"Adventurers didn't fight fair. They brought magic swords and rings, wizards and spells, and warriors who cut through goblin patrols..." ~ from Jim C. Hines' Goblin Quest
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| Spirit of the Wolves: Book Three of the Wolf Chronicles by Dorothy HearstAnimal Fantasy. By defying her pack and the ruling Greatwolves to rescue the human child TaLi, young wolf Kaala has become Drelshik -- the "cursed wolf" fated to destroy wolfkind. With her friends, wolf Azzuen and raven Tlitoo, Kaala must travel beyond the Wide Valley of her birth to fulfill the sacred Promise that will enable humans and wolves to coexist in harmony. Set in prehistoric Europe and narrated by Kaala, this concluding installment of the Wolf Chronicles (after Promise of the Wolves and Secrets of the Wolves) may appeal to fans of Steven Baxter's Mammoth series. |
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| The Turning Season: A Shifting Circle Novel by Sharon ShinnContemporary Fantasy. Being a shape-shifter, Karadel knows that safety is more important than happiness and has structured her life accordingly. She lives alone in a tiny rural town, where she runs a veterinary practice that serves a small, close-knit community of shifters. However, two unexpected events threaten her quiet existence: her best friend, fellow shifter Celeste, has a stalker, and Karadel has met a mortal man with whom she is falling in love. This contemplative, character-driven series, focusing on the daily lives of people who turn into animals, begins with Shape of Desire and Still Life with Shape-Shifter. |
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| A Darkness Forged in Fire: Book One of the Iron Elves by Chris EvansMilitary Fantasy. Bearing the Mark of the Shadow Monarch, Konowa Swift Dragon has spent most of his career in the Iron Elves, a regiment comprised of elves who are immune to that metal's touch. But when a court martial kicks him out of the armed forces into bitter exile, danger in the form of the Shadow Monarch herself leads to Swift Dragon's hasty reinstatement. As he and his new regiment search for the Red Star (a legendary source of power which is the Calahrian Empire's only hope for victory), Swift Dragon must overcome his past in order to ensure his people's future. Fans of gritty yet witty military fantasy starring cynical, reluctant heroes in the vein of Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy should enjoy this rousing series opener, which continues with The Light of Burning Shadows. |
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| The Accidental Sorcerer by K.E. MillsFantasy. After losing his job as probationary compliance officer in the Minor Infringements Bureau of Ottosland's Department of Thaumaturgy, low-ranking wizard Gerald Dunwoody obtains a position at King Lional's court in neighboring New Ottosland. The job would be easy, were it not for the fact that nothing is what it seems in this tiny, impoverished kingdom. Now it's up to Gerald, minor wizard and failed bureaucrat, to set things to rights. The Accidental Sorcerer is the 1st book in the Rogue Agent series, followed by Witches Incorporated, Wizard Squared, and Wizard Undercover. |
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