Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

From New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, the Age of Madness trilogy is a revered epic fantasy series where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. This box set contains the completed trilogy: A Little Hatred,...

Queen Malice and her team set off toward Jabberwock Valley, where they hope to find a new body for their friend and teammate, the woefully decapitated Jabberwock. Their journey will no doubt be fraught with peril, but Malice is more concerned with the crushing...

An old warrior, too stubborn to die. A royal heir, hidden since birth.Can they save a realm on the brink of war?Tragedy tears Gerald's world apart and only his unwavering loyalty saves him. After serving as a soldier for years, a single act of...

In the year 674, Ecgberht the Cyning and his entire giseth, were slaughtered in the Anderedsweald. Their defeat sent shockwaves throughout Cant.Meanwhile in Thanatus, Almund, Smith and the other surviving men are struggling with the trauma of their battle with the Draugr in the...

Wanting to learn if he can communicate with deceased loved ones, adventurer and trader Allan Quartermain seeks a meeting with the feared Zulu witch-doctor Zikali, who tells Allan to seek out a great white sorceress who rules a hidden kingdom far to the north...

"My lords, if you would hear a high tale of love and of death, here is that of Tristan and Queen Iseult; how to their full joy, but to their sorrow also, they loved each other, and how at last they died of that...

Nobody has told Evangeline the truth. Until now. She has had her suspicions all along, but it is not until an aunt she never knew about turns up that her life tumbles into an adventure. Now, she is in the northern wood... a place...

A fantastical game of political intrigue played by a fraud, where the grumpy snark of K. S. Villoso's The Wolf of Oren-Yaro meets a rich Eastern European-inflected world akin to Ava Reid's The Wolf and the Woodsman. A plucky, sardonic con artist must "prophesize"...

They thought they had found a safe place to call home. They were wrong.The men sent by Pharaoh's advisors have found them. Tey, Hennie and the girls must leave their new lives and flee once again.An Oracle's prophecy reveals it won't be just one...

In the Crescent City, darkness blurs the lines between sinners and saints.Having been brought back through the veil after her death, Z駮lie wakes to find she's being cared for by the mother superior. Secrets are slowly revealed as Mother Micheaux explains her connection to...

THE GOLDSMITH'S CONSPIRACY is the final book in the bestselling Glass and Steele series. Tensions between the artless and magicians are flaring, but India and Matt discover someone is deliberately fuelling the flames. Relentlessly pursuing his own agenda, Lord Coyle employs the former master...

USA TODAY bestseller, #1 international bestseller, and Indie Next Pick Best of 2023 Pick for Autostraddle and BookPage; a Recommended Reading List Pick for LocusThe sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping...

A smart and good-hearted dog stumbles upon a forest herb, one that eaten regularly prevents him from aging. Born in 1752, on property owned by Benjamin Franklin, the canine travels to the vast reaches of Philadelphia. Over decades, he meets both famous and everyday...

This alternative history novel begins with a mouse trying desperately to follow an ambulance occupied by a VIP being transported into a laboratory/clinic. It's Dec. 16, 1966... the day WALT DISNEY's body supposedly was placed into cryonic suspension.He faces a momentous decision: a contractual...

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC Steam and steel are king, nowhere more so than Detroit, the gleaming gem of the world's industrial crown. A beacon of innovation and culture, it is the birthplace of the mechanical automatons, and the home of the famed Detroit...

The Princess Contessa of Constenopolie has just learned of her true identity-that of an orphan adopted and raised as a decoy to protect the real princess. That doesn't make Contessa less of a royal target.Author: Dawn CookISBN-10: 0441013554ISBN-13: 9780441013555Publisher: Ace BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2005Pages: 368Format:...

The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming...

Trapped in an emotionally abusive marriage, thirty-six-year-old modern woman Vale is depressed. She longs for a happier life for herself and her two children. Everything changes when she meets John Emberley, who presents himself as a distant relative but forces Vale back to his...

In the divided land of England, Elizabeth Barnabus has been living a double life - as both herself and as her brother, the private detective. Witnessing the hanging of Alice Carter, the false duchess, Elizabeth resolves to throw the Bullet Catcher's Handbook into the...

Though they believe themselves to have inherited the earth from humankind, the androgynous and magical Wraeththu have yet to learn the truth about their origins. After an eerie and powerful Festival night that surpasses all others, two hara, Ulaume and Flick, are inspired to...

Edgar Quinet's Merlin (1860) is an epic masterpiece and one of the first works to revisit the myth of Merlin in the 19th century. In it, Merlin is created by the King of Hell to spread evil on Earth, but his love for the...

A BAND OF REBELS.A TRAITOR IN THEIR MIDST.A REVOLUTION ABOUT TO BEGIN. It's been three years since Aren seized the Ember Blade. Three years since they struck the spark they hoped would ignite the revolution. But the flame has failed to catch. The Krodans...

'An enchanting new twist on a classic tale' Elodie Harper When the snow falls, she will be free...The invitations always arrive the same way - without warning, appearing around the city on the first snowfall of the year, simply inscribed with 'Tonight.'When struggling artist,...

What if erasing the past cost more than you were willing to pay? Having narrowly escaped their enemies, Sephone, Dorian, and Cass continue their search for the elusive Silvertongue, the only one with knowledge of the Reliquary's whereabouts. But time is running out for...

An Amazon Best Book of April 2024 - An IndieNext Pick A charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries and The House in the Cerulean Sea. A...

