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The mortal world rots under a curse that feeds on flesh and fractures the mind.
Eldritch
Romantasy · Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
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The mortal world rots under a curse that feeds on flesh and fractures the mind. In Eldritch, Maevyth and Zevander cross perilous lands to break an ancient power tightening its grip on both realms, even as Zevander’s dwindling magic pulls him toward madness. This gothic dark fantasy deepens its character-driven tension with a slow-burn romance and an atmosphere steeped in dread.
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In the grimly captivating sequel to Anathema, Maevyth and Zevander must navigate the perilous mortal lands to deliver Zevander from the clutches of an ancient, malevolent power that threatens to shatter both worlds
An eldritch magic has awakened, turning the mortal world darker. Colder. Famished. With flesh-eating monsters and a sinister curse spreading like a plague, the last glimmer of humanity in Foxglove Parish has long-since faded.
For Maevyth and Zevander, the only chance of escape is through The Eating Woods. But fate has woven a new web, tangling the threads of destiny, and crossing the mystical boundary to Aethyria might not be so simple.
As the bones of Maevyth’s past are unearthed, and truths unravel with unsettling clarity, the possibility of never leaving Mortasia is becoming more of a reality. Unfortunately for Zevander, time is running out. The longer he stays in the mortal lands, deprived of essential vivicantem, the more he succumbs to the encroaching specter of madness.
Or maybe those chasing shadows are someone hunting him. A wretched evil closing in, threatening to pull him into the darkest corners of his mind.
Only, this time, Maevyth may not have the power to save him.
Eldritch is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the second book in The Eating Woods trilogy. Perfect for readers who enjoy a character-driven and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.
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A Wraith Beneath the Tides begins with a kidnapping, but the true threat lies beneath a kingdom long swallowed by the sea.
A Wraith Beneath the Tides
Romantasy · Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
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A Wraith Beneath the Tides begins with a kidnapping, but the true threat lies beneath a kingdom long swallowed by the sea. Raised by a feared pirate and haunted by powers she does not understand, Esmyra Blackwood forces fire-wielder Draevyn Rowe into a dangerous alliance. As gods and ancient rivalries stir, this new adult dark fantasy blends maritime adventure with a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance shaped by fate and reckoning.
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Devotion can be a cage when the god you serve still lives.
The Lost Reliquary
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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Devotion can be a cage when the god you serve still lives. Lys, a divinely bound warrior sworn to the last remaining goddess, secretly longs for freedom through deicide. Tasked with hunting heretics and recovering a relic capable of killing a god, she must conceal her ambition while navigating rival loyalties. The Lost Reliquary delivers epic fantasy steeped in rebellion, faith, and dangerous power.
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“A ruthless, epic, and darkly hilarious read.” —Sara Hashem, author of The Jasad Heir
A divinely blessed warrior bound to the last living goddess plots deicide to win her freedom in this propulsive epic fantasy for fans of Godkiller and Gideon the Ninth.
The Devoted Lands was once home to many gods. Now, after centuries of brutal wars, only Tempestra-Innara, the Enduring Flame, remains.
As a divine warrior, Lys is outwardly loyal to her goddess. If she dreams of deicide, that’s her business. When a routine heretical execution erupts into a near-fatal assassination attempt on Tempestra-Innara, Lys sees a glimmer of hope for her freedom.
Lys is chosen to hunt down the heretics and find an ancient reliquary with the power to kill a god. Annoyingly, she’s not alone. Paired with Nolan, a warrior from a rival cloister who is as pious as he is determined, Lys must feign devotion if she hopes to keep her own god-killing ambitions within reach.
But as they pursue the heretics linked to the assassination, Lys uncovers a world with more possibility—and peril—than she ever anticipated.
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When the fate of a realm balances on unseen forces, the final reckoning moves beyond the battlefield.
The Exalted and the Forgotten
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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When the fate of a realm balances on unseen forces, the final reckoning moves beyond the battlefield. In The Exalted and the Forgotten, the long-simmering conflicts of Alastríona reach their breaking point as hidden loyalties, ancient power, and personal sacrifice converge. This concluding installment in the Fae of Alastríona series delivers high-stakes fantasy shaped by destiny, loss, and the cost of survival.
