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The Poet Empress

The Poet Empress

Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy. Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of...

A Mouthful of Dust, Book 6

A Mouthful of Dust, Book 6

Wandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant come to the river town of Baolin chasing stories of a legendary famine. Amid tales of dishes served...

Three Shattered Souls, Book 3

Three Shattered Souls, Book 3

Some betrayals cut deeper than blades. The Blades were never supposed to survive this long. But after the battle in Quu Harbor, escaping is no longer enough. The most dangerous...

Four Ruined Realms, Book 2

Four Ruined Realms, Book 2

The King of Yusan may be the greatest liar of them all. His sister’s ring is in his sights, and he will do anything to get what he wants. Even...

The Cruel Dawn, Book 2

The Cruel Dawn, Book 2

A god’s wrath is unforgettable. Her love, even more dangerous. Kaivara Megidrail was once worshipped as the Grand Defender of Vallendor―until betrayal, punishment, and exile left her Diminished. Now, the...

The Sovereign, Book 3

The Sovereign, Book 3

The Sovereign brings princess Luca and soldier Touraine together one last time in the thrilling conclusion to C. L. Clark’s beloved queer political fantasy trilogy. Luca is the new queen...

The Lotus Empire, Book 3

The Lotus Empire, Book 3

This sweeping epic fantasy brings the acclaimed Burning Kingdoms trilogy to a heart–stopping close, as an ancient magic returns to Ahiranya and threatens its very foundations, Empress Malini and priestess...

The Bridges of High Hill, Book 5

The Bridges of High Hill, Book 5

The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. The bride’s party is...

Exiled by Iron, Book 2

Exiled by Iron, Book 2

The spellbinding conclusion to the international bestseller Forged by Blood delves deeper into Nigerian mythology as the Oluso uprising comes to a head…and the young woman caught in between comes...

The Last One, Book 1

The Last One, Book 1

Explosive and enthralling romantasy debut from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall… Thrown into a desolate land of sickness and unnatural beasts, Kai wakes in the woods with...

Five Broken Blades, Book 1

Five Broken Blades, Book 1

It’s the season for treason… The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective:...

The Sunforge, Book 2

The Sunforge, Book 2

Sascha Stronach’s queer, Maori-inspired Endsong trilogy reopens on a city in flames, where a magic-wielding pirate crew uncovers an age-old fight between the gods that threatens their world. The steel...

Forged by Blood, Book 1

Forged by Blood, Book 1

A brilliant new voice brings us a brilliant new epic fantasy novel: Ehigbor Okosun’s first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology—full of magic and emotion and...

The Spear Cuts Through Water

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds....

Moon Witch, Spider King, Book 2

Moon Witch, Spider King, Book 2

From Marlon James, author of the bestselling National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the second book in the Dark Star trilogy.

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Mammoths at the Gates, Book 4

Mammoths at the Gates, Book 4

The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to be met with both joy and sorrow. Their mentor, Cleric...

The Faithless, Book 2

The Faithless, Book 2

In the second installment of C.L. Clark’s Magic of the Lost trilogy, soldier Touraine and princess Luca must return to Balladaire to reclaim Luca’s throne and to face the consequences...

The Oleander Sword, Book 2

The Oleander Sword, Book 2

The Oleander Sword continues Tasha Suri’s acclaimed Burning Kingdoms trilogy, in which a powerful priestess and a vengeful princess will change the fate of an empire. The prophecy of the...

The Dawnhounds, Book 1

The Dawnhounds, Book 1

A genre-bending queer fantasy debut inspired by Maori culture, Asian folklore, and sci-fi noir—where murder, resurrection, and rebellion collide on the high seas. In the port city of Hainak, everything...

Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Book 1

Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Book 1

A captivating and romantic debut epic fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against...

Babel: An Arcane History

Babel: An Arcane History

A novel that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation...

The Unbroken, Book 1

The Unbroken, Book 1

On the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire, two women—a princess and a soldier—will haggle over the price of a nation in this richly imagined, breath-taking sapphic epic fantasy...

The Jasmine Throne, Book 1

The Jasmine Throne, Book 1

A ruthless princess and powerful priestess come together to write the fate of an empire in this epic fantasy written by Tasha Suri. Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini...

Jade Legacy, Book 3

Jade Legacy, Book 3

The Kaul siblings battle rival clans for honor and control over an East Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis in Jade Legacy, the page-turning conclusion to the Green Bone Saga. Jade, the mysterious...

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