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The Way of Kings, Part 2
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic adventure about a young king's struggle against a powerful tyrant and the forces of darkness.
According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of ... (Goodreads)
The Way of Kings, Part 1
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic fantasy story of a young man's quest for justice and redemption in a dark and troubled world.
The story rotates between the points of view of Kaladin, Shallan Davar, Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Dalinar Kholin, and several other minor characters, who lead seemingly unconnected lives. Szeth, a Shin ... (Wikipedia)
The Hero of Ages
by Brandon Sanderson
A hero's quest to save the world from destruction, discovering secrets of the past.
The Hero of Ages is the prophesied savior of the Terris people, foretold to find and give up the power at the Well of Ascension , in a selfless act to save the world from the Deepness. However, the ... (Wikipedia)
Waking Gods
by Sylvain Neuvel
Giant alien robots return to Earth, threatening humanity's existence. A team of scientists and military personnel race to uncover their origins and purpose.
As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an adult, she’s dedicated her brilliant scientific career to solving the mystery that ... (Goodreads)
Nemesis Games
by James S.A. Corey
A group of spacefaring adventurers embark on a journey of discovery and peril.
The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series–now being produced for television by the SyFy Channel! A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history ... (Goodreads)
Crooked Kingdom
by Leigh Bardugo
A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.
In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey
Space adventure of two unlikely allies in a fight to save humanity.
The ice hauling ship Canterbury (nicknamed the Cant by Belters) is en route from Saturn's Rings to Ceres Station when it encounters a distress signal . Five members of the Cant 's crew are dispatched ... (Wikipedia)
Babylon's Ashes
by James S.A. Corey
Humanity struggles to survive the war of all wars, with a ragtag crew of survivors pitted against a powerful enemy.
The sixth book in the, New York Times, bestselling Expanse series. , , , ,, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES, A revolution brewing for generations has begun in fire. It will end in blood. The Free Navy - a ... (Goodreads)
Eona: The Last Dragoneye
by Alison Goodman
A young girl's quest to save her kingdom, as she discovers her own magical powers and true identity.
Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. The renegades are on a ... (Goodreads)
The Providence of Fire
by Brian Staveley
Epic fantasy of politics, religion, and war, with a quest to discover the truth.
Brian Staveley's The Providence of Fire, the second novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series. The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire ... (Goodreads)
The Crimson Crown
by Cinda Williams Chima
Epic fantasy adventure set in a war-torn kingdom, with a young girl struggling to break a magical curse.
A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed—Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea, Queen of the Fells, to a life without love. Now, once again, the Queendom of the Fells seems likely to ... (Goodreads)
The Gray Wolf Throne
by Cinda Williams Chima
A young girl rises to the challenge of reclaiming her kingdom with the help of her allies.
Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her. The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
by Alison Goodman
A young apprentice learns to wield the power of dragons and save the kingdom from destruction.
Also Known As: Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and Eon (All the same book just published with different publishers) Swordplay, dragon magic–and a hero with a desperate secret ... (Goodreads)
Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A young woman's battle to save her home from a magical force, while uncovering secrets of her past.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human ... (Goodreads)
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man's quest for knowledge, power and love.
On the second day of his recounting the story of his life to Chronicler at the Waystone Inn, Kvothe continues the narrative commenced in, The Name of the Wind, , wherein a younger Kvothe pursues his ... (Wikipedia)
Berserk, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura
A swordsman embarks on a dangerous journey, encountering dark forces and the mysteries of the supernatural.
Created by Kenturo Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme - violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny - and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish ... (Goodreads)
The Mermaids Singing
by Val McDermid
A psychological thriller about a serial killer and the profiler who must hunt him down.
Val McDermid stunned readers and critics alike with the publication of her brilliant thriller, A PLACE OF EXECUTION, which was a finalist for the prestigious Edgar Award. Now, in THE MERMAIDS ... (Goodreads)
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
by Marjorie M. Liu
In a world of magic and war, a young woman with a dark past seeks revenge and uncovers secrets about her own identity.
Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, ... (Goodreads)
Tower of Dawn
by Sarah J. Maas
A daring quest to save an empire from the forces of darkness.
Discover Sarah J. Maas's #1, New York Times, bestselling Throne of Glass series-now available for a limited time in a brand-new miniature format! This exclusive edition highlights Chaol Westfall. ... (Barnes & Noble)
For We Are Many
by Dennis E. Taylor
A group of disparate individuals are brought together to fight a common enemy.
Bob Johansson didn’t believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for ... (Goodreads)
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
A small group of misfit college students uncover a sinister secret and their lives become entangled with dangerous consequences.
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the ... (Goodreads)
Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
A young heroine embarks on a perilous quest to save her kingdom from a powerful enemy.
The Abhorsen's House is besieged by Dead Hands led by Chlorr of the Mask under the control of Hedge the Necromancer, who in turn serves Orannis the Destroyer. With the help of their familiars Mogget ... (Wikipedia)
Lirael
by Garth Nix
An orphan girl discovers her magical powers and embarks on a quest to save her kingdom.
Lirael, the protagonist of the second and third books, is raised as a Clayr, part of a vast family of precognitive women who dwell in a remote glacier within the Old Kingdom. As she lacks the Clayr's ... (Wikipedia)
Post Captain
by Patrick O'Brian
Follow Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin on their adventures at sea during the Napoleonic Wars.
With the Peace of Amiens , Jack Aubrey returns to England and rents a house with Stephen Maturin, with shipmates running the household, spending time in the hunt . He meets the Williams family. ... (Wikipedia)
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective must solve a supernatural mystery with intrigue and danger.
After the events in, Storm Front, , Kim Delaney, whom Dresden helped to control her magical talents, asks Dresden how to create a set of three magical circles, which could be used to contain powerful ... (Wikipedia)
All Our Yesterdays
by Cristin Terrill
Time-traveling thriller where a girl and her friend go back in time to prevent a future catastrophe. But changing the past has consequences.
Outside the secret military base where Em is imprisoned, war rages. The world has been coming apart at the seams ever since the U.S. government cracked the code of time travel and built a machine to ... (Goodreads)
Grave Peril
by Jim Butcher
Wizard Harry Dresden must protect Chicago from a powerful and malevolent supernatural force.
Dresden and Michael Carpenter , a Knight of the Cross , try to track down a bewildered but dangerous ghost in Cook County Hospital, are nearly ensnared by Dresden's faerie godmother the Leanansidhe , ... (Wikipedia)
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.
Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)
We Are Legion
by Dennis E. Taylor
A retired businessman is uploaded into a computer, where he embarks on an intergalactic journey.
Alternate Cover Edition can be found, here,. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. ... (Goodreads)
Assassin's Apprentice
by Robin Hobb
A humble orphan discovers his true identity, rising through the ranks to become a powerful assassin.
The novel covers the early life of FitzChivalry , a royal bastard living in Buckkeep Castle as he begins his training as an assassin and successfully safeguards the throne from his over-ambitious ... (Wikipedia)
