Books like 'Quest of the Brokenhearted'
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A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAlternative cover edition of ISBN 9780356509617 found hereFrom the New York Times bestselling creator of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the highly anticipated sequel to A Plague of Giants: A world-breaking war--an invasion of giant warriors--that inspires a movement to fight back... -
![The Fiera Reign by Emilia Finn]()
The Fiera Reign by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe queen has been slain, a traitor has been slaughtered, and a prophecy is determined to bring an entire kingdom to its knees.My wife, Queen Tallulah Aurelia Della Katarina Noble, trusted her soldiers.She trusted me.But ultimately, the reign a backstabber attempted to end may perish because of my own selfish actions.It was never supposed to go down this way.Tully and I wanted love. Marriage...Categorized as:
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![The Sworn Knight by Robert Ryan]()
The Sworn Knight by Robert Ryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark sorcery overruns the land, but a knight rises to challenge it…Ferla, once a simple hunter, swears an oath to rid the land of evil. And her oath is not prideful, for she has mastered the Way of the Sword and the arts of magic. Even so, her quest may end before it begins.A servant of the evil she seeks to destroy hunts her. He is dogged in his pursuit, and no deed or dark magic is beyond him... -
![Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips]()
Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fight against primordial evil continues, and the stakes have never been higher…Kragan, wielder of dark magic, has failed to vanquish the light in Lorness Carol Rafel, the woman prophesied to destroy him. Now Kragan has leveled a new threat against her: an unholy order of foul priests enlisted to storm her stronghold and destroy her and her companions once and for all.Lorness Carol is waiting... -
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![Ascendant's Rite by David Hair]()
Ascendant's Rite by David Hair
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLOVE. BETRAY. FIGHT. ASCEND. The last few months of the moontide - when the bridge connecting East and West rises above the sea - has come, and in the West Emperor Constant prepares the final phase of his plan to conquer the East. For failed mage Alaron and his companion Ramita - widow to the mage who built the Leviathan Bridge - the unthinkable has happened... -
![Tides of Faith by Brian S. Pratt]()
Tides of Faith by Brian S. Pratt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter having barely survived their return from Earth, James, Jiron and Jira enlist the aid of friends on their way to reunite with their loved ones. Strange and dangerous forces are at work that will provide hazards that brute force alone will not be able to overcome... -
![The Fiera Ruins by Emilia Finn]()
The Fiera Ruins by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey expect me to choose between my inamorata, and my duty to my people.Born a Lumea princess, not only was I taught to rule with grace and kindness, but also to front an elite army for a war that began more than four hundred years before my existence...Categorized as:
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![Timeless by Travis Bagwell]()
Timeless by Travis Bagwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA world in ruins. A bleak future. A last chance at salvation.The world of Awaken Online has been transformed. Gloria Bastion's attempt to destroy the game world failed, yet she unleashed a power that has brought the former avatars forward in time. And accompanying them are their cities and armies. Creatures, warriors, and mages from a time when the game world was fresh and new.. -
![Light In The Barren Lands by Brian S. Pratt]()
Light In The Barren Lands by Brian S. Pratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack To Earth! Here in the long anticipated sequel to The Morcyth Saga, Brian S. Pratt returns to the series that started it all. Five years have passed since the end of the Madoc/Empire war. When word of his war-time exploits begins to spread, life at The Ranch grows intolerable as people seek him out... -
![The Sorcerer Knight by Robert Ryan]()
The Sorcerer Knight by Robert Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFaran flees enemies who would kill him. But his greatest threat is his protector…Fate has chosen him as the prophesied Seventh Knight. Supposedly, he will rise to combat the forces of evil. He wants no part of that. But he does have a destiny, and one of his own choosing.The king and his six knights seek Faran’s death for what he might become... -
![The Thief Who Knocked on Sorrow's Gate by Michael McClung]()
The Thief Who Knocked on Sorrow's Gate by Michael McClung
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The third installment in the Amra Thetys series:After surviving Thagoth and returning rich to Lucernis, Amra and Holgren have settled down to a very comfortable, if decidedly unexciting life -- until the night Amra receives an old enemy's head in a box... -
![Unholy War by David Hair]()
Unholy War by David Hair
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Third Crusade has just suffered an unprecedented military disaster. In such a war, nothing is holy.Shaliyah now has a new name: Mother of Victories. In the wake of the devastating battle before her walls, everything has changed: the East is rising, bringing equal measures of hope and despair to the magical world of Urte... -
