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Baptism of Fire

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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

Sword and SorceryFantasySeriesDark Fantasy
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The Crown Tower

Michael J. Sullivan · 432 pages

Thieving assassin Royce Melborn and warrior Hadrian Blackwater are forced to work together to steal a treasure that no one can reach in the Crown Tower, an impregnable fortress that houses the realm's most prized possessions.

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Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock · 192 pages

**Elric of Melniboné** is a 1972 fantasy novel by **Michael Moorcock**. It is the first original full-length novel to feature **Elric**, the last emperor of the stagnating island civilisation of Melniboné who wields the cursed, soul-drinking sword **Stormbringer**.

Sword and SorceryFantasySeriesDark Fantasy
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Blood of the Fold

Terry Goodkind · 464 pages

The third book in the sword of truth series The Blood of the Fold continue to hunt down those with the gift, unwittingly being used by the Emperor Jagang, aka the Dream Walker, who tells some that he is the Creator and others that he is the Keeper. Either way, the images he shows them in their dreams, along with the commands he gives them, are enough to make them comply with whatever he says to

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Reaper's Gale

Steven Erikson · 880 pages

FantasyDark FantasySeriesAnti-Hero
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The Children of Húrin

J.R.R. Tolkien · 320 pages

The ‘Great Tale’ of The Children of Húrin, set during the legendary time before The Lord of the Rings. Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in the vast fortress of Angband in the North; and within the shadow of the fear of Angband, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of Turin and his sister Nienor will be tragically entwined. Their brief and passionate lives are dominated by

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A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

George R.R. Martin · 688 pages

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Sword of the North

Luke Scull · 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

Sword and SorceryFantasyEpic FantasyDark Fantasy
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Free the Darkness

Kel Kade · 422 pages

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The Desert Spear

Peter V. Brett · 689 pages

The sun is setting on humanity. The night now belongs to voracious demons that arise as the sun sets, preying upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind ancient and half-forgotten symbols of power. These wards alone can keep the demons at bay, but legends tell of a Deliverer: a general--some would say prophet--who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. Those t

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The Blacktongue Thief

Christopher Buehlman · 416 pages

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Starless Night

R.A. Salvatore · 332 pages

Return to the City of Spiders!Still reeling from the death of Wulfgar, Drizzt is allowed little time to grieve, for dark elves are massing in the caverns deep under Mithral Hall. To protect his adopted home, he'll have to return to the city of his birth, the evil City of Spiders. Menzoberranzan is one of the most dangerous places in the already perilous Underdark on a good day, but for Drizzt, a r

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Bloodstorm

Dan Abnett, Mike Lee · 416 pages

Malus Darkblade is forced to seek a number of magic artifacts when he is possessed by the daemon Tz'arkan or his soul will be forfeit, in this second novel in the Darkblade series.

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Waylander

David Gemmell · 320 pages

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Tyrant's Throne

Sebastien de Castell · 601 pages

After years of struggle and sacrifice, Falcio val Mond, First Cantor of the Greatcoats, is on the brink of fulfilling his dead king's dream: Aline, the king's daughter, is about to take the throne and restore the rule of law once and for all.But for the Greatcoats, nothing is ever that simple. In the neighboring country of Avares, an enigmatic new warlord is uniting the barbarian armies that have

Sword and SorceryFantasyEpic FantasySeries
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Berserk, Vol. 33

Kentaro Miura · 232 pages

Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions brave the open sea, hoping to reach Puck's homeland, Elfhelm, and its powerful elven king, who might be able to restore the sanity of Guts' former lover, Casca. But seeking out a sanctuary for Casca means that Guts must postpone his hunt for his ex-friend and leader, Griffith, who has been reborn as a demon lord hell-bent on conquest. The winds of change

Sword and SorceryFantasySeriesMale Lead
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Silverthorn

Raymond E. Feist · 352 pages

A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor. To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers. Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark

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Trollslayer

William King · 320 pages

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Darkness Weaves

Karl Edward Wagner

Once Efrel was the beautiful consort of a king. Now she is a hideous creature who lives only for revenge. She has allies to aid her, but only Kane, the Mystic Swordsman, can rally her forces for battle. Only he can deliver the vengeance she has devised in her knowledge of black magic.

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The Half-Orcs

David Dalglish · 814 pages

Sword and SorceryFantasySeriesDark Fantasy
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Annihilation

Philip Athans · 363 pages

The New York Times best-seller, now in paperback! This paperback edition of the New York Times best-selling title expands the civil upheaval among the drow, one of the most popular races in the Forgotten Realms setting. Best-selling author R.A. Salvatore wrote the prologue to Annihilation and continues to consult on the series, lending his expertise as the author who brought drow society to th

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Twilight Falling

Paul S. Kemp · 310 pages

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The Sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks · 726 pages

A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magical "Sword of Shannara". Only the mystical sword can defeat the evil overlord and his minions.

Sword and SorceryFantasySeriesMale Lead

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