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In a city where fog swallows truth and violence buries the past, survival demands compromise.
Blade and Bone
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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In a city where fog swallows truth and violence buries the past, survival demands compromise. Kanar Reims, a disgraced soldier known as the Blackheart, wants no part of the magic that ruined him until a mercenary job forces his return. Joined by killers and outcasts, he faces a heist that could unleash deadly power in this gritty epic fantasy of secrets and consequence.
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Sanaron is a city of fog and violence; a place where even the past can disappear.
Kanar Reims, an ex-soldier known as the Blackheart, hides a dangerous secret. Exiled from the Realmsguard, he wants nothing to do with the kind of magic that destroyed his life.
That is until his team of mercenaries is offered a job they can’t refuse.
He’ll need the help of others working in the city: An assassin who uses the bones of her enemies in her art. An archer with strange skills. And a stranded sailor whose loyalties are unknown.
Impossible wealth awaits if they succeed, but far more is at stake if they fail, for a deadly magic will be unleashed upon the world.
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Betrayal leaves little behind except vengeance and a promise that cannot be broken.
Swords of the Six
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Betrayal leaves little behind except vengeance and a promise that cannot be broken. After losing everything in a brutal war, Xavion lives in the shadows, guarding the dragon’s human daughters while a witch hunts their blood. As prophecy stirs and a blade of living fire emerges, this epic fantasy binds sacrifice, destiny, and redemption to the cost of loyalty.
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He lost everything, but will compromise nothing!
Betrayed by the dragon’s most trusted warriors, their captain is now bent on destroying them. In the war, Xavion lost everything and everyone he cared for. Now he serves as a ghost in the shadows—shielding the human daughters of the dragon.
A witch haunts his shadows, and she hunts dragon blood.
Prophecy promises salvation for the world, and a sword of living fire is gifted to men. But prophecy also demands a price in blood.
“...A stunning story that looks into the very essence of time and humanity, and the burdens of wisdom and sacrifice.” -Paul E. May
“…A riveting tale of good and evil that you can sink your dragon-sized teeth into.” -Cutscene Addict
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Good for readers who want completed epic fantasy with reluctant heroes, gathering armies, hidden orders, forbidden blades, and old powers stirring.
The Song of the First Blade
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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The Song of the First Blade follows Elyon Daecar, the second son of the First Blade, as he is forced away from tourneys and forbidden desire toward command, sacrifice, and war, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 2,700 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want completed epic fantasy with reluctant heroes, gathering armies, hidden orders, forbidden blades, and old powers stirring.
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Elyon Daecar was born to greatness — and has spent his life avoiding it.
As the second son of the First Blade, commander of the famed Varin Knights, Elyon inherited the skill, the name, and the reputation. Responsibility, however, belongs to his older brother. Elyon is content to win tourneys, drink with soldiers, and pursue a princess he absolutely should not be pursuing.
But while Elyon plays at heroism, the world is already changing.
In the northlands of Tukor, a servant girl named Saska watches her village unravel when a ruthless lord begins taking boys for a distant war. High in the mountains, a hidden order dispatches an assassin, armed with a forbidden blade and a name known across the realm.
Their lives have nothing in common.
Until they do.
As armies gather and old powers stir, Elyon is finally forced to face the life he has spent years escaping — not glory, not tourneys, but command, sacrifice, and war.
Because the day is coming when Vandar will need a hero.
And Elyon may not be ready to become one.
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Each night, monsters hunt him in his sleep, and the wounds follow him into waking life.
Academy Arcanist
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Each night, monsters hunt him in his sleep, and the wounds follow him into waking life. Gray Lexly dreams of studying magic at Astra Academy, but survival comes first when a powerful professor rescues him from deadly nightmares. To become an arcanist, he must bond with a mystical creature and claim his place in this academy fantasy shaped by choice, danger, and growing power.
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2023 DRAGON AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST YA FANTASY NOVEL!
Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.
Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he’s visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life…
On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.
Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.
And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it’s too late…
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In a world where power defines worth, failure becomes a brand that cannot be erased.
Voidheart
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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In a world where power defines worth, failure becomes a brand that cannot be erased. When Roran Los touches the aether stone and it goes dark, he is named a voidheart, feared for his ability to suppress the magic of others. As ancient forces awaken beyond his homeland, this progression fantasy follows a rejected youth learning to master the very void that isolates him.
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The aether stone grants power to the worthy. For Roran, it gave nothing—except the ability to take it away.
At the Shardfall Ceremony, every youth in the Casernak Basin receives a celestial gift—fire, storm, stone, or frost. Roran Los should’ve joined them, earning a place among the protectors of his homeland.
But when he touches the aether stone, it goes dark.
Branded a voidheart—a rare and feared anomaly capable of suppressing the powers of others—Roran is isolated from his peers and forbidden from training. No one can teach him. No one trusts him. And even he doesn’t know what he’s becoming.
When a deadly force stirs in the ancient ruins beyond the basin, Roran must master the void threatening to consume him… or risk losing everything.
Voidheart is the first book in an exciting new progression fantasy series, perfect for fans of Cradle, Iron Prince, and Academy of Magic. Expect a weak-to-strong hero, a unique suppression-based magic system, ancient mysteries, and creatures born from starlight and shadow.
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When a kingdom trembles between two warring gods, even small talents can carry unexpected weight.
The Crafter’s Son
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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When a kingdom trembles between two warring gods, even small talents can carry unexpected weight. Sixteen-year-old Breeden Andehar leaves his village for a monastery education among nobles, only to find his quiet gift for sensing the strengths of metal and wood may hold deeper power. This coming-of-age epic fantasy follows unlikely allies drawn into political upheaval and an ancient rising threat.
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Two warring gods. Unusual magic. Can a group of unlikely allies keep the kingdom from falling into dark ruin?
Breeden Andehar doesn’t shy away from hard work. The beloved only child of a village boatwright, the introspective sixteen-year-old finds it difficult to explain his growing instinct for the flaws and strengths of metal and wood. And he’s stunned when his father arranges for him to be educated at a monastery alongside nobles…
Struggling to feel at home among high-born sons, a bold merchant’s daughter, and a rough-around-the-edges orphan, Breeden's world is rocked by the sudden death of the king. And when he and his classmates get caught up in shocking turmoil and scatter on different paths, the doubtful teen learns he might be the key to defeating a gathering evil.
Will he tap into a hidden heritage to defeat an ancient enemy?
The Crafter's Son is the engaging first book in The Crafter Chronicles epic fantasy series. If you like complex and relatable characters, rich story arcs, and imaginative world-building, then you’ll love Matthew B. Berg’s coming-of-age tale.
“I read a lot of this type of book and really enjoyed the world the author created. Very believable. As mentioned in another review, this book is mostly a beginning to a longer saga. But a very enjoyable beginning. It was well written and well edited. . . . Looking forward to the next book in the series. I would recommend this.”
"I’ve read [The Crafter's Son] and it’s terrific! [Berg] writes beautifully and, if you love epic fantasy like he obviously does, you will love the story line. Eddings meets Tolkien with some Tad Williams influences as well."
"Classic Fantasy . . . Reminded me of fantasy books that I read when I first started out . . . Will buy the 2nd one"
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In a world where magic is ordinary, being powerless is a sentence to invisibility.
The Non-Magical Declan Moore
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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In a world where magic is ordinary, being powerless is a sentence to invisibility. Seventeen-year-old Declan Moore has always been labeled a LAMP, lacking all magical potential, until wizards begin vanishing and his parents disappear. As fear spreads and magic users are hunted, this YA fantasy follows a boy who discovers his difference may be more dangerous than anyone imagined.
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A storm is coming. Soon, every wizard will burn.
