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Mistress of the empire  by Raymond E. Feist

Mistress of the empire

Raymond E. Feist

"Now revered as Servant of the Empire, Mara of the Acoma faces not only the brotherhood of assassins, and the spies of the rival ruling houses, but the Assembly of Magicians, who see her as the ultimate threat to their ancient power."--Provided by publisher.

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Servant of the empire  by Raymond E. Feist

Servant of the empire

Raymond E. Feist

"Mara of the Arcoma, Ruling Lady of her house, has established herself as a force within the Empire and a deft player of the Game of the Council, the politics of the empire. When she finds a nobleman among a band of slaves from Midkemia, she soon involves him...

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Unbroken bonds  by J. Bree

Unbroken bonds

J. Bree

"The gods live among us. I thought that the death of the man who tortured me, broke me, and then hunted me to the ends of the earth would be the end of our fight; but it's only the beginning. After thousands of years of being apart, our god-bonds are reunited...

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Tragic bonds  by J. Bree

Tragic bonds

J. Bree

"Nothing will ever be the same again. Our Bonded Group has been torn apart, and the monsters are now the prey. But we're not going to just wait around for our enemy to strike; the blood on his hands is unforgiveable, and the god living inside of me wants her...

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Forced bonds  by J. Bree

Forced bonds

J. Bree

"They say to keep your friends close but your enemies closer; what if they're one and the same? The stable foundation I thought I built in the Sanctuary has been ripped away, and I find myself by the front lines of the war against the Resistance. I might have...

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Blood bonds  by J. Bree

Blood bonds

J. Bree

"After three years on the run, I'm back in a Resistance camp, chained to a chair as the resident monster. Everything I ran from, all of the villains of my past, they're all here to take another bite out of me. But this time, I'm not alone. With my Bonds...

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Savage bonds  by J. Bree

Savage bonds

J. Bree

"With my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus. I'm no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who's fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds. But there are bigger problems heading my...

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Arx  by Edmund Hurst

Arx

Edmund Hurst

"In Arx, no-one remembers anything. Not the Flame Protests. Not the Sightless executioner. Not even themselves. The story unwinds through the tales of three young characters: Caelan: His memories have been stolen. All he has left is instinct and fear. Fear of...

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Skin game  by Jim Butcher

Skin game

Jim Butcher

"Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day. As Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it's something awful. This time, it's worse than...

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Cold days  by Jim Butcher

Cold days

Jim Butcher

"For years, Harry Dresden has been Chicago's only professional wizard, but a bargain made in desperation with the Queen of Air and Darkness has forced him into a new job: professional killer. Mab, the mother of wicked faeries, has restored the mostly-dead...

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Ghost story  by Jim Butcher

Ghost story

Jim Butcher

"When we last left the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden, he wasn't doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has nobody, and no magic to help him. And...

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Small favour  by Jim Butcher

Small favour

Jim Butcher

"Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Harry Dresden is feeling happy. No one's tried to kill...

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Changes  by Jim Butcher

Changes

Jim Butcher

"Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage...

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Blood rites  by Jim Butcher

Blood rites

Jim Butcher

"While going undercover on the set of an adult film to investigate the mysterious deaths of several actresses, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden unexpectedly learns the shocking truth about his vampire friend Thomas."--Publisher.

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Death masks  by Jim Butcher

Death masks

Jim Butcher

"Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing wizard, is hired by a mysterious priest to find the stolen Shroud of Turin. But first, Harry must deal with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, professional hit men, and the return of his semi-vampire former...

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Summer knight  by Jim Butcher

Summer knight

Jim Butcher

"Now that his girlfriend has left him, professional wizard Harry Dresden can't pay his rent and alienates his friends. He's soon approached by the Winter Queen of Faerie with an offer he can't refuse--all he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer...

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Grave peril  by Jim Butcher

Grave peril

Jim Butcher

"Called to Cook County hospital to deal with an enraged ghost, Harry Dresden, Chicago's resident wizard, is puzzled and disturbed not by the ghost's wrath but by the fact that someone had cast a torture spell on it, goading it into action. Harry's disturbance...

