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  • The Wound of the World by Edward W. Robertson

    The Wound of the World by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante and Blays have forced Gladdic from the Collen Basin. But the victory might only be the first battle in a much larger war. With the land on the brink of starvation and politically fractured, Dante and Blays scramble to secure Collen's food, borders, and allies. Before their work is done, rumor arrives from Mallon. The enemy is mustering for another attack...
  • Precipice by Travis Bagwell

    Precipice by Travis Bagwell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A few days have passed since Jason's confrontation with Alfred and he's debating whether to reenter Awaken Online. Alfred has made a proposition that Jason isn't certain he should accept. After the battle with Alexion, Jason has also been appointed the Regent of the Twilight Throne. He must assume the mantle of ruling an undead city – with everything that entails...
  • What Lies Beyond by Edward W. Robertson

    What Lies Beyond by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The White Lich has conquered Mallon and smashed all resistance to him. Now, he marches on the north. Within weeks, Narashtovik will fall to his armies. Gask will follow. And after that, there can be no stopping him. Dante and Blays have a single hope of victory: the Spear of Stars, the long-lost weapon that may be capable of killing the lich. There's just one problem...
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    dark  magic  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  book  epic  fiction
  • The Light of Life by Edward W. Robertson

    The Light of Life by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After a year of fighting across three different lands, Dante and Blays have finally brought Gladdic to justice—and in the process, they've unleashed a horror beyond all reckoning.The enemy is known as the White Lich. He is ancient. He is immensely powerful. And Gladdic believes he will soon enslave all of Tanar Atain...
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    dark  magic  sword-sorcery  21st-century  adult  audiobook  book  epic
  • Winter's King by Bryce O'Connor

    Winter's King by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Monster of Karth has risen once more. Quin Tern has met his fate, and his council has born the price of crossing Raz i'Syul Arro. Now, as the cruel walls of Azbar fade into the winter storms at his back, Raz rides north, seeking to take the High Priest Talo Brahnt up on an offer he never should have refused...
  • As Iron Falls by Bryce O'Connor

    As Iron Falls by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The High Citadel cannot be seen to harbor a killer. This is a simple truth, and one that Raz i'Syul Arro has little choice but to respect. As the winter storms fall away in favor of the North's pleasant summer months, Raz finds himself having once more to face the cruelties of the world with spear and sword in hand. For the first time, though, the Monster no longer walks his path alone...
  • Grog III  (The Ebon Blades Book 3) by RW Krpoun

    Grog III (The Ebon Blades Book 3) by RW Krpoun

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Provine Sael and her weary band have put the great northern plains behind them, and are heading south into the Empire, winter quarters beckoning to them after a long, hard summer. But crossing the raid-torn northern frontier holds new problems and challenges as the little group re-enters an empire burdened by war and war's demands...
  • The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex and his family finish their business on Terr and leave the island better than they found it.But they can’t go home yet.Amaya’s fate as the Prophetess looms ever closer, but Alex comes to suspect the oryx-woman may not be what, or rather who, the Order thinks she is.To find answers, they plan to travel to Eng Isle, but Alex keeps having these dreams...
  • Betrayer's Bane by Michael G. Manning

    Betrayer's Bane by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tyrion was a good person who had been born to a simple family and raised with love, but the world has shaped him for a different fate. Twisted by violence and torture, he is obsessed with a relentless desire for vengeance, and he has sown the seeds of wrath in his children...
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    dark  magic  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  book  epic  fiction
  • The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

    The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On just another average day, Jake finds himself in a forest filled with monsters, dangers, and opportunity...It was a day like any other when suddenly the world changed. The universe reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A place where power is the only thing anyone can truly rely on...
  • Tooth And Claw by K.T. Davies

    Tooth And Claw by K.T. Davies

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The World Needs A Hero, but all its got is Breed. Leaving the Empire to face the wrath of an angry demon and its infernal hordes, Breed takes a ship and flees to Shen. With pockets full of gold, the hammer of the Hammer of the North, a crate of whiskey, and a conscience unburdened by guilt, life doesn't get any better, does it? Well, yes, it does, but it gets a lot worse first...
  • Transcendence and Rebellion by Michael G. Manning

