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  • Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

    46 ratings
    Kingdoms will collide.The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't...
  • A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    45 ratings
    A Betrayal…Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    50 ratings
    Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

    The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

    26 ratings
    The final chapter in the Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.Daevabad has fallen.After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people...
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    epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

    Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

    39 ratings
    The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series!The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times-bestselling King of Scars Duology.The Demon King...
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    dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • Dissent by Auryn Hadley

    Dissent by Auryn Hadley

    14 ratings
    HER MIND IS MORPHING BY THE MINUTE…PREPARE TO HAVE YOURS BLOWN! Cancel your lunch and dinner dates, and clear out your inbox at work before picking up DISSENT, the SEVENTH installment of the action-packed sci-fi fantasy series, Rise Of The Iliri! Because this is the truth: This epic series, spellbinding from the first, only becomes more powerfully enthralling with each adventure...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  action-adventure
  • Risen by Auryn Hadley

    Risen by Auryn Hadley

    12 ratings
    In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness. All she has left is desperation—and blind trust. But she's not alone. She never has been...
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    dark  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  action-adventure
  • The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

    The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

    28 ratings
    Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS.Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there...
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    epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

    45 ratings
    Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold...
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    dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

    The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

    24 ratings
    Elloren Gardner and her friends were only seeking to right a few wrongs, but their actions have propelled them straight into the ranks of the realm-wide Resistance against Gardnerian encroachment...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war  witches-wizards
  • A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

    20 ratings
    In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story.A false king has claimed the throne of Camelot, sentenced Tedros to death, and forced Sophie to be his queen...
  • Mroczne Wybrzeza. Tom 3. Pozlacany waz by Danielle L. Jensen

    Mroczne Wybrzeza. Tom 3. Pozlacany waz by Danielle L. Jensen

    14 ratings
    From ​bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen comes a thrilling new novel in the Dark Shores world, a series that Sarah J. Maas called „everything I look for in a fantasy novel.”THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORYLydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good...
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    epic  family  magic  outlaws  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood

    How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood

    14 ratings
    What’s Devan to do when Serenity claims him as her lover? Run.What’s Tan to do when Serenity claims Devan as her lover? Start a revolution.All’s fair in love and war...
  • Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

    Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton

    24 ratings
    When gunslinging Amani Al'Hiza escaped her dead-end town, she never imagined she'd join a revolution, let alone lead one. But after the bloodthirsty Sultan of Miraji imprisoned the Rebel Prince Ahmed in the mythical city of Eremot, she doesn't have a choice...
  • Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    25 ratings
    Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home... Or so he believes...Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper...
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    dark  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

    Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

    26 ratings
    Rebel by chance. Traitor by choice.Gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she’s fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne...
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    dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    27 ratings
    Rebels, royals, and monsters wage war over the Mytican throne in the shocking fourth book of the Falling Kingdoms series, from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes...
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    dystopia  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • A ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

    A ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

    29 ratings
    Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm?Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  family  magic  myths  paranormal  war
  • The Might by Siri Pettersen

    The Might by Siri Pettersen

    16 ratings
    Hirka prepares to meet the ruling house of a cold, hierarchical world where contempt for weakness is paramount. Reluctantly, she accepts her fate, hoping to keep Rime alive and Ymslanda safe. But the dead borns thirst for the Might is absolute and Hirka realize that war she wanted to prevent, is inevitable. An awareness that will soon challenge everything she ever believed in and fought for...
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    epic  magic  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

    We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

    24 ratings
    The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya...
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    dark  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • One True King by Soman Chainani

    One True King by Soman Chainani

    24 ratings
    Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters.The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy seriesWho will sit on Camelot's throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the One True King? Prepare yourself for the End of Ends . .
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    family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

    The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

    40 ratings
    A world divided.A queendom without an heir.An ancient enemy awakens.The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.Ead Duryan is an outsider at court...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  myths  outlaws  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    18 ratings
    At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever...
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    dystopia  epic  magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly

    Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly

    18 ratings
    Once a lost and confused princess, Serafina is now a confident leader of the Black Fin Resistance (BFR). While she works on sabotaging her enemy and enlisting allies for battle, her friends face challenges of their own. Ling is in the hold of Rafe Mfeme's giant trawler, on her way to a prison camp...
  • Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    20 ratings
    The third book in the thrilling four-book Shattered Realms series from New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams ChimaThe empress in the east—the unspeakably cruel ruler whose power grew in Flamecaster and Shadowcaster—tightens her grip in this chilling third installment in the series...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  outlaws  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    20 ratings
    Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal..
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    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • The Iron Temple by Ginn Hale

    The Iron Temple by Ginn Hale

    12 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    12 ratings
    Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara...
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    epic  family  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • The Sergeant's Apprentice by Christopher G. Nuttall

    The Sergeant's Apprentice by Christopher G. Nuttall

    14 ratings
    The Nameless World Goes to War! The necromancers have finally resumed their assault on the Allied Lands, sending a mighty army across the Desert of Death and into the Kingdom of Tarsier. Countless farms, villages and towns have already been destroyed as the host makes its way northwards, striking deep into the kingdom’s most vulnerable lands...
  • The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

