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Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo · 363 pages

Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.

Military FantasyLove TrianglePolitical IntrigueFantasy
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Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · 388 pages

Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood--those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace it

Love TriangleMilitary FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasy
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Furies of Calderon

Jim Butcher · 512 pages

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Towers of Midnight

Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson · 880 pages

As the seals on the Dark One's prison crumble and the armies of the Shadow boil out of the Blight, Perrin Aybara, hunted by specters from his past, must seek answers in "Tel'aran'rhiod" and find a way to master the wolf within him--or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life ... as The Tower of Ghenjei awaits.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueLove TriangleFantasy
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Words of Radiance

Brandon Sanderson · 1,088 pages

The war with the Parshendi moves into a new, dangerous phase, as Dalinar leads the human armies deep into the heart of the Shattered Plains. Meanwhile Shallan searches for the legendary city of Urithuru, and Kaladin, leader of the restored Knights Radiant, masters the powers of a Windrunner.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueLove TriangleFantasy
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Sasha

Joel Shepherd · 614 pages

"Sasha turns her back on her regal heritage, forsakes the life she could have as the princess in a rich kingdom, and trains instead to be a powerful warrior, fighting for the good of the people her father commands."--Provided by publisher.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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The Hurricane Wars

Thea Guanzon · 472 pages

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Soul of the Fire

Terry Goodkind · 512 pages

Richard Rahl, Keeper of the Sword of Truth, faced an evil even he could not stand against - the dread plague heralded by a Red Moon and loosed by the mad Emperor Jagang. Only by journeying to the Temple of the Winds was he able to thwart Jagang and save not only the life of his beloved Kahlan, but that of the whole of the New World. But when Kahlan in turn summoned the magical Chimes to save Richa

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueLove TriangleFantasy
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Talyn

Holly Lisle · 528 pages

In a world where technology is magic, and war is the only way of life, Talyn is a soldier, one of thousands trained from childhood to protect her country from the monarchist Eastil, who would take away the personal freedoms of the Tonk. Talyn long ago embraced her fate: to die in battle. This is a war of magic, not of swords, and the battles are fought deep inside the View, a place where the magic

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Defy

Sara B. Larson · 329 pages

Seventeen-year-old Alexa's parents were killed by a sorcerer during a raid, so she has disguised herself as a boy, joined Antion's army, and earned a place on Prince Damian's guard--but Antion is ruled by an evil king, and "Alex" must find a way to defeat him and protect her prince. Alexa Hollen, forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alexa uses her quick wit and fierce

Love TrianglePolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Soul of the World

David Mealing · 656 pages

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Poison Study

Maria V. Snyder · 409 pages

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace-and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros · 631 pages

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s alrea

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySoldiers and Warfare
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A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas · 720 pages

Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Fey

Military FantasyFantasyPolitical IntrigueRoyal Court
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Faebound

Saara El-Arifi · 400 pages

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Shadowcaster

Cinda Williams Chima · 551 pages

A LIFELONG WAR Alyssa ana'Raisa is the reluctant princess heir to the Gray Wolf throne of the Fells, a queendom embroiled in a seemingly endless war. Hardened by too many losses, Lyss is more comfortable striking with a sword than maneuvering at court. After a brush with death, she goes on the offensive, meaning to end the war that has raged her whole life. If her gamble doesn't pay off, she coul

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasyRoyal Court
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First Year

Rachel E. Carter · 301 pages

Ryiah's world was shattered the night she discovered King Blayne's nefarious plans. Now, she has to betray the one she loves most in order to save the realm from war. Ry finds herself on a perilous mission to help the rebels and convince the kingdom of Pythus not to honor its pact with the corrupt king of Jerar.

Military FantasyLove TriangleFantasySeries Starter
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The Winner's Curse

Marie Rutkoski · 355 pages

An aristocratic girl who is a member of a warmongering and enslaving empire purchases a slave, an act that sets in motion a rebellion that might overthrow her world as well as her heart.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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In the Hand of the Goddess

Tamora Pierce · 241 pages

"I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden." Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of the few who knows the secret of her true identity. And when the Prince's life is threatened by a mysterious sorcerer, it will take all of Alanna's s

Military FantasyLove TriangleFantasyRoyal Court
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Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasyFemale Lead
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The Oleander Sword

Tasha Suri · 513 pages

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasyRoyal Court
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Magician

Raymond E. Feist · 681 pages

At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master Magician – and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of the Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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The Broken Crown

Michelle West · 768 pages

Military FantasyFantasyPolitical IntrigueSeries Starter
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The Thousand Names

Django Wexler · 624 pages

Winter Ihernglass poses as a man to enlist in the Vordanai Colonials and must form an allegiance with a new colonel, appointed by the king to restore order, after she's promoted to a command post.

Military FantasyPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter

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