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Kingdom Blades by Melissa McPhail
14 ratings“You cannot sculpt a piece into a Player. A Player must mold himself out of fortitude and conviction.” - Björn van GelderanAfter the events of Cephrael’s Hand, The Dagger of Adendigaeth and Paths of Alir, the realm of Alorin remains unbalanced. The Fifth Vestal Björn van Gelderan has sent his Players onto the field... -
Paths of Alir by Melissa McPhail
14 ratingsPowerful beings from the fringes of Chaos have come to the realm of Alorin. Fate bends to their will, and their will is set upon Alorin’s destruction. Alone in understanding the threat they pose, Alorin’s Fifth Vestal, Björn val Gelderan, has launched a desperate plan to stop them: a “great game” played upon the tapestry of mortal life... -
Tested by Lindsay Buroker
8 ratingsMatti would prefer never to see her vindictive dwarven aunt ever again. All she wants is to find her missing parents.But her aunt is extorting the elven assassin, Sarrlevi. That would be problematic on its own, but he’s become Matti’s biggest ally and the man—the elf—she’s falling in love with... -
Legacy by Robert J. Crane
18 ratingsTime is running out for Sienna Nealon. The mysterious organization Century is only weeks from wiping out the entire metahuman race. But just as Sienna has made the decision to fight them, her past catches up to her and she finds herself in the hands of the U.S. Government. Secrets long buried begin to rise, putting Sienna and everyone she cares about directly in the path of Century..Categorized as:
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
18 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies...Categorized as:
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Wings of Dawn by Sigmund Brouwer
10 ratingsThis wholesome, fascinating fictional work is clearly Christian, yet appropriate for seekers or nonbelievers. Join the fiery adventure as ancient secrets are unearthed, Thomas's fragile faith in God is tested, and as he faces a diabolic conspiracy that has ruled the land for centuries...Categorized as:
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The Rise of the Red Shadow by Joseph R. Lallo
10 ratingsEvery story must begin somewhere. For the warrior who would come to be known as the fearsome Red Shadow, the story began in a forgotten glade deep in the land of Tressor. It was there that a pair of trackers, eager to retrieve a lost slave, instead found an orphaned malthrope... -
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Hidden From Men by Jason Tesar
8 ratingsA powerful adversary is surfacing and Null’s covert battle is on the threshold of open war. Reunited with his father after twenty-two years, Kael must find the balance between protecting him and confronting the enemy who stands between them and their home world. The timelessness of the In-Between has stolen the years that separated Kael and Adair by age, leaving them as distant equals... -
The Erevis Cale Trilogy by Paul S. Kemp
8 ratingsFrom the mean streets of Sembia ...Erevis Cale might just seem like just another loyal butler for just another wealthy family in the merchant realm of Sembia, but he has always been a whole lot more than that. When the world itself is threatened, Erevis Cale takes it personally, and takes the fight all the way to the Plane of Shadow... -
Seeds of Corruption by Jason Tesar
10 ratingsThe All Powerful is dead, but the scars of his influence remain, haunting Kael’s memories and discoloring his outlook. Seeking closure, Kael retraces the steps of his past. When he discovers that his father may still be alive, the course of his life once again takes an unexpected turn... -
Invisible Assassin by T.C. Southwell
10 ratingsA fallen kingdom, a captured queen, and an assassin who could save them both… His queen is the enemy king’s prisoner, but the Queen’s Blade refuses to serve his foe. Unless he slays those who plot against her, however, she will die. Cotti Princes will taste the assassin's blade to ensure her safety and win his freedom, but powerful men plot his demise and that of the infant queen...Categorized as:
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Lord Protector by T.C. Southwell
10 ratingsThe legendary assassin’s life is in grave danger. With the deaths of a dozen princes and a king on his tally, the Queen’s Blade is a target for vengeance, and his enemies are powerful. No one knows if Blade is dead or alive when he vanishes again, but the Regent mourns his loss. Two queens, a regent and a king hunt for Blade, who must fight free of fate’s cruel grip...Categorized as:
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Sacred Knight of the Veil by T.C. Southwell
