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Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan
A FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER PLANS.The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, they plan to execute two traitors (Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar) as well as force the Empress into a marriage of their own design... -
Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan
An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found hereA FORCED WEDDING. A DOUBLE EXECUTION. TWO THIEVES HAVE OTHER PLANS. The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten...Categorized as:
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The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThree times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria.When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as rogues-for-hire... -
Under the Oak Tree: Season 2 by Suji Kim
Stuttering Maximilian Croyso spent a lifetime suffering the abuse of her cruel father, Duke Croyso. The Duke’s final act of cruelty? Marrying Maxi off to the war hero Riftan, legendary slayer of dragons. Now these two complete strangers have to try to make the arranged marriage that neither wanted work out.At first, the brooding Riftan and shy, nervous Maxi have nothing in common... -
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The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTWO THIEVES WANT ANSWERS. RIYRIA IS BORN.For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception --- Gwen refuses to see them... -
Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan
A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.War has come to Melengar and Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game... -
Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRich in magic and adventure, Michael J. Sullivan’s soaring fantasy novels are masterworks of heroism, love, and sacrifice. Now, in Age of War, the epic battle between humankind and the cruel godlike beings who once ruled them finally ignites in all its fury.The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before... -
The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan
A MESSAGE IS INTERCEPTED. A SINISTER PLAN LAUNCHED. TWO THIEVES STAND IN THE WAY.Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing Hadrian is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his ex-partner for one last mission... -
Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTRIBUTARY, a novella (1/2 the length of a normal novel), picks up a year after BOURNE... Lia struggles to overcome the fear that constant battle has heaped upon her; Gabi and Marcello face an unexpected crisis; and Lord Greco just may be ready to leave the grief and loss of his past behind him, so that he might grab hold of the future.. -
The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKeeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain... -
The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsArthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven...Categorized as:
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Everspell by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant “skillfully melds history and legend” (RT Book Reviews) in an exciting new series – The Kindred... -
Birthright by Elizabeth Knight
Cassarah, the firstborn child of a baron, is finally ready to be presented at the royal court. Every step of the way, her mother has been planning out each detail of her life—who she's going to marry, how she's going to dress, and even what she's allowed to say. But Cassarah’s ability to quietly submit to her mother has come to an end... -
Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. With the darkness holding firmly onto his soul, Cade knows he's destined for Hell... -
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Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAn atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian legend.When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. Trapped amid the machinations of men in a world of isolated castles and gossiping courts, she discovers secret powers... -
The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRead Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog.”Prepare to get lost in the magic” ( VOYA ) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy.The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands... -
Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe dazzling epic of The Banned and the Banished has established James Clemens as an exciting new voice in fantasy fiction. Now his remarkable skills reach their peak with Wit’ch Gate, as one girl remains her realm’s only hope against the forces of darkness . . -
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWho was Merlin? Was the famed magician of Camelot & King Arthur's court really a sinister, all-powerful being from another world? Was he truly a Prince of Darkness? Or was he a man with the passions of other mortals? A man with unique intelligence & unusual gifts? Why was he so feared? How did he come by his occult powers? Why was the crystal cave so important to him? 5th century Britain is a...Categorized as:
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Dragon Fire by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBook 2 in The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy * There’s something very wrong in the Southern Lair. The blind dragon refuses to choose a new knight partner, but only he can save Gryphon Isle from the deadly pirate menace. His human friends accompany him to the home of the last wizard, fighting on shore as he swims beneath the pirate ships, rising to flame them into oblivion... -