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Fool moon  by Jim Butcher

Fool moon

Jim Butcher

When the corpse of a brutally mutilated murder victim turns up at the time of the full moon, accompanied by some most unusual paw prints, professional wizard and supernatural investigator Harry Dresden finds himself searching Chicago for the werewolf stalking...

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Dark harmony  by Laura Thalassa

Dark harmony

Laura Thalassa

"There are worse things than death. Things that lurk in the shadows and slip into your dreams. Things that have no business existing. Things that once slept... but have now awoken. For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal...

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Lanark  by Alasdair Gray

Lanark

Alasdair Gray

"A modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about...

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The high Lord  by Trudi Canavan

The high Lord

Trudi Canavan

"Sonea has learned much since she was but a penniless urchin possessing an awesome untapped ability. She has earned the grudging respect of her fellow novices and a place in the Magicians' Guild. But there is much she wishes she had never learned - what she...

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Daughter of the empire  by Raymond E. Feist

Daughter of the empire

Raymond E. Feist

"Mara, the youngest child of the ancient and noble Acoma family, is about to take her pledge of servitude to the goddess Lashima when the ceremony is disrupted by news of her father and brother's death in battle. Despite her grief, as the only surviving member...

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The broken world  by James Oswald

The broken world

James Oswald

"The war across the Twin Kingdoms rages on. Queen Beulah has killed one sister and ordered the assassination of another. The Inquisitor Melyn journeys though the north-lands of Llanwennog in a merciless bid to overthrow King Ballah. Now in possession of...

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Carl's doomsday scenario  by Matt Dinniman

Carl's doomsday scenario

Matt Dinniman

"They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered prostitutes rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to...

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A fire in the sky  by Sophie Jordan

A fire in the sky

Sophie Jordan

"Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous...especially for Tamsyn. Raised in the glittering court alongside the princesses, it's her duty to be punished for their misdeeds. Treated as part of...

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The naming song  by Jedediah Berry

The naming song

Jedediah Berry

"There's nothing more dangerous than an unnamed thing. When the words went away, the world changed. All meaning was lost, and every border fell. Monsters slipped from dreams to haunt the waking while ghosts wandered the land in futile reveries. Only with the...

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The golden cage  by James Oswald

The golden cage

James Oswald

"Queen Beulah is determined to have her war, despatching Inquisitor Melyn north, through the ancient forest to cross unseen into the land of her enemies. Battling the ever growing influence of Magog, Benfro struggles to resist the treacherous orders of the...

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The rose cord  by James Oswald

The rose cord

James Oswald

"Fleeing the vengeful Inquisitor Melyn, Sir Benfro is drawn to the last resting place of a great dragon of legend, Magog, deep in the ancient forest. Through Magog's spirit, Benfro discovers the true nature of his forebears - a history of unimaginable power...

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A touch of shadows  by Jessica Thorne

A touch of shadows

Jessica Thorne

"A lost queen's sacrifice. Two kingdoms at war for centuries. And a spark of passion between hunter and hunted with the power to end everything... The shadow magic has always whispered to Wren. The same dark power that once ravaged her home kingdom of...

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A kiss of flame  by Jessica Thorne

A kiss of flame

Jessica Thorne

"They want her on the throne. But the closer she gets, the deadlier her magic becomes. And an ancient power gets closer to breaking free... Wren's gone from being a parentless girl with a free life in the forest, to the daughter of the lost queen of Asteroth....

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A change of place  by Julie Czerneda

A change of place

Julie Czerneda

"Spring in Marrowdell is a time to celebrate. Life stirs, the air warms, and Jenn Nalynn and Bannan Larmensu couldn't be happier. But spring is also fraught with change, and nowhere is this truer than the edge, where the Verge, the magical realm of dragons and...

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Broken bonds  by J. Bree

Broken bonds

J. Bree

"After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds. I was sure everything would be okay if I had them. It wasn't. The fate of our people is in my hands and I know we're better off if I'm alone. After five years on the run, I'm...

