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  • Ruin by John Gwynne

    Ruin by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures...
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    dark  epic  family  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • Portal to Nova Roma: Venice by J.R. Mathews

    Portal to Nova Roma: Venice by J.R. Mathews

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Alexander and his growing legion have managed to escape Nova Roma and, more importantly, learned that the rest of the world may not be as ravaged and destroyed as they had all thought!Join them as they set sail for ancient Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, to try to learn more about the wider world outside Nova Roma...
  • Dawn of the Void Book Three by Phil Tucker

    Dawn of the Void Book Three by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even with his immense new power, James comes to realize that he is still playing into the hands of the System.If they are to free earth and redeem the billions dead, James and his crew will have to do more than journey into the Pits of hell or slaughter countless armies of demons - they'll have to find the god-like forces orchestrating the apocalypse, break every rule, and utterly defeat them...
  • The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence

    The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen’s War... Mark Lawrence’s “epic fantasy” (The Washington Post) continues as a reluctant prince returns from the bowels of Hell to engage in his greatest battle yet—among the living and the dead...
  • Iron Will by Kirill Klevanski

    Iron Will by Kirill Klevanski

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the first book, Hadjar lost it all. His body ruined, parents dead, and his title of Prince replaced by a slave collar. It seemed like Primus had deprived him of everything.But no one can take away a man's will to fight. Even if his heart turns into a bleeding stone due to endless grief and suffering, it won't matter.The most important thing was that he still had the will to go on...
  • Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

    Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Year One returns with a new tale of terror and magic in a brand new world.They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed...
  • The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

    The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    As 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...
  • Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz

    Oblivion by Anthony Horowitz

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The final, thrilling conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's masterful series!Matt. Pedro. Scott. Jamie. Scar. Five Gatekeepers have finally found one another. And only the five of them can fight the evil force that is on the rise, threatening the destruction of the world...
  • Dark Wolf's Awakening by Ryan Evans

    Dark Wolf's Awakening by Ryan Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It has been thousands of years since Beast-Kind were united under one banner. The empire encompasses most of the known world, driving out or enslaving the lesser races without mercy. In a state of constant war and conquest, they have perfected the art of battle.For commoner wolf-kind, Valian, being accepted and trained in a noble house's army was a dream come true...
  • The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett

    The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that prey upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind half-forgotten symbols of power. Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not...
  • Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now—and king of seven nations. His goal—revenge against his father—has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote...
  • The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett

    The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A brand-new epic fantasy adventure set in the beloved world of the Demon Cycle, following a new generation of heroes, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of mind...
  • Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see...
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    paranormal  vampires  dark  war  family  romance  fantasy  magic
  • The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett

    The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all...
  • Violence of Action by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Violence of Action by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Speed, surprise, and aggression... Hit on Jackpot is go.The scourge of the Savage Lands, an ancient dragon allied to a gathering storm of dark forces threatening the world of Ruin, becomes the next target of the most fearsome shock troops ever conceived, prepared, and trained for total war: U.S. Army Rangers...
  • The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

    The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place? The Twelve have been destroyed and the terrifying hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew—and daring to dream of a hopeful future. But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero. The First. Father of the Twelve...
  • King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition.To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake...
  • Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies

    Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As Cole plunges into war against the rebellion in the Gloaming, his enemies aren’t the only things to fear on the battlefield. The Shadow Realms hold more monstrous secrets than Cole or Lexi ever knew, and some of them are about to break free. When allies become enemies and betrayals unfold, Lexi and Cole will learn who they can trust and who wants them dead...
  • Forgotten Ruin by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Forgotten Ruin by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Tolkien meets Shock and AweOrcs. Trolls. Wraith riders. Dark wizards. Together, they form an unstoppable force. Or so they thought.Dark Army… meet the U.S. Army Rangers...
  • Crimson Alliance by James A. Hunter

    Crimson Alliance by James A. Hunter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    October, 2042Three days ago, Jack Mitchel saved his life. By dying.He dodged a world-ending bullet-in the form of an extinction-level asteroid cannonballing toward Earth-by successfully uploading his mind into the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Unfortunately, he's also stumbled headlong into a secret conspiracy that will transform V.G.O...
  • World After by Susan Ee

    World After by Susan Ee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken...
  • The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts

    The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Nora Roberts, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Year One and Of Blood and Bone concludes her stunning new trilogy praised as "A match for end-of-the-world classics like Stephen King's The Stand" with The Rise of Magicks.After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways...
  • The Core by Peter V. Brett

