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Fall of Kings by David Gemmell, Stella Gemmell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDarkness falls on the Great Green and the Ancient World is fiercely divided.On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King Agamemnon mass.Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene... -
![Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell]()
Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the final book of the Ash and Sand trilogy, Ruka, son of Beyla, faces the emperor of the world, yet even victory may not save his people…With the death of his ally, Farahi Alaku, Ruka ‘Godtongue’ is alone. Or not exactly… The island prince Kale Alaku now haunts his mind, rattling within his once peaceful ‘Grove’, promising revenge and growing every moment in power... -
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Kings of Ash by Richard Nell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe much anticipated continuation of the Ash and Sand trilogy...Follow the long, bloody journey of Ruka, son of Beyla through the islands of Pyu and the frozen wastes of the Ascom; see the return home of Ratama Kale Alaku, the 'Sorcerer-Prince', and the terrifying rise of his 'miracles'... -
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Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHe is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his Trojan allies. For there is a darkness at the heart of the Golden One, a savagery that, once awakened, can be appeased only with blood...Categorized as:
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![The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne]()
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSet in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.After the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrið.Now a new world is rising, where power-hungry jarls feud and monsters stalk the woods and mountains... -
![Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow's frontline in the Palleseen's relentless march to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world.Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time... -
![Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz]()
Владыка ледяного сада. Ночной странник by Jarosław Grzędowicz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsДва года назад на планете Мидгард пропала исследовательская группа землян из восьми человек. Теперь новая экспедиция посылает за ними спасателя, цель которого найти выживших или идентифицировать тела погибших, а также уничтожить все следы возможного контакта аборигенов с землянами... -
![The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron]()
The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe 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... -
![Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKolejna powieść z cyklu Malazańską Księga Poległych, wspaniałej monumentalnej sagi o wojnie Imperium Malazańskiego i ludziach uwikłanych w grę, której rezultat nie zawsze jest wynikiem działań śmiertelników... -
![Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Охотники за костями. Том 2 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
![Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Охотники за костями. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-я Малазанская Армия преследует остатки армии восстания и запирает ее в стенах Я'Гатана. В безжалостной бойне в стенах Я'Гатана погибнут многие, но и рождается новый элитный отряд Малазанской Армий — Охотников за Костями.Загадочные Тисти Эдур терроризируют все побережья мира, вырезая или отправляя в рабство целые народы... -
![Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller]()
Ghost in the Mask by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through cunning and valor she has cast down both proud lords and mighty sorcerers. But a power darker than any she has ever faced is awakening... -
![The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell]()
The Sea of Time by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #7 in the popular Kencyrath Saga. The Past Returns . . . Kothifir: a land where time shifts and the past can circle around to the present and vice versa at any moment. Here Jame, Kencyrath heir doomed to stalk the gods, joins the Southern Host to find that the past is infringing on the present and eating away at the foundations of the city state itself... -
![Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron]()
Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreedom has come at a price.Stranded on the coast of an uncharted land, Ryl will be tested as the world outside the Palisades proves darker than within.With little to no direction save the cryptic information from a mysterious stranger, Ryl must rely on his new-found skills and place his trust in his new companion. Together they forge onward into the barren wastes of the Outlands... -
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![Nightblade's Honor by Ryan Kirk]()
Nightblade's Honor by Ryan Kirk
