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It fits epic fantasy readers who want classic quest energy, hidden heritage, magical allies, and a story that keeps widening its scope.
Defenders of Myth
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Kalend’s quiet life at a monastery falls apart fast when he’s forced to flee enemies he never knew were hunting him. What follows is the kind of revelation spiral epic fantasy loves most: murdered noble parents, a magically gifted sister, twin warlocks, secret societies, mythical creatures, and a destiny tied to forces that could wreck entire worlds. It fits epic fantasy readers who want classic quest energy, hidden heritage, magical allies, and a story that keeps widening its scope.
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Myths and legends once again roam the land.
Kalend’s peaceful life at the monastery is shattered when his mentor forces him to flee from enemies he never knew existed and are desperately seeking him.
Hunted by twin warlocks and a ruthless king, Kalend discovers shocking truths: he has a sister with powerful magic, his parents were nobility who were murdered, and his destiny is tied to forces that could reshape entire worlds. With each narrow escape, he gains unexpected allies—a shape-shifting woman, a mysterious sorcerer, a horse with secrets of its own, and a cryptic underground society that may hold the key to unlock his family’s mysteries.
But as Kalend’s party races to confront the warlocks in their island stronghold, they discover the conspiracy runs deeper than murder and politics. An ancient power is stirring, portals are opening between worlds, and mythical creatures now prowl the land. Meanwhile, the answers Kalend seeks may cost him everything…
Our world and their world. Myths and legends. Darkness spreads over all.
Thus begins an epic fantasy adventure to save not just the people of his world but others from a faraway land. A land not so different from our own…
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It fits dark fantasy readers who want a scarred older hero, creeping dread, and a quest shaped as much by trauma as by monsters.
Aching God
Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Grim Dark · Sword and Sorcery
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Auric Manteo thought he had left the horrors of his adventuring life behind, but old nightmares and an urgent summons drag him back to the one place he never wanted to see again. To save his daughter, he must return to the haunted Barrowlands and face ancient ruins, deadly traps, and something far worse waiting in the dark. It fits dark fantasy readers who want a scarred older hero, creeping dread, and a quest shaped as much by trauma as by monsters.
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"CLOSER, MORTAL. YOU ARE HERE, FINALLY, TO FEED THE ACHING GOD..."
The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life. To save his only daughter, he must return to the place of his greatest trauma: the haunted Barrowlands. Along with a group of inexperienced companions and an old soldier, he must confront the dangers of the ancient and wicked Djao civilization. He has survived fell beasts, insidious traps, and deadly hazards before. But how can he contend with the malice of a bloodthirsty living god?
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want prophecy, dragons, political tension, and a big cast stepping into a world on the edge of chaos.
Fatemarked
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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The fatemarked were meant to bring peace, which is exactly why everyone is terrified of them. As kings begin to die and fear spreads across a land already fractured by war, Roan Loren can no longer hide the mark he has spent his life concealing. It fits epic fantasy readers who want prophecy, dragons, political tension, and a big cast stepping into a world on the edge of chaos.
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They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come.
An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him.
A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want high-magic worlds, dangerous stakes, and a story driven by survival, mystery, and world-shifting choices.
Awakening
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Kiri wants nothing more than to get back home, but escaping slavery is only the beginning of her problems. When she crosses paths with Gavin, a man with no memory beyond his own name, one desperate choice sets off consequences far bigger than either of them expected. It fits epic fantasy readers who want high-magic worlds, dangerous stakes, and a story driven by survival, mystery, and world-shifting choices.
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Kiri yearns to go home. To see her family once more. There's just one problem: she's an escaped slave.
Gavin wakes up with his cheek pressed against the dirty cobblestones of an alley. But he has a bigger problem: he has no memories beyond his name.
When ruthless slavers corner them with no escape, Gavin makes a choice that will change the world.
If you love Epic Fantasy set in high-magic worlds...
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want sweeping worldbuilding, dark prophecy, ancient magic, and a classic quest with high stakes.
