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L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s latest novel in the Saga of Recluce series tells the story of Creslin, son of a powerful military matriarch, who chooses exile rather than an arranged marriage. Creslin sets out on a search for his true identity as a man, developing his magical talents through constant conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar.

When puberty brings on her first shift, Missy goes into the mountains for two years until she finally learns to change back. She can change from fully human in one instant to a mountain lion in the next. Everyone assumes her two year disappearance was because she'd been kidnapped by a sexual predator that she managed to kill. She keeps her werecat nature a secret.

The necromancers have finally resumed their assault on the Allied Lands, sending a mighty army across the Desert of Death and into the Kingdom of Tarsier. Countless farms, villages, and towns have already been destroyed as the host makes its way northwards, striking deep into the kingdom's most vulnerable lands. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, thousands more will be killed when they are sacrificed for power. If the necromancers win the coming battle, it may be the beginning of the end.

Secrets are often liabilities, but sometimes they are power. Lucas Rhine has seen enough violence. When the