Fantasy

Fantasy

Sometimes, this world just isn't enough, right?  And, what's better than stepping to a world created by some of the most imaginative authors around?  That's what we bring to you on as consistent a basis as possible. Free and discounted ebooks in the Fantasy genre from bestselling authors. Never pay full price again to escape into thousands of different mindscapes!

 

Definition of the "Fantasy Genre": As alluded to above, the primary components of bestselling Fantasy ebooks are the creation of a rich and expansive other world.  While those other worlds can have aspects similar to our reality, the less so, the better.  Ebooks in the Fantasy genre also use magic commonly, and include magical creatures in their plot lines.  Perhaps one of the most important technical elements of a Fantasy ebook is that while the rules in the other world created by the author may not work in our reality, they are internally consistent to the story itself.

 

Some examples of bestselling Fantasy ebooks are George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones), J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings), Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings), and Piers Anthony (his entire Xanth series).  And, you know what?  We are going to throw the movie The Neverending Story in here, because it had a book in it after all, and it's a premier example of fantasy.  

The Girl in the Painting: a gripping psychological thriller

by Caleb Crowe


Robbie is a kind and loving boyfriend. As long as you obey the rules.


Seline is excited to be starting a new chapter. She has moved away from home to begin her first job – as school art teacher in a quaint Yorkshire village.

Life gets even better when she meets the wild and untamed Robbie, with whom she starts a relationship. Robbie is unpredictable and impulsive and Seline loves the excitement he injects into her well-ordered days.

But Robbie soon reveals a dark side. He becomes more and more domineering and Seline finds herself trapped with a man who needs to control her every waking moment.

Her only escape is through her artwork. But even there, in the shadowy corners of her own paintings, lurks a disturbing truth she cannot decipher.

Desperate to escape from Robbie, Seline turns to an old family friend, Michael, for help. But Michael has secrets of his own, secrets that entwine with Seline's past in shocking and sinister ways…


The Girl in the Painting – the gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst and Kiersten Modglin.

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Game of Serfs Complete Series Boxed Set

by Michael Anderle


No one knew dragons used to exist. They were creatures of myths and legends. Fairytales.

Right until a fire-spewing monster breaks open the world and changes everything.

As it turns out, the dragons aren’t friendly.

Join Benjamin Draig and Marty Ambrose as they discover what it’s like to live in a world they never expected to be in.

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It was supposed to be a fun break while school was out for the semester.

A chance meeting between Benjamin Draig and Martin "Marty" Ambrose suggests the potential for a great friendship. Both were with different groups of friends just outside of Moab, both on their way to hike through the mountains.

But then things went horribly wrong.

It’s all Benjamin and Marty can do to stay alive when the earth opens beneath their feet, and they’re swallowed by the mountain.

As a fire-spewing monster emerges and spreads its wings to blot out the sky, Benjamin and Marty learn that the comfortable illusion of the world they knew is gone.

Everything has changed. Depending on the other for every second of their survival, they reach what looks like safety…

…then their entire world comes undone.

The world beneath the mountain is impossibly huge, but the sheer size isn't the only thing that beggars belief.

As the titanic monster takes to the sky, leaving behind the lair that has lain buried for millennia, the two men know what they have to do.

They've got to brave the dangers of the dragon's lair and hope there's something to defeat the monster razing the country in fire and flames.

Otherwise, this new world is going to be a place where becoming a dragon’s dinner is the better option.

This boxed set includes all six books in the series!

Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE and join Benjamin and Marty as they rediscover a world that was lost when the dragons were vanquished!

 

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Harpy (Coven Book 1)

by David Neth


Saving him is their job, but it won’t get his victim justice.

Samantha and Kathy are witches who protect the nonmagical from evil. So when they spot a coven of harpies targeting Mark, a nonmagical man, they immediately rush to save him.

With the threat of the harpies still looming over Mark, the sisters learn more about him and the target on his back. Namely, that the harpies are hunting him to drag him to hell to pay for his crimes against a young woman. However, that presents a dilemma for Samantha and Kathy: do they follow their duties as witches and save the man who harmed a young woman or do they step aside and let the harpies drag him to hell to pay for those crimes?

The clock is ticking and the longer it takes Samantha and Kathy to decide what to do, the more innocent people that will be hurt by the harpies while they wait to sink their claws into Mark.

Harpy is the first book in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel series to the Under the Moon series.

 

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Leviticus: An alternate timeline scifi thriller (Dictates of the Servators Book 1)

by Kallen Samuels


A B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree

Leviticus Radix is a gifted computational engineer whose perceptions are unique and powerful. He’s part of a team of graduate students who have developed a new technology that garners the unwanted attention of mysterious opposing factions. To make matters worse, Leviticus is manifesting abilities that haven’t been seen for over 1700 years. One ancient order wants to enslave him, the other says he’s the chosen one who will save the world from a prophesied flood. This is all news to him, but it’s starting to look like it’s not a coincidence.

As Leviticus learns more about his abilities, it becomes apparent that he will play a pivotal role in the coming cataclysm. His future and the lives of his friends are forever altered as they discover the world is a very different place than they thought. The group will have to set aside personal conflicts and work together in an attempt to prevent the end of everything they hold dear. The decisions they make could lead the world to safety, or hasten its doom.

“A well-crafted story set in a high-tech antediluvian era. A compelling, multilayered tale of good vs. Evil.”

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You Have Been Judged: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, Executioner Book 1)

by Michael Anderle


Rivka Anoa has a gift and a galactic mandate.

She's a lawyer accused of a murder she did commit. She stands ready to accept her fate, even though her victim was a murderer. A second chance appears. Become more than a lawyer. Be one who judges and punishes the guilty.

Could she look herself in the mirror after meting out justice? She's about to find out. Rivka heads to space to be the Judge, Jury, & Executioner. Criminals have nowhere to go.

You Have Been Judged...

Get it now.

Judge, Jury, & Executioner is a stand-alone series in the Kurtherian Gambit Universe. No previous books need to be read. Just lock in your seat-belt, grab your favorite drink and be ready for your socks to be blown off.

--- PLEASE NOTE ---

*** This book contains cursing. Perhapshumorous cursing, but cursing nevertheless. If this offends you, perhaps this book isn't for you.

 

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Christmas Kringle Boxed Set One: Books 1-3

by Michael Anderle


WHY CAN'T THEY JUST LEAVE CHRISTMAS ALONE?

Kris Kringle left behind his mercenary life to atone and accepted the responsibility to deliver presents to the children each year.

The children will smile on Christmas morning at all costs. Even if Kris has to die to try to make it happen.

Someone has set a trap for Kris Kringle. The problem is, Kris is willing to go anywhere to get those gifts to the children.

Including to his dark place.

This time, even Kris is surprised by who helps him.

Be careful, world. You don’t want to piss off Saint Nick.

NOTE! This story is not gentle. There is cursing, killing, and decapitation involved to save the season. Kris Kringle is not your normal Santa Claus. Not appropriate for younger children. Don’t read this to them.

Included in this boxed set:

  1. Christmas Kringle: Silent Night
  2. Christmas Kringle: Coming to Town
  3. Christmas Kringle: Winter Wonderland

Go up and click “BUY NOW” or “READ FOR FREE” to read this Christmas adventure!

“Because this time it took a bit more violence to make Christmas happen. All heartstrings plucked.” - Michael Anderle

 

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Surprised by a Supernatural Start: Paranormal Women's Fiction (Dame of the Midnight Relics Book 1)

by Brenda Trim


In a world where the threads of reality fray and unravel like a well-worn tapestry, my life is abruptly woven into a tangled mess of fate.

The cost of my transformation is greater than I could have imagined. A cataclysmic upheaval shakes the foundation of my entire family, threatening to tear us apart. The toll nearly claims my beloved husband's life, pushing the boundaries of our endurance to their very limits. Unfortunately, I cannot escape this ethereal web of fate. Thrust into a role I never asked for, I have no choice but to evolve until I become a guardian of relics. I will carry the weight of ancient powers and hidden truths like a sentinel in a world teetering on the precipice of chaos, or I will perish while trying.

To protect those I hold dear, I accept a task as treacherous as dancing with a witch's curse, as daunting as taming a raging storm. Desperately racing against time to construct a sanctuary for the mystical artifacts that hold the key to both salvation and destruction is as much to safeguard my loved ones as it is to protect the antiquities themselves. With the most precious lives hanging in the balance, I simply cannot afford to fail.

As I journey through realms both arcane and familiar, I grapple with the burden of my destiny. The mundane and the mystical clash deep within me, testing my resolve and unraveling everything I thought to be real about my ordinary life. Armed with endless love, determination, and a touch of sarcasm, I press onward, seeking answers to my questions and untangling the secrets knitted within the ancient remains I'm now compelled to protect.

My name is Nylah, and this is the story of how the goddess Artemis saw fit to turn my life upside down by shaping my magical being into a Relic Keeper.

