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City Ascendant by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Reign of Terror begins...Rescued from a desert wasteland where he had been stranded for four thousand years, the Tenth Ascendant sits upon the throne of the City - his powers subduing the immortal gods and demigods who once ruled.Across the Straits in Jezra, Emily, Van and Kelsey Holdfast rally the last forces of resistance to the Ascendant's rule... -
![Dragon Eyre Ashfall by Christopher Mitchell]()
Dragon Eyre Ashfall by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle had been won – but the war is far from over.The Realm of Ulna has been liberated, and Blackrose sits upon her throne once again. Victory over the Banner forces has secured her rule, but opposition to Maddie, her foreign rider, continues to grow. With Unk Tannic agents infiltrating every corner of Dragon Eyre society, Maddie’s position is more fragile than she thinks... -
![Legend by Robert J. Crane]()
Legend by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Are you ready to go home?” Over the course of eight years, Cyrus Davidon has become the greatest warrior in Arkaria. He has fought and beaten armies, dragons, monsters and gods. He's been elected to lead the greatest guild in the land – Sanctuary – and watched that guild fall at the hands of his enemies... -
![Sang by Elina Pitkäkangas]()
Sang by Elina Pitkäkangas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Niin kauan kuin Qiu lentää vuorisolassa, minulla on mahdollisuus tuntea vielä häivähdys kotia."Eeppinen romaani vallasta ja rakkaudesta kuvitteellisessa tulevaisuuden Itä-Aasiassa lumoaa ensimmäisiltä sivuilta alkaen... -
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![Heretic by Robert J. Crane]()
Heretic by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life, or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary... -
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Raise the Banner by A.C. Cobble
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ranger’s duty. The rotten heart of a king. Rebellion spilled from the blood of family.Rew’s sorrow clings to him like a cape. He’s wrought death and destruction in his quest to defeat the princes, but the alternative is worse. The Mordens have ruled Vaeldon for centuries, and every generation collects its tithe in blood. It’s time for it to stop... -
![The Turquoise Queen by Pedro Urvi]()
The Turquoise Queen by Pedro Urvi
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA great danger has arisen in the north of the realm. Soldiers and Magi cannot defeat it. Will the Snow Panthers be able to?While Lasgol and his comrades carry out their duties as Rangers, a shadowy danger gathers strength in the Frozen Territories and threatens the kingdom. Thoran sends his Ice Magi and his armies to fight against it...Categorized as:
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![City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell]()
City of Salve by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor six months, the lands of the massacred Scythe tribe have lain empty and desolate; then, one crisp winter's morning, the red sky crackles and forty thousand survivors of the Lostwell Catastrophe appear, along with a dozen dragons, and one Holdfast...While King Daniel struggles to reform the City, Queen Emily dreams of recapturing the lost town of Jezra on the Western Bank... -
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Red City by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Return of the God-Queen.A year and a half has passed since the capture of Montieth, the son of the God-Queen. With the Prince in jail, the City of the Aurelians has been at peace.Only one thing can disturb the tranquility of the City - the former all-powerful God-Queen... -
![The Ranger's Sorrow by A.C. Cobble]()
The Ranger's Sorrow by A.C. Cobble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA ranger’s duty. The rotten heart of a king. Rebellion spilled from the blood of family.In Book 4 of the King’s Ranger series, Rew and his companions find themselves transported across the kingdom and flung into the teeth of waiting danger. There’s no time to rest as they go from one deadly circumstance to another... -
![El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima]()
El Rey del Oeste: by Pedro Urvi, Sarima
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings�Pueden un pu�ado de Guardabosques decantar el destino de un reino?Lasgol y sus compa�eros se encuentran inmersos en sus misiones como Guardabosques Especialistas y las situaciones y problemas a los que se enfrentan son mucho mayores de lo que imaginaban.La guerra civil en Norghan se intensifica...Categorized as:
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![Treason in the North by Pedro Urvi]()
Treason in the North by Pedro Urvi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe campaign in the Frozen Continent has failed. War returns to Norghana, and with it death and destruction.King Uthar has been defeated in the Frozen Continent. Wounded, he retreats to Norghania to regroup his forces and shield himself behind the walls of the capital.Lasgol and his friends will try to pass the fourth and final year of instruction and graduate as Rangers on their own merits...Categorized as:
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![The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 38: Search & Rescue: Cupid Chaos by Pixel Ate]()
The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 38: Search & Rescue: Cupid Chaos by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver had a steak that was so good you actually fell in love with it? Well Dad has.Of course, he did have a little help from Cupid's arrow. And so did all kinds of other people, animals, and things from our world...Categorized as:
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![The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne]()
The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour years of peace are shattered when Jael Furyck returns to the Kingdom of Brekka. Dreamers are being killed, and her grandmother – the most famous one of all – is missing. In the South, rebellion is stirring, and her brother, the king, is distracted... -
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![Falls of Iron by Christopher Mitchell]()
Falls of Iron by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLostwell – a dying world of volcanos, earthquakes, endless wastes and wild dragons.For Corthie and Aila, Lostwell is a stepping stone to the home of the Holdfasts, and for Blackrose and Maddie it is the way to Dragon Eyre. But for Belinda, Lostwell means something else – the land where she once ruled as Queen... -
![A Blood of Kings by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko]()
A Blood of Kings by Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRyn has fallen. Ester could be dying. Bonner is too far away to help. No matter how Declan Idryslooks at his situation, he comes to the same conclusion every time: He is about to die at the hands of the first dark elf seen in seven hundred years... -
![Dragon Eyre Badblood by Christopher Mitchell]()
Dragon Eyre Badblood by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnward to Dragon Eyre.Blackrose, mightiest of dragons, has returned to her world, and found it torn apart by civil war and a brutal occupation. For two decades, the elite Banner armies of Implacatus have struggled to subdue the homeland of the dragons – a world of island chains set amid a sparkling ocean, where the navy battle pirates for control of the lawless seas... -
![The Reckoning: The Legend of Oescienne by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson]()
The Reckoning: The Legend of Oescienne by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA powerful dragon guardian, a headstrong heroine, and a destiny that will make them both the greatest legends of their time ... The epic conclusion is finally here! "Dragons, mysteries, and heroes of mythic proportions ... A great and very satisfying read." ★★★★★ Ever since leaving her home in Oescienne, Jahrra has known the fate awaiting her in the kingdom of Ghorium...Categorized as:
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![Outcasts in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Outcasts in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin David and his friends and family for the next installment in the After Cilmeri series!Last we heard from David, he'd allowed George to abduct him at the behest of the CIA, for the stated purpose of forcing him to time travel between Earth Two and Avalon. Meanwhile, Lili and the refugees from Paris were floating down the River Seine, making for the English Channel...Categorized as:
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![The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook by Soman Chainani]()
The School for Good and Evil: The Ever Never Handbook by Soman Chainani
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to the School for Good and Evil! The greatest of heroes and villains have come through our classrooms before they ventured into the Endless Woods to find their stories . . . and now you will join their ranks.Use this handbook as a guide to help you navigate through your years at school...Categorized as:
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![Champions of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Champions of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsApril 1294. With David returned from Ireland and Anna from Avalon, the time has come to confront the traitors who sought to assassinate David and take his throne.But before that can happen, David is tested yet again by his inability to account for everything or everyone in his life--and especially the magic that surrounds him...Categorized as:
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![Unbroken in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Unbroken in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1282, David and his sister Anna crashed through time to save the life of their father, the last Prince of Wales. Thirteen years later, David is a grown man--husband, father, and High King of Britain. He is also the Duke of Aquitaine, a fact which King Philip of France appears to resent...Categorized as:
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![Crusader by Robert J. Crane]()
Crusader by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary. Cyrus Davidon finds himself far from his home in Sanctuary, in the land of Luukessia, a place divided and deep in turmoil... -
![Winds of Courage by Melanie Cellier]()
Winds of Courage by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDelphine possesses great power—too much power for the daughter of farmers. The Mage’s Guild would eagerly take her, but she wants nothing to do with its arrogant and self-centered members. That is, until her friend is abducted in front of her.Now Delphine needs her power, but to access it, she’ll have to apprentice herself to a traveling master...Categorized as:
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![Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull]()
Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world that lies between reality and imagination, a “fanciful, action-packed adventure” awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series...Categorized as:
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![Shadowplay (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 1) by Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris]()
Shadowplay (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 1) by Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the World of Spellmonger… Blessed Darkness Conceal Her!Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the Duke and Duchess of Alshar—close friends of her family—are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows... -