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City of mirth and malice  by Alexis L. Menard

City of mirth and malice

Alexis L. Menard

"Nicolai Attano finally has everything he's ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he'd want anything more than power-not until Camilla...

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Shadows so cruel  by Liv Zander

Shadows so cruel

Liv Zander

"More painful than love - are the secrets that bind and divide us. Adrift in a sky shadowed by war, we seek, we ache, searching for the woman who fled us. We shattered her heart, but she unfurled her feathers, 0ur sweetheart, our little dove, escaping our...

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Jarka Ruus  by Terry Brooks

Jarka Ruus

Terry Brooks

"Twenty years after Grianne Ohmsford abandoned her life as the evil Ilse Witch to lead the Druid Council protecting the Four Lands, she disappears, and it is up to her nephew Pen and his comrades to go to her rescue."--Publisher.

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Bearers of the black staff  by Terry Brooks

Bearers of the black staff

Terry Brooks

"The surviving members of four non-demon races, who have co-existed peacefully for five hundred years after creating their magically protected valley, band together against frightening creatures that are penetrating the shield around their home."--Publisher.

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Rise of the fallen court  by Lilly Inkwood

Rise of the fallen court

Lilly Inkwood

"There hasn't been a Mindwalker in the Red Kingdom in centuries... until now. But Blanche's ability is so rare, so valuable, that it must be kept secret. Because Blanche isn't just a Mindwalker, she's also the sister of the king. And every night, at her...

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A song of ash and moonlight  by Claire Legrand

A song of ash and moonlight

Claire Legrand

"The curse on the Ashbourne and Bask families has finally broken, but Farrin Ashbourne still struggles with many burdens. Ever since her mother abandoned the family, she has run the estate, managed her father, and kept a tight control over her musical power....

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Ruthless fae  by Caroline Peckham

Ruthless fae

Caroline Peckham

"They tried to break us. They almost did. But we're not going anywhere. The Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. We have to be smart. Fighting them one on one isn't an option so we have to be stealthy. Remaining...

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The scions of Shannara  by Terry Brooks

The scions of Shannara

Terry Brooks

"Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands. The Federation now controls all of the Southland. In the West, the Elves have vanished. In the East, the dwarves are enslaved. Par Ohmsford has retained some of the magical powers of his ancestors, although...

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The Elf Queen of Shannara  by Terry Brooks

The Elf Queen of Shannara

Terry Brooks

"This third volume follows Wren Ohmsford in her search for the last of the Elves, part of the quest set for her by the shade of the Druid Allanon as her role in saving the world from destruction by the mysterious Shadowen. Wren and her nonspeaking, telepathic...

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Bloodfire quest  by Terry Brooks

Bloodfire quest

Terry Brooks

"The quest for the long-lost Elfstones has drawn the leader of the Druid order and her followers into the hellish dimension known as the Forbidding, where the most dangerous creatures from the Four Lands are imprisoned. Now the hunt for the powerful talismans...

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Skysong  by C. A. Wright

Skysong

C. A. Wright

"Oriane is the skylark, and the sun only rises if she wills it. Every morning, she transforms from woman to bird, calling the dawn with her song. Seclusion has kept her safe her whole life - but it has also left her lonely, and craving freedom. When Oriane...

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The great when  by Alan Moore

The great when

Alan Moore

"The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital stumbles Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not...

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The ending fire  by Saara El-Arifi

The ending fire

Saara El-Arifi

"Rebellions are like fires. Something needs to burn to make a flame. The Wardens' Empire is falling. A vigilante known only as the 'Truthsayer' is raising an army against the wardens. Sylah and Hassa must navigate the politics of this new world, all the while...

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Fear the flames  by Olivia Rose Darling

Fear the flames

Olivia Rose Darling

"As a child, Elowen Atarah was ripped away from her dragons and imprisoned by her father, King Garrick of Imirath. Years later, Elowen is now a woman determined to free her dragons. Having established a secret kingdom of her own called Aestilian, she's ready...

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A tide of black steel  by Anthony Ryan

A tide of black steel

Anthony Ryan

"The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule. Until now. Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners...