![The Sage Knight by Robert Ryan]()
The Sage Knight by Robert Ryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvil grips the realm of Faladir, but the forces of Light strike boldly at the very heart of Darkness...A shadow lies over the kingdom, and it reaches out to lands beyond. Searching. For there are those who yet defy it.Faran and Ferla, two simple hunters marked by fate, seek refuge from the sorcerer-knights who pursue them. They find it in the hidden halls of a master swordsman... -
![The Scarlet Knight by Robert Ryan]()
The Scarlet Knight by Robert Ryan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe future of nations stands in peril, and all pivots on the valor of one warrior…The king of Faladir, possessed by evil, prepares to conquer other lands. An army of men supported by creatures of dark sorcery gathers beneath his foul banner. And the king, at their head, wields an ancient talisman of unstoppable power. But he still knows fear... -
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![Prophecy's End by Richard Phillips]()
Prophecy's End by Richard Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mage’s ungodly goal: rule among the dead. A noblewoman’s destiny: deliver the kingdom of Endar from evil. The final battle is at hand.Kragan, wielder of malignant magic, is nearing his ultimate goal. Lorness Carol Rafel is pursuing her millennia-old destiny as well... -
![The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Skyrim Library, Vol. II: Man, Mer & Beast by Bethesda Softworks]()
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Skyrim Library, Vol. II: Man, Mer & Beast by Bethesda Softworks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelve deeper into the lore behind one of the most successful and critically acclaimed fantasy games of all time, Skyrim. Featuring in-game texts on factions, landscapes, creatures, heroes, and dragons... -
![Days of Future Past - Part 2: Present Tense by John Van Stry]()
Days of Future Past - Part 2: Present Tense by John Van Stry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoyote has a new task for Paul, one that involves him traveling north hundreds of miles over the post-apocalyptic landscape of California, the place that Paul once called home. Thankfully, Sarah and Heather have both decided to go with him and between Heather's shooting skills and Sarah's magical ones; Paul thinks he might just live through whatever scheme Coyote has enlisted him in... -
![Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane]()
Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWillow North has safely brought the boy-King Felix out of Tremontane and secured the support of neighboring Eskandel in his bid to recover the Crown. Now she faces her greatest challenge yet: convincing the Counts and Barons of Tremontane to support Felix as he confronts his uncle, the pretender to the Crown... -
![A Bridge of Realms by B.T. Narro, Simon Vance]()
A Bridge of Realms by B.T. Narro, Simon Vance
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no calm after the storm. But there is perseverance, ingenuity, and a whole lot of courage. Leo's life has been dismantled. Now with his father missing, he must rely on himself more than ever, but he's still young. His older brother does what he can to help, but soon even Andar will rely on Leo to free them from this nightmare... -
![Gem Knight by Kirk Mason]()
Gem Knight by Kirk Mason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS.I was about to be promoted to Deputy Manager, when a strange voice—coming from a glowing gem I found in the stationery drawer—told me I was meant for more.I was thinking the same thing.Before my boss's eyes, I was transported to a fantasy world of mana and monsters... -
![The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner]()
The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do with a merchant's spare daughter? What do you do when you are a merchant's spare daughter?Stasia has known her entire life that she was not destined for the lives that her friends and her sisters were expected to lead...Categorized as:
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![Castle Town by Anya Merchant]()
Castle Town by Anya Merchant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe king is dying and Prince Makoa wishes to replace him. The mighty Heralder King of Osteanus is privy to many time-honored traditions including the right to call upon the four underqueens as consorts.But Makoa is only one of many dozens of competing princes eager for the same prize... -
![Tarashana by Rachel Neumeier]()
Tarashana by Rachel Neumeier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year and a half ago, Ryo and Aras defeated their enemy, ending the conflict between the winter country and the summer lands. But with all his important secrets revealed in that struggle, Lord Aras now faces a new challenge in dealing with his own countrymen. Then a message arrives from Ryo’s people: A woman of the Tarashana has come to them from the starlit lands beyond their northern border... -
![Journey Through the River Cities by Jeffrey Quyle]()
Journey Through the River Cities by Jeffrey Quyle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheus is sold into servanthood by his poverty-stricken family, and taken by his kindly master on a journey across a continent, following the course of the Landwide River. He learns a great many things that he has never known or dreamed about the world beyond his family's small farm... -
