Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

'A remarkable series' SFFANZShe's the Empress of the Fall . . . and her empire is falling apart. Lyra, Queen of Rondelmar, has fought enemies without and within, dealt with grief and loss, embraced forbidden magic, found her father and borne a child -...

*Winner--First Prize in the Colorado Authors League Award, Science Fiction and Fantasy Category * The adventures of Li-lin, a Daoist priestess with the unique ability to see the spirit world, continue in the thrilling follow-up to the critically-acclaimed historical urban fantasy The Girl with...

One look could turn you to stone...The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with their host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library...

The triumphant conclusion to Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters trilogy, Child of the Prophecy ties up the battle between the old and new magics--Fairy folk vs. man's technology and hunger for power. Magic is fading...and the ways of Man are driving the Old Ones to the...

"A compelling, fun, and thought-provoking story of magical adventure, coming of age, sacrifice, and family, with secrets that add a lingering darkness to the entire tale."-- BooklistTwo young witches, once inseparable, are set at odds by secrets and wildly dangerous magicIn the waning days...

To claim their future, she must avenge her past.War has come to the Land of Yet and though the wolf has awakened within her, Ameenah Yemeni has just begun to understand the legacy behind its magic.Without the wisdom to wield it, she knows she...

The first novel to be released in The Foreworld Saga, The Mongoliad: Book One, is an epic-within-an-epic, taking place in 13th century. In it, a small band of warriors and mystics raise their swords to save Europe from a bloodthirsty Mongol invasion. Inspired by...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.The second book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Owen Kiskaddon first came to the court of the formidable King Severn as a prisoner, winning favor with the stormy monarch by masquerading as a boy truly blessed by...

From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Kingfountain Series comes the first novel in a bold and richly imagined world.Theirs is a world of opposites. The privileged live in sky manors held aloft by a secretive magic known only as the Mysteries....

Discover the Making of a Legend in The Lance Thrower This epic tale skillfully uncovers the genesis of Arthur Pendragon, the heroic boy whose destiny is to be King. But beyond the king's tale lies another; the legend of a promising young man, Clothar,...

From a multi-USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes this romantasy (romantic fantasy), the second in a 6-book series."I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! Beautiful words have created a stunning world and rich, engrossing characters." "Regal. Moody. Soulful. Beautiful." "I'm deeply sucked...

With Alice determined to discover the truth about her past, and Seth determined to help her, the couple find themselves sucked into a world where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. On the run to escape a mad queen's...

As Charlie and Lincoln's lives settle into a harmonious pattern, a new threat arises that could have far reaching effects for the royal family and Lincoln's parents.When a seer warns the Prince of Wales that his life is in danger, only Charlie and Lincoln...

When Charlie returns to Lichfield, she steps into chaos. The killer is still on the loose, Lady Harcourt's secret is out, Seth and Gus are gone, and Lady Vickers has come to stay. But nothing compares to the chaos inflicted on Charlie's heart by...

Charlie's life is perfect. She has everything her heart desires. Until it all goes horribly wrong.Charlie and Lincoln return to London to find two supernaturals have been murdered, and Charlie might be next. As if that wasn't bad enough, the man who adopted her...

Military might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler's thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague...

Assigned to chaperone Queen Contessa and her husband on their honeymoon, Tess takes on pirates who abduct the royal couple for ransom-unaware that Tess's magic is the real treasure in their midst.Author: Dawn CookISBN-10: 0441014240ISBN-13: 9780441014248Publisher: Ace BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/28/2010Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 6.70h...

In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn's epic Tale of Shikanoko series, a future lord is dispossessed of his birthright by a scheming uncle, a mountain sorcerer imbues a mask with the spirit of a great stag for a...

You die when you die . . . You can't change your fate -- so throw yourself into battle, because you'll either win or wake up drinking mead in the halls of your ancestors. That's what Finn's people believe. But Finn wants to live....

Cat Barahal and her beloved cousin Bee think they have reached a safe place to shelter. But the Cold Mages who are conspiring to take them prisoner are closing in. The warlord who hopes to conquer all Europa is convinced their destiny is to...

Discover the magic of Trudi Canavan with her brand new novel in the Traitor Spy Trilogy. . . Living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their secrets for the...

"The most brilliant Austen-adjacent book on the market. . . . Flynn's style makes this a quick, fun read, and since the story is Jane-related there's even a romantic subplot." -- Vulture"What lover of literature hasn't dreamed of going back in time to meet...

In 1914 Sarajevo, radical terrorists are plotting to assassinate visiting Austrian royalty. Their plan has disastrous consequences and ultimately leads to the outbreak of WWI. One of the insurgents, a Roman Catholic priest, flees the Balkans and is pursued relentlessly by Austrian military intelligence....

"Of all the ghastly holidays, Christmas is the worst!" When apprentice magician Maia Whitney's plans for a quiet Christmas with no obligations toward anyone are disrupted by a friend in need, she resigns herself to yet another holiday filled with indigestion and artificial cheer....

Night Shade Books unleashed The Book of Cthulhu onto an unsuspecting world. Critically acclaimed as "the ultimate Cthulhu anthology" and "a 'must read' for fans of Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos," The Book of Cthulhu went where no collection of mythos tales had gone before: to...

