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MsKingBean89
4.74 · 113 ratings
lgbtq · wlw · book · romance · fiction · fantasy · young-adult · mlm · paranormal · magic · found-family · dark-academia · friends-to-lovers · witches-wizards · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · sad · action-adventure · historical · audiobook
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Beth Brower
4.61 · 159 ratings- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower
- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower
- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
- The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower
fiction · book · historical-fiction · romance · victorian · historical · humor · industrial-era · young-adult · fantasy · womens-fiction · epistolary · cozy · regency · comedy · friendship · adult · action-adventure · military · sword-sorcery
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Kevin Sands
4.38 · 121 ratings
fiction · mystery · action-adventure · fantasy · audiobook · middle-grade · book · young-adult · children · friendship · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · children-books · historical · magic · crime · paranormal · humor · heist · teens
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John Flanagan
4.34 · 1112 ratings- Arazan's Wolves by John Flanagan
- The Stern Chase (Brotherband Chronicles, #9) by John Flanagan
- The Ruins of Gorlan / The Burning Bridge / The Icebound Land / The Battle for Skandia /The Sorcerer of the North / The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan
- Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan
- Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
fantasy · young-adult · fiction · action-adventure · historical · audiobook · middle-grade · children · historical-fiction · book · high-fantasy · medieval · friendship · epic · humor · violent-conflict · war · male-mc · survival · children-books
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Chris Bradford
4.32 · 215 ratings
action-adventure · fiction · young-adult · book · fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · medieval · war · violent-conflict · teens · friendship · middle-grade · warriors · law-enforcement · children · coming-of-age · mystery · suspense · male-mc
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S.A. Chakraborty
4.30 · 218 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · book · adult · action-adventure · audiobook · romance · female-author · poc-mc · myths · young-adult · epic · lgbtq · high-fantasy · poc-author · paranormal · magic · new-adult
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Steven A. McKay
4.28 · 110 ratings
fiction · action-adventure · historical-fiction · historical · book · adult · medieval · fantasy · europe · myths · spirituality · british-isles · scandinavia · war · military · christian · violent-conflict · alternate-history · industrial-era · ancient-civilization
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Chuck Black
4.28 · 191 ratings
religion · young-adult · book · christian · spirituality · fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · fantasy · historical-fiction · middle-grade · historical · children · medieval · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · myths · paranormal · violent-conflict · warriors
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Matthew Harffy
4.28 · 107 ratings
book · adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · medieval · action-adventure · audiobook · violent-conflict · military · war · fantasy · western · british-isles · industrial-era · europe · scandinavia · ancient-civilization · travel · male-mc
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Tanya Bird
4.28 · 131 ratings
fiction · book · romance · historical · fantasy · historical-fiction · audiobook · medieval · young-adult · action-adventure · female-mc · dystopia · adult · new-adult · drama · dark · enemies-to-lovers · epic · royalty · forbidden-love
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Conn Iggulden
4.19 · 579 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · book · adult · historical · audiobook · fantasy · war · action-adventure · violent-conflict · military · ancient-civilization · medieval · family · epic · politics · male-author · drama · roman-empire · myths
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Robert Beatty
4.19 · 114 ratings
audiobook · middle-grade · young-adult · book · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · horror · historical · magic · children · fiction · fantasy · action-adventure · animals · paranormal · children-books · mystery · friendship · family · supernatural
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Diana Gabaldon
4.18 · 1665 ratings- Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
- Untitled by Diana Gabaldon
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
- Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Diana Gabaldon
- Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Diana Gabaldon
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · paranormal · time-travel · romance · action-adventure · book · audiobook · mystery · violent-conflict · war · female-author · drama · supernatural · scotland · magic · anthologies
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Giles Kristian
4.18 · 221 ratings
book · fiction · action-adventure · historical · adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · audiobook · myths · war · medieval · violent-conflict · scandinavia · europe · military · epic · dark · crime · horror · arthurian
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Chloe Gong
4.18 · 182 ratings
fiction · young-adult · fantasy · romance · book · retellings · historical-fiction · historical · poc-mc · lgbtq · poc-author · asian-mc · paranormal · mystery · urban-fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · horror · anthologies · audiobook · sci-fi
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Madeline Miller
4.17 · 276 ratings
fantasy · fiction · retellings · adult · historical-fiction · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · 21st-century · drama · lgbtq · europe · greece · action-adventure · south-east-europe · magical-realism · dark-academia
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Rebecca Ross
4.16 · 195 ratings
fantasy · fiction · book · young-adult · romance · magic · historical-fiction · audiobook · myths · paranormal · historical · action-adventure · mystery · high-fantasy · epic · family · medieval · friendship · violent-conflict · new-adult
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Alice Coldbreath
4.15 · 232 ratings
romance · book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · fantasy · marriage-of-convenience · medieval · steamy · humor · arranged-marriage · marriage · enemies-to-lovers · female-mc · audiobook · angst · slow-burn · warriors · alpha-mc
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Ben Kane
4.14 · 162 ratings
adult · historical · historical-fiction · roman-empire · fiction · ancient-civilization · violent-conflict · war · audiobook · action-adventure · book · military · fantasy · male-author · anthologies · politics · sci-fi · slavery · female-author · disaster
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Victoria Álvarez
4.14 · 116 ratings
fiction · fantasy · book · historical-fiction · historical · romance · young-adult · mystery · paranormal · gothic · suspense · audiobook · industrial-era · drama · horror · dark-academia · ghosts · supernatural · friends-to-lovers · europe
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Megan Whalen Turner
4.13 · 329 ratings- Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner
- Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Knife Dance by Megan Whalen Turner
fantasy · fiction · young-adult · myths · historical · supernatural · high-fantasy · action-adventure · paranormal · magic · book · female-author · historical-fiction · political-intrigue · audiobook · middle-grade · royalty · epic · children · gods
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Guy Gavriel Kay
4.12 · 513 ratings
fiction · fantasy · book · action-adventure · historical-fiction · epic · audiobook · male-author · adult · high-fantasy · historical · alternate-history · war · paranormal · violent-conflict · magic · politics · medieval · male-mc · literary-fiction
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Juliet Marillier
4.11 · 868 ratings
fiction · fantasy · paranormal · historical · magic · young-adult · myths · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · romance · high-fantasy · action-adventure · fae · epic · medieval · female-author · fairy-tale · supernatural · female-mc
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · magical-realism · book · historical · gothic · drama · horror · audiobook · crime · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · adult · urban-fantasy
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Eowyn Ivey
4.05 · 106 ratings
paranormal · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · action-adventure · mystery · fiction · season-winter · family · myths · audiobook · 21st-century · survival · marriage · fairy-tale · outdoors · adult
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Barbara Erskine
4.02 · 274 ratings
adult · fiction · historical · paranormal · historical-fiction · fantasy · time-travel · romance · book · supernatural · mystery · horror · suspense · ghosts · gothic · drama · audiobook · medieval · womens-fiction · family
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Maryrose Wood
3.93 · 172 ratings
book · fiction · young-adult · fantasy · paranormal · humor · historical · action-adventure · audiobook · middle-grade · supernatural · historical-fiction · mystery · female-mc · children · family · animals · orphans · romance · victorian
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Jeff Guinn
3.92 · 138 ratings- Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn
- The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn
- Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn
- Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn
- The Christmas Chronicles by Jeff Guinn
historical · fiction · spirituality · fantasy · historical-fiction · book · religion · myths · christian · adult · magical-realism · holidays · audiobook · magic · anthologies · literary-fiction · supernatural · young-adult · humor · action-adventure
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