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The River of Silver

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The Empire of Gold

S. A. Chakraborty · 830 pages

“No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” —Paste Magazine The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war. Daevabad has

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The City of Dusk

Tara Sim · 512 pages

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The Ashfire King

Chelsea Abdullah · 544 pages

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His Face is the Sun

Michelle Jabès Corpora · 600 pages

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A new reign is coming...Romance, magic, adventure, and horror collide in the start to this lush, epic, Ancient Egyptian inspired trilogy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tahereh Mafi, and Sabaa Tahir. Princess. Priestess. Rebel. Thief. Tensions run as hot as the Khamsin winds in the great kingdom of Khetara. Rumors of the pharaoh's mysterious illness abound,

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The Lotus Empire

Tasha Suri · 494 pages

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The Fires of Heaven

Robert Jordan · 928 pages

The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of the Dark are slowly failing, but still his fragile prison holds. The Forsaken, immortal servants of the shadow, weave their snares and tighten their grip upon the realms of men, sure in the knowledge that their master will soon break free... Rand al' Thor, the Dragon Reborn, knows that he must strike at the Enemy, but his forces are divided by treac

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The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie · 531 pages

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glo

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A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon · 868 pages

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Blade Breaker

Victoria Aveyard · 592 pages

Fighting beside her band of unlikely companions, Corayne is learning to embrace her ancient lineage and wield her father's powerful sword. But while she successfully closed one of the Spindles, her journey is far from over. Queen Erida's army marches across Allward with her consort, Taristan, right beside them, opening more portals into nightmarish worlds, razing kingdoms to the ground. Corayne

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Speaking Bones

Ken Liu · 1,047 pages

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Rule of Wolves

Leigh Bardugo · 592 pages

The Demon King. As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to

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A Cruel and Fated Light

Ashley Shuttleworth · 640 pages

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The Throne of the Five Winds

S.C. Emmett · 654 pages

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The Gathering Storm

Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson · 784 pages

Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. Meanwhile, Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is being held captive by the White Tower. Knowing the Seanchan attack is imminent, she fights to hold the Aes Sedai together in an epic contest that will prove the mettle of her followers and will d

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Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas · 674 pages

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the king of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - t

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A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

George R.R. Martin · 688 pages

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Beyond the Shadows

Brent Weeks · 720 pages

A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food, and no hope. Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war. To gain the upper hand, one faction attempts to raise the godde

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Sons of Darkness

Gourav Mohanty · 636 pages

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The Emperor's Blades

Brian Staveley · 479 pages

The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual life-paths, one in a monastery, another training with elite soldiers, and one appointed a minister determined to prove herself to her people.

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A Monsoon Rising

Thea Guanzon · 400 pages

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Rules of Ascension

David B. Coe · 672 pages

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The Raven Scholar

Antonia Hodgson · 667 pages

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The Wolf of Oren-yaro

K.S. Villoso · 488 pages

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