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Given a second chance at life, Arthur Leywin wishes above all to grow strong enough to protect his family as the memory of his cold and disconnected past life as King Grey still haunts him. To this end, Arthur adopts the persona of the masked adventurer, Note, and delves into the dungeons under the forbidding Beast Glades.

Elaine's mission through the fairy ring went horribly wrong, and she finds herself in Pallos once again—over 20,000 years in the future. All she has are her friends, her magic, and the clothes on her back. Fighting their way out of the wilderness, they quickly meet Iona, a wandering paladin of the Valkyrie order. She's heading to the School of Sorcery and Spellcraft, and Elaine joins her: To learn wizardry. To figure out her place in the world and where she wants to go next. To get her third class. To kiss cute women. To eat some tasty mangos. To read books, at long last.

The Summer of Chaos has ended. Ansalon’s nightmare has only just begun.

The gods have departed the world, heralding a new Age of Mortals. But before the dust of war can settle, vast shadows cover the land. Dragons have come to Ansalon, larger and more powerful than any ever seen, and they will wreak havoc on nations still trembling from war. As the lands themselves begin to change under the dire magic of the new dragon overlords, new heroes arise to lead the fight for freedom.

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves.

One shot at saving a world. One life to give. When things—dark things—swoop and crawl from the pollution, something must be done to prolong the life expectancy of Trenton’s dying three-tiered world. Recruited for a last desperate attempt at ending the contamination, he takes on a grueling and perilous climb to the top of a colossal tower perched atop a high plateau. His mission; steal vital transporter equipment. With the conditional aid of sketchy underground technology, Trenton abandons the safety of his familiar biosphere, a hardcore sacrifice he accepts for the slim hope of ...

“Konkol has a gift for vivid descriptive language, drawing the reader quickly and readily into the heart of the story... it adds to the book's dramatic tension and emotional force.” –IndieReader Still reeling from Plaguebringer's assault, the city of Derregain struggles to survive a supernaturally harsh winter. Without access to their farms or fishing fleets, the city turns to the vast mushroom fields lying beneath its sewers, but those fields are defended. While the heroes embark on dangerous missions beneath the streets, the city above teeters on the edge of civil war. Impoverished ...

They crossed a wasteland in search of a magical weapon. Now they must cross a sea of acid to protect it. Join Michael Carter and his ragtag group of scrappers as they attempt to save the world of Ratrac Daor from a alien invader lurking beyond the stars. After fleeing the Culver Waste aboard the notorious whaling vessel, Baleard's Bastard, Michael Carter and his companions continue their search for Menutee’s priceless cache of meridium. But first they must cross the vast and deadly Acid, a sea devastated by elemental magic and war. However, they are not the only ones joining in the chase....

Some bonds transcend worlds, and some destinies demand sacrifice—across the veil of time. [Book 3] Time is unraveling. Kaya, the fierce huntress who once defied fate itself, stands at the edge of worlds, where past and future collide. Her tribe has endured storms, monsters, and dark forces from beyond the stars. Yet now a deeper threat emerges: the Veil between her prehistoric world and a dystopian future is tearing apart. In that distant future, Ethan races against shadows. Pursued by relentless foes, he must uncover ancient star-born secrets and help Kaya close the rift—before ...

Glory. Power. Legend. Come and Take Them. Martius flies above his army on the back of the great gryphon Avorian. No matter how hard they fight, Belgada spirals further into chaos. The traitor Paulus roams free. Princess Talia is adrift and lost. New enemies await behind every shadow. The Fifteenth Legion has a trial before it, and all the world is watching. With victory comes legend. With defeat, devastation. Can Martius find the strength to fight and the bravery to lead? Or are greater forces at work, pulling him and the empire toward darkness and disaster? The next chapter of Martius's ...

War Rages Onward. Erlon won an epic victory at the Battle of Neuse and turned the tide of the war for the falling empire. But as winter gives way to spring, the fierce Kurakin Horde marches once again. Elisa Lannes is thrust into the heart of another sprawling campaign with Marshal Lauriston and the last Erlonian generals fighting at her side. She steps bravely into the next battle, but unknown powers and devious enemies scheme against her and Erlon's brave soldiers. General Duroc and the Horde army approaches. The allies are ready. But will old conflicts and ancient evils prove too strong ...

A reluctant hero emerges to battle an ancient evil. Three thousand years ago, the demon Helsa escaped the underworld after a soul heist gone wrong. He soon disappeared. Now he’s back and hunting for the soul of a mage. After Beringale’s finest mage, Shedek Zorah, is kicked out of the Magic Guild, he finds a young Karle Adair unconscious and surrounded by armed orcs. Evidence suggests Karle used rare magic last seen a thousand years ago. Thrust together by the soul-hunting Helsa, Shedek and Karle must set aside their differences to survive an endless stream of enemies seeking to end ...

“…We began with James Andellis and frigid Chazzrynn, my son, so that takes us to Harlaheim, in the year of 345. Ah yes, the kingdom of the crown and rose, treacherous old beauty. Very well, let me tell you more of Shinayne T’Sarrin then, for this is her story. Harlaheim was cold and wet from late winter rains. Enemies seemed to be all around, but not often found. The shadows were deep and long from the high rooftops of the decadent city at night, and the docks were not any more welcoming. Several times Lady Shinayne, as she was known back then, had encountered those stalking the ...

Sarah Calhoun paid a hard price for her entry onto the stage of the Empire's politics, but she survived. Now she rides north into the Ohio and her father's kingdom, Cahokia. To win the Serpent Throne, she'll have to defeat seven other candidates, win over the kingdom's regent, and learn the will of a hidden goddess - while mastering her people's inscrutable ways and watching her own back. In New Orleans, a new and unorthodox priest arises to plague the chevalier and embody the curse of the murdered Bishop Ukwu.

Mari, Nik, and their newly formed Pack are being hunted. Thaddeus and the God of Death will stop at nothing until they are obliterated from the earth. But Mari and Nik have one goal: to reach the plains of the Wind Riders, in order to band together to stop Thaddeus from destroying all that Mari and Nik hold dear. But will the mysterious Wind Riders accept the Pack, or will Mari and Nik and their people be rejected by the mighty Riders and be forced to flee for their lives?

A dark energy descends, and Haern searches for understanding. The metal he’s known his entire life, metal he’s come to know better than almost anyone alive, has changed. Now he must find out why. The key to this dark power is something unexpected, and requires him to seek a dangerous alliance. While exploring the space between Sliding, Lucy finds a danger she had never expected. Now she must find her way past before it’s too late. She searches for help from an expected source, but the key to survival must come from her. Understanding the Shadow Queen brings Daniel, Rayen, and Carth ...

Once more. For glory and fury. The civil war for Belgada’s throne moves north at last. Martius, Talia, Gaius, and Basilas push to end Paulus’s tenuous hold on the capital, but the traitor has more than a few traps lying in wait. He still rides Oxus the night-gryphon and has ferocious legions at his back. On the back of Avorian, Martius the air captain strives for glory one final time against this foe. But with the fighting far from over and Talia continuously under threat from the rebels trying to knock her from the sky, is his journey fated to end in disaster? Or is he destined for ...

God of Fire is a Greek myth retelling that reveals the untold story of the outcast god who recast Olympus in flame and fury. Hephaestus is the only Olympian whose injuries never heal—and Zeus adds to his burden by sentencing him to life with Aphrodite. Trapped in a loveless marriage to the adulterous goddess of love, Hephaestus turns to fire, forging divine wonders to soothe his pain. Of course, his fellow gods waste no time in demanding all manner of magical inventions.

The leader of the Ai’thol has worked for centuries on his plan to control the power of the stones. The final steps in that plan come into focus. Altered and augmented by his increased connection to the metal lorcith, Haern must use this ability to protect the women he’s brought with him from the dangerous city of Dreshen. A series of attacks suggests a control over metal even Haern might not be able to withstand. Worse, the source of the attacks might be closer than he knows. Daniel’s search for the remaining stone brings him to a surprising place. Once there, it becomes increasingly ...

An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors appearing in the launch volume include Trudi Canavan, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Kate Elliott, Saladin Ahmed, Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau Wilce, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Redick, and KJ Parker.

The battle lines have been drawn, and Mari, an Earth Walker, and Nik, a Companion, who were once from rival clans now find themselves fighting to save each other and their people from destruction. Thaddeus betrayed his own people, killing Nik's father and destroying their entire clan. But he wants more. He wants the power he believes Mari has stolen from him and his people, and he will do anything he must to get them back, even if it means destroying everything in his path.