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The Strength of the Few (2) (Hierarchy)
James Islington · 2025
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The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · 2008
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brandon Sanderson, The Mistborn Series Is A Heist Story Of Political Intrigue And Magical, Martial-arts Action. Who Is The Hero Of Ages? To End The Final Empire And Restore Freedom, Vin Killed The Lord Ruler. But As A Result, The Deepness--the Lethal Form Of The Ubiquitous Mists--is Back, Along With Increasingly Heavy Ashfalls And Ever More Powerful Earthquakes. Humanity Appears To Be Doomed. Having Escaped Death At The Climax Of The Well Of Ascension Only By Becoming A Mistborn Himself, Emperor Elend Venture Hopes To Find Clues Left Behind By The Lord Ruler That Will Allow Him To Save The World. Vin Is Consumed With Guilt At Having Been Tricked Into Releasing The Mystic Force Known As Ruin From The Well. Ruin Wants To End The World, And Its Near Omniscience And Ability To Warp Reality Make Stopping It Seem Impossible. She Can't Even Discuss It With Elend Lest Ruin Learn Their Plans! Other Tor Books By Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way Of Kings Words Of Radiance Edgedancer (novella) Oathbringer (forthcoming) The Mistborn Trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well Of Ascension The Hero Of Ages Mistborn: The Wax And Wayne Series Alloy Of Law Shadows Of Self Bands Of Mourning Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere Novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians Series Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights Of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent The Rithmatist Series The Rithmatist Other Books By Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson · 2009
The Will of the Many: Deluxe Edition Hardcover (1) (Hierarchy)
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.
A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos)
Samantha Shannon · 2023
The New York Times bestselling stunning, standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree.<br/><br/>“A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex.” Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne<br/><br/>In A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come.<br/><br/>Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose.<br/><br/>To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be.<br/><br/>The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber. Now someone from her mother's past is coming to upend her fate.<br/><br/>When the Dreadmount erupts, bringing with it an age of terror and violence, these women must find the strength to protect humankind from a devastating threat.
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos)
Samantha Shannon · 2020
<p><b>The <i>New York Times </i>bestselling "</b><b>epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of <i>Game of Thrones</i></b><b>" (Bustle).</b><br><br><b>NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:</b><br><b>AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantasy) * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * BOOKPAGE * AUTOSTRADDLE<br><br>A world divided.<br>A queendom without an heir.<br>An ancient enemy awakens.</b><br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>Across the dark sea, Tané has trained all her life to be a dragonrider, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.<br><br>Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.</p>
The Odyssey (Translated by EMILY WILSON)
Homer · 2018
A New York Times Notable Book of 2018<br/><br/>"Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean…It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered." ―Madeline Miller, author of Circe<br/>Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.<br/>This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable, none more so than the “complicated” hero himself, a man of many disguises, many tricks, and many moods, who emerges in this version as a more fully rounded human being than ever before.<br/>Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, Emily Wilson’s Odyssey sings with a voice that echoes Homer’s music; matching the number of lines in the Greek original, the poem sails along at Homer’s swift, smooth pace.<br/>A fascinating, informative introduction explores the Bronze Age milieu that produced the epic, the poem’s major themes, the controversies about its origins, and the unparalleled scope of its impact and influence. Maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and summaries of each book make this is an Odyssey that will be treasured by a new generation of readers. 3 maps
The Iliad (translated by EMILY WILSON)
Homer · 2023
Medea
Rosie Hewlett · 2024
The Women of Troy
Barker Pat · 2022
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER<br/><br/>Following her bestselling, critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest myths.<br/><br/>'Myth for a MeToo age. Pat Barker returns to Homer in this gory but unexpectedly uplifting novel' Sunday Times<br/><br/>Troy has fallen. The Greeks have won their bitter war. They can return home as victors - all they need is a good wind to lift their sails. But the wind has vanished, the seas becalmed by vengeful gods, and so the warriors remain in limbo - camped in the shadow of the city they destroyed, kept company by the women they stole from it.<br/><br/>The women of Troy.<br/><br/>Helen - poor Helen. All that beauty, all that grace - and she was just a mouldy old bone for feral dogs to fight over.<br/><br/>Cassandra, who has learned not to be too attached to her own prophecies. They have only ever been believed when she can get a man to deliver them.<br/><br/>Stubborn Amina, with her gaze still fixed on the ruined towers of Troy, determined to avenge the slaughter of her king.<br/><br/>Hecuba, howling and clawing her cheeks on the silent shore, as if she could make her cries heard in the gloomy halls of Hades. As if she could wake the dead.<br/><br/>And Briseis, carrying her future in her womb: the unborn child of the dead hero Achilles. Once again caught up in the disputes of violent men. Once again faced with the chance to shape history.<br/><br/>Masterful and enduringly resonant, ambitious and intimate, The Women of Troy continues Pat Barker's extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest classical myths, following on from the critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls.<br/><br/>'Readers turn to Barker's novels for their plain truths and clear-eyed sense of our history and creation stories. But the sombre clarity of her writing is offset by a luminous wisdom' Sunday Times<br/><br/>'The Women Of Troy's immediate beauty is its accessibility and Barker's precise, elegant writing' Metro<br/><br/>'Barker has always looked on the world with the combination of a cold eye and a sympathetic understanding. Her characterisation is sharp, her sympathy deep' ipaper
The Silence of The Girls
Barker Pat · 2019
Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, darkly troubled spirit. Briseis's fate is now indivisibly entwined with his.<br/>No one knows it yet, but there are just ten weeks to go until the Fall of Troy, the end of this long and bitter war. This is the start of The Iliad: the most famous war story ever told. The next ten weeks will be a story of male power, male ego, male violence. But what of the women? The thousands of female slaves in the soldiers' camp - in the laundry, at the loom, laying out the dead? Briseis is one of their number - and she will be our witness to history.
The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story (the Theonite Series)
M. L. Wang · 2019
Better to die sharp in war than rust through a time of peace.<br/>A mother struggling to repress her violent past, A son struggling to grasp his violent future, A father blind to the danger that threatens them all. When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores?High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name ‘The Sword of Kaigen.’Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family, fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland. But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be. Worse, the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies.Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country. But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface.
Hera
Jennifer Saint · 2024
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne, Elektra, and Atalanta, a propulsive, empowering retelling of Hera, reclaiming her as a feminist hero<br/><br/>Even the gods must have their queen.<br/><br/>When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see that Zeus is just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. While Zeus ascends, Hera is relegated to the role of wife and mother, a role she never wanted. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?<br/><br/>In this enthralling retelling, Greek mythology’s most famous and maligned goddess finally tells her own story, as power, passion, and divine strength collide in the heart of Olympus.
Atalanta
Jennifer Saint · 2023
<p><b>From the beloved, bestselling author of <i>Elektra </i>and <i>Ariadne</i>, a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts<br><br></b><b>Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero</b><br><br>When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing.<br><br>Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside. As she is swept into a passionate affair, in defiance of Artemis's warning, she begins to question the goddess's true intentions. Can Atalanta carve out her own legendary place in a world of men, while staying true to her heart?<br><br>Full of joy, passion, and adventure, <i>Atalanta</i> is the story of a woman who refuses to be contained. Jennifer Saint places Atalanta in the pantheon of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, where she belongs.</p>
Elektra: A Novel
Jennifer Saint · 2022
A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon’s youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family’s bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?
Ariadne
Jennifer Saint · 2021
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 2012
<p>Begin your journey into Middle-earth.<br></p><p>The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<br></p><p>The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.<br></p><p>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<br></p><p>The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into his realm in Mordor.<br></p><p>To defeat Sauron, the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way is impossibly hard, and Frodo is weakening. The Ring corrupts all who bear it and Frodo's time is running out.<br></p><p>Will Sam and Frodo succeed, or will the Dark Lord rule Middle-earth once more?<br></p>
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 2012
<p>Begin your journey into Middle-earth... The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<br></p><p>The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.<br></p><p>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<br></p><p>Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.<br></p><p>This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King.<br></p>
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 2012
<p>Begin your journey into Middle-earth...<br></p><p>The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<br></p><p>The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.<br></p><p>One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.<br></p><p>Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power—the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring—the ring that rules them all—which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.<br></p><p>In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.<br></p>
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien · 2012
The journey through Middle-earth begins here with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy.<br/>“A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible... All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.”—The New York Times Book Review<br/>"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language—Tolkien's prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels.<br/>Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
Evershore (Skyward Flight: Novella 3) (The Skyward Series)
Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson · 2021
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic. With the government of Detritus in disarray because of Superiority treachery, and with Spensa still away on her mission in the Nowhere, Jorgen must work together with the alien Alanik to pick up the pieces. They intercept a strange transmission from the planet Evershore and its Kitsen inhabitants, who say they have some of Jorgen’s people and want to return them—but can the Kitsen be trusted? And can Jorgen learn to master his increasingly erratic cytonic powers before they spiral out of control and destroy all hope of forming an alliance against the Superiority? Praise for Skyward An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year • "Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications . . . Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review • "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast." —Publishers Weekly, starred review • "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." —Booklist
