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In a land where gods answer prayers with blood, faith can be as dangerous as any blade.
Hall of Smoke
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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In a land where gods answer prayers with blood, faith can be as dangerous as any blade. After defying her war goddess, Hessa returns to find her village destroyed and her priesthood erased, leaving her the last of the warrior Eangi. As rival armies and awakening powers close in, Hall of Smoke delivers a relentless epic fantasy of divine wrath, exile, and shaken belief.
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Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses, and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne.
Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne. Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy's bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess's command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiveness alone on a mountainside.
While she is gone, raiders raze her village and obliterate the Eangi priesthood. Grieving and alone, Hessa - the last Eangi - must find the traveller and atone for her weakness and secure her place with her loved ones in the High Halls. As clans from the north and legionaries from the south tear through her homeland, slaughtering everyone in their path Hessa strives to win back her goddess' favour.
Beset by zealot soldiers, deceitful gods, and newly-awakened demons at every turn, Hessa burns her path towards redemption and revenge. But her journey reveals a harrowing truth: the gods are dying and the High Halls of the afterlife are fading. Soon Hessa's trust in her goddess weakens with every unheeded prayer.
Thrust into a battle between the gods of the Old World and the New, Hessa realizes there is far more on the line than securing a life beyond her own death. Bigger, older powers slumber beneath the surface of her world. And they're about to wake up.
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Best for readers already invested in epic fantasy, monstrous enemies, war-beasts, large-scale battles, and bittersweet series finales.
The Poison Song
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Called “a fitting finale, triumphant and bittersweet in all the best ways” by SciFiNow, The Poison Song finds refugees sheltering in crumbling Ebora while the weakened Jure’lia prepare to strike again. Tormalin, Noon, Vintage, and their war-beasts face a final battle for Sarn, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 1,800 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers already invested in epic fantasy, monstrous enemies, war-beasts, large-scale battles, and bittersweet series finales.
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From two time British Fantasy Award-winning author, Jen Williams, comes the epic conclusion to the Winnowing Flame trilogy. Exhilarating fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb.
'One of the best fantasy novels of the year, if not the decade' James Oswald
'A fitting finale, triumphant and bittersweet in all the best ways' SciFiNow
All is chaos. All is confusion. The Jure'lia are weak, but the war is far from over.
Ebora was once a glorious city, defended by legendary warriors and celebrated in song. Now refugees from every corner of Sarn seek shelter within its crumbling walls, and the enemy that has poisoned their land won't lie dormant for long.
The deep-rooted connection that Tormalin, Noon and the scholar Vintage share with their Eboran war-beasts has kept them alive so far. But with Tor distracted, and his sister Hestillion hell-bent on bringing ruthless order to the next Jure'lia attack, the people of Sarn need all the help they can get.
Noon is no stranger to playing with fire and knows just where to recruit a new - and powerful - army. But even she underestimates the epic quest that is to come. It is a journey wrought with pain and sacrifice - a reckoning that will change the face of Sarn forever.
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With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it’s perfect for fans of morally gray magic.
Dark Tidings
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Sword and Sorcery
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Ryan O’Neill’s Dark Tidings is a standout dark fantasy where assassins, demons, and necromancy collide. Featuring Chael, a reluctant hero with an undead wolf companion, this tale of power and redemption has been praised for its “intricate plot and well-developed characters” (OnlineBookClub). With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it’s perfect for fans of morally gray magic.
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Chael was forged in shadows, abandoned as a child, enslaved, and trained to kill. Whispers call him the Darkborn, a vessel of ultimate evil. But he refuses to be anyone’s weapon. With his undead wolf, Michik, at his side, Chael hides deep within the Western Forest, hoping his bloody past will never find him.
Fate has other plans. Demons rise again, old masters stir, and zealous cultists hunt for the Darkborn’s power. When messengers arrive bearing news of a friend long thought dead, Chael must choose: step into the world that fears and despises him, or let darkness consume it.
Every path leads to war, and Chael’s decision could either damn humanity or save it. The question is, who truly controls the dark?
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A strong match for readers drawn to grimdark fantasy, morally gray characters, gaslamp settings, and crime-driven plots.
We Men of Ash and Shadow
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark · Steampunk · Urban Fantasy
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Former soldier turned mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals for a corrupt employer until a murder investigation draws him into a web of secrets, political unrest, and his own search for redemption, with a 4.0-star average from more than 460 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers drawn to grimdark fantasy, morally gray characters, gaslamp settings, and crime-driven plots.