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![Daughter of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three by Helen Lowe]()
Daughter of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three by Helen Lowe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Gemmell Award-Winning SeriesMalian of Night and Kalan, her trusted ally, are returning to the Wall of Night—but already it may be too late. The Wall is dangerously weakened, the Nine Houses of the Derai fractured by rivalry and hate. And now, the Darkswarm is rising . . .Among Grayharbor backstreets, an orphan boy falls foul of dark forces... -
![Sylvanas by Christie Golden]()
Sylvanas by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic, definitive story of Sylvanas Windrunner, one of World of Warcraft’s most enduring and iconic characters, as chronicled by bestselling author Christie Golden.Ranger-General. Banshee Queen. Warchief. Sylvanas Windrunner has borne many titles. To some, she is a hero... to others, a villain... -
![The Lair of Anubis by Alex Lukeman]()
The Lair of Anubis by Alex Lukeman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient papyrus describing the death of Cleopatra reveals the secret location of the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, supposedly filled with priceless treasure. Elizabeth Harker sends the Project team to Egypt, to find out if the tomb and treasure still exist.It doesn't take long before people start dying...Categorized as:
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Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder by K.J. Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armour, arrows – and the bodies, of course.The finale in the trilogy that began with Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead... -
![The Final Empire (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Brandon Sanderson, Terence Aselford]()
The Final Empire (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Brandon Sanderson, Terence Aselford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in Mistborn... -
![Maid For You: A Romance For Men by Virgil Knightley, Peter North]()
Maid For You: A Romance For Men by Virgil Knightley, Peter North
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho knew life after disaster could be so ssssssweet?Arthur Cain was a hero to his city, the most accomplished and respected of the firefighters in his entire district. But when a call comes in from the so-called "Halfbreed Heights", the monsterfolk part of the city, Arthur's life gets flip-turned upside down... -
![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... -
![Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse]()
Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.What if with one touch you could see inside the soul?As the Shadonae rise in the west and war threatens the north, a young woman discovers she is not human . . .Rowen Mar finds a strange mark on her hand, and she is banished from her village as a witch. She covers the mark with a leather glove and seeks sanctuary in the White City... -
![The Dark Wild by Piers Torday]()
The Dark Wild by Piers Torday
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe sequel to The Last Wild, which The New York Post calls “A whimsical yet thoughtful tale that brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster.”Twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong... -
![Shadow Weaver: The Ederiss Chronicles by Claire Merle]()
Shadow Weaver: The Ederiss Chronicles by Claire Merle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA YOUNG OUTLAW WHO CAN SEE PEOPLE'S MEMORIES IS CAPTURED AND SOLD TO AN AMNESIC PRINCESixteen-year-old Mirra can see people's memories. She is a Shadow Weaver, one of the outlawed, glitter-eyed race feared in her land and forced into brutal slavery as children. She and her brother Kel have escaped their fate by hiding near the frozen mountains... -
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![Outlaw by K. Eason]()
Outlaw by K. Eason
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle against the gods continues in the heart-pounding sequel to Enemy.Snow never planned on having a partner. Never planned on picking fights with a god. And certainly never expected to start a revolution.But that was before the goddess Tal’Shik returned, looking for revenge on the republic that rejected her... -
![Armageddon by Thomas E. Sniegoski]()
Armageddon by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnly Aaron and his fellow Nephilim can protect the world from Satan’s wrath in this riveting finale to the New York Times bestselling The Fallen series.Satan is determined to create his own Hell on Earth and has unleashed unfathomable chaos into the world. Cut off from Heaven, humanity’s only hope for salvation rests with eighteen-year-old Aaron and the other Nephilim who fight by his side... -
![Shades of the Past by Brian S. Pratt]()
Shades of the Past by Brian S. Pratt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDuring his expedition to find the lost priests of Morcyth, James learned in part what he was brought to this world to do. But to accomplish what needs to be done, the City of Light must again be free of the Empire. In order for that to happen, however, he must devise a campaign through which that can be made a reality...Categorized as:
