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| Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette KowalEngaged to a World War I intelligence officer who is away on the front, American heiress and Spirit Corps medium Ginger discovers evidence of a traitor and that her military branch is being targeted by the Germans; findings that she must address on her own when nobody will believe her.
This novel combines a suspenseful and intricate plot with well-researched and authentic period detail. If you love stories featuring mediums, you should read the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. |
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| Nevernight by Jay KristoffIn a world where the suns almost never set, a woman gains entry to a school of infamous assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers that destroyed her family.
If you like Jay Kristoff, continue with his Lotus War trilogy: Stormdancer, Kinslayer, and Endsinger. For other fantasy characters with a unique set of skills, try A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire. |
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| The Last Days of New Paris by China MiévilleA surrealist bomb transfigures an alternate-reality World War II Paris into a phantasmagoric dreamscape, unleashing a race of nightmarish creatures.
For more alternative history goodness, you should read Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer. If you really just care about Paris, check out The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King.
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| The Dragon Round by Stephen S. PowerA swashbuckling adventure with a dark side! When a ship captain is stranded on a deserted island by his mutinous crew, he finds a baby dragon that just might be the key to his salvation..
Part nautical adventure, part survival story, and part tale of revenge, The Dragon Round is a fast-paced and exciting debut novel for fans of George R.R. Martin and Naomi Novik. |
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| The Waking Fire by Anthony RyanWith their lines weakening, the drakes, whose prized blood is used to make a powerful elixir, pose a threat to the supremacy of the Ironship Syndicate.
This 1st book in the Draconis Memoria series boasts an action-packed plot and a well-developed magic system that may appeal to fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. |
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| The Spirit Thief by Rachel AaronThief and wizard Eli Monpress solicits the aid of a swordsman and a demonseed to help him with his plan to steal a king so that he can achieve his goal, becoming the man with the highest bounty on his head.
If you enjoy breezy, humorous fantasy capers starring likeable rogues, such as Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora, pick up this series and maybe Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. |
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| A Dance of Cloaks by David DalglishIn Veldaren, Thren Felhorn is the greatest assassin of his time. All the thieves' guilds of the city are under his unflinching control. If he has his way, death will soon spill out from the shadows and into the streets.
This first novel in the Shadowdance series by David Dalglish has everything a fan of epic fantasy could want. If you're looking for more swordfights and sorcery, join the rest of us waiting for George R.R. Martin and read (or re-read) A Game of Thrones. |
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| A Criminal Magic by Lee KellyWashington, DC, 1926. While sorcery opponents have succeeded in passing the 18th Amendment, the Prohibition of magic has only invigorated the city's underworld.
Sympathetic characters operating on opposite sides of the law add tension to this atmospheric fantasy novel, which may appeal to fans of Harry Turtledove or Zen Cho. |
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| Going Postal by Terry PratchettArch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses-until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into-a government job.
Going Postal is the 30th novel in the late Terry Pratchett's hugely popular Discworld series, but like most installments, it stands on its own. If you love this humorous fantasy series, you may also want to read City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte. |
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| The Emperor's Soul by Brandon SandersonSentenced to death after attempting to steal the emperor's scepter, Shai, a Forger, is given one chance to save her own life, using it to try to create a new soul for the nearly dead emperor.
Although The Emperor's Soul is relatively brief (it won the 2013 Hugo Award for best novella), its action-packed story further fleshes out the world of the author's novel Elantris. |
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