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The book of life  by Deborah Harkness

The book of life

Deborah Harkness

"A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. After travelling through time historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire...

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Somewhere beyond the sea  by TJ Klune

Somewhere beyond the sea

TJ Klune

"Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. He's headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, they'll do anything to protect their extraordinary and...

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Straken  by Terry Brooks

Straken

Terry Brooks

A young boy embarks on a perilous mission that could cost him everything, while the tattered remnants of the army confront an invincible death machine, and the entire world must deal with the coming of a demonic entity.

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The Elfstones of Shannara  by Terry Brooks

The Elfstones of Shannara

Terry Brooks

"Thousands of years after the destruction of the age of man and science, new races and magic now rule the world, but an imminent danger threatens. A horde of evil Demons is beginning to escape and bring death upon the land. Only Wil Ohmsford, the last of the...

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The sword of Shannara  by Terry Brooks

The sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks

"Long ago, the world of the Four Lands was torn apart by the wars of ancient Evil. But in Vale, the half-human, half elfin Shea Ohmsford now lives in peace - until the mysterious, forbidding figure of the druid Allanon appears, to reveal that the supposedly...

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The sapling cage  by Margaret Killjoy

The sapling cage

Margaret Killjoy

"In the first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, Lorel, a young trans girl, disguises herself in order to join a coven of witches and travels the kingdom in search of a solution to the magical blight that plagues it"--

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The republic of salt  by A. E. Kaplan

The republic of salt

A. E. Kaplan

"Peace in one world always comes at a cost to the other. Toba and Naftaly's lives changed forever when Toba discovered the mirrored world of the Maziks beyond the Pomegranate Gate. In their search for answers, they must find their own ways to the wonderous and...

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Buried deep and other stories  by Naomi Novik

Buried deep and other stories

Naomi Novik

"A thrilling anthology of thirteen short stories that span the wide-ranging imagination of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at the world where her next novel will be set"--

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All the devils  by Catelyn Wilson

All the devils

Catelyn Wilson

"Dark academia meets horror in this debut fantasy series about two sisters, an elite school full of secrecy, and the world of the occult . . . On the day of the funeral Andy is shocked to discover one thing- the person in that casket is not her sister. Violet...

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Guardians of the west  by David Eddings

Guardians of the west

David Eddings

Evil doesn't disappear. It just changes form ... The evil God Torak is slain, and Garion, the long-awaited King of Riva, hopes for peace. And for a while he gets his wish. But then a darker prophecy is revealed, and new and more insidious forces gather. As...

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The scarlet throne  by Amy Leow

The scarlet throne

Amy Leow

"Binsa is a 'living goddess,' chosen by the gods to dispense both mercy and punishment from her place on the Scarlet Throne. But her reign hides a deadly secret. Rather than channeling the wisdom of an immortal deity, she harbors a demon. But now her priests...

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A clash of kings  by George R. R. Martin

A clash of kings

George R. R. Martin

"From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigins as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the...

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Polgara the Sorceress  by David Eddings

Polgara the Sorceress

David Eddings

"Her mind guided by her mother she will not see again for centuries, Polgara begins life in the Vale, growing up in her uncle's tower and learning of her powers that will serve her on her travels. For Polgara is destined to be the guardian of the world's last,...

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The Fisher girl  by Elinor (Children's fiction writer) Taylor

The Fisher girl

Elinor (Children's fiction writer) ...

"The hedgerow at Darkwood holds a secret: a land of magic, and somewhere to escape to when life in our world becomes too much. George Fisher knew it, as did his father before him. Something of a family tradition, you might say. But when young Marie Fisher once...

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A storm of swords  by George R. R. Martin

A storm of swords

George R. R. Martin

"Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His...

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Valley  by Stacey McEwan

Valley

Stacey McEwan

""All things find a way back home." At the bottom of the Chasm, Dawsyn and her followers traipse through the darkness to find their long-awaited home. But there are whispers all around them and safety is never guaranteed. With her powers much depleted, and...

