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Gather Her Round : A Novel of the Tufa
by Alex Bledsoe
When the body of young Kera Rogers is found, half-eaten, and another person disappears, the county’s best trackers, including game warden Jack Cates and ex-military Tufa Bronwyn Chess, are assembled to find the truth, and must weed through the literal beasts in the woods and figurative wolves in sheep’s clothing to find out who or what is really responsible.
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| The Cold Eye by Laura Anne GilmanThe Territory west of the Mississippi river belongs to the Devil; as the Devil's Left Hand, 16-year-old circuit rider Isobel serves as his eyes and ears -- and, occasionally, as judge, jury, and executioner. But a series of strange events on the Territory's western boundary soon causes Isobel to wonder if she's up to the job. Set in a supernatural version of the 19th-century American frontier, this sequel to Silver on the Road is the 2nd book in the Devil's West series. |
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The Fallen
by Tarn Richardson
In a follow-up to The Damned, a young soldier serving in the Italian Army carries with him a letter that holds the key as to why terrible satanic rituals are being committed in the heart of the Vatican, which draws him into a conspiracy older than time and causes him to be hunted by The Darkest Hand.
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D'arc
by Robert Repino
In the aftermath of the War With No Name, the Colony has been defeated, its queen lies dead, and the world left behind will never be the same. In her madness, the queen used a strange technology to uplift the surface animals, turning dogs and cats, bats and bears, pigs and wolves into intelligent, highly evolved creatures who rise up and kill their oppressors. And now, after years of bloodshed, these sentient beasts must learn to live alongside their sworn enemies—humans. Far removed from this newly emerging civilization, a housecat turned war hero named Mort(e) lives a quiet life with the love he thought he had lost, a dog named Sheba. But before long, the chaos that they escaped comes crashing in around them. An unstoppable monster terrorizes a nearby settlement of beavers. A serial killer runs amok in the holy city of Hosanna. An apocalyptic cult threatens the fragile peace. And a mysterious race of amphibious creatures rises from the seas, intent on fulfilling the Colony’s destiny and ridding the world of all humans. No longer able to run away, Sheba and Mort(e) rush headlong into the conflict, ready to fight but unprepared for a world that seems hell-bent on tearing them apart. In the twilight of all life on Earth, love survives, but at a cost that only the desperate and the reckless are willing to pay.
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| Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.Short Stories. Set in the world of author L.E. Modesitt's popular Recluce series, this short story collection features 17 new tales, four reprints, and an essay that fill in the gaps among previous installments. Arranged in internal chronological order, this collection is best suited to existing fans of Recluce's rich history, detailed world-building and rigorous system of magic. However, it may also serve as a useful introduction to readers deciding whether or not to take the plunge into the 18-volume (and counting) series. |
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Blind salvage
by Shannon Mayer
When children go missing and the humans have no leads, Rylee, a Tracker, must cross into ogre country where, despite the backup she has brought along, things go sideways fast as enemies close in. By the best-selling author of Shadowed Threads.
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Delusion's Master
by Tanith Lee
In a third entry to the Tales from the Flat Earth series, which is set in a world that is flat and square, Uhlume, Lord of Death, makes an unusual bargain that sets in motion a complex chain of events that entangle men and gods, queens and kings, sorcerers and witches and lowly wanderers, as the secret to immortality falls into human hands.
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Magic for Nothing : Book Six of Incryptid
by Seanan McGuire
Packed off to London to infiltrate the Covenant from the inside after her sister Verity announces on live TV that she plans to destroy it, Antimony plays spy for her family while she tries to control her ability to set fire to things when she touches them so that she doesn’t blow her cover.
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| Veiled Empire by Nathan GarrisonEpic Fantasy. Shrouded by an impenetrable magical veil, the Empire of the Mierothi has stood unchallenged for 2,000 years. However, the unexpected -- and seemingly impossible -- arrival of a valynkar, a servant of the god of light, brings hope to the common people suffering under the Empire's oppressive rule. Unfolding from multiple perspectives, this opening installment of the Sundered World trilogy lays the groundwork for an epic power-struggle between the forces of good and evil. The saga continues with Shadow of the Void. |
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| Mage's Blood by David HairAlternate History Fantasy. Every 12 years, the tides ebb to reveal the Leviathan Bridge, a 300-mile-span that connects the otherwise isolated continents of Yuros and Antiopia. Originally created to facilitate trade between the two regions, it is more often used by the powerful Magi of the West to wage crusades against their "infidel" neighbors to the East. But the Antiopians are not about to bow down to the invaders. With its epic scope, extensive world-building, and sprawling cast of morally ambiguous characters, this 1st book in the Moontide Quartet may appeal to fans of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. |
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| Song of the Dragon by Tracy HickmanHigh Fantasy. For as long as he can remember, human soldier-slave Drakis has fought for the elves of the Rhonas Empire against their sworn enemies, the dwarves. But when he kills the last dwarf king, he also takes a prisoner: Jugar, a dwarf jester with the ability to end Drakis' magical enslavement. However, Jugar has his own reasons for liberating Drakis (aside from saving his own skin): he believes that the young man is the legendary hero destined to overthrow the elven Empire. Could this truly be Drakis' destiny -- and if so, will he accept it? Song of the Dragon kicks off the Annals of Drakis series, which continues with Citadels of the Lost. |
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| The Grace of Kings by Ken LiuEpic Fantasy. Warrior Mata Zyndu, scion of his once-powerful Clan, believes that it is his destiny to rule. His best friend, wily bandit Kuni Garu, just wants to get rich and have a grand time doing so. Although they bond during the rebellion against the empire, their different goals and philosophies will ultimately make them bitter adversaries. Author Ken Liu has won Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards for his short fiction and his translations (most notably of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem). This 1st book in the Dandelion Dynasty series, which vividly evokes the politics and culture of China's Han dynasty, marked his novel-writing debut. |
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| Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonEpic Fantasy. The skaa are a slave race, the property of the immortal Lord Ruler, who has reigned uncontested for a thousand years. Until now. In the depths of a dungeon, half-skaa thief Kelsier discovers that he is a Mistborn, an exceedingly rare and powerful type of Allomancer. He devises a plan to overthrow the Lord Ruler, recruiting street urchin and fellow Mistborn Vin to infiltrate the Great Houses that serve the Lord Ruler. If their plot succeeds, they may be able to bring down the empire from within. Boasting likable characters, an exciting plot, and a well-developed magic system, this trilogy opener continues with The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages. |
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| The Thousand Names by Django WexlerMilitary Fantasy. Stationed in Khandar, a remote desert outpost of the Vordanai empire, Captain Marcus d'Ivoire and his men find themselves on the front lines when the region's inhabitants stage a bloody uprising. As Marcus struggles to fashion his raw recruits into a functioning army, he promotes the most promising soldier, Winter Ihernglass, to a command post (complicating matters for Winter, who's secretly a woman in disguise). Meanwhile, the arrival of a brilliant military strategist may turn the tide of war against them as he pursues his own secret agenda. The Thousand Names is the 1st book in the Shadow Campaigns series, followed by The Shadow Throne. |
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