10 ratingsFifteen years have passed since Blade vanished, and plotting Cotti princes threaten the peace of the three kingdoms again. Only the Queen’s Blade can save the child Queen, but he must take up the office he scorns and become a sacred Knight of the Veil. However, a bargain with Shamsara sends him into the desert on a seemingly impossible quest that will bring him a mighty reward... if he succeeds... -
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Master of the Dance by T.C. Southwell
10 ratingsCaptured and condemned, the Queen’s Blade is forced to face his fate and fight a deadly duel with a Master of the Dance to survive. More treacherous Cotti princes must die and the Regent’s life is in danger. Blade’s legendary skills are tested to the extreme and his web of lies and deceit is challenged, but nothing touches the frozen heart and icy mind of a killer whose heart died long ago...Categorized as:
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Foundations of the World by Jason Tesar
6 ratingsKael has seen into the mind of the enemy and witnessed an abomination beyond imagining. Thousands of years of collaboration have allowed the Myndarym to construct a vast and complex system for exploiting the earth and its inhabitants. It is an ancient legacy of evil, and for the remnants of Null to destroy it, they must capture the system’s last surviving creator... -
City of Vikings by Farah Cook
6 ratingsNora Hunt is the last of her kind from an aristocratic bloodline of Viking assassins. She is chosen by the Norse gods, to carry the map of nine Viking worlds, Yggdrasil, which is tattooed on her back. Nora was blessed by the gods with rare gifts and will become powerful when she finds the assassin weapons... -
The Super Olympian: Bloodhound (Shapechanger Tales) by Laer Carroll
6 ratingsOlympic-bound 17-year-old Sasha Canaro wakes up from death a superhumanly strong, fast, agile, and tough shapechanger. And she has strange powers. What can feed her challenge-addiction now? Fighting crime? There is plenty of it... -
Conash: Dead Son by T.C. Southwell
6 ratingsA humble goat herder’s son and kin of the wood cat, Conash bonds with his familiar when he is just six years old. The sickly boy teeters on the brink of death, so much so that he is given the Death Rites three times before he is ten years old.Against all odds, he grows up a happy, laughing child, the apple of his mother’s eye and his father’s most cherished son... -
God Touched by T.C. Southwell
6 ratingsWhen Blade is beaten almost to death, a broken-nosed whore saves him and nurses him back to health, starting a strange relationship that will endure all through Blade’s career and beyond. Lilu loves the assassin despite his cold heart and scathing tongue, and her love and aid earn his protection, even though he will never admit to helping her... -
Lesser Gods by Adrian Howell
6 ratingsDespite his newfound standing in the Guardian faction, psionic destroyer Adrian Howell never imagined himself joining the Knights for actual combat missions. He would have preferred to live in peace, but the psionic war takes no one's preferences into account. And much to his own surprise, Adrian finds himself beginning to enjoy the thrill of the chase—until something goes drastically wrong... -
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The Illuminati Secret by Rob Jones
6 ratings***Don't miss the second high-octane, adrenaline-pumped, action-adventure quest in the Jed Mason thriller series!***Former British Army Boxing Champion and MI6 operative Jed Mason is enjoying an early retirement on his Portuguese farm when he receives a telephone call informing him of the kidnap of Dr Holly Hope, an academic he worked alongside in April to locate the Ark of the Covenant...Categorized as:
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The Shadow Gypsy by C.R. Daems, J.R. Tomlin
8 ratingsThe Shadow Sister Ryana, the very Shadow of Death, is marrying her beloved and joining his gypsy clan. War took her innocence, and now she's determined to rebuild her life. But religious cults are springing up, and the gypsies come under attack. Ryana's best friend in the Sisters, Jelena, has fled to join one of the cults, and the senior Sister asks Ryana to find out why...Categorized as:
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The Ability by M.M. Vaughan
12 ratingsDelve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this “fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel” (Publishers Weekly), the thrilling start to a middle grade series that expands the possibilities of power.No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn’t have the energy to deal with him... -
Hunted by Sophie McKenzie
14 ratingsThe fourth title in a thrilling series about four teenagers with psychic abilities, from Red House award-winning author, Sophie McKenzie... -
Assassin's Creed: Revelations by Oliver Bowden
18 ratingsOlder, wiser, and more deadly than ever, master assassin Ezio Auditore embarks on an epic journey to find the lost library of Altair—a library that may hold the key to defeating the templars. However, a shocking discovery awaits him...Categorized as:
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Goblin Queen by D.L. Harrison
6 ratingsKatrina baker is a super and she was banished just three weeks ago to a world of gods, magic, and evil races. A place without plumbing, electricity, Facebook, and lattes. Things have moved fast, and she’s managed to handle two very serious problems for the goddess, and things slow down enough for her to process everything, including a reunion with her fiancé Gerard... -
A Heart of Midnight by Jenna Wolfhart
6 ratingsThe deadly games are over, and the time has finally come for Taveon to take his rightful place as king. But nothing is ever simple in the Dark Fae realm.A strange and twisted curse befalls the court, assassins lurk behind every corner, and a dangerous new shapeshifter joins the academy, an alluring male who either wants me dead or in his bed.Maybe both... -
The Bonding Ritual by Spencer Baum
6 ratingsIt is a new semester at Thorndike Academy, and a time for new beginnings. For Daciana Samarin, it is a time to take control of the school after a lengthy absence. Eager to inject some excitement into a contest that has one girl far ahead of the others, Daciana rolls out a relic from her past, and invites the girls wearing black to explore its mysteries...Categorized as:
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Isolate by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
8 ratingsL. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of The Mongrel Mage, has a brand new gaslamp political fantasy Isolate.Industrialization. Social unrest. Underground movements. Government corruption and surveillance.Something is about to give.Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths...Categorized as:
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Weapon of Vengeance by Chris A. Jackson
8 ratingsWeapon of Vengeance continues the story of Lad, a man crafted of magic and flesh to be the most lethal assassin the world has ever known.A weapon in pain...Guilt wracked and vengeful, Lad scours Twailin for the killer who destroyed his life. With the Assassins Guild at his beck and call, the search should be straightforward...Categorized as:
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Shadow's End by Moira Katson
10 ratingsAt last, Catwin and Miriel have chosen their own path, escaping the Court and its machinations, and fleeing to the Norstrung Provinces, to aid the rebellion. As they shed the masks and deceptions of their former life, however, both must face the fact that the same dark forces they fled are at work even in the furthest reaches of Heddred... -
Unwanted by Jennifer Estep
13 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Elemental Assassin series continues with a new e-novella--from the point of view of Finnegan Lane, the foster brother of Gin Blanco, and a fan favorite of readers of the series.The fallout from his disastrous “family reunion” in Bitter Bite has left Finn feeling hurt, angry, and depressed... -
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Nice Guys Bite by Jennifer Estep
13 ratingsNew York Times bestseller Jennifer Estep continues her Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series with a novella starring Silvio Sanchez, the vampire assistant of Gin Blanco, as he goes on a holiday date that turns out to be more deadly than romantic...Categorized as:
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Assassin's Creed: Forsaken by Oliver Bowden
18 ratingsAssassin's Creed: Forsaken is the latest thrilling novelization by Oliver Bowden based on the phenomenally successful game series. The new game, Assassin's Creed III, takes one of gaming's most popular franchises to new heights in its most realistic world yet and introduces a brand new Assassin, Connor... -
ASSASSINS CREED 9-Heresy Herejia by Christie Golden
10 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden comes an original story set in the universe of Assassin’s Creed. Reliving the memories of his ancestor who fought beside Joan of Arc, high-ranking Templar Simon Hathaway slowly uncovers secrets of the past that could dangerously impact his present…and that of the entire Templar order. An endless conflict. An old wrong. A new revelation...Categorized as:
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Hunting Season by Nikki Jefford
