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The Way of Kings opens Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, a sweeping high‑fantasy saga set on the storm‑torn world of Roshar where mystical Shardblade warriors, broken kingdoms, and mysterious ancient orders collide.

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Gavin Guile, the powerful Prism who governs as high priest and emperor, must complete five impossible goals in five years while concealing a son’s existence that threatens the fragile peace of his world.

A physicist and his robotic warriors fight a protracted war against a South America-Africa alliance in Haldeman's gripping science fiction tale of the horrors of war and its possible resolution in the 21st century.

A Crown Imperilled: The Last Stand of the Conclave of Shadows

Winter Ihernglass disguises herself as a man to join the Vordanai Colonials, then climbs to a command post where she must ally with a king‑appointed colonel tasked with restoring order.

Prince Jalan Kendeth, the unambitious prince of the Red Queen’s realm, must grapple with a looming war, a mysterious Silent Sister and an unlikely Norse ally as he navigates intrigue and shifting power in a dark fantasy world.

In The Widow's House, Lord Regent Geder Palliako rises to power while the fate of a kingdom and a dragon’s ancient legacy hangs in the balance.

The Red Knight is a battle-hardened hire‑ling whose skill, lineage and luck keep him alive as he leads mercenaries against wyvern‑patrolled wilds and protects a nunnery under threat.

A thrilling fantasy novel set against the backdrop of a recent coup and the wrathful retribution that follows.

Bransen Garibond’s quest to find his missing father leads him into the war‑torn world of Vanguard, where he becomes the key to stopping the cruel Samhaists’ plan to destroy a lake society and the northern principality of Honce.

In a war‑torn fantasy jungle, soldiers confront undefined missions, racial conflicts, and looming aerial threats, as their struggle for honor and survival tests the very fabric of their world.

A new era of war and peace in the Halo universe.

In the war‑torn Shima Imperium, the Lotus Guild launches a mechanical titan to unite the empire, while Yukiko and Buruu must rally allies amid betrayal and the looming threat of a new foe, in the epic conclusion of the Lotus War saga.

In The Seventh Sigil, vicious Bottom Dwellers wage war on the world above, threatening magical cataclysm; the Dragon Brigade must confront them, while priests weigh truth against church. Epic fantasy of rebellion, contramagic, and dragon lore.

"The Sleeping King is the start of a new fantasy series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cindy Dees. Dees has won a Golden Heart Award, two RITAs for Category Suspense and Adventure and has also twice snared RT's Series Romantic Suspense of the Year. She is a great storyteller, and the adventures in her more than fifty novels are often inspired by her own life. But as much as she love romances, Cindy's other passion has been fantasy gaming. For almost twenty years she's been involved with Dragon Crest, one of the original live action role-playing games. She's the story content creator on the game, and wanted to do an epic fantasy based on it, with the blessing and input of Dragon Crest founder Bill Flippin. The Sleeping King is the first in an epic fantasy series, featuring the best of the genre: near immortal imperial overlords, a prophecy of a sleeping elven king who's said to be the savior of the races. and two young people who are set on a path to save the day"--

Seeker, bound to the Faerie Queen, battles rival forces to enlist a powerful Merlin and protect what she values most.

A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out. As whispers of war echo cross the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman pursuing battle fame and a thrall seeking vengeance among the mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn. All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods.