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  • Deadhouse Landing by Ian C. Esslemont

    Deadhouse Landing by Ian C. Esslemont

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After the disappointments of Li Heng, Dancer and Kellanved wash up on a small insignificant island named Malaz. Immediately, of course, Kellanved plans to take it over. To do so they join forces with a small band of Napans who have fled a civil war on their own home island...
  • Four Beheadings and a Funeral by Eric Ugland

    Four Beheadings and a Funeral by Eric Ugland

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We join Montana, recently returned from an impromptu study abroad trip, a bit wiser, a bit broader in perspective, and a lot freaked out by the once-dead person who’s currently in his bedroom.Possible zombie sightings aside, he’s finally ready to take his job as Duke seriously...
  • The Silver Thief by Edward W. Robertson

    The Silver Thief by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante Galand has cured the sickness that trapped him on the Plagued Islands. Now, it's time to leave. And kill a priest. The target is Gladdic of Bressel. Gladdic, who executed Dante's friend, the pirate Captain Twill. Who all but enslaved the Plagued Islands. And whose visions of empire are far from over...
  • The Spear of Stars by Edward W. Robertson

    The Spear of Stars by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The White Lich has conquered Tanar Atain. Soon, he means to take the entire world. Dante suspects his next target will be Bressel, where the Tanarians have established their court in exile. The only chance to stop the lich will be to forge a fragile alliance between the bitter enemies of three different lands: Tanar Atain, Mallon, and Narashtovik. The city stands on the brink of rebellion...
  • Winter's King by Bryce O'Connor

    Winter's King by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Monster of Karth has risen once more. Quin Tern has met his fate, and his council has born the price of crossing Raz i'Syul Arro. Now, as the cruel walls of Azbar fade into the winter storms at his back, Raz rides north, seeking to take the High Priest Talo Brahnt up on an offer he never should have refused...
  • Wild Wild Quest by Eric Ugland

    Wild Wild Quest by Eric Ugland

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Straight out of the West (or, you know, somewhere through a gloom portal), in a thunder of hooves (but they’re kinda like giant turtle hooves, if you can picture it?), comes Montana Coggeshall, gun (sword) slinger.Sure, he’s survived Fiends’ Night and an all-out goblin war. But for his people in Coggeshall to truly be safe, Montana needs to go out and find the source of all these crazy attacks...
  • The Duelist 5 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex and his crew continue their journey to Terr Island, but the sea isn’t the last obstacle they have to face.Once they land, it’s an uphill battle against the island to reach Terr’s capital, and even when they reach the city, trouble abounds.If Alex doesn’t do something, the island of Terr is in danger of being destroyed by the Red Sun demons, or worse, by civil war...
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  • To Wield a Crown by Helen Scheuerer

    To Wield a Crown by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A final quest. A people divided. Can one cyren turn the tides of fate?The time has come to obtain the final birthstone of Saddoriel. Reeling from a near-deadly sacrifice, Roh must rally all her strength if she is to take her place upon the throne.But with cyrenkind divided and enemies closing in, the road to Lochloria and beyond is more dangerous than ever...
  • Court of the Shifter by Logan Jacobs

    Court of the Shifter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This gorgeous vampire princess hates me, but that’s probably because the prophecy foretells that she must bear my children…One day, I was just a park ranger in Idaho. I liked my job, but my life wasn’t particularly exciting.Then I fell into an underground spring and landed in another world.A fantasy world full of vampires, shifters, and monsters...
  • Summoner 11 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 11 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As if one Archon loose on the Southern continent wasn’t enough, now the snake-goddess Utuni has awakened. And she’s joined forces with Miralea. But the jaguar goddess is still weak after her defeat at Gryff’s hands, so there’s still a chance for Gryff to capture her...
  • Summoner 9 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 9 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phi might be taken care of, but now another problem arises to the South. Gryff and his team travel to the Southern Continent to address rumors of a risen goddess, and as they trek through the treacherous jungles, Gryff has to keep his wits about him … Because something is watching...
  • Summoner 10 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gryff and his team have tracked down the Archon Miralea to her temple fortress. But that was the easy part. Now, they must fight their way through her hundreds of crazed followers, continue to survive the perils of the jungle, and try to defeat their third Archon...
  • Wardens of Issalia: The Complete Epic Series by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

    Wardens of Issalia: The Complete Epic Series by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Intrigue, adventure, and betrayal abound in this complete fantasy series box set! Trained at an elite academy and armed with dangerous magic, the wardens of Issalia must confront a sinister enemy bent on conquest...
  • Relentless by R.A. Salvatore

    Relentless by R.A. Salvatore

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the long-awaited trilogy featuring one of the most beloved characters in all of fantasy—Drizzt Do'Urden—a rollicking tale of life, death, intrigue, magic, danger, and the timeless bonds of family and friendship from New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore...
  • The Duelist by Eric Vall

    The Duelist by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Duel your enemy and kill him.Take his assets, including his wives, as your own.Grow your estate and become the most powerful warrior mage this world has ever seen...
  • Summoner 6 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 6 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free from the Shadowscape, Gryff returns to the world only to find two months have passed him by, but it’s nothing compared to what’s in store for him next. Gryff has his hands full between Enclaves falling, undead bounty hunters hell bent on revenge, and oh yeah, the council is out to get him, too...
  • Summoner 7 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gryff and his friends have spent the last two years battling constant rifts and hunting down ancient ciphers, but now that they’re starting to get some answers, only more questions arise. Gryff will have to be on the top of his game to stay ahead of betrayals, political coups, and goddess monsters from the shadowscape attempting to seduce him...
  • Boundless by R.A. Salvatore

    Boundless by R.A. Salvatore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This second book in New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore’s all-new trilogy—full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills—features one of fantasy’s most beloved and enduring characters, Drizzt Do’Urden.Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted...
  • Midnight's Mask by Paul S. Kemp

    Midnight's Mask by Paul S. Kemp

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The shadows deepen in every corner of the Realms.The sun no longer shines on a man who has embraced the darkness within him.The day's opposite finds Erevis Cale so far along the path away from his own humanity, he may never again walk as a man.In the end, to be Chosen by a god like Mask is more curse than blessing..
  • The Dungeon Leader by Konrad Ryan

    The Dungeon Leader by Konrad Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trapped in a dungeon and infected with a werewolf virus, Tad wrestles with Fenrir, the wolf inside his dagger. Somehow the wolf can hear his thoughts. He taunts Tad. Can Tad escape the dungeon? And what of Titan and the danger it poses to Earth?Even if he returns to Earth, it has its own problems. The creators have all entered Titan; Titanspawn blocks the sky and the world is freezing over...
  • Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery With each rival my syndicate eliminates two more appear, and they are out for blood. The assassin’s guild, the dwarven miners, and the elven overlords are all looking to put our heads on a pike...
  • Monster Girl Mountain by Edward Lang

    Monster Girl Mountain by Edward Lang

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He had to die to meet the (monster) girl of his dreams.Jack is a survival expert who wakes up after an avalanche on a snow-covered mountain, and has to fight for survival every inch of the way.Then he meets Lelia, a beautiful monster girl from a tribe of women who need Jack’s help.They need protection…They need a warrior…And more than anything, they need a man...
  • The Duelist 4 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 4 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex has once again increased his Duelist rank and the size of his holdings and estates.He’s also become quite enamored with one of the Asher Lord’s mage sisters, but more and more mysteries and questions keep popping up in the world of Aventoll.Alex will have to keep his wits about him to stay one step ahead of his enemies, and he might even have to leave Nata Isle to find the answers he seeks...
  • Summoner 18 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 18 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has been extended an offer and invitation to the Shadowscape by the Archon Carth: If he stays in her palace for a week, she will spare Varle Enclave.Sounds easy enough, but little does Gryff know what this trip will cost him.Or what he’ll soon learn...
  • Summoner 17 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 17 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff is a married man, a professor, and a soon to be father now.But his life is still far from ordinary, boring, or safe.Especially when massive, mega monsters start appearing on his honeymoon...
  • King of Shadows by Mike Truk

    King of Shadows by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge, they say, is a dish best served bloody and twitching.For Kellik, nothing matters so much as defeating his father and destroying his reign over Port Gloom.But as powerful as Kellik has become, his father will surely crush him if he doesn't stay three steps ahead...
  • Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They took it all: his will, his memories, his freedom, his magic. Imprisoned by his enemies, tortured and drugged to keep his magic suppressed, Ian Troy returns to a world as marred and broken as he is. Ravaged by the reign of her new High King, Draken of Langor, Mirra’kelan’s citizens live in fear. The Shinree, misled by Jem Reth’s promises, are no longer slaves, but they are far from free...
  • Summoner 12 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 12 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The capital Umo Portana has fallen to the goddess Utuni. But Gryff isn’t about to let the rest of Utun fall to the serpent Archon. The only problem is, Utuni’s blood aura makes her legions more powerful with each monster that’s killed, so Gryff and his team realize they’re going to need a little help. Gryff expects maybe a few Utun men to join his cause...
  • Summoner 13 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 13 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has finally captured Miralea and Utuni, the two goddesses who wreaked havoc upon the Southern Continent. Now, it’s time to go home. Or … at least that was the plan. But after a surprise rift and a hurricane, Gryff finds himself stranded on an unknown island with his friends nowhere in sight...
  • Summoner 14 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 14 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has gained a new power and a new shapeshifting wife.But his impromptu vacation is over.When his Mistral friends find him again, they inform him that Varleth is still missing, and the Archon Veopa has awakened in the country of Vay.Now, it’s up to Gryff to search for his friend and hopefully bring peace to the shapeshifting territories...
  • Summoner 15 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 15 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has his hands pretty full in the south.Not only is Varleth still missing, but now Veopa has awakened in the country of Vay.Plus, his women have been emboldened by his hawk wife Freya, and now they all want to bear him children.It’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it, and Gryff is certainly not complaining...
  • Summoner 16 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 16 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff is finally returning to Mistral.But home is not the same as he left it, and neither is he.Now, Gryff has to figure out how to reintegrate himself into his classes and the Academy, just in time for midterms.Oh, and he’s got a wedding to plan, too...
  • The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson

    The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarred by a brutal past, she has sworn to help those in need.As one of the Hundred, Yvonne cannot ignore a plea for help, even if all she wants is a quiet life, somewhere safe for her adopted children to grow into adulthood.Safety is in short supply. Young people, some of them children, are going missing in large numbers, leaving bewildered and grieving families behind...
  • Queen of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Queen of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her life burned to ashes. Her city under siege. She will sacrifice everything she has for bloody vengeance.Ilanna has lost everything: her friends, her home, her family, her dreams of freedom. All that remains is a burning desire to find the bastards who burned down her city and tried to kill her.But a traitor hides among the ranks of the Night Guild, poisoning her friends and allies with lies...
  • Silver Magi 3 by D. Levesque

    Silver Magi 3 by D. Levesque

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Void are being hunted, and Brandon is learning just how much danger Earth is in. Humans are about to be able to use Wild Magic. The Organization is being used as the first wave of a change that will destroy humanity.In hunting the Void, Brandon has found out about a secret so big, that he has no choice but to seek others' help. This is now something that he cannot do alone...
  • Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton

    Mercenary of Empyrea : An Isekai Barbarian Fantasy Adventure by Michael Dalton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t know who I am. I only know what I need to be.I awoke in a tomb. I had nothing but a big sword and uncertain memories from uncertain lives.I was a great warrior who wandered this land before being killed by an ageless tyrant wizard-king. I was a warrior of a very different sort, who lived in a city of steel and glass...
  • Empire of Grass by Tad Williams

    Empire of Grass by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Following on from The Witchwood Crown, Empire of Grass: Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard continues the story of one of the best loved fantasy epics of all time - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, the inspiration for Christopher Paolini and George R. R. Martin...
  • Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery The best part of being a human is everyone constantly underestimates you, and that means they never see it coming when your dagger plunges into their heart. Our business is growing, but so is our list of enemies...
  • The Duelist 2 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 2 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex is quickly becoming accustomed to life in the strange world of Aventoll.He’s won two Duels already, along with two estates and two gorgeous wives.But success breeds jealousy, and Alex discovers he has a target on his back.Alex’s enemies want him dead so they can take his wives and estate, but they don’t know Alex isn’t from their world.And he doesn’t play by their rules...
  • A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As darkness descends, two destinies will merge. But as embers fly, one may rise from the ashes.A KINGDOM…Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers...
  • Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall

    Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was just a bison rancher from Montana when a bear attack almost killed me. Now, I’ve awoken into a brutal world where everyone is part beast, and their animal instincts are taking over. Something sinister is in the air, and werecreatures of every species are colliding with teeth and claws.But I’m the rarest and deadliest of all: the werebear...
  • Dungeon In My Closet by Logan Jacobs

    Dungeon In My Closet by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Starting college was already exciting enough, but then I found a portal in my dorm closet.This portal led to a fantastical world full of monsters, magic, dungeons, and the ability to level up my attributes, weapon, and armor stats.Speaking of weapons and armor: the best part of this new world is the enchanted weapons and armor I found that turned out to be beautiful women...
  • Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Breaking the curse will break her heartGandrett can no longer hope that she has a dying chance to save the Prince of Ulfray nor the friend the Dragon King has taken from her. But she won’t give up—even if it means she has to travel to the forests of Ulfray first to help the Prince of Fae to wake his people...
  • The Free Bastards by Jonathan French

    The Free Bastards by Jonathan French

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-awaited war has come in the sweeping conclusion to the Lot Lands trilogy--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy.The long-awaited war has come in the sweeping conclusion to the Lot Lands trilogy--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy...
  • Idols Fall by Mike Shel

    Idols Fall by Mike Shel

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “AT LONG LAST, EVEN GODS WILL KNOW REGRET…”Agnes Manteo now bears her father’s sentient Djao sword, along with a terrible revelation—the gods are charlatans, ancient sorcerers who draw their strength from the suffering of humanity. She and her Syraeic companions have but one duty: to track down those pretenders and end their reign of cruelty and lies, no matter the cost...
  • The Demon City by Evan Currie

    The Demon City by Evan Currie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Born in flame and flood, the newly born community of Atlantis has begun to rebuild from being forced from their homes by the Demonic hordes. For Elanthielle however, the war is still out there...
  • Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist

    Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Dark and powerful forces threaten the world of Garn once more in this second novel in legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist’s epic fantasy series, the Firemane Saga.Hatushaly and his young wife Hava have arrived in the prosperous trading town of Beran’s Hill to restore and reopen the fire-damaged Inn of the Three Stars...
  • Dawn of Night by Paul S. Kemp

    Dawn of Night by Paul S. Kemp

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The shadows recede from a lost temple in a forgotten wilderness.The sun rises on a new calling for a man as loyal as he is mysterious.The day's beginning finds Erevis Cale holding in his steady hands more power than he dared hope for - and more responsibility than he ever imagined.For now, he will have to put his trust in a god served by thieves and born of chaos...
  • Timeless by R.A. Salvatore, Victor Bevine

    Timeless by R.A. Salvatore, Victor Bevine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    12 Hours and 30 MinutesAt long last, New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills...
  • The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

    The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth. Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign...
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