 

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Prometheus Outbound: A Space Opera Adventure (ExoRok Rebels Book 1)

by Steve Ruskin


Noemi never wanted to be a rebel leader...
…but like any spacer, she rarely gets what she wants.


It’s hard enough being the only female cargo foreman on Aikkan Station. Sure, Noemi can pilot a mech with the best of them, and her team is made up of the finest mech pilots she could find. But when their boss runs afoul of the most ambitious Council Prince in the system, the repercussions are deadly—and they land squarely on Noemi’s shoulders.

Accused of murder and in possession of an impenetrable secret, Noemi and her team are suddenly rebels on the run. Trapped on a stolen freighter and surrounded by the enemy fleet, their only hope is to plan a daring rescue right into the heart of enemy territory: the planet Aquitania. With only their mechs as weapons, they must stage a daring rescue. If they fail, they’re as good as dead. If they succeed, they could alter the balance of power throughout the system… and maybe even the entire Empire.

A rebel leader, her unlikely team, and a handful of modified cargo mechs are all that stand between freedom… or certain death.

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End Days: A Post Apocalyptic Adventure - Omnibus Edition

by Craig Martelle


End Days, books one through four in a single package!

A father and his son. A country apart. A blue ribbon crosses the sky, and the world starts to unravel. So begins the adventure as Buck and Garth struggle to find safety as they search for each other. They decide not to go it alone, picking up stragglers and friends alike on their way to the site of the apocalypse, to the heart of Armageddon. End Days is what readers are calling a heart-pounding emotional roller coaster. Join us today in the fight for survival within a changing world. The first four books. Right here. Right now.

End Days 1: Blue Apocalypse - No one knows what is happening, but everyone is trying to find out. Buck is running his big rig from the west coast. Garth is trapped in New York City with his high school friend.

With Marine training and an eighteen-wheeler, Buck heads east. With no training and no communication with his father, Garth fights just to escape New York City.

The Hadron collider in CERN. Its twin south of Denver. The Australian outback. What do these places have in common? Those who might be able to fix things are trying to figure it out while Buck doesn’t care. He is on a mission to find his son.

Is time the enemy of humanity?

End Days 2: Broken Arrow – A father and his son, a country apart. Time swirls and strange is a new normal. Believe it all. Trust none of it.

Buck is driving for his life. Garth, too.

Nowhere is safe as the dangers mount.

Must get moving. Unless staying is better.

Does anyone know the best choice?

Make it up as you go because no one has gone through this before.

The world becomes more and more hostile, but Buck and Garth aren’t going to take it lying down.

End Days 3: Broad America - A father and his son, a country apart. Time swirls and strange is a new normal. Believe it all. Trust nothing.

Buck is finally making headway on his journey east. Until he runs into something bigger than all of them.

Garth is spinning his wheels. He has a companion who is a great deal of work, but she’s also a huge help when he needs it most. Together they try to dig themselves out of a deep hole.

The skies are angry and the time waves are increasing. Nowhere is safe.

Except one place and that’s not very safe, either.

The stakes increase with the struggles as the players are trying to stay alive long enough to figure it out.

End Days 4: Begin Again - A father and his son, a country apart. Desperate times make for desperate people. Buck and Garth try to retain their humanity as they fight for their lives. How many others can they help? Should they even try?

No one knows what’s going on except a handful of people and even they aren’t sure what happened, but most importantly, how do they stop it? The survivors are rushing to Colorado in an epic race.

Time is working against them in more ways than one. End Days is what readers are calling a heart-pounding emotional roller coaster. Join us today in the fight for survival within a changing world.

 

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Red Rising (The Red Rising Series, Book 1)

by Pierce Brown

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

“Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, BUZZFEED, AND SHELF AWARENESS

“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.”
“I live for you,” I say sadly.
Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”

 
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power.  He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Pierce Brown's Golden Son.

“[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”Entertainment Weekly

“[A] top-notch debut novel . . . Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”USA Today

Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”Richmond Times-Dispatch

“A story of vengeance, warfare and the quest for power . . . reminiscent of The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Silver Nitrate

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia


NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of 
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.

“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, author of 
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Polygon, CrimeReads, BookPage, Book Riot

Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood.

Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even if his tale of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.

Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her, and Tristán begins seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend.

As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristán may find that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies.