ReDawn (Skyward Flight: Novella 2) (The Skyward Series)
Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson · 2021
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik's story between Starsight and Cytonic. “Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace.” That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik’s ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people’s enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa’s cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock—a whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed? When she recovered from her injuries and met the friendly humans Jorgen and FM of Skyward Flight, she found that her warning to Spensa had gone unheeded by the government of Detritus, and they were considering a peace overture from the Superiority. Now having returned to ReDawn, Alanik is dismayed to learn that her own people are falling into the exact same trap. The faction in ReDawn’s government that wants to appease the Superiority has gained the upper hand. With Alanik’s mentor, Renakin captured, she has no one to turn to but Jorgen, FM, and their friend Rig. An ancient technology may have the power to save both of their planets from disaster, but can they discover its secrets before it’s too late? Praise for Skyward An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year • "Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications . . . Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review • "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast." —Publishers Weekly, starred review • "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." —Booklist
Sunreach (Skyward Flight: Novella 1) (The Skyward Series)
Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson · 2021
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic. When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion, Spensa, figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it won’t be so easy next time. The forces of the Galactic Superiority will be back—and if the Defiant Defense Force can’t figure out a way to escape the planet, humanity’s destruction is only a matter of time. Spensa’s mission to infiltrate the Superiority unveiled the secret to their hyperdrives—a cytonic slug species called the Taynix. Now FM’s flightleader, Jorgen, has found a large group of Taynix hiding in the caverns far below Detritus’s surface. FM and Jorgen must work together with the engineer Rig to awaken the mysterious alien Alanik and unlock the powers of the Taynix, or humanity will be trapped. With Spensa’s friend Minister Cuna of the Superiority stranded at the outpost of Sunreach, they need to figure out how to rescue them—or the Superiority government will be in the sole clutches of those who want to wipe out Detritus once and for all. Praise for Skyward An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year • "Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications . . . Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review • "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast." —Publishers Weekly, starred review • "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." —Booklist
Defiant (Skyward Book 4)
Brandon Sanderson · 2023
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.<br/><br/>Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she's had about her own strange Cytonic gifts.<br/><br/>The Superiority didn't stop in it's fight for galactic dominance while she was gone, though. Spensa's team, Skyward Flight, was able to hold Winzik off, and even collect allies to help with the cause, but it's only a matter of time until humanity--and the rest of the galaxy--falls.<br/><br/>Defeating them will require all the knowledge Spensa gathered while in the Nowhere. But being Cytonic is more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Now, Spensa must ask herself: how far is she willing to go for victory, if it means losing herself--and her friends--in the process.
Cytonic (The Skyward Series Book 3)
Brandon Sanderson · 2021
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction from the author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive. Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell—the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home. Now, the Superiority—the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life—has started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa’s seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this predator. Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she’s able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy. The only way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever return. To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is terrifying.
Starsight (Skyward Book 2)
Brandon Sanderson · 2019
The #1 New York Times bestseller! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. All her life, Spensa's dreamed of becoming a pilot and proving herself a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned there were crushing. The rumors of her father's cowardice are true--he deserted his Flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. Spensa is sure that there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father that day could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars--and what they revealed to her was terrifying. Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie. Humankind has always celebrated heros, but who defines what a hero is? Could humanity be the evil the galaxy needs to be protected from? Spensa is determined to find out, but each answer she discovers reveals a dozen new questions: about the war, about her enemies, and even, perhaps, about Spensa herself. But Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself--and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to. "Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society. . . . Fans of Sanderson will not be disappointed." --SLJ "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." --Booklist "He's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times bestseller The Name of the Wind, on Brandon Sanderson.
Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1)
Brandon Sanderson · 2018
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa's chances of attending flight school at slim to none. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars. Praise for Skyward: A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough."--Booklist "Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society...[and] fans of [his] will not be disappointed."--SLJ Praise for Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series: #1 New York Times Bestselling Series "Another win for Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer. Period."--Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind "Action-packed."--EW "Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store."--AV Club
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Book 6)
Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson · 2022
The Dark Talent: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, 5)
Brandon Sanderson · 2022
The Shattered Lens: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, 4)
Brandon Sanderson · 2022
The Knights of Crystallia: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians Book 3)
Brandon Sanderson · 2016
The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, 2)
Brandon Sanderson · 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, 1)
Brandon Sanderson · 2022
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Brandon Sanderson · 2023
Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects)
Brandon Sanderson · 2023
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe―a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.<br/><br/>The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?<br/><br/>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson<br/><br/>The Cosmere<br/>The Stormlight Archive<br/>● The Way of Kings<br/>● Words of Radiance<br/>● Edgedancer (novella)<br/>● Oathbringer<br/>● Dawnshard (novella)<br/>● Rhythm of War<br/><br/>The Mistborn Saga<br/>The Original Trilogy<br/>● Mistborn<br/>● The Well of Ascension<br/>● The Hero of Ages<br/><br/>Wax and Wayne<br/>● The Alloy of Law<br/>● Shadows of Self<br/>● The Bands of Mourning<br/>● The Lost Metal<br/><br/>Other Cosmere novels<br/>● Elantris<br/>● Warbreaker<br/>● Tress of the Emerald Sea<br/>● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br/>● The Sunlit Man<br/><br/>Collection<br/>● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection<br/><br/>The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series<br/>● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/>● The Scrivener's Bones<br/>● The Knights of Crystallia<br/>● The Shattered Lens<br/>● The Dark Talent<br/>● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)<br/><br/>Other novels<br/>● The Rithmatist<br/>● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br/>● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England<br/><br/>Other books by Brandon Sanderson<br/><br/>The Reckoners<br/>● Steelheart<br/>● Firefight<br/>● Calamity<br/><br/>Skyward<br/>● Skyward<br/>● Starsight<br/>● Cytonic<br/>● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)<br/>● Defiant
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Brandon Sanderson · 2023
The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects)
Brandon Sanderson · 2024
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Brandon Sanderson · 2016
Edgedancer: From the Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 2017
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brandon Sanderson, A Special Gift Edition Of Edgedancer, A Short Novel Of The Stormlight Archive (previously Published In Arcanum Unbounded). Three Years Ago, Lift Asked A Goddess To Stop Her From Growing Older--a Wish She Believed Was Granted. Now, In Edgedancer, The Barely Teenage Nascent Knight Radiant Finds That Time Stands Still For No One. Although The Young Azish Emperor Granted Her Safe Haven From An Executioner She Knows Only As Darkness, Court Life Is Suffocating The Free-spirited Lift, Who Can't Help Heading To Yeddaw When She Hears The Relentless Darkness Is There Hunting People Like Her With Budding Powers. The Downtrodden In Yeddaw Have No Champion, And Lift Knows She Must Seize This Awesome Responsibility. Other Tor Books By Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way Of Kings Words Of Radiance Edgedancer (novella) Oathbringer The Mistborn Trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well Of Ascension The Hero Of Ages Mistborn: The Wax And Wayne Series Alloy Of Law Shadows Of Self Bands Of Mourning Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere Novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians Series Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights Of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent The Rithmatist Series The Rithmatist Other Books By Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
Dawnshard: From the Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 2020
Wind and Truth: Book Five of the Stormlight Archive (The Stormlight Archive, 5)
Brandon Sanderson · 2024
