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After ninety percent of the world dies without warning, survival becomes a moral negotiation.
Living in the Shadow of Death
Romantasy · College Romance · New Adult
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After ninety percent of the world dies without warning, survival becomes a moral negotiation. Desperation drives one woman to rely on a dangerous man she once feared, blurring the line between monster and protector. This completed post apocalyptic shifter romance balances slow burn intimacy with brutal survival stakes. Rated 4.4 stars on Amazon with more than 1,300 Goodreads ratings.
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Ninety percent of the world died in the span of a few seconds. No warning. No explanation. Few survivors. Now we’re all trying to get by as society collapses around us.
Survival is a battle and it’s getting worse every day. Food is scarce and the shelves are all bare. Finding medication for my little brother is impossible, and my desperation is growing as my options narrow.
When the world is falling to pieces, and all the people you know are vying to become the baddest villains around, maybe finding the meanest monster on the block is exactly what’s needed. A dangerous man I would’ve run from a month ago might be my only salvation.
This is a completed post-apocalyptic shifter series with a slow-burn romance.
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Unclaimed follows Frost, who flees heartbreak for a quiet cabin and stumbles into a hidden supernatural world.
Unclaimed
LGBTQIA+ · Gay Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Unclaimed follows Frost, who flees heartbreak for a quiet cabin and stumbles into a hidden supernatural world. When Gemini, a snow leopard shifter, realizes Frost is his fated mate, starting over becomes far more complicated than planned. As danger and destiny collide, both must face what it means to belong to each other.
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A terrible breakup sent Frost scrambling across the country for a new start. He never expected to find a whole new existence. One he didn’t believe was real.
After getting brutally dumped by his longtime boyfriend, Frost found himself nearly three thousand miles away from everything he had ever known. He isn’t afraid to start over, but he might be a tad terrified of the wildlife that suddenly plagues him. When he bought his cabin in the middle of nowhere, the realtor warned him he might see a few dangerous creatures. She didn’t warn him about Gemini.
From their first meeting, Gemini knows Frost is his fated mate. There’s just something about his scent. Unfortunately, Frost is human, and Goddess Celeste also obviously has a sense of humor, sending a snow leopard a mate named Frost. Gemini has no idea what he’s doing, but he’ll do it anyhow. Living without his mate isn’t an option he’s willing to choose.
Unclaimed is the first book in Charity Parkerson’s Devilish series. It is a spinoff of her Hellish series, where vampires, Weres, demons, gods, and all manner of the supernatural live together beneath the noses of humankind. These books are best when read in order.
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A single strange gift opens the door to a relationship shaped by mystery, quiet longing, and forces that never fully explain themselves.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Historical Fantasy · Steampunk
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A single strange gift opens the door to a relationship shaped by mystery, quiet longing, and forces that never fully explain themselves. In The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Thaniel Steepleton follows an impossible pocket watch to Keita Mori, a watchmaker whose hidden knowledge begins to unsettle everything around him. This historical fantasy with steampunk touches blends magic, intellect, and emotional restraint into an atmospheric, intricately layered story.
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For readers of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an enchanting, bestselling novel that sweeps readers into a magical Victorian London inhabited by a clockwork octopus and a mysterious watchmaker who is not at all what he first appears.
1883. Thaniel Steepleton returns home to his tiny London apartment to find a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later, the mysterious timepiece saves his life, drawing him away from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard. At last, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori, a kind, lonely immigrant from Japan. Although Mori seems harmless, a chain of unexplainable events soon suggests he must be hiding something. When Grace Carrow, an Oxford physicist, unwittingly interferes, Thaniel is torn between opposing loyalties.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past.
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Faith, vengeance, and buried truth collide when a warrior sworn to a fading god refuses to let an impossible attack go unanswered.
The Horns of Ruin
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Steampunk
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Faith, vengeance, and buried truth collide when a warrior sworn to a fading god refuses to let an impossible attack go unanswered. In The Horns of Ruin, Eva Forge hunts through a city shaped by divine power, rival factions, and machine-driven dead in search of her missing mentor and the truth behind a violent abduction. This steampunk fantasy blends relentless action, religious intrigue, and apocalyptic stakes with a dark, forceful atmosphere.
