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The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Winds of Winter is the forthcoming sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.The previous installment, A Dance with Dragons, covered less story than Martin intended, omitting at least one planned large battle sequence and leaving several character threads ending in cliffhangers... -
Black Dragon Boxed Set by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic has returned to the land. And so has the Black Dragon.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the popular Brindle Dragon series. Blessed with a magic she doesn’t understand, Ukrah must find her way in a world that doesn’t always embrace her and her gifts... -
Legion and the Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe internationally bestselling author of the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series presents two very different novellas that nevertheless showcase his remarkable gift for gripping narrative, world-building and empathetic characters. Available for the first time in one volume, a publishing event for all his many fans... -
A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She’s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she’s paid for this fairytale... -
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Form and Function: The Fantasy Epic (Aulds of the SPYRE Book 1) by Sara King, Lance MacCarty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Legend of ZERO and bestselling artist of Flea, Agent of Chaos comes a brand new adventure in a mind-blowing epic fantasy setting... "Those who try to change Form without likewise shifting Function are doomed to a lifetime of agony and mediocrity--or they make the best assassins... -
Dragons of Dark by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaffron’s resolve will be tested as the fate of a kingdom hangs in the balance. Young Dragon Rider Saffron and her faithful comrade the rightful king Bower have survived their first battle, but the war for Torvald is far from over. She warns the scholarly prince that they must take action and adapt for the sake of their people, while their enemy—and her relative—King Enric waits in the wings... -
Pursuit of Shadows by J.A. Andrews
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings-Killien, the unyielding clan chief who’s becoming increasingly volatile.-Sora, the suspicious ranger who sees more than she should.-A swarm of frost goblins that devour with tooth and claw.The list of people and things that could get Will killed keeps growing... -
Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens next? Do Shanti and Cayan live Happily Ever After? Will they have a brood of Gifted children? To answer some of your burning questions, we give you the Bonus Epilogue. Available from K.F. Breene's website under Books > Bonus Material... -
La Reine des ombres, première partie by Sarah J. Maas
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKeleana a embrassé sa véritable identité. Elle est Aelin Galathynius, reine de Terrasen, et elle bien décidée à s'imposer comme telle.Pour cela, il lui faudra libérer la magie. Et surtout, délivrer son cousin Aedion qui croupit dans un cachot du château de verre.Le moment est venu de rentrer à Rifthold. Mais tant de choses ont changé en quelques mois.. -
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak.Not every love is meant to be.After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again... -
The Vault Of Mysteries by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world where wizards are outlaws and most people are powerless to stop them, only the vaunted Marshyl Knights can enforce justice and keep the peace. Part wizard, part warrior, the Marshyl Knights are an elite group of fighters spread across the entire realm in an effort to balance the ever-shifting tides of power that if left unchecked could cost the lives of thousands... -
Dark God by T.C. Southwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter breaking the Seventh Ward and unleashing the dark god Arkonen upon the Overworld, Bane, Demon Lord, is close to death. The Black Lord has betrayed him and left him to die from exhaustion and the ill effects of the dark power... -
Η Φλόγα της Ελεγκάντι by Χριστίνα Μ. Ψύλλα
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΜια Ακαδημία. Πολλή μαγεία. Σκοτεινά μυστικά.Πέρασα μέσα από ένα βιβλίο, σε έναν κόσμο όπου τα μαγικά πλάσματα θεωρούνται φυσιολογικά. Μου λένε ότι ανήκω σε μια φυλή ανθρώπων προικισμένων να τιθασεύουν τα στοιχεία της ύλης και του νου. Εγώ, όμως, δεν έχω καμία μαγική δύναμη· ή τουλάχιστον, έτσι πίστευα... -
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Die gefesselte Göttin by Bernhard Hennen, Detlef Bierstedt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNandalee und Gonvalon, die verwegensten unter den Drachenelfen, werden vor den Rat der mächtigen Himmelsschlangen gerufen, um nach dem Überfall auf die legendäre Blaue Halle Albenmarks einen ungeheuerlichen Racheakt vorzubereiten: Sie sollen die Menschen und ihre Götter an ihrer schwächsten Stelle, auf Nangog, treffen... -
Die letzten Eiskrieger by Bernhard Hennen, Detlef Bierstedt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDie heißersehnte Fortsetzung der Drachenelfen-Saga! Im Feuer von Selinunt hat Nandalee ihren Geliebten und damit den Glauben an ihre Herren verloren. Während sich Elfen und Menschen zum ersten Mal in offener Schlacht am eisigen Himmel von Nangog begegnen, will sie nie wieder ihr Schwert für die Himmelsschlangen erheben... -
Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart. When Zelie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship... -
The Broken World by James Oswald
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Broken World is the fourth instalment in the epic fantasy series by J. D. Oswald, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, preceded by Dreamwalker , The Rose Cord and The Golden Cage .***The book, sir. The Llyfr Draconius.You'll find what you need in there, if you know how to look.The war across the Twin Kingdoms rages on.Queen Beulah has killed one sister and ordered the assassination of another... -
Blaze The Ice Dragon by Adam Blade
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe volcano at Stonewin is frozen over and the lands are blasted with a deadly cold. This is the work of Blaze the Ice Dragon, sent by wicked Wizard Malvel to thwart Tom's quest to save his father... -
Insurrection by Jeffrey M. Poole
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdd one magic-stealing goblet, half a dozen dimwitted trolls, and one conceited wizard. Next add one kidnapped member of the royal family, one concerned son, two bodyguards, a soldier, and an adolescent griffin. Throw in a pinch of green dragon... -
Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica by James Wyatt, Jeremy Crawford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExplore a worldwide cityscape filled to the brim with adventure and intrigue in this campaign setting for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.A perpetual haze of dreary rain hangs over the spires of Ravnica. Bundled against the weather, the cosmopolitan citizens in all their fantastic diversity go about their daily business in bustling markets and shadowy back alleys... -
Demonstorm by James Barclay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHIS IS THE END ...The dragons have gone home, the elves are safe. The Raven have kept their promises. But fate has not finished with them. As the war between the colleges rages on an old enemy senses that his chance to revenge a bitter defeat has come... -
Magieflimmern by Laura Kneidl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreya kennt die Wahrheit. Sie hat herausgefunden, was mit ihrem Bruder im Land der Fae geschehen ist, und nun bleibt für sie nur noch eines zu tun: Sie muss nach Thobria zurückkehren und sich ihrem Schicksal als zukünftige Königin stellen... -
Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the Hugo Award-winning hosts of the Writing Excuses writing advice show comes a collection of all-new stories of the fantastic, with beautiful illustrations and a behind-the-scenes look at each story’s creation... -
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Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLord of the Clans (Warcraft, Book... -
Vedra and Krimon: Twin Beasts of Avantia by Adam Blade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin our hero Tom for the first Beast Quest special edition: two stories in... -
Chaos Descending by Toby Neighbors
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll is not well in the Five Kingdoms... and chaos is coming. The best selling Five Kingdoms series is back, along with characters from the blockbuster Lorik trilogy. A year has passed since the Witch's War laid waste to three kingdoms, and in that time evil has taken root. It cannot be seen, but Zollin the wizard has felt it... -
Havenstar by Glenda Larke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Eight Stabilities are islands of order surrounded by corrupting, lethal chaos-and the chaos is encroaching.All Keris Kaylen ever wanted was to be a mapmaker like her father. Instead, she finds herself on the run into the realm of Carasma, the Unmaker Lord of Chaos... -
Dragonlance Campaign Setting Companion: Legends Of The Twins by Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook... -
Invisible Born by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Rosie, a baby dragon, is left for dead. Anira is an outcast from her people. Together they will fight to save their families and each other.On her own, yet watching from afar, Anira discovers a plot against her tribe. Their leader has enchanted everyone into believing he is their only hope. But Anira knows better... -
Of Pixies and Spells by Emma Hamm
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo find her mother, one woman must dive into the depths of magic itself... Freya has made a name for herself as the Queen Killer. The woman who defeated the Goblin King, then killed the Goblin Queen. Now, she has a new task. One that is much more personal. Her mother is alive, trapped somewhere in the realms of the fae, and she will stop at nothing to get her back... -
Gryphon in Glory by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIntruder in the WasteThe Waste was stirring and strange forms of the Dark, long quiet, began to wake as Kerovan - whose cloven hoofs marked his kinship with the Old Ones - journeyed into the Waste on a secret mission, leaving behind the girl he loved. Joisan, however, rode after him, wearing about her neck Kerovan's gift, a small crystal globe encasing a miniature gryphon... -
The Scribbly Man by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Sword of Truth series comes a new Richard and Kahlan novella. "They are the monsters under the bed when you are little, the shape just caught out of the corner of your eye when you thought you were alone, the shadow of something in a dark corner that surprises you and then isn't there... -
Kingdom of Shadows and Wings by Nina Frost
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA world of magic, desire, and intrigue awaits at Flighthaven, where a young woman defies the odds to find her true calling.Nineteen-year-old Lark Axton has lived her entire life sequestered behind the castle's walls, overshadowed by her overprotective mother... -
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Daughter of the Moon by Effie Calvin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour months ago, Netheia Isinthi failed to take her father’s throne from her older sister. After refusing to publicly support the new empress, she is banished to Ieflaria’s capital city, Birsgen, where she anticipates a long and uneventful exile.Klavida of Nalova is a student at the university established by Princess Esofi for the study of magic... -
Shifter and Shadow by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPart of the Twelve Houses series, Shifter and Shadow takes place between the end of The Thirteenth House and the beginning of Dark Moon Defender. What really happened on Dorrin Isle?Kirra Danalustrous is the daughter of a marlord, a celebrated beauty—and a shapeshifter with magic in her veins... -
Dragons of Wild by Ava Richardson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a time of darkness, unlikely heroes will rise. The once peaceful kingdom of Torvald has been ravaged by evil magic, forcing Riders to forget their dragons and their noble beasts to flee to the wilds. Now, anyone who dares to speak of dragons is deemed insane and put to death.Into this dark and twisted land, Saffron was born sixteen years ago... -
An Exchange of Gifts by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Meanne, a princess of the realm, runs away from her father's castle and an unwanted suitor, little does she realize the hardships and difficulties that lie ahead of her. Loneliness is the worst part -- until she finds a fellow refugee, a boy named Wisp. Together they must make new lives for themselves... -
Die Krone der Dunkelheit by Laura Kneidl
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMagie ist in Thobria, dem Land der Menschen, verboten – doch Prinzessin Freya wirkt sie trotzdem. Und das nicht ohne Grund. Vor Jahren wurde ihr Zwillingsbruder entführt und seitdem versucht Freya verzweifelt, ihn zu finden. Endlich verrät ihr ein Suchzauber, wo er sich aufhält: in Melidrian, dem sagenumwobenen Nachbarland, das von magischen Wesen und grausamen Kreaturen, den Elva, bewohnt wird... -
Eragon's Guide to Alagaësia by Christopher Paolini
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the creators of the bestselling books Dragonology, Egyptology, Piratelogy, and others, this is a never-before-seen glimpse into the world of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle. Alagaësia comes alive in a lush and detailed look at an unforgettable magical land... -
The White Dragon by Laura Resnick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJosarian is dead, betrayed by the alliance and slain by the ice dragon of Kiloran, the most powerful Waterlord in Sileria... -
Wolfwalker by Tara K. Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDion was a healer and a wolfwalker, and the unique telepathic bond that she shared with the wolf Gray Hishn sometimes seemed to amplify her sensitivity to her patients. But she never guessed how strong that bond could be, or what kind of power it could wield, until she found herself lost in the wilderness, with angry slavers at her heels and war on the horizon... -
The Golden Cage by James Oswald
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough they have a reputation for terrorising remote settlements and killing people for sport, there is no reliable documented evidence of dragons ever having caused anyone intentional harm... -
Hilt's Pride by Trevor H. Cooley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSir Hilt is forced to delay an urgent mission when he sees a lone woman climbing a dangerous mountain. She refuses his help but when Hilt discovers that the prophet was the one that told her to climb to the mountain's peak, he realizes that it is his duty to accompany her... -
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Кістки та Зоряний пил by Редгрейн Лебовскі, Редгрейн Лебовски
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsАдель Фейбер зі своїм братом живуть у невеликому містечку Шу. Колись давно їхніх батьків забрала Тиша — жаливий та мерзенний туман, якого бояться всі мешканці Сонячного Королівства. Щоб вирватися з бідності та здобути шанс на краще життя, Адель вирішила написати сенсаційну статтю, варту першої шпальти «Оріону», найпопулярнішої газети королівства... -
Cry of Metal & Bone by L. Penelope
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 3 in the Earthsinger ChroniclesSix weeks after the fall of the Mantle, centuries-old enemies Elsira and Lagrimar struggle to unite. The will of the goddess is that the two nations become one, but while the war may be over, peace is still elusive. As desperate Lagrimari flee their barren land for a chance at a better life in Elsira, a dangerous faction opposed to the unification rises... -
Nights of the Round Table and Other Stories of Heroic Fantasy by Tanya Huff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExplore uncharted territory in this collection of heroic fantasy shorts from Tanya Huff. Annotations provide background and insight on each story. Peppered with Huffs trademark tongue-in-cheek wit and the brilliant, funny, wise, ruthless heroines that have made her famous, this is a collection you wont want to miss. Travel to Camelot in Nights of the Round Table and to ancient Egypt in Succession... -
The Bloody Sun by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff Kerwin had spent his early years in the Spacemen's Orphanage on Darkover. Yet he'd never felt that he belonged there, for he was haunted by dreams of the world surrounding the Terran city. After being shipped back to Earth, Jeff finally returns to the planet of the bloody sun, where he hopes to unlock the mystery of his heritage... -
Thornlost by Melanie Rawn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in Melanie Rawn’s superb new high fantasy series, that blends the worlds of magic, theater, art and politics!Melanie Rawn returns to her rich high fantasy world in this sequel to Touchstone and Elsewhens. Cayden is part Elf, part Fae, part human Wizard—and all rebel... -
Unwritten by Alicia J. Novo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBooks whisper to Beatrix Alba. But they aren’t the reason she has never fit in. Bullied at home and school, she keeps a secret—a power of violence and darkness.When the spell that keeps her hidden fails, she’s catapulted into the Zweeshen, a realm where all tales live, and her dream of meeting her favorite characters comes true...
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