"'We are not dead!' He could hear the smile, even in her answering yell. 'Certainly we are. It is only that our bodies have not yet learned the truth.'"
~ Jay Lake (1964-2014), American fantasy and science fiction writer, Mainspring |
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| Magic Breaks: A Kate Daniels Novel by Ilona AndrewsAlthough she's finally settled down with a shape-shifting Beast Lord, magical mercenary Kate Daniels doesn't have time for any lovey-dovey stuff. Between battling her father, an immortal warlord; keeping her mate's pack out of trouble; and protecting her home turf of Atlanta from various supernatural menaces, Kate's life is busier (and more dangerous) than ever. Magic Breaks is the 7th full-length novel starring Kate Daniels, but newcomers will want to start at the beginning of this fast-paced, action-packed series with Magic Bites. |
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The widow's house
by Daniel Abraham
Lord Regent Geder Palliako's war has led his nation and the priests of the spider goddess to victory after victory. No power has withstood him, except for the heart of the one woman he desires. As the violence builds and the cracks in his rule begin to show, he will risk everything to gain her love or else her destruction. Clara Kalliam, the loyal traitor, is torn between the woman she once was and the woman she has become. With her sons on all sides of the conflict, her house cannot stand, but there is a power in choosing when and how to fall. And in Porte Oliva, banker Cithrin bel Sarcour and Captain Marcus Wester learn the terrible truth that links this war to the fall of the dragons millennia before, and that to save the world, Cithrin must conquer it.
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| City of Stairs by Robert Jackson BennettNow that its gods are dead, the once-powerful city of Bulikov is a shadow of its former self -- its history erased, its citizenry subjugated, and its laws enforced by Saypur, its technologically advanced former colony. Posing as a diplomat, intelligence operative Shara Thivani arrives in Bulikov to investigate the murder of Dr. Efrem Pangyui, a controversial scholar whose secret research, if published, could destabilise an entire civilisation and change the course of history. Don't miss this intriguing "amalgam of spy thriller, murder mystery, and high-concept fantasy" (Booklist). |
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| Poison Promise: An Elemental Assassin Book by Jennifer EstepIn this 11th installment of the gritty, violent Elemental Assassins series, restaurateur and hit-woman Gin Blanco -- aka "the Spider" -- agrees to help her sister, a cop, take down vampire drug kingpin Beauregard Benson. However, as Gin pursues Benson and his organisation, she discovers that she may have even more powerful enemies than she realised. If you're new to the series and enjoy the action-packed, high-octane thrills of Poison Promise, start at the beginning with Spider's Bite - and keep an eye out for the forthcoming Black Widow. |
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| Fool's Assassin: Book One in the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy by Robin HobbFormer king's assassin FitzChivalry Farseer, highborn but illegitimate, takes centre stage in this series opener. Retired from active service and married to the love of his life, Fitz -- living under the alias "Tom Badgerlock" -- anticipates a quiet life as caretaker of the Crown's bucolic Withywoods estate. Alas, when a group of marauders interrupt the manor's Winterfest, Fitz must once again pick up his weapons and battle the villains. Although Fool's Assassin is the 1st volume of a stand-alone series, fans of Robin Hobb's previous Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies will enjoy reuniting with familiar characters and returning to this well-developed world. |
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Acceptance
by Jeff VanderMeer
In the cold winter of Area X, a new team embarks across the border on a mission to find a member of a previous expedition; and as they press deeper into the unknown, navigating new terrain and terrifying new challenges, the threat to the outside world becomes even more daunting.
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Sleeping late on judgement day
by Tad Williams
After failing to rescue his demon girlfriend from the Grand Duke of Hell, fallen angel Bobby Dollar runs into an old friend who has mysteriously lost his memory. By the author of Happy Hour in Hell.
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Tales of Arthur and Merlin |
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Finding Arthur : the true origins of the once and future king
by Adam Ardrey
Chronicles the author's unlikely quest to discover evidence of legendary King Arthur's Scottish heritage, tracing his exploration of a notable clan and his discoveries about the real and accessible Highlands locations of such familiar symbols as the Round Table and the Sword in the Stone.
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Celtika
by Robert Holdstock
Having participated in Jason's search for the Golden Fleece centuries earlier, Merlin encounters a haunted ship and realises that Jason still seeks the sons who were stolen by the enchantress Medea.
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The crystal cave
by Mary Stewart
Set in fifth-century Britain, the story revolves around the life of the Arthurian court magician Merlin
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Guardian of the freedom
by Irene Radford
As King George III ascends the throne, the Earl of Kirkenwood, a member of the magical Pendragon society, finds himself plagued by a mysterious illness, while his sister, Georgie, fights the Demon of Chaos abroad.
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The once and future king
by T. H. White
Describes King Arthur's life from his childhood to the coronation, creation of the Round Table, and search for the Holy Grail
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