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“Hard to put down. From the compelling opening sentence to the last, The Horns of Ruin is much like its protagonist: powerful, relentless and impossible to ignore.”—Miami Herald
When humanity ascended, there were three gods. Three became two. Then two became one…
Eva Forge is the last of her kind—a Paladin of the dead god Morgan, whose might is slowly waning. Trained for a life of combat in the city of Ash, she remains ever wary of the scions of the other gods, who have their own beliefs and agendas. So when Eva accompanies her lifelong mentor to retrieve a strange young girl of a rival faith, she is both curious and suspicious. And above all, she is ready for a fight.
But nothing could have prepared her for an ambush by armored, machine-driven corpses. When the smoke clears both her mentor and the girl are gone—taken captive or worse. Though ordered to stand down and let the authorities handle the investigation, Eva cannot let such a disgrace go unpunished by the power of Morgan.
Soon, her initial desire for bloody vengeance becomes a quest for answers. Because the more Eva learns in her search for the truth, the less she realizes she truly knows about her city, her destiny, and the gods themselves. And what Eva uncovers will either transform the world or leave it in ruins…
Tim Akers, author of the acclaimed Burn Cycle series, introduces readers to a mystical world where men can become gods, and gods can become murderers…
“A complex steampunk world.”— Publishers Weekly
“A solidly created world, populated with magic, action and adventure…we haven’t come across such a refreshing take on multiple sci-fi and fantasy forms in a while.”—Sci Fi Now
“Establishes itself as a unique fantasy adventure in a world all it’ own…should be at the top of your list.”—Examiner.com
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Good for readers who want epic historical fantasy with steampunk elements, political danger, and magic tied to bloodlines.
Cold Magic
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Historical Fantasy · Steampunk
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Cold Magic follows Cat and Bee, two young women caught between science, industry, family secrets, and the old magic that still rules their world, with a 3.7-star average from more than 9,300 Goodreads ratings. Good for readers who want epic historical fantasy with steampunk elements, political danger, and magic tied to bloodlines.
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From one of the genre's finest writers comes a bold new epic fantasy in which science and magic are locked in a deadly struggle.
It is the dawn of a new age. . . The Industrial Revolution has begun, factories are springing up across the country, and new technologies are transforming in the cities. But the old ways do not die easy.
Cat and Bee are part of this revolution. Young women at college, learning of the science that will shape their future and ignorant of the magics that rule their families. But all of that will change when the Cold Mages come for Cat. New dangers lurk around every corner and hidden threats menace her every move. If blood can't be trusted, who can you trust?
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A city drunk on pleasure begins to rot from the inside as ambition pulls one man toward its darkest corners.
The Grand Dark
Dystopian · Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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A city drunk on pleasure begins to rot from the inside as ambition pulls one man toward its darkest corners. In The Grand Dark, Largo chases status, transformation, and escape in a postwar world of automata, engineered beasts, excess, and rising disease, only to find that beauty and decay are inseparable. This dark fantasy with steampunk elements leans decadent, unsettling, and politically charged.
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“A stand-alone heavy hitter that’s more in line with recent deviants like Chuck Wendig’s upcoming Wanderers (2019) and Daniel H. Wilson’s The Clockwork Dynasty (2017). Tonally, this lush novel is closer to Scott Lynch’s pirate fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), but technologically it resembles the near-future dystopias of Cory Doctorow or China Miéville […] Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who’s punching above his weight in terms of worldbuilding—and winning.”
-- Kirkus (starred review)
From the bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrison—a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos.
The Great War is over. The city of Lower Proszawa celebrates the peace with a decadence and carefree spirit as intense as the war’s horrifying despair. But this newfound hedonism—drugs and sex and endless parties—distracts from strange realities of everyday life: Intelligent automata taking jobs. Genetically engineered creatures that serve as pets and beasts of war. A theater where gruesome murders happen twice a day. And a new plague that even the ceaseless euphoria can’t mask.
Unlike others who live strictly for fun, Largo is an addict with ambitions. A bike messenger who grew up in the slums, he knows the city’s streets and its secrets intimately. His life seems set. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotion—and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets.
But dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo’s, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new war always looms.
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A princess dismissed for what she lacks becomes dangerous because of everything others failed to see.
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Steampunk
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A princess dismissed for what she lacks becomes dangerous because of everything others failed to see. In An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, Isabelle des Zephyrs is thrust toward a deadly political marriage while a sorcerer-assassin closes in and courtly deception thickens around her. This fantasy with strong steampunk texture blends aerial intrigue, intelligence, and betrayal with a richly layered sense of peril.
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An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors is Curtis Craddock's delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring a genius heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer, which Brandon Sanderson calls, "A great read!"
Born with a physical disability, no magical talent, and a precocious intellect, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs has lived her life being underestimated by her family and her kingdom. The only person who appreciates her true self is Jean-Claude, the fatherly musketeer who had guarded her since birth.
All shall change, however, when an unlikely marriage proposal is offered, to the second son of a dying king in an empire collapsing into civil war.
But the last two women betrothed to this prince were murdered, and a sorcerer-assassin is bent on making Isabelle the third. Isabelle and Jean-Claude plunge into a great maze of prophecy, intrigue, and betrayal, where everyone wears masks of glamour and lies. Step by dangerous step, Isabelle must unravel the lies of her enemies and discovers a truth more perilous than any deception.
“A setting fabulous and strange, heroes to cheer for, villains to detest, a twisty, tricky plot — I love this novel!” —Lawrence Watt Evans
“A thrilling adventure full of palace intrigue, mysterious ancient mechanisms, and aerial sailing ships!” —David D. Levine
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A doomed heist leaves one airship crew with nowhere safe to land and far too many enemies in pursuit.
Retribution Falls
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Steampunk
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A doomed heist leaves one airship crew with nowhere safe to land and far too many enemies in pursuit. In Retribution Falls, Captain Darian Frey and the damaged, secretive crew of the Ketty Jay are framed, hunted, and forced deeper into a conspiracy they barely understand. This steampunk adventure mixes sky piracy, outlaw momentum, and found-family tension with a sharp sense of danger and escape.
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Sky piracy is a bit out of Darian Frey’s league. Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jay—or his motley crew. They are all running from something. Crake is a daemonist in hiding, traveling with an armored golem and burdened by guilt. Jez is the new navigator, desperate to keep her secret from the rest of the crew. Malvery is a disgraced doctor, drinking himself to death. So when an opportunity arises to steal a chest of gems from a vulnerable airship, Frey can’t pass it up. It’s an easy take—and the payoff will finally make him a rich man.
But when the attack goes horribly wrong, Frey suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in Vardia, trailed by bounty hunters, the elite Century Knights, and the dread queen of the skies, Trinica Dracken. Frey realizes that they’ve been set up to take a fall but doesn’t know the endgame. And the ultimate answer for captain and crew may lie in the legendary hidden pirate town of Retribution Falls. That’s if they can get there without getting blown out of the sky.
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A ruined reputation and a stolen future send one soldier into a city where justice has long since gone missing.
Soldier of Fortune
Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Steampunk
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A ruined reputation and a stolen future send one soldier into a city where justice has long since gone missing. In Soldier of Fortune, Gideon Quinn escapes imprisonment and lands in the middle of corruption, hidden enemies, and a fight that grows far larger than revenge. This science fantasy adventure blends airships, found family, and steampunk-inflected worldbuilding with a brisk, shadowy sense of danger.
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In the distant future, on the planet Fortune, a disgraced soldier, a pint-sized thief, and a draco with attitude take on assassins, spies, and mercs-for-hire in a long overdue fight for justice.
Wrongly convicted of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn is serving a life sentence under the killing suns of the Morton Barrens, until a general of the Colonial Corps arrives with an offer of freedom and the chance to clear his name.
But Gideon has other ideas and, with his pet draco Elvis, boards an airship bound for Nike City in search of revenge.
What he finds is a daring street-thief in need of a champion, a city steeped in corruption, and a mysterious enemy hell-bent on safeguarding their deadly secrets.
Now Gideon is engaged in an entirely different kind of war, one that plays out in the shadows. And if he loses this battle, not only his life, but Fortune's new and fragile peace will be forfeit.
If you love little dragons, found families, and unlikely heroes, you'll be right at home on the planet Fortune.
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A frontier hero enters a city of invention and corruption where every marvel seems to conceal something darker underneath.
Wild Steam
Fantasy · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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A frontier hero enters a city of invention and corruption where every marvel seems to conceal something darker underneath. In Wild Steam, Jake Ranger leaves the western frontier for a far more dangerous New York, where monsters, shadowy power plays, and a widening conspiracy threaten everything in reach. This American steampunk adventure blends action, mystery, strange creatures, and a touch of cosmic horror with a relentless pace.
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Jake Ranger thought he'd seen it all on the Wild West frontier: outlaws, monsters, and danger around every corner. But when he travels east to New York, he steps into a city that's even more perilous than he could have imagined a city where industrial marvels meet shadowy secrets, and corrupt powers will stop at nothing to gain control.
In Wild Steam, the legendary frontier hero is off on a grim adventure, full of action, into a world of steampunk tech, magic, and strange creatures. Joined by a band of improbable allies, the Ranger must defend the innocent as an encroaching tide of darkness spills across the horizon. From gunslingers to monsters, from steampunk wonders to an overarching conspiracy tied into cosmic horror it's a stride into the darkness that drags Ranger ever closer.
In this American Steampunk adventure, forge through the heart of the Gilded Age, where great industry and mystery abound. Expect breathtaking action, a touch of romance, and deep, thrilling twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Can Ranger survive this new world's dangers, or will the shadowy forces bring down all he loves?
Perfect for fans of steampunk adventures, urban fantasy with a Wild West twist, and historical action thrillers, Wild Steam will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and surprises.
If you like a good mix of action, monsters, romance, and mystery, this book will keep you breathless from the very first to the last page.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy military science fiction, interstellar politics, and advanced technology.
The Risen Empire
Sci-Fi · Galactic Empire · Hard Sci-Fi · Space Opera
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Called “exceptionally smart and empathetic” by Publishers Weekly, this space opera follows Captain Laurent Zai as he attempts to rescue the Child Empress from the Rix, machine-augmented rebels challenging an immortal emperor's rule. Meanwhile, Senator Nara Oxham faces political conflict that could determine the empire's future. Ideal for readers who enjoy military science fiction, interstellar politics, and advanced technology.
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"Westerfeld's blend of traditional space opera and cutting-edge speculation makes this a truly twenty-first-century SF novel." —Karl Schroeder, author of Pirate Sun
The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them.
Not until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.
Separated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, and they each will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century.
"In the tradition of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series and Frank Herbert's Dune books." —The New York Times
"Confirms the buzz that space opera is one of the most exciting branches of current SF." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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A strong match for readers who enjoy epic fantasy origin stories, magical institutions, and conflicts that shape an established world.
Galaphile
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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Galaphile Joss rises from a friendless teenage orphan to a master mage under Cogline, then begins building Paranor and establishing the Druid Order to bring stability to the Four Lands. His plans are threatened by a rival corrupted by an ancient evil, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 1,300 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who enjoy epic fantasy origin stories, magical institutions, and conflicts that shape an established world.
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New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks makes his triumphant return to the world of Shannara, delving deep into the origin story of the druid order and its enigmatic creator that will change the face of the Four Lands forever.
One of the most iconic structures in the Four Lands is Paranor, the fortress home of the Druid Order. Legend holds that it was erected by an Elven leader known as Galaphile Joss. But who was this Galaphile, and how and why did he choose to establish this center of magic and learning?
Within these pages we meet the real Galaphile, following him from a friendless teenage orphan stranded in the Human world to a powerful adult and master mage, studying under the infamous recluse, Cogline. We learn of the forces that shaped him—those he loved, and those he lost; those who aided him, and those who stood against him.
Throughout it all, Galaphile’s goal is a noble one: to bring order to a chaotic world, and to make life better for those trying to survive it. To this end, he commences building the citadel which will one day be known as Paranor with the aid of the King of the Silver River. But there is one other who seeks dominion over the Four Lands—and for far less virtuous ends.
For this foe has been corrupted by an ancient evil—one that will not only reach out and touch Galaphile’s nearest and dearest, but also echo down through the centuries, sowing the seeds for some of the darkest times the Four Lands will ever face.
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