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Shadows of Winter by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKaylina wants to prove herself to her family by opening a successful meadery, but on her first day in the capital, she runs headlong into the powerful royal ranger, Lord Vlerion. He’s aloof, sexy, dangerous, and… he accuses her of being a spy. To remove suspicion from her name, Kaylina must work with him to stop the real danger to the crown.But she soon learns that Vlerion suffers from a curse... -
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The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsKiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace.Kiva Meridan is a survivor.She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives... -
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The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this gripping third volume of the Christelle Dabos’s best-selling saga, Ophelia, the mirror-traveling heroine, finds herself on the ark of Babel guarding a secret that may provide a key both to the past and the future.After two years and seven months biding her time on Anima, her home ark, it is finally time to act, to put what she has discovered in the Book of Farouk to use...Categorized as:
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![The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick]()
The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrust is the thread that binds. And the rope that hangs.In Nadežra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.Derossi Vargo has always known... -
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Assassin's Blade, The: The Throne Of Glass Novellas [Paperback] [Dec 31, 1899] Sarah J. Maas by Mass Sarah J.
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCelaena sardothien is adarlan's most feared assassin. Explore the dark underworld of this kick-ass heroine and find out how the legend begins in the five page-turning prequel novellas to the new york times bestselling throne of glass series... -
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A Duet of Sword and Song by Lisa Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time of the Shadowhawk was gone. Now he needed to be more.In the space of a night Cuinn Acondor lost his crown and almost his life. Devastated by Talyn’s disappearance, he’s on the run, fleeing from Armun and Shadow hunters who want to destroy everything he stands for. But he won’t give up. Together with the resurgent Wolves, he begins preparing to take back what Azrilan stole from them... -
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Royal Magic by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsGwendafyn is slowly suffocating. As the second princess of the elves of Lessa she is the acting regent of her people and is expected to behave with the serene grace and poise of a model elf. But that is not who she is. Instead, her very character is constantly criticized as being too passionate, too fiery, and overall “too much”...Categorized as:
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Rand by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr... -
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Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sapphic fantasy adventure for people who love dangerous women, magical worlds, and lesbian pirates.Emilia Drakon was once the youngest and kindest of the dragon sorcerers, but she’s now the last of her kind. Betrayed and angry, she trades her meekness for a sword and embarks on a quest for vengeance that will lead her straight into the arms of the legendary Captain Maria Welles... -
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Unbound by J.A. Vodvarka
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo souls, forever entwined…and running for their lives.Nyssa Blacksea is a wanted woman. The Empire she once served now hunts for her and her unlikely new companion, Quinn. It’s only a matter of time until the two women are found and executed. Desperate and with nowhere to turn, Nyssa and Quinn hatch an insane plan—offer the Empire its oldest enemy in exchange for their freedom... -
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Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWithin the world of Aadilor, there is a hidden place called the Thief Kingdom, where both magic and pleasure abound. There, the Mousai, a trio of deadly sorceresses bound by oath and blood, use their powers to protect the kingdom’s treasures...Categorized as:
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The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRuethwyn’s body had been made whole and her magic restored in the Frostglades to the north, though in a way she’d never anticipated. Supported by her friends, at long last, she looks to the future and her ultimate goal, to rescue those who Resvarygrath had stolen from her... -
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Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him... -
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Iron Heart by Nina Varela
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCritically acclaimed author Nina Varela delivers a stunning sequel to the richly imagined queer epic fantasy Crier’s War, which SLJ called “perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass.”For too long, Automae have lorded over the kingdom of Rabu, oppressing its human citizens. But the human revolution has risen, and at its heart is Ayla... -
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![Ferran's Map by T.L. Shreffler]()
Ferran's Map by T.L. Shreffler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bloodmage Volcrian is dead, but a new enemy lurks in the shadows. The Shade, a fanatical cult of demonic assassins, is trying to resurrect the Dark God and unleash His power back into the world. In their wake, a deadly plague is spreading across the land.Sora and her companions are the only ones who know of the plague’s true source... -
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Kiss Me by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI think I hate him. But I know I want him to kiss me.I need answers about my past and my magic. But more than anything, I need answers about Drakon, the first and most powerful vampire. He’s my fated mate, and I want to kiss him as much as I want to kill him.He feels the same about me... -
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Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a land impoverished by a war that started before she was born, Kiena has provided for her mother and brother by becoming one of the best hunters in the kingdom. But when a lifelong friend with connections recommends her to the king to track down a runaway princess, her life gets turned upside down. Finding the princess is easy... -
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Voice of Command by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsElena has found the power in her voice--now she must decide how to use it.Finally accepted as a mage, Elena struggles with her commonborn roots. And when disaster strikes the kingdom, she can't shrug off the death toll as the mageborn have always done. Yet the limitations of her spoken magic hold her back--both in saving lives among the people and in competitions in the Academy's arena...Categorized as:
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Compass Rose: 1 by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRose was born facing due north, with an inherent perception of cardinal points flowing through her veins. Her uncanny sense of direction earns her a coveted place among the Archipelago Fleet elite, but it also attracts the attention of Admiral Comita, who sends her on a secret mission deep into pirate territory... -
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Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter fulfilling an Unbreakable Promise to Cyrus, Claire has finally accepted her new life in Dragonwall. She has a new Promise and purpose—one she created for herself. She must save Dragonwall, that much is certain. What isn’t so certain, is how she will achieve this end. Powerful magic courses through her veins, and she has no idea how to control it.Mastering magic isn’t Claire’s only challenge... -
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Lost You Forever by Tong Hua
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is the encounter and separation, is the starting time and oblivion, but there are always things that once happened, will leave traces, and always have a person, once appeared, will not be forgettable... -
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Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTeamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.Whatever that’s supposed to mean.Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations.. -
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Unworthy by J.A. Vodvarka
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCapture one harmless fugitive. What could go wrong?Nyssa Blacksea is eager to silence her doubters. The only warrior in her guild without magick, she’s forced to rely solely on her martial arts mastery, unwavering confidence, and charisma. When given the chance to hunt down a mysterious woman named Quinn, and earn the coveted title of Ashcloak, Nyssa seizes the opportunity... -
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Daughter of the Sun by Effie Calvin
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOrsina of Melidrie is a paladin of the Order of the Sun, sworn to drive out corruption and chaos wherever she finds it. She has been ordered to leave her home and travel around Vesolda in search of a great evil she is supposedly destined to destroy. But after two years of fighting monsters and demons and evil gods, she does not seem to be any closer to her goal—or ever returning home... -
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![Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer]()
Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend.Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms... -
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Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Volume 2 by Hisaya Amagishi, 甘岸久弥
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving escaped her doomed engagement, Dahlia is relishing her new life of freedom as an independent magical toolmaker. One day, she learns that her friend Volf, a knight from the Order of Beast Hunters, is to be sent out to the marshlands on a mission. But there’s a problem—traversing the marshes soon leaves the knights with soggy boots full of sweat and swamp water... -
![Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools Volume 6 by Hisaya Amagishi]()
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools Volume 6 by Hisaya Amagishi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDahlia’s quiet evening with Volf gets interrupted when a rain-soaked Marcella appears at her front gate pleading for help. Not all problems can be remedied with mere words, and Dahlia must fly into the face of danger now that lives are on the line... -
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Pet Project by Caeria
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection... -
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Duplicity by Becca Fogg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrepare for more action, more magic, and a whole lot more steam in Duplicity, the second book in the Duality Series! Duality is an 18+ fantasy romance reverse harem series. Our snarky heroine must come to terms with her elemental powers or be trampled in the war between good and evil... -
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The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRuethwyn’s life was promising. Talented in magic, the young elven woman didn’t fit in in her hometown, but was scheduled to attend the most renowned academy of magic in the kingdom, and was even building up the courage to confess her love in the hope that it might be returned. That all ended in a dragon’s fire... -
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Dynasty of Rogues by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you're short on friends and long on enemies, things can't get much worse. Until they do... Ranger Riki Sadiq is known as a troublemaker, and in the close knit heretic community, a ero name is hard to lose. Standing sentry duty on a winter's day, all she can see lying ahead is an afternoon of being cold, miserable, and bored... -
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Helfyre by Mariel Pomeroy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo immortal creatures. One dangerous bargain.After the death of her mother, Aheia finds herself stained by more blood than she can hide in the perpetual daylight of her home of Keloseros. She escapes the realm but pays the price: giving up her immortality and her powers–once a Mithra with light at her fingertips, she becomes near-mortal... -
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Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.What if with one touch you could see inside the soul?As the Shadonae rise in the west and war threatens the north, a young woman discovers she is not human . . .Rowen Mar finds a strange mark on her hand, and she is banished from her village as a witch. She covers the mark with a leather glove and seeks sanctuary in the White City... -
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The Iron Sword by Jocelyn A. Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTess O’Connor has never fought in a duel, ridden a Fae steed descended from a dragon, or touched taebramh, the magical substance that gives mortals dreams. She has never faced down a garrelnost or traveled the hidden mysterious pathways between the mortal world and the realm of the Fae... -
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![Shadow Weaver: The Ederiss Chronicles by Claire Merle]()
Shadow Weaver: The Ederiss Chronicles by Claire Merle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA YOUNG OUTLAW WHO CAN SEE PEOPLE'S MEMORIES IS CAPTURED AND SOLD TO AN AMNESIC PRINCESixteen-year-old Mirra can see people's memories. She is a Shadow Weaver, one of the outlawed, glitter-eyed race feared in her land and forced into brutal slavery as children. She and her brother Kel have escaped their fate by hiding near the frozen mountains... -
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The Fallen Witch by Emma V.R. Noyes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBOOK 2 IN THE CAPTIVATING SUNKEN CITY TRILOGYAmare Bellamy never meant to get married. She had a simple plan: rescue the Captain, rendezvous with the crew, and escape the Sunken City. But when her father bumps up the wedding without notice, she has no choice but to comply—that is, until Lukas shows up... -
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Valley by Stacey McEwan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe final instalment in the bestselling Glacian Trilogy from TikTok darling Stacey McEwan sees the conclusion to Dawsyn Sabar's epic romantasy quest to free her people... great for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Danielle L. Jensen and Raven Kennedy... -
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Sting & Song by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens when the god of chaos wins a divine poker game? Bee-girls. The life of a giant bee is a simple one. The life of a giant bee when her queen turns the entire hive into human-like apis to fend off an attack? That’s a good deal more complicated. Getting down from a 50-foot giant rose without wings, while surviving the attacks of malevolent wasps is just a start... -
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A Trial of Sorcerers by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIce is in her blood.Eighteen-year-old Waterrunner Eira Landan lives her life in the shadows — the shadow of her older brother, of her magic’s whispers, and of the person she accidentally killed. She’s the most unwanted apprentice in the Tower of Sorcerers until the day she decides to step out and compete for a spot in the Tournament of Five Kingdoms... -
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Sueños de piedra by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsÉrase una vez un reino muy, muy lejano donde un príncipe premió a un mago por ayudar a rescatar a una joven en apuros. Encantador. Lástima que nada de esto sea verdad. En realidad, el príncipe sueña con gloria y venganza; el mago, con que sus hechizos no sean siempre un desastre y la joven en apuros, con huir de un pasado que la atormenta... y del recuerdo del hombre al que ha matado... -
![La Resistència by Laura Gallego García]()
La Resistència by Laura Gallego García
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMaagisen Idhun-planeetan rauha rikkoutui, kun velho Ashran Nekromanti nousi valtaan. Uusi hallitsija tappoi lähes kaikki vastustajansa sekä planeetan viimeiset lohikäärmeet ja yksisarviset. Osa idhunlaisista pakeni Ashranin hirmuhallintoa Maahan, mutta velhon kätyrit ovat jatkuvasti heidän kannoillaan... -
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Illusionary by Zoraida Córdova
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReeling from betrayal at the hands of the Whispers, Renata Convida is a girl on the run. With few options and fewer allies, she's reluctantly joined forces with none other than Prince Castian, her most infuriating and intriguing enemy. They're united by lofty goals: find the fabled Knife of Memory, kill the ruthless King Fernando, and bring peace to the nation... -
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Of Iron and Gold by Lexa Luthor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincess Kinsey has been given four Alpha slaves, and she must choose one to impregnate her.Aubrey, a She-Alpha, was sold into slavery at an early age due to her misunderstood “degenerate” nature. Trapped in the Tharnstone Castle, Aubrey has a chance to win her freedom, if she can show her Alpha’s worthiness and be chosen to impregnate the princess... -
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The Uncrowned Prince by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKiss him or kill him?After years of living a double life as a wastrel and a cad, Prince Vaniell has walked away from his position and privilege with only two goals in mind—to save the Five Thrones, and to build a world where mages can live in peace. His greatest enemy in this endeavor? A power hungry king, whose dreams of empire march ever closer to fruition.Melger. The ruler of Garimore... -
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Second Nature by Jae
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLesbian Fiction: Shape-Shifter Romance. Novelist Jorie Price doesn't believe in the existence of shape-shifting creatures or true love. She leads a solitary life, and the paranormal romances she writes are pure fiction for her. Griffin Westmore knows better - at least about one of these two things. She doesn't believe in love either, but she's one of the not-so-fictional shape-shifters... -
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Curse of Thorns by Stacey Trombley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe trials changed everything.Before the trials I was Rev, the beloved prince of the Luminescent Court. Now I'm a bastard hiding in plain sight, not even sure I'm worthy of my title as prince. Before the trials, Caelynn of the Shadow Court was my sworn enemy. But now that I know why I'm so drawn to her, she terrifies me more than she ever could as an enemy...Categorized as:
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Rogue Hunt by L.L. Raand
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha Sylvan Mir‘s efforts to achieve sovereignty for the Weres, Vampires, and other non-humans is made even more difficult when a neighboring wolf Were Pack petitions Sylvan for aid. Someone, or some thing, is raiding the territory of the Snow Crest wolf Weres along the Canadian border... -
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Flametouched by Brian K. Fuller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Eternal Flame branded its mark upon Davon Carver's palms, and now the sabercat he carved has come to life. Creating living carvings is an odd and troublesome gift for a humble clerk trying to uncover a plot against his beloved nation, Bittermarch. But like the hidden conspirators he's trying to expose, Davon guards a secret--he wasn't always a clerk... -
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Nation of Blaze by H.O. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEpic fantasy romance. The country is leaderless. The queen is gone and hope is failing. Morghiad must find The Fireblade again if he is to secure his home and his heart, but the path will not be an easy one to tread. New enemies will rise to battle him as he battles with himself, and the most fearsome woman in history will continue to produce her army of blood-hungry eisiels... -
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Blazed Union by H.O. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe most horrific of outcomes has been avoided, but fate has other plans for those with fire and fury in their hearts. Silar must pay the price for his murderous act and follow his conscience, while King Tallyn of House Jade'an must come to realise the true implications of his abilities. In Hestavos, a vile business awaits the attention of our heroes...
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