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The Kingdoms

Natasha Pulley Β· 448 pages

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A Language of Dragons

S.F. Williamson Β· 424 pages

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Moniquill Blackgoose Β· 511 pages

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1945

Robert Conroy Β· 432 pages

America has dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.But Japan has only begun to fight. . . .In 1945, history has reached a turning point. A terrible new weapon has been unleashed. Japan has no choice but to surrender. But instead, the unthinkable occurs. With their nation burned and shattered, Japanese fanatics set in motion a horrifying endgame--their aim: to take America down with them.In

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Soldier of Arete

Gene Wolfe Β· 354 pages

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Prairie Fire

E.K. Johnston Β· 304 pages

The story of Owen, dragonslayer, is continued in this book. This fantasy takes place in an alternate earth where dragons exist and are attracted to carbon emissions. The story is refreshing for a fantasy as it takes place at a time that appears to be somewhat contemporary to ours. In this book, the sequel to "The Story of Owen, Dragonslayer of Trondheim", Owen and Siobhan are enlisted in the oi

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Warbound

Larry Correia Β· 448 pages

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Breath of Earth

Beth Cato Β· 387 pages

"In an alternate 1906, the United States and Japan have forged a powerful confederation-- the Unified Pacific--in an attempt to dominate the world. Their first target is a vulnerable China. In San Francisco, headstrong secretary Ingrid Carmichael is assisting a group of powerful geomancer wardens who have no idea of the depth of her own talent--or that she is the only woman to possess such skills.

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Ash: A Secret History

Mary Gentle Β· 1,113 pages

Probably the biggest fantasy novel ever published in a single volume, Mary Gentle's magnificent tale of the gutsy and beautiful mercenary leader Ash will take you on an unforgettable ride through medieval Europe as it never quite was: For Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armor, and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. But she doesn't realize tha

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King and Emperor

Harry Harrison, John Holm Β· 466 pages

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke Β· 935 pages

Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Centred on the relationship between these two men, the novel investigates the nature of "Englishness" and the boundaries between reason and unreason, Anglo-Saxon and

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The Greyfriar

Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith Β· 303 pages

In the year 1870, a horrible plague of vampires swept over the northern regions of the world. Millions of humans were killed outright. Millions more died of disease and famine due to the havoc that followed. Within two years, once-great cities were shrouded by the gray empire of the vampire clans. Human refugees fled south to the tropics because vampires could not tolerate the constant heat there.

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Day of the Dragon

Richard A. Knaak Β· 378 pages

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Fortune's Stroke

Eric Flint, David Drake Β· 457 pages

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Inheritance

Christopher Paolini Β· 880 pages

Not so very long ago, Eragon -- Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider -- was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galb

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Ruthless Vows

Rebecca Ross Β· 818 pages

Iris has returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is gone, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, Roman begins to write again – but this time for the enemy. When a strange letter arrives beneath his wardrobe door, he strikes up with its mysterious yet hauntingly familiar author. Iris and Roman

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Alta

Mercedes Lackey Β· 425 pages

In the second novel in national best-selling legend Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived new Joust series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth. There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons-and build an army that will liberate his homeland.

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Grant Comes East

Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen Β· 416 pages

A fictionalized account of an alternate American Civil War recounts events following the capture of Vicksburg by General Ulysses S. Grant and traces the northern army's journey to Gettysburg.

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The Mongoliad: Book Three

Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo Β· 698 pages

The conclusion of the epic adventures of the Shield-Brethren.

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The Scourge of God

S.M. Stirling Β· 450 pages

In this continuation of the bestselling author's chronicle of an alternate world, Rudi MacKenzie continues his trek across the land that was once the United States, where he hopes to learn the truth behind The Change that rendered technology across the globe inoperable.

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Of War and Ruin

Ryan Cahill Β· 1,483 pages

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The Lions of Al-Rassan

Guy Gavriel Kay Β· 586 pages

The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan β€” poet, diplomat, soldi

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An Oblique Approach

David Drake, Eric Flint Β· 480 pages

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