Medieval Fantasy

In the Inner Lands, there are three ways sixteen-year-old Shael can get herself and her family killed—by looking like the enemy; by working with the enemy; by becoming the enemy. When sixteen-year-old Shael unknowingly helps a mortally wounded thief, he entrusts her with delivering three figurines to the lord of her castle. Too late, Shael discovers that the figurines were stolen from the Hyllethans, her country’s feared enemies. And since she cut her fingers on the figurines while handling them, she is now linked to them. Any breakage or pressure on the clay is felt on her flesh. ...

Dragon's Intellect, Dragon's Resilience, and Dragon's Courage. They were Trials designed to test a candidate's fortitude, aptitude, adeptness, and potential. Those strong enough to successfully pass each Trial earn the privilege to enter the Order of the Dragon; the organization responsible for protecting the people of Ardonor from the dragon curse flowing through their veins. Alaina Salvate always dreamed of joining the Order of the Dragon as a child, but figured it was nothing more than a childhood fantasy, because joining the Order was practically an impossible task. The Order was only ...

Una guerra épica que decidirá el destino del mundo. La guerra entre magos ha devastado el Imperio, y Ektor está solo. Sin lugar donde esconderse, el conflicto consume todo a su paso, y la magia cruza límites inimaginables. Cuando los hechiceros comienzan a desaparecer, la batalla se intensifica, y Ektor comprende que solo hay una forma de detener la destrucción. Enfrentado a un sacrificio imposible, su decisión cambiará el destino de todos. Guerras Mágicas, el tercer libro de esta épica saga de fantasía, te lleva al clímax de una historia de magia, dragones y valentía. ¿...

The Baron's Ward is an entertaining and uplifting adventure story set in a medieval-like fantasy world. It is also included in the award-winning collection The Venturous Tales by Isabella Berdyna Zysk. Eustacia Rose, a mixed-race young woman, was orphaned at the age of eight and sent far away to a convent school. She believes that her father's cousin, Lord Eustace, the Baron of Galeva, wishes to cut off relations between them. Though he pays for her schooling for eight years, he never replies to her letters. At the age of eighteen, having completed two years as a teacher in the convent ...

Two villains become heroes as their decaying empires clash. Two hundred years before the events of the Apócryfa trilogy, the fledgling Kingdom of Nevermore faces wild monsters and rebellious mountain colonies. As plague takes the realm, a rare knight defends an outpost and makes tough decisions to save her people while a young summoner shaman seeks power for her village from dark spirits at a steep cost. Both women, innocent yet guilty of causing devastation, will be transformed by their hard choices. Sacrifice changes all.

Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

Kingdom of Gododdin, AD 580: After defeating the Angles at the Battle of the Caledonian Wood, Languoreth, her daughter Angharad, brother Lailoken, and the warrior Artúr mac Aedan are reunited. But all too soon, fate pulls each back to their own path. Artúr receives a mysterious summons from his father in Dalriada. Languoreth and Lailoken return to Strathclyde with the dangerous former bishop Mungo in tow, determined to maintain the fragile peace between the Christians and the people of the Old Way.

For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse.

Bound by more than the search for a fantastical stolen tome, Eilean and Hoel plummet through the mirror gate into Leoneyis—a world on the brink of disaster as its sovereign’s reign begins to unravel. Enemies converge to destroy King Andrew, who has become headstrong and paranoid. His influence is undermined, and his kingdom is vulnerable. That’s what happens when a king is betrayed by a queen.

They found me reading futures. Now they say I belong to theirs. Ivy Holt makes a living on the boardwalk selling half-truths and glitter-dusted hope. She reads tarot cards. Spins stories. Survives. But when three horned strangers appear at her table and call her by her real name, everything changes. Gideon is the leader. Tor is the fire. Rex is the calm before the storm. They don’t want a fortune. They want a muse. Now Ivy is trapped in a glass penthouse, bound in velvet and watched from every angle. They see through her lies. Strip her defenses. Train her body to crave the shame they ...