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Voodoo Academy: An Urban Magic Academy Fantasy (Gates of Eden: The Voodoo Legacy Book 1)

by Theophilus Monroe


Being possessed has its advantages…

Annabelle Mulledy survived a Voodoo attack on her family as a child—but it left her possessed by the spirit of a nearly 200 year-old-girl. This girl, however, came with strange abilities bestowed upon her in the after life. When Kalfu, an evil Loa, discovers Annabelle he hopes to use her abilities to his advantage—to escape the spiritual realm and take a corporeal form. When Ogoun, the Loa of War, intervenes he recruits Annabelle to join him as a student at the Voodoo Academy. Will Annabelle master the arts, and fend off Kalfu’s spiritual assaults? Or, is she ultimately a puppet in a battle between Voodoo demigods?

Voodoo Academy is the first book in the Gates of Eden: The Voodoo Legacy series. Theophilus Monroe’s Annabelle Mulledy is a snarky badass heroine with attitude. Monroe draws on the legend and myth of Voodoo lore in a way that neither caricatures the arts as “demonic” nor glosses over the dark side of the Voodoo tradition. With dark magic, dragons, vampires, and a slow burn academy romance the Gates of Eden: The Voodoo Legacy series has something for everybody.

If you enjoy magic academy fantasy books and occult urban fantasy, especially books with a dark twist, then you will love Theophilus Monroe’s Voodoo Academy. Fans of authors like Michael Anderle, Shayne Silvers, G.K. DeRosa, or Ramy Vance will love this compelling coming of age urban fantasy. Pick up your copy today!

 

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X WAR Trilogy: Books 1-3: Infiltration, Incursion, Infestation

by John Triptych


Get all 3 books of this trilogy in a single volume!


Around the world, an increasing number of strange events forces humanity to confront their greatest question: are we alone? What do sightings of cryptids, strange objects in the sky, and the disappearances of key scientists have in common?

The aliens are indeed real, and they have been waiting until the time is right. The nations of Earth are now in a race against time- can they find out what the true intentions of these beings might be before it’s too late?

If you’re into UFO conspiracies, political and technological thrillers, and epic, edge of your seat adventures, check out this complete, action-packed trilogy from John Triptych.

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Triple Cross (The Dread Nought Book 1)

by Marc Stiegler


Save the World? Or Kill Each Other? Tough Choices

Cat burglar Cassie Parker minds her own business. But when she screws up and plays Good Samaritan she finds herself on the run with Remy, her new best friend and worst enemy.

In a world where the most ruthless clandestine organizations run the conspiracy theory web sites for psych experiments,

Remy holds the key to global domination.

But as Cassie and Remy seek answers across the planet, eluding pursuers again and again, recruiting their deadliest enemies in a doomed alliance, Cassie sees a pattern emerge.

Soon their fates will be decided, in the bowels of a fortress unbreached for over two hundred years--

The Kremlin.

If Remy really has a plan, couldn't she take a couple minutes to explain it to her new partner?

And assuming Remy's plan is real, then...

Who is now the hunter?

And who is the prey?

Grab your copy today to join Cassie and Remy in the thrilling launch of the globetrotting Dread Nought series from acclaimed author Marc Stiegler!

 

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Dragon Apparent Complete Series Boxed Set

by Jess Mountifield


The world is guarded by dragons. Lurking in the shadows and keeping out of sight, they keep evil at bay.

Or do they?

Grab this complete 9-book boxed set to find out!

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Scarlet lives an ordinary life in LA. She is going about her life as normal when she finds out the hard way about the creatures that go bump in the night.

With her guardian missing and strange events happening wherever she goes, she is forced to confront the truth and accept her true nature.

Will she become what she needs to be?

Hunted and adjusting to a new reality, can Scarlet find her friend and companion? Or will she be too late to save him?

Included in this boxed set:

  1. Dragon Missing
  2. Dragon Seeking
  3. Dragon Revealed
  4. Dragon Rising
  5. Dragon Defying
  6. Dragon Crowned
  7. Dragon Defending
  8. Dragon Unveiling
  9. Dragon Transcended

Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to read this story of dragons and hidden enemies where nothing is quite what it seems.

 

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Destiny Gift (The Everlast Series Book 1)

by Juliana Haygert

Her gift will bring light to a world of darkness…

In 2047, the world exists in permanent darkness. Nineteen-year-old Nadine, a student at NYU, works hard to better her family’s life in the harsh conditions. When she starts having strange visions of someone named Victor, she tries to ignore the flashes, afraid she might be going insane.

But when she bumps into a very real Victor, her entire world shifts. Her visions taking a turn for the worse, Nadine is bombarded with prophecies of eerie fates, unfamiliar gods, sharp-clawed demons… and instructions. Along with the reluctant Victor, she finds her path entwined with yet another man, Micah, who may be able to shed light on her dark revelations.