    The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

    14 ratings
    The final volume of the Gemmell Morningstar Award-shortlisted Swords and Fire fantasy trilogy, in which political scion Amalia and her bound fire warlock Zaira must save the Empire from a ruthless, magical enemy. Perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce, The Queen of the Tearling, and Uprooted...
  • Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

    Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

    24 ratings
    Fans of Susan Dennard's Witchlands series have fallen in love with the Bloodwitch Aeduan. And now, finally, comes his story.High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets...
  • A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

    38 ratings
    Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire. Yet danger lurks on all sides...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  family  magic  myths  paranormal  war
  • Glint by Raven Kennedy

    Glint by Raven Kennedy

    28 ratings
    For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything.Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.At the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him—Commander Rip...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    18 ratings
    Branded a traitor by her people, Shea and her warlord—the fiercely dangerous Fallon—travel to the Pathfinders’ seat of power at her father’s request, hoping to form an alliance despite the distrust between them. It doesn’t take long before Shea and Fallon realize something is dangerously wrong in the place she once called home...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    18 ratings
    Magic, romance and adventure collide in WANDFASTED, the irresistible ebook prequel to THE BLACK WITCH Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at the illustrious Verpax University, Erthia was rent asunder during the devastating Realm War. When Tessla Harrow is driven from her home by the fighting, she discovers a depth of power she never knew she had..
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    dark  dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  war  witches-wizards
  • Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling

    24 ratings
    With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius...
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    dark  epic  lgbtq  magic  outlaws  paranormal  war  witches-wizards
  • Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

    Night Study by Maria V. Snyder

    24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder transports readers back to the realms of Sitia and Ixia in an exciting new Study novel full of magic, danger and intrigue. Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's life has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her more than ever before...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  family  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Sea by A.H. Lee

    The Sea by A.H. Lee

    14 ratings
    Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they? Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness...
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    dark  family  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war  witches-wizards
  • Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

    27 ratings
    In GATHERING DARKNESS, book three of the New York Times bestselling Falling Kingdoms series, the stakes have never been higher as three teams push forward on a race to find the Kindred, the four elemental crystals possessing ancient all-powerful magic, first:Prince Magnus has just witnessed torture, death, and miracles during the bloody confrontation that decimated the rebel forces...
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    dystopia  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto

    Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto

    16 ratings
    Veronyka, Tristan, and Sev must stop the advancing empire from destroying the Phoenix Riders in this fiery sequel to Crown of Feathers, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable!”You are a daughter of queens.The world is balanced on the edge of a knife, and war is almost certain between the empire and the Phoenix Riders...
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    dystopia  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Der letzte Kampf by Rachel E. Carter

    Der letzte Kampf by Rachel E. Carter

    20 ratings
    He’s the Black Mage and she’s the traitor to the Crown.Ryiah’s world was shattered the night she discovered King Blayne’s nefarious plans. Now, she has to betray the one she loves most in order to save the realm from war...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  family  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes

    Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes

    25 ratings
    The ruthless Empress Amara of Kraeshia has taken the Mytican throne, and now uncertainty looms over the three kingdoms. Since Lucia unleashed the fire Kindred, wreaking havoc throughout the land, Myticans have been looking for someone—anyone—they can trust. They believe in Amara, not knowing her grand promises are built on lies...
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    dystopia  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes

    Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes

    25 ratings
    As two lethal elemental gods set out to destroy Mytica, sworn enemies must become allies in the final fight to save the kingdoms.Jonas continues to willfully defy his destiny, but the consequences of plotting his own course are drastic. As the fight for Mytica rages on, he must decide just how much more he's willing to sacrifice...
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    dystopia  epic  family  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  royalty  war
  • By Dark Deeds by Miranda Honfleur

    By Dark Deeds by Miranda Honfleur

    10 ratings
    Her hands shackled. An assassin hunting the man she loves. Will she save him in time?Elementalist Rielle needs to get to the man she loves before the assassin pursuing him finds her mark. There's only one problem: she's chained aboard a ship bound for a foreign land.And her new life is harsh, with her movements watched, food scarce, and safety even scarcer...
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    dark  epic  magic  myths  outlaws  paranormal  war  witches-wizards
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    41 ratings
    They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared...
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    dystopia  epic  family  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

    The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

    14 ratings
    Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames.A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves...
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    dark  dystopia  epic  family  royalty  war  action-adventure  angst
  • The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell, Simon Vance

    The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell, Simon Vance

    24 ratings
    The second book in the action-packed Evermen Saga.With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate's evil as he discovers a new technique--a way to extract essence from human blood.The Primate has been temporarily defeated, but his home was once inhabited by the Evermen, and their ancient secrets still remain...
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    epic  family  magic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus by Terry Goodkind

    The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus by Terry Goodkind

    25 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind comes The First Confessor, the prequel to the Sword of Truth, for the first time hardcoverIn a time before legends had yet been born...Married to the powerful leader of her people, safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war...
  • Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman

    Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman

    28 ratings
    Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army...
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    dystopia  epic  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
  • The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    6 ratings
    In the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace.Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes...
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    epic  family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  war
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