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When the fate of a realm balances on unseen forces, the final reckoning moves beyond the battlefield. In The Exalted and the Forgotten, the long-simmering conflicts of Alastríona reach their breaking point as hidden loyalties, ancient power, and personal sacrifice converge. This concluding installment in the Fae of Alastríona series delivers high-stakes fantasy shaped by destiny, loss, and the cost of survival.
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In a world where magic elevates men beyond their nature, one warrior exists to end them.
The Wizard Slayer
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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In a world where magic elevates men beyond their nature, one warrior exists to end them. Marked as a monster since birth, Krael earns his name hunting those who wield forbidden power. When a royal command clashes with his personal war against sorcery, The Wizard Slayer delivers a brutal sword and sorcery tale driven by vengeance, moral defiance, and the cost of standing against gods made by magick.
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Magick turns men into gods. Men were not born to be gods.
Krael was no ordinary barbarian. Born in the savage north, his people were more animal than human. His fangs and terrifying stature always kept him from fitting in with civilized humanity. To most, Krael was just a monster. But a select few knew him for his true talents. Those select few called him the Wizard Slayer.
When rumors of a rogue sorcerer reach the king of Saidal’s ears, he enlists Krael to bring him to justice. But Krael is no mere bounty hunter. The Wizard Slayer’s crusade against magic is a personal one. Though the king wished to keep the sorcerer alive, Krael has more fatal plans in store...
Battling those who use magic is never easy. It is even more difficult when corrupt nobility seeks to coerce you. Yet Krael will not bend the knee. By blood and steel, he will continue to fight for what he believes in, no matter the cost.
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Born with a mark that promises sacrifice, belief curdles into terror when devotion turns lethal.
Given
Romantasy · College Romance · Dark Fantasy · New Adult
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Born with a mark that promises sacrifice, belief curdles into terror when devotion turns lethal. Wren flees a kingdom that calls her holy prey, only to survive because the hunter sworn to return her grants mercy instead. Their uneasy bond fuels a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers epic romantasy shaped by faith, pursuit, and the cost of choosing survival over obedience in a world ruled by gods.
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She's born to die. He lives to hunt.
Wren was born bearing a Mark on her forehead. She’s always known she would be Given to serve the gods in her twentieth year, and she’s eager to work for them since they keep the kingdom safe. That is until she sneaks into a Giving Ceremony and watches as her best friend is slaughtered in the name of the gods.
Horrified, Wren escapes her village under the cover of darkness. Her plan is simple: flee the kingdom and stay alive. Surviving is going well until she stumbles upon an injured, unconscious man in the woods. Unwilling to leave him to die, she heals him. Only, when he wakes, she realizes he’s a Hunter. And his prey?
Her.
Now, he’s in her debt. Inexplicably drawn to her and caught in a moral quandary, he gives her a gift: one day’s head start.
Marked Ones must be returned to the gods. It’s the law. And when the Hunter catches her, she’ll do whatever it takes to get away…
Given is the first book in The Giving Chronicles, a new slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers, epic romantasy series from the author of Tethered and A Game of Love and Betrayal.
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Ideal for readers looking for romantasy with prophecy, thieves, dangerous bargains, and forbidden attraction.
The Promised Queen
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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Called “Funny, daring, and romantic, you’ll always have a good time with Kate Johnson” by Sarah Rees Brennan, The Promised Queen follows master thief Ember Hart after she is named the Promised One in a kingdom where magic has vanished. To restore magic and get home, Ember allies with Captain Rhaell, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 180 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for romantasy with prophecy, thieves, dangerous bargains, and forbidden attraction.
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'Funny, daring, and romantic, you’ll always have a good time with Kate Johnson' Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil
‘What’s so funny?’ she snapped.
He wanted to brush away that sweaty hair from her nape and kiss her there. His fingers remembered the heat and silk of her skin when he’d unfastened her dress. The scent of her, warm and rich, still lived in his mind. He wanted to lick the salt from her skin.
Remember you can’t have her. ‘Nothing,’ he said. ‘At all.’ He stood and extended his hand. ‘Your vessel awaits.’
In a world without magic, only the cunning survive…
In a realm where magic has vanished and a kingdom teeters on the brink, Ember Hart, a master thief with a hidden past, is thrust into a strange new world and a destiny she never sought. Anointed as ‘the Promised One’, she is bound by a twisted prophecy into an unholy union with the kingdom’s beastly prince. Rumours of his brutality haunt the palace halls.
