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A Darkness At The Door by Intisar Khanani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've been cursed, betrayed, and sold into slavery – but the truth I carry can't be allowed to die.Only Rae knows the extent of the corruption at the heart of the kingdom of Menaiya, from the noble lord who betrayed her, to the Circle of Mages whose wards protect the slavers from discovery. Injured and imprisoned on a slave ship, Rae's options are quickly running out... -
Risen by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMage Alex Verus has gone from a Camden shopkeeper to one of the most powerful mages in Britain. Now his last and most dangerous battle lies before him.Alex's girlfriend, the life mage Anne, has fallen fully under the control of the deadly djinn she made a bargain with, and it is preparing to create an army of mages subject to its every whim... -
Creepy Hollow 9 by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fae world's biggest secret has been revealed ...Having escaped an Unseelie prince and a world of shadows, Emerson and Calla are now hunted by the Guild of Guardians. On the run, constantly trying to remain one step ahead, they must figure out how to find and rescue everyone the Guild has taken from them... -
Distinctions: Prologue to Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass.What was, what will be, and what is,May let fall under the Shadow.Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... -
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The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe world is at war and the prophesied savior is nowhere to be found. The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, races to find her in the fourth novel of Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished... -
King of Assassins by R.J. Barker
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe epic conclusion to RJ Barker's debut fantasy trilogy, set in a world ravaged by magic, featuring a cast of assassins, knights, and ambitious noblemen.Many years of peace have passed in Maniyadoc, years of relative calm for the assassin Girton Club-Foot. Even the Forgetting Plague, which ravaged the rest of the kingdoms, seemed to pass them by... -
Сказания Меекханского пограничья. Восток - Запад by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsВосток Меекханской империи – край неспокойный. Здесь пролегает граница с побежденным, но не сломленным государством воинственных кочевников, здесь во множестве встречаются Урочища, проклятые места, где можно столкнуться с невероятными чудовищами... -
Сказания Меекханского пограничья: Север - Юг by Robert M. Wegner, Роберт М. Вегнер
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsГорная Стража – последний оплот Меекханской империи на её северных границах. Здесь, в узких долинах и заброшенных деревеньках всё ещё таится древнее зло. Но стражники не спасают мир... -
Shadow Faerie by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEnter the dazzling and deadly world of Unseelie royalty in the penultimate Creepy Hollow book!Emerson Clarke thought magic might solve all her problems. Turns out, magic only made her life more complicated. Her sick mother is in a worse position than before, and Em just made a risky deal with an Unseelie prince: he will heal her mother if Em agrees to the ultimate alliance—marriage... -
Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsДва года назад на планете Мидгард пропала исследовательская группа землян из восьми человек. Теперь новая экспедиция посылает за ними спасателя, цель которого найти выживших или идентифицировать тела погибших, а также уничтожить все следы возможного контакта аборигенов с землянами... -
A Fool's Hope: Book Two by Mike Shackle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar takes everything. From Tinnstra, it took her family and thrust her into a conflict she wanted only to avoid. Now her queen's sole protector, she must give everything she has left to keep Zorique safe.It has taken just as much from Jia's revolutionaries. Dren and Jax - battered, tortured, once enemies themselves - now must hold strong against their bruised invaders, the Egril... -
Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey 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... -
The Companions by R.A. Salvatore
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis latest installment in New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore's beloved fantasy saga, The Companions moves Salvatore's signature hero Drizzt into a new era of the Forgotten Realms. As Drizzt's fate hangs in the balance, he reflects on the lives of the trusted allies who stood by his side throughout his early life--the friends now known as the Companions of the Hall... -
The Fates of Yoran by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the Fates attack Yoran, the Chain Breaker must fight back.After establishing an uneasy truce with the constables, Gavin has settled in Yoran to offer protection to his friends and the remaining magical element in the city.When a job reveals a dangerous new threat in the city, Gavin must take action. This time the target isn’t Gavin, but the city itself... -
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God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons, in the heart-pounding epic fantasy sequel to The Traitor God.Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites... -
A Mark of Kings by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDespite his youth, Declan Idrys knows of the evils of the world. He knows of the bastards and brigands who plague the King’s lands, of the monsters skulking in the wooded depths of the realm... -