    The Core by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal...
  • A Veil of Spears by Bradley P. Beaulieu

    A Veil of Spears by Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The third book in The Song of Shattered Sands series—an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.Since the Night of Endless Swords, a bloody battle the Kings of Sharakhai narrowly won, the kings have been hounding the rebels known as the Moonless Host...
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    dark  epic  family  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Blood of a Fallen God by Joshua C. Cook

    Blood of a Fallen God by Joshua C. Cook

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Generations ago, the Godsfall devastated the land of Palnor. The two Gods of Humanity, Amder and Valnijz, perished in battle with each other. When William Reis breaks an ancient taboo to fulfill a dream of generations, he shatters the peace that the land enjoys...
  • War by Michelle West

    War by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The eighth and final book in the epic fantasy House War series closes this chapter in a beloved world of magic and political intrigue, where new threats are stirring.When the Sleepers wake. Once, that phrase meant: never. The Sleepers were a myth, part of a story told to children...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • 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...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dragons
  • Hit & Fade by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Hit & Fade by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For the Rangers, the best defense is always… more offense.As an overwhelming army of skeletons, wraiths, ghouls, and other dark creatures—all serving a powerful undead sorcerer—advance against Forward Operating Base Hawthorn, the Rangers must now do what they do best: go on the extreme offense.It’s time to Hit and Fade. Attack, withdraw, and outmaneuver the enemy...
  • 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...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Vanquished by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié

    Vanquished by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Following the “globetrotting supernatural adventure” (Publishers Weekly) of Damned, the riveting conclusion to the Crusade trilogy pushes the power of love to its limits.Hope is in short supply, but courage runs deep as the Salamancan hunters recover from a devastating loss. Jenn knows she must rally her team against the Cursed Ones, but her focus is shattered...
  • The Threat Below by Jason Latshaw

    The Threat Below by Jason Latshaw

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Heart-Pounding Dystopian YA Thrill-Ride Three hundred years ago, something arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant – the descendants of the few survivors who were able to escape the massacre below – lives above the clouds, on the top of a mountain. But there's been a change. Their water supply is being poisoned...
  • Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    SISTERS MORIA AND ASHYN ARE THE KEEPER AND SEEKER OF EDGEWOOD.OR AT LEAST, THEY WERE.Their village is gone. Their friends have betrayed them. And now, they are all but prisoners in court, forced to watch and wait while the Emperor decides whether to help the children of Edgewood, who remain hostages of the treacherous Alvar Kitsune...
  • Insurrection by Thomas M. Reid

    Insurrection by Thomas M. Reid

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The War of the Spider Queen spreads...A hand-picked team of the most capable drow adventurers begin a perilous journey through the treacherous Underdark, all the while surrounded by the chaos of war. Their path will take them through the very heart of darkness, and the Underdark will be shaken to its core. If the powerful dark elves falter, the world below is open for Insurrection...
  • Bound in Blood by P.C. Hodgell

    Bound in Blood by P.C. Hodgell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Jame returned to Knorth hall to help her brother Torisen name all the fallen fighters' death banners stored there, she made the disturbing discovery that those banners splattered with their owners' blood also have trapped their owners' souls. She also found a contract proving her cousin Kindrie to be legitimate, proving that there are three full-blooded Knorth...
  • End of Days by Susan Ee

    End of Days by Susan Ee

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister...
  • Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson

    Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An instant New York Times bestseller with three starred reviews—now under development as a feature film franchise!Plummet into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must battle colossal monstrosities and claw his way to the top in this fast-paced, breakout sensation from YA fantasy author Marc J Gregson...
  • The Sundering by Gav Thorpe

    The Sundering by Gav Thorpe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Malekith, betrayer and usurper, architect of the great war that will forever divide the race of elves. Alith Anar, wrathful avenger whose spirit will forever haunt the traitorous druchii. Caledor, reluctant leader, the one elf who can hold back the darkness and restore peace to Ulthuan. Witch King, Shadow King and Phoenix King. Their deeds are legend. This is their story...
  • The Fire Sisters: Brilliant Darkness, Book 3 by A.G. Henley

    The Fire Sisters: Brilliant Darkness, Book 3 by A.G. Henley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming September 25, 2015! Read the final book in the bestselling Brilliant Darkness series.Fennel and Peree are finally together and safe from the Scourge in the protected village of Koolkuna. But on the day of their partnering ceremony the children of the village are stolen away—Fenn’s loyal companion, Kora, among them...
  • Shadows of Fire by Brenda K. Davies

