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Anaerfell
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Drast and Tyran might be considered a bit black-hearted, or even immoral. Drast is cunning but reckless, hunting for admiration. Tyran is calculating but tactless, searching for affection. When the two brothers set aside their ambitions to fulfill their father's desire for immortality, they readily discover many opportunities for redemption.
Now, while wielding a powerful magic that drains their life, Drast and Tyran will embark on a maddening quest, facing skin-switchers, dragons, and the God of the Dead.
©2015 Joshua Robertson (P)2019 Joshua Robertson
Many Bloody Returns
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"Clever...entertaining...excellent" (Library Journal) original vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and more. From cakes to stakes, a celebration of everyone's favorite bloodsucking subculture by a baker's dozen of favorite authors. Each of these 13 original stories offers a fresh and unique take on what birthdays mean to the undead. From Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse attending a birthday party for Dracula to Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden battling bloodsucking party crashers, these suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous stories will ensure paranormal fans will never think of vampires or birthdays quite the same again. Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner (“Introduction: A Few Words”); Copyright 2007 by Charlaine Harris (“Dracula Night”); Copyright 2007 by Christopher Golden (“The Mournful Cry of Owls”); Copyright 2007 by Bill Crider (“I Was a Teenage Vampire”); Copyright 2007 by KLA Fricke, Inc. (“Twilight”); Copyright 2007 by Jim Butcher (“It’s My Birthday, Too”); Copyright 2007 by P. N. Elrod (“Grave-Robbed”); Copyright 2007 by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (“The First Day of the Rest of Your Life”); Copyright 2007 by Jeanne C. Stein (“The Witch and the Wicked”); Copyright 2007 by Tanya Huff (“Blood Wrapped”); Copyright 2007 by Carolyn Haines (“The Wish”); Copyright 2007 by Lyda Morehouse (“Fire and Ice and Linguini for Two”); Copyright 2007 by Elaine Viets (“Vampire Hours”); Copyright 2007 by Toni L. P. Kelner (“How Stella Got Her Grave Back”)
©2007 Multiple authors (P)2021 Tantor
Legend of Tal
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Contains books one and two of Legend of Tal, a sword-and-sorcery, coming-of-age adventure. A King's Bargain, book one The legend of Tal Harrenfel is sung across the Westreach, and with each telling, the tales grow taller. Though he's declared a hero by his king, Tal has never claimed to be more than a man. After three decades of fighting warlocks, killing mythical beasts, and hunting enchanted treasure, Tal has had enough. Running from the deeds of his past, he retreats to his home village under a different name and meets an unlikely companion: Garin, a village boy who dreams of making a name for himself and seeing the world beyond their sleepy town. When Tal receives a mysterious visitor, both he and Garin find themselves thrown into a sojourn across the kingdom. Soon, they become embroiled in the plots of monarchs, on the frontlines of an ancient war, and at the mercy of a fabled sorcerer. Now Tal must live up to his legend, and Garin must discover his own power, to survive the forces pitted against them. A Queen's Command, book two The legend of Tal Harrenfel lives on, and a new song spreads across the Westreach. Though Tal and Garin overcame one enemy, victory promises to be short-lived. Garin struggles with his inner demons. Tal is haunted by enemies and memories alike. And a long-kept secret has torn a rift between them. But circumstances force them to continue their travels together. The roads from Avendor to Gladelyl, once the safest in the Westreach, are rife with danger. And Tal is bound to the commands of the Elf Queen whose intentions are unforeseeable. But reaching the elven realm is only the beginning of their troubles, for Gladelyl is in turmoil. The nobles grasp for power. The underclass and Eastern immigrants seek new rights. And an ancient enemy takes advantage of the chaos to turn them all against each other. Now Garin must come to terms with his demons.