Once Found: The Pocket Watch Chronicles by Ceci Giltenan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElsie thought she had found love. The handsome young minstrel awoke her desire and his music fed her soul. But just as love was blossoming, the inconceivable happened—Elsie awoke more than seven hundred years in the future, in the body of Dr. Elizabeth Quinn. Gabriel Soldani thought he had found love several times, only to have it slip from his grasp... -
The Mystery of Rufford Abbey: A dual timeline novel with a paranormal twist by Stephen Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn absorbing Medieval mystery you won’t be able to put down! For fans of Freda Lightfoot, Anthony Doerr, Sebastian Faulks and Kate Atkinson... -
The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKatharine Kerr has enchanted readers with her magical Deverry and Westlands cycle, and now she brings to a breathtaking conclusion the epic saga begun with The Red Wyvern and The Black Raven .The final chapter begins in the holy city as it rises from the ashes of Deverry's long wars. Prince Maryn prepares to claim the high kingship, but still the rebel Boar clan stands fast against him... -
The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBorn of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to Camelot by events he cannot deny, Mordred becomes Arthur’s most trusted counselor -- a fateful act that leads to the "wicked day of destiny" when father and son must face each other in battle...Categorized as:
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The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor the devoted followers of the dazzling Deverry and Westlands cycle, Katharine Kerr continues the magical epic saga she began in The Red Wyvern .In her latest tale, the scene shifts seamlessly between the shattered land of the Rhiddaer and the historic end of the Civil Wars, when Lilli, newly apprenticed to dweomer, fought with her untried powers to save her beloved Prince Maryn from evil... -
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Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. Hiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn't... -
Warheart by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTerry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls.All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything.Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell... -
The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe cholera epidemic that ravaged the city of TrevHael has left many orphans in its wake, including Neb, the scribe's son, and his brother. Sent to the desolate farm of their last living relative, they soon learn that a worse plague lurks beyond the western border of Deverry... -
The Winter Laird: A time travel romance (Mists of Fate) by Nancy Scanlon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE PRESENTSuccessful matchmaker Brianagh O’Rourke believes in happy-ever-afters – just not her own. Though she thrives on helping her clients find the partner of their dreams, her own dreams remain firmly in her head, not in her life. She's fine loving only her business–at least, that's what she tells herself when she agrees to her lackluster boyfriend's proposal... -
Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the peaceful land of the Rhiddaer, Jahdo the ratcatcher's son stumbles upon a secret meeting between a city council man and a dangerous, mysterious woman. Suddenly the boy is tangled in a web of intrigue and black magic that drags him far from home. In the company of a blind bard, Jahdo must travel to Deverry to unravel the evil that binds him... -
The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small
Mourn me but briefly. Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life. Now let me go.With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders.While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead... -
The Devil's Diadem by Sara Douglass
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a world gone mad, is the Devil′s word the only one you can trust? A foolish monk stole the devil′s favourite diadem and the devil wants it back. It is mid-twelfth century Europe and Maeb Langtofte joins an aristocratic household to attend Adelie, the wife of the Earl of Pengraic. The earl is a powerful Lord of the Marches, the dark Welsh borderlands... -
Heaven's Net is Wide by Lian Hearn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe new beginning-and the grand finale-to the beloved Tales of the Otori series. Heaven's Net Is Wide is the new first volume of the now complete Tales of the Otori- prequel to Across the Nightingale Floor, the book that first introduced Hearn's mythical, medieval Japanese world... -
The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA war fueled by the dark powers of forbidden sorcery is about to engulf the Ascendant Empire. Agerastian heretics, armed with black fire and fueled by bitter hatred, seek to sever the ancient portals that unite the empire - and in so doing destroy it.Asho--a squire with a reviled past--sees his liege, the Lady Kyferin, and her meager forces banished to an infamous ruin... -
The Crusader by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlong the ancient Pilgrim Trail traveled by countless crusaders from Europe to The Holy Land, Dr. Rory Osgrove is in charge of her first archaeological dig. A Biblical Archaeologist by degree, her target is a holy relic of unimaginable power. But what she discovers instead is the tomb of a long-buried Crusader, one of the thousands who came to this desert land in search of glory and riches... -