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the riveting sequel to Nightblade’s Vengeance, the nightblades must choose a side, and the Kingdom will either rise again… or shatter into pieces.With the realm on the brink of war, the once-celebrated blades have become an easy target for the rage of its devastated citizens... -
![God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston]()
God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons, in the heart-pounding epic fantasy sequel to The Traitor God.Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites... -
![Across the Sorrow Sea by Anthony Ryan]()
Across the Sorrow Sea by Anthony Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE SORROW SEA—THE MOST FEARED REGION IN ALL THE FIVE SEAS—PLAGUED BY STORMS, PROWLED BY A MURDEROUS PIRATE KING, AND HOME TO INHUMAN TERRORS.Continuing their quest for the Seven Swords, legendary warrior Guyime and his companions must brave these perilous tides to find the mythic Spectral Isle, where once a demon named Lakorath was captured by a sorcerer of great power... -
![The Thief Who Wasn't There by Michael McClung]()
The Thief Who Wasn't There by Michael McClung
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBellarius, saved from utter destruction, is now plunged into vicious civil war. Amra has vanished, and while Holgren has a plan to find her and bring her back, his plan teeters between impossibility and insanity... -
![From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick]()
From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIf you value your life, stay out of the forest. As a captive of the Owl Queen’s Court, Nascha’s life has always been one knife’s edge away from disaster. But when she is threatened for nothing more than the colour of her hair, Nascha attempts the unthinkable: escape through the dreaded Magpie King’s forest... -
![The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson]()
The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn.With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King’s Envoy... -
![The Gates of Tagmeth by P.C. Hodgell]()
The Gates of Tagmeth by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew novel in the Kencyrath series, sequel to The Sea of Time. Adventure in a well-crafted high fantasy land. Destruction is in Jame Knorth's nature. Literally. She is the avatar of the god Gerridon, also known as That-Which-Destroys, the god of chaos and ruin... -
![The Errantry of Bantam Flyn by Jonathan French]()
The Errantry of Bantam Flyn by Jonathan French
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Coburn. Rooster-Men of the Tin Isles. Proud and combative by nature, the coburn are an imposing race. The males, ever protective of their mates, fight to the death if threatened, especially against their own kind. Some, however, pursue a chaste life of chivalry and join the Valiant Spur, an order of coburn knights... -
![Shadow of the Lantern Bearer by Chris R. Underwood]()
Shadow of the Lantern Bearer by Chris R. Underwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic is a disease. It spreads like a plague and drives the infected mad with power.Death is the only cure.Seventeen-year-old Kole Felmen is destined for a life spent executing infected sorcerers and disposing of their tainted remains.But his first execution ends in disaster... -
![Those Brave, Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick]()
Those Brave, Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon't draw your blade in the City of Swords, unless you're willing to kill… or ready to die.Young and filled with idealistic fervor, Arturo packs his blade and travels to the fabled City of Swords in the hopes of joining the dashing Bravadori. Yet upon arriving he discovers these masked vigilantes have more in common with brutal thugs than noble monster slayers... -
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![A Man of His Word by Dave Duncan]()
A Man of His Word by Dave Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young couple battles forces determined to keep them apart in this high fantasy series by “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). These four fantasy novels of love and adventure follow the exploits of childhood friends Inos and Rap as their feelings are tested by the direst of circumstances... -
![Ally by K. Eason]()
Ally by K. Eason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe city of Illharek teeters on the edge of war. Rival godsworn battle in both the Suburban streets and the Senate chambers. And in the fields and forests, a Taliri army plots its attack.When a rebel faction of Taliri offers to help defeat Tal’Shik, Dekklis sends Snow and her partner, Veiko, north to Cardik’s ruins... -
![Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Буря Жнеца. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsНеспокойно в Летерийской империи. Рулад Сэнгар, Император Тысячи Смертей, попал под демоническую власть своего колдовского меча, который дарит ему бессмертие. Тайная полиция Патриотистов начинает чистки среди подданных. Пророки больше не могут видеть грядущее. Дворец полон заговорщиков, чиновники коррумпированы и ими движут только личные интересы... -
![Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон]()
Память льда. Том 1 by Steven Erikson, Стивен Эриксон
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsРазрываемый длительными войнами континент Генабакис стал колыбелью для новой кровожадной империи - Паннионского Домина. Армии таинственного Провидца захватывают город за городом, буквально опустошая всё на своём пути. Чтобы противостоять им, объявленное вне закона Войско Дуджека Однорукого вынуждено объединиться с заклятым врагом Малазанской империи... -
![The Land You Never Leave by Angus Watson]()
The Land You Never Leave by Angus Watson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly and uneasily allied, two tribes from different worlds set off across the Ocean of Grass. Their mission is to fulfil a prophecy and take Ottar the Moaner west of west, to save mankind. In their way are the denizens of the Badlands, the most terrifying and powerful collection of murderers and monsters the world has ever seen... -
![Ruin and Rising: Chapter 1 by Leigh Bardugo]()
Ruin and Rising: Chapter 1 by Leigh Bardugo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDownload the first chapter of Ruin and Rising, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Grisha Trilogy!The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army... -
![The God Stalker Chronicles by P.C. Hodgell]()
The God Stalker Chronicles by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJame is a Kencyrath, the chosen people of the Three-Faced God, who fight the demonic being called Perimal Darkling. At the same time, she fights an internal battle for their honor because 3,000 years ago the leader of the Kencyrath betrayed his people to the Darkness for his own immortality.She also must find her ten-year older brother Tori and return to him the sword and ring of their father... -
![A Warrior's Burden: Book One of Saga of the Known Lands by Jacob Peppers]()
A Warrior's Burden: Book One of Saga of the Known Lands by Jacob Peppers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere he walks, death follows. He was once known as Prince Bernard, ruler of his people and the man who led them in the Fey War against creatures out of myth and legend, beings out of nightmare. A man renowned for his strength, a man feared by his own people as much as his enemies. But there are other names for him, too. Kingslayer. Oathbreaker. Traitor. The Crimson Prince.And they are all true... -
![Darkblade Protector by Andy Peloquin]()
Darkblade Protector by Andy Peloquin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProtect the innocent at any costThe Hunter, legendary assassin of Voramis, has been given a second chance. He will safeguard Hailen, the boy he rescued from a demon, against any threat—mortal or immortal... -
![Fallen Sepulchre by J.D. Franx]()
Fallen Sepulchre by J.D. Franx
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarning: 18+ Only. Contains scenes of an adult nature. Threatened by an Elloryan invasion reinforced by the Ancients, the sanctuary Ember and Max sought in DormaSai after Kael’s burial is at its end. A civil war rages in Cethos, and the threat of Wildland tribal attacks in the Blood Kingoms is imminent... -
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![The March of Magnus by Robert J. Power]()
The March of Magnus by Robert J. Power
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's lethal with a sword. She's deadly with her bow. But will it be enough in the coming war?Erroh must return to Spark City to warn of the approaching army. Growing ever stronger, the reluctant warrior and his fierce companion must elude bandits and soldiers in a mad dash against time... -
![Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell]()
Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJame and her friend Marc journey over the mountains to find Jame's twin brother Tori, but they must face great dangers, including planet-threatening enemies... -
![Blood of the Lost by J.D. Franx]()
Blood of the Lost by J.D. Franx
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 2 from JD Franx's epic new saga! Few people survive the suffering that Kael Symes has experienced. Hot steel, demonic magic, and the loss of those he loves. After escaping the horrors of Arkum Zul, Kael and his companions survive a terror-filled night on the ocean only to find themselves shipwrecked and stranded in the Wildlands... -
![The Complete Rhenwars Saga by M.L. Spencer]()
The Complete Rhenwars Saga by M.L. Spencer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Well of Tears was created to harness the power of the Netherworld to prevent a magical apocalypse. Now Darien Lauchlin is the last surviving mage capable of reversing the destruction the Well unleashed. Darien will be forced to sacrifice everything of himself and everyone around him--all to preserve a nation of people who despise him... -
![Reign of Iron by Angus Watson]()
Reign of Iron by Angus Watson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWARRIOR QUEENS AND ROMAN INVADERS DO BATTLE IN THE FINAL VOLUME OF THIS THRILLING EPIC FANTASY TRILOGY.Caesar's soldiers have murdered, massacred and pillaged their way through Gaul and loom on the far side of the sea, ready to descend upon Britain -- with them are an unstoppable legion of men twisted by dark magic... -
![Darkblade Outcast by Andy Peloquin]()
Darkblade Outcast by Andy Peloquin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a killer escape the evil inside him?The Hunter has fled his home and the suffering left in his wake. Hoping to cleanse the stain of blood on his hands, he aids travelers beset by bandits only to discover those he saved are warrior clerics on a holy mission to kill him... -
![Warpsword by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett]()
Warpsword by Mike Lee, Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the world of Warhammer, no race is as cruel and treacherous as the dark elves, and no member of this race is more infamous than Malus Darkblade. His soul taken forfeit by a daemon, Darkblade must now seek the legendary Warpsword of Khaine or be forever damned... -
![The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie]()
The Great Change by Joe Abercrombie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Great Change (and Other Lies) is a novella-length collection that gathers four short stories related to Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness, featuring old friends and new: from smugglers to kings, from diamond-cutters to dress-makers, from the most apparently insignificant of slaves to the most feared man in the Union, Old Sticks himself... -
![Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron]()
Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCursed from birth. Forced into slavery. It's time to fight back.The blood of the Ancients is the most coveted ingredient in all of Damaris. The fabled elixir made from it grants those who drink it life that extends far beyond natural means.There is no higher honor in the kingdom then being granted the privilege of bidding for it... -
![Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell]()
Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA deformed genius plots vengeance while struggling to survive. A wastrel prince comes of age, finding a power he never imagined. Two worlds are destined to collide. Only one can be king. Ruka, called a demon at birth, is a genius. Born malformed and ugly into the snow-covered wasteland of the Ascom, he was spared from death by his mother's love... -
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![World's Edge by Ryan Kirk]()
World's Edge by Ryan Kirk
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTwo cycles have passed since Ryuu lost his adopted father, and he dares to hope that he’s found peace at last. But nightblades live by the sword, and when a new breed of warrior threatens the Southern Kingdom, Ryuu and Moriko are pulled to opposite edges of the known world to uncover mysteries that have lain dormant for hundreds of cycles... -
![The Sacred Band by Janet E. Morris, Chris Morris]()
The Sacred Band by Janet E. Morris, Chris Morris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sacred Band of Thebes lives on, a world away, in this mythic novel of love in war in ancient times. In 338 BCE, during the Battle of Chaeronea that results in the massacre of the Sacred Band of Thebes, the legendary Tempus and his Stepson cavalry rescue twenty-three pairs of Theban Sacred Banders, paired lovers and friends, to fight on other days... -
![Fae: The Sins of the Wyrde by Graham Austin-King]()
Fae: The Sins of the Wyrde by Graham Austin-King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Riven Wyrde Saga.With her king’s plans laid bare, Selena must take drastic steps as the invaders push deeper into Anlan, driven by the schemes of the Sealord. The war between Anlish and Bjornmen rages, even as the fae remain unchecked... -
![Darkrise by M.L. Spencer]()
Darkrise by M.L. Spencer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Series on Sale for Limited Time Only! Some Bonds Are Meant to Be Shattered. Darien Lauchlin betrayed his allegiance to the Rhen when he sold his soul to the God of Chaos. Now the unthinkable has occurred: war between Malikar and the Rhen looms on the horizon... -
![The Legend of Sigmar. Graham McNeill by Graham McNeill]()
The Legend of Sigmar. Graham McNeill by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSigmar is the greatest leader of men the world has ever known. By saving the high king of the dwarfs, he earned the eternal friendship of the mountain folk. When a mighty horde of orcs threatened his lands, he united the tribes of men to stand against them at Black Fire Pass. He broke the siege of Middenheim and pushed back the forces of Chaos... -
![The Rise of Nagash by Mike Lee]()
The Rise of Nagash by Mike Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNagash is the first necromancer and the supreme lord of undeath. He wrested the secrets of dark magic from the elves and perverted them to suit his ends. When the priest-kings of Nehekhara stood united against him, he broke their armies and sacked their cities. He raised the largest army of the dead the world has ever known and became an immortal dark god. His deeds are legend. This is his story...
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