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  • The Way of Kings, Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson

    The Way of Kings, Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. And the Voidbringers followed ...They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, known as Shardblades...
  • A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R.R. Martin

    A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R.R. Martin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here and here.HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast...
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    epic  dragons  war  magic  medieval  paranormal  fantasy  high-fantasy
  • The Tiger’s Wrath by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger’s Wrath by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Finalist for Best Series: 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! The fifth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is finally here! Ben Stiger, Legate of the Lost Thirteenth Legion, a nobleman from an infamous family and born fighter, has defeated the servants of the evil god Castor and crushed the dark deity’s orc-led army...
  • The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The fourth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here! A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, and born fighter, Ben Stiger is trapped in the past and cut off from everything he has known. The World Gate is sealed behind him and Delvaris the man he traveled through time to save, is dead...
  • Wrath by John Gwynne

    Wrath by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld...
  • A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast by George R.R. Martin

    A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast by George R.R. Martin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    'Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens. Most were only men. The best of them overcame their flaws, did their duty, and died with their swords in their hands. The worst... the worst were those who played the game of thrones'The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance...
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    epic  dragons  magic  war  medieval  paranormal  fantasy  fiction
  • Trials of Cydaria by SunriseCV

    Trials of Cydaria by SunriseCV

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He didn’t know he was looking for a home until he found one.Savannah was unlike any city Derek had ever been to. For the first time since his arrival in Cydaria, Derek actually met a respectable city lord. Natalie Savannah and the city she ruled were much more than he’d imagined...
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    magic  dragons  epic  medieval  paranormal  fantasy  fiction  audiobook
  • 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...
  • Hallow Wood by A.E. Rayne

    Hallow Wood by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hallow Wood is the fourth book in The Furyck Saga : an action-packed epic fantasy series that weaves together an intricate web of characters and kingdoms, swords and warriors, dark magic and mystery that will leave you wanting more!As the Arnesson brothers finally reach Oss’ harbour, Ivaar’s discomfort grows...
  • The First Compact by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The First Compact by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Bestselling, award-winning author of STIGERS TIGERS Marc Alan Edelheit delivers the third action-packed book in his fantasy epic, The Karus Saga. One of history’s greatest mysteries, the disappearance of ancient Rome’s Ninth Imperial Legion, is now revealed in this untold story...
  • Dreams of Kell by Christopher Mitchell

    Dreams of Kell by Christopher Mitchell

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Back where it all began.Living quietly with her young children in Colsbury Castle, Karalyn Holdfast has found peace at last. With the Sextant of the Gods under her control, she is making up for lost time, while keeping a wary eye on events sweeping across the other worlds where members of the Holdfast family live...
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    epic  war  medieval  paranormal  europe  scandinavia  fantasy  gods
  • The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

    The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Light of All That Falls concludes the epic adventure that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost, the acclaimed fantasy blockbuster from James Islington.The Boundary is whole once again, but it may be too late.Banes now stalk Andarra, while in Ilin Illan, the political machinations of a generation come to a head as Wirr's newfound ability forces his family's old enemies into action...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dark
  • Battle Mage by Peter A. Flannery

    Battle Mage by Peter A. Flannery

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An infernal army on the march. An unholy demon at its head. The one person who can stop it is a weakling nobody trusts.Falco Dante knows only guilt. The son of a traitor, the sickly young man yearns to fight like the heroes of old. Instead, he earns further shame when he interrupts a dragon summoning, allowing a demon horde to destroy his village...
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Rich in magic and adventure, Michael J. Sullivan’s soaring fantasy novels are masterworks of heroism, love, and sacrifice. Now, in Age of War, the epic battle between humankind and the cruel godlike beings who once ruled them finally ignites in all its fury.The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before...
  • Kingdoms and Chaos by Kel Kade

    Kingdoms and Chaos by Kel Kade

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The future of the Ashaiian haven, the newly founded Kingdom of Cael, is anything but secured. Rezkin must seek recognition from the King of Gendishen if his people are to maintain possession of their island home and the enchanted secret it contains. In an unexpected twist, events overtake Rezkin, and he is thrust into a frustrating adventure to seek a worthless prize...
  • The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

    The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    The Dragon Reborn—the leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him—is on the run from his destiny.Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, and with no one to teach him how—for no man has done it in three thousand years—Rand al'Thor knows only that he must face the Dark One...
  • A Time of Courage by John Gwynne

    A Time of Courage by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Battle the darkReclaim the worldThe Demon-King of the Otherworld is finally free. And armed with mighty new starstone weapons, Asroth prepares to lead his demonic war-host south. With the help of his dark bride Fritha, he plans to crush the warrior-angels and their allies.In the shadows of Forn Forest, Riv and the surviving Ben-Elim hold a war council...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce

    Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    Sent to Carthak as part of the Tortallan peace delegation, Daine finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything -- she's just there to heal the emperor's birds. It's extremely frustrating! What's more, her power has grown in a mysterious way...
  • Magelord by Terry Mancour

    Magelord by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    MINALAN GETS MEDIEVAL! When you defeat the invading goblin army, get knighted on the field of battle, gifted with lands and gold, usually your happily-ever-after is . . . happy...
  • The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit

    The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    2017 Gold Medal Winner for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror E-Book Independent Publisher Book Awards The third installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here!A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man…Captain Ben Stiger has successfully thwarted the attack from an army of the...
  • The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

    The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out. The Shadow is rising to cover humankind.In Tar Valon, Min sees portents of hideous doom. Will the White Tower itself be broken?In the Two Rivers, the Whitecloaks ride in pursuit of a man with golden eyes, and in pursuit of the Dragon Reborn...
  • The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

    The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
  • The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    The Dread Wyrm by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    SOME ARE BORN TO POWERSOME SEIZE ITAND SOME HAVE THE WISDOM NEVER TO WIELD ITThe Red Knight has stood against soldiers, against armies and against the might of an empire without flinching. He's fought on real and on magical battlefields alike, and now he's facing one of the greatest challenges yet.A tournament...
  • A Time of Blood by John Gwynne

    A Time of Blood by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Defy the darkness. Defend the light.Drem and his friends are haunted by the horrors they witnessed at the battle at Starstone Lake: the screams of men being warped into beasts and the sight of a demon rising from the dead. But worse than any memory is Fritha, the demons' deadly high priestess. And she is hunting them...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  dark
  • Path of a Novice: The Silvan Book I by R.K. Lander

    Path of a Novice: The Silvan Book I by R.K. Lander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A land at war, a failing king, a light in the forest ... Centuries ago, the powerful Alpine lords colonised the Great Forest. The native Silvan elves were accepting at first, but one elf's lust for power is threatening peace and driving a wedge between the two, immortal races. Leaders against followers, commanders against warriors...
  • Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist

    Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    He held the fate of two worlds in his hands... Once he was an orphan called Pug, apprenticed to a sorcerer of the enchanted land of Midkemia.. Then he was captured and enslaved by the Tsurani, a strange, warlike race of invaders from another world.There, in the exotic Empire of Kelewan, he earned a new name--Milamber. He learned to tame the unnimagined powers that lay withing him...
  • Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of the hit collection THE LAST WISH...
  • Coliseum Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Coliseum Arcanist by Shami Stovall

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Adventure. Competition. A duel to the death.While on a journey to the famous city of Thronehold, Volke Savan learns of the Sovereign Dragon Tournament. The massive celebration involves hundreds of arcanists competing for fame and glory, and Volke is determined to win.Dark forces dwell in the city, however, and rumors of the legendary world serpent spread amongst the shadows...
  • Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

    Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city's inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the "Vivacia, "from the ruthless pirate Kennit...
  • A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

    A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world...
  • Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She feared the dark visions and the magic within her. And she dreamed of the miraculous love that could save her.Like an enchanted fairy tale prince he stepped from the sky to claim her—the Fey King, her destiny, her one and true love.But behind the mesmerizing beauty of Rain’s violet eyes Ellysetta saw the passionate hunger of the beast . .
  • Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The final volume in the epic Riftwar Cycle.The dragons are calling...Civil war is tearing apart the Kingdom of the Isles, for the throne lies empty and rivals are converging...
  • Imager's Battalion by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Imager's Battalion by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Quaeryt, now holding the rank of subcommander in the Telaryn army of Lord Bhayar, leads history's first imager fighting force into a retaliatory war against the hostile nation of Bovaria, which recently attempted the annexation of Telaryn. But Court intrigues pursue Quaeryt to the front lines of the conflict as the imager's enemies continue to plot against him...
  • The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    The Fathomless Caves by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In Eileanan, victory has finally been won, and those of faery kind--from the mighty dragons to the mysterious nyx--have sworn their friendship and aid. Only the sea-dwelling Fairgean have refused to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all who dwell upon the land...
  • The Immortal Words by Jeff Wheeler

