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Clytemnestra

Costanza Casati · 435 pages

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World Without End

Ken Follett · 1,056 pages

En 1327, quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre mystérieuse, dont le secret pourrait bien mettre en danger la couronne d'Angleterre. Depuis ce jour, le destin des enfants se trouve lié à jamais.

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Igniting Darkness

Robin LaFevers · 496 pages

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Three Dark Crowns

Kendare Blake · 407 pages

In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born--three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to control storms or flames with the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, able to ingest the deadliest poisons without harm. And Arsinoe, a naturalist, can control nature. But becoming the Queen Cr

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A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

George R.R. Martin · 688 pages

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A Reaper at the Gates

Sabaa Tahir · 458 pages

The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance.

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Falling Kingdoms

Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen

"A fantasy about three kingdoms on the brink of war and the destiny of one princess"--Provided by publisher.

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The Reluctant Queen

Sarah Beth Durst · 388 pages

Filled with political intrigue, violent magic, and malevolent spirits, the mesmerizing second book in Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow ... And those spirits want to kill you. It's the first lesson that every Renthian learns. Not long a

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The Virgin's Lover

Philippa Gregory · 441 pages

As a new queen, Elizabeth I faces two great dangers. The French threaten to invade Scotland. But more perilous still is her passion for the convicted traitor, Robert Dudley. Dudley is already married. Amy, his wife, refuses to set her beloved husband free to marry the queen, but she cannot prevent him from becoming the favourite of the plotting, pleasure-seeking court. Yet the queen must marry.

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The Secret Chord

Geraldine Brooks · 352 pages

Traces the arc of King David's journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.

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And I Darken

Kiersten White · 496 pages

NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their eve

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Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors

Conn Iggulden · 496 pages

England, 1470. A divided kingdom cannot stand. King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and her children tremble in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey. The House of Lancaster has won the crown, but York will not go quietly. Desperate to reclaim his throne, Edward lands at Ravenspur with a half-drowned army and his brother Richard at his side. Every hand is against them, ever

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Shadow of Night

Deborah Harkness · 592 pages

Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of Matthew’s old friends, the School of Night. As the search for Ashmole 782 deepens and Diana seeks out a witch to tutor her in magic, the net of Matthew’s past tightens around them, and

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War Storm

Victoria Aveyard · 672 pages

Mare and her Scarlet Guard had nearly triumphed over the oppressive Silvers and the wicked King Maven when Cal's betrayal sent Mare reeling. Now with the Scarlet Guard at her back, Mare is determined to destroy the Silver world once and for all--starting with Maven.

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The Serpent and the Pearl

Kate Quinn · 645 pages

Rome, 1492. A pope ies dying and the throne of God is lef vacant, a prize awarded only to the most virtuous -- or the most ruthless. The Borgia family begins its legendary rise, chronicled by an innocent girl who finds herself drawn into their dangerous web. Vivacious Giulia Farnese, who has beauty, wealth, and a handsome young husband, is stunned to discover that her glittering marriage is a sham

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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

Carissa Broadbent · 624 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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The Fate of the Tearling

Erika Johansen · 496 pages

"The finale to the ...Tearling trilogy, in which Kelsea is imprisoned by the Red Queen and her guard must find a way to set her free"--

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The Poisoned Crown

Maurice Druon · 320 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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Immortal Longings

Chloe Gong · 384 pages

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The Family

Mario Puzo, Carol Gino · 418 pages

What is a family? Mario Puzo first answered that question, unforgettably, in his landmark bestseller The Godfather; with the creation of the Corleones he forever redefined the concept of blood loyalty. Now, thirty years later, Puzo enriches us further with his ultimate vision of the subject, in a masterpiece that crowns his remarkable career: the story of the greatest crime family in Italian histo

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Sword of the Rightful King

Jane Yolen · 368 pages

"The newly crowned King Arthur has yet to win the support of the people. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or--worst of all--gets married..."

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The Bloody Throne

S.C. Emmett · 617 pages

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