"I have left everyone I love. For good." ~ from Krassi Zourkova's Wildalone
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| Heritage of Cyador by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.Epic Fantasy. This latest installment in the long-running Saga of Recluce continues where Cyador's Heirs left off, focusing on Lerial, second son of Duke Kiedron of Cigoerne. Though Lerial possess both mage and combat training, he can use neither in his attempts to negotiate a peace that will protect the already fragile Cigoerne from its warring neighbors, Heldya and Afrit. Will the art of diplomacy be enough to save the dukedom? Find out in this richly detailed tale of magic, military campaigns, and political intrigue. |
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| Low Midnight by Carrie VaughnUrban Fantasy. Fans of Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville books will welcome this stand-alone novel starring series regular Cormac Bennett. The former assassin, just released from prison, has no idea what he's going to do with the rest of his life -- until his friend Kitty asks him to investigate a possible connection between an encrypted diary and a century-old murder in a Colorado mining town. Aided by Amelia Parker, the long-deceased Victorian magician with whom he shares his body, Cormac must elude those who would kill to obtain the book and cover up the hundred-year-old crime. |
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| Iced: A Fever Novel by Karen Marie MoningUrban Fantasy. Dublin sidhe seer Dani O'Malley has the weight of multiple worlds on her teenage shoulders. Bearer of the powerful Sword of Light, Dani finds herself squaring off against the Unseelie while avoiding her friend-turned-adversary MacKayla Lane. Her fast-paced, action-packed story kicks off a new trilogy set in the world of Karen Marie Moning's popular Fever books. While this novel stands on its own, familiarity with the rest of the series (starting with Darkfever) will help readers navigate the complicated relationships between the characters and the ongoing conflicts between the various human and fae factions. |
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| The Way of Kings: Book One of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon SandersonEpic Fantasy. Having completed the final volume of the late Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, author Brandon Sanderson now kicks off a new epic series of his own. In The Way of Kings, the war-torn world of Roshar comes to life through the eyes of three characters: soldier-turned-slave Kaladin; honorable warrior Dalinar; and Shallan, a noblewoman on a secret mission. This 1st book in the projected ten-volume Stormlight Archive series boasts thorough world-building and gripping battles; the saga continues in Words of Radiance. If you'd like a bit less of a commitment, try the author's Mistborn Trilogy, which begins with Mistborn: The Final Empire. |
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