Court of Warriors
You crave a story with action and worldbuilding that inspires your inner legendary hero. This court is home to epic stories and characters fighting for the fate of their world.
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By Divine Rage
Roseanne A. Brown
In this dark and lush romantic fantasy, two women raised as pawns in a corrupt world must join forces with unlikely allies to harness their fury and break the cycle of violence—the first in the debut adult series from New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown.
Daughter of a Thousand Faces: Volume 1 (The Comic)
Velinxi
From the most disappointing daughter in her family to the disciple of the world’s most infamous demon … The Eisner Award-nominated webcomic by Velinxi is now available in print for the first time.
Slow River
Nicola Griffith
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AND NEBULA AWARDS • Left for dead and with her identity destroyed, a woman must navigate a shadowy world of crime and deception to reinvent herself and confront her past.
The Book of Blood and Roses
Annie Summerlee
A vampire hunter goes undercover at a mysterious university—and finds herself in love with her roommate, an alluring vampire, in book one of a seductive sapphic paranormal fantasy.
This hardcover edition includes a gorgeous illustrated book case beneath the jacket and designed endpapers!
Silvercloak
L. K. Steven
In this addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fueled by pleasure and pain, an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages—knowing that one wrong move will get her killed… .
“A dazzling (and frequently sizzling) new fantasy.” —Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lucy Undying
Silver Elite
Dani Francis
In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.
This first edition trade paperback includes designed sprayed edges, a cover with foil and a new white colorway, and an exclusive bonus chapter from Cross’s point of view—get the designed sprayed edges while supplies last!
No Man's Land
Richard K. Morgan
A compelling standalone dark fantasy set in a gritty post-WWI Britain that has been overrun by the fae, from the award-winning author of Altered Carbon.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath
Moniquill Blackgoose
A young, indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy after bonding with a hatchling—and quickly finds herself at odds with the “approved” way of doing things—in the first book of a brilliant new fantasy series.
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, PopSugar, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, She Reads, Autostraddle
Blood Over Bright Haven
M. L. Wang
The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.
The stunning first edition hardcover will feature red stained edges, gold and red foil on the jacket, a full-color endpaper map, and an interior illustration of an in-world magical item.
Sword Catcher
Cassandra Clare
Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of forbidden love, dangerous magic, and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
“Everything I look for in fantasy.”—George R. R. Martin
Half a King
Joe Abercrombie
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST • LOCUS AWARD WINNER
“The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.”—James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner
“A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.”—George R. R. Martin
“I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath.”
Red Rising
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.
“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field.”— USA Today
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