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He Who Fights With Monsters 7 by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJason arrives at a kingdom in peril and he's surprised to discover that it's not his job to save it.With the authorities fulfilling their responsibilities (for once), he looks forward to some quiet time to rest and recuperate.The locals might not find ceaseless monster onslaughts and an inter-dimensional invasion relaxing, but Jason has had a rough few years... -
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The Prince Warriors and the Swords of Rhema by Priscilla Shirer
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this third book of The Prince Warriors trilogy, the Prince Warriors finally receive their last piece of armor—the swords they were promised when they began their adventure in the unseen realm of Ahoratos. And none too soon, for they must face the ultimate enemy, one who is gathering his Forgers and creating unthinkable new evil to stop the Prince Warriors from winning any battle ever again...Categorized as:
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![The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan]()
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 69 ratings"Magnus Chase, you nearly started Ragnarok. What are you going to do next?"It's been six weeks since Magnus and his friends returned from defeating Fenris Wolf and the fire giants. Magnus has adjusted to life at the Hotel Valhalla—as much as a once-homeless and previously alive kid can... -
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The Prince Warriors and the Unseen Invasion by Priscilla Shirer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this second book in The Prince Warriors trilogy, the Prince Warriors face new challenges on earth and in the unseen realm of Ahoratos. The enemy, angry about his last defeat, is targeting them with weapons and tactics they had never imagined, including the flaming Olethron...Categorized as:
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![Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHave you ever agreed to something and, when the time came, wondered what planet your mouth had been on when it accepted the invitation?Welcome to my freaking world.A warning from a Fae seer didn’t help Tilly and me get into the right mood for our break in Prince Dai ap Modron’s ‘lovely mountain home’ for the St. David’s Day festival... -
![The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan]()
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsMagnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about... -
![The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck]()
The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChosen to save a people. Called to serve an enemy. Plunged again into the gray world of Lyric and Hazor, Susan and Mark search frantically for their teenage son, Jake, as all signs hint that a trusted ally has betrayed them. Assassins, political intrigue, false leads, and near misses beset their path, which will lead them into the dark prisons of Hazor before the One's purpose is revealed... -
![Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher]()
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters.When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead...Categorized as:
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![The Final Storm by Wayne Thomas Batson]()
The Final Storm by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow includes THE LOST CHAPTERS, four previously unpublished chapters with author commentary and editor notes! Still staggering under Paragor's relentless attacks, Alleble's remaining allies flee from the four corners of The Realm to safety within the Kingdom's walls...Categorized as:
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![The Winter War by Priscilla Shirer, Gina Detwiler]()
The Winter War by Priscilla Shirer, Gina Detwiler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo years ago, the Prince Warriors lost one of their own, but now they must stand firm . . . because death is coming once again. In this sequel to Priscilla Shirer’s bestselling trilogy, the Prince Warriors return to Ahoratos to find it bare and dangerous. The Winter War is upon them... -
![Pretense by Tara Grayce]()
Pretense by Tara Grayce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEssie and Farrendel are living their happily ever after…until Farrendel’s greatest secret leaks to the Escarlish press.With his reputation set to be forever ruined, they race to do damage control. Yet, an even greater danger lurks behind the leak, threatening more than just Farrendel’s reputation... -
![Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff]()
Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander’s circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn’t sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he’d been such a short time ago... -
![The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe]()
The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsVolume Four of the Book of the New Sun. Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, a journey as fraught with peril as it is with wonder. Exiled from his guild he is an outcast, but his travels are woven with strange portents. The Claw of the Conciliator, relic of a prophet and promise of a new age, flames to life in his hands... -
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The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead, and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality rule the land, and Albion is the scene of an epic struggle for the throne. Lewis Gillies returns as Llew, seeking the true meaning behind a mysterious prophecy - the making of a true king and the revealing of a long awaited champion: Silver Hand...Categorized as:
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![The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson]()
The Rise of the Wyrm Lord by Wayne Thomas Batson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe next exciting adventure in "The Door Within" Trilogy. Separated from his friend by a thousand miles and unable to return to The Realm of Glimpses himself, Aidan Thomas needs a way to reach Robby with the message of King Eliam, the one true King.Enter Antoinette Lynn Reed, a bright but headstrong young lady who believes in the Scrolls of Alleble and has a passion for full-contact Kendo...Categorized as:
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![The Changeling by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry]()
The Changeling by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Owen and Watcher continue their search for the King's Son, they encounter the Changeling--a creature with the ability to change into anything, even other people... -
![Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl]()
Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a tale of blood.And love.And the many things that lie between. By her father's wish, Lady Daylily is betrothed to the Prince of Southlands. Not the prince she loves, handsome and dispossessed Lionheart, but his cousin, the awkward and foolish Prince Foxbrush. As her wedding day dawns, Daylily flees into the dangerous Wilderlands, her only desire to vanish from living memory... -
![Seeress of Kell by David Eddings]()
Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsNow in the final stages of their quest for his son, Garion and his companions travel to Kell to consult the only undamaged copy of the Malloreon Gospels. For centuries the Seers have guarded this book from the Grolims and even had their wizards put a curse of blindness on any Grolim who tried to enter Kell... -
![Black Blades by Ginn Hale]()
Black Blades by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKahlil balances his loyalty to the Bousim house against the revelations of his past. Blood will be shed one-way or the other. While in the heights of Rathal’pesha, John adapts to the hardships of a warrior-priest’s life and secretly searches for anything that will return him and his friends back home... -
![The Crescent Stone by Matt Mikalatos]()
The Crescent Stone by Matt Mikalatos
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA girl with a deadly lung disease . . .A boy with a tragic past . . .A land where the sun never sets but darkness still creeps in . . .A bargain that brings life, but may cost more than anyone can imagine . . .Madeline Oliver has never wanted for anything, but now she would give anything just to breathe... -
![The Sword of the Wormling by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry]()
The Sword of the Wormling by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Nothing special” is the best way to describe Owen Reeder—at least that's what he's been told all his life. When a stranger visits his father's bookstore, Owen's ordinary life spirals out of control and right into a world he didn't even know existed... -
![The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones]()
The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Countess and Lord Keril send Mitt to kill a young woman Noreth Onesdaughter, who claims to know where the lost crown is hidden...Categorized as:
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![Children of God by Mary Doria Russell]()
Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMary Doria Russell's debut novel, The Sparrow, took us on a journey to a distant planet and into the center of the human soul. A critically acclaimed bestseller, The Sparrow was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year, a finalist for the Book-of-the-Month Club's First Fiction Prize and the winner of the James M. Tiptree Memorial Award... -
![Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce]()
Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce returns to the magical world of Winding Circle.While visiting the God-King and the First Circle temple in Gyongxe, mages Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy are invited to visit the emperor's summer palace...Categorized as:
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![Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings]()
Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCaptives of His Imperial Majesty...Zandramas had stolen King Garion's infant son and fled to use the child in some ritual that would make the Dark Destiny supreme. Garion and his friends had followed, but now they were captives of Zakath, Emperor of Mallorea, who, while friendly, stubbornly refused to let them leave... -
![The Paradise War by Stephen R. Lawhead]()
The Paradise War by Stephen R. Lawhead
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFrom the dreaming spires of Oxford, Lewis Gillies drives north to seek a mythical creature in a misty glen in Scotland. Expecting little more than a weekend diversion, Lewis finds himself in a mystical place where two worlds meet, in the time-between-times - and in the heart of a battle between good and evil... -
![The Book of the King by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry]()
The Book of the King by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Nothing special" is the best way to describe Owen Reeder--at least that's what he's been told all his life. When a stranger visits his father's bookstore, Owen's ordinary life spirals out of control and right into a world he didn't even know existed...Categorized as:
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![Perelandra by C.S. Lewis]()
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet Perelandra when it is invaded by a dark force...Categorized as:
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![The Beast of Talesend by Kyle Robert Shultz]()
The Beast of Talesend by Kyle Robert Shultz
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASINB01NBVJF02. Fairy tales aren’t real. Private detective Nick Beasley knows that. This is 1922 E.A. (Ever After), an age of big cities, automobiles, and airships. Nobody in the Afterlands believes in magic and monsters anymore. Especially not Nick, who’s made a name for himself in the city of Talesend by debunking fraudulent “magical” phenomena...Categorized as:
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![Straight to Hell by Jane Hinchey]()
Straight to Hell by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything you think you know is about to change. My name is Lucifer. You can call me Lucy – I’m also known as the Devil and Satan, though why my idiot brothers came up with those nick names is beyond me. I’m a Guardian Angel and I run Hell. Yup, I’m the CEO. Hell is easy. Hell runs like a well-oiled machine... -
![The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings]()
The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsDavid Eddings returns to The Elenium, the splendid fantasy series that began with the thrilling novels Diamond Throne and Ruby Knight. Finally the knight Sparhawk had come to possess Bhelliom, legendary jewel of magic that alone could save Queen Ehlana from the deadly poison that had felled her father... -
![In the Region of the Summer Stars by Stephen R. Lawhead]()
In the Region of the Summer Stars by Stephen R. Lawhead
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the Region of the Summer Stars by Stephen R. Lawhead is the start of an epic fantasy adventure series set in a realm rich in imagination and intrigue, and steeped in the wonder of the Celtic Otherworld. The isle of Eirlandia has been ravaged by the barbarian Scálda, who seek to conquer all... -
![Domes of Fire by David Eddings]()
Domes of Fire by David Eddings
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsDanger stalked Queen Ehlana's realm. When an ambasador from the far-off Tamul Empire begged for help, Sparhawk, Ehlana's champion and Prince Consort, was the Emperor's last hope. For surely the knight who had killed the evil God Azash could prevail against the terror in Tamul... -
![Last First Snow by Max Gladstone]()