In Euryma, magic is used for homework, housework, and everything in between. Everyone has power.
Almost everyone.
Seventeen-year-old Declan Moore knows he’s not the chosen one; but while his friends chase magical colleges and brilliant futures, he is apprenticed to the school groundsman. Declan’s only wish is a spark of power to prove he’s more than a LAMP—one Lacking All Magical Potential—and finally matter.
Then, the world fractures.
Overnight, thousands of witches and wizards vanish without warning, including Declan’s parents. As fear spreads and magic users are hunted, Declan begins to uncover a truth far more dangerous than being powerless.
He isn’t non-magical. He is something else.
Powerful enough to save his parents, and dangerous enough to burn the world to ashes.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel, The Non-Magical Declan Moore is fast-paced, character-driven YA fantasy for readers of Scholomance, V.E. Schwab’s Villains, and Mistborn: Era One.
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Mercy is their trade, but glory is the dream that pulls them forward.
The Boneless Mercies
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
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Mercy is their trade, but glory is the dream that pulls them forward. In The Boneless Mercies, four hired killers take on a monstrous threat that could rewrite their futures and the stories told about women in their world. This dark young adult fantasy blends blood-soaked quests with sisterhood, ambition, and a fierce reclamation of legend.
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A group of defiant young women pursue a destructive monster in a dark world in this epic young adult fantasy.
"These fierce, honorable adolescent female warriors hold their own and break all the rules. Marked by flawless worldbuilding. Wow." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Barnes & Noble Best YA Book of the Year
Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are the Boneless Mercies—girls hired to kill quickly, quietly, and mercifully. But Frey is weary of the death trade and, having been raised on the heroic sagas of her people, dreams of a bigger life.
When she hears of an unstoppable monster ravaging a nearby town, Frey decides this is the Mercies' one chance out. The fame and fortune of bringing down such a beast would ensure a new future for all the Mercies. In fact, her actions may change the fate of women everywhere.
Full of fierce girls, bloodlust, tenuous alliances, and unapologetic quests for glory, this elegantly spun tale challenges the power of storytelling—and who gets to be the storyteller . . .
Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater, V.E. Schwab, and Heidi Heilig.
"It's easy to call this a gender-swapped retelling of the epic Beowulf, but that fails to convey its true charm . . . There is room in this world for more than one epic, and we can hope that Tucholke will return to it to tell us more about this ongoing feud." —NPR.org
"Tucholke injects close intimacy into her lush saga, interweaving love and murder, mercy and glory into her portrayal of life and death. It is a beautiful, haunting modern-day epic that stars a bold and resourceful sisterhood of heroines unafraid to claim agency." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Best for readers who like classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy with rebellion, magical weapons, dangerous quests, and large-scale battles.
The Crimson Shadow: The Complete Series
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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Called “Fine adventure” by Terry Brooks, The Crimson Shadow: The Complete Series follows Luthien Bedwyr as he becomes the Crimson Shadow and fights a wizard-king, dragons, and cyclopean armies to free Eriador. Best for readers who like classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy with rebellion, magical weapons, dangerous quests, and large-scale battles.
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"Fine adventure" in the complete New York Times–bestselling fantasy trilogy from the legendary million-selling author and creator of Drizzt Do'Urden (Terry Brooks).
This "worthy, entertaining addition to fantasy literature" tells the epic saga of a righteous warrior/avenger who battles an evil wizard, dragons, and cyclopean armies to liberate an imperiled kingdom (Starlog).
The Sword of Bedwyr: Luthien Bedwyr vows to rescue the beleaguered land of Eriador from the evil reign of Wizard-King Greensparrow. But first Luthien must secure two weapons from a dragon's lair: a legendary sword and a blood-red cape that renders its wearer invisible. Aided by a halfling thief, an ancient mage, and a beautiful elf slave, Luthien prepares for insurgence as the Crimson Shadow.
Luthien's Gamble: With the rallying support of enslaved humans, defiant peasants, and Fairborn elves, Luthien has forged a path for the freedom of his kingdom as the avenging Crimson Shadow. But when his tyrannical adversary makes a bid for peace by calling back his army of cyclops, Luthien suspects the evil wizard is setting a trap.
The Dragon King: Luthien Bedwyr's alter ego wields a magical sword and wears a scarlet cape that renders him invisible. But his greatest enemy, the evil Wizard-King, has a counterpart of his own: an unstoppable, bloodthirsty colossus of a dragon. Now the ultimate battle for a kingdom will reach its spellbinding endgame in the rousing finale to a trilogy "filled with memorable characters and compelling action" (Terry Brooks).
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Good for readers who like epic historical fantasy, Roman-inspired worlds, dangerous magic, and world-ending stakes.
The Legions of Fire
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Historical Fantasy
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“Recommended for all action fantasy fans” by Booklist, a group of magicians perform a strange dance on a volcanic island intended to open a gateway for supernatural creatures that will allow them to devastate the whole Earth and destroy all life. The Legions of Fire has a 4.3-star rating from 69 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like epic historical fantasy, Roman-inspired worlds, dangerous magic, and world-ending stakes.
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In this epic historical fantasy saga debut by the author of the Lord of the Isles, four young people must face dangerous magic to save the world.
"Drake . . . vividly recreates the attitudes of patrician Romans in this fantasy tale. . . . Fans of fantasy and historical fiction will enjoy." —Publishers Weekly
In this novel of magical menace to the survival of all humanity, David Drake introduces a new fantasy world, Carce, based on Europe during the later Roman Empire.
Far in the north, a group of magicians perform a strange dance on a volcanic island. They intend to open a gateway for supernatural creatures that will allow them to devastate the planet and destroy all life. Not knowing the cause, two young men, Corylus and Varus, and two women, Hedia and Alphena, each separately pursue the answer to mysterious and threatening happenings that prefigure disaster in the great city of Carce, the center of civilization. Through magical voyages in other realities where fantastic creatures, and even gods, help or hinder them, each of them must succeed or not just the city but the world will end in fire.
The Legions of Fire is the first of a fantasy quartet set in the world of the city of Carce.
"Recommended for all action fantasy fans, not least because three of the four protagonists are on the verge of adulthood, which promises a bildungsroman atmosphere throughout the succeeding volumes." —Booklist
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Ancient sorcery promises power but leaves ruin in its wake.
Conan: City of the Dead
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery
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Ancient sorcery promises power but leaves ruin in its wake. In Conan: City of the Dead, the Cimmerian mercenary confronts wizards twisted by a deadly lotus and a plague-born monstrosity unleashed upon a doomed city. Trapped amid undead horrors and forbidden magic, Conan must rely on steel and instinct in a sword and sorcery tale steeped in dark fantasy and cosmic dread.
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Two epics in one book as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead creatures in action-packed fantasy combining Robert E. Howard’s trademark sword and sorcery with concepts straight out of Lovecraftian horror.
Combines the classic Conan and the Emerald Lotus with the all-new, original Conan and the Living Plague.
The long-awaited follow-up to Conan and the Emerald Lotus brings John C. Hocking back to the sagas of the Cimmerian.
In Conan and the Emerald Lotus, the seeds of a deadly, addictive plant grant sorcerers immense power, but turn its users into inhuman killers.
In the exclusive, long-awaited sequel Conan and the Living Plague, a Shemite wizard seeks to create a serum to use as a lethal weapon. Instead he unleashes a hideous monster on the city of Dulcine. Hired to loot the city of its treasures, Conan and his fellows in the mercenary troop find themselves trapped in the depths of the city’s keep. To escape, they must defeat the creature, its plague-wracked undead followers, then face Lovecraftian horrors beyond mortal comprehension.
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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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