But Ember is no sacrificial lamb.
Forming a precarious alliance with the dangerous Rhaell, Captain of the Guard, Ember seizes the chance to return home by helping to restore the kingdom’s lost magic. In this land of danger and desire, can she reclaim her freedom or, with every barb and bated breath, will her growing awareness of Rhaell risk everything she yearns for?
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A dying girl denied entry to a magical academy is given an ultimatum: become an assassin for the elite or be executed.
Queen of Faces
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Dark Fantasy
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A dying girl denied entry to a magical academy is given an ultimatum: become an assassin for the elite or be executed. As rebellion ignites and loyalties fracture, survival demands bloodshed and impossible choices. Praised by Chloe Gong and Marie Lu, this dark academia fantasy explores power, identity, and the cost of staying alive.
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"The ruthless, remarkable world you’ve been waiting for." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights
"A twisty, dark academia fantasy . . . I was hooked from the very first page." —Marie Lu, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Skyhunter
This dark academia fantasy follows a desperate girl at a cutthroat magical academy who faces a choice between life and death: become an assassin for the enchanted elite or watch her decaying body draw its last breath. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, Brandon Sanderson, Lev Grossman, and R.F. Kuang.
Anabelle Gage is trapped in a male body, and it’s rotting from the inside out. But Ana can’t afford to escape it, even as the wealthiest in Caimor buy and discard expensive designer bodies without a thought. When she fails to gain admittance to the prestigious Paragon Academy—and access to the healthy new forms the school provides its students—her final hope implodes. Now without options, Ana must use her illusion magic to try to steal a healthy chassis—before her own kills her.
But Ana is caught by none other than the headmaster of Paragon Academy, who poses a brutal ultimatum: face execution for her crime or become a mercenary at his command. Revolt brews in Caimor's smog-choked underworld, and the wealthy and powerful will stop at nothing to take down the rebels and the infamous dark witch at their helm, the Black Wraith.
With no choice but to accept, Ana will steal, fight, and kill her way to salvation. But her survival depends on a dangerous band of renegades: an impulsive assassin, a brooding bombmaker, and an alluring exile who might just spell her ruin. As Ana is drawn into a tangled web of secrets, the line between villain and hero shatters—and Ana must decide which side is worth dying for.
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After the Black Death, faith turns lethal as two investigators hunt forged relics and murdered priests across a decaying Holy Roman Empire.
In the Name of the Worm
Horror · Dark Fantasy
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After the Black Death, faith turns lethal as two investigators hunt forged relics and murdered priests across a decaying Holy Roman Empire. Their search reveals heresies, ancient gods, and a force that claims dominion over the faithful and the damned. This historical dark fantasy holds a 4.4-star Amazon rating and strong Goodreads praise.
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The Black Death has emptied half of Christendom. Its survivors seek salvation wherever they can find it—in the remains of dead saints, the promises of priests, or at the bottom of their cups. Spurred on by the urgent need to be closer to God, forged indulgences and false relics have proliferated on both sides of the Rhine, turning hallowed bones into mere commodities.
Now, with the new Pope in Avignon hoping to reassert spiritual control over the Holy Roman Empire, Remi and Pierre find themselves flung into an intrigue at the beer-swigging heart of Christendom. Following the trail of murdered priests, plague-prophets, treacherous knights, and stolen relics, they will descend into the heart of a rotting empire, where new heresies have grown to fill the void left in the wake of plague.
Where the sulphurous stench of demons is surpassed only by the stink of the dead.
Where good has become a tool for evil.
Where something ancient is stirring.
Something that claims dominion and will have it no matter the cost.
In the Name of the Worm is a historical dark fantasy adventure of heretical proportions, complete with lost gods, entombed nuns, witch-knights, and a breathless plot interwoven with a heady dose of heterodox Christian and German folklore.
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When a deadly storm strikes on her wedding day, Mayara reveals her forbidden ability to control spirits.
The Deepest Blue
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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When a deadly storm strikes on her wedding day, Mayara reveals her forbidden ability to control spirits. Cast away to a brutal testing island, she must survive a living wilderness where nature itself kills. Set in the world of Renthia, The Deepest Blue blends elemental magic, sacrifice, and courage, earning 4.4 stars on Amazon and strong reader praise.
