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The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
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... -
![Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell]()
Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell
19 ratingsWould you - could you? - uphold the law at the cost of those you love? Falcio val Mond, First Cantor of the Greatcoats, is on the brink of fulfilling his dead King's dream: Aline is about to take the throne and restore the rule of law once and for all.But for the Greatcoats, nothing is ever that simple... -
![Soulbrand by Andrew Rowe]()
Soulbrand by Andrew Rowe
14 ratingsThe Tournament of the Sacred Sword sounded like exactly the type of thing Keras would enjoy: a series of challenges for thousands of contestants seeking a chance to fight for the Sacred Sword of Earth. He knew there would be challenges. It wouldn’t be a high-stakes tournament without a few high-profile assassinations and mysterious murders, after all... -
![Sword of Justice by Christian Cameron]()
Sword of Justice by Christian Cameron
11 ratings1367: Europe stands on the brink of total war.Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle.But Sir William Gold has other problems. Just to reach Europe, he must capture its most unassailable fortress... -
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![Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson]()
Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson
24 ratingsA fascinating new novella in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, the universe shared by his Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Sixth of the Dusk, set in a never-before-seen world, showcases a society on the brink of technological change...Categorized as:
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![The House Witch by Delemhach]()
The House Witch by Delemhach
18 ratingsA heartwarming and humorous blend of fantasy, romance, and mystery featuring a witch with domestic powers and the royal household he serves . . . dinner.When Finlay Ashowan joins the staff of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he’s an enigma. No one knows where he comes from or how he came to be where he is, which suits Fin just fine... -
![Ravenheart by David Gemmell]()
Ravenheart by David Gemmell
19 ratingsEight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. Now the Rigante have lost the freedom and culture so many gave their lives to preserve. Only one woman remains who follows the ancient ways–the Wyrd of Wishing Tree Wood–and she alone knows the nature of the evil soon to be unleashed... -
![King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood]()
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
24 ratingsIn this raucous tale, the Knight, the Duke, the Queen--and eventually the whole court--all try to lure King Bidgood from his cozy bathtub, but he won't get out! Will anyone be able to solve this problem?In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of a Caldecott Honor favorite, this new edition features a hardcover book and a musical CD with six original songs ranging in style from a minuet to a... -
![Ghosts of the Tristan Basin by Brian McClellan]()
Ghosts of the Tristan Basin by Brian McClellan
14 ratingsTaniel Two-Shot is a powder mage with the Tristan Ghost Irregulars, a band of volunteers who have made a name for themselves fighting in the Fatrastan Revolution. They range through the swamps of the frontier, cutting off enemy supplies and raiding towns while Taniel hunts the Privileged sorcerers that make the Kez armies so powerful... -
![The Master's Apprentice: A Retelling of the Faust Legend by Oliver Pötzsch]()
The Master's Apprentice: A Retelling of the Faust Legend by Oliver Pötzsch
14 ratingsA young man’s destined quest becomes a dance with the devil in a mesmerizing retelling of the Faust legend by the bestselling author of the Hangman’s Daughter Tales series.It’s the fifteenth century and only heretics are curious about the universe.Germany, 1494. Born under a rare alignment of the stars, Johann Georg Gerlach, “the lucky one” to his mother—is fated for greatness... -
![Ravencry by Ed McDonald]()
Ravencry by Ed McDonald
16 ratingsFour years have passed since Nall’s Engine drove the Deep Kings back across the Misery, but as they hurl fire from the sky, darker forces plots against the republic.A new power is rising: a ghost in the light known only as the Bright Lady manifests in visions across the city, and the cult that worship her grasp for power even as the city burns around them... -
![Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell]()
Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell
19 ratingsHow do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Kest, and Brasti are about to find out, because someone has figured out a way to do it and they've started with a friend. The Dukes were already looking for ways out of their agreement to put Aline on the throne, but with the Saints turning up dead, rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension... -
![Stormrider by David Gemmell]()
Stormrider by David Gemmell
19 ratingsOne glorious spark, one moment of Rigante rebellion has ignited a revolution and forged a legend. In the mountains of the north, the outlaw leader known as Ravenheart waits, knowing the forces of the blackhearted Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler’s only son, Stormrider... -
![There is Always a Tomorrow by Anna Belfrage]()
There is Always a Tomorrow by Anna Belfrage
6 ratingsIt is 1692 and the Colony of Maryland is still adapting to the consequences of Coode’s Rebellion some years previously. Religious tolerance in the colony is now a thing of the past, but safe in their home, Alex and Matthew Graham have no reason to suspect they will become embroiled in the ongoing religious conflicts—until one of their sons betrays their friend Carlos Muñoz to the authorities...Categorized as:
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![House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky
6 ratingsFROM THE BSFA AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF CITY OF LAST CHANCESCity-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the world of superstition with the bright flame of reason, so they deliver a mountain of ragged, holed and scorched flesh to the field hospital tents just behind the frontline... -
![The Powder Mage Trilogy: Promise of Blood, The Crimson Campaign, The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan]()
The Powder Mage Trilogy: Promise of Blood, The Crimson Campaign, The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
