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  • The Void of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    The Void of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When banished Princess Maia is captured by her father and threatened with execution, it appears that all is lost…until the people rise in rebellion against their king. Suddenly, the cast-aside royal finds herself crowned the first Queen of Comoros. But enemies appear on all sides as her father’s conniving supporters assemble a new army against the fledgling ruler...
  • The Rebel Mages by Laurie Forest

    The Rebel Mages by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Journey to the magical world of Erthia in these two exciting prequels to The Black WitchWandfastedTwenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at the illustrious Verpax University, Erthia was rent asunder during the devastating Realm War...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  audiobook  book  dark  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A 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...
  • The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The official guide to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series complete with characters, creatures, new artwork, and more!Everyone knows the story of the assassin queen. But now, fans of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series will be immersed in her journey like never before...
  • A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

    A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Two 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...
  • Dryad-Born by Jeff Wheeler

    Dryad-Born by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The struggle to save the plague-ridden kingdoms continues in this captivating second novel in the Whispers from Mirrowen series.The orphan Phae has kept her innate ability secret since she was young. Not only does she possess the dangerous fireblood, but she can also steal the memories of anyone who looks into her eyes. Phae has no idea that her combination of powers is extraordinary...
  • Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lakewalker Barr Foxbrush returns from two years of patrolling the bitter wilds of Luthlia against the enigmatic, destructive entities called malices, only to find that the secret daughter he'd left behind in the hinterland of Oleana has disappeared from her home after a terrible accusation...
  • The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels...
  • The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hard on the heels of trouble in Zirdai city, Shyla Sun-Kissed and Rendor are ordered to report to the King of Koraha - a summons that is deadly to ignore. The King holds the key to Koraha's existence, but a formidable new enemy threatens Koraha's very survival and the King desperately needs Shyla and Rendor's help...
  • Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue by K.F. Breene

    Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What 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...
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    magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  high-fantasy  humor  warriors
  • Endgames by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Endgames by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The twelfth novel in L. E. Modesitt, Jr's, New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series the Imager Portfolio, and the third book in the story arc that began with Treachery's Tools and Assassin's Price. Solidar is in chaos.Charyn, the young and untested ruler of Solidar, has survived assassination, and he struggles to gain control of a realm in the grip of social upheaval, war, and rioting...
  • Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We must overcome and prevail ...King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated...
  • The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who says all handsome princes are charming? Hunted by the Magikas, Amel seeks refuge on a secluded island with her beloved dragon and an injured friend. But when she meets the Prince of Baojang there, she realizes she can't stay in hiding. Someone needs to warn the Dominion of the plotted treachery she’s sure he’s a part of - and quickly before her friend Savette is married off to the Dark Prince...
  • Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alexander’s costly victory at Northport provides only a brief reprieve from the onslaught of enemy forces converging on those loyal to the Old Law. Prince Phane has created a deadly new soldier – man mixed with darkness – imbued with terrible power and a purpose so sinister that that it could turn those Alexander loves most against him … or take them away from him forever...
  • The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

    The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The 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...
  • Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer

    Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    With 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...
  • Dark God by T.C. Southwell

    Dark God by T.C. Southwell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After 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...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  adult  book  demons  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Sprout by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Sprout by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha. The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  harem
  • Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say love conquers all…but what about an army of ruthless dragons?Kaida and Prince Tarrin barely escaped the dungeon of Belharnt with their lives.Now, the Remnant is hunting them while the Royal Palace is under the claw of the Council...
  • A Legacy of Wrath and Reckoning by Victoria J. Price

    A Legacy of Wrath and Reckoning by Victoria J. Price

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To living free. Held captive after a failed attack to take down her enemies, Zylah is determined to uphold her vow—for herself, and for those terrorised by the monsters set loose across Astaria.In her darkest hour she dreams of only two things: revenge, and to be reunited with those she’s lost...
  • Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur

    Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A mage apprentice and her master... Against three hundred mercenaries sieging a town.Seventeen-year-old mage apprentice Rielle accompanies her master, Leigh, on a mission to save a viscount from a town under mercenary control. But mercenaries aren't the only newcomers to town. When the mission goes awry, Rielle must choose whether to follow her orders or follow her conscience...
  • Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story..
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    epic  magic  paranormal  book  dark  fae  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Venatrix Ayleth made a vow of loyalty to her Holy Order.But is the Order loyal to Ayleth?Still recovering from her deadly encounter with the Phantomwitch, Ayleth finds herself the unwilling guest of the Golden Prince, forced to enjoy his hospitality . . . and the not-so-gentle ministrations of Venator Fendrel du Glaive.There’s something strange about Fendrel...
  • Of Cages and Crowns by Brianna Joy Crump

    Of Cages and Crowns by Brianna Joy Crump

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For goddess-touched girls, there is only one destiny: the CullingFrom the moment Monroe Benson is born with a mark on her hand and the ability to summon fire from her fingertips, her life will never be her own. She’s goddess-touched, which means she’s destined to participate in the Culling, an age-old competition to determine the next queen of Erydia...
  • The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The story of Kerovan, whose cloven hooves set him apart from the human folk of the Dales, as he seeks his rights as heir to the throne of Ulm at a time when strange sea invaders are shattering the old kingdoms, and equally enigmatic manifestations of the Old Ones coming to interfere with humanity...
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust...
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    magic  epic  paranormal  romance  fantasy  new-adult  dragons  fiction
  • Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox

    Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Birthed in shadow. Forged in fire.A Splintered KingdomAn ancient grudge has kept humans and the magical races of Arcanis at odds for centuries. The Arcane Crucible, a legendary series of trials that occurs every 25 years, offers a chance for peace. A Haunted Warrior Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, is a shadow of her former self...
  • The Uncrowned Prince by Kenley Davidson

    The Uncrowned Prince by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kiss 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...
  • Veil of Shadows by Krista Street

    Veil of Shadows by Krista Street

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Elowen’s fate now lies in the hands of her captor, and she must decide if she’ll fight him at every turn or accept that life as she knew it has irrevocably changed. All my life I’ve been dutiful. Subservient. Accommodating. But I refuse to let that trend continue. Locked away by the notorious Dark Raider, I vow to fight for my freedom . . . no matter the stakes...
  • Bride of Alvar  (Redemption Book #1) by Silver Reins

    Bride of Alvar (Redemption Book #1) by Silver Reins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All her life Lucy's mother has insisted Lucy is promised in marriage to a king from another world. Determined to take control of her life, Lucy gets engaged to her very normal boyfriend. However, before she can make it down the aisle, a darkly handsome and mysterious King Alvar appears and tells her the time has come for her to marry him and become his queen...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  book  dark  dragons  female-mc  fiction
  • Wings of Starless Night by Sadie Sterling

    Wings of Starless Night by Sadie Sterling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To the fae of the Sorcen Court, Princess Allina Kingsdaughter is a traitor and a fugitive, inevitably claimed by the same madness that cost her father his crown and his life. Ensnared by the lies of her uncle, the reigning Sorcen King, they will never know the truth of her betrayal. A traitor princess...
  • Bound by Firelight by Dana Swift

    Bound by Firelight by Dana Swift

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The heart-pounding sequel to Cast in Firelight, perfect for fans of epic, sweepingly romantic fantasy by Sabaa Tahir, Susan Dennard, and Mary E. Pearson.After a magical eruption devastates the kingdom of Belwar, royal heir Adraa is falsely accused of masterminding the destruction and forced to stand trial in front of her people, who see her as a monster...
  • Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After her entire clan was massacred, a young woman assumes her brother's identity and becomes a warrior - all to exact revenge upon the chieftain who ordered her family slain. But the chieftain, Lord Medb, has resurrected the forbidden art of sorcery and plans to destroy all who oppose him in this dark ages fantasy world...
  • Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. In the land of Pozhar, the people fear the return of Zhar Ptitsa, the god of souls and rebirth who nearly destroyed them nine hundred years ago in a terrible rage...
  • Unbound by Katherine Buel

    Unbound by Katherine Buel

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the growing conflict forces Logan to embrace his newly discovered heritage, he fights to control a power he has long kept buried—a power that threatens everything he has tried to make of himself. Desperate to spare Astarti yet another burden, he tries to hide his crumbling control, but she has long since learned to recognize a lie...
  • A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The second book in A Trial of Sorcerers is filled with forbidden magic, shadowy intrigue, heart-pounding action, and slow-burn romance.Eira is now a champion of the Solaris Empire. She’s off to a land she’s only dreamed about. But a nightmare awaits her.Her sworn enemy has escaped. His allies are powerful and deadly...
  • The Living God by Dave Duncan

    The Living God by Dave Duncan

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    War had engulfed the whole world. The imposter imperor ruling in Hub was the tool of the paranoid and almighty sorcerer Xinixo, who wielded the combined power of thousands of sorcerer slaves. And yet, despite his seeming omnipotence, the pathetic few who resisted him were still at liberty, even making a little progress...
  • Shattered Glass by Maria V. Snyder

    Shattered Glass by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While trying to teach her adopted daughter, Reema, how to work with molten glass, Opal receives a letter from Master Magician Zitora Cowan requesting Opal's immediate help. Zitora resigned from the Sitian Council over two years ago to search for her lost sister, and no one has heard from her since...
  • Rise of the Dawnbringer by I.A. Takerian

    Rise of the Dawnbringer by I.A. Takerian

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The first book in I. A. Takerian’s high-fantasy series is a slow-burn romance that surpasses the bounds of time.After living her entire life behind the white walls of the illustrious kingdom of Delinval, Princess Mara, niece of the great King Grathiel, understands what is expected of her...
  • Lover of Thorns and Holy Gods by Grace Draven

    Lover of Thorns and Holy Gods by Grace Draven

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A trilogy of short stories from the worlds of 'Entreat Me' and the Master of Crows and Wraith Kings series.Strong Blood: Ballard de Sauveterre (from 'Entreat Me') crosses time to share a drink with Silhara of Neith (from Masters of Crows) and discovers a connection that spans generations...
  • The Last Talisman by Licia Troisi

    The Last Talisman by Licia Troisi

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nihal must make an impossible journey to defeat an army of the dead   Nihal wakes in the forest, a talisman heavy around her neck. Her armies are scattered, she is sick with fever, and the Tyrant’s grip on the Overworld is tighter than ever...
  • Emperor and Clown by Dave Duncan

    Emperor and Clown by Dave Duncan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A princess and a stableboy? It sounds like the worst sort of hackneyed formula romance. Think again, for "A Man of His Word" may well be the most original fantasy you ever read. The magic is unique and applied in unexpected ways, some of which the late Lester del Rey admitted he had not met in fifty years as writer and editor...
  • The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sarah Kozloff's breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms, which began with A Queen in Hiding, comes to a thrilling conclusion in The Cerulean Queen.The true queen of Weirandale has returned.Cerulia has done the impossible and regained the throne. However, she's inherited a council of traitors, a realm in chaos, and a war with Oromondo...
  • A Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    A Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sarah Kozloff, author of Queen of Raiders, continues her breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms with book three, A Broken Queen, and all four books will be published within a month of each other, so you can binge your favorite new fantasy series.Time can heal all wounds, but not all wounds are visible...
  • Shifter and Shadow by Sharon Shinn

    Shifter and Shadow by Sharon Shinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part 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...
  • Sword-Sworn by Jennifer Roberson

    Sword-Sworn by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The sixth book in the Sword-Dancer saga continues the legendary adventures of Tiger and Del, magic wielders and skilled warriorsThe South had always been Tiger’s home. Left as an infant to die in the desert, his real origins were unknown...
  • The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon

    The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Assassin King opens at winter's end with the arrival by sea of a mysterious hunter, a man of ancient race and purpose, who endlessly chants the names of the pantheon of demons that are his intended victims, as well as one other: Ysk, the original name of the Brother, now known as Achmed, the Assassin King of Ylorc...
  • Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

    Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs...
  • King's Folly by Jill Williamson

    King's Folly by Jill Williamson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The gods are angry.Volcanic eruptions, sinkholes, ground shakers—everything points to their unhappiness. At least that is what the king of Armania believes. His son Prince Wilek thinks his father's superstitions are nonsense, though he remains the ever dutiful First Arm of Armania...
  • Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The adventures of the young warrior Nihal, the last halfelf of the Emerged World, and her inseparable wizard friend Sennar continue. Together they fight against the forces of the Tyrant, who is determined to conquer the Free Lands and enslave all of its inhabitants...
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