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The New York Times–bestselling author's medieval fantasy adventure continues with this "swift-moving tale of sword and sorcery" (Publishers Weekly). The winds of change are blowing upon Fireach Speur. When the orphaned witch Aoelyn risked her life to save the trader Talmadge, it cost her...

The Bohao cultists have just got their noses bloodied—it was hardly fatal, but humiliating all the same. Their leadership has now turned their attention to the Seekers, baffled at how such insignificant pests could have managed to sting them so painfully. Moreover, they couldn't punish the Seekers for their impertinence—those pesky gadflies had already slipped into the demon realm. The Seekers are intent on fighting this infection, and so they mean to track it to its source.

'Rich, intricate worldbuilding meets swoonworthy romance. . . Phédre and Joscelin’s story is the beating heart of every romantasy to follow' - Olivie Blake The second book in the Kushiel's Legacy trilogy, Kushiel’s Chosen by Jacqueline Carey is a sweeping fantasy of romance, luxuriance and...

The half-Immortal tyrant of Cai has been defeated, but at a devastating cost. Wu Ying has sacrificed both his chance at immortality and his greatest treasure. Now, gravely injured and with his cultivation path shattered, he has to rebuild with the help of his friends. To find his true destiny, Wu Ying must question everything he once knew, retracing his journey from the beginning. But this time, he does so with a broken body and shattered cultivation, racing against time before his injuries claim him.

Brought to you by Penguin. When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to protect him with the help of a fellow scholar – her former fiancé – in this enchanting and transporting historical fantasy. Perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries and A...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SEQUEL TO THE HEART-STOPPING NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, BROKEN SOULS AND BONES . . . Norse Magic, Forbidden Love, and Dangerous Secrets Threaten a Kingdom’s Fate - Can Lyra and Roark put betrayal and heartbreak behind them to end the crown's corruption?...

'One of the finest writers of stunning, action-focused fantasy in the world' - Grimdark Magazine Lynx and the rest of the Cards are heading south. There's money in their pockets, beer in their hands and a simple job ahead - sun, sea and not getting shot at much. Throw in the prospect of a bar...

Zinnia Gray, di professione riparatrice di fiabe, ha finito di correre in aiuto di principesse addormentate. Dopo aver salvato decine di donzelle in pericolo, arso una cinquantina di arcolai, e dopo essersi ubriacata con decine di fatine buone e aver limonato con membri di famiglie reali di ogni ordine e grado, comincia a desiderare che tutte quelle fanciulle si diano una mossa e inizino a occuparsi da sole dei loro problemi di trama. Ma proprio quando pensa di non voler soccorrere nessun'altra principessa, si guarda in uno specchio e vede di rimando un volto che la fissa: è il viso del Male che la chiama.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Darien by C.F. Iggulden, read by Daniel Weyman. TWELVE FAMILIES. ONE THRONE. WELCOME TO THE EMPIRE OF SALT. The city of Darien stands at the weary end of a golden age. Twelve families keep order with soldiers and artefacts, spies and memories, clinging...

The Myuri mercenary band--a troop named for one of Holo's old comrades. In order to find them, Lawrence and Holo make for Lesko, a town dominated by the copper-trading Debau Company. Rumors of the Debau Company's schemes to both open more mines and seize control of the northern lands swirl...

A Chronicles of St Mary's short story that is sure to entertain. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. It's Christmas at St Mary's and time for Max's obligatory illegal jump. On this occasion, however, they're right up against it. A loaded gun has...

On a deadly mission to kill the mythical beast that has been haunting her woods, a desperate mage finds her fate intertwined with the handsome and powerful man who saves her in this dark and sexy romantasy – perfect for readers of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Callie Hart, and Holly Black. There’s...

A proud culture oppressed for centuries. An island over-run by bestial gods. And a girl with the power to raise the fallen . . . For three hundred years the wild island of Croí has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion...

In the second book in the Ancestor Memories historical fantasy series, a young woman finds herself back in 1920s Tokyo as Japan enters a new and dangerous era—and a deadly tragedy awaits her city. Yui Sanada struggles to raise her twelve-year-old brother, Hiro, while contending with the antics...

A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions. But it isn’t gold or jewels the old wizard is after, and this prize can only be obtained by the combined talents of two remarkable men. Now if Arcadius can just keep Hadrian and Royce from killing each other, they just might succeed.

The Emperor is dead and the Emerald Empire is in turmoil. From New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa and J. T. Nicholas comes the thrilling first installment in the definitive story of the Clan Wars. The Emerald Empire hangs by a thread. The Emperor's murder has brought upheaval across...

Bloomsbury presents The Ring and the Ruin by Michael Livingston, read by John Smith. The thrilling conclusion to Michael Livingston's historical fantasy trilogy THE SHARDS, which reveals the clandestine celestial conflict that shaped human history. The Ark of the Covenant has been spirited out...

Une vie dont personne ne se souviendra... Une histoire que vous ne pourrez plus jamais oublier... Une nuit de 1714, dans un moment de désespoir, une jeune femme avide de liberté scelle un pacte avec le diable. Mais si elle obtient le droit de vivre éternellement, en échange, personne ne...

The first casualty of war is truth . . . Guns of the Dawn is a gripping story of war, set in a fantastical, alternate-historical Europe – with a touch of sorcery. From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author, Adrian Tchaikovsky. ‘One of the best books I've ever read’ – Peter Newman, author...

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of a failed French Revolution. A CITY DIVIDED A DEADLY BETRAYAL The French Revolution of 1828 has failed, and Paris is in...