    Transcendence and Rebellion by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The world is on the cusp of destruction as Mordecai’s power grows beyond the limits of his own control, yet most of the powers that rule the world are oblivious. The only hope of salvaging their civilization lies with his children, but they have been scattered and branded outlaws...
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    dark  sword-sorcery  adult  book  epic  fiction  high-fantasy  horror
  • The Warring Son by Bryce O'Connor

    The Warring Son by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    **Book 2 in the Top 10 Bestselling Epic Fantasy series on Amazon** Raz i'Syul Arro is a hunted man. To the south, the Mahsadën of Miropa are gone. The šef lay dead, slain at Raz's own hands, their cruel will ripped from the shadows of the city...
  • The Dark Army by Marcus Alexander

    The Dark Army by Marcus Alexander

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    'Your abilities as a Keeper allow you to open doors that others can not.'Imprisoned in the mythical world of Bellania, CHARLIE KEEPER is at the mercy of Lord Bane's guards while her loyal friends have been sold into slavery...
  • Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They took it all: his will, his memories, his freedom, his magic. Imprisoned by his enemies, tortured and drugged to keep his magic suppressed, Ian Troy returns to a world as marred and broken as he is. Ravaged by the reign of her new High King, Draken of Langor, Mirra’kelan’s citizens live in fear. The Shinree, misled by Jem Reth’s promises, are no longer slaves, but they are far from free...
  • Dragon Emperor 13 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 13 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evan’s royal campaign to win over the people of Rahma has taken him to the northern peninsula.And straight to the gates of the underwater city of Pullis.The Green Glass Sect is up to no good under the sea, and it’s up to Evan and his party to save the merfolk from traitors and the ever-corrupting presence of miasma...
  • Grog II: Book 2 of the Ebon Blades by RW Krpoun

    Grog II: Book 2 of the Ebon Blades by RW Krpoun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Dusmen are invading, and nothing will stop Provine Sael from leading an investigation into the many questions about the northerner’s late start, and so Grog and Burk must march north as well. With the onset of the war, both sides have stripped the border of troops, and it may well be safe for the small band to slip into enemy territory and poke into odd corners in search of the truth...
  • The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson

    The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarred by a brutal past, she has sworn to help those in need.As one of the Hundred, Yvonne cannot ignore a plea for help, even if all she wants is a quiet life, somewhere safe for her adopted children to grow into adulthood.Safety is in short supply. Young people, some of them children, are going missing in large numbers, leaving bewildered and grieving families behind...
  • Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton

    Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t know who I am. I only know what I need to be.I awoke in a tomb. I had nothing but a big sword and uncertain memories from uncertain lives.I was a great warrior who wandered this land before being killed by an ageless tyrant wizard-king. I was a warrior of a very different sort, who lived in a city of steel and glass...
  • Dragon Rising 1 by Dante King

    Dragon Rising 1 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    John Devonte knows women and wargear. And now he gets to combine the two. All in the name of saving the world.John Devonte looked to the outskirts of the Draconic Empire for refuge. After adventuring for the past two decades, hunting monsters and collecting coin, he thought the town of Vismuth would provide some solace.Except what he discovered there was the beginning of the end...
  • Primal Undying by Melody Rose

    Primal Undying by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spirit of light turned into a goddess of darkness… and a world at the brink of war… With the Morrigan unleashed in my heart and five men now in my bed, my dreams of ever being a normal Prime Academy student have long been out the window. Now, new dreams and visions decide my fate… and the fate of us all.But as I tame the darkness within, the darkness against us grows impatient...
  • Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world.Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead...
  • Empire of Grass by Tad Williams

    Empire of Grass by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Following on from The Witchwood Crown, Empire of Grass: Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard continues the story of one of the best loved fantasy epics of all time - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, the inspiration for Christopher Paolini and George R. R. Martin...
  • Dawn of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan

    Dawn of the Exile by Mitchell Hogan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For the damned, redemption may be just a mad dream…Years have passed since the demon Tarrik and his master, the sorcerer Ren, destroyed the servants of Samal and suppressed the very essence of the vile lord. The cost was greater than even a demon could have imagined. But in the realms of demons and humans, no evil can be fully controlled, and no one’s true fate can be foretold. Including Tarrik’s...
  • A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As darkness descends, two destinies will merge. But as embers fly, one may rise from the ashes.A KINGDOM…Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers...
  • The King of the Vile by David Dalglish

    The King of the Vile by David Dalglish

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Ashhur will awaken in a blaze of fire…” ---- Mordan has lost their king, and Harruq Tun is a poor replacement. He has slain a god, but he cannot quell the unrest growing between the angels and the humans they are supposed to protect. The thin line between protectors and rulers blurs with each bloody death...
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    dark  magic  sword-sorcery  adult  angels  audiobook  book  demons
  • Black Talon by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

    Black Talon by Jaime Castle, Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kullen is the Emperor’s assassin. The sharp hand of justice. The Black Talon.Gifted a soul-forged bond with his dragon, Umbris, Kullen is tasked with hunting any and all who oppose the Empire.But when the secretive Crimson Fang murders two noblemen before his very eyes, Kullen must discover the truth of who they are and what they want...
  • Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist

    Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Dark and powerful forces threaten the world of Garn once more in this second novel in legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic fantasy series, the Firemane Saga.Hatushaly and his young wife Hava have arrived in the prosperous trading town of Beran’s Hill to restore and reopen the fire-damaged Inn of the Three Stars...
  • The Iron Circlet by Phil Tucker

    The Iron Circlet by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The war for the soul of the Ascendant Empire is coming to a head. Factions with fell intent move to undermine or destroy that which has stood for centuries, while armies muster promising slaughter.In this time of desperation, old enemies find common ground. Ancient truths emerge to shatter long held beliefs...
  • The White Song by Phil Tucker

    The White Song by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The White Song is the final installment in a gripping new epic fantasy series.The hour of reckoning is at hand. The skies darken with the forces of the enemy while the hopes of the armies of the light dwindle to but a candle flame. Morals, compunctions, oaths - all must be set aside, every sacrifice made, every advantage and ally sought if there is to be any chance for survival...
  • Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the Charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series...
  • The Unforgiven by Michael Anderle

    The Unforgiven by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “In every person there is a bit of barbarian waiting to be unleashed. A moment when one must decide what one is willing to accept. Death, defeat, or allow one’s carnal rage to take control and consequences be damned.” Skharr DeathEaterA lone DeathEater has forsaken his clan. Leaving behind his previous life, Skharr starts building a future next to a dangerous forest in an unknown land...
  • The Defiance of Vim by C.J. Aaron

    The Defiance of Vim by C.J. Aaron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Free from the clutches of the kingdom, yet slaves to fate.Ryl, the phrenics, and their meager army make for the security of the Erlyn Woods. As the cost of freedom continues to mount, their hold remains tenuous at best. New additions to their army present unexpected complications and danger. Choices that will define the future of Damaris hang in the balance...
  • City of Songs by Anthony Ryan

    City of Songs by Anthony Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ATHERIA—THE FABLED CITY OF SONGS THE SHINING JEWEL OF THE THIRD SEA WHERE THE MASKED EXULTIA CASTE HOLD SWAY AND VIE TO OUTDO EACH OTHER IN THEIR PATRONAGE OF THE ARTS, SOMETIMES WITH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES… Guyime, wandering, dethroned King of the Northlands, is drawn to the Atheria by his quest for the Seven Swords, the demon cursed blades of legend...
  • The Tree of Ascension by Craig Kobayashi

    The Tree of Ascension by Craig Kobayashi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mankind hangs on by a thread in the wake of the apocalypse. Other races are soon to join the struggle for power on Earth. The Culling of Man was only the beginning. . .Scattered across the globe, ten Dungeons may provide humanity with the protection and power they'll need to remain relevant through the perils to come.Before a Dungeon can be claimed, it must be conquered...
  • A Wind From the Rift by Bonnie Wynne

