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Fool's Errand

Robin Hobb · 600 pages

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller · 368 pages

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus. Although Patroclus is outcast from his home for disappointing his father he manages to be the only mortal who can keep up with the half-God Archilles. Even though many will know the facts behind the story the telling is fresh and engaging.

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The Front Runner

Patricia Nell Warren · 316 pages

The Front Runner is a 1974 novel by Patricia Nell Warren. A love story between a running coach and his star athlete, The Front Runner is noted for being the first contemporary gay novel to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.

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The Sword of Kaigen

M.L. Wang · 651 pages

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Kingdom of Ash

Sarah J. Maas · 984 pages

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First Lord's Fury

Jim Butcher · 465 pages

The next book in the thrilling New York Times bestselling series.For years he has endured the endless trials and triumphs of a man whose skill and power could not be restrained. Battling ancient enemies, forging new alliances, and confronting the corruption within his own land, Gaius Octavian became a legendary man of war—and the rightful First Lord of Alera.But now, the savage Vord are on the mar

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The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri · 533 pages

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They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 378 pages

Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for

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A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon · 868 pages

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A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara · 736 pages

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A Memory of Light

Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson · 912 pages

Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty million copies in over thirty languages. When Robert Jordan died in 2007, all feared that these concluding scenes would never be written. But working from notes and partials left by J

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Kirith Kirin

Jim Grimsley · 554 pages

Kirith Kirin is like no other fantasy that you have ever read. Jim Grimsley has created a fantasy that could have come right from our world where power and greed can tempt, and sometimes conquer, even the most rightist person and where knowing who your friends and enemies are can be very difficult if not impossible. Yet it is not our world. For in Kirith Kirin's world magic is real, immortals walk

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Kingsbane

Claire Legrand · 608 pages

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The Hero of Ages

Brandon Sanderson · 760 pages

Emperor Elend Venture, having survived only to become a Mistborn himself, struggles to find clues by the Lord Ruler that will save his world, while a guilt-consumed Vin takes on a task of ending the cosmic power of the Ruin mystic force.

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Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar

Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, Kate Paulk, Sarah A. Hoyt, Tanya Huff, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Nancy Asire, Benjamin Ohlander, Denise McCune, Elizabeth A. Vaughan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Elisabeth Waters, Kristin Schwengel, Brenda Cooper, Stephanie D. Shaver, Michael Z. Williamson · 343 pages

In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Vademar was the beginning of a fantasy masterpiece that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now sixteen of today's hottest fantasy authors-including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr-visit the world of Valdem

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Carry On

Rainbow Rowell · 519 pages

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he sets something on fire. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around wearing

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Lord of the White Hell, Book 2

Ginn Hale · 358 pages

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Of Fire and Stars

Audrey Coulthurst · 416 pages

Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire—a dangerous gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden. Now, Denna must learn the ways o

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Holding the Man

Timothy Conigrave · 304 pages

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The Well of Loneliness

Radclyffe Hall · 490 pages

Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.

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First Rider's Call

Kristen Britain · 608 pages

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Monsters of Men

Patrick Ness · 624 pages

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A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold

George R.R. Martin · 656 pages

Fear cuts deeper than swords The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive, trapped in marriage with Joffrey's deformed

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