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A River Enchanted: A Novel (Elements of Cadence, 1)

Rebecca Ross · 2022

“Exquisitely written with compelling characters and romance . . . I was swept away by the enchanting and magical world Rebecca Ross crafted, and loved every moment of it.” — Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess<br/>Enter the isle of Cadence in this novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals—a Scottish-inspired fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery<br/>It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to Cadence. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them.<br/>The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it.<br/>With unforgettable characters, a thrilling plot, and a lush folklore-infused world, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and creating harmony between opposing forces. This first book in the Elements of Cadence duology marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage.

The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition

J.R.R. Tolkien, Jemima Catlin · 2013

The Bone Season: Tenth Anniversary Edition

Samantha Shannon · 2023

<p><b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling first novel in the sensational Bone Season series, a heart-pounding epic fantasy by the author of <i>The Priory of the Orange Tree</i>.</b><br> <b><br> “Intelligent, inventive, dark, and engrossing.” NPR</b><br><br> <b>Welcome to Scion. No safer place.<br> </b><br> The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. <br><br> In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing.<br><br> When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal – and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy.<br><br>With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (<i>NPR</i>) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.<br><br><b>The highly anticipated fifth novel in the Bone Season series, <i>The Dark Mirror</i>, will be released on February 25, 2025!</b></p>

The Grace of Kings

Ken Liu · 2021

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows / A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire Series) (A Song of Ice and Fire) Set of 5 books, Pack of 5

George R. R. Martin · 2015

Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (a Targaryen History)

Martin George R.R. · 2018

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Never Die

Rob J Hayes · 2019

Ein is on a mission from God. A God of Death.<br/>Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to a murdered eight year old boy to render the judgement of a God. Ein knows he can't do it alone, but the empire is rife with heroes. The only problem; in order to serve, they must first die.<br/>Ein has four legendary heroes in mind, names from story books read to him by his father. Now he must find them and kill them, so he can bring them back to fight the Reaper's war.

The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1)

R. F Kuang · 2018

Strike the Zither

Joan He · 2022

The invisible life of Addie Larue

V.E. Schwab · 2021

A Dowry of Blood

S.T. Gibson · 2021

"Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death."--Publisher

Blood Over Bright Haven: A Novel

M. L. Wang · 2025

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.<br/><br/>“Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the unflinching exploration of societal issues.”—Booklist<br/><br/>AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<br/><br/>For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry.<br/><br/>When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor.<br/><br/>What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power.<br/><br/>At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

Jade City

Fonda Lee · 2018

TWO CRIME FAMILIES, ONE SOURCE OF POWER: JADE.<br/><br/>Jade is the lifeblood of the city of Janloon - a stone that enhances a warrior's natural strength and speed. Jade is mined, traded, stolen and killed for, controlled by the ruthless No Peak and Mountain families.<br/><br/>When a modern drug emerges that allows anyone - even foreigners - to wield jade, simmering tension between the two families erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all in the families, from their grandest patriarch to even the lowliest runner on the streets.<br/><br/>Jade City is an epic tale of blood, family, honour, and of those who live and die by ancient laws in a changing world.

The Will of the Many

James Islington · 2024

The deluxe edition of thebestselling first installment of the Hierarchy series, following a young fugitive as he uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets at the elite Catenan Academy, by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.<br/><br/>AUDI. VIDE. TACE.<br/><br/>The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.<br/><br/>I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus—what they call Will—to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.<br/><br/>I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.<br/><br/>But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.<br/><br/>And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.<br/><br/>To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.<br/><br/>And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.

The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, 1)

James Islington · 2017

This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity Book 1)

Victoria Schwab · 2016

#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake. The first of two books, This Savage Song is a must-have for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor. Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city—a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent—but he’s one of the monsters. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. In This Savage Song, Victoria Schwab creates a gritty, seething metropolis, one worthy of being compared to Gotham and to the four versions of London in her critically acclaimed fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic. Her heroes will face monsters intent on destroying them from every side—including the monsters within.