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‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ is the first book in the Vanguard Series and follows the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, through the dark and corrupt city of D’Orsee. A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘We Men of Ash and Shadow’ explores themes of redemption, loyalty, and betrayal against the backdrop of a world where survival often means compromising your values. Amidst the gas lamp shadows former soldier-turned-mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals at the behest of his corrupt employer, Captain Felix Sanquain. Shamed by his deserter past and seeking to make amends for his many misdeeds, a chance encounter with Tarryn Leersac – a skilled young would-be-assassin fallen from the graces of high society – leads Vanguard to become an unlikely mentor. Charged with hunting down the killer of two guards left washed up on the banks of the canal, the further Vanguard delves into the underbelly of the city the more he finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and lies. A prominent aristocrat is missing. Crime lords, con men and harlots run amok and the city teeters on the brink of another revolution. With his already precarious reputation hanging by a thread, Vanguard must piece together how and why the last war came to pass, find a way to earn redemption for his mistakes and come to terms with the past in a city where few survive, and even fewer can be trusted.
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Brutal, sweeping, and gripping, this is perfect for fans of grim, battle-scarred fantasy.
Brother Red
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Grim Dark
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Adrian Selby’s Brother Red (4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a dark fantasy epic of loyalty and sacrifice. When soldier Driwna Marghoster discovers the body of a rare Oskoro hidden in her caravan, she uncovers a conspiracy that could topple kingdoms. Brutal, sweeping, and gripping, this is perfect for fans of grim, battle-scarred fantasy.
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Driwna Marghoster serves as a soldier for the merchant guild known as the Post, charged with protecting caravans across dangerous lands. When bandits strike, she holds the line. But in the aftermath, she discovers something chilling hidden among the wagons: the body of an Oskoro, one of a mysterious and rare people, their very blood priceless.
The corpse is more than contraband. It is a symbol, a key, and the start of a conspiracy that stretches across kingdoms. As Driwna follows the trail, she uncovers corruption, betrayal, and a rising darkness that threatens everything she has sworn to defend.
Brother Red is Adrian Selby’s dark and unflinching tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and the brutal fight to protect a fragile future.
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Best for readers who like heroic fantasy, underdogs, humor, quests, and unconventional companions.
Chains of Honor: The Complete Series
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Epic Fantasy
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After failing to enter his nation’s prestigious wizarding school, Yanko Whitefox is forced to set aside dreams of restoring his family’s honor when war breaks out and his home is attacked. With unlikely allies and fledgling magic, he takes on a quest to stop the conflict and bring peace to his nation, with a 4.7-star rating from more than 1,100 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like heroic fantasy, underdogs, humor, quests, and unconventional companions.
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After failing the test to gain entrance to the nation’s prestigious wizarding school, Yanko Whitefox worries he’ll never be able to regain his family’s lost honor.
Then war breaks out, his home is targeted, and survival becomes more of a concern than accolades.
With his family scattered, Yanko’s only allies are a politically incorrect parrot, a sarcastic sculptor, and a gifted warrior who may be an enemy spy.
Determined to stop the war and bring peace to his nation, Yanko must undertake a quest that will put his fledgling power to the ultimate test. If he fails, he’ll lose much more than honor.
For fans of underdogs, humor, and heroic fantasy, this bundle includes three prequel novellas and all four novels in the Chains of Honor series.
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A gritty, ambitious fantasy for fans of morally gray heroes.
A Blade of Black Steel
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Alex Marshall’s A Blade of Black Steel (4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon) continues the epic Cobalt Company saga. As the Sunken Kingdom returns and an inhuman army threatens the Star, five villains and a legendary general must decide between personal vengeance and saving the world. A gritty, ambitious fantasy for fans of morally gray heroes.
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The Sunken Kingdom has risen after five centuries, bringing with it a monstrous secret capable of destroying every nation on the Star. On its shores, an inhuman army gathers, ready to invade the Immaculate Isles.
The Cobalt Company—five villains bound by ambition—must decide whether to abandon their personal quests for glory and vengeance to face this otherworldly threat, or gamble that their ambitions will matter if the Star survives the coming storm.
At the center stands a legendary general, a figure whose decisions could mean salvation or ruin for all.
In A Blade of Black Steel, Alex Marshall delivers a brutal, high-stakes sequel where loyalty is tested, alliances are fragile, and survival may demand the ultimate sacrifice.
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear.
The Magicians’ Guild
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear. Hunted across the city, Sonea must survive long enough to learn control or risk destroying everything she knows. This classic epic fantasy earns 4.3 stars on Amazon and 4.0 stars on Goodreads from tens of thousands of readers.
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"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician."
This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders . . . and effortlessly penetrates their magical shield.