©2020 J.D.L. Rosell (P)2021 Podium Audio
New Suns
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"There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns," proclaimed Octavia E. Butler. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Within this book burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings. These are authors aware of our many possible pasts and futures, authors freed of stereotypes and cliches, ready to dazzle you with their daring genius. Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu, and Darcie Little Badger. Copyright 2019 by Tobias S. Buckell ("The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex") Copyright 2019 by Kathleen Alcala ("Deer Dancer") Copyright 2019 by Minsoo Kang ("The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations") Copyright 2019 by Steven Barnes ("Come Home to Atropos") Copyright 2019 by Chinelo Onwualu ("The Fine Print") Copyright 2019 by Alex Jennings ("unkind of mercy") Copyright 2019 by Alberto Yanez ("Burn the Ships") Copyright 2019 by Jaymee Goh ("The Freedom of the Shifting Sea") Copyright 2019 by E. Lily Yu ("Three Variations on a Theme of Imperial Attire") Copyright 2019 by Karin Lowachee ("Blood and Bells") Copyright 2019 by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ("Give Me Your Black Wings Oh Sister") Copyright 2019 by Indrapramit Das ("The Shadow We Cast Through Time") Copyright 2019 by Anil Menon ("The Robots of Eden") Copyright 2019 by Andrea Hairston ("Dumb House") Copyright 2019 by Hiromi Goto ("One Easy Trick") Copyright 2019 by Rebecca Roanhorse ("Harvest") Copyright 2019 by Darcie Little Badger ("Kelsey and the Burdened Breath")
©2019 Various Authors (P)2020 Tantor
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Beyond the Shadows (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
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Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance - a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom. In the north, the new Godking has a plan. If it comes to fruition, no one will have the power to stop him. Kylar Stern has no choice. To save his friends - and perhaps his enemies - he must accomplish the impossible: assassinate a goddess. Performed by Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Laura Quinn, Ren Casey, Ken Jackson, Christopher Graybill, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Tim Getman, MB Van Dorn, Elizabeth Jernigan, Richard Rohan, Colleen Delany, Johann Dettweiler, Thomas Penny, Joe Brack, Casie Platt, Nanette Savard, Lily Beacon, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Yazmin Tuazon.
©2008 Brent Weeks (P)2010 Graphic Audio, LLC
Rebel Angels
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This box set includes all five books in The Rebel Angels series by USA Today best-selling author Rosemary A. Johns and contains 43 hours of thrilling magic, dark romance, and adventure with twists that you’ll never see coming. Vampires and angels are locked in a deadly war. But first, they want their daughter back. Half vampire and half angel, Violet was abandoned amongst the humans in London as a baby. Suddenly discovering monstrous powers on her 21st birthday, she thinks she's the most dangerous creature to prowl the streets. She's wrong. When a snarky angel falls into her lap and her adopted sister disappears, she's forced into a new role: huntress. On the run, she'll have to rely on a sexy vampire geek while facing off the harem boy angel threatening her sister. And there's only one way she'll win: by letting out the monster. But the deeper she's dragged into the supernatural world, the more she struggles to survive, and it's not long before she's faced with impossible choices about love...and life. If you love epic battles, steamy love scenes, badass antiheroines, and all the magic that comes with dark vampires, angels, and witches, then scroll up and one-click to listen today to this urban fantasy where the men know how to share!
©2019 Rosemary A. Johns (P)2020 Rosemary A. Johns
The Path of Giants
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Jon is the hand and will of the king against the growing shadow. Dark power stirs, giants about to clash. Jon has tasted the stench of death, and he knows he cannot face these challenges alone. Betrayal and suspicions among Jon’s trusted friends threaten to tear asunder their fragile plans. A chance encounter with a powerful, unknown mage from the enemy kingdom could shift the delicate balance in Jon’s favor. Can he look beyond his own suspicions and protect her long enough to earn the trust of his closest allies? Battles loom, forces are aligned, and help is in high demand. Taking risks is pivotal, and the fate of Jon’s meager allies rests upon his decisions as never before. In Jon’s journey to bring peace and stability to the kingdom, he will first have to harness chaos.
©2021 B.T. Narro (P)2021 Podium Audio
The Black Hawks
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Dark, thrilling and hilarious, The Black Hawks is an epic adventure perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch. Life as a knight is not what Vedren Chel imagined. Bound by oath to a dead-end job in the service of a lazy step-uncle, Chel no longer dreams of glory - he dreams of going home. When invaders throw the kingdom into turmoil, Chel finds opportunity in the chaos: if he escorts a stranded prince to safety, Chel will be released from his oath. All he has to do is drag the brat from one side of the country to the other, through war and wilderness, chased all the way by ruthless assassins. With killers on your trail, you need killers watching your back. You need the Black Hawk Company - mercenaries, fighters without equal, a squabbling, scrapping pack of rogues. Prepare to join the Black Hawks.
©2019 David Wragg (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Into a Dark Realm
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The acclaimed master fantasist is back with more adventure, danger, magic, and intrigue in this second thrilling installment in the Darkwar Saga. The Conclave of Shadows has foiled the Nighthawks' attempt to plunge the Empire of Great Kesh into civil war and now has undertaken to stamp out the Guild of Assassins, root and branch. But as the brotherhood of murder is being obliterated, Pug and his allies are confronted with an even more dire question: Where is Leso Varen? They discover that the mad sorcerer has taken refuge on the world of Kelewan, among the most powerful men and women of that empire, the Magicians of the Assembly. Pug also learns that the massive hordes of the Dasati - the most vicious group of assassins he has ever known - is poised to make a joint invasion of both Kelewan and Midkemia. To save the future of both empires, Pug and the Conclave of Shadows must journey into another realm of reality, into the darkest realm they have ever encountered: the Dasati home world!
©2009 Raymond E. Feist (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Thief
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A clever thief. A disgraced mage. A kiss of poison.... Don't miss this romantic Beauty and the Beast trilogy! Peronelle Beck longs for nothing more than to leave behind her thieving ways and pursue a life of honest work. But when her father lands himself neck-deep in debt, Nelle must take on a dangerous job if she hopes to save his life...a job that brings her to the shores of Roseward Isle. For 15 years, Soran Silveri has fought to suppress the nightmarish monster stalking Roseward. His weapons are few and running low, and the curse placed upon him cripples his once unmatched power. Isolation has driven him to the brink of madness, and he knows he won’t be able to hold on much longer. When a sharp-tongued, uncouth, and undeniably beautiful young woman shows up on his shore, Soran resolves to drive her away. He won’t be responsible for another death! But Nelle is equally determined not to be frightened off by the hideously scarred mage. Not until she gets what she came for.... Can two outcasts thrown together in a tangle of lies discover they are each other’s only hope? Or will the haunted darkness of Roseward tear them apart? For fans of Emma Hamm, Miranda Honfleur, Audrey Grey, and Grace Draven.
©2020 Sylvia Mercedes (P)2020 Sylvia Mercedes
The Horror of Supervillainy
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Gary Karkofsky, a.k.a. Merciless: The Supervillain Without MercyTM, has decided to give up supervillainy and embrace the path of righteousness. Unfortunately, he's terrible at it, and no one wants him to be their superheroic protector. That all changes when a talking raven arrives with the perfect quest to make his mark: Rescue the president's daughter from Dracula. Unfortunately, Gary is being led into a trap. The location of Dracula's castle is in Satan Swamp, which is where Gary suffered one of the few defeats of his life. There's also a camp full of superpowered children, the return of alternate reality allies, a pair of psycho killers in love, and the return of an old enemy. Enjoy the latest installment of the Supervillainy saga!
©2021 Charles Phipps (P)2021 David N. Wilson
The Ranger's Path
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A ranger’s duty. The rotten heart of a king. Rebellion spilled from the blood of family. In the second book of The King's Ranger series, Rew leads the search for a missing companion and is drawn deeper into the swirling currents of the Investiture. Protecting his new charges forces Rew to confront secrets from his past that he's spent the last decade trying to forget. The King’s Ranger is a classic fantasy adventure, perfect for fans of Michael J. Sullivan, Brent Weeks, James Islington, and AC Cobble’s Benjamin Ashwood series.
©2021 AC Cobble (P)2021 AC Cobble
Tempt the Dragon
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A. C. Arthur presents Book 3 in the Legion series. Contains mature themes.
©2021 Artist Arthur (P)2021 Tantor
The Call of Monsters: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance
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People might used to have worshipped the Olympians, but I never did. I’ll kill every last one of them to get Hephaestus back. I used to love my Greek mythology classes, until I got kidnapped and actually met some Gods. I took Hephaestus as a lover, and Hades and Persephone are not all that bad, but the rest of them? They hurt my monsters. Zeus kidnapped Hephaestus and is doing who knows what to him for making a knife, when it was me that used it to kill Demeter. The Olympians took Hephaestus because they can’t even entertain the notion that a lowly half demon killed one of them. I know why no one said anything when Zeus came to the underworld. I know there’s a plan to get Hephaestus back. There’s also a lot I don’t know that I need to learn fast. I have this mysterious demonic form from my father that I need to learn to access. Hephaestus made all these weapons capable of taking down Olympians if they came, but I don’t know how to use them. I’m not going to get lucky again like I did with Demeter. I have to learn all this, and I have to learn it in a hurry because I know between Hades and my father, if I don’t, I’ll be grounded in my room when everyone tries to rescue my God. And I’ve got a personal beef with his father for all the hurt he did towards Hephaestus.
