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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy
This BookTok hit follows the
events of Spark of the Everflame with Diem Bellator facing a coming
war, dangerous enemies around every corner, and a battle for her
heart—now in a collectible hardcover edition featuring gorgeous
full-color endpapers, an exclusive designed hardcover case, and a
never-before-seen bonus chapter.
The threat of war has arrived at Diem’s doorstep, along with a new
discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the
next thirty days by bargaining with the people she hates most: the
royal family of House Corbois.
But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly
realizes good and evil aren’t as black and white as they seem. Old
prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between
friend and foe.
With her mother still missing, the secrets she left behind can no
longer be ignored—and neither can the Guardians and their demands.
Caught between an old flame and a sizzling new spark, Diem must
confront the truth about who she is and what she wants before time runs
out.
Now a major TV series on Prime Video Prepare to turn the Wheel of
Time - discover the first novel in one of the most influential and
popular fantasy epics ever published. When their village is
attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al'Thor and his friends are
forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and
its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn - the
prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness. In this
Age of myth and legend, the Wheel of Time turns. What was, what may
be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. ONE OF TIME
MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME 'Epic in every sense'
- Sunday Times 'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate
the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times '[The] huge
ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R.
R. Martin 'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX The Wheel of Time series: Book
1: The Eye of the World Book 2: The Great Hunt Book 3: The Dragon
Reborn Book 4: The Shadow Rising Book 5: The Fires of Heaven Book
6: Lord of Chaos Book 7: A Crown of Swords Book 8: The Path of
Daggers Book 9: Winter's Heart Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight Book
11: Knife of Dreams Book 12: The Gathering Storm Book 13: Towers of
Midnight Book 14: A Memory of Light Prequel: New Spring Look out
for the companion book: The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of
Time
The world George Dower left when he went into hiding was
significantly simpler than the new, steam-powered Victorian London.
Dower is enticed into a web of intrigue with ominously mysterious
players who have nefarious plans of which he can only guess. If he
can locate and make his father's Vox Universalis work as it was
intended, his future is assured. But his efforts are confounded by
the strange Vicar Stonebrake. Drugged, arrested, and interrogated
Dower is trapped in a maelstrom of secrets, corruption, and schemes
that threaten to drown him in the chaos of this mad new world. File
Under: Steampunk [ A Plague of Lighthouses | Sexual Healing | The
Lady's Not For Turning | End of the World, Again ]
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
'Epic' Guardian
'Majestic' Daily Mail
'Escapism at its finest - Shannon, we salute you' Stylist
An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with
dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.
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. Though she has risen to the
position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages.
Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with
forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was
a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of
chaos are rising from their sleep.
FATE IS A CRUEL MISTRESS The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could. Now, to protect her brother, she assassinates their father and takes her place at the head of the family. And that is only the start of her revenge. Samuel Hutchinson is a bastard with a terrible gift. When he stumbles upon the first victim of a magical serial killer, he's drawn into the world of magic and intrigue he's worked so hard to avoid - and is pulled deeply into the ravenous and bloodthirsty court of the vampire king. Tasked by the Eternal King to discover the identity of the killer cutting a bloody swath through the city, Samuel, Shan and mysterious Royal Bloodworker Isaac find themselves growing ever closer to each other. But Shan's plans are treacherous, and as she lures Samuel into her complicated web of desire, treason and vengeance, he must decide if the good of their nation is worth the cost of his soul. Fans of From Blood and Ash and Kingdom of the Wicked will devour this decadent, bloodthirsty debut.
SHADOW KINGDOMS is the first volume of the Weird Works of Robert E.
Howard, presenting all of Howard's work for the pulp magazine Weird
Tales meticulously restored to its original magazine texts. Edited
by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. Cover by Stephen Fabian.
This volume contains: "Two-Gun Musketeer: Robert E. Howard's Weird
Tales," by Mark Finn; "Spear and Fang," "In the Forest of
Villefhre," "Wolfshead," "The Lost Race," "The Song of the Bats,"
"The Ride of Falume," "The Riders of Babylon," "The Dream Snake,"
"The Hyena," "Remembrance," "Sea Curse," "The Gates of Nineveh,"
"Red Shadows," "The Harp of Alfred," "Easter Island," "Skulls in
the Stars," "Crete," "Moon Mockery," "Rattle of Bones," "Forbidden
Magic," "The Shadow Kingdom," "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune," "The
Moor Ghost," "Red Thunder."