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang · 2019

Night of the Dragon

Julie Kagawa · 2020

The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning Book 2)

Evan Winter · 2020

The Bone Ships (The Tide Child Trilogy, 1)

RJ Barker · 2019

A Fire Endless

Rebecca Ross · 2022

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir · 2015

<b>BOOK ONE IN THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLING SERIES • One of <i>Time Magazine’</i>s 100 Best Fantasy and 100 Best YA Books of All Time • People's Choice Award winner • Bustle's Best Young Adult Book <br> </b><br> <b>“This novel is a harrowing, haunting reminder of what it means to be human—and how hope might be kindled in the midst of oppression and fear.” — <i>The Washington Post<br> </i></b><br><b>The beloved and bestselling fantasy series that “glows, burns, and smolders.” (<i>Huffington Post</i>). <br></b><br> <b>Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.</b><br><br> Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.<br>  <br> It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.<br>  <br> But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.<br>  <br> There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself. <br><br><b>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM The Wall Street Journal • Buzzfeed • LA Weekly • Bustle • Paste Magazine • Indigo • Suspense Magazine • The New York Public Library • Popsugar • Hypable</b>

The Secret History

Donna Tartt · 1992

<b><b><b><b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • </b>INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "a<b>n accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (<i>Village Voice</i>)</b>, f<b>rom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>The Goldfinch.<br><br></i></b></b></b>One of <i>The Atlantic</i>’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years</b><br><br>Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.<br><br><b>“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —<i>The New York Times</i></b>

The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost Book 1)

C. L. Clark · 2021

"A perfect military fantasy: brutal, complex, human and impossible to put down." - Tasha Suri, author of Empire of Sand In an epic fantasy unlike any other, two women clash in a world full of rebellion, espionage, and military might on the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire.   Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought.   Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.   Through assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and Luca will haggle over the price of a nation. But some things aren't for sale.

The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

William Goldman, Michael Manomivibul · 2013

The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver Duology)

Vanessa Le · 2025

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch · 2024

Kaikeyi: A Novel

Vaishnavi Patel · 2022

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "MYTHIC RETELLING AT ITS BEST." (R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface) • A 2023 IGNYTE AWARD FINALIST • A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK<br/><br/>“With a graceful, measured elegance” (New York Times), this lyrical novel reimagines the life of the infamous queen from the ancient epic the Ramayana, giving voice to an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.<br/>I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.<br/>So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on legends of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear.<br/>Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With this power, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen, determined to carve a better world for herself and the women around her.<br/>But as the evil from her childhood tales threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak—and what legacy she intends to leave behind.<br/>PRAISE FOR KAIKEYI<br/>"Patel resets the balance of power, creating an unforgettable heroine who understands that it isn’t necessarily kings or gods who change history." –Washington Post<br/>"Easily earns its place on shelves alongside Madeline Miller’s Circe." –Publishers Weekly (starred review)<br/>"Utterly captivating from start to finish." ―Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch’s Heart<br/>"Brave, compassionate and powerful." ―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne<br/>"A lyrical and evocative retelling, full of power and grace." ―Ava Reid, author of Juniper & Thorn<br/>"Compulsively readable and infinitely compassionate." ―Roshani Chokshi, author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride<br/>"A thought-provoking, nuanced new look at one of humanity’s most foundational stories." —Shannon Chakraborty, author of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

V. E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #2

V. E. Schwab · 2021

The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 2003

Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle)

Tracy Deonn · 2022

A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)

Guin Ursula Le · 2010

Under Heaven

Guy Gavriel Kay · 2010

The Gutter Prayer (The Black Iron Legacy Book 1)

Gareth Hanrahan · 2019

The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1)

Joe Abercrombie · 2015

Blood Song (A Raven's Shadow Novel, Book 1)

Anthony Ryan · 2012

The Book of Five Rings

Musashi Miyamoto · 2023

The Silence of the Girls: A Novel

Pat Barker · 2018

The Art of Prophecy

Wesley Chu · 2022

City of Last Chances

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2022

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara · 2016

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (<i>NPR</i>) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.<br></b><br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST <b><b><b>•</b></b></b></b> MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST <b>• <b><b><b><b><b> WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br><br><i>A Little Life</i> follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

Rita Chang-Eppig · 2023

Iliad And Odyssey

Homer · 2014

Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World

Emma Southon · 2020

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard · 2016

Marcus Aurelius - Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

Marcus Aurelius · 2016

The Wheel of Time Box Set 1: Books 1-3 (The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn) (Wheel of Time Box Sets)

Robert Jordan · 2021

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Set

J.R.R. Tolkien · 2009

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar · 2020

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke · 2021

New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction World Fantasy Awards Finalist The instant New York Times bestselling novel from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao · 2021

Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen Book 1)

John Gwynne · 2013

A Dark and Drowning Tide

Allison Saft · 2024

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf)

Richard Swan · 2022

The Bloodsworn Trilogy Series, Set of 3 Collection Books. The Shadow of the Gods, The Hunger of the Gods, The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne

John Gwynne

The Book of Dragons: An Anthology

Jonathan Strahan · 2020