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The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsReturn to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal... -
Broken by Magic by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEven before our heroes discovered a portal to other realms, Jak Freedar wanted to seek out powerful allies to help overthrow the tyrannical wizard rulers of his home world. Instead, he chanced across a dragon egg and is now the surrogate father of a hatchling.Since he found the egg, taking care of the young dragon is his responsibility...Categorized as:
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Iron Garland by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler continues his majestic Harbinger series in a world where motivations are as mysterious as magic.For three years, Sera Fitzempress has been a pawn in a gilded prison—the floating manor of Pavenham Sky. Disgraced and exiled from society, she has been isolated from the downtrodden she’s determined to liberate... -
Broken Veil by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler’s epic Harbinger series comes to a breathtaking conclusion as two women are swept into a battle that could destroy two worlds.Rescued from a world of poverty, Cettie Pratt has avoided a bleak destiny—until now... -
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Prism Cloud by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFriendship is strained to its breaking point in Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler’s fourth Harbinger novel.When the emperor is assassinated, Sera Fitzempress is the noble most eligible to inherit the empire. Her upcoming marriage to the prince would cement her position... -
Mirror Gate by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThough relations between Princess Seraphin Fitzempress and her father have been strained, Sera’s royal position has remained unchallenged. Filled with self-doubt, she struggles to grasp the Mysteries—her greatest trial yet.An education in the enigmatic magic is a necessary one, should Sera plan to rise in her station and invoke her powers during war... -
Raptor by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsResponsible for her friend’s death, Lieutenant Caslin Ahn wants nothing more than to be left alone. She no longer deserves the company of comrades or the fulfillment she felt as a Wolf Squadron fighter pilot. But a summons from the king leaves her with no choice but to rejoin her teammates... -
Crownbreaker by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA failed mage learns that just because he's not the chosen one it doesn't mean he can't be a hero in final book of the Spellslinger series.Once an outlaw spellslinger, Kellen Argos has made a life for himself as the Daroman Queen's protector. A little magic and a handful of tricks are all it takes to deal with the constant threats to her reign... -
Oaths by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsGeneral Ridgewalker Zirkander is getting married. Sardelle—the woman who’s battled dragons, shamans, and countless enemy soldiers at his side—has accepted his proposal, and it’s the perfect time for a wedding... -
Love and Sacrifice by Tove Foss Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEpic, Genre-Bending Science-Fantasy Sixteen-year-old Princess Katrin is leaving Mordania for the first time, on her way to take the Grand Tour of the Middle Continent. For the first time in her life, she will leave her title and ties to the Royal Family of Mordania behind and travel incognito with her family... -
Great Chief by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYanko White Fox is used to expectations. Since he was a small boy, his father has expected him to become a powerful mage and redeem his family’s honor. Even if his heart was elsewhere, Yanko always accepted his responsibility. He’s learned all he can about magic, practiced to become powerful, and fought great evil to free thousands of imprisoned people. But it’s not enough...Categorized as:
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The Artificer's Apprentice by Tom Watts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGreetings, friend! Rest here for a while and listen - I have a quest for you.How would you like to begin an apprenticeship in the mystical craft of artificery? You’ll learn things that most people can only dream of. You’ll make swords with self-sharpening blades, bows that fire by themselves, and clocks that can read the future... -
Making Money: The Play by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPlay based on Terry Pratchett's book, Making Money.Lord Vetinari wants to overhaul the banks of Ankh-Morpork so he appoints former con-man Albert Spangler, aka Moist von Lipwig, to the position of Mater of the Royal Mint, attached to a senior post at the Bank of Ankh-Morpork... -
The Fowl Proposal Bonus Scenes by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis series of four scenes was originally published on Lindsay's blog. They take place after the events of Soulblade (Dragon Blood, Book 7) and before Shattered Past (the Therrik novel)... -
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Assassin's Bond by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsYanko and his friends must escape a Turgonian prison and find passage back home before their enemies claim an advantage that could change the world. And not for the good of the Nurian people. But even more trouble awaits at home. Civil war has broken out, Yanko’s family is in danger, and the man who sent him on his mission has disappeared... -
The Edge Chronicles 3: The Clash of the Sky Galleons: Third Book of Quint by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYoung sky-pirate Quint Verginix’s family was devastated when his mother and brothers were killed in a vicious arson attack. Now the treacherous quartermaster responsible, Turbot Smeal, has returned, and Quint and his father are determined to take revenge...Categorized as:
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Snake Heart by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTasked with an impossible mission, hunted by the very people he wants to protect, Yanko White Fox is the only one who can save his nation from famine and anarchy. Armed only with his fledgling skills as a wizard and accompanied by allies he’s not sure he can trust, he must track down an ancient relic before his enemies find it first. But countless obstacles stand in the way, including his mother... -
The Winter Knights by Paul Stewart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsQuint Verginix has enrolled as a squire in the Knight’s Academy. After his training, he will be able to pilot stormchaser sky-ships into the heart of Great Storms, and retrieve the solidified lightning – stormphrax – to weigh down the floating rock on which Sanctaphrax is built...Categorized as:
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Under the Ice Blades by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCaptain Astuawilda Kaika is an elite forces soldier, a demolitions expert, and a woman who loves secret missions. She most certainly isn’t someone with the patience to teach General Zirkander’s raw cadets how to survive encounters with the enemy. Certain she’s been given this duty as a punishment, she confronts her superiors, only to find out that King Angulus himself gave her the assignment... -
Charmcaster by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe third book in the page-turning Spellslinger fantasy series. 'I was getting almost as good at running away from enemies as I was at making them in the first place. Turns out, I wasn't running nearly fast enough...Categorized as:
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Light for the Darkness by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't miss the epic conclusion of this dragon riding adventure from bestselling author Jada Fisher.Ten and her allies are back in Epoch Sol for one last battle to decide the fate of the city. On one side is the overwhelming might of the church and nobility. On the other is the legion of downtrodden... -
Tower Climber 4 by Jakob Tanner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe tower’s secrets lie closer to the top….Still reeling from recent events, Max has little time to recover before a new important mission beckons him higher into the tower.A criminal auction is being held on floor-60, attracting allies and enemies alike.The gathering might be the only opportunity for Max to redeem himself from his most recent loss...Categorized as:
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Maiden of the Lux by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA child of the dark is the only one who can save the light.Epoch Sol is a beacon of light in a dark world, and the Maiden of the Lux ensures the light of the sun continues to shine. When the old Maiden dies, a new one must be found... -
Any House in a Storm by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one suspects Zelia is a sorcerer, and that's exactly how she likes it. Even better, no one suspects she's human. Masquerading as a goblin Traveler, she roams Reality in her glittering van pulled by her two trusty world-walking birds, Warp and Weft.But when a storm of cosmic chaos strands her in an outer thread, the only refuge in sight is the legendary Darkhouse of Doom... -
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The Edge Chronicles Standalone: The Lost Barkscrolls by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThese exciting tales are ideal for those new to the Edge, or as an addition to the collection of any fan. The Lost Barkscrolls include the stories CLOUD WOLF, THE SLAUGHTERER'S QUEST, THE BLOODING OF RUFUS FILATINE and THE STONE PILOT.Unfortunately, this book is no longer in print. However, These four stories have now been included in the four most recent UK editions of the original books... -
Twig by Wildbow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1921, and a little over a century has passed since a great mind unraveled the underpinnings of life itself. Every week, it seems, the papers announce great advances, solving the riddle of immortality, successfully reviving the dead, the cloning of living beings, or blending of two animals into one... -
Everafter Song by Emily R. King
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere’s a price on Everley Donovan’s head. Fleeing from the queen’s false accusation of murder and sorcery, the girl with the clock heart knows there’s only one way to prove her innocence. Everley must catch Killian Markham, the fugitive prince guilty of the crimes for which she’s been condemned. To do that, Everley must follow him into the towering realm of the Silver-Clouded Plain... -
Freeglader by Paul Stewart
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, young librarian knight Rook Barkwater and his colleagues – Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends – must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades.But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd, and Rook knows the journey will be full of danger. Meanwhile, in the Goblin Nations, the tribes are amassing for war... -
Queenslayer by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fifth book in the page-turning SPELLSLINGER fantasy series. Kellen and Reichis have just finished fighting a duel in the desert when Kellen inadvertently smears blood on the Daroman flag - an act of treason for which the Marshals have no choice but to arrest him... -
Factotum by D.M. Cornish
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRossamund Bookchild stands accused of not truly being a human at all, but of being a monster. Even the protection of Europe, the Branden Rose-the most feared and renowned monster-hunter in all the Half-Continent-might not be enough to save him. Powerful forces move against them both, intent on capturing Rossamund- whose existence some believe may hold the secret to perpetual youth...Categorized as:
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Battle in the Dark by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't miss the eighth book in this epic dragon rider series from bestselling author Jada Fisher.The lines have been drawn and the battle is about to be waged, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. This time the battle won't be in Epoch Sol - it will be in the land of darkness... -
Trapped in the Dark by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't miss the seventh book in this epic dragon rider series from bestselling author Jada Fisher.Ten is determined to shine the light of day on the corruption of Epoch Sol, but there are those that will do anything to keep their secrets trapped in the dark. That includes killing everyone who knows the truth... -
Secrets in the Dark by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe truth may be revealed in the light, but secrets hide in the dark. Can the light of the sun uncover Epoch Sol’s darkest secrets?Don't miss the sixth book in this epic dragon rider series from bestselling author Jada Fisher.Ten has made her triumphant return to Epoch Sol, but things are far from ‘back to normal... -
Dragon Storm by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBorn with a secret power he must hide… Telryn “Trip” Yert has always been a little odd, with hunches that are too accurate to explain. Magic is feared and forbidden in Iskandia, so he’s struggled his whole life to hide his eccentricities. As a boy, he was forced to watch his mother’s execution. Her crime? Witchcraft... -
