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The Queen of Raiders
by Sarah Kozloff
What it's about: The soliders of Oromondo have invaded the Free States, leaving a wake of misery and death. Thalen, a young scholar, survives and gathers a small cadre of guerilla fighters for a one-way mission into the heart of an enemy land. Unconsciously guided by the elemental Spirits of Ennea Mon, Cerulia is drawn to the Land of the Fire Mountains to join Thelan's Raiders, where she will learn the price of war.
For fans of: Callie Bates, Terry Goodkind and Erika Johansen
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The Conductors
by Nicole Glover
Introducing: Henrietta "Hetty" Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, who use magic to investigate crimes against Black people in 1870s Philadelphia.
Read it for: well-drawn protagonists, their lovingly depicted Seventh Ward community, and a magic system based on the constellations.
For fans of: the alternate history of P. Djèli Clark's The Black God's Drums; the unique magic of Alaya Dawn Johnson's Trouble the Saints.
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The Unfinished Land
by Greg Bear
What it's about: After a series of strange encounters, including a stranger who casts a white shadow, a fisherman’s apprentice is the sole survivor after a battle at sea and is picked up by a galleon that changes his destiny.
Why you might like it: Apocalyptic Elizabethan fantasy that combines Irish myth, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern.
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Kingdom of Shadow and Light
by Karen Marie Moning
What it's about: From the moment MacKayla Lane arrived in Dublin to hunt her sister’s murderer, she’s had to fight one dangerous battle after the next: to survive, to secure power, to keep her city safe, to protect the people she loves. Now, as High Queen of the Fae, Mac faces her greatest challenge yet: ruling the very race she was born to hunt and kill.
Series alert: Book 11 in the Fever series
For fans of: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Mishell Baker
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The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
What it's about: The Two Towers is the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic saga, The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed. Meanwhile, at Helm’s Deep and Isengard, the first great battles of the War of the Ring take shape.
Why you might like it: Massive siege scene at Helm's Deep. If you need help visualizing it, checkout the Peter Jackson's epic film version of The Two Towers as well.
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Kushiel's scion
by Jacqueline Carey
What it's about: As a boy, Imriel is abandoned by his treasonous parents and subjected to terrible indignities by pirates. Later rescued and adopted by Phèdre, he grows into a position of authority and learns many skills, including sexual prowess. He has a torrid affair with a married woman, and finally survives a terrible siege at a walled city he courageously defends.
Series note: A first installment of a new trilogy set in the same world as the best-selling Kushiel's Avatar.
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Siege of Stone
by Terry Goodkind
What it's about: The sorceress Nicci, the wizard Nathan and the swordsman Bannon defend against a magical attack on two fronts when the breaking of an ancient curse unleashes hundreds of thousands of formerly petrified soldiers on the legendary city of Ildakar.
Series: Book 3 in the Nicci Chronicles
For fans of: Raymond Feist, Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
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The Girl in the Tower: A Novel
by Katherine Arden
Starring: Vasilisa "Vasya" Petrovna, first introduced in The Bear and the Nightingale, who disguises herself as a boy and sets out to see the world -- accompanied by faithful steed Solovey and aided by frost demon Morozko.
Why you might like it: This 2nd book in the Winternight trilogy boasts a strong heroine determined to choose her own path in life.
Try this next: Leigh Bardugo's Grisha trilogy is a similarly lush and descriptive fantasy series inspired by Russian folklore.
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The Dragon's Path
by Daniel Abraham
What it's about: Abraham (the Seasons of War quartet) starts this rich, exciting, and fresh epic fantasy series opener in a fairly standard fashion: an orphaned girl and a once great general escape from a city under siege with the help of a traveling theater troupe.But that's where the clichés end, for Marcus Wester would far rather guard humble caravans than cruel kings, and Cithrin bel Sarcour's loyalty is not to her long-dead noble parents but to the Medean Bank that took her in.
Review: "With a deft and light hand, Abraham questions and explores the fantasy-world assumptions that most authors take for granted, telling an enjoyable and genuinely innovative adventure story along the way." ~ Publishers Weekly
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Siege and Storm
by Leigh Bardugo
What it's about: Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
Series: Second book in the Grishaverse series.
Pop Culture: After binging Netflix's Shadow & Bone, based on the first book in the Grishaverse series, don't wait to find out what happens. Pick up where the story leaves off with this novel.
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