    Shadows of Fire by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When the invitation to the Gloaming arrives, Lexi can’t believe that she, a half vampire, has been invited to enter the dark fae realm.Her first trip to a Shadow Realm isn’t one she’ll soon forget once she meets Cole, a dark fae prince.Fresh from the war that ravaged the mortal realm and devastated his family, Cole is struggling to piece his life back together when he encounters Lexi...
  • Blood Mate by Mina Carter

    Blood Mate by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NB: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WITH A DIFFERENT PUBLISHER UNDER THE SAME TITLE. Escaping from the Project comes with a price: the life of another. Once a soldier, Toni is now less than human. A blood-infected subject, aka vampire, she lives to serve the command of the powers that be, but that hasn’t stopped her looking for a way out...
  • Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell

    Knights of Dark Renown by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Once the legendary knights of the Gabala defended the nine duchies. Their hearts were beautiful; their armor was beyond compare. They were greater than princes, more than men.But they were gone, disappeared through a demon-haunted gateway between worlds. Only one held back -- Manannan, whose every instinct told him to stay. Now he was the coward knight, and in torment...
  • The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French

    The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jackal and his fellow half-orcs patrol the barren wastes of the Lot Lands, spilling their own damned blood to keep civilized folk safe. A rabble of hard-talking, hog-riding, whore-mongering brawlers they may be, but the Grey Bastards are Jackal's sworn brothers, fighting at his side in a land where there's no room for softness...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Blackwing by Ed McDonald

    Blackwing by Ed McDonald

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer's legacy...
  • Not Dead Enough by Mina Carter

    Not Dead Enough by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There is life after death, unfortunately for them, it's the same one...Brett Perkins was a soldier until the Project killed him. Now he's finding that life after death isn't so hot. With the Project base destroyed, he and his team have been tasked with running down and destroying a group of rogue Bloods. Unfortunately the vampires always seem to be one step ahead. Then they start kidnapping women...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  war  zombies  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley P. Beaulieu

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth book in The Song of Shattered Sands series--an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.When a battle to eradicate the Thirteenth Tribe goes awry, the kingdoms bordering the desert metropolis of Sharakhai see the city as weak and ripe for conquest...
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    dark  epic  family  war  action-adventure  adult  book  coming-of-age
  • This Savage Song by Victoria E. Schwab

    This Savage Song by Victoria E. Schwab

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    There’s no such thing as safe.Kate Harker wants to be as ruthless as her father. After five years and six boarding schools, she’s finally going home to prove that she can be.August Flynn wants to be human. But he isn’t. He’s a monster, one that can steal souls with a song. He’s one of the three most powerful monsters in a city overrun with them. His own father’s secret weapon...
  • After Daybreak by J.A. London

    After Daybreak by J.A. London

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Our last hope lies with our oldest enemies.When we lost the war with the vampires, our world changed. The Old Family overlords trapped us in a few scattered cities and demanded our blood. Then Victor- the first vampire I've ever trusted, ever loved- came to power, and I hoped for peace between our kinds...
  • Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado

    Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Combining the political intrigue of She Who Became the Sun with the gorgeous world-building of Children of Blood and Bone, Birth of a Dynasty is the start of a thrilling epic fantasy trilogy centered around three families’ fight for power in Ahkebulin, a land where magic is feared, giants are real, and prophecy holds sway. We shall not forgive. We shall not forget. We will have our vengeance...
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    epic  war  family  dark  paranormal  fantasy  fiction  audiobook
  • Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith

    Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once, Xhea’s wants were simple: enough to eat, safety in the underground, and the hit of bright payment to transform her gray-cast world into color. But in the aftermath of her rescue of the Radiant ghost Shai, she realizes the life she had known is gone forever.In the two months since her fall from the City, Xhea has hidden in skyscraper Edren, sheltered and attempting to heal...
  • Cry Havoc by Mike Morris

    Cry Havoc by Mike Morris

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say when the demons come, you either fight or you die. The Black Dogs know this all too well. For three hundred years, the warrior priests have sacrificed their lives to keep the island nation of Abios safe from the flesh-eating Nostros, while the rest of the world fell under the demons’ savagery. However, an armada now stands poised to invade mankind’s last bastion...
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