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With the 5th floor nearing its end, the tournament arc is about to begin. Alongside his first minion, Nathaniel continues traveling through the 5th floor. They visit a fallen floating island, its defenses still active, serving as a bastion for those hiding from the monsters. Now, Housekeeper, Gardener, Armorer, and Butler rule over its ruins. They explore the Valley, so saturated with mana radiation that it has become poisonous and home to a sleeping monster that should never be awakened.

Humanity has inherited a contested Dominion and a Patron intent on enslaving it. Others, too, gather, sensing weakness. Can Jamie and Sierra defy the odds? Can they save humanity? And at what cost? Enter the world of the Trials again and join Jamie on his journey to gather power and save humanity. Along the way, he will gather friends and allies, encounter old enemies, find new ones, and make surprising discoveries about himself, his power, and the dragons who started it all.

It has been thousands of years since beast-kind were united under one banner. The empire encompasses most of the known world, driving out or enslaving the lesser races without mercy. In a state of constant war and conquest, they have perfected the art of battle. For commoner wolf-kind Valian, being accepted and trained in a noble house's army was a dream come true. Without wealth or a family, it was his best shot at attaining honor and glory. Until fate intervened. When Valian discovers he's descended from an ancient and long-thought-extinct line, everything changes.

Rorax Greywood lives in the Realms and was trained to fight, kill, and steal for the House of Ice’s special forces unit, the Heilstorms, from the time she was ten years old. During her time as a Heilstorm, Rorax committed more violent atrocities in the name of her House than she could ever remember, but the blackest stain on her soul remains the Siege of Surmalinn—an infiltration and near genocide in the largest House of Death city.

They say mated dragonborns can hear each other. I never believed it. Not until I was trapped in an abandoned building, surrounded by flesh-eating monsters, terrified and alone. My body was failing, but my mind reached into the void, begging for someone to hear me. Then the door burst open. The man who came for me was the last person I ever expected—my enemy. Strong, fearless, and endlessly captivating, Tynan works for the people who imprisoned me, and I hate him even more because I can't stop staring whenever he shapeshifts.

In one life, Carys is an assistant mythology professor in Northern California. In the Shadowlands, she’s a dragon rider with close ties to royals, fae, and powerful magic wielders. It’s not just differing worlds that Carys must navigate but the love of two very different men who wear the same beloved face. When the Anglian king dies, Carys returns to the Shadowlands where a brittle peace accord threatens to crumble. As war looms and old gods begin to wake, Carys will have to choose between the two men vying for her heart and the two worlds that promise very different destinies.

The Netherworld. It is a hellish landscape inhabited only by Demons: creatures born from the dark abyss. But it is also the home of Salvos, and she is finally back. It is no different than she remembered it. A terrible place where only the strongest survive. Can she navigate through Revelation and find her first companion? Or will she get lost in the secrets her father has been hiding?

The second book in the epic Grimnir Chronicles fantasy series, inspired by Scandinavian folklore, The Witcher, and Dungeons & Dragons! Avskild has fallen back to rejoin the rest of Mennesvarld. The shield protecting them is gone, leaving them exposed to threats beyond anything they've imagined...

After defending his fledgling realm against the undead lord Gaja Katar all winter long, Count Minalan of the Magelaw faces a new threat in the spring: the Nemovort Shakathet, favored of Korbal, leading the mighty hordes out of the Penumbra. This time, Minalan faces a real strategist; one who drives his armies with purpose and efficiency. The road to war leads through Megelin Castle and the vulnerable lands to the south of Vanado. Old enemies will become allies, and old friends will become valuable assets.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE ASTOUNDING, NEBULA, AND LODESTAR AWARDS FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AND BRITISH FANTASY NEWCOMER AWARDS “My favorite book of the year . . . a coming-of-age story that is cozy and hair-raising in equal measure.”—Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington...

Book 2 in the next epic LitRPG Saga from Actus, bestselling author of Return of the Runebound Professor.

Chad Johnson built his following by being a troll. Online games, social media, you name it—he's there with a witty comeback. But when he goes too far during a televised stream, he's handed a punishment unlike any other. Instead of the usual ban or suspension, Chad's sentenced to thirty days of full immersion therapy in Isle of Mythos—a world of epic fantasy filled with dungeons and mythical creatures. The twist? He's forced to embody a forest troll, one of the most-despised races in Mythos.

Things were starting to look up for Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger—the magic mountain in his domain not only made him a wealthy man and the most powerful mage in history, it also produced a lode of magical gemstones with unique properties—properties the Alka Alon, the masters of magic on Callidore, are fascinated by. When Minalan gets his chance to trade some of his magic rocks for irionite, he finds himself in a position to raise hundreds more magi with the stones … making them High Magi.

Ninety years ago, the dwarves of the Dragonhammer Clan were driven from their ancestral home. Now, a small band from a new generation, raised in exile among humans, are mounting a venture to retake it. These young dwarves aren't fools. They don't have an army. They don't even know the old ways. Led by the young heir to the clan, Genrik Dragonhammer, they seek to carve out a foothold within a nearby mountain, rebuild the clan's strength, and eventually drive out the goblins that have settled in the city their ancestors built.

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Throughout the world, poverty stricken people work tirelessly to better themselves, to improve their circumstances, to make a better life for themselves and their children. The dignity of honest labor and the reward of coaxing sustenance from the very earth provides the poor with a quiet feeling of deep satisfaction, an almost sacred sense of self.

In the final days of the Demon Empire a lone wardog goes in search of the answer to the only question she cares about: Who murdered her mate? Utterly unqualified to solve a mystery, Dogged Determination has but one advantage: She never, ever gives up. From the heart of a massive empire to the deepest foreboding jungles, Dogged is an unstoppable force of will.

Roland, Antonia, and Laetitia have formed a trio despite their many differences, and they’ve settled into a close-knit team. But Roland still has to find a dragon to cure of the Curse, and the great families of Avilus continue to conspire against him. Yet Roland’s oldest friend Gretchen Evansdottir is searching for her own dragon, and her quest has not gone well. Returning to the Academy after the death of her Squire, Gretchen falls in a new web of intrigue that – with Roland’s help – could accomplish something no Seeker has ever managed before.

It has been decades since the Magi waged war with the most powerful weapons in the human realm, amulet stones fueled by Elvin souls, each stone more terrible than the last. So what could a sorcerer do if he was able to combine their powers? In order for Prince Tallen to prevail against such a threat he must find out who is stealing Tallenfolk from their beds and secure the help of new allies, assuming he can convince them his purpose is true.

Now stronger than ever, Salvos finally returns from the Bloodied Gulf! After learning a Grand Skill thanks to her father's unconventional training, it was time to depart for the human lands. Much has happened since she was gone. For one, demons are running wild and hunting her companions. For another, everything else has become so much...weaker.