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.<br/><br/>Dalinar Kholin has challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions, and the Knights Radiant and the nations of Roshar have a mere 10 days to prepare for the worst. The fate of the entire world―and the Cosmere at large―hangs in the balance.<br/><br/>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson<br/><br/>The Cosmere<br/>The Stormlight Archive<br/>● The Way of Kings<br/>● Words of Radiance<br/>● Edgedancer (novella)<br/>● Oathbringer<br/>● Dawnshard (novella)<br/>● Rhythm of War<br/><br/>The Mistborn Saga<br/>The Original Trilogy<br/>● Mistborn<br/>● The Well of Ascension<br/>● The Hero of Ages<br/><br/>Wax and Wayne<br/>● The Alloy of Law<br/>● Shadows of Self<br/>● The Bands of Mourning<br/>● The Lost Metal<br/><br/>Other Cosmere novels<br/>● Elantris<br/>● Warbreaker<br/>● Tress of the Emerald Sea<br/>● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br/>● The Sunlit Man<br/><br/>Collection<br/>● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection<br/><br/>The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series<br/>● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br/>● The Scrivener's Bones<br/>● The Knights of Crystallia<br/>● The Shattered Lens<br/>● The Dark Talent<br/>● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)<br/><br/>Other novels<br/>● The Rithmatist<br/>● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br/>● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England<br/><br/>Other books by Brandon Sanderson<br/><br/>The Reckoners<br/>● Steelheart<br/>● Firefight<br/>● Calamity<br/><br/>Skyward<br/>● Skyward<br/>● Starsight<br/>● Cytonic<br/>● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)<br/>● Defiant
Rhythm of War: Book Four of The Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 2020
Oathbringer: Book Three of the Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 2017
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2)
Brandon Sanderson · 2014
The War With The Parshendi Moves Into A New, Dangerous Phase, As Dalinar Leads The Human Armies Deep Into The Heart Of The Shattered Plains. Meanwhile Shallan Searches For The Legendary City Of Urithuru, And Kaladin, Leader Of The Restored Knights Radiant, Masters The Powers Of A Windrunner. Brandon Sanderson. A Tom Doherty Associates Book.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, Book 1)
Brandon Sanderson · 2010
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brandon Sanderson, The Way Of Kings, Book One Of The Stormlight Archive Begins An Incredible New Saga Of Epic Proportion. Roshar Is A World Of Stone And Storms. Uncanny Tempests Of Incredible Power Sweep Across The Rocky Terrain So Frequently That They Have Shaped Ecology And Civilization Alike. Animals Hide In Shells, Trees Pull In Branches, And Grass Retracts Into The Soilless Ground. Cities Are Built Only Where The Topography Offers Shelter. It Has Been Centuries Since The Fall Of The Ten Consecrated Orders Known As The Knights Radiant, But Their Shardblades And Shardplate Remain: Mystical Swords And Suits Of Armor That Transform Ordinary Men Into Near-invincible Warriors. Men Trade Kingdoms For Shardblades. Wars Were Fought For Them, And Won By Them. One Such War Rages On A Ruined Landscape Called The Shattered Plains. There, Kaladin, Who Traded His Medical Apprenticeship For A Spear To Protect His Little Brother, Has Been Reduced To Slavery. In A War That Makes No Sense, Where Ten Armies Fight Separately Against A Single Foe, He Struggles To Save His Men And To Fathom The Leaders Who Consider Them Expendable. Brightlord Dalinar Kholin Commands One Of Those Other Armies. Like His Brother, The Late King, He Is Fascinated By An Ancient Text Called The Way Of Kings. Troubled By Over-powering Visions Of Ancient Times And The Knights Radiant, He Has Begun To Doubt His Own Sanity. Across The Ocean, An Untried Young Woman Named Shallan Seeks To Train Under An Eminent Scholar And Notorious Heretic, Dalinar's Niece, Jasnah. Though She Genuinely Loves Learning, Shallan's Motives Are Less Than Pure. As She Plans A Daring Theft, Her Research For Jasnah Hints At Secrets Of The Knights Radiant And The True Cause Of The War. The Result Of Over Ten Years Of Planning, Writing, And World-building, The Way Of Kings Is But The Opening Movement Of The Stormlight Archive, A Bold Masterpiece In The Making. Speak Again The Ancient Oaths: Life Before Death. Strength Before Weakness. Journey Before Destination. And Return To Men The Shards They Once Bore. The Knights Radiant Must Stand Again. Other Tor Books By Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way Of Kings Words Of Radiance Edgedancer (novella) Oathbringer The Mistborn Trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well Of Ascension The Hero Of Ages Mistborn: The Wax And Wayne Series Alloy Of Law Shadows Of Self Bands Of Mourning Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere Novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians Series Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights Of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent The Rithmatist Series The Rithmatist Other Books By Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At The Publisher's Request, This Title Is Being Sold Without Digital Rights Management Software (drm) Applied.
The Lost Metal: The Mistborn Saga, 7
Brandon Sanderson · 2022
The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga Book 6)
Brandon Sanderson · 2016
Shadows of Self: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga Book 5)
Brandon Sanderson · 2015
The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel
Brandon Sanderson · 2011
Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon)
George R. R. Martin · 2018
A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five
George R. R. Martin · 2013
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BOOK BEHIND THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES<br/><br/>NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE<br/><br/>Here is the fifth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.<br/><br/>A DANCE WITH DRAGONS<br/><br/>In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch. In a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics lead a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skin-changers, nobles and slaves, to the greatest dance of all.<br/><br/>A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
George R. R. Martin · 2005
THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.<br/><br/>Here is the fourth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making.<br/><br/>A FEAST FOR CROWS<br/><br/>After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land have beaten one another into an uneasy truce. But it’s not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters of the Seven Kingdoms gather. Now, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—emerge from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges of the terrible times ahead. Nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages, are coming together to stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.<br/><br/>A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)
George R. R. Martin · 2000
<b>THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF <i>GAME OF THRONES,</i> AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.</b><br><b> </b><br>Here is the third book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.<br> <br><b>A STORM OF SWORDS</b><br> <br>Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons left in the world. As opposing forces maneuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a supernatural army of the living dead. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . . .<br> <br>A GAME OF THRONES <b>•</b> A CLASH OF KINGS <b>•</b> A STORM OF SWORDS <b>•</b> A FEAST FOR CROWS <b>• </b>A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)
George R. R. Martin · 2002
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin · 2003
NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES <br/> <br/>Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read <br/> <br/>From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you’ve ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere. <br/> <br/>A GAME OF THRONES <br/>A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE <br/> <br/>Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself. <br/> <br/>Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones. <br/> <br/>Unparalleled in scope and execution, A Game of Thrones is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won’t let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more. <br/> <br/>Source: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/108336/a-game-of-thrones-hbo-tie-in-edition-by-george-r-r-martin/9780553897845/
Lightlark (The Lightlark Saga Book 1)
Alex Aster · 2022
An instant #1 national bestseller—soon to be a major motion picture. #BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novel<br/><br/>Welcome to the Centennial.<br/><br/>Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.<br/><br/>Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.<br/><br/>To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything.<br/><br/>Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, Lightlark is a must-read for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo.
Galatea: A Short Story
Madeline Miller · 2022
NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br/>An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time<br/>**A small hardcover edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**<br/>In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece—the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen—the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence.<br/>In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost . . .
Daughter of the Moon Goddess: A Novel (Celestial Kingdom Book 1)
Sue Lynn Tan · 2022
The acclaimed national and international bestseller “Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish.”—Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “An all-consuming work of literary fantasy that is breathtaking both for its beauty and its suspense."—BookPage, starred review A captivating and romantic debut epic fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm. Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince. To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos. Daughter of the Moon Goddess begins an enchanting duology which weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic, of loss and sacrifice—where love vies with honor, dreams are fraught with betrayal, and hope emerges triumphant.
The Will of the Many: Deluxe Edition Hardcover (1) (Hierarchy)
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.
Morning Star (Red Rising Series)
Pierce Brown · 2016
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating next chapter in the Red Rising Saga: Morning Star.<br/><br/>ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST • “[Brown’s] achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise.”—Entertainment Weekly<br/><br/>Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society’s mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.<br/><br/>Finally, the time has come.<br/><br/>But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied—and too glorious to surrender.<br/><br/>Praise for Morning Star<br/><br/>“There is no one writing today who does shameless, Michael Bay–style action set pieces the way Brown does. The battle scenes are kinetic, bloody, breathless, crazy. Everything is on fire all the time.”—NPR<br/><br/>“Morning Star is this trilogy’s Return of the Jedi. . . . The impactful battles that make up most of Morning Star are damn near operatic. . . . It absolutely satisfies.”—Tordotcom<br/><br/>“Excellent . . . Brown’s vivid, first-person prose puts the reader right at the forefront of impassioned speeches, broken families, and engaging battle scenes . . . as this interstellar civil war comes to a most satisfying conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)<br/><br/>“A page-turning epic filled with twists and turns . . . The conclusion to Brown’s saga is simply stellar.”—Booklist (starred review)<br/><br/>Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:<br/>RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER
Golden Son (Red Rising Series)
Pierce Brown · 2015
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER •<i> Red Rising</i> hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. <i>Golden Son </i>continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom.</b><br><br><b>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, <i>BUZZFEED,</i> AND <i>BOOKLIST </i><b>• “Gripping . . . On virtually every level, this is a sequel that hates sequels—a perfect fit for a hero who already defies the tropes. [Grade:] A”—<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b></b><br><br>As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within.<br> <br> A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people.<br> <br> He must live for more.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>Golden Son</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br>“Stirring . . . Comparisons to <i>The Hunger Games </i>and<i> Game of Thrones</i> series are inevitable, for this tale has elements of both.”<b><i>—Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br>“Brown writes layered, flawed characters . . . but plot is his most breathtaking strength. . . . Every action seems to flow into the next.”<b>—NPR</b><br><br><b>Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:</b><br><b>RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER</b>
Red Rising
Pierce Brown · 2014
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.<br/><br/>“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”—USA Today<br/><br/>ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness<br/><br/>“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.”<br/>“I live for you,” I say sadly.<br/>Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”<br/><br/>Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.<br/><br/>But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.<br/><br/>Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.<br/><br/>Praise for Red Rising<br/><br/>“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly<br/><br/>“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler<br/><br/>“Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch<br/><br/>Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga:<br/>RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)
Suzanne Collins · 2020
Ambition will fuel him.Competition will drive him.But power has its price.<br/>It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Mockingjay (Hunger Games, Book Three)
Suzanne Collins · 2010
The Greatly Anticipated Final Book In The New York Times Bestselling Hunger Games Trilogy By Suzanne Collins. The Capitol Is Angry. The Capitol Wants Revenge. Who Do They Think Should Pay For The Unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The Final Book In The Hunger Games Trilogy By Suzanne Collins Will Have Hearts Racing, Pages Turning, And Everyone Talking About One Of The Biggest And Most Talked-about Books And Authors In Recent Publishing History!!!!
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2)
Suzanne Collins · 2010
Against All Odds, Katniss Everdeen Has Won The Annual Hunger Games With Fellow District Tribute Peeta Mellark. But It Was A Victory Won By Defiance Of The Capitol And Their Harsh Rules. Katniss And Peeta Should Be Happy. After All, They Have Just Won For Themselves And Their Families A Life Of Safety And Plenty. But There Are Rumors Of Rebellion Among The Subjects, And Katniss And Peeta, To Their Horror, Are The Faces Of That Rebellion. The Capitol Is Angry. The Capitol Wants Revenge.
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
Suzanne Collins · 2009
This Special Edition of <i>The Hunger Games</i> includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of <i>The Hunger Games</i>; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work.<p></p>In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2012
WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Circe
Madeline Miller · 2023
The Burning God (The Poppy War, 3)
R. F Kuang · 2021
The exciting end to the Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.<br/>After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.<br/>Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.<br/>Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?
The Dragon Republic
R. F. Kuang · 2019
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic. But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more. Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.
The Poppy War: A Novel (The Poppy War, 1)
R. F Kuang · 2019
<p>“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- Booknest</p><p>A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books of 2018 pick!</p><p>Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018" pick!</p><p>A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books of 2018" pick!</p><p>A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.</p><p>When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.</p><p>But surprises aren’t always good.</p><p>Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.</p><p>For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .</p><p>Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.</p>
Yellowface: A Novel
R. F. Kuang · 2023
<p>INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK<br></p><p>"Hard to put down, harder to forget." — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author<br></p><p>White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. <br></p><p>Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena's a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.<br></p><p>So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.<br></p><p>So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.<br></p><p>But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.<br></p><p>With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.<br></p>
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
R. F. Kuang · 2022
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros · 2025
Dopo aver trascorso quasi diciotto mesi nell’accademia militare di Basgiath, Violet Sorrengail sa che non c’è più tempo per le lezioni. O per l’incertezza. La guerra è davvero iniziata e, con i nemici in avvicinamento e ormai infiltrati all’interno dei loro ranghi, è impossibile sapere di chi fidarsi. Violet dovrà spingersi oltre le deboli difese di Aretia alla ricerca di alleati che possano schierarsi al fianco di Navarra. Il viaggio metterà a dura prova il suo spirito, la sua fortuna e la sua forza, ma è disposta a fare qualsiasi cosa per salvare ciò che ama – i suoi draghi, la sua famiglia, la casa che hanno ricostruito e lui. Anche se questo significa custodire un segreto così importante che potrebbe distruggere tutto. C’è bisogno di un esercito. Di Potere. Di Magia. E di una cosa che solo Violet è in grado di scovare… la verità. Ma una tempesta si sta preparando all’orizzonte e non tutti riusciranno a sopravvivere alla sua collera. In contemporanea mondiale il terzo attesissimo capitolo della saga Fourth Wing.
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, 2)
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
PLEASE NOTE: The limited edition with stained edges is sold out, but we invite you to purchase an unstained edition―same captivating story, same heart-pounding read!<br/><br/>Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Now optioned for TV by Amazon Studios.<br/><br/>Accolades for Fourth Wing<br/>Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 (Fourth Wing and Iron Flame) • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023<br/><br/>“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” ―Xaden Riorson<br/><br/>Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.<br/><br/>Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.<br/><br/>Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits―and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.<br/><br/>But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.<br/><br/>Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College―and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.<br/><br/>The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.<br/>Reading Order:<br/>Book #1 Fourth Wing<br/>Book #2 Iron Flame
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1)
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
<p><b>A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller • TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award Winner • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023</b><br><br><i>"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."</i> —<i><b>Booklist</b></i><b>, starred review</b><br><br><i>"</i>Fourth Wing<i> will have your heart pounding from beginning to end... A fantasy like you've never read before."</i> <b>―#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout</b><br><br><br><b>Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Rebecca Yarros</b><br><br>Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: <i>dragon riders</i>.<br><br>But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.<br><br>With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.<br><br>She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.<br><br>Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.<br><br>Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: <i>graduate or die</i>.<br><br>The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.<br>Reading Order:<br>Book #1 Fourth Wing<br>Book #2 Iron Flame<br>Book #3 Onyx Storm</p>
The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy Book 3)
James Islington · 2019
An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy Book 2)
James Islington · 2017
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, 1)
James Islington · 2017
Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition
Brandon Sanderson · 2015
The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson · 2010
Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga. They did the impossible, ending the thousand-year reign of the godlike Lord Ruler. Now Vin, the former street urchin turned powerful Mistborn, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire. As tensions grow in the wake of the uprising, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows. It may just be that killing the Lord Ruler was the easy part. Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive ● The Way of Kings ● Words of Radiance ● Edgedancer (novella) ● Oathbringer ● Dawnshard (novella) ● Rhythm of War ● Wind and Truth The Mistborn Saga The Original Trilogy ● Mistborn ● The Well of Ascension ● The Hero of Ages Wax & Wayne ● The Alloy of Law ● Shadows of Self ● The Bands of Mourning ● The Lost Metal Other Cosmere novels ● Elantris ● Warbreaker ● Tress of the Emerald Sea ● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter ● The Sunlit Man Collection ● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians ● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians ● The Scrivener's Bones ● The Knights of Crystallia ● The Shattered Lens ● The Dark Talent ● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson) Other novels ● The Rithmatist ● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds ● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners ● Steelheart ● Firefight ● Calamity ● Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls) Skyward ● Skyward ● Starsight ● Cytonic ● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson) ● Defiant At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson · 2010
<p><b>Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.</b><br><br>Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed.<br><br>Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler.<br><br>But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a street urchin who must learn to master the power of a Mistborn.<br><br><b>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson<br><br>The Cosmere<br>The Stormlight Archive</b><br><i>● The Way of Kings<br>● Words of Radiance<br>● Edgedancer (novella)<br>● Oathbringer<br>● Dawnshard (novella)<br>● Rhythm of War</i><br><i>● Wind and Truth</i><br><br><b>The Mistborn Saga<br>The Original Trilogy<br></b><i>● Mistborn<br>● The Well of Ascension<br>● The Hero of Ages</i><br><br><b>Wax & Wayne</b><br><i>● The Alloy of Law<br>● Shadows of Self<br>● The Bands of Mourning<br>● The Lost Metal</i><br><br><b>Other Cosmere novels</b><br><i>● Elantris<br>● Warbreaker<br>● Tress of the Emerald Sea<br>● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<br>● The Sunlit Man</i><br><br><b>Collection</b><br><i>● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection</i><br><br><b>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians</b><br><i>● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians<br>● The Scrivener's Bones<br>● The Knights of Crystallia<br>● The Shattered Lens<br>● The Dark Talent<br>● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians </i>(with Janci Patterson)<br><br><b>Other novels</b><br><i>● The Rithmatist<br>● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds<br>● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England</i><br><br><b>Other books by Brandon Sanderson</b><br><br><b>The Reckoners</b><br><i>● Steelheart<br>● Firefight<br>● Calamity<br>● Lux</i> (with Steven Michael Bohls)<br><br><b>Skyward</b><br><i>● Skyward<br>● Starsight<br>● Cytonic<br>● Skyward Flight</i> (with Janci Patterson)<br><i>● Defiant</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>
