Books like New Watch by Sergeĭ Lukʹi͡anenko

Stephen Hawking explains the fundamental physics of the universe—space, time, cosmology, black holes, and the Big Bang—in clear, accessible language.

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

A blend of science fiction and fantasy, the Book of Swords series describes twelve magically swords forged with specific enhancements, often with serious detracting abilities granted to the one who wields them.

A tale of Father Time, redemption, and the quest for eternal life through time measurement, inspired by a real inventor and banned for centuries.

In 1883 London, a telegraphist finds a mysterious gold watch that saves his life in a Fenian bombing and leads him to a lone clockmaker, while a disguised woman physicist battles personal destiny. Their lives entwine in a historic thriller.

A young magician pursues vengeance after surviving treachery and becomes embroiled in a complex web of magic and revenge in the desert.

Harry Turtledove’s *Into the Darkness*, the first entry in the World at War series, fuses a World War II setting with fantasy elements such as magic, dragons, and alternate-historical twists.

A fantasy adventure set in the imaginary world of Videssos, weaving magic and intrigue.

An epic fantasy adventure of warriors searching for ancient magic and lost cities in the world of Auranë.

Magic at the Gate is a fantasy tale by Devon Monk featuring the fictional character Allie Beckstrom.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A fantastical tale of magic, war, and political intrigue in a floating world ruled by two empires.

The Castle of the Silver Wheel is a fantasy tale set in the imaginary land of Celydonn, where magic shapes the story’s adventurous atmosphere.