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The Quiet Earth by Elizabeth Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter 1994, and in the Wye Valley a story hidden for almost eight centuries has just been unearthed. For Nina, an ecologist working alongside local archaeologists, the discovery of a baby’s grave dating from the thirteenth century is of far more interest than just academic... -
Master of Craving by Karin Tabke
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Blood Sword Legacy Eight knights bound by a brotherhood forged in hell claim their legacies the only way they can: by right of arms, by right of victory, by right of conquest. Most of England has submitted to King William, but Wales refuses to yield... -
The Frost Maiden's Kiss by Claire Delacroix
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe enchanted him with a kiss—but winning her love would demand all he possessed. Disheartened by the challenge of a crumbling legacy, Malcolm left Scotland to earn his fortune as a mercenary. Eight years later, scarred by the realities of war, he returns with a fortune won at too high of a price and a companion even more hardened than he... -
Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter her entire clan was massacred, a young woman assumes her brother's identity and becomes a warrior - all to exact revenge upon the chieftain who ordered her family slain. But the chieftain, Lord Medb, has resurrected the forbidden art of sorcery and plans to destroy all who oppose him in this dark ages fantasy world... -
Dreamspell by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA TIME TO LIVE. A TIME TO DIE. A TIME TO DREAM. Sleep disorders specialist Kennedy Plain has been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. When her research subject dies after trying to convince her he has achieved dream-induced time travel and her study is shelved, she enlists herself as a subject to complete her research... -
The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small
Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens... -
Legacy of Kings by C.S. Friedman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself-but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear... -
The Child Queen: The Tale of Guinevere and King Arthur by Nancy McKenzie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story of a love and a treachery that would live for all time. Guinevere and Arthur... -
A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small
My dear reader-- Five years have now passed since the Winter War between the Outlands and Hetar. But Gaius Prospero has not given up his scheme to become emperor, and unexpected tragedy causes Lara to once again heed the pull of her destiny. Finding herself across the sea in a secret new world known as Terah, she discovers that her magical abilities grow greater with each passing day... -
A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe world of an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile , Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga , exploring the history of the Elcyion Lacar, the elves who inhabit the country west of Deverry. It is years since the half-elven Lord Rhodry took the throne of Aberwyn... -
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Lost Truth by Dawn Cook
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFourth in the sensational series featuring Alissa, a young student of magic whose rebellious nature puts her life in danger. Alissa is steadily advancing in her magical studies with the last surviving Master at the legendary Hold. But she's haunted by dreams--dreams revealing that other Masters have survived.. -
Warrior of the Isles by Debbie Mazzuca
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBound By Duty In a time of raids and ransoms, Aidan MacLeod is responsible for a formidable Scottish keep and all the people within. Yet the fearless Highland laird never forgets his charge to shield his young half-brother from the grave consequences of his tragic birth. Linked By Fate But an alluring stranger known only as Syrena could undo all of Aidan's defenses... -
Pretender to the Crown by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWillow North is a thief, and despite her secret magical talent for sensing worked metal, she has never wanted to be anything else. But when her former fiancé appears on her doorstep with the eight-year-old King of Tremontane in tow, she is drawn into the political conflict surrounding the boy King's ascension... -
Broken Lords by A.F. Dery
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAnswering the High Lord's summons, the leaders of the Union meet at his Court. Thane, Dread Lord of Eladria, is among them and eager to see justice done to his former friend-turned-adversary, Malachi, but their meeting raises more questions than answers. An unexpected catastrophe shakes his trust to its very core and he is forced to question all he once held true... -
Queen of Camelot by Nancy McKenzie
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOn the night of Guinevere’s birth, a wise woman declares a prophecy of doom for the child: She will be gwenhwyfar , the white shadow, destined to betray her king, and be herself betrayed. Years pass, and Guinevere becomes a great beauty, riding free across Northern Wales on her beloved horse...Categorized as:
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The Thief by Sandy Blair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis medieval fiction set in Scotland is book #3 in the USA Today Bestselling Castle Blackstone series. Originally published by Kensington Publishing in 2006, THE THIEF features alpha Highlanders, action, adventure, drama, history, humor, paranormal elements and romance. Ian MacKay, a scoundrel, seducer and his Regent’s spy, is a man on a mission...
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