8 ratingsIn a world where mages control gunpowder and bullets, a brilliant general must defend his country from both war and insurrection... -
![The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2 by Wu Cheng'en]()
The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2 by Wu Cheng'en
10 ratingsAnthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time... -
![The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman]()
The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman
10 ratingsPenitence Hurd and the Plague arrived in London on the same day...Bound up in righteousness as tight as a parcel, she journeys from Puritan America to find her aunt, and steps into a city full of rogues, hell-fire and fleshly pleasures. When she discovers her aunt is running a brothel in St Giles-in-the-Fields, Penitence has no option but to point out the wickedness... -
![The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan]()
The Empire of Ashes by Anthony Ryan
18 ratingsFor hundreds of years, the Ironship Trading Syndicate was fuelled by drake blood–and protected by the Blood-blessed, those few who could drink it and wield fearsome powers. But now the very thing that sustained the corporate world threatens to destroy it.A drake of unimaginable power has risen, and it commands an army of both beasts and men... -
![El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha II by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra]()
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de La Mancha II by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
18 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
![The Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnusson]()
The Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnusson
18 ratingsIn 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of its people, including 250 from a tiny island off the mainland. Among the captives sold into slavery in Algiers were the island pastor, his wife and their three children. Although the raid itself is well documented, little is known about what happened to the women and children afterwards... -
![League of Dragons by Naomi Novik]()
League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
21 ratingsThe final adventure in the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series that started with the beloved His Majesty’s Dragon which has won fans of Napoleonic-era military history, Anne McCaffrey’s Pern novels, and Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring adventures.The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory…but at a terrible price... -
![The Forgotten Witch by Jessica Dodge]()
The Forgotten Witch by Jessica Dodge
6 ratingsHelen Kent never dares to step outside her comfort zone. She lives a lonely mundane life in the city, grinding through her uninspiring marketing job. That is, until a spontaneous online purchase brings her to the little bay town of Oban, Scotland, where a 500-year-old cottage full of secrets and stories awaits her...Categorized as:
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![The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 by Wu Cheng'en]()
The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 by Wu Cheng'en
8 ratingsAnthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time... -
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![Second Son by Pamela Taylor]()
Second Son by Pamela Taylor
8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07DPVC1JC.It is the dawn of the Renaissance, a time when new ideas are just beginning to emerge. Alfred — the eponymous second son — comes of age in the enlightened court of his grandfather. Alfred is convinced that his life will be unremarkable, spent in diligent but mundane service to king and kingdom... -
![Castillon by Christian Cameron]()
Castillon by Christian Cameron
9 ratings1450s France. A young Englishman, Tom Swan, is kneeling in the dirt, waiting to be killed by the French who've taken him captive. He's not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns...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... -
![Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan]()
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
32 ratingsThe Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving...Categorized as:
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![Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan]()
Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan
14 ratingsSpecial Detective Constable Adamat may be the most capable young investigator in all of Adopest. He's sharp, thoughtful, and his particular sorcery gives him a flawless memory. A transfer to the First Precinct seems like the perfect opportunity to showcase his abilities and advance his career. But things work differently in the First Precinct... -
![The Mad Lancers by Brian McClellan]()
The Mad Lancers by Brian McClellan
15 ratingsYoung war hero Ben Styke commands a colonial garrison in a sleepy Fatrastan town. It’s a well-deserved quiet posting and Styke intends to keep the peace despite rumblings of discontent across the continent.But peace is difficult to maintain on the frontier. Taxes imposed by the far away Kez government, and their heavy-handed methods of enforcing them, have the people on edge... -
![Legacy by Susan Kay]()
Legacy by Susan Kay
16 ratingsThe spellbinding classic that sets the gold standard for Queen Elizabeth novels, the much-praised Legacy (winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award) offers an exquisite psychological portrait of the Queen who defined an era... -
![Assassin's Creed: Revelations by Oliver Bowden]()
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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![Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
19 ratingsJACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the Renaissance. This time, Jack and Annie will need more than a research book and a magic wand. They'll need help from one of the greatest minds of all time... -
![Orlando Furioso: Part One by Ludovico Ariosto]()
Orlando Furioso: Part One by Ludovico Ariosto
6 ratingsOne of the greatest epic poems of the Italian Renaissance, Orlando Furioso is an intricate tale of love and enchantment set at the time of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne's conflict with the Moors... -
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![Blood's Game by Angus Donald]()
Blood's Game by Angus Donald
6 ratingsIt is the winter of 1670.Holcroft Blood has entered the employ of the Duke of Buckingham, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom after the king. It is here that his education really begins. With a gift for numbers and decoding ciphers, Holcroft soon proves invaluable to the Duke, but when he's pushed into a betrayal he risks everything for revenge... -
![The Major Works by John Milton]()
The Major Works by John Milton
6 ratingsPreviously published in the Oxford Authors series, this unique one-volume selection of Milton's poetry and prose includes all the English and Italian verse and a generous selection of his major prose works. Modernized spelling, extensive notes, and a helpful introduction make the text immediately accessible to the modern reader... -
![Storm Riders by Margaret Weis, Robert Krammes]()
Storm Riders by Margaret Weis, Robert Krammes
6 ratingsIn a world where magic is intrinsic to the fabric of everyday life, two kingdoms, centuries-long enemies, have long sought a powerful magical weapon that will win them lasting dominance... -
![Hold The Dark by Frank Tuttle]()
Hold The Dark by Frank Tuttle
6 ratingsDemons in a feeding frenzy drive the world-weary Markhat to the brink… A Markhat story. Quiet, hard-working seamstresses aren’t the kind that normally go missing, even in a tough town like Rannit. Martha Hoobin’s disappearance, though, quickly draws Markhat into a deadly struggle between a halfdead blood cult and the infamous sorcerer known only as the Corpsemaster... -
![Die Stunde der Lilie by Sandra Regnier, Vanida Karun]()
Die Stunde der Lilie by Sandra Regnier, Vanida Karun
6 ratingsEs sollte ein gewöhnlicher Ausritt nach einem anstrengenden Schultag werden. Niemals hätte sich die sechzehnjährige Julia träumen lassen, dass es sie an der mit Lilien gesäumten Weggabelung aus dem Deutschland der Gegenwart ins Frankreich des 17. Jahrhunderts verschlagen würde. Und das ohne eine Möglichkeit der Rückkehr...Categorized as:
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![Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore]()
Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore
6 ratingsIt’s been six years since Quinn started dressing as a man in order to sneak aboard the most notorious pirate ship ever to set sail upon the seven seas—and those years have definitely begun to take their toll... -
![The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley]()
The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley
8 ratingsMercenary. Murderer. Monster. Task has been called many names in his time.“Echoes of Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch.”– SFF World“Grimdark with heart and soul.”– Anna Smith Spark, author of The Empires of Dust Trilogy“A very, very good read."– Fantasy Faction“A brutal delight with thrilling action and heart, rowdy and wise, bloody and tender at the same time... -
![Die Legende Der Terrarch 2 by William King]()
Die Legende Der Terrarch 2 by William King
8 ratingsA thousand years ago the world of Gaeia fell to the Terrarchs, cruel and beautiful alien invaders with a deadly secret. Masters of sorcery and intrigue they have ruled humanity with a fist of steel inside a glove of velvet. For a thousand years, ancient demons have slept, waiting for the moment of their return. Now the stars are right. Old and evil gods are wakening... -
![Siege of Tilpur by Brian McClellan]()
Siege of Tilpur by Brian McClellan
10 ratingsIt is the height of the Gurlish Wars. Sergeant Tamas, a young infantryman in the Adran Army, struggles to keep his squad alive despite the blundering incompetence of their superior officers. Not only does Tamas have the curse of being an ambitious commoner in an army where rank is purchased rather than earned, he is also a powder mage... -
![The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth]()
The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
10 ratingsHannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. . . .The arrival of a mysterious letter changes Hannah’s life forever. One day she is an ordinary teenage girl. The next day she discovers she is heir to a castle in the Scottish highlands—a castle that was cursed more than four hundred and forty years ago...Categorized as:
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![Cobweb Empire by Vera Nazarian]()
Cobweb Empire by Vera Nazarian
10 ratingsIn a world where no one can die, she alone can kill... Cobweb Empire (Cobweb Bride Trilogy #2) is the second book of the intricate epic fantasy flavored by Renaissance history and the romantic myth of Persephone, about death's ultimatum to the world... -
![Legacies by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
Legacies by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
16 ratingsMillennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great civilization that spanned a continent, and ended a golden age. Corus today is a world of contending countries, of struggling humans, strange animals and elusive supernatural creatures. Though much has been forgotten, it is still a place of magical powers, and of a few people who are Talented enough to use them... -
![Cold Iron by Miles Cameron]()
Cold Iron by Miles Cameron
16 ratingsAranthur is a student. He showed a little magical talent, is studying at the local academy, and is nothing particularly special. Others are smarter. Others are more talented. Others are quicker to pick up techniques. But none of them are with him when he breaks his journey home for the holidays in an inn...Categorized as:
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![Imager's Challenge by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
Imager's Challenge by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
18 ratingsImager’s Challenge takes up immediately after the conclusion of Imager. Still recovering from injuries received in foiling the plots of the Ferran envoy, Rhenn is preparing to take up his new duties as imager liaison to the Civic Patrol of L’Excelsis. No sooner has he assumed his new position than he discovers two things... -
![The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan]()
The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
24 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Raven’s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for “fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels.”* Now, Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria...Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes... -
![The Complete Poetry by John Milton]()
The Complete Poetry by John Milton
16 ratingsThe first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all known manuscripts, chronology and verbal variants recorded. Works in Latin, Greek and Italian are included with new literal translations...
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