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The natural magic of the classic The Island of the Blue Dolphins meets the danger and courage of The Hunger Games in this dazzling, intricate stand-alone fantasy novel set in award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst’s beloved world of Renthia.
Life is precious and precarious on the islands of Belene. Besieged by a capricious ocean full of malicious spirits, the people of the islands seek joy where they can. Mayara, one of the island’s fearless oyster divers, has found happiness in love. But on the day of her wedding to the artist Kelo, a spirit-driven storm hits the island with deadly force.
To save her loved ones, Mayara reveals a dangerous secret: she has the power to control the spirits. When the storm ends, she is taken into custody by the queen’s soldiers and imprisoned with other women like her.
They vary in age and social status, but to many they are heroes who will aid the country or witches that will sacrifice themselves trying. No matter who they are, the women are sent to a terrifying place—an island filled with bloodthirsty nature spirits, and left without food, water, shelter, or any tools except their own instincts and magic. Whoever survives the Island of Testing will be declared heirs to the queen. But no matter if she wins or loses, Mayara knows that the life she dreamed of is gone.
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Best for readers who like epic fantasy with political intrigue, legal authority, religious conflict, and investigative plotting.
The Tyranny of Faith
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Winter Is Coming called it “A five star read, hands down.” Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to a capital divided by rebellion and intrigue before the kidnapping of the Emperor’s grandson sends him and his allies south, where Bartholomew Claver and a darker power await, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 2,100 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like epic fantasy with political intrigue, legal authority, religious conflict, and investigative plotting.
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Action, intrigue, and magic collide in the second book in an epic fantasy trilogy, where Sir Konrad Vonvalt’s role as an Emperor’s Justice requires him to be a detective, judge, and executioner all in one—but these are dangerous times to be a Justice . . .
A Justice’s work is never done.
The Battle of Galen’s Vale is over, but the war for the Empire’s future has just begun. Concerned by rumors that the Magistratum’s authority is waning, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns to Sova to find the capital city gripped by intrigue and whispers of rebellion. In the Senate, patricians speak openly against the Emperor, while fanatics preach holy vengeance on the streets.
Yet facing down these threats to the throne will have to wait, for the Emperor’s grandson has been kidnapped - and Vonvalt is charged with rescuing the missing prince. His quest will lead him – and his allies Helena, Bressinger and Sir Radomir – to the southern frontier, where they will once again face the puritanical fury of Bartholomew Claver and his templar knights – and a dark power far more terrifying than they could have imagined.
"Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more." – Sebastien de Castell on The Justice of Kings
“A fantastic debut.” – Peter McLean on The Justice of Kings
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A strong match for readers drawn to brutal competitions, political rebellion, morally complicated romance, and high-stakes fantasy inspired by Shakespeare.
Immortal Longings
Romantasy · Dark Fantasy
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A New York Times and USA Today bestseller called “smart, imaginative, and brutal” by Wesley Chu, this adult epic fantasy retelling of Antony and Cleopatra follows rebel princess Calla Tuoleimi and exiled aristocrat Anton Makusa as they enter deadly body-jumping games with competing goals and form an increasingly consuming alliance, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to brutal competitions, political rebellion, morally complicated romance, and high-stakes fantasy inspired by Shakespeare.
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A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, is a “smart, imaginative, and brutal” (Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga) collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.
Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches.
Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago, a massacre killed her parents and left the palace of Er empty…and she was the one who did it. Before King Kasa’s forces in San can catch her, she plans to finish the job and bring down the monarchy. Her reclusive uncle always greets the victor of the games, so if she wins, she finally gets her opportunity to kill him.
Enter Anton Makusa, an exiled aristocrat. His childhood love has lain in a coma since they were both ousted from the palace, and he’s deep in debt trying to keep her alive. Thankfully, he’s one of the best jumpers in the kingdom, flitting from body to body at will. His last chance at saving her is entering the games and winning.
Calla finds both an unexpected alliance with Anton and help from King Kasa’s adopted son, August, who wants to mend Talin’s ills. But the three of them have very different goals, even as Calla and Anton’s partnership spirals into something all-consuming. Before the games close, Calla must decide what she’s playing for—her lover or her kingdom.
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