![Shades Of Glory: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle]()
Shades Of Glory: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Justin Sloan, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn army of sorcerers has taken over. Rhona and Alastar have formed alliances and been learning how to master their magic. The fight that awaits is bound to be epic. But will they be enough when put up against a goddess? Journey into an undercover mission by two mystics, a journey into the kingdom of the south where new secrets are uncovered, and a land of elemental-based magic and, maybe..Categorized as:
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![Remnants of the Lost by D.K. Holmberg]()
Remnants of the Lost by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unexpected threat to the power of the elder stones begins to emerge. With his father likely dead, Haern trains to face the Ai’thol, using every ability he possesses to be strong enough to defeat them. A chance encounter with someone who’s lost more than him changes everything... -
![The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe leader of the Ai’thol has worked for centuries on his plan to control the power of the stones. The final steps in that plan come into focus. Altered and augmented by his increased connection to the metal lorcith, Haern must use this ability to protect the women he’s brought with him from the dangerous city of Dreshen... -
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Secret Court by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe set out to save her friends. What she got was a king.Not one moment of rest for Gandrett. Not as she sets out to rescue the Fae male who was taken from her just as she admitted her own feelings for him. Now, it is up to her—to her fighter’s mind, her determination, and to her growing magic that is expanding far beyond what she thought herself capable of... -
![Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle]()
Curse of the Akkeri by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaerune is running out of time. With the threat of the Dreilore nipping at their heels, our unlikely companions have only one choice: to move forward with Alluin's mad plan to overthrow the Empire. The emperor must be killed, and the Dreilore defeated, but first Isara Saredoth must be located. She's the only rational choice for empress, someone both humans and elves alike can support... -
![Dragon Link by Ava Richardson]()
Dragon Link by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor sixteen-year-old Nova Harris, the last nine years in Florida have been a constant stream of disappointment. With her father dead and her mother missing, she’s been shuffled from one foster home to another... -
![Dragon's Fate by Ava Richardson]()
Dragon's Fate by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA tragedy, a plague, and a dragon rider’s destiny….Kira’s heart is broken when her stepfather dies in a dragon-riding accident. When it becomes clear that his dragon, Axel, is gravely ill, she knows she can’t take another loss. The only hope to heal him seems to rest with her mother’s old friend, who lives in the far-off city of Caravon... -
![The Buried Goddess Saga: The Complete Series: by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle]()
The Buried Goddess Saga: The Complete Series: by Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet the Buried Goddess Saga Boxset, featuring all six action-packed books in the bestselling series. Over 3,000 pages of adventure, magic, war, and a diverse cast of characters you won’t soon forget.★★★★★ "Compelling characters, spectacular world-building, jaw-dropping twists...Categorized as:
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![Objects of Power by Jeffrey L. Kohanek]()
Objects of Power by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProphecy foretells the Dark Lord's rise, sparking a desperate quest for magical relics.A ruthless wizard lord conquers a neighboring wizardom, increasing his magic far beyond mere mortals. The more power he gains, the more he craves. While wizardoms war against one another, the Dark Lord rises. An army of monsters invades, sending the world toward the brink of doom...Categorized as:
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![Initialization: Book 2 by Sean Barber]()
Initialization: Book 2 by Sean Barber
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStage 2 of Initialization has begun. One week since System Initialization started and over 70% of the worlds population have been slain, groups of survivors are coming together and trying to rebuild civilization. Unfortunately, with Stage 2 of Initialization, this will prove to be a daunting task...Categorized as:
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![Anakisha's Dragon by Eileen Mueller]()
Anakisha's Dragon by Eileen Mueller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA feisty street fighter avenging her dead brother. A dashing dragon rider in the right place at the wrong time. And an unlikely pirate captain with nothing left to lose.Being a dragon rider is not in Anakisha’s plans. And Anakisha’s stubborn. She’s not giving up her dreams anytime soon... -
![The Council of Elders by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Council of Elders by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Shadow Queen begins her attack. Can the Council learn their purpose in time? The four members of the Council begin to work together as they search for the fifth. Finding that person might be the only way to stop the Shadow Queen. They’ll need all the help they can get, but the remaining Elders have disappeared, leaving only those they’ve chosen to replace them... -