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The Gate of Gods by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTremaine Valiarde and a small, brave band of heroes ventured into a wondrous new realm on their desperate mission to save Ile-Rien from the conquering Gardier. Now, as a relentless enemy creates chaos and destruction -- with the fate of the magical city of Lodun hanging in the balance -- the last hope of a land besieged may rest on the far side of a secret portal... -
Dragon Designed by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking out tension during some light espionage seems like the thing to do while pondering her future. Eltrinia has been progressing. She is the master of the on-loan gallery, she takes tours of all ages around, and she has been recruited for operative training at the capital. Learning combat tactics in sparring matches with Trin is bizarrely fun. It is like looking into a tinted mirror... -
Forsaken by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA novella exploring the origins of Fenris, one of the most beloved characters from the Baine Chronicles. Lord Polar ar’Tollis has everything he wants. Wealth, power, respect, beautiful women eager to marry him—there is very little the Chief Mage of Nebara lacks in his life. Except, perhaps, compassion...Categorized as:
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The Impossible Engineers by M.J. Fletcher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe Masters’s world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob.James Nightshade has been on Chloe’s mind since the day she met him. Arrogant and frustrating, she thought she had put him behind her when she chose Michael Slade... -
Breaker by Amy Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWalking Disaster. Ruiner. Spook. Sorcerer. The reason we can't have nice things.The citizens in the town of Bristle have called Blaise every name in the book. Born a Breaker, his unbridled magic wreaks havoc with a touch. As his peers land apprenticeships, Blaise faces the reality that no one wants a mage who destroys everything around him... -
Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first of two prequels to the bestselling Spellslinger series.The Alchemist meets The Three Musketeers—with card tricks. A brilliant origin story of adventure, wit, and philosophy to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers to the Spellslinger series...Categorized as:
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Cinnamon Bun by RavensDagger
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Wholesome LitRPGThe world called out for a hero to purge it of a great evil. It received Broccoli Bunch, explorer, expert cleaner, occasional ghost-buster, and full time Cinnamon Bun...Categorized as:
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Blood of Dragons by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA young woman must take up arms against a powerful empire in this fantasy series of dragons and mages from the New York Times–bestselling author.Twenty years after the Great Guilds were overthrown, the Empire plans to avenge its defeat with the help of renegade Mechanics and Mages still loyal to the old Guilds...Categorized as:
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Division of the Marked by March McCarron
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlternative cover editions for this ASIN can be found here, here & here.As children, they meet.Bray and Yarrow have little in common. She’s all fire. He’s all heart. But the same ancient symbol brands their skin, marking them as members of the Chisanta—a superhuman society of scholars and warriors... -
Daughter of Dragons by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA new hero emerges to save Dematr from destruction in this sequel to the Pillars of Reality series from the New York Times–bestselling author.For centuries, the Great Guilds conspired to keep Dematr unchanged...Categorized as:
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Into the Hourglass by Emily R. King
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the second book in The Evermore Chronicles by Emily R. King, Everley Donovan plunges into the roiling waves of a strange new world to hunt a wicked prince who cheated time. Everley Donovan’s mission: retrieve the hallowed sword of Avelyn stolen by the wicked Prince Killian, who slayed her family and left her for dead. Should she fail, the seven worlds will come to an end, as could time itself... -
Second Chance Swordsman, Book 1 by Jakob Tanner
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne warrior. One mission. A second chance at stopping the apocalypse.Sam watches the demonic forces of darkness as they engulf and destroy the land of Westria.The final battle is over.Or so Sam thinks.In the last moments before the world’s end, Sam is given a second shot to save everything he holds dear.He’ll be sent back in time... -
Wardtown by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA young man’s anger and gunAn old man’s secrets and magicA moment that binds them foreverTeer was forced into exile in the Spehari’s Eastern Territories after they betrayed his father’s memory, leaving him and his mother destitute. He has grown up on the ranch of his mother’s new husband, nursing the skills of a cowboy and the anger of a betrayed child... -
The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen the government forms an expedition to map the Far West, Eff has the opportunity to travel farther than anyone in the world. With twin Lan, William, Professor Torgeson, Wash, and Professor Ochiba, she finds that nothing on the wild frontier is as they expected...Categorized as:
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Duty Bound by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCrown Agent Jev Dharrow’s good dwarf friend Cutter is missing, as is the city’s master gem cutter. Jev doesn’t know who would want them, but he’s determined to find out. He hopes his fellow agent, Zenia, can help him locate the missing dwarves... -
The Servants Of The Storm by Jack Campbell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA Storm that will wreck a world threatens Dematr. Only Mari, one of the Mechanics who control all technology through their Guild, has a chance to stop it. She and Mage Alain have survived numerous attempts to kill them and have gained many more followers, but the Storm of chaos, born of centuries of enslavement, grows ever closer.Mari leads an army now...Categorized as:
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