Song of Echoes
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Peace has held for centuries, but ancient evil is stirring again, and two unlikely heroes are about to get dragged straight into the kind of destiny that ruins any chance of a normal life. In Song of Echoes, Elodi must lead her people through mounting danger while Toryn is forced to confront a bloodline that could destroy him. It fits epic fantasy readers who want sweeping worldbuilding, dark prophecy, ancient magic, and a classic quest with high stakes.
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The shadow of an ancient evil stirs.
Creatures of legend walk once more.
And two unlikely heroes must rise—or their world will fall.
For three hundred years, the Five Realms have known peace. Until now.
Elodi never sought power. Yet after her father’s sudden death, she is forced to lead her people—burdened by doubt, her authority questioned, and tested when a horror from the past storms Calerdorn’s gates. But what she faces is only the beginning. Far greater dangers gather beyond her borders.
Toryn, a farmhand haunted by a legacy that could claim his life, is driven from his home and thrust onto a perilous path he never wanted. When a long-buried power reveals the truth of his bloodline, he must decide whether to outrun his fate… or embrace it.
As old stories awaken and long-dormant forces move once more, their separate journeys reveal a deeper threat rising across the land—one their leader refuses to confront. Mountains divide them. Leagues stretch long and perilous. And the cost of failure will be everything they hold dear.
Song of Echoes is the first book in a five-part epic fantasy series, Legacy of the Stones. With sweeping world-building, dark prophecies and ancient magic, this is a timeless tale of courage and sacrifice that will stay with you long after the final page. Perfect for readers who long for immersive, fantasy journeys.
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It fits epic fantasy readers who want layered worldbuilding, mythic scope, and thorny questions of justice and compassion.
The Curse of the Mistwraith
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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A prophecy offers hope, but the fate of a blighted world rests in the hands of two brothers bound by hatred, power, and impossible moral choices. In The Curse of the Mistwraith, Arithon and Lysaer must confront exile, legacy, and the cost of balance as their conflict threatens everything Athera has left. It fits epic fantasy readers who want layered worldbuilding, mythic scope, and thorny questions of justice and compassion.
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A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – Curse of the Mistwraith opens an epic fantasy series perfect for fans of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.
Let each who reads determine the good and the evil for himself
Athera is besieged by the Mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines.
But from a prophecy springs hope: the gifts of two brothers – one dark, one fair, raised on opposite sides of a relentless war – when paired may challenge the Mistwraith’s invasion, though at brutal cost…
Arithon, Master of Shadow, musician and mage, commands the power of illusion and darkness. Taken prisoner in battle, his fate falls to his half-brother, Prince Lysaer – a man endowed with the gift of light through the mother they share. Lysaer is the legitimate son of a king who was betrayed by his queen’s choice to father Arithon by his mortal enemy but that does not save him:
Vengeful fury drives the king to banish both Lysaer and Arithon from the world they know to the troubled realms of Athera beyond the Worldsend Gate.
The two exiles are thrown together by hatred and spilled blood – then bound by destiny to champion Athera’s sundered heritage. The highest stakes ride the backlash of their conflict – they must reforge their adverse ideals into balance, or destroy the etheric grace of a culture all but lost to antiquity.
A subtle and intricate tale of morality and difference, justice versus compassion, told with epic scope and real magic, Curse of the Mistwraith remains a modern classic of the fantasy genre.
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In 1968 Buffalo, six teenage girls are sent to a Catholic reform school where punishment, forced labor, and silence rule daily life.
Wayward Girls
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · LGBTQIA+ · Women's Fiction
Our take
In 1968 Buffalo, six teenage girls are sent to a Catholic reform school where punishment, forced labor, and silence rule daily life. Wayward Girls follows their fight to endure, protect one another, and eventually seek justice for what was done to them. Inspired by real historical abuses, this is an emotional, gritty novel about survival, female friendship, and the strength it takes to reclaim a future after cruelty tries to define you.
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"After decades of bestsellers, Wayward Girls might be Susan Wiggs' opus. A gut-wrenching story of survival, friendship, and justice. Masterful."—Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
"The magnificent Susan Wiggs takes a leap into the history of women..a page-turner, replete with mystery and suspense."—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming work of historical fiction based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school, an institution reminiscent of the notorious Magdalene Laundries.
In this compelling coming-of-age story, we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd in 1968—a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns—locked away merely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly.
Mairin— free-spirited daughter of Irish immigrants, committed to keep her safe from her stepfather.
Angela—denounced for her attraction to girls, sent to the nuns for reform, but instead found herself the victim of a predator.
Helen—the daughter of intellectuals detained in Communist China, she saw her “temporary” stay at the Good Shepherd stretch into years.
Odessa—caught up in a police dragnet over a racial incident, she found the physical and mental toughness to endure her sentence.
Denise—sentenced for brawling in a foster home, she dared to dream of a better life.
Janice—deeply insecure, she couldn’t decide where her loyalty lay—except when it came to her friend Kay, who would never outgrow her childlike dependency.
Sister Bernadette—rescued from a dreadful childhood, she owed her loyalty to the Sisters of Charity even as her conscience weighed on her.
Wayward Girls is a haunting but thrilling tale of hope, solidarity, and the enduring strength of female friendship as young women who find the courage to break free and find redemption...and justice.
"Compelling...This powerful and unforgettable novel is a poignant and enlightening look into a sad chapter of recent history."—Library Journal (starred review)
"Heart-wrenching...sweeping. This one lingers long after the last page."—Publishers Weekly
"Wayward girls is all about the power of female bonds...this isn't just a moment in time—it's a cautionary tale."—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name
“Susan Wiggs is at the top of her game. Through the skillful weaving of an endearing cast, Wayward Girls displays the power of sisterhood to survive, conquer, and ultimately heal from the most harrowing of times. An evocative tale packed with resilience and secrets that kept me reading late into the night. I loved it.” —Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Girls of Good Fortune
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Good for readers who want space opera with magic, conspiracies, interstellar conflict, and reluctant alliances.
Starship’s Mage
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Space Opera
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Called “thoroughly engaging space opera” by Cat Rambo, Starship’s Mage follows Jump Mage Damien Montgomery and Captain David Rice as pirates and politics push them into a partnership across orbitals, prisons, and alien graveyards, with a 4.7-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want space opera with magic, conspiracies, interstellar conflict, and reluctant alliances.
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Will magic save the galaxy... or tear it apart?
Damien Montgomery is as much a nobody as a Mage of the star-spanning Protectorate of Mars can be. Trained as a Jump Mage, one of the elite who teleport ships across interstellar space, he lacks the connections to find a ship that will take him.
Until pirates and politics strand Captain David Rice of the jump freighter Blue Jay in his home system. The two men's matching needs birth a choice and a partnership that will take them from high-end orbitals to prisons to alien graveyards in forgotten star systems.
And in the shadows of the Protectorate, Damien is faced with a simple question: who is he in the dark?
Starship's Mage is The Atlas Six meets Genesis: First Colony—combining Olivie Blake's magical conspiracies with Ken Lozito's vast interstellar conflict.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its release, Glynn Stewart and Faolan's Pen Publishing are releasing new revised editions of the first five books in this best-selling science fiction & fantasy adventure. The first Starship's Mage novel was initially released as a series of serialized Kindle books. In 2014, these episodes were combined and published as a single novel for the first time.
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What starts as pure mutual hatred between two men from the same law firm turns into something far messier once old rivalry gives way to undeniable attraction.
Not That Guy
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Bisexual Romance · Gay Romance
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What starts as pure mutual hatred between two men from the same law firm turns into something far messier once old rivalry gives way to undeniable attraction. Not That Guy leans hard into enemies-to-lovers tension, secret hookups, emotional risk, and the complications of falling for the one person you were sure you could never want. With family pressure and political scrutiny closing in, this M/M romance brings plenty of heat along with the heartbreak.
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Not him.
Not that guy, Weston Lively.
The one I've hated since law school.
The man who gets by on good looks, a fat bank account, and a powerful, political father.
Our more-than-just-a-kiss one drunken night changes nothing between us.
We’re both still straight.
And we still hate each other.
It doesn’t matter that we work for the same law firm.
We’ve put what happened behind us.
Except....oops.
It might’ve happened again.
And again.
Hmm.
Maybe we don’t really hate each other anymore.
But there’s a bigger roadblock in our way.
Weston’s evil father.