Last First Snow by Max Gladstone
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe fourth novel set in the compellingly modern fantasy world of the Craft Sequence Forty years after the God Wars, Dresediel Lex bears the scars of liberation—especially in the Skittersill, a poor district still bound by the fallen gods' decaying edicts. As long as the gods' wards last, they strangle development; when they fail, demons will be loosed upon the city... -
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![The Ruby Knight by David Eddings]()
The Ruby Knight by David Eddings
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsEhlana, Queen of Elenia, has been poisoned. A deep enchantment sustains her life, but it will end soon. Then Sparhawk, Pandian Knight and the Queen's Champion, learns where to get to cure for the poison. He and his companions set forth on a dangerous quest to find the antidote before the queen should perish and the peace ends... -
![Rise of the Dibor by Christopher Hopper]()
Rise of the Dibor by Christopher Hopper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if Adam and Eve never sinned? Would Satan be back? A perfect world untouched by evil and ignorant of death is secretly invaded by an ancient enemy that threatens to destroy their way of life forever... -
![The Search for Fierra by Stephen R. Lawhead]()
The Search for Fierra by Stephen R. Lawhead
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn extraterrestrial civilization holds the promise of a new start for Earth, but it is built with an ancient hatred.. -
![The Diamond Throne by David Eddings]()
The Diamond Throne by David Eddings
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAfter a long spell of exile, Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and the Queen's champion returns to native land to find it overrun with evil and intrigue - and his young queen greviously ill. Indeed, Ehlana lies magically entombed within a block of crystal, doomed to die unless a cure can be found within a year... -
![The Shining Ones by David Eddings]()
The Shining Ones by David Eddings
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsBook Two of The Tamuli. The New York Times Bestseller!Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hidden Bhelliom, the Stone of Power, at the bottom of the sea. Yet now it is needed again to stop a malign force from spreading evil and destruction across the lands. Sparhawk, Queen's champion, sets out to retrieve the Stone. But others seek the gem for their own diabolical ends... -
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One by Richard Bach
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsUnder the spell of quantum physics, Bach and his wife Leslie are catapulted into an alternate world, one in which they exist simultaneously in many different incarnations. First they encounter themselves as they were 16 years ago on the day they first met. In this version of their lives, they do not marry, and never achieve the happiness Bach assures us that their real union has produced... -
![Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis]()
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIn the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic, is abducted and taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures and plan to offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there...Categorized as:
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![18 Truths by Jamie Ayres]()
18 Truths by Jamie Ayres
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLying is unbearable, betrayal is inevitable, and choosing which path to take is impossible. Olga Gay Worontzoff ended her senior year as an eighteen-year-old girl totally in love with Nate, enjoying their new romance and about to attend the university of her dreams... -
![Childe Morgan by Katherine Kurtz]()
Childe Morgan by Katherine Kurtz
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlaric Morgan has been pledged to the king's service, for his Dernyi blood makes him ideal to safeguard the Haldane kings and ensure that Prince Brion shall have protection of his hereditary magic. But the Deryni are feared by the populace of Gwynedd and are viewed with deep suspicion by the Church... -
![Drowned Ammet by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Drowned Ammet by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second volume of The Dalemark Quartet continues the story of the mythical land of Dalemark, and the four people chosen to reunify the divided lands...Categorized as:
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![Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson]()
Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHenry York never dreamed his time in Kansas would open a door to adventure, much less a hundred doors. But a visit to his aunt and uncle's farm took an amazing turn when cupboard doors, hidden behind Henry's bedroom wall, revealed themselves to be portals to other worlds...Categorized as:
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![The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie]()
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFor centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes...Categorized as:
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![Redrobe by Jon Courtenay Grimwood]()
Redrobe by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-assassin Axl Borja has agreed to do one last hit - only he hasn't told his gun yet. Cardinal Santo Ducque faces political ruin if he can't regain the Vatican's missing billions. Mai's a Japanese kinderwhore held hostage on a space habitat. As they collide their actions could change the world...Categorized as:
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Semiosis by Sue Burke
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on an bizarre alliance.Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that mammals are more than tools.Forced to land on a planet they aren't prepared for, human colonists rely on their limited resources to survive... -
![Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett]()
Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“We speak of a mother’s love, but we forget her power.” Civilization has come to the alien, sunless planet its inhabitants call Eden. Just a few generations ago, the planet’s five hundred inhabitants huddled together in the light and warmth of the Forest’s lantern trees, afraid to venture out into the cold darkness around them... -
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Starlighter by Bryan Davis
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor years, tales ofDRAGONSfrom another world kidnapping and enslaving humans have been circulating in Jason Masters’ world, while for a slave girl named Koren, the stories of a human world seem pure myth. Together, these two teens will need to bridge two planets in order to overthrow the draconic threat and bring the lost slaves home...
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