The Jade Egg by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dark sorcerer with a deadly plan attacks Gavin's adopted city. The Chain Breaker Series continues.After capturing the sorcerer called the Apostle, Gavin decided to remain in the city of Yoran where he’s become comfortable. Work that had been plentiful has dried up and comfort becomes complacency... -
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe winding streets and narrow alleys of Karolene hide many secrets, and Hitomi is one of them. Orphaned at a young age, Hitomi has learned to hide her magical aptitude and who her parents really were. Most of all, she must conceal her role in the Shadow League, an underground movement working to undermine the powerful and corrupt Arch Mage Wilhelm Blackflame... -
From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIf you value your life, stay out of the forest. As a captive of the Owl Queen’s Court, Nascha’s life has always been one knife’s edge away from disaster. But when she is threatened for nothing more than the colour of her hair, Nascha attempts the unthinkable: escape through the dreaded Magpie King’s forest... -
Владыка Ледяного Сада: Конец пути by Jarosław Grzędowicz, Ярослав Гжендович
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsИстория Войны Богов подходит к концу. Великие армии готовы пересечь море и встать под стенами Ледяного Сада – крепости, под которой решится судьба всего мира. Магия и воинская доблесть, древние заклинания и невероятные технологии, народы, сорванные с родных земель желаниями покинувших свой дом чужаков, и чужаки, желающие избавить этот мир от тех, кто возомнил себя богами... -
Владыка Ледяного сада: Носитель судьбы by Jarosław Grzędowicz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsЛедяной драккар вспарывает холодные волны осеннего моря, оставляя за спиной пылающие поселения Побережья Парусов. Сын императора, потерявший все и ставший рабом, идет навстречу своему предназначению. Близится его встреча с пришельцем, сошедшим с небес, и на горизонте уже встает Ледяной Сад, странная крепость, непохожая ни на что в Мидгарде... -
The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAlisa has spent the past five thousand years as a vampire, living alone and fighting for survival. In her loneliness, Alisa cannot resist bringing Teri—a descendant of her human family—into her life. But Alisa is surrounded by death and destruction, and just by knowing Alisa, Teri’s life is at risk. Alisa’s guilt grows when she becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy... -
House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE SERIESHouse of Bastiion is the first installment in the epic fantasy series, The Haidren Legacy. An immersive adventure armed with dark politics, sharp objects, and bickering characters, this treacherous saga packs a legendary punch for adult and NA readers alike. Fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R... -
Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWarfare, 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... -
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Vulture by Bex Hogan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPower, politics and pirates collide in Vulture, the finale of the epic YA fantasy series The Isles of Storm and Sorrow, perfect for fans of Pirates of the Caribbean.We are all one misstep away from being the villain...Marianne has passed the ultimate test required to be a Mage. She is finally powerful enough to reunite the Twelve Isles... -
Soul Marked by Lissa Bolts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOh, hey. Nora here. Soooo magic is definitely real.And I guess I’ve been living under a rock because now they’re telling me that I’m the last in a long line of practically extinct jinn. Nuts, right?I’m having trouble believing it myself, but that’s not even my biggest problem. I’ve got fatter fae to fry. Like the fact that I put my trust in the wrong person... -
Legacy of Steel by Matthew Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarfare, myth and magic collide in Legacy of Steel, the spectacular sequel to Matthew Ward's acclaimed fantasy debut Legacy of Ash. A year has passed since an unlikely alliance saved the Tressian Republic from fire and darkness, at great cost. Thousands perished, and Viktor Akadra - the Republic's champion - has disappeared... -
The Soulforge by Margaret Weis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA mage's soul is forged in the crucible of magic.Raistlin Majere is six years old when he is introduced to an archmage who enrolls him in a school for the study of magic. There the gifted - but tormented boy comes to secretly, for they see shadows darkening over Raistlin even as the same shadows lengthen over all of Ansalon... -
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... -
The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He’s never questioned it; that’s just the way things are. But then his father is executed for treason, and he and his best friend Cade are thrown into a prison mine, doomed to work until they drop. Unless they can somehow break free . . -
Shadow Chaser by Alexey Pehov
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSaddened because they have left one of their number in a grave in the wilderness, Harold and his companions continue their journey to the dreaded underground palace of Hrad Spein... -
Blood of Assassins by R.J. Barker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe epic sequel to RJ Barker's fantasy debut Age of Assassins, set in a world ravaged by magic, featuring a cast of assassins, knights, and ambitious noblemen. In a desperate bid to escape the bounty on his head, assassin Girton Club-Foot has returned to Maniyadoc, but the kingdom he knew no longer exists... -
The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe second novel in the thrilling and epic new fantasy series from the international bestselling author of Red Sister and Prince of Thorns.On the planet Abeth there is only the ice. And the Black Rock.For generations the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the fate of the ice tribes... -