The Bone Shard Daughter was hailed as one of the best debut fantasy novels of the year, (BuzzFeed News), an amazing start to a new trilogy, (Culturess), and a richly told, emotional, action-laced debut, (Library Journal, starred). Now, Andrea Stewart returns with The Bone...

For fans of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved. Joe Tournier has...

The past is prologue . . .Kit Marlowe. Guy Fawkes. Ada Lovelace. Kings and sailors and sainted nuns populate these seven stories of historical fantasy by award-winning author Marie Brennan. They span the ages from the second century B.C.E. to the nineteenth century C.E.,...

September, 1939. The moon shines silver on the looming yew trees. Thinking of her fiancé, fighting for his life and country in the war, breaks Eleanor's heart, but also gives her courage. She takes a deep breath, picks up her camera, and follows the...

Buzzfeed's #1 Book to Read this Spring A Best Book of the Month at The Washington Post, Bustle, and Chicago Review of Books MEM is a rare novel, a small book carrying very big ideas, the kind of story that stays with you long...

A legendary book, which was the starting point for the genre of science fiction, Theosophy, the New Age, The Force, and modern day conspiracy theories. It's tale of a subterranean Master Race, able to control a mysterious energy force, called the Vril. It inspired...

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a masterpiece of aestheticism and a moral parable. Dorian Gray is a young man of impossible physical beauty whose portrait -- painted by the artist Basil Hallward -- becomes connected on an occult level with...

Everyone knows the story of Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who put Charles VII on the throne and spearheaded France's victory over Britain before being burned by the English as a heretic and witch. But things are not always as they appear. Jeanne...

The conclusion to the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy: The year is Three Rabbit, and the storm is coming.The Mexica Empire now has a new Emperor, but his coronation war has just ended in a failure: the armies have retreated with a paltry...

Advertising and co-op in national print, online outlets, and social media Promotion at major trade and genre conventions, including BEA, Readercon, the International Convention for the Fantastic in the Arts, and the World Fantasy Convention Features, interviews, and reviews targeting fantasy, adult and young...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller. The fifth book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne's father begins in earnest. But Trynne's quest to learn the truth of Owen's...

Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First NovelRecent World War II veteran Bull Ingram is working as muscle when a Memphis DJ hires him to find Ramblin' John Hastur. The mysterious blues man's dark, driving music - broadcast at...

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler's epic Harbinger series comes to a breathtaking conclusion as two women are swept into a battle that could destroy two worlds.Rescued from a world of poverty, Cettie Pratt has avoided a bleak destiny--until now. Deceived and manipulated,...

When American Lexi Maxwell buys a derelict mansion in a quaint English village and sets about turning it into a manor-house hotel, it's a dream come true. But, events take a turn for the bizarre, as a heartbroken ghost makes a nightly appearance and...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.The fourth book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Following the downfall of a tyrant, years have passed in prosperity for the kingdom of Ceredigion. Now, as the time comes to celebrate the new king's nuptials, the specter...

SEQUEL TO WITCHY EYE. Next in series, which debuted with the stunningly reviewed Witchy Eye. Butler delivers another brilliant Americana flintlock fantasy novel. TOIL AND TROUBLE Sarah Calhoun paid a hard price for her entry onto the stage of the Empire of the New...

Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards Finalist Gold Winner 2015 Literary Classics Awards for YA faith-based fiction. Finalist: Religious fiction category 2015 USA Best BookAwards. Winner Young Adult Spirituality 2015 - BooksAndAuthors.com 2016 Great Southeast Book Festival Runner Up for YA...

Winner of the 2012 Luminis Prize "Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical." "Twisty Turny Magical Wonderful " "...I figured I knew exactly how it was going to end. I was completely wrong." "I finished...

Lily Heller's affaire de coeur with Paris has existed almost as long as her love for books. Smitten with the city's literary Golden Age of the twenties, the young bookstore clerk from Denver dreams of a life like that of bold expatriate Sylvia Beach,...

A Prisoner in Fairyland (1913) is a novel by Algernon Blackwood. Having already established himself as a promising short story writer, Blackwood began publishing novels at the age of 40. A lifelong occultist, Blackwood was interested in the fine line between the human and...

In late 16th century Germany, the witch-hunt trials are engulfing the country.Young, brilliant, and eager to prove himself, Inquisitor Hermann De Vylt is hellbent on his holy war against the forces of evil.But when his world is turned upside down by the death of...

Magical children, American legends, and the nation's first lady detective come together in this thrilling fantasy for fans of The Wild, Wild West and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.Kate Warne shattered the glass ceiling and helped save a President as the first female Pinkerton...

In 1930, Argosy Magazine brought back several of their most popular series characters, and that list was headlined by Peter the Brazen. The three stories collected in Volume 5 showcases an even more action-oriented series compared to the earlier stories, and are considered by...

Aunt Enid's back, but something's changed...A deal with fairies... to solve a mystery... and prevent a war.Fairies and magic: It's all real!Enid Turner is invited to a picnic in honour of the creator of the world's most famous detective, currently on a lecture tour...

The Day of the Longbow is the tale of Bill Sherwood and his friends who encounter Oberon, a wise and powerful wizard from the parallel universe of Avonia. Avonia is a medieval world similar to earth's eleventh and twelfth centuries. Many things are the...