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The Death of Me

Jonathan L. Howard Β· 51 pages

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Nagash the Sorcerer

Mike Lee Β· 416 pages

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Sharp Ends

Joe Abercrombie Β· 320 pages

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The Burning God

R.F. Kuang Β· 622 pages

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. 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. Des

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The Builders

Daniel Polansky Β· 219 pages

A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain's company, survival has meant keeping a low profile, building a new life, and trying to forget the war they lost. But now the Captain's whiskers are twitching at the idea of evening the score.

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Alchemised

Senlinyu Β· 976 pages

Β« In English: What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There's no one left for you to save. Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner - of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.

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Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir Β· 448 pages

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Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories

Garth Nix Β· 383 pages

Nicholas Sayre will do anything to get across the Wall, back to the Old Kingdom.Thoughts of Lirael and Sam haunt his dreams, and he has come to realize that his destiny lies there, along with all those he cares for. But here in Ancelstierre, far south of the Wall, the Charter is dormant, and among the obstacles Nick faces is one that is not entirely human, and which has a strange power that seems

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The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe Β· 30 pages

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado" [a.mon.ti.ˈʝa.ðo]) is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's

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King of Thorns

Mark Lawrence Β· 467 pages

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The City of Dusk

Tara Sim Β· 512 pages

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The Blacktongue Thief

Christopher Buehlman Β· 416 pages

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Arthas: Rise of the Lich King

Christie Golden Β· 312 pages

A tale inspired by one of the popular video game's most notorious villains reveals his origins and dark purpose in an epic adventure that incorporates elements from Blizzard's expansion set, "Wrath of the Lich King."

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The Beating of His Wings

Paul Hoffman Β· 494 pages

"Following the bestselling novels The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things comes the final installment of Paul Hoffman's stark, epic trilogy. Since discovering that his brutal military training has been for one purpose--to destroy God's greatest mistake, mankind itself--Cale has been hunted by the very man who made him into the Angel of Death: Pope Redeemer Bosco. Cale is a paradox: arrogant

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Sword of the North

Luke Scull Β· 480 pages

It is the Age of Ruin, a time in desperate need of heroes. But heroes are in short supply. The only candidates a motley company at best are scattered to the four winds. Former rebel Sasha has now become an unwilling envoy between the powerful. Eremul the Halfmage languishes in disgrace, his warnings of approaching war falling on deaf ears. Yllandris, sorceress of the High Fangs, servant to a demon

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The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

Jesse Bullington Β· 464 pages

Hegel and Manfried Grossbart may not consider themselves bad men - but death still stalks them through the dark woods of medieval Europe. The year is 1364, and the brothers Grossbart have embarked on a naive quest for fortune. Descended from a long line of graverobbers, they are determined to follow their family's footsteps to the fabled crypts of Gyptland. To get there, they will have to brave

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The Half-Orcs

David Dalglish Β· 814 pages

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Overlord, Vol. 1: The Undead King

Kugane Maruyama Β· 262 pages

Yggdrasil is a virtual reality game renowned for the freedom it offers its players. After a simple tutorial, players are left to explore the world and can customize anything and everything, from their classes to their weapons. However, in the year 2138, the game sees its final hours as its servers shut down at midnight. Momonga, a devoted player of Yggdrasil, decides to spend the game's last ho

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Trollslayer

William King Β· 320 pages

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The Daemon's Curse

Mike Lee, Dan Abnett Β· 416 pages

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Dark Apostle

Anthony Reynolds Β· 416 pages

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Beyond Redemption

Michael R. Fletcher Β· 495 pages

A darkly imaginative writer in the tradition of Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Neil Gaiman conjures a gritty mind-bending fantasy, set in a world where delusion becomes reality... and the fulfillment of humanity's desires may well prove to be its undoing.

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The Black Company

Glen Cook Β· 319 pages

Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hard-bitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead. Until the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her... So begins one

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Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Β· 202 pages

Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.

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