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"The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things...Things must happen when it is time for them to happen. Quests may not simply be abandoned; prophecies may not be left to rot like unpicked fruit; unicorns may go unrescued for a very long time, but not forever. The happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story."
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| The Given by Vicki PetterssonNoir Fantasy. Once a private eye, Fallen Angel Griffin "Grif" Shaw solves cases in the afterlife, with the help of his partner and girlfriend, rockabilly reporter Kit Craig. However, Grif's ongoing investigation into his own murder (and that of his wife, Evie) has revealed that Evie may have survived the attempt on her life. Despite their feelings for each other, Grif and Kit agree to put their relationship on hold in order to find out what really happened that fateful night more than 50 years ago. The Given is the 3rd book in the Celestial Blues series, after The Taken and The Lost. |
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Fool's assassin : Book One of the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy
by Robin Hobb
Epic Fantasy. An astonishing new novel that opens a dark and gripping chapter in the Farseer saga. FitzChivalry—royal bastard and former king’s assassin—has left his life of intrigue behind. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the quiet life of a country squire. Though Fitz is haunted by the disappearance of the Fool, who did so much to shape Fitz into the man he has become, such private hurts are put aside in the business of daily life, at least until the appearance of menacing, pale-skinned strangers casts a sinister shadow over Fitz’s past . . . and his future. Now, to protect his new life, the former assassin must once again take up his old one. . . .
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The magician's land : a novel
by Lev Grossman
Fantasy. The stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy. Quentin Coldwater has lost everything. He has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams that he once ruled. Everything he had fought so hard for, not to mention his closest friends, is sealed away in a land Quentin may never again visit. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can’t hide from his past, and it’s not long before it comes looking for him. Meanwhile, the magical barriers that keep Fillory safe are failing, and barbarians from the north have invaded. Eliot and Janet, the rulers of Fillory, embark on a final quest to save their beloved world, only to discover a situation far more complex—and far more dire—than anyone had envisioned. Along with Plum, a brilliant young magician with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters. His new life takes him back to old haunts, like Antarctica and the Neitherlands, and old friends he thought were lost forever. He uncovers buried secrets and hidden evils and ultimately the key to a sorcerous masterwork, a spell that could create a magical utopia. But all roads lead back to Fillory, where Quentin must face his fears and put things right or die trying. The Magician’s Land is an intricate and fantastical thriller, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy. It’s the story of a boy becoming a man, an apprentice becoming a master, and a broken land finally becoming whole.
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The house of the four winds
by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
Fantasy. The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes. Disguising herself as Clarence, a sailor, Princess Clarice intends to work her way to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert with rapier and dagger, sides with the handsome navigator, Dominick, and kills the cruel captain. Dominick leads the now-outlawed crew in search of treasure in the secret pirate haven known as The House of Four Winds. They encounter the sorceress Shamal, who claims Dominick for her own—but Clarice has fallen hard for Dominick and won’t give him up without a fight. Full of swashbuckling adventure, buoyant magic, and irrepressible charm, The House of the Four Winds is a lighthearted fantasy romp by a pair of bestselling writers.
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Revenant : A Greywalker Novel
by Kat Richardson
Urban Fantasy. Harper Blaine was your average small-time PI until she died—for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker, treading the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And these abilities are landing her all sorts of “strange” cases.... Turmoil, sickness, and destruction are sweeping through Europe—and its effects are being felt all the way across the world in Seattle. Harper Blaine and her lover, Quinton, suspect that Quinton’s father, James Purlis—and his terrifying Ghost Division—are involved. Following a dark trail of grotesque crimes and black magic across the Old World, the pair slowly draws closer to their quarry. But finding and dismantling the Ghost Division won’t be enough to stop the horror that Purlis has unwittingly set in motion. An ancient and forgotten cult has allied with Quinton’s mad father. And their goals are far more nightmarish than Harper and Quinton—or even Purlis—could ever imagine. The pursuit leads to Portugal, where the desecrated tomb of a sleeping king and a temple built of bones recall Harper’s very first paranormal case and hold clues to the cult’s true intentions. Harper and Quinton will need all the help they can get to avert a necromantic cataclysm that could lay waste to Europe and drag the rest of the world to the brink of war.
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Severed souls
by Terry Goodkind
Epic Fantasy. From the far reaches of the D'Haran Empire, Bishop Hannis Arc and the ancient Emperor Sulachan lead a vast horde of Shun-Tuk and other depraved "half-people" into the Empire's heart, raising an army of the dead in order to threaten the world of the living. Meanwhile, far from home, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell must defend themselves and their followers from a series of terrifying threats, despite a magical sickness that depletes their strength and which, if not cured, will take their lives...sooner rather than later.
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Rogues
by George R. R Martin and Gardner Dozois (editors)
Short Stories. A thrilling collection of twenty-one original stories by an all-star list of contributors—including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin! If you’re a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire. Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heart—and yet leave you all the richer for it.
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Shifting shadows : stories from the world of Mercy Thompson
by Patricia Briggs
Short Stories. A collection of stories featuring shape-shifter Mercy Thompson and her circle of supernatural friends and enemies features fan-favorites as well as four new tales, “Silver,” “Roses in Winter,” “Redemption” and “Hollow.”
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| Queen Victoria's Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (editors)Short Stories. Excerpts from the adolescent Queen Victoria's secret diary is just one of the delights of this enchanting anthology, which includes short stories by notable fantasy writers such as Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner and Caroline Stevermer, Elizabeth Bear, Gregory Maguire, Genevieve Valentine, Catherynne M. Valente, and Jane Yolen. Each tale, set in a magical, often steam-powered version of Victorian England, examines 19th-century society from a different perspective, whether it's that of the magic-wielding ruling classes, the entreprenurial inventors who devise new technologies, or the servants that keep this brave new-old world running. |
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| Wonders of the Invisible World by Patricia A. McKillipShort Stories. Wonders of the Invisible World presents 16 enchanting tales by acclaimed author Patricia A. McKillip. From her macabre twist on the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" to her poignant exploration of Celtic legends in "The Kelpie," McKillip demonstrates her mastery of folklore traditions, while simultaneously surprising readers with inventive scenarios, such as that of the title story, which involves angels, time travel, and Cotton Mather. Fantasy readers won't want to miss this collection by a modern master of the genre, whom fellow author Charles de Lint once praised as "one of the few writers I've read who hasn't written a bad book." |
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