When MMO gamer Lansius woke up in a fantasy world, his greatest concerns were learning the language and keeping a thatch roof over his head. Then he joined the army as a lowly soldier right as the thousand-year third Imperium rule was crumbling. Little did he know he would end up leading his own troops into battle.

The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed. The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive. But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.

The soldiers of the Black Company don’t ask questions, they get paid. But being “The Lady’s favored” is attracting the wrong kind of attention and has put a target on their backs, and the Company’s historian, Croaker, has the biggest target of all. The one person who was taken into The Lady’s Tower and returned unchanged has earned the special interest of the court of sorcerers known as The Ten Who Were Taken. Now, he and the company are being asked to seek the aid of their newest member, Mischievous Rain.

What will the eminently logical Sherlock Holmes do when he finds himself in a world where nothing makes sense? Where knights in shining armor fight the Trojan War, where he must ally himself with a famous outlaw from the American West, and where Doctor Watson's insights are just as relevant as his own? Dennis McCarty has written the most unusual piece of Sherlock Holmes fan fiction ever, and possibly the most literary.

“My husband was so excited about this book that I also read it.” – Linda Olinger, Amazon Reviewer GOLD MEDAL AWARD WINNER! - 2023 Fantasy Magic - Readers' Favorite Deaths plague the ancient city of Valtera. And the city has vanished without a trace. At least that is what outsiders believe. But an unspeakable event and a curse dating back a century still haunts Valtera and its people. A curse such as this has not been encountered before, and the dwindling population of the city has grown desperate. Now the people of Valtera are being killed. Similar victims were mentioned in ...

At last, Alanna of Trebond has become the first female knight errant in Tortall. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. But while she searches for the one thing that can save her war-torn country, her nemesis returns from the dead and begins to wreak havoc. Only Alanna has the power to prevent Tortall's utter destruction.

After the earth-shattering events of the Cameron brothers’ war to reclaim the Phoenix Throne and crown Angus as King, Urlu falls into peace and prosperity at last. Everybody is happy—everyone except Hazel Green, the time-traveling woman whose spell originally cursed the land. With her friends Elle and Carmen contentedly married to Cameron brothers, Hazel is on her own—or so she thinks. There’s still one person interested in Hazel—Fergus, the young Cameron brother who came to her aid when everyone turned against her. As Fergus has some strange power of his own, the two forge an ...

Barwell Hollings presents seven fantasy short stories in a variety of settings and genres. Each story contains compelling characters, humor and unexpected plot twists. Meet a space-traveling cat and a very complicated dragon. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you could predict stock prices? What are they really hiding at Area 51? What do hackers have to do with addictive video games?What do certain aliens eat for lunch? Finally, have you ever wanted to interview a zombie? Find the answers of these questions in Twisted Fantasy Stories.

The war in the Bear Highen is over. Aster, at thirteen, has defeated her uncle and become the High Queen. Peace is good, but things are still difficult: political challenges confront her, personal challenges stymie her, and the massive Hemoth Bear, symbol of the House of the Bear, is beginning to resist her control. When, during a royal hunt, Aster stumbles on a young girl living in a nest of wyverns, matters become even more complex. Because this girl is not a girl at all. She is a living star, come down from her constellation, on a mission both terrible and glorious.

¿Qué sucede cuando tu mayor deseo se convierte en tu peor pesadilla? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Una segunda parte impresionante, donde la acción no da tregua y la trama se vuelve aún más adictiva. No pude soltarlo hasta llegar al final." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "G. Herrero Virto lo ha vuelto a hacer. Fantasía épica, magia, y dioses antiguos que te atrapan en cada página." Kayne pensaba que todo estaba a punto de solucionarse. Solo debía encontrar a Thaeba, pronunciar su deseo y recuperar la vida tranquila que había perdido. Sin embargo, las cosas no son tan sencillas cuando tratas con alguien como ...