    The Immortal Words by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To defeat an immortal evil, a young warrior must enter the land of the dead in the spellbinding conclusion to Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler’s epic Grave Kingdom trilogy.As kingdoms fall, brave young warrior Bingmei fights to fulfill a prophecy and save what’s left of the world from the coming darkness...
  • Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan

    Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times Bestseller | Amazon Editor's Pick | #2 Audible BestsellerAfter more than five hundred years of exile, the heir to the empyre is wary about his sudden reinstatement to active duty on the Goblin War’s front lines. His assignment to rescue an outpost leads to a dead-end canyon deep inside enemy territory, and his suspicion turns to dread when he discovers the stronghold doesn't exist...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book  fae
  • Lancelot by Giles Kristian

    Lancelot by Giles Kristian

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Set in a 5th century post-Roman Britain besieged by invading war bands of Saxons and Franks, Irish and Picts, Giles Kristian's epic new novel tells - through the warrior's own words - the story of Lancelot, the most celebrated of all King Arthur's knights. And it's a story that’s ready to be re-imagined for our times...
  • An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

    An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The second book in a glorious new fantasy trilogy by the next major force in commercial epic fantasy. In the wake of the devastating attack on Ilin Illan, an amnesty has been declared for all Augurs - finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against Andarra...
  • To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams

    To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell...
  • A Darkness At Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist

    A Darkness At Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy, the Riftwar Saga. Here be dragons and sorcery, swordplay, quests, pursuits, intrigues, stratagems, journeys to the darkest realms of the dead and titanic battles between the forces of good and darkest evil...
  • The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The blood-thirsty, epic Traitor Son Cycle comes to its gripping conclusion in this fifth and final book.In the climax of the Traitor Son Cycle, the allied armies of the Wild and the Kingdoms of men and women must face Ash for control of the gates to the hermetical universe, and for control of their own destinies. But exhaustion, treachery and time may all prove deadlier enemies...
  • Light for the Darkness by Jada Fisher

    Light for the Darkness by Jada Fisher

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Don't miss the epic conclusion of this dragon riding adventure from bestselling author Jada Fisher.Ten and her allies are back in Epoch Sol for one last battle to decide the fate of the city. On one side is the overwhelming might of the church and nobility. On the other is the legion of downtrodden...
  • Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Winter blankets the land, and more than just hope has died. Prevented from invading the Fhrey homeland by the tower of Avempartha, the western army seeks a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead...
  • A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    A Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    One enemy has fallen ... a greater one remains ... now it's war The Red Knight withstood the full might of his enemy and won the day. In a victory which will be remembered through the ages, he brought disparate factions together and turned them into allies against a more powerful foe than they had ever seen. Now, he will need his allies more than ever...
  • Dragon Bonds by Ava Richardson

    Dragon Bonds by Ava Richardson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Darkening has risen... Agathea Flamma and Sebastian Smith now face an overwhelming enemy. The rapid spread of the Darkening, a threat arising from the mists of legend, looms over the entire land. With both their families torn apart by the conflict and betrayal lurking around every corner, one mistake could doom the kingdom...
  • The Edge of Shadow by B.T. Narro

    The Edge of Shadow by B.T. Narro

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this epic culmination of the series, a betrayal forces Basen and his allies out from the protective walls of the Academy. A ruthless army begins hunting them down with plans of extermination. When Basen is separated from everyone, he must rely on himself to stay alive until he can reunite Kyrro’s Allies...
  • Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist

    Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings
    An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. His courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely Princess, but he was ill at ease with normal wizardry...
  • Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind

    Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings
    In Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide, Richard was forced to become the Seeker of Truth, to save the world from the vile dominance of Darken Rahl, the most viciously savage and powerful wizard the world had ever seen...
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