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The Cutthroat Prince by C.J.R. Isely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe war might be over, but that does not mean it is won...Plunging into the second year of training as a squire, everything is looking up for Will. He gets to train with his best friends, work a new mentor, and learn how to become knight of Alamore. Though the war of the winter is a raw memory, Will is doing his best to push the secrets he's uncovered about who he truly is to the back of his mind...Categorized as:
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![The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrohmin heads south to understand how he can stop the Deshmahne before they attempt another attack where he encounters a new ally on a surprising mission. As he tries to learn more, he discovers not all is as it seems, and is forced to work for an enemy to save someone he deeply cares for... -
![The Lost Dragon by Dan Michaelson, D.K. Holmberg]()
The Lost Dragon by Dan Michaelson, D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe cycle of dragons has changed Ashan. Now he must use it to save the kingdom.After stopping two attacks on the kingdom, Ashan yearns to master his connection to the dragons and finally serve as a dragon mage. He has connected to a cycle of dragons, but he’s still only a student and doesn’t understand what it truly means to be a dragon mage... -
![Vines of Promise and Deceit by Melanie Cellier]()
Vines of Promise and Deceit by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the nomad delegation in Tartora, a royal tour is underway. But with the threat from both the raiders and the fallen kingdom itself growing, Cadence and Zeke's charade is stretched to the breaking point as they fight to protect their friends. But as Cadence struggles to keep them all alive, she refuses to give up on helping her sister—if only she knew how to do that.But Airlie isn't helpless...Categorized as:
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![The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson]()
The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor fans ofShannon Hale s Princess Academyand Soman Chainani sThe School for Good and Evil, comes the thrilling finale to the "breathtakingly exciting" Pennyroyal Academy trilogy.Evie and Maggie are still enjoying the glow of their victory as they travel into the forest on their coach. But the happiest day of Evie's life is suddenly turned upside-down when they're ambushed by witches...Categorized as:
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![Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg]()
Tower of the Gods by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the twisted groeliin press their way south, countless lives will be lost unless Roelle can find help, forcing her to go to an enemy for aid. It’s a dangerous gamble, but she can think of no alternative, not if she intends to save as many as possible. Jakob continues having strange visions and struggles with what he’s becoming... -
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![Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg]()
Twist of the Fibers by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the groeliin attack stopped and the Deshmahne defeated in the north, there is a tentative peace, but war still threatens. The south remains unsettled and, though weakened, Raime has escaped... -
![The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Disciples of the Draasin Lord have again been defeated, yet a traitor remains within Terndahl. The Inquisitors have come, and their presence has everyone on edge.With the help of the Keystone, Tolan has discovered the ability to shape each of the element bonds. Now that he’s passed testing to the second level at the Academy, he finally feels as if he belongs...Categorized as:
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![The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller]()
The World Gate by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end of the quest is at hand. RIDMARK ARBAN has sought to stop the return of the evil Frostborn. Now the malignant wizard Shadowbearer is ready to summon the Frostborn once more. Unless Ridmark stops him, Shadowbearer shall cover the world in killing ice. SHADOWBEARER has spent a hundred thousand years preparing for the end of the world, and his victory is at hand... -
![The Seven Kingdoms: Books 1-9 Box Set by Cordelia Castel]()
The Seven Kingdoms: Books 1-9 Box Set by Cordelia Castel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings9 books. 2800+ pages of action-packed adventures with twists and turns and magical foes.An enchanted staff. An anti-magic regime. An escape into a world of fairytale villains!Sixteen-year old Cendrilla has two choices—and they could both mean death:Become the seventh dead wife of a murderous ogre or escape into a badlands of cutthroats and bandits and trolls...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Robert M. Kerns]()
Awakening by Robert M. Kerns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*** Updated February 7, 2019, with corrections! *** Gavin Cross is a young man in an unfamiliar city with no knowledge of how he came to be there. A desperate choice awakens a power he must learn to control, or it will kill him.Marcus is an ancient master, possessing countless secrets of forgotten lore. He trivializes workings of magic anyone else would say is impossible... -
![The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell]()
The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA city ruled by Gods, a mortal champion, a misfit girl and a disobedient dragon…Stolen from his home, Corthie Holdfast has arrived in the City of the Eternal Siege as a new Champion. He must fight alongside the Blades, whose lives are dedicated to the defence of the City against the hordes of monstrous Greenhides; or die at the hands of the Gods who rule...Categorized as:
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