What the Magicians' Guild has long dreaded has finally come to pass. There is someone outside their ranks who possesses a raw power beyond imagining, an untrained mage who must be found and schooled before she destroys herself and her city with a force she cannot yet control.
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Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
Mother of Learning: Arc 1
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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With 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Mother of Learning by nobody103 & Domagoj Kurmaic delivers a thrilling time-loop fantasy. Follow Zorian, a sharp but underestimated mage, as he dies, rewinds, and repeats—unraveling dangerous mysteries and mastering magic with each reset. Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
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Zorian Kazinski isn’t out to save the world—he just wants out from under his family’s shadow. A third-year student at Cyoria’s magical academy, he’s determined to graduate, get stronger, and control his own future. No time for distractions, no patience for other people’s problems.
Then he dies.
On the eve of the summer festival, Zorian is murdered and wakes up at the start of the month, alive but trapped in a time loop. Again. And again. And again.
Now, he has endless chances to perfect his skills, uncover dangerous secrets, and figure out why he’s stuck in the loop at all. But not everyone wants him to succeed, and magic can be just as deadly the hundredth time as the first.
How many tries before time finally runs out?
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines.
Smoke and Mirrors
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines. With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Smoke and Mirrors follows an illusionist desperate to graduate, a dragon who refuses to be tamed, and a world that wants them both under control—or dead.
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Kimberly has ultimate cosmic power, but try putting that on a résumé without a diploma. Until she graduates from the secret Blackhollow Academy, she’s stuck slinging coffee, dodging bills, and living with her mom. There’s just one problem: no diploma without a familiar.
As an illusionist, summoning one is impossible. Her only shot is convincing a supernatural creature to let her bind it. And why settle for a cat or a raven when a dragon—complete with treasure hoard—might be game?
Enter a legendary, sarcastic, and very much unbindable dragon who sees through every one of her tricks.
The magi want to control her. Others want her gone for good. If she fails, her future goes up in smoke. But what if the dragon has plans of his own?
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A strong match for readers who enjoy magic, battling warlords, and large-scale fantasy conflicts.
Reign of Ash
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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Called “a book that will take over readers' thoughts” by RT Book Reviews, this epic fantasy follows Blaine McFadden as he returns from exile to a kingdom devastated by war and unpredictable magic. With an ancient ritual offering hope of restoration, Blaine must rally an army before the Ascendant Kingdoms collapse, with a 4.0-star average from more than 900 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers who enjoy magic, battling warlords, and large-scale fantasy conflicts.
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An exile's quest for vengeance continues in a world of unpredictable magic and battling warlords in this second entry in the exciting fantasy adventure series.
"Reign of Ash is a book that will take over readers' thoughts until long after the final page, as they anxiously await for the final installment." ―RT Book Reviews
Survival is just the beginning.
Blaine McFadden endured six long years in the brutal Velant prison colony, exiled for murder. War devastated his homeland of Donderath and destroyed the magic on which the Ascendant Kingdoms relied. Now Blaine and a small group of fellow exiles have returned to a lawless wasteland, where unrestrained magic storms wreak havoc and monsters roam free.
Yet, amidst the chaos, rumors persist of a new magic that could restore the kingdoms. But the key lies with a dangerous, ancient ritual and a group of vanished survivors. Now McFadden's only hope is a small, desperate, quickly rallied army. Together they must make one last stand knowing that if they fail, the civilization of the Ascendant Kingdoms dies with them.
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In a city ruled by killers, loyalty becomes dangerous the moment an heir to violence starts wanting something better.
A Dance of Cloaks
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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In a city ruled by killers, loyalty becomes dangerous the moment an heir to violence starts wanting something better. In A Dance of Cloaks, Aaron is raised to inherit his father’s assassin empire, but one act of mercy pulls him toward a different life and a far deadlier conflict. This dark fantasy leans into criminal power, moral fracture, and the cost of choosing who to become.
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From USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish
The Underworld rules the city of Veldaren. Thieves, smugglers, assassins. . . they fear only one man.
In book #1 of the Shadowdance series, Thren Felhorn is the greatest assassin of his time. All the thieves' guilds of the city are under his unflinching control. If he has his way, death will soon spill out from the shadows and into the streets.
Aaron is Thren's son, trained to be heir to his father's criminal empire. He's cold, ruthless -- everything an assassin should be. But when Aaron risks his life to protect a priest's daughter from his own guild, he glimpses a world beyond piston, daggers, and the iron rule of his father.
Assassin or protector; every choice has its consequences.
Fantasy author David Dalglish spins a tale of retribution and darkness, and an underworld reaching for ultimate power.
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