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The crimson crown  by Heather Walter

The crimson crown

Heather Walter

"Snow White's dark queen tells her side of the story in this queer, witchy reimagining of the classic fairy tale from the author of Malice. Legends tell of a witch who became a queen - the heartless villain in the story of Snow White. But now the wicked queen...

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Boy of chaotic making  by Charlie N. Holmberg

Boy of chaotic making

Charlie N. Holmberg

Merritt Fernsby's life has changed considerably since he inherited Whimbrel House. He's engaged to Hulda Larkin, who opened his eyes to the uncanny. And he's grown quite protective of his uncle Owein -- several generations, and iterations, removed. Owein is...

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An academy for liars  by Alexis Henderson

An academy for liars

Alexis Henderson

"Lennon Carter's life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because-like everyone else at the...

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Bringer of dust  by J. M. Miro

Bringer of dust

J. M. Miro

"1883. Agrigento, Sicily. A city of spires and now broken hopes and bodies... With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished. His only chance of rescue lies in a fabled second orsine - long-hidden, thought lost - which might not...

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Lady of darkness  by Melissa K. Roehrich

Lady of darkness

Melissa K. Roehrich

"A cage. Owned by a ruthless Assassin Lord, Scarlett Monrhoe and her two sisters have been trained since they were children to torture and take life. They are the most feared trio on the continent, but they are also wild and unpredictable. A tragic night has...

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The games gods play  by Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer) Owen

The games gods play

Abigail (Paranormal fiction writer)...

"The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious...

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Temeraire  by Naomi Novik

Temeraire

Naomi Novik

"Captain Will Laurence has been at sea since he was just twelve years old; finding a warmer berth in Nelson's navy than any he enjoyed as the youngest, least important son of Lord Allendale. Rising on merit to captain his own vessel, Laurence has earned...

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Secrets of the lost ledgers  by C. J. Archer

Secrets of the lost ledgers

C. J. Archer

"An invisible message from a dead man resurrects a decades-old mystery. With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She's shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier,...

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Haunt Sweet Home  by Sarah Pinsker

Haunt Sweet Home

Sarah Pinsker

"When aimless twenty-something Mara lands a job as the night-shift production assistant on her cousin's ghost hunting/home makeover reality TV show Haunt Sweet Home, she quickly determines her new role will require a healthy attitude toward duplicity. But as...

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The cursed  by Harper L. Woods

The cursed

Harper L. Woods

"He was the deception waiting in the night; the truth I never saw coming. After a lifetime of manipulation, I finally learned the truth. I was his puppet - even if I never saw my strings. Even knowing how deep his betrayal runs, I can't shake the undeniable...

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City of marble and blood  by Howard A. Jones

City of marble and blood

Howard A. Jones

"Gladiators, legionaries, scheming sorcerers, and dark gods had battered Hanuvar but not stopped him. The great Volani general now returns to the land of his enemies! Hanuvar had pledged to find the remnants of his people, scattered into slavery across the...

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The witch of Colchis  by Rosie Hewlett

The witch of Colchis

Rosie Hewlett

"A dark and epic feminist retelling that boldly reclaims the myth of the most formidable and feared witch in Ancient Greece Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and...

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Storm furies  by Wen Spencer

Storm furies

Wen Spencer

The oni have invaded Pittsburgh on Elfhome. And, so far, it looks like they are winning. All this is according to prophecy. But the prophecy is big on symbols and light on specifics. Tinker and her allies are doing the best they can to defend the city and the...

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Warlords of Wyrdwood  by R. J. (Fiction author) Barker

Warlords of Wyrdwood

R. J. (Fiction author) Barker

"The Forester known as Cahan led the village of Harn in rebellion against the all-powerful, oppressive forces of the Rai. A great victory was won, but to avoid retaliation, he must now lead the people of Harn into the forest. Cahan never wanted this...

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The gods below  by Andrea (Andrea G.) Stewart

The gods below

Andrea (Andrea G.) Stewart

"A divine war shattered the world leaving humanity in ruins. Desperate for hope, they struck a deal with the devious god Kluehnn: He would restore the world to its former glory, but at a price so steep it would keep the mortals indebted to him for eternity....

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