    A Wind From the Rift by Bonnie Wynne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The sorceress has broken free of her shackles. Months of imprisonment have forged Gwyn into something new; something dangerous. Eight dead sorceresses whisper in her ear, hungry for blood and vengeance – and after unleashing the red magic to make her escape, she fears she won’t be able to stop.All Gwyn really wants is to go home...
  • Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward

    Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warfare, myth and magic collide in Legacy of Light, the spectacular conclusion to Matthew Ward's acclaimed Legacy trilogy.For the first time in many years, the Tressian Republic and the Hadari Empire are at peace. But war never sleeps.In Tregard, Empress Melanna Saranal struggles to protect a throne won at great cost...
  • Behemoth by Trevor H. Cooley

    Behemoth by Trevor H. Cooley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part Six of the Jharro Grove Saga and the latest chapter in the acclaimed Bowl of Souls Series, a continuing action-filled fantasy series set in a world of magic, mystery, and monsters! THE FINALE OF THE JHARRO GROVE SAGA The Behemoth was created a thousand years ago, its body stretching for miles under Malaroo’s swamplands turning them into a dangerous and uninhabitable place...
  • The Emerald Crown by Michael Wallace

    The Emerald Crown by Michael Wallace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Nathaliey, a young wizard, is taken prisoner by marauders trying to break her will and force her to join the sorcerer’s acolytes, the last help she expects is from the griffin riders who have harassed her and her companions through the mountains...
  • Prophet of the Dead by Richard Lee Byers

    Prophet of the Dead by Richard Lee Byers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The anticipated climax to a series that has been building in popularity, Richard Lee Byers is at his best working with tales of the undead.  Prophet of the Dead fulfills on the promise of the title, giving fans a satisfying end to the current threats facing the Brotherhood of the Griffon...
  • Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice. Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm...
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Primal Rising by Melody Rose

    Primal Rising by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Otherworld feels shattered, but my mates and I are there to pick up the pieces.The memory of the Capitol still hangs heavy in the air, but my mates and I are prepared to do what we can to battle for what’s right. With all of Prime Academy behind us, and newer, more powerful allies, I’m finally prepared to take on the role of the phoenix...
  • Sea of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Sea of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Though shadow sweeps over the land, light will not relent.Intense. Delightful. Unrelenting. A no-nonsense heroine, a sword of questionable origin, and a plot that sinks its claws in and does not let go. Grab a reading buddy and buckle in...
  • The Ogre Apprentice by Trevor H. Cooley

    The Ogre Apprentice by Trevor H. Cooley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Jharro Grove Saga: Part Three Justan’s time in Malaroo isn’t going well. A deadly shape-shifting assassin seeks his life and he is struggling to win over Jhonate’s father. Fist is the only ogre ever to train at the Mage School...
  • Whisper of Venom by Richard Lee Byers

    Whisper of Venom by Richard Lee Byers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Mad King Returns!Aoth and the Brotherhood of the Griffon succeeded in rescuing Tchazzar, the lost king of Chessenta and a formidable red dragon. Upon his return Tchazzar rewards them greatly, sends them back to the frontlines—and names himself a god...
  • The Spectral Blaze by Richard Lee Byers

    The Spectral Blaze by Richard Lee Byers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aoth and the Brotherhood of the Griffon have succeeded in rescuing Tchazzar, the lost king of Chessenta and a formidable red dragon, and are rewarded with a contract to aid in his war with a powerful dracolich...
  • Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story..
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    dark  magic  paranormal  book  epic  fae  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Blood of Desiderium by Ali Stuebbe

    Blood of Desiderium by Ali Stuebbe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the lands of Deyadrum, where every Fae possesses power, Princess Emma is the only one forced without. Confined in the walls of her palace by her father, she’s desperate for a taste of freedom.That is, until she discovers the truth: everything she thought she knew was a lie, for something evil plagues her lands - promising death and darkness.A betrothal that tests her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  gothic  paranormal  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  fae
  • A Question of Honor by Lindsay Buroker

    A Question of Honor by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    With less than six months until his entrance exams for the famed Nurian warrior-mage academy, Yanko is sent to his uncle’s salt mine for “hardening,” as his father calls it. He expects endless days of physical labor; what he doesn’t expect is to have to choose one of the mine’s prisoners as a sparring partner...
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