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T.
Kingfisher comes a dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl,
rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic.
Perfect for fans of Naomi Novic, Alix E. Harrow and Nettle & Bone.
Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn't have any
doors between rooms―there are no secrets in this house!―Cordelia isn't
allowed to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's
beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on
her daily rides with him.
But more than a few quirks set her mother apart. Other parents can't
force their daughters to be silent and motionless―obedient―for hours or
days on end. Other mothers aren't . . . sorcerers.
Assassinating the headmaster didn't go as planned. Now Everbound
University is on a strict magical lockdown, and the Immortal Quintet
has arrived to hunt down the person who killed their mage-which,
ironically, isn't me.
I'm also looking for the true culprit so I can find Kenzie.
Meanwhile, the four gorgeous, stubborn legacies that I've fought tooth
and nail to resist are starting to figure me out, little by
little...but I'm also starting to understand them.
And the more I do, the more I wonder if the gods really did match our
broken souls together perfectly.
As tensions rise and the Immortal Quintet turns up the danger for all
students, our quintet is forced to work together to survive. But
training together is a dangerous game all its own. Because the more I
get of these legacies, the more I want.
If they thought me rejecting them was brutal, they haven't seen me
fight to protect my own...
And now, that includes them.
Intended for 18+ readers due to strong
language, violence, dark themes, and explicit sex scenes, including
group sex (no M/M). Book 2 of 4. No AI content here.
Taking us from the mundane to the magical, this award-winning
collection will entertain and delight. Drawing inspiration from
Asian myth and folklore, Zen Cho guides the reader through
enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible
grandmothers. These nineteen sparkling stories are full of joy,
humour and tenderness. We’ll meet an elderly ex-member of
parliament, who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian.
This was forbidden. Not because her lover was an invisible jungle
spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. Then a teenage
vampire struggles to balance homework, bossy aunties, first love .
. . and eating people. A mischievous matriarch returns from the
dead to disrupt her own funeral rites, pitting granddaughter
against granddaughter. An earth spirit becomes entangled in
protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord. And Chang E, the
Chinese moon goddess, spins off into outer space – the ultimate
metaphor for diaspora. Enjoy this journey into magical new worlds
of the imagination.
THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY'S HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Centuries
before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set
the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms
turned to ash. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to
life in George R.R. Martin's FIRE & BLOOD. So began the
Targaryens' bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother
against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against
dragon. Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this
thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where
the battle for the Iron Throne began...
Everbound University is the mandatory graduate school for anything that
goes bump in the night. Not going isn't an option, unless you want to
be hunted down for illegally inhabiting the mortal world.
All legacies-the descendants of the Four Houses-are required to attend
because we're all cursed, and the only way to break our curses is
through binding our hearts in a quintet. Becoming part of a quintet is
a dream come true. Destiny fulfilled. A gods-given, merciful blessing.
For me, it's a hard pass. I can't be bound to anyone else.
Trust me, it wouldn't end well.
So when I'm placed in a quintet, I promptly reject all four of my
matches for their own good. But these powerful, gorgeous, high-profile
legacies must have no idea how to handle rejection, because...
The cutthroat blood fae shows me his soft side.
The charming dragon shifter won't leave me alone.
The unhinged nightmare prince calls me darling.
And the gorgeous ice elemental is as overprotective as he is cold.
They're the kind of deadly perfection that draws attention. Which is
exactly what I'm trying to avoid, since no one can know my secret. I'll
do whatever it takes to make them decide I'm not worth the chase. The
problem is, no matter what I do to make them hate me, it only seems to
have the opposite effect...
This is a why choose/reverse harem
paranormal romance. If you like fated mates, multiple POV, dark
academia, a variety of possessive guys who are unhinged for their girl,
and an equally broken but determined FMC, this series is for you.
Intended for 18+ readers due to strong language, violence, dark themes,
and explicit sex scenes including group sex (no M/M). No AI content
here. Book 1 of 4.
In the New York Times bestselling sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must confront the weight of her actions as she and Ravyn embark on a perilous quest to save the kingdom—perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.
Gripped by a tyrant king and in the thrall of dark magic, the kingdom is in peril. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last—and most important—one remains to be found: the Twin Alders. If they’re going to find the card before Solstice and set free the kingdom, they will need to journey through the dangerous mist-cloaked forest. The only one who can lead them through is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head: the Nightmare.
And he’s not eager to share any longer.
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