©2020 JB Trepagnier (P)2020 JB Trepagnier
Talon of the Silver Hawk
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From a premier fantasist and author of the Riftwar Legacy comes the first installment in an much-anticipated new series.... “Feist has a natural talent for keeping the reader turning the pages.” (Chicago Sun-Times) From the New York Times best-selling author comes a thrilling new epic of adventure and deceit set in his signature world of Midkemia. In a distant land, high among the snow-capped mountains, a peaceful nation is mercilessly put to the sword...yet one will survive. Little more than a boy, Talon of the Silver Hawk must carry on until, someday, he can take vengeance. Leaving the icy fastness of his ancient home, Talon descends into the dangerous land of his adversary. Treading a perilous path, he must survive battlefields, court intrigues, treacherous enemies, backstabbing friends, and beautiful yet deadly women to discover the evil responsible for the annihilation of his people.
©2009 Raymond E. Feist (P)2020 HarperAudio
Fairhaven Rising
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Modesitt continues his best-selling Saga of Recluce with his 22nd book in the long-running series. Fairhaven Rising is the first book in a new character arc and follows The Mage-Fire War. Sixteen years have passed since the mage Beltur helped to found the town of Fairhaven, and Taelya, Beltur's adopted niece, is now a white mage undercaptain in the Road Guards of Fairhaven. Fairhaven's success under the Council has become an impediment to the ambition of several rulers, and the mages protecting the town are seen as a threat. Taelya, a young and untried mage, will find herself at the heart of a conspiracy to destroy her home and the people she loves, and she may not be powerful enough to stop it in time.
©2021 Modesitt Family Revocable Living Trust (P)2021 Tantor
Blackthorne
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In this sweeping sequel to the critically acclaimed Cold Iron - which NPR Books raved, “reminded me, pleasurably, of Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice series” - the Kingdom of Eledore has fallen and Nel and Suvi lead a diaspora of their people to safety, but the magic that has kept the demon forces away is dwindling, and they must find a new way to protect themselves. The Acrasian army has swept through Eledore, nearly massacring the entire race in fear and hatred of the magic they possess. This same magic is all that was keeping the demon incursion at bay, but now the great evil that was banished is seeping into the world. Watchers are formed to warn of any sightings of the demons, but little can be done if one encounters them in shadow or at night. Meanwhile, Nels leads a precious few hundred survivors of Eledore through the wilds, hoping to find solace and rebuild their civilization while his twin sister, Suvi, seeks allies at sea. There is hope, born in the ashes of this devastation - a hope that Eledorian magic can grow, but only if they survive.
©2017 Stina Leicht (P)2020 Recorded Books
Balam, Spring
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Balam is a sleepy town on the eastern coast of Atlua, surrounded by forest and sea. It's a village where nothing happens and everybody knows each other. But now, people are dying.
School is out for the spring, and schoolteacher Theodore Saen is ready to spend the next few months relaxing with his family. But when the town's resident white mage falls ill and several townspeople begin to show similar symptoms, they must call on a new mage. Aava has freshly graduated from the nearby mage academy when she is swiftly hired to deduce the cause of the unknown illness and craft a cure before the entire town is afflicted. Aiding her is an ex-mercenary named Ryckert who keeps to himself but has grown bored with retirement and is itching for a new investigation when a suspicious young man appears in the local pub the same night the sickness begins to spread.
On top of it all, whatever is causing the sickness seems to be attracting strange insectoid creatures from the surrounding woods, desecrating the bodies of the victims and tearing through anyone unlucky enough to cross their path. Theo, Aava, and Ryckert must come together to discover the cause of the illness and put a stop to it before there is nobody left alive in Balam.
©2018 Travis Riddle (P)2019 Travis Riddle
Test of the Dragon
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Zara and Lessie return in book five of the Dragon Riders of Elantia series, perfect for fans of Eragon and Pern! When Zara and Lessie finally got their hands on a piece of the Dragon God’s heart, they thought their path was clear. Head to the Forge of Derynnis, gain the death god’s favor, and convince him to destroy the evil relic once and for all. But getting to the Forge is no simple feat, and it’s not even the first thing on Zara’s list. Between battling the Dragon God’s sinister will, evading Salcombe’s sabotage attempts, and securing the future of her people, Zara’s got her work cut out for her. And when she finally reaches the death god’s lair, the price she’ll be forced to pay for his help might just break her.... Scroll up and grab your copy today!
©2018 Jasmine Walt (P)2021 Jasmine Walt
The Oath
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Within weeks, vampire Danial Racklan has captivated young widow Sarelle and drawn her deep into his dark, dangerous world. Confessing his love, Danial has asked for Sarelle’s Oath, a formal binding between vampire and human lovers. But while a promise of everlasting love sounds like heaven to most young women, Sarelle has agonized over the decision for months, unsure of taking the final step of oathing to Danial. Yet this Christmas Eve, Sar impulsively decides to speak the vow that will change her life for all time.
©2011 Tara Fox Hall (P)2019 Tara Fox Hall