Lord Palmerston has a grand plan to destroy the Russian Empire and seize the Caucasus as a British protectorate. He knows that Britain cannot do this alone so he persuades the French to lend their support. He gives orders for Russian territory to be...

It's not where he appears, it's when. What if you're born during another time, grew up in the 21st century and then were thrust back into the past? Confused? So is architect, Evan Chronis. Evan, drawn by screams, ventures out to his backyard and...

Crumey has written a fantastic novel about a fantasy. . . . Real and unreal merge, interact, and form a tale that is part quirky amusement and part sly satire. --The Atlantic Monthly An eighteenth-century prince, seeking his own immortality, devotes his entire wealth...

"Betrayal, loss, love, redemption, and justice collide in this masterpiece of a novel. You won't want to miss The Book of Thorns." --Paulette Kennedy, author of The Devil and Mrs. DavenportA spellbinding tale of secrets, betrayal, and magic from the author of The Heir...

Saint-Paul Mental Asylum, France, June 1889Newly admitted patient Vincent Van Gogh watched as the first stars of what would become The Starry Night blinked to life over the sleepy village of Saint-R駑y.In that village lived a lamplighter. That notorious starry night would be his...

Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and though they haven't always lived to tell the tale, still they play their part. We bring you ten tales inspired by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, paying...

A TIMELESS FALCON DUAL TIMELINE SERIES: VOLUME ONE: The Anne Boleyn Cypher You won't be able to put down this time-travelling Tudor adventure! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse, and Tom Harper. What would you do if you suddenly found...

In Nancy Springer's enthralling fourth volume of the Book of Isle, two young princes set out to destroy their own father and the pervasive evil that poisons the kingdom An epic saga set in an ageless island stronghold of magic and mystery, Nancy Springer's...

A shape-shifter and an errant soul share an unbreakable bond and a curse, and must join together to fulfill an ancient magical prophecy in Nancy Springer's final installment of the Book of Isle When Prince Dair was a small child and still in wolf...

It is Paris, 1935, and the poet Rene Crevel (with whatever accent mark) has turned on the gas stove in his apartment. As death fills the rooms, Crevel dwells on past events that changed his life and ended the peace among the Surrealists. Years...

Camille is a small-town girl with big city dreams who gets tangled up for life with her twin neighbors Andrew and Joseph. They get into normal teenage angst over the years. Camille and Joseph fall in love and have a beautiful love story until...

The complete hardcover edition of Elyse Hoffman's The Barracks of the Holocaust Series, including Barrack Five, Barrack Four, Barrack Three, Barrack Two, and Barrack One. Read the full series!Vil駑 Rehor is a guard at a concentration camp turned Holocaust memorial. Tasked with guarding the...

For fans of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, a love story for the ages This is the account of Katie O'Toole, late of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, removed from her family by savages on March the 2nd in the year of our Lord 1747.The...

China, 1057 B.C. The foolish king of the Shang Dynasty has gravely insulted a goddess. In revenge, the goddess sends a thousand-year-old fox demon to extinguish the soul of the beautiful young Daji, inhabit her body, and seduce the king into taking her as...

To find the one man who can fix the magic in Matt's watch, he and India are led to a convent where the nuns will do anything to keep their secrets private. Including murder? Matt and India must uncover the truth behind the disappearance...

It should be a happy time for India and Matt, but forces beyond their control conspire to ruin their future. A distraction from their troubles comes in the form of murder.When the editor of The Weekly Gazette is killed, controversial journalist and ink magician...

The arrival of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in London brings trouble. When the sharpshooter who beats Willie at poker is murdered, Matt and India investigate. Willie is convinced the victim cheated, but no one knows how until India discovers his secret - he...

India's study into the language of spells is interrupted by the arrest of her teacher for an unpaid debt. Before Matt can repay it for him, the powerful magician escapes from his prison cell. To make matters worse, the moneylender is murdered and the...

RACE FOR THE RING OF THE GODSRomans have crossed the border into Germania and stolen Andvaranaut, the Ring of the Gods. Depending upon who possesses it and how it is used, it could allow Rome to conquer the world-or destroy the world altogether.Osric, the...

Circumstances tore them apart. A murder will bring them back together. Socialite Cecily Dearborn, a natural magic user with the ability to manipulate electricity, comes from a world where that magic is forbidden. Studying abroad was supposed to help her master - and suppress...

Tales of Thread collects stories from ancient Greece. All voices are heard: well-known figures from even better known myths as well as ordinary people and slaves who have hitherto been silent in our recorded history. Achingly familiar tales are told from a refreshing new...

Zaia is a gifted and willful girl who goes to the Temple of Kernoss to become a dancer in spite of her mother's strong opposition. There, her considerable skill is shaped and Zaia becomes the best Dancer in her city. When Zaia is of...

Master of fantasy adventure and #1 New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore returns in the imaginative tour de force hailed by critics and readers as his finest work yet in the stunning fourth volume in the brilliant DemonWars Saga. The long struggle...

The next novel in bestselling author R.A. Salvatore's second DemonWars saga, Transcendence is an extraordinary adventure that introduces a remarkable new hero--and explores the mysteries of enlightenment and the art of war in a dazzling epic of imagination. Brave and beautiful Brynn Dharielle has...

In book three of the DemonWars Saga, the war-weary citizens of the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear only wish to rebuild their broken lives after the demon dactyl and its foul minions are defeated yet the specter of civil war haunts the ravages land--and a specter...