10 ratingsIt’s better to be a hunter, not prey.Ever since her partner was kidnapped, Aurora Sky has been on a personal mission to get him back. To do that she needs the vampire responsible for destroying her life.In order to have a snowball’s chance at success, she’ll have to team up with her most loyal friends, including a certain vampire in black with a provoking talent for distraction...Categorized as:
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The Facefaker's Game by Chandler J. Birch
8 ratingsFor fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Scott Lynch, a picaresque fantasy about a clever young beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills in a vendetta against a ruthless crime lord.Ashes lives in Burroughside—the dirtiest, most crime-ridden district in the huge city of Teranis... -
Black Sun Light My Way by Jo Spurrier
8 ratingsA complex, adult epic fantasy from a new Australian author ... original, dramatic, unputdownable ... Sierra has always battled to control her powers, but now her life and Isidro's depend on keeping her skills hidden from the Akharians as they draw closer to Demon's Spire... -
Jimmy Coates: Sabotage by Joe Craig
8 ratingsJimmy Coates seems like an ordinary boy, but he's not. He's genetically engineered to grow into the perfect government assassin. Speed, strength and deadly instinct - it's all in his blood. He has to fight not to kill... while his government fights to kill him.Shot down, stranded and assumed dead, Jimmy faces his greatest struggle yet. But this time it's not just about survival..Categorized as:
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Poison's Cage by Breeana Shields
8 ratingsA single kiss could kill. A single secret could save the kingdom.Iyla and Marinda have killed many men together: Iyla as the seductress, Marinda as the final, poisonous kiss. Now they understand who the real enemy is—the Snake King—and together they can take him down...Categorized as:
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Drinker of Souls by Jo Clayton
6 ratingsLIFE-CLAIMERS--She was Brann, the Drinker of Souls, from whom all but the very brave and the very foolish fled in fear. Bonded to twin demonic shape-shifters, she roved the land in search of rich life source to feed her demons' need... -
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Imperial Traitor by Mark Robson
6 ratingsIn the exciting conclusion to the trilogy, Emperor Surabar is assassinated, and Shalidar makes plans to put Lord Tremarle on the throne, in return for being appointed his heir. The remaining lords have other plans, however, and the city descends into anarchy. Femke and Reynik go into hiding with the Emperor designate, Lord Kempten... -
The Guild of Assassins by Anna Kashina
6 ratingsKara has achieved something that no Majat has ever managed – freedom from the Guild!But the Black Diamond assassin Mai has been called back to face his punishment for sparing her life. Determined to join his fight or share his punishment, Kara finds herself falling for Mai... -
Virus Attack by Andy Briggs
6 ratingsThe villain Basilisk is back, and his nefarious plan to infiltrate Hero.com and take it offline has worked-leaving Toby, Pete, Lorna, and Emily as the only Downloaders left on the planet! It's up to the four friends to stop Basilisk before his computer virus completely destroys the Hero Foundation . .Categorized as:
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Летос by Alexey Pehov, Алексей Пехов
6 ratingsКатаклизм расколол некогда Единое королевство на множество герцогств. Магия уничтожила привычный мир, великие волшебники пали, герои поставлены на колени, и нищие сели на троны. Спустя тысячу лет после этих событий время смешало правду и ложь, подарив потомкам выживших нового бога – невежество.Летос – мрачная земля на окраине искалеченного мира, где ночь приносит беду, а мертвые охотятся на живых...Categorized as:
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Silver by Lisette Marshall
6 ratingsHe chose not to kill her. Will his life be the price he must pay?The QueenTamar just wants the world to go back to normal after her guard’s betrayal. Back to the familiar schemes and squabbles. Back to a court she can control. But the dangerously seductive assassin sleeping in her bed won’t be so easily controlled, and his stubborn defiance of her authority isn’t the only threat to her court...Categorized as:
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Poison by Jennifer Estep
12 ratingsThis short story takes place when Gin is a teenager and is told from the point of view of Finnegan Lane, Gin’s foster brother...Categorized as:
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