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Saving Supervillains 2 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiles has enough power to take down even a titan, but is that enough to prepare him for what’s coming?His new job as the deputy director is at odds with his desire to start using his powers to make a greater difference. He has to balance his secret while going above and beyond his role at the Bureau of Superheroes... -
![Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall]()
Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCritter wrangler rule #20: You can’t save them all.Rage is boiling inside Kyra. Friends are dead, the world is burning, and her husband is…gone, his body and mind taken over by a demon. Death would have been kinder. But she can’t kill a demon, so Kyra must hunt down the creature wearing Mason’s face and do the unthinkable—trap him for all eternity in a bloodstone... -
![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... -
![Аркан вовків by Павло Дерев'янко]()
Аркан вовків by Павло Дерев'янко
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРік 1845. Держава Хмельницького вистояла. Майже двісті років тут правлять виборні гетьмани та двопалатний парламент, Червона та Чорна ради, співіснують католицька та православна церкви, мова перейшла на latynku, у небі пливуть цепеліни, а серед людей живуть відьми...Categorized as:
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![Tears of Alron by Vasily Mahanenko]()
Tears of Alron by Vasily Mahanenko
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Magic Academy… An institution shrouded in mystery and secrets. People from all over the different empires want nothing more than to enroll, get their hands on the knowledge stored there, become those most respected in the world—mages. Tailyn Vlashich was one of the lucky few admitted without going through the entrance exams...Categorized as:
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![Wagga by Alex Kozlowski]()
Wagga by Alex Kozlowski
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the apocalypse, the first weapon he’ll have to upgrade is himself.The end of the world as we know it couldn’t come at a worse time for Adrian.One minute, he’s an operations manager who’s overseeing a construction job in the wilderness. The next, an unknown energy force changes the very nature of life itself, from the smallest organism to the top of the food chain...Categorized as:
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![The Torn World by Melanie Karsak]()
The Torn World by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the way the world ends... With the undead walking, vampires hunting, and kitsune closing in, everything seems lost. Layla and the others will need help if there is any hope of survival. But how can you endure in the dying world? Join Layla, Cricket, Amelia, and the other survivors for the final chapter of The Harvesting Series in The Torn World... -
![Monster Girl Trucker: An On-The-Road Portal Harem Adventure by Simon Archer]()
Monster Girl Trucker: An On-The-Road Portal Harem Adventure by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI only got into trucking because my Grandad was a trucker, and he was the best damn person I ever met. I'd always thought I was your average dude with an eighteen-wheeler and an addiction to energy drinks, but it turns out there might be something more brewing in my blood... -
![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... -
![Dinosaur World 3 by Logan Jacobs]()
Dinosaur World 3 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPortals continue to open faster and faster, spewing more and more aggressive dinosaurs across the world, and the situation has gone from bad to worse.Cities are out of supplies, small towns are being wiped out by the vicious reptiles, and it's taking everything they have for the military to maintain any semblance of order... -
![Dinosaur World 2 by Logan Jacobs]()
Dinosaur World 2 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mysterious portals are continuing to open, hordes of murderous dinosaurs are pouring out, and the British military has abandoned population centers to defend critical infrastructure like power plants.That’s bad news for Jason and his two co-ed companions who are holed up in the campus art gallery trying to ride out the reptilian storm...Categorized as:
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![The Demon City by Evan Currie]()
The Demon City by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBorn in flame and flood, the newly born community of Atlantis has begun to rebuild from being forced from their homes by the Demonic hordes. For Elanthielle however, the war is still out there... -
![The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFriend becomes foe and trust is a thing of the past when the Misfits’ most relentless enemy turns Elspeth’s world upside down. Through coercion and mind control, Ariel stands on the cusp of his ultimate revenge—and it falls to Elspeth to rescue a former ally whose mind and body have been manipulated to unleash a plague that will destroy all it touches... -
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Road Brothers by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings10 short stories from the lives of Jorg and his Road Brothers. Contains spoilers for the Broken Empire trilogy. 5 of the stories have previously been published in anthologies, Contains the short story 'Sleeping Beauty' that is also sold separately. A total of 43.000 words or just over half the length of Prince of Thorns.Cover by Pen Astridge...Categorized as:
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![Return of Victory: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle]()
Return of Victory: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe future of the world is in their hands, and they will set it right. Valerie has returned to New York in a time of reckoning. When an enemy declares war on her and her friends, there's no holding back. The whole gang reunites for a fight-fest of epic proportions that promises to determine the fate of their lands once and for all. Honor. Justice. Glory... -
![Trapped in the Dark by Jada Fisher]()
Trapped in the Dark by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't miss the seventh book in this epic dragon rider series from bestselling author Jada Fisher.Ten is determined to shine the light of day on the corruption of Epoch Sol, but there are those that will do anything to keep their secrets trapped in the dark. That includes killing everyone who knows the truth...Categorized as:
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![Bloodstone by David Gemmell]()
Bloodstone by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAfter 20 years, Jon Shannow, the legendary Jerusalem Man, returns for a deadly showdown with the fiendish Deacon, the vicious Jerusalem Riders, and a monstrous god that feeds on souls...Categorized as:
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![Dead Man's Tide by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter]()
Dead Man's Tide by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViridian Gate Online is more than just a game… and now, it's Alan Campbell’s whole world. Recently deceased and squishy as hell, Alan, a newly minted Illusionist, is forced to flee for his life. He needs time to deal with his loss, both in-game and IRL, but first he’ll have to escape his crazy ex, the treacherous Firebrand, Thalia Daceran... -
![Inquisitor's Foil by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter]()
Inquisitor's Foil by D.J. Bodden, James Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's a part-time Imperial hero, full-time thief. Lucky for him, she's not that kind of Inquisitor.Illusionist and novice spy Alan Campbell just got out of one relationship only to have another woman walk into his life: the Lady Camilla Favonius of the Imperial Inquisition. He's close to broke and left without orders. She wears plate armor in the field and around her heart... -
![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... -
![The Shadow Aspect by Melanie Karsak]()
The Shadow Aspect by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Layla took the final step through the labyrinth, she thought she was saving the ones she loved. She couldn't have been more wrong.Layla and the other survivors find themselves caught in a war for our world, the unwitting victims of a grudge seething for eons. Surviving the zombie apocalypse has become the least of their worries as they come up against vampires, shapeshifters, and fae...Categorized as:
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![The Change by T.W. Piperbrook]()
The Change by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurvival is just the beginning...Having escaped the hospital, Tom must face a new enemy: himself. New questions arise as he travels through the white wasteland... -
![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... -
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Wild by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's going to scream for me and I don't care who hears it.I traveled to this city to disrupt the plans of the Brotherhood's enemies, not tame a defiant omega, but the moment Revna challenged me I knew punishing her would not be enough... -
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Warrior by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1997, Terry Brooks reinvented the fantasy genre with Running with the Demon, a dark contemporary urban fantasy. Now he returns to that Word and Void mythos with a novella sure to delight his readers and a story as powerful as that previous trilogy. Sinnissippi Park, in Hopewell, Illinois, has long been a place of magic... -
![Futures Grave by James T. Callum]()
Futures Grave by James T. Callum
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmbrace the flame’s rage or leave the future in ruins.The tutorial is over. The rules of Pyresouls have changed for the worse. Defeating the Burgon Beast should’ve been the end of it, but it was only the beginning.Beating the next boss monster that invades Earth will only stave off the Collapse, not prevent it. The future devoid of all life but a single Pyre proves that...Categorized as:
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![Downtime and Death by Daniel Schinhofen]()
Downtime and Death by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter visiting Nevada, California, and two Apocalypse Gates, Alvin was tired. With Gothy, and now Kuro, beside him, they faced necromancers, an undead army, and saved a Queen from assassination. Alvin could only wonder what was going to be thrown at them next...First, however, a vacation was in order... -
![System Reborn Vol 2 by Kaz Hunter]()
System Reborn Vol 2 by Kaz Hunter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSystem Reborn: A LitRPG AdventureTen years ago, deep within a rift, a choice was madeSloan chose an ending.He was killed because of it.By heroes who craved power.So called heroes betrayed the world.Now he’s back.Reborn. Reincarnated in a world where his once companions rule.But they won't forever.He's regaining his strength, building up power, one rift at a time...Categorized as:
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![With Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley P. Beaulieu]()
With Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsÇeda, now a Blade Maiden in service to the kings of Sharakhai, trains as one of their elite warriors, gleaning secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule... -
![Last Guardian by David Gemmell]()
Last Guardian by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA fantasy novel featuring Jon Shannow, who is the only one who can find the Sword of God in order to close the gateway between past and present, unaware that his actions could warp time itself and result in the destruction of worlds. From the author of KNIGHTS OF DARK RENOWN, DARK MOON and ECHOES OF THE GREAT SONG...Categorized as:
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![Easy Meat (Foodstuffs #1) by Arthur Stone]()
Easy Meat (Foodstuffs #1) by Arthur Stone
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome to the challenge. You’re an absolute nobody here—nothing; a zero; a useless lump of meat filled with bones. You’re but a delicious morsel for your antagonists and those who got lucky at the start. The only goal you can have in your miserable existence is to kick the bucket as soon as possible...Categorized as:
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![Yuletide Crimson by L.M. Adams]()
Yuletide Crimson by L.M. Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am Jaevia Knightley, Jae for short, a daemon, a mutt, a mix breed, half succubus, half vampire. I am one of the Kindred, our only charge, to police the other supernaturals of the worlds. I’ve been training for years to become one of the children of Abbadon, a Reaper, a bringer of death to those who have broken our law... -
![Without Rhythm by P.S. Power]()
Without Rhythm by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the darkest moments, miracles can happen.After seven years of art school, learning to be a Bard, Pran is kicked out when a prank goes sideways and ends up breaking a friend's leg. Left to fend for herself, all hope gone, she happens upon a helpless woman being attacked and tries her best to stop it.Breaking a few laws in the process... -
![Quanta Rewind by Lola Dodge]()
Quanta Rewind by Lola Dodge
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith more and more Red Helixes turning up missing or dead, the Shadow Ravens are ready to take their fight to Doctor Nagi himself.But breaking into Alpha Citadel is no cakewalk, and Quanta isn’t so sure about this whole “teamwork” thing.If she and the Ravens can’t learn to work together, no amount of rewinding time will save them from the inevitable.And if the Seligo win, everyone loses... -
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![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... -
![Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett]()
Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHumanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons—bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive... -
![Alterra - Die Gemeinschaft der Drei by Maxime Chattam]()
Alterra - Die Gemeinschaft der Drei by Maxime Chattam
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNiemand sah ihn kommen, plötzlich war er über der Stadt: ein unheimlicher, eisig kalter Sturm. Als der 14-jährige Matt die blauen Blitze bemerkt, will er seine Eltern warnen – doch zu spät: Matt wird von einem Blitz getroffen und verliert das Bewusstsein. Als er wieder aufwacht, ist er allein. Seine Eltern sind verschwunden, ebenso die Nachbarn und die Menschen auf den Straßen ..Categorized as:
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![WALLA WALLA FALL by N.C. Scheel, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
WALLA WALLA FALL by N.C. Scheel, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNika Michaels lived next to her mom and stepdad in a beautiful, scenic spot nestled in the Blue Mountains with more vacation homes for the rich than permanent residents. Their location overlooked the city of Walla Walla, Washington, and some of the nation's most fertile agricultural land, the Walla Walla Valley.Nika was not just a casual prepper...Categorized as:
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![Remnant III by Randi Darren]()
Remnant III by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSteve doesn’t care who he was.He knows more than enough to realize it doesn’t matter at all.Now living in what had once been the Creeplands and maintaining a thriving farm there, they are under constant siege from the Creep itself.It's still better than life in Lamals.And that’s just how it is... -
![Sleeping Beauty by Mark Lawrence]()
Sleeping Beauty by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis story is also included in the anthology Road Brothers : Tales from the Broken Empire.The 10,000 word story covers a period between the end of the 'early thread' in Emperor of Thorns and the start of the 'now' thread in King of Thorns.It's really a bit of fun, prompted by a challenge from a reader to warp the tale of Sleeping Beauty around that of young Jorg Ancrath... -
![Malronce by Maxime Chattam]()
Malronce by Maxime Chattam
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsImaginez un monde où la nature a repris le pouvoir, où les adultes sont redevenus sauvages et les enfants se sont assemblés en bandes pour survivre, où chaque promenade est une expédition, chaque jour passé, un exploit. Un monde recouvert par un océan de forêts, peuplé de créatures fabuleuses, traversé de courants étranges, d'énergies nouvelles...Categorized as:
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![Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry, Ray Porter]()
Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry, Ray Porter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis sequel to Patient Zero brings Joe Ledger back into action.Zero Tolerance picks up a few weeks after the close of Maberry’s action-thriller Patient Zero. Dropping back into the world of former Baltimore cop Joe Ledger, the Department of Military Sciences, and flesh-eating zombies, fans of the series will finally see the tying up of a few loose ends... -
![Releasing the Demons by L.D. Rose]()
Releasing the Demons by L.D. Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's out to set the world on fire and she's the only one who can tame him...Blaze Knight has been through hell and back, but the nightmares aren't over yet. Five years after Blaze was maimed by Cyrus Chimola, a powerful vampire with a penchant for torture, he's still trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered life... -
![Frequency by Casey L. Bond]()
Frequency by Casey L. Bond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the Infected attacked, something horrific happened to Porschia Grant. Porschia in Frenzy was scary; Porschia with hallucinations is terrifying. There has to be a reason, and there must be a cure for the episodes refusing to release her from their tentacles of insanity...Categorized as:
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![Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland by Carlton Mellick III]()
Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoad Warrior Werewolves versus McDonaldland Mutants...post-apocalyptic fiction has never been quite like this. They call themselves the Warriors, their enemies call them the Bitches. They are a gang of man-eating, motorcycle-riding, war-hungry werewolf women, and they are the rulers of the wasteland. A century after the fall of civilization, only one city remains standing... -
![Bone Dust & Beginnings by Angela White]()
Bone Dust & Beginnings by Angela White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuns, Myths, Magic, and an Impossible QuestYears after nuclear war has devastated the world and split reality, a group of fighters have come from the western radiation zones. Through the undead, past dead, and soon-to-be dead, they’ve trekked, obeying a forgotten code of honor... -
![The Lost Level by Brian Keene]()
The Lost Level by Brian Keene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen modern-day occultist Aaron Pace discovers the secrets of inter-dimensional travel via a mystical pathway called The Labyrinth, he wastes no time in exploring a multitude of strange new worlds and alternate realities... -
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Maximillian Fly by Angie Sage
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe bestselling author of the Septimus Heap series, Angie Sage, delivers a gripping and darkly humorous tale of Maximillian Fly—a human with cockroach features—whose quiet life is upended when he aids two human children in their escape from an oppressive governing power. Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Adam Gidwitz. Maximillian Fly wants no trouble...Categorized as:
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![Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith]()
Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets...Categorized as:
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![Slaves of Valhalla by Luke Romyn]()
Slaves of Valhalla by Luke Romyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFenrir the wolf howls. Bifrost beckons. And Wes answers. The enigmatic Australian SAS commando awakens into a maelstrom of death and destruction, his memory in tatters, and his former friend and companion dead...
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