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The Stand by Stephen King
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 85 ratingsWhen a man escapes from a biological testing facility, he sets in motion a deadly domino effect, spreading a mutated strain of the flu that will wipe out 99 percent of humanity within a few weeks. The survivors who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader... -
Inseparable by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDISASTER! THE BLACK BLADES DISBANDED, AN ALLIANCE IN TURMOIL... The intersecting worlds of the iliri, grauori, and men collide when an alliance is declared, and the humans renege. In the midst of offering an olive branch to other races, they seem secretly hellbent on destroying them all—and they begin by putting Sal on trial and disbanding the Black Blades... -
Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 39 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning returns with the epic conclusion to her pulse-pounding Fever series, where a world thrown into chaos grows more treacherous at every turn. As Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada struggle to restore control, enemies become allies, right and wrong cease to exist, and the lines between life and death, lust and love, disappear completely... -
Called by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn a city full of rising tension, with people going missing or turning up dead, can Max resist the call to help?When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance... -
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One Nation, Under... by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlvin and his wives had been busy over the last few weeks. They’d gone out of their way to visit settlements they’d helped in the past, all while killing a string of mini-bosses across what had been the American west. Life looked good for Team Asshole… until the devs made a mistake.Without any warning, Sammi stopped showing up... -
Endless Knight by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn this second book thrilling book of The Arcana Chronicles from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole, Evie struggles to accept her place in the prophecy that will either save the world—or destroy it.Evie has fully come into her powers as the tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see it all...Categorized as:
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 76 ratingsThou shalt kill.A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants...Categorized as:
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Silence in the Shadows by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe stark world continues to change. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the surviving humans closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope. Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital...Categorized as:
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Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCritter wrangler rule #7: Some monsters just have to die.Someone is plotting to put all gargoyles in jail…or six feet in the ground.For decades gargoyles have patrolled the night in Montreal Ward. They are dubbed Guardians by the humans and fae who live on the fringes of society, those who survive in neighborhoods the police don't care about... -
Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCritter wrangler rule #15: Always look a gift horse in the mouth. And if it has sharp teeth, never, never get on its back.For ten years, Kyra Greene thought she was the only Valkyrie this side of the rainbow bridge. Until she gets a stunning message from her cousin, Gunora, asking for bail money.But facing the ghosts of her past isn’t on Kyra’s to-do list... -
Chosen by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDemons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck.Some days Max just doesn't know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight.Max's job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures... -
Master Class by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Demon Lord is dead.The System is broken.Somehow, Elias Hearthsong is neither of these things, despite being at the final battle of the Demon Wars. He is a Master Enchanter, perhaps the last one alive. Determined to keep a promise, he crosses the continent to protect his dead friend's legacy: a crumbling orphanage run by a beautiful kitsune... -
The Dark Tower by Stephen King, Michael Whelan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsAt the outset of the final installment of our saga, Roland’s ka-tet is scattered across several different wheres and whens. Susannah Dean (still in the clutches of the demon Mia) is in End-World’s Fedic Dogan: a chamber of horrors where magic and technology can be merged and where a monstrous half-human child can be brought forth into the world... -
Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStalker Kai Gracen knew his human upbringing would eventually clash with his elfin heritage, but not so soon. Between Ryder, a pain-in-his-neck Sidhe Lord coaxing him to join San Diego’s Southern Rise Court, and picking up bounties for SoCalGov, he has more than enough to deal with... -
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The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsSeveral months have passed, and Roland’s two new tet-mates have become proficient gunslingers. Eddie Dean has given up heroin, and Odetta’s two selves have joined, becoming the stronger and more balanced personality of Susannah Dean. But while battling The Pusher in 1977 New York, Roland altered ka by saving the life of Jake Chambers, a boy who—in Roland’s where and when—has already died... -
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsRoland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Jake’s pet bumbler survive Blaine the Mono’s final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, one that has been ravaged by the superflu virus. While following the deserted I-70 toward a distant glass palace, they hear the atonal squalling of a thinny, a place where the fabric of existence has almost entirely worn away... -
Trojan Nightmare by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Earth has been overrun with monsters... Post-Apocalypse America is unrecognizable from the past. Jake survives by working as the leader of a scavenging adventuring team. A former mage, now he follows the strange path of cultivation, taught to him by a mysterious traveler. As far as he knows, he is one of the only people on Earth with this power... -
Dead of Winter by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCan Evie convince her rival loves to work together? Their survival depends on it in this third book of #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole’s Arcana Chronicles, a nonstop action tale of rescue, redemption, and a revenge most wicked... -
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsWhile pursuing his quest for the Dark Tower through a world that is a nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, Roland, the last gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doorways on the beach. Each one enters into the life of a different person living in contemporary New York... -
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsAs 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... -
Into the Abyss: Volume 3 by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmaliaBorn behind a seal, I never experienced anything beyond those four walls until I was freed from my prison.On Earth, the other demons see the jinn as nothing but monsters; however, they don’t know the jinn as well as they think. I’m beginning to realize I don’t either... -
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood She has done the unthinkable: died so that she might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren... -
Our Dark Duet by Victoria E. Schwab
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsKate Harker isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it.August Flynn once yearned to be human. But no longer. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost.The war has begun.The monsters are winning.Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in... -
Red: The Heroic Rescue by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness."The mind-bending pace of "Black" accelerates in "Red," Book Two of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse...Categorized as:
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Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave... -
Full Blood by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne monster wants my soul. One man wants my magic. Me? I want to be left alone to live my life out like a dull, one of the lucky people who were born devoid of magic. But that won’t happen because being born a Wyrd Blood gives me two choices in life: ruler or slave. I’d rather die than be a slave and I’m not cut out to rule. Instead I’ve been hiding out in the Valley... -
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsThe 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... -
Sanctuary by Apollos Thorne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter coming face to face with death, Elorion and company have found a dungeon to call their own. They’ve fought hard to earn a stint of peace, but Mistress Nava is still out there and her captain is now on the hunt. The impending arrival of the army of minotaurs will be the greatest threat they have faced thus far. With their new-found freedom comes a myriad of additional dangers... -
Chameleon Uncovered by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe dark sequel to the best-selling Chameleon Assassin.Libby has a chance to build a legitimate reputation when she’s hired by one of the world’s most prestigious museums to bolster their security. The gig is in Chicago, where her heartthrob lives, so she hopes for a little romance.She's on a first-name basis with larceny, mayhem, and death, but Libby's not used to being on the receiving end...Categorized as:
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Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsRoland and his tet have just returned to the path of the Beam when they discover that they are being followed by a group of inexperienced trackers. The trackers are from the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis, and they desperately need the help of gunslingers... -
The Hunt by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLiving in the Wilds isn't any picnic, but I thought I had a handle on things: avoid the beasts and I won't get eaten, avoid the waterways and the pirates won't kill me, and stab every Dark Walker I see. That was before I found out Tiffy's friends were real and back when I’d never heard of the Skinners. Now my magic is on the fritz, and people are disappearing... -
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsOn 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... -
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsThe 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
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsThe 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... -
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Demon Night by M.J. Haag
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery secret has a price. It’s a truth that Angel knows too well. Since the hellhounds and infected started to roam, Angel has guarded her secret carefully. But, she’s growing weaker by the day and needs help. In this new plague-ravaged world, the weak don’t survive long, and the useless are quickly abandoned. That’s why Angel’s secret needs to stay secret...Categorized as:
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The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsVengeance will be hers.Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer.Monster.Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke...Categorized as:
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Demon Escape by M.J. Haag
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEden Terry survived the first ring of hell only to end up in the second one. With nothing but a trowel and her wits, she's determined to escape the work camp holding her prisoner. She dreams of finding a safe haven and living in the new, devastated world on her own. However, surviving alone after she escapes proves more difficult than she ever imagines... -
Blood Binds by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyker calls it an accident. I call it another betrayal. He didn't want me to leave but didn't fight to keep me by his side. Wronged magically and devastated emotionally, I exile myself to another country, Dorley. Now I perform tricks under a tent, my mystical gifts a common sideshow. Just as I’m accepting my self-inflicted fate, Ryker makes a move that forces me back to the Valley... -
Hell on Earth by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWrenIt’s been fourteen years since the gateway to Hell opened and life as I knew it ended.I managed to survive the Wilds, but now I have a chance to build a better world for all Wilders. Unfortunately, it means working with the demons I’ve always considered my enemies.Joining with the demons wouldn’t be a horrible prospect, except it means dealing with Corson... -
Civil War by James A. Hunter, Eden Hudson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBuild. Evolve. Conquer. Welcome to the Civil War ... Roark von Graf—former noble and hedge-mage, current mid-level mob in a MMORPG—has his sights set on taking down the tyrannical Dungeon Lord. But the reigning Troll despot is nearly as devious as Roark, and his followers are much higher level... -
Good Intentions by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRIVERThirteen years have passed since the war started, bombs fell, and the central states became a thing of the past.When the war ended, the government erected a wall to divide the surviving states from the destroyed ones. I never expected to leave my town, but unlike those who volunteered to go, I wasn’t given a choice. With a dim knowledge of my strange abilities, the soldiers came for me... -
Our Dark Duet by Victoria E. Schwab
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsTHE WORLD IS BREAKING. AND SO ARE THEY.KATE HARKER isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it.AUGUST FLYNN once yearned to be human. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost.THE WAR HAS BEGUN.THE MONSTERS ARE WINNING.Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in... -
Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA DEADLY HIGH Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical rush... -
Christmas with Dragons by Susan Illene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon slayer Bailey Monzac and her shifter lover Aidan are about to have their first holiday season together. They'd rather ignore the rest of the world this Christmas, but trouble is headed their way. Murderous dragons are on the loose, and there's also the shifter mating festival Bailey and Aidan are obligated to attend. And on top of that? Her long-lost father is coming for a visit... -
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The Black Rider by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the apocalypse, and apparently, I can’t trust anyone. Aeron had every opportunity to explain the horses that were haunting my drawings. I asked him several times about his crazy zombie killing horse. He omitted to tell me he was the Horseman of Death until Leif let it slip he was the Horseman of Pestilence when he introduced himself to me... -
The Shadow Aspect by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Layla took the final step through the labyrinth, she thought she was saving the ones she loved. She couldn't have been more wrong.Layla and the other survivors find themselves caught in a war for our world, the unwitting victims of a grudge seething for eons. Surviving the zombie apocalypse has become the least of their worries as they come up against vampires, shapeshifters, and fae...Categorized as:
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Dead Spring by A.L. Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sudden outbreak of violence at a local superstore leaves an eclectic group of people stranded. The isolation from the outside world and news of the devastation forces them to band together to survive. The survivors must adapt to the new rules of the world and seek comfort where they can...while they can... -
Dead Sea by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen war knocks on the door, burying your head in the sand won’t make it leave.Death called and I answered. Now Genesis is coming for us. But with the council making every excuse not to listen to my warnings, there’s no other option but to plot behind their backs.Time is limited.The sea kingdom awaits, and the sea king isn’t the kind of man to accept a rain check... -
Firebrand by J.D. Astra, James A. Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew worlds get new kings, and that’s exactly what Abby thinks she’s found in her boss’ hacked code. With a cataclysmic asteroid careening toward Earth, the VRMMORPG project Viridian Gate Online has become more than just a game, and Abby thinks her boss, Robert Osmark, wants to be more than just its founding father... -
Dead City by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow many times can you cheat death? I’m not sure but I have a feeling I’m about to be tested.First there were thirteen and now there’s only one. But the responsibilities don’t lessen. Bring the Harvest in, they say, take the soul orb to Haven, they order.One of me, and too many places to be. Like hell am I putting my ass on the line without back up...
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