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The Veiled Throne

Ken Liu Β· 982 pages

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The Secrets of Jin-shei

Alma Alexander Β· 499 pages

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Throne of Jade

Naomi Novik Β· 399 pages

When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo--an unhatched dragon's egg--Capt. Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britain's Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved their mettle in daring combat against Bonaparte's invading forces. Now China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for

Imperial ChinaPolitical IntrigueSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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Three Kingdoms: Classic Novel in Four Volumes

Luo Guanzhong Β· 1,096 pages

Imperial ChinaPolitical IntrigueSprawling EpicSoldiers and Warfare
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The Black Prism

Brent Weeks Β· 628 pages

Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: Five years to achieve five impossible goals. But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must deci

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The Initiate Brother

Sean Russell Β· 480 pages

Imperial ChinaPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Furies of Calderon

Jim Butcher Β· 512 pages

Political IntrigueSprawling EpicSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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The Dragon Republic Deluxe Collector's Edition

R. F. KUANG

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, hardcover Deluxe Collector's Edition of R. F. Kuang's The Dragon Republic, with a full-wrap illustrated jacket and black-and-white interior art by JungShan Chang throughout, plus embossed case, designed endpapers, and stenciled edges! Considered one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books o

Imperial ChinaPolitical IntrigueFantasySoldiers and Warfare
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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

Alison Goodman Β· 576 pages

Sixteen-year-old Eon has a dream, and a mission. For years, he's been studying sword-work and magic, toward one end. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a twelve-year-old boy. Females are forbidden t

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Soul of the World

David Mealing Β· 656 pages

Sprawling EpicPolitical IntrigueSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie Β· 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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Magician

Raymond E. Feist Β· 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.

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Lamentation

Ken Scholes Β· 366 pages

As an ancient weapon destroys the city of Windwir, a young apprentice watches from a nearby hilltop, mourning the death of the city and his father. When Rudolfo, Lord of the Nine Forest Houses, realizes what has happened, he knows for certain that the land will soon be plunged into a devastating war.

Political IntrigueSprawling EpicSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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The Dragon's Path

Daniel Abraham Β· 464 pages

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The Black Tides of Heaven

J.Y. Yang Β· 242 pages

Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate. A rebelli

SilkpunkPolitical IntrigueFantasySeries Starter
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Kushiel's Mercy

Jacqueline Carey Β· 694 pages

From Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of Kushiel's Scion and Kushiel's Justice, comes the final adventure in the Imriel Trilogy.Having paid dearly for ignoring Elua's edict to love as thou wilt, Imriel and Sidonie have finally come forward to publicly confess their love for each other---only to watch the news ignite turmoil throughout the land. Those who are old enough cannot f

Political IntrigueSprawling EpicLyrical ProseFantasy
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The Middle Kingdom

David Wingrove Β· 713 pages

Imperial ChinaPolitical IntrigueSprawling EpicSeries Starter
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The Blood Knight

Greg Keyes, J. Gregory Keyes Β· 576 pages

Sprawling EpicPolitical IntrigueSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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Acacia: The War with the Mein

David Anthony Durham Β· 576 pages

The bestselling historical novelist turns to epic fantasy with a powerful story of treachery, murder and revenge...Ruling from the island of Acacia, the emperor of the Known World has inherited an apparent peace and prosperity won by his ancestors generations ago. He's an intelligent man, a widower who dotes on his four children and it is this devotion that obliges him to hide a terrible secret fr

Sprawling EpicPolitical IntrigueSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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The Lotus Empire

Tasha Suri Β· 494 pages

Political IntrigueLyrical ProseSoldiers and WarfareSprawling Epic
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The Tyranny of the Night

Glen Cook Β· 477 pages

Beginning a new fantasy epic from the creator of Black company and Dread empire, rich as history and deep as the night sky. Welcome to the world of the instrumentalities of the night, where imps, demons, and dark gods rule in the spaces surrounding upstart humanity. At the edges of the world stand walls of ice, which push slowly forward to reclaim the land for the night, and at the world's center,

Soldiers and WarfareSprawling EpicPolitical IntrigueFantasy
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Sons of Darkness

Gourav Mohanty Β· 636 pages

Sprawling EpicPolitical IntrigueSoldiers and WarfareFantasy
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Engines of Empire

Richard S. Ford Β· 575 pages

Political IntrigueSprawling EpicSoldiers and WarfareFantasy

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