilogy...Follow the long, bloody journey of Ruka, son of Beyla through the islands of Pyu and the frozen wastes of the Ascom; see the return home of Ratama Kale Alaku, the 'Sorcerer-Prince', and the terrifying rise of his 'miracles'... -
![Niebo ze stali. Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza by Robert M. Wegner]()
Niebo ze stali. Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza by Robert M. Wegner
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWozy wygnanych niegdyś koczowników stanęły u stóp gór, które oddzielają ich od upragnionej wolności. Losy Szóstej Kompanii Górskiej Straży, dziewczyn z wolnego czaardanu i małej dziewczynki z rodu Verdanno zaczynają się splatać… Zanim na niebie o barwie stali wzejdzie słońce, wyżyna spłynie krwią.„Niebo ze stali... -
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![Память всех слов by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер]()
Память всех слов by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza" - historie z Północy, Południa, Wschodu i Zachodu składają się na egzotyczną opowieść o światach różnych nacji, języków, wierzeń i magii... -
![Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz]()
Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsДва 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... -
![Herald by Rob J. Hayes]()
Herald by Rob J. Hayes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thousand years ago, humanity's greatest heroes killed God. Across the land of Helesia, the iron grasp of the Godless Kings is failing. Demons stalk the deep forests, monsters break free of their prisons beneath the World Vein, and terrors of the old world rise again... -
![Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolejna powieść z cyklu Malazańską Księga Poległych, wspaniałej monumentalnej sagi o wojnie Imperium Malazańskiego i ludziach uwikłanych w grę, której rezultat nie zawsze jest wynikiem działań śmiertelników... -
![Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
![Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
![Dead Stars - Part Two by Ben Galley]()
Dead Stars - Part Two by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNorth, is where the battle will take place.North, is where Farden must go.But to death, to glory, or to both? The Arka have chosen their champion, and now he must lead them to the top of the world - The Spine, where the black mountains belch fire, and where the battle against cataclysm will take place upon the ice... -
![The Fates of Yoran by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Fates of Yoran by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the Fates attack Yoran, the Chain Breaker must fight back.After establishing an uneasy truce with the constables, Gavin has settled in Yoran to offer protection to his friends and the remaining magical element in the city.When a job reveals a dangerous new threat in the city, Gavin must take action. This time the target isn’t Gavin, but the city itself... -
![Lord of Ruin by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett]()
Lord of Ruin by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the world of Warhammer, no race is as cruel and treacherous as the dark elves, and no member of this race is more infamous than Malus Darkblade. Now that he has retrieved the five missing artefacts, Darkblade must return them to the daemon before the year is up... -
![God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston]()
God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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... -
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![Across the Sorrow Sea by Anthony Ryan]()
Across the Sorrow Sea by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE SORROW SEA—THE MOST FEARED REGION IN ALL THE FIVE SEAS—PLAGUED BY STORMS, PROWLED BY A MURDEROUS PIRATE KING, AND HOME TO INHUMAN TERRORS.Continuing their quest for the Seven Swords, legendary warrior Guyime and his companions must brave these perilous tides to find the mythic Spectral Isle, where once a demon named Lakorath was captured by a sorcerer of great power... -
![The Jade Egg by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Jade Egg by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dark sorcerer with a deadly plan attacks Gavin's adopted city. The Chain Breaker Series continues.After capturing the sorcerer called the Apostle, Gavin decided to remain in the city of Yoran where he’s become comfortable. Work that had been plentiful has dried up and comfort becomes complacency... -
![The Thief Who Wasn't There by Michael McClung]()
The Thief Who Wasn't There by Michael McClung
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBellarius, saved from utter destruction, is now plunged into vicious civil war. Amra has vanished, and while Holgren has a plan to find her and bring her back, his plan teeters between impossibility and insanity... -
![The Gates of Tagmeth by P.C. Hodgell]()
The Gates of Tagmeth by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew novel in the Kencyrath series, sequel to The Sea of Time. Adventure in a well-crafted high fantasy land. Destruction is in Jame Knorth's nature. Literally. She is the avatar of the god Gerridon, also known as That-Which-Destroys, the god of chaos and ruin... -
![Scarlett by Rachel Morgan]()
Scarlett by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeadly power. Stunning beauty. She will not be controlled. Sixteen-year-old Beth’s ordinary life is shattered the night her dormant magic awakens and she almost kills her boyfriend. Horrified at what she’s done, she flees into the fae realm to find the siren mother who disowned her a decade ago. When it turns out her power cannot be controlled, she is once again cast out from the siren community... -
![Skarsnik by Guy Haley]()
Skarsnik by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe goblin chieftain Skarsnik’s name is known and feared throughout the Old World. When a greenskin horde threatens the borders of the Empire, the greatest military minds in Altdorf seek assistance from a most unlikely source – the disgraced poet Jeremiah Bickenstadt... -