Владыка Ледяного Сада: В сердце тьмы by Jarosław Grzędowicz, Ярослав Гжендович
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsВ Земле Огня, разоренной армией безумца, нет пощады, нет милосердия, монстры с полотен Босха ходят среди людей, а мертвые не хотят умирать окончательно. Близится Война Богов, в которой смерть – еще не самая страшная участь, Вуко Драккайнен – землянин, разведчик, воин – понимает, что есть лишь единственный способ уцелеть в грядущем катаклизме: разгадать тайну Мидгарда... -
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Aching God by Mike Shel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“Closer, mortal. You are here, finally, to feed the Aching God…” The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life... -
Honor's Paradox by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell. A droll heroine born to one day battle a world-destroying god fights her way through deadly plots and challenges at a warrior’s academy to graduate and move forward to her destiny... -
Dark Moon by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe peaceful Eldarin were the last of three ancient races. The mystical Oltor, healers and poets, had fallen before the dread power of the cruel and sadistic Daroth. Yet in one awesome night the invincible Daroth had vanished from the face of the earth. Gone were their cities, their armies, their terror. The Great Northern Desert was their only legacy... -
The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratings2016 Ink and Insights Competition - Judges' Favorite2017 Reader's Favorite Award for Epic Fantasy2nd place in the 2017 SPFBOLong ago the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms... -
To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter Jame's inadmissible behavior in the Women's Halls, her twin brother Tori takes her to Tentir, the random college to learn the ways of becoming a fighter. Here is where Jame has always felt she would feel most comfortable, but on the night of her arrival she almost burns down part of the college... -
Seeker's Mask by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJame has found and been reunited with her ten year older twin brother Tori. Now all she has to do is find a place for herself among the Kencyrs that are following her brother. This is not quite as easy as it sounds... -
Queen of Thorns by Dave Gross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret of the ElvesIn the deep forests of Kyonin, elves live among their own kind, far from the prying eyes of other races. Few of impure blood are allowed beyond the nation’s borders, and thus it’s a great honor for the half-elven Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan to be allowed inside... -
Laila Winter y los Señores de los Vientos by Bárbara G. Rivero
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCon Laila Winter y Las Arenas de Solarïe, la autora inicia una saga que descubre lo que en realidad se esconde tras todos esos mitos ancestrales... -
Way Walkers: Tangled Paths by J. Leigh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwelve Ways create a thousand tangled paths. Hatched from an egg but unable to shift into dragon form, Jathen is a Moot among the Tazu. His rightful throne is forbidden him because of his transformative handicap, and neither his culture nor his religion offer acceptance of his perceived flaws... -
The Warrior King by Michael Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarching at the head of a vast army, the young ruler of the Free Kingdoms lays siege to the Dark Citadel, hoping to throw down the Dark Wizard before he can recover from the crushing defeat of the previous summer.But the Dark Wizard's weakness was only a feint, and he emerges from his citadel at the head of an unstoppable force of undead knights... -
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The Edge of Darkness by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey called him the Volatar. He came from nothing. Found his power. Became a legend, then lost it all. Now he has all the power in the world but can't touch it. With war growing, an old enemy on his heels, his best friend by his side, only the north holds the secret to reconnecting with his lost power. But war has a way of pushing old heroes aside... -
War of Wizards by Michael Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the combined forces of Balsalom and the Free Kingdoms assault the dark wizard's citadel, the enemy raises an unstoppable army of wights, dragons, and dead knights to crush them. Meanwhile, in the deserts of the south, a rogue band of wizards enters the war, their motives selfish and their loyalties suspect... -
Beyond the Blue Moon by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt has been many years since the long night of the Blue Moon. King Harald is dead, and chaos reigns in the Forest Kingdom. The long-lost heroes of BLUE MOON RISING must return in order to save the nation of their birth--and it might already be too late... -
Bright Ruin by Vic James
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMagically gifted aristocrats rule--and commoners are doomed to serve. But a rebellion threatens the old order. The dystopian trilogy that began with Gilded Cage and Tarnished City concludes...Categorized as:
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The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNew York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! • Volume One of The Last King of Osten ArdThe Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October, 1988, launching the series that was to become one of the seminal works of modern epic fantasy... -
Malowany człowiek by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way...
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