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Prince of Swords Elise Kova NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Welcome back to Arcana Academy. Tarot magic, forbidden desire, battle, and betrayal collide for the power to change the world in the second book of this thrilling fantasy romance series.I am terrified. Yet my heart skips a beat. This man might be a monster, but he is my monster.Clara Graysword is Oricalis’s most wanted. Hunted and cornered, not even her mastery of… Shares Fantasy

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Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance

Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance Melissa K. Roehrich The only way to survive in a realm full of villains is to become one. “No one writes emotional, immersive, beautiful chaos like Melissa Roehrich.”  —LJ Andrews, bestselling author of The Ever Seas and Broken Souls and BonesA Fated Purpose Tessalyn Ausra has taken her revenge, and it’s never tasted so sweet. Feared by the rulers of Devram, she’s under the protection of the… Shares Fantasy

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The Twisted Throne

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The Shadow of the Gods

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The Raven Tower

The Raven Tower Ann Leckie SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARDGods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards."Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book ReviewFor… Shares Fantasy

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Faebound Saara El-Arifi · 2024 · ★ 3.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife.“A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion.”—Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange… Shares Fantasy

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The Shadow of What Was Lost

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Words of Radiance

Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began.Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and… Shares Fantasy

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