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![Twilight Falling by Paul S. Kemp]()
Twilight Falling by Paul S. Kemp
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsErevis Cale - simple butler or much, much more?<The shadows grow long on the mean streets of Selgaunt... and the sun sets on one man's service to Sembia's merchant lords.The day's end finds Erevis Cale serving a new master, one who is beyond the petty accumulation of wealth... -
![Grass for His Pillow, Episode 1: Lord Fujiwara's Treasures by Lian Hearn]()
Grass for His Pillow, Episode 1: Lord Fujiwara's Treasures by Lian Hearn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe spellbinding second installment of the internationally bestselling Tales of the Otori trilogy--separated into two individual episodes for these paperback editions--transports readers back to a mythical, medieval Japan in a story of clashing powers, divided loyalties, and passionate love... -
![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... -
![Prodigy of Rainbow Tower by Charles E. Yallowitz]()
Prodigy of Rainbow Tower by Charles E. Yallowitz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLuke Callindor and his friends are about to learn that the life of an adventurer can be brutally unforgiving.Hungering for another adventure, Luke agrees to escort the heir of Serab along the L’dandrin River and into the safety of Gods’ Voice. A deadly gauntlet of cunning traps and savage creatures lay before the young warrior and his companions... -
![Prince of the Spear by David Hair]()
Prince of the Spear by David Hair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate for the next Game of Thrones? Prince of the Spear continues the Sunsurge Quartet and delivers a full-on fix of epic fantasy. The unthinkable has happened. With the Leviathan Bridge critically damaged and its towers unable to control the skies between Yuros and Antiopia, the East has invaded the West... -
![Forsaken Power by K.J. Colt]()
Forsaken Power by K.J. Colt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being chosen as The Rider of Bivinia by the pegan, Sala, Adenine must choose to enforce her supremacy as Rider and subjugate the Bivinians to her will, or allow Prince Eiridan, her trusted friend and the rightful heir, to take the throne. New dangers emerge to bring civil unrest to Bivinia. Meanwhile, beneath the city, deadly ancient secrets are uncovered... -
![Die Legende Der Terrarch 3 by William King]()
Die Legende Der Terrarch 3 by William King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The King of High Adventure.” Starlog.In a world of magic and gunpowder, the half-breed Rik must rise from simple soldier to the deadliest assassin the world has ever known.The plans of the Dark Brotherhood reach a crescendo as magical murder is unleashed in the conquered city of Halim... -
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![Fox's Bride by A.E. Marling]()
Fox's Bride by A.E. Marling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone in Oasis City worships the fennec fox as a sacred animal, except for the one woman forced to marry him. Enchantress Hiresha believes her fiancé is possessed by nothing more divine than fleas, and she also objects to the wedding venue: the afterlife. Priests will trap her in an airless sarcophagus with the fox. She has only four days of engagement left to live... -
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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... -
![Blood Sacrifice by K.J. Colt]()
Blood Sacrifice by K.J. Colt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the threat of the Queens' army increasing, only blood healing can save South Senya. Adenine continues her journey alone, encountering constant danger and tragic loss. Clutching at the strands of her sanity, Adenine barely makes it to Juxon City where the king proves untrustworthy and hostile.The Queens quickly destroy all Adenine's hope for the kingdom of Senya... -
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Nation of Blaze by H.O. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEpic fantasy romance. The country is leaderless. The queen is gone and hope is failing. Morghiad must find The Fireblade again if he is to secure his home and his heart, but the path will not be an easy one to tread. New enemies will rise to battle him as he battles with himself, and the most fearsome woman in history will continue to produce her army of blood-hungry eisiels... -
![Blazed Union by H.O. Charles]()
Blazed Union by H.O. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe most horrific of outcomes has been avoided, but fate has other plans for those with fire and fury in their hearts. Silar must pay the price for his murderous act and follow his conscience, while King Tallyn of House Jade'an must come to realise the true implications of his abilities. In Hestavos, a vile business awaits the attention of our heroes... -
![The God Catcher by Erin M. Evans, James Patrick Cronin]()
The God Catcher by Erin M. Evans, James Patrick Cronin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWalk the line between magic and madness in Erin M. Evan's passionate story about the dragons of the City of Splendors... Tennora would give anything to be a wizard. AndClytemorrenestrix, a strange woman with uncanny blue eyes, whose name means "She Will Thunder in the Sky," and who claims to be a dragon, promises to make her just that-in return for aid inreturning her to her true form...Categorized as:
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