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| The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel by Katherine ArdenFairy Tale Fantasy. Raised on a steady diet of stories, "wild maiden" Vasilisa Petrovna, affectionately known as Vasya, has grown up wandering the grounds of her father's rural estate, befriending the spirits of the natural world. But when Vasya's pious stepmother joins forces with an ambitious young priest to force the villagers to forsake the old ways (and the old gods), they set in motion a tragedy that only Vasya can avert. With its allusions to classic tales such as "Morozko" and "Vasilisa the Beautiful," The Bear and the Nightingale is an "earthy, beautifully written love letter to Russian folklore" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
Fantasy. As a Librarian, Irene spends her time traveling between worlds and acquiring books of power. When her supervisor pairs her with new recruit Kai and gives them orders to retrieve a Grimm manuscript from an alternate 19th-century London located in a "chaos-infested" world -- well, basically, anything can happen (and does). If you enjoy lively, dimension-hopping fantasy adventures such as Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels or Jodi Taylor's The Chronicles of St. Mary's series, keep an eye out for the forthcoming sequels, The Masked City and The Burning Page.
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Death's Mistress : Library Edition
by Terry Goodkind
A debut entry in a new series set in the world of The Sword of Truth finds fan-favorite warrior woman Nicci leaving the stabilized kingdom of Richard and Kahlan to embark on new adventures, including a job keeping an unworldly prophet out of trouble. By the best-selling author of The Omen Machine. Simultaneous.
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
by James Islington
Epic Fantasy. Born after the civil war that overthrew the ruling Augurs, 15-year-old Davian of Andarra struggles as one of the Gifted, whose latent magical abilities make him a second-class citizen and an object of suspicion. When Davian learns that he may be an Augur, he embarks on a quest to discover his destiny. Fans of the detailed world-building and complex magic systems found in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novels or Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series should enjoy The Shadow of What Was Lost, which is the 1st book in the Licanius trilogy.
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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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Bones of the dragon
by Margaret Weis
Blessed by the god of war throughout his reign as head chief of the Vindras sea-raiders, Skylan Ivorson leads a quest to recover the hidden Five Bones of the Vektan Dragons in order to save the gods from their challengers, in the first volume in an enchanting fantasy saga. Reprint.
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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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