The two of us together could ruin his chance at becoming President.
Especially with the press digging into my past and haunting our every move.
Then his father makes Weston a terrible offer he might not be able to refuse.
It would mean breaking us apart.
And breaking our hearts.
It was easier when I hated him.
Now I can’t imagine walking away.
How did the man I once hated with a fiery passion become the one who now sets my soul on fire?
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When Beth asks her sister Rachel to ride public transportation with her for a full year, what begins as a simple request becomes a life-changing lesson in presence,…
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Biographies & Memoirs
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When Beth asks her sister Rachel to ride public transportation with her for a full year, what begins as a simple request becomes a life-changing lesson in presence, patience, and connection. Riding the Bus with My Sister is a deeply personal memoir about sisterhood, disability, and the everyday communities most people never stop to see. Warm, honest, and reflective, it offers an affecting look at love, forgiveness, and the ways one relationship can quietly reshape an entire life.
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A "heartwarming, life-affirming" memoir of a relationship with an intellectually disabled sibling: "Read this book. It might just change your life" (Boston Herald).
Beth is a spirited woman with an intellectual disability who lives intensely and often joyfully, and spends most of her days riding the buses in Pennsylvania. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers, her community—though some display less patience or kindness than others.
Her sister, Rachel, a teacher and writer, camouflages her emotional isolation by leading a hyperbusy life. But one day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on public transportation for an entire year—and Rachel accepts. This wise, funny, deeply affecting book is the chronicle of that remarkable time, as Rachel learns how to live in the moment, how to pay attention to what really matters, how to change, how to love—and how to slow down and enjoy the ride.
Weaving in anecdotes and memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness, Rachel Simon brings to light a world that is almost invisible to many people, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, wrestles with her own limitations and portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is.
"With tenderness and fury, heartbreak and acceptance . . . Simon comes to the inescapable conclusion that we are all riders on the bus, and on the bus we are all the same." —Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
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A strong pick for readers who like speculative fiction that feels darkly funny, strange, and a little too plausible.
The Wanting Seed
Dystopian
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In The Wanting Seed, Anthony Burgess imagines a future warped by overpopulation, where social policy, marriage, and morality twist into something grotesque and absurd. Following Tristram Foxe and Beatrice-Joanna through a world of state control, fertility panic, and unraveling order, this dystopian novel delivers sharp satire with a deeply unsettling edge. A strong pick for readers who like speculative fiction that feels darkly funny, strange, and a little too plausible.
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Set in the near future, The Wanting Seed is a Malthusian comedy about the strange world overpopulation will produce.
Tristram Foxe and his wife, Beatrice-Joanna, live in their skyscraper world where official family limitation glorifies homosexuality. Eventually, their world is transformed into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger. It is a novel both extravagantly funny and grimly serious.
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This is a solid pick for readers who like domestic thrillers packed with secrets, suspicion, and neighbors who are absolutely not minding their own business.
Best House on the Block
Thriller · Mystery · Suspense
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On a picture-perfect Sacramento block, everyone seems polished until murder cracks the facade. In Best House on the Block, aspiring journalist Shannon Gibbons gets pulled into her neighbor Rosella Marlow’s orbit and quickly learns that grief, resentment, and obsession can turn even the quietest street into a minefield. This is a solid pick for readers who like domestic thrillers packed with secrets, suspicion, and neighbors who are absolutely not minding their own business.
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Revealing a neighbor’s deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.
Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor. Renowned journalist Rosella Marlow appears to have a genuine interest in giving Shannon’s own career a boost—as personal assistant on Rosella’s new project. Appearances are deceiving.
Bitter, resentful, and consumed by excruciating grief, Rosella is obsessed with wiping the smiles off her contented neighbors’ faces. Now she’s watching closely, ready to expose their secrets. Secrets dark enough to destroy lives. In Shannon, Rosella has a trusting and unwitting accomplice. But Rosella is being watched, too. And when someone is found murdered, everyone on this quiet block is a suspect. Because everyone has a motive.
With the help of a friend, Shannon begins an investigation into the death of a person she just met. As neighbor is pitted against neighbor, the truth is much scarier than anything they imagined.
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