![Shadow of the Lantern Bearer by Chris R. Underwood]()
Shadow of the Lantern Bearer by Chris R. Underwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic is a disease. It spreads like a plague and drives the infected mad with power.Death is the only cure.Seventeen-year-old Kole Felmen is destined for a life spent executing infected sorcerers and disposing of their tainted remains.But his first execution ends in disaster... -
![Those Brave, Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick]()
Those Brave, Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't draw your blade in the City of Swords, unless you're willing to kill… or ready to die.Young and filled with idealistic fervor, Arturo packs his blade and travels to the fabled City of Swords in the hopes of joining the dashing Bravadori. Yet upon arriving he discovers these masked vigilantes have more in common with brutal thugs than noble monster slayers... -
![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... -
![Legacy of Ghosts by Alicia Wanstall-Burke]()
Legacy of Ghosts by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years have passed since Lidan’s world was ripped apart, and time is running out to change her father’s mind about the succession before the bargain with her mother expires... -
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![Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsНеспокойно в Летерийской империи. Рулад Сэнгар, Император Тысячи Смертей, попал под демоническую власть своего колдовского меча, который дарит ему бессмертие. Тайная полиция Патриотистов начинает чистки среди подданных. Пророки больше не могут видеть грядущее. Дворец полон заговорщиков, чиновники коррумпированы и ими движут только личные интересы... -
![Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРазрываемый длительными войнами континент Генабакис стал колыбелью для новой кровожадной империи - Паннионского Домина. Армии таинственного Провидца захватывают город за городом, буквально опустошая всё на своём пути. Чтобы противостоять им, объявленное вне закона Войско Дуджека Однорукого вынуждено объединиться с заклятым врагом Малазанской империи... -
![One Man: A City of Fallen Gods Novel by Harry Connolly]()
One Man: A City of Fallen Gods Novel by Harry Connolly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Cursed City. Two Dead Gods. Ten Thousand Murderers and Thieves. One Orphaned Girl.As a child, Kyrioc was groomed to be the head of one of the most powerful noble families in Koh-Salash, a city built inside the skeletons of two murdered gods. Kyrioc himself dreamed of becoming head of the High Watch, the highest political position in the land.Those dreams have turned to dust... -
![The God Stalker Chronicles by P.C. Hodgell]()
The God Stalker Chronicles by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJame is a Kencyrath, the chosen people of the Three-Faced God, who fight the demonic being called Perimal Darkling. At the same time, she fights an internal battle for their honor because 3,000 years ago the leader of the Kencyrath betrayed his people to the Darkness for his own immortality.She also must find her ten-year older brother Tori and return to him the sword and ring of their father... -
![Dead Stars - Part One by Ben Galley]()
Dead Stars - Part One by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sky is falling. The world trembles beneath it.Emaneska is crying out for a saviour. Somebody is hunting down the Written mages in the wilds. Murdering and skinning them alive. Who? A mere girl. A girl who was born to rip the stars from the sky and bring them crashing down to earth. The direst enemy Emaneska has ever faced.In the wake of the Battle of Krauslung, the world has changed... -
![Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell]()
Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJame 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... -
![The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine]()
The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the savage clan of the Wraeththu and the Gelaming of the South prepare for an inevitable war, Calanthe, certain that his beloved Pellaz has been slain by Theide, prepares to seek revenge... -
![Warpsword by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett]()
Warpsword by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the world of Warhammer, no race is as cruel and treacherous as the dark elves, and no member of this race is more infamous than Malus Darkblade. His soul taken forfeit by a daemon, Darkblade must now seek the legendary Warpsword of Khaine or be forever damned... -
![Desolation by Megg Jensen]()
Desolation by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTressa's army won the battle, but at a terrible cost. So many lives lost. So many lovers torn asunder. And that was just the beginning. An ancient beast rumbles beneath the Dragonlands, thirsting for blood. Dragon blood. Setting aside her heartbreak, Tressa ventures beyond the Dragonlands to the mysterious realm of Desolation, searching for allies and answers... -
![The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie]()
The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Great Change (and Other Lies) is a novella-length collection that gathers four short stories related to Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness, featuring old friends and new: from smugglers to kings, from diamond-cutters to dress-makers, from the most apparently insignificant of slaves to the most feared man in the Union, Old Sticks himself... -
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![The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence]()
The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe second novel in the thrilling and epic new fantasy series from the international bestselling author of Red Sister and Prince of Thorns.On the planet Abeth there is only the ice. And the Black Rock.For generations the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the fate of the ice tribes... -
![Dark Moon by David Gemmell]()
Dark Moon by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe peaceful Eldarin were the last of three ancient races. The mystical Oltor, healers and poets, had fallen before the dread power of the cruel and sadistic Daroth. Yet in one awesome night the invincible Daroth had vanished from the face of the earth. Gone were their cities, their armies, their terror. The Great Northern Desert was their only legacy... -
![The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson]()
The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratings2016 Ink and Insights Competition - Judges' Favorite2017 Reader's Favorite Award for Epic Fantasy2nd place in the 2017 SPFBOLong ago the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms... -
![To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell]()
To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter Jame's inadmissible behavior in the Women's Halls, her twin brother Tori takes her to Tentir, the random college to learn the ways of becoming a fighter. Here is where Jame has always felt she would feel most comfortable, but on the night of her arrival she almost burns down part of the college... -
![Seeker's Mask by P.C. Hodgell]()
Seeker's Mask by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJame has found and been reunited with her ten year older twin brother Tori. Now all she has to do is find a place for herself among the Kencyrs that are following her brother. This is not quite as easy as it sounds... -
![Rebel City by D.R. Rosier]()
Rebel City by D.R. Rosier
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames Cook found a new world he might just be able to call home, and he had very good company to share it with. He was fairly sure he wouldn't even entertain the idea of going back to Earth, even if it was possible.Well, he'd have a good life, if the city of Eastguard doesn't tear itself apart from the inside... -
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Corruption by Mitchell Hogan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA corrupted power stirs from beyond the grave.The Necromancer Queen will rise again.An immersive and ambitious new series from the Aurealis Award-winning author of A Crucible of Souls.In the wake of the rebel Niyandrians’ abduction attempt, Anskar DeVantte, now a knight-inferior of the Order of Eternal Vigilance, has set sail with the Grand Master, bound for the mother house in Sansor... -
![The Book of the Mad by Tanith Lee]()
The Book of the Mad by Tanith Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her darkly dazzling finish to The Secret Books of Paradys, Tanith Lee tempts the reader with a tale of horror, lust and madness that leaves no perversity untouched, no taboo unbroken.This time, the seductive nightmare unfolds in three parallel versions of the City—Paradis, Paradys and Paradise... -
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The Legend of Sigmar. Graham McNeill by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSigmar is the greatest leader of men the world has ever known. By saving the high king of the dwarfs, he earned the eternal friendship of the mountain folk. When a mighty horde of orcs threatened his lands, he united the tribes of men to stand against them at Black Fire Pass. He broke the siege of Middenheim and pushed back the forces of Chaos... -
![The Serpent Queen by Joshua Reynolds]()
The Serpent Queen by Joshua Reynolds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bestselling Gotrek & Felix series continuesGotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between, and depends entirely upon whom you ask.. -
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![The Rise of Nagash by Mike Lee]()
The Rise of Nagash by Mike Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNagash is the first necromancer and the supreme lord of undeath. He wrested the secrets of dark magic from the elves and perverted them to suit his ends. When the priest-kings of Nehekhara stood united against him, he broke their armies and sacked their cities. He raised the largest army of the dead the world has ever known and became an immortal dark god. His deeds are legend. This is his story... -
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Shadowblood by William King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The King of High Adventure,” Starlog.A thousand years ago the world of Gaeia fell to the Terrarchs, cruel and beautiful alien invaders with a deadly secret. Masters of sorcery and intrigue they have ruled humanity with a fist of steel inside a glove of velvet. For a thousand years, ancient demons have slept, waiting for the moment of their return. Now the stars are right... -
![The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey called him the Volatar. He came from nothing. Found his power. Became a legend, then lost it all. Now he has all the power in the world but can't touch it. With war growing, an old enemy on his heels, his best friend by his side, only the north holds the secret to reconnecting with his lost power. But war has a way of pushing old heroes aside... -
![War of Wizards by Michael Wallace]()
War of Wizards by Michael Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs 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... -
![Gotrek and Felix: The Anthology by Christian Z. Dunn, Nathan Long]()
Gotrek and Felix: The Anthology by Christian Z. Dunn, Nathan Long
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA group of Black Library authors give their own spin on stories based on and about the iconic characters of Warhammer Fantasy - Gotrek and Felix... -
![Many Are the Dead by Anthony Ryan]()
Many Are the Dead by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The Faith requires all we have.” New York Times bestselling author Anthony Ryan returns to the Raven’s Shadow world in this prequel novella set ten years before the events in Blood Song. For decades the brothers of the Sixth Order have fought a savage war against the Lonak clans amidst the frozen peaks of their Dominion...
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