Books like 'Uncanny Magazine Issue 22: May/June 2018'
Readers who enjoyed Uncanny Magazine Issue 22: May/June 2018 by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Naomi Novik, Katharine Duckett, Marina J. Lostetter, Kelly Robson, A. Merc Rustad, C.L. Clark, Aliette de Bodard, Greg Pak, Briana Lawrence, Kelly McCullough, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Theodora Goss, Ali Trotta, Sarah Gailey, Betsy Aoki, Caroline M. Yoachim & Elsa Sjunneson also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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![The Echo Trilogy Collection by Lindsey Sparks]()
The Echo Trilogy Collection by Lindsey Sparks
14 ratingsAll three novels and both Echo Trilogy novellas bundled together!Their love is destined to shatter the boundaries of time...Archaeology grad student Alexandra Larson's world is turned upside down when her mother shares her deepest, darkest secret--that she doesn't know the true identity of Lex's father. The revelation sparks a change within Lex, and her dreams become far too real...Categorized as:
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![Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard]()
Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard
14 ratingsGraceling meets The Selection in Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series about seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose latent magical powers draw her into the dangerous world of the elite ruling class... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki
7 ratingsAfter turning the lower city into a true sight to behold, Rozemyne aims to continue her development plan and secure a greater influence over the country’s other duchies. As she needs the assistance of commoners to achieve this, she gets to work dismantling the wall that exists between them and the nobles... -
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![The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird]()
The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird
8 ratingsLove is long-suffering… but she has suffered long enough.RUBY FINALIST 2019Behind every Companion is a mentor who must prepare her for the role. For nine years, Petra has existed within the castle walls. For nine years, the king has taken whatever he pleases—even her son. When tragedy strikes, Petra realises she can either accept her fate or run from it... -
![Khon'Tor's Wrath by Leigh Roberts]()
Khon'Tor's Wrath by Leigh Roberts
8 ratingsWhat If... A long time ago, in order to avoid extinction, the ancient Sasquatch interbred with the humans. What if... The community repopulated, and lived in peace and harmony with all creation for generation after generation — until the compassionate act of their Healer set it all on end... -
![The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson]()
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
8 ratings‘My father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldn’t afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . .’A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly dies, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar...Categorized as:
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![Vision of Danger by Wendy Vella]()
Vision of Danger by Wendy Vella
10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Wounded war hero Captain Wolf Sinclair has recovered physically from the hell he endured fighting for his country, but in his head, he still exists in the dark...Categorized as:
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![The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly]()
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
11 ratingsA young food taster to the Traitor King must make a difficult choice in this story of pastries, magic, and revenge. The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections is a Tor.com Original from fantasy author Tina Connolly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied... -
![Touched by Danger by Wendy Vella]()
Touched by Danger by Wendy Vella
12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Healer, Essex Sinclair understands her family’s heightened senses are a result of a long-ago pact between the Sinclairs and the powerful Raven family, but has always struggled to feel worthy of bearing the legendary Sinclair name...Categorized as:
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![Scent of Danger by Wendy Vella]()
Scent of Danger by Wendy Vella
12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …As the illegitimate sister of the Duke of Raven, Emily knows only too well how society judges a woman like her, and what a debt of gratitude she owes her family... -
![Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips]()
Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips
12 ratingsThe fight against primordial evil continues, and the stakes have never been higher…Kragan, wielder of dark magic, has failed to vanquish the light in Lorness Carol Rafel, the woman prophesied to destroy him. Now Kragan has leveled a new threat against her: an unholy order of foul priests enlisted to storm her stronghold and destroy her and her companions once and for all.Lorness Carol is waiting... -
![The Epilogue by Kiera Cass]()
The Epilogue by Kiera Cass
24 ratingsThe Epilogue - An epilogue to The One, which takes place two years later on Maxon's birthday... -
![The Falcon Queen by Johanna Wittenberg]()
The Falcon Queen by Johanna Wittenberg
8 ratingsTHE FALCON QUEEN(The Norsewomen Book 2)Ninth century Norway, the island of Tromøy.Åsa has won back her father’s kingdom, but can she hold it? The evil shapeshifter Hrolf lurks in the hinterlands, plotting revenge. The powerful Danes threaten from across the Skagerrak Sea, demanding marriage in exchange for peace, while her only ally, Olaf, presses his own suit...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Danger by Wendy Vella]()
Tempting Danger by Wendy Vella
8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …With his demons well and truly leashed, reformed gambler, Lord Nicholas Braithwaite is tasked with finding a missing baby. Needing help, it comes in the form of the woman from his visions...Categorized as:
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![Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke]()
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
10 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
![Highland Storm by Tanya Anne Crosby]()
Highland Storm by Tanya Anne Crosby
10 ratingsEach Man to His destiny. As the last male heir of the dún Scoti clan, Keane’s future is known from the hour of his birth: Someday, he must take his brother's place as Guardian of the true Stone of Destiny.A Storm is Brewing. Alas, the fickle Highland winds must turn... -
![Den of Thieves by Julia Golding]()
Den of Thieves by Julia Golding
14 ratingsCat Royal finds herself homeless, travels to Paris, becomes an underground reporter, nearly gets hung for being a traitor to the revolution, and is baffled by attention from numerous suitors - all the while being disguised as a prissy ballerina! As the French Royal family flee, Cat discovers the power of the people... -
![The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan]()
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan
6 ratingsReturn to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchiere and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. Brittany, 1741There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations... -
![Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane]()
Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane
6 ratingsWillow North has safely brought the boy-King Felix out of Tremontane and secured the support of neighboring Eskandel in his bid to recover the Crown. Now she faces her greatest challenge yet: convincing the Counts and Barons of Tremontane to support Felix as he confronts his uncle, the pretender to the Crown... -
![The Labyrinth of Destiny by Callie Kanno]()
The Labyrinth of Destiny by Callie Kanno
6 ratingsAdesina, the young queen of the L’avan people, traveled across the world to rescue her husband from the hands of her enemies. After countless hardships, she finds herself trapped on the other side of a Threshold, in a realm far from her world. Now she must find her way home again and stop the power-hungry demon Cha-sak from fulfilling his plans of dominion and bloodshed... -
![Dance with a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins]()
Dance with a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins
6 ratingsWhen Max flew away from Anna in a blazing stream of flame, she was determined to forget the shape-shifting, fire-breathing dragon. But five years have passed, and still his memory leaves an ache in her heart. A memory that Garrick Flynn, her childhood friend, would love to erase. When given the chance to travel to the city, the center of medieval life, Anna jumps at the opportunity... -
![The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner]()
The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner
6 ratingsWhat do you do with a merchant's spare daughter? What do you do when you are a merchant's spare daughter?Stasia has known her entire life that she was not destined for the lives that her friends and her sisters were expected to lead...Categorized as:
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![Rival by J.M. Kearl]()
Rival by J.M. Kearl
6 ratingsWith the arrival of dragons and a massive enemy army, the war for magic freedom looks grim. When Daelyn goes down behind enemy lines, she has one chance to convince King Enden to call a truce and set magic free in Hesstia. To fulfill the terms of the truce, Daelyn must face the devious Queen Kyria in a savage challenge where only the winner may survive... -
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![Loved by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins]()
Loved by a Dragon by Linda K. Hopkins
8 ratingsDoes love last forever? Keira and Aaron are happily married, but storm clouds lurk on the horizon. Can Aaron conquer his greatest fear and love Keira with no holds barred? When the prince requests Aaron’s aid in dealing with a rogue dragon in the city, their love is put to the test as events sweep Keira and her sister, Anna, into a terrifying ordeal... -
![The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon]()
The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon
8 ratings"Readers will clamor for more."- Hallie Ephron, NY Times Bestselling Author"A gripping crime drama, game but edgy...Categorized as:
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![Cat's Cradle: Cat in Scotland by Julia Golding]()
Cat's Cradle: Cat in Scotland by Julia Golding
10 ratingsFollowing the multi award-winning "The Diamond of Drury Lane", here we present the sixth volume from our famous feisty heroine Cat Royal, "Cat's Cradle". In which Cat Royal spins a tale about the search for her family, weaving in friends and foes, old and new. Her journey takes her from riotous London to a revolutionary cotton mill on the River Clyde in Scotland...Categorized as:
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![The Devil's Slave by Tracy Borman]()
The Devil's Slave by Tracy Borman
10 ratingsAt the end of The King’s Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman’s Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The Devil’s Slave, Frances is compelled to return to the dissolute and dangerous court where she has been suspected of witchcraft... -
![A Year of Ravens by Ruth Downie, E. Knight, Stephanie Dray, Russell Whitfield]()
A Year of Ravens by Ruth Downie, E. Knight, Stephanie Dray, Russell Whitfield
10 ratingsBritannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Briton . . . and these are their stories. A calculating queen foresees the fires of rebellion in a king's death... -
![Outlaw by K. Eason]()
Outlaw by K. Eason
10 ratingsThe battle against the gods continues in the heart-pounding sequel to Enemy.Snow never planned on having a partner. Never planned on picking fights with a god. And certainly never expected to start a revolution.But that was before the goddess Tal’Shik returned, looking for revenge on the republic that rejected her... -
![Storming by K.M. Weiland]()
Storming by K.M. Weiland
6 ratingsIn the high-flying, heady world of 1920s aviation, brash pilot Robert “Hitch” Hitchcock’s life does a barrel roll when a young woman in an old-fashioned ball gown falls from the clouds smack in front of his biplane. As fearless as she is peculiar, Jael immediately proves she’s game for just about anything, including wing-walking in his struggling airshow...Categorized as:
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![Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines]()
Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines
6 ratingsShe’s Helen of Troy’s older sister.She’s a Spartan Princess.She’s High Queen of Mycenae.Her name is Clytemnestra.In a world where women are submissive, she rules.In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithfulIn a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge...Categorized as:
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![Spirits Revived by Alice Duncan]()
Spirits Revived by Alice Duncan
6 ratingsGhost Seeks Help from Fake Spiritualist in Spirits Revived, a Historical Cozy Mystery by Alice Duncan--Pasadena, California, 1926--While conducting a séance for a client with more money than sense, Daisy Gumm Majesty is surprised when a seemingly real spirit makes contact. Eddie Hastings, an attorney in life, wants Daisy to prove his death was not a suicide, but murder... -
![Sword of Rage by Jennifer Anne Davis]()
Sword of Rage by Jennifer Anne Davis
6 ratingsHarley has three goals—stay alive, avenge her brother’s death, and overthrow the traitorous king.When Harley receives an invitation to the royal castle for her cousin’s birthday, she’s elated at the offer. As the queen’s niece, she’s expected to make an appearance, but this will also be her first time attending a formal function as a married woman...Categorized as:
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![Prince of the Spear by David Hair]()
Prince of the Spear by David Hair
6 ratingsDesperate for the next Game of Thrones? Prince of the Spear continues the Sunsurge Quartet and delivers a full-on fix of epic fantasy. The unthinkable has happened. With the Leviathan Bridge critically damaged and its towers unable to control the skies between Yuros and Antiopia, the East has invaded the West... -
![Garden of Shadows by Meara Platt]()
Garden of Shadows by Meara Platt
6 ratingsDanger lurks for Julia Marsden, the daughter of the late vicar of St. Lodore’s Church in the quiet village of Borrowdale.Julia doesn’t believe in faeries or magic or dreams coming true, but odd things have been happening at the vicarage lately that cannot be explained. Her orphaned cousin, Charlie, believes in mythical creatures and claims that faeries now inhabit the vicarage’s bluebell garden... -
![魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない～今日から自由な職人ライフ～1 by Hisaya Amagishi, 甘岸久弥]()
魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない～今日から自由な職人ライフ～1 by Hisaya Amagishi, 甘岸久弥
7 ratingsAfter dying of overwork in Japan, Dahlia is reborn into a world filled with magic. Raised by a master of magical toolmaking, she develops a passion for the craft and becomes engaged to her father’s apprentice. Before her father can see her wed, however, he suddenly passes away... -
![The Darcy Legacy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes]()
The Darcy Legacy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
8 ratingsPemberley’s ancient halls harbour many secrets... -
![Sovereign of Stars by Libbie Hawker]()
Sovereign of Stars by Libbie Hawker
8 ratingsHatshepsut has fulfilled her divine destiny and taken the Pharaoh's throne. But she knows her position is precarious. In all Egypt's long history, never has a woman ruled as king -- and Hatshepsut must use all the cleverness and bravery at her disposal to keep the reins of power from tangling in her fist... -
![A Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah M. Lynn]()
A Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah M. Lynn
10 ratingsAll murders must be avenged. While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it will bring hers back. When her husband willingly sacrifices their eldest daughter to appease the Gods, Clytemnestra vows to do whatever it takes to protect her remaining children. But in doing so she faces losing them altogether... -
![Sisters of the Sword 3: Journey Through Fire by Maya Snow]()
Sisters of the Sword 3: Journey Through Fire by Maya Snow
10 ratingsSometimes a samurai's most dangerous opponent is herself.Ever since their father's murder, Kimi and Hana have honed their fighting skills and prepared for vengeance against their vicious uncle Hidehira. They have become true warriors with the hearts of samurai.Now their fight has become more than just a personal vendetta...Categorized as:
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![House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge]()
House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge
12 ratingsPauline Gedge is a master at recreating the golden age in Egypt. Her heroine, Thu, a peasant girl from the village of Aswat, possesses both beauty and intelligence. To her good fortune Thu is found and brought to the center of society. She is chosen and trained for the court of Pharaoh Ramses. Her talent and guile win her a post in the harem...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert]()
The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert
14 ratingsEveryone in Sawrey likes Ben Hornby. So when Beatrix finds the shepherd dead in the meadow and suspects foul play, she wonders who would have done such a thing. A trio of village cats has an idea: When Ben breathed his last, his sheep must have seen his killer before scattering. So they set out to find the far-flung flock... -
![Dido and Pa by Joan Aiken]()
Dido and Pa by Joan Aiken
10 ratingsDido Twite is waylaid by her father, the shady Abednego Twite, acting on instructions from his evil patron...Categorized as:
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![Strongheart: The Lost Journals of May Dodd and Molly McGill by Jim Fergus]()
Strongheart: The Lost Journals of May Dodd and Molly McGill by Jim Fergus
10 ratingsStrongheart is the final installment to the One Thousand White Women trilogy, a novel about fierce women who are full of heart and the power to survive.In 1873, a Cheyenne chief offers President Grant the opportunity to exchange one thousand horses for one thousand white women, in order to marry them with his warriors and create a lasting peace...Categorized as:
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![Enthralled by Emma Prince]()
Enthralled by Emma Prince
10 ratingsHe is bound by honor… Eirik is eager to plunder the treasures of the fabled lands to the west in order to secure the future of his village. The one thing he swears never to do is claim possession over another human being. But when he journeys across the North Sea to raid the holy houses of Northumbria, he encounters a dark-haired beauty, Laurel, who stirs him like no other...Categorized as:
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![Blood Brothers by Carole Wilkinson]()
Blood Brothers by Carole Wilkinson
10 ratingsThe next instalment in the internationally best-selling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series.The year is 325. The powerful Han Dynasty is a distant memory and tribes of barbarian soldiers fight over what was once the Empire. It is a dangerous time. Kai is 465 years old – a teenager in dragon years. He is searching for the person predestined to be his dragonkeeper...Categorized as:
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![The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C. Emmett]()
The Throne of the Five Winds by S.C. Emmett
8 ratingsTwo queens, two concubines, six princes. Innumerable hidden agendas. Yala, lady-in-waiting to the princess of a vanquished kingdom, must navigate their captors' treacherous imperial court.The Emperor's palace -- full of ambitious royals, sly gossip, and unforeseen perils -- is perhaps the most dangerous place in Zhaon... -
![The Golden Horn by Judith Tarr]()
The Golden Horn by Judith Tarr
8 ratingsConstantinople, A.D. 1203: a great army camps outside the City of Cities, and threatens it with conquest. Within the City, a Greek witch and a renegade monk who is also a white enchanter do their utmost to hold back the tides of war. But even their great powers may not be able to save Byzantium's empire from the Western Crusade...Categorized as:
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![Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little]()
Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little
8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Cleopatra's Moon and the adult bestseller The Red Tent, this is the epic sequel to Forbidden, set in the unforgiving deserts of ancient Mesopotamia. Jayden's courage will be put to the test as she fights for her survival and the one she loves.Jayden thought she had lost everything...Categorized as:
female-mc ancient-civilization book fiction high-fantasy historical historical-fiction young-adult
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