Directed down an unbelievable path of magic and mayhem, the three must unravel clues from the visions in order to restore an ancient creed. The chance to bring sunlight to the world again is in Nadine’s gift, but only if the evil forces behind the darkness don’t manage to stop her first.

If you like Urban Fantasy Romance with Post-Apocalyptic elements, you’ll love this action-packed story about destiny, self-discovery, and love. Destiny Gift will entice fans of Lauren Kate, Cassandra Clare, and Kim Harrison, so scroll up to one-click your copy today!

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Case Files of an Urban Druid Complete Series Boxed Set

by Michael Anderle


Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.

Welcome to the whacked and weird world of Fiona mac Cumhaill. If you’re new to Team Trouble, welcome. If you’re back for more—awesomesauce.

In her second series, Case Files of an Urban Druid, Fiona brings you more druid adventure, family shenanigans, and mythical tales of magic and mystery.

Grab this 7-book boxed set to join the new adventures today!

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In the past two years, I leveled up as a kick-ass urban druid and became the leader of the Fianna Warriors my ancestor Fionn mac Cumhaill needed me to be.

The thing is—four months ago everything changed.

The veil between realms came down.

With dormant genes waking, the dominant races jockeying for their place in the hierarchy, and the world around us pulsing out of control with power, my position as the Fae Liaison of Toronto has gotten off to a chaotic start.

Is anyone really surprised?

Included in this boxed set:

  1. Mayhem in Montreal
  2. Sorcery in San Francisco
  3. Necromancy in New Orleans
  4. Hazards in the Hidden City
  5. Hexes in Texas
  6. Wendigos in Washington
  7. Gods at Odds

Go up and click "Read for Free" or "Buy Now" to continue the adventure with your red-headed lass from Toronto!

 

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Ashes and Blood: A Dark Fantasy (Dalya Book 1)

by Katie Zaber


You can travel the same path countless times, but it can sometimes lead to another realm.


A mystical tree captures the attention of Megan and her friends, morphing the surrounding environment, transferring them to an exotic planet with bloodthirsty creatures. Saved from the deadly beasts by hunters, Megan finds herself stuck in a rural town still maimed by the plague. A chance encounter with a familiar face gives Megan and her friends some security during their adjustment to this new world.

While settling into promising lives, they are stalked and attacked by planet Dalya's humanoid inhabitants, who focus solely on Megan. One dark night, after a magical attack, the Fae King's knight is sent to fetch Megan for a reason she can't possibly guess. When she wakes up a prisoner, she learns that there is much more to this strange place, and it's oddly more like home than she ever would have expected.

The more Megan learns about the strange world of Dalya, the more she realizes, finding a way home is insignificant compared to everything else at stake.

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Mathilde of the Mages (Mages in the Mundane)

by Julianne Munich


Prequel to the Mages in the Mundane trilogy.

I left my world and the family I loved.

 

After being sold against my will to the highest-bidding bridegroom, I ran away in despair, leaving my enchanted village behind for life among the despised non-magical folk. No one had prepared me for what—or who—I would find.

 

Moody and alluringly handsome, Prince Théodore didn't know of my powers when he took me in as a palace servant. I only hoped to be his innocuous maid girl, living carefree in a castle. Vanishing dust from its high tower rooms and cleaning with swift spells, with enough free time to wander the peaceful forest.

 

When the prince demands that I become more, keeping my magic hidden is no longer easy. Witches deserve to die in the world of the Sans-Magies. Mixing our bloodlines is the ultimate crime in my society. Both sides will condemn me if I follow my heart.

 

Historical fantasy with dark fairytale themes.

 

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If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat

by Stephen King


*#1 
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

Includes “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone”—now a Netflix original film starring Donald Sutherland and Jaeden Martell!

From the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new “exceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm [King’s] mastery of the form” (The Washington Post).

Readers adore Stephen King’s novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (
Stand by Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption).

The four brilliant tales in 
If It Bleeds prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider—this time on her own. In “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. “The Life of Chuck” explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in “Rat,” a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition.

If these novellas show King’s range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King’s great concerns is evil, and in 
If It Bleeds, there’s plenty of it. There is also evil’s opposite, which in King’s fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward.

“An adroit vehicle to showcase the…nature of evil” (
The Boston Globe), If It Bleeds is “exactly what I wanted to read right now,” says Ruth Franklin in The New York Times Book Review.

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