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The Devils
by Joe Abercrombie
A brand-new epic fantasy from a New York Times bestselling author features a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.
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Katabasis
by R. F. Kuang
An all-new dark academia fantasy from the #1 NYT bestselling author of "Yellowface", in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul. Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands.
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A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett
After a Treasury officer vanishes from a locked room, investigator Ana Dolabra discovers a deadly plot targeting the Empire's magical lifeblood, pitting her against an unstoppable adversary, in the second novel of the series following "The Tainted Cup".
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Silver Elite
by Dani Francis
In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy. On the Continent, being Modified like Wren means certain death; forced to join the Continent's elite training program, she's handed the perfect opportunity to strike a blow from inside their ranks, but her commanding officer is the ruthless and irresistible Cross—how far will she go to protect herself?
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The Magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar
The beloved author of "Holes" presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us. Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia's father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the "wedding of the century," Tullia falls in love with a lowly apprentice scribe.
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| The Tainted Khan by Taran MatharuContinuing from "Dragon Rider", "The Tainted Khan" follows Jai's harrowing journey to return to his people. Along the way he has to struggle with building his powers, navigating the political intricacies of the mysterious tribe of outcasts on the Great Steppe, and bonding with his dragon companion. For fans of: intricately plotted and action-packed fantasy with likeable characters such as Anne Bishop's "The Queen's Bargain" or Callie Bates' "The Waking Land". |
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| Six Wild Crowns by Holly RaceIn this alternate Tudor fantasy, Henry VIII's six wives are strategically placed across the land to hold a magical barrier. As tension rises, his newest wife Boleyn and her lady-in waiting with a secret, Seymour, uncover a dangerous secret that could change the entire kingdom. Told from multiple perspectives, this epic fantasy with sapphic romance will appeal to fans of "The Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon and "The Jasmine Throne" by Tasha Suri. |
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His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik
When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temaraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
Starring: Tau Tafari, a reluctant warrior-in-training who fights his way to the top of a socially stratified society to exact revenge on his enemies.
Why you might like it: This debut, 1st in a series, boasts a sympathetic protagonist and a vividly depicted, African-inspired setting.
For fans of: the inventive system of magic in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn novels and the world-building of Pierce Brown's Red Rising trilogy.
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