Books like 'Runaways (2003-2004) #1'
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Rhythm of War, Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move... -
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Rhythm of War, Part One by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move... -
![Les Mobilisés by Margot Dessenne]()
Les Mobilisés by Margot Dessenne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEntrez dans une ville qui n'ouvre ses portes qu'une fois par an...Amis depuis l'enfance, Prym et Joanna ont un avenir prometteur au sein de la nation d'Erit, construite sur les ruines d'une Pologne ravagée. Leur vie bascule le jour où ils sont choisis pour être envoyés dans la Zone où rôde la Chose... -
![Rise of the Shadow by Michael Webb]()
Rise of the Shadow by Michael Webb
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter tasting financial success and the Shadow Knights’ power, Veron lost everything. Now, trapped in slavery, jealous servants and harsh justice threaten his ability to fulfill his destiny. Caught between secrets he cannot divulge and attention from the master’s daughter, Chelci, Veron must choose between following the rules or following his heart as he fights to rise again... -
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![The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald by Signe Bergstrom]()
The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald by Signe Bergstrom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewt, Tina, Queenie, and Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are back! In The Archive of Magic, an exciting, full-color companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, readers are transported behind the scenes of J.K... -
![Chosen by Cheree Alsop]()
Chosen by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dangerous PathAlex knew choosing the path of the lone wolf wouldn’t be easy, but challenging Jaze Carso for the chance to bring the Werewolf Academy to the public would prove to be much harder.˃˃˃ Is the Sacrifice Worth It?Alex has to decide how far he is willing to go to give werewolves the life he has fought for... -
![Hired Luck by Mel Todd]()
Hired Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew city, new job, new threat?With my best friend going to college to learn how to use her magic, I'm job hunting in Atlanta. We're sharing an apartment and I've never been happier. The last thing I needed was to be involved in a murder investigation. Now the police are sure I had something to do with it. News alert: I don't. I've got a job, Jo's going school... -
![Fall of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell]()
Fall of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brilliant story of adventure, wit and philosophy from the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike.New to the ways of the Argosi, the tribe of wandering philosophers who seek to defeat evil by wit and guile, Ferius Parfax encounters a hideous plague - the Red Scream... -
![Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager by Matt Forbeck, Мат Форбек]()
Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager by Matt Forbeck, Мат Форбек
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLearn the tragic origins of the wicked Arch-Illager in this official Minecraft novel, a prequel to Minecraft Dungeons! Brave heroes have banded together to take a perilous journey through the war-torn Overworld to defeat the Arch-Illager and his formidable army... -
![The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale]()
The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her... -
![Nyx by G. Eilsel]()
Nyx by G. Eilsel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNinety-one years ago, I stumbled upon a window to a strange new world. Beyond, there were blue skies and odd trees, and flowers like nothing I’d ever seen. Curiosity got the better of me, and life as I knew it changed forever.Ljómur was the military’s best kept secret. Behind those walls, I was experimented on and studied, torn apart and put back together... -
![Zara the Wolf by C.R. Daems]()
Zara the Wolf by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMountain warriors raid Zara's village and make her a slave. That should have been her destiny, but Zara resists to the amusement of her captives, who let their young warriors train on her, assuming they would cripple or kill her eventually. But she survives the training and escapes—a savage warrior in a civilized land ruled by royalty... -
![Flame Caller by Jon Messenger]()
Flame Caller by Jon Messenger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE EARTH GIVES WAY TO THE SEA,THE SEA BOWS BEFORE THE WIND,THE WIND FEEDS THE FLAME,THE FLAME BURNS THE WORLD OF MAN DOWN TO THE EARTH.White Halls is no longer a sleepy little town. Its houses lie smoldering on their foundations. The residents take refuge in their homes, afraid to leave. And the town’s prodigal son and newest Wind Warrior, Xander Sirocco, has fled... -
![Deadlands by Kayla Jo]()
Deadlands by Kayla Jo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWillow Rose, Witch Healer, has learned an awful truth. After winning her talisman back in the Everwild, the Dark Witch Hekate has hidden the key that will unlock Pandora’s Box deep in the heart of the Deadlands. Concealed within a volcano, the Deadlands is a place known of eternal condemnation of the fiercest, foulest creatures on Earth. Yet, not everything is what it seems...Categorized as:
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![Velveteen vs. The Seasons by Seanan McGuire]()
Velveteen vs. The Seasons by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA doorway opens in mid-air. The body of a woman falls to the ground and lies there unmoving as the door slams shut behind her, dissolving like confetti into the wind.As the grass beneath her slowly dies, Velma Martinez–Velveteen–once architect of the downfall of The Super Patriots, Inc., most recently the servant of the Seasons, has come home.But ah; we are getting ahead of ourselves...Categorized as:
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![Back Lash by Devon Monk]()
Back Lash by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMagic isn’t a blessing with drawbacks, it’s a curse with upsides.Shame Flynn and Terric Conley hadn't meant to become the living, breathing vessels for Death and Life magic. But they hadn't meant to die, be reborn, break magic, save the world, and kill a few psychopaths along the way, either. The one thing they had meant to do was to seal magic away so it could never be used to kill again... -
![Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsToo many secrets. Not enough time.Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy... -
![Tkacz iluzji by Ewa Białołęcka]()
Tkacz iluzji by Ewa Białołęcka
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJest samotny, nie słyszy i nie mówi, ale jest za to obdarzony zdolnościami po stokroć potężniejszymi: potrafi tworzyć iluzje. Siłą woli może wyczarować jabłko, ptaki, groźne potwory i... samego siebie. Jego jedyny przyjaciel to smok, razem zgłębiają tajemnice świata wykreowanego przez Pierwszą Damę polskiej fantastyki, Ewę Białołęcką... -
![Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold]()
Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBabylon Steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, currently owner of the Scarlet Lantern, the best brothel on Scalentine, city of portals, has been offered a job; as bodyguard to Enthemmerlee, the latest candidate for the Council of Incandress; and as spy for the Diplomatic Section, the barely-acknowledged government of Scalentine.She doesn't want it... -
![The Alcazar by Amy Ewing]()
The Alcazar by Amy Ewing
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSera has finally recognized the true power of her Cerulean blood. But in order to return home, she’ll need help from Agnes, Leo, and their grandmother—the only person with knowledge about the mysterious island of Braxos, where the Cerulean tether is anchored. Though the journey will be treacherous, Sera will risk anything to see her City again... -
![A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis]()
A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeneral Daynja Édo is a legend: head of the Boorhian Empire's military and possessor of a mask of invulnerability. She has raised her Shadow Army of seven assassins from childhood. But mounting disillusionment over a life of brutality, a petulant emperor, and prodding from The Artful Djinni force her to defy orders for the first time in her thirty year career... -
![The Hush by Skye Melki-Wegner]()
The Hush by Skye Melki-Wegner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChester is on the road, searching every town for clues about his father and why he disappeared. But when he's caught accidentally – and illegally – connecting with the Song as he plays his beloved fiddle, Chester is sentenced to death. Only a licensed Songshaper can bend music to their will. The axe is about to fall . . . But there is someone else watching Chester... -
![The Mark of the Cat by Andre Norton]()
The Mark of the Cat by Andre Norton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the five queendoms, the kotti is a sacred animal, believed to possess magical powers. To young Hynkkel, the kotti Mieu is his treasured companion, his friend, his kin…until she is cruelly taken from him in a drunken rage by his violent brother, leaving Hynkkel’s heart as barren as the deserts of his homeland... -
![A Rebel Rises by R.J. Castiglione]()
A Rebel Rises by R.J. Castiglione
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael was proud of his life and his accomplishments. During the day he was Michael Semione. He worked, spent time with his family, and did everything young professionals were meant to do. At night, he became Creighton Dian-Cecht, a druid healer in Fjorgyn Online. He was head of a company of crafters and adventurers known throughout the game... -
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![Wordless by AdriAnne Strickland]()
Wordless by AdriAnne Strickland
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The Gods made their Words into flesh, giving privileged individuals the powers of creation...”In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one... -
![The Magic of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman]()
The Magic of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly a unicorn's horn can purify the water in your medieval village. Thus YOU set off on a quest to find the unicorn that can save your people, encountering many magical beings along the way...Categorized as:
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![Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long]()
Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA girl hellbent on finding the friend she lost. A planet on the brink of total destruction. Only one way to find answers amidst the team up with a traitor to stage a revolution, in Meg Long's Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame... -
![Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck]()
Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJake is a jeek—part jock, part geek—who finds out he’s an unwitting target of genocide against a secret society known as the Druids—a society he didn’t even know he belonged to.O’Brien, one of the last druids, is his mentor. Unfortunately, he is a dud when it comes to magic, but at least he is ex-military.As for picking his girlfriend . . . well, that’s a split decision... -
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Nolan by James Crawford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery High school has its rock star. Maybe it's the quarterback, head cheerleader, or the valedictorian--the one student who outshines the rest. The one everyone knows will be successful in the years to come. For Nolan that was a lifetime ago, before he lost his sight, before he even knew what a Leech was. Now all Nolan wants is seeing Caleo survives to fulfill his destiny... -
![For Want of a Fiend by Barbara Ann Wright]()
For Want of a Fiend by Barbara Ann Wright
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrincess Katya Nar Umbriel’s uncle Roland rose from the grave, kidnapped her cousin, and stripped her of her greatest weapon—her Fiendish power. Without her Fiend, Katya doubts her ability to weather the storm her uncle is brewing... -
![Bloodhoney by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell]()
Bloodhoney by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFullwinter in the weald – a season of almost unsurvivable cold for anyone foolish enough to venture outside... -
![Surunhauras, lasinterävä by Siiri Enoranta]()
Surunhauras, lasinterävä by Siiri Enoranta
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarastuksen palatsi kuhisee valtapelejä ja pieni paholaislapsi keittelee myrkkyjään. Prinsessa Sadeialla on pakkomielle, joka uhkaa koko valtakuntaa.Sarastuksen Lasinkirkas Sadeia on vasta kuudentoista, mutta hän on hallinnut vuosia yksinvaltiaana maataan. Hänen on pidettävä kaikki langat käsissään ja kaikkien on taivuttava hänen tahtoonsa... -
![Weight of Stone by Laura Anne Gilman]()
Weight of Stone by Laura Anne Gilman
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn island nation has vanished. Men of honor and magic have died unnatural deaths. Slaves flee in terror. . . -
![Liavek by Will Shetterly]()
Liavek by Will Shetterly
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiavek, the City of Luck on the Cat River, a cosmopolitan capital of art, intrigue, adventure, and magic, is the focus of this collection of tales by Gene Wolfe, Jane Yolen, Steven Brust, and other renowned fantasy...Categorized as:
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![The Shattered Vine by Laura Anne Gilman]()
The Shattered Vine by Laura Anne Gilman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn island nation has vanished. Men of honor and magic have died unnatural deaths. Slaves flee in terror. . . -
![A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames]()
A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the beloved tradition of Howl’s Moving Castle, a whimsical and unforgettable story of fantastic adventure, common sense, and the power of love to overcome the greatest of obstacles . . .Before Foss Butcher was Snagged, she thought no more of the magic-users than did anyone else in her tiny village... -
![Chaosbound by David Farland]()
Chaosbound by David Farland
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world of the Runelords has been combined by magic with another parallel world to form a new one, the beginning of a process that may unify all worlds into the one true world... -
![Wind Tamer by P.R. Morrison]()
Wind Tamer by P.R. Morrison
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArchie Stringweed is sure that the wind talks to him. It seems to creep up behind him and blow him along the pavement; to drape itself around his shoulders and screech in his ear. And things get even stranger as his tenth birthday approaches. A strange ball of green light hovers by his bed and a giant white bird appears at his window, carrying a mysterious gold coin... -
![A Shadow on the Sun: Endless Light Edition by Sera Trevor]()
A Shadow on the Sun: Endless Light Edition by Sera Trevor
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLight cannot always illuminate— sometimes the truth lies in Darkness... Prince Theryn and his loyal knight, Sir Atrum, are both bound by duty: Theryn serves the kingdom of Glinden, and Atrum serves his prince. Although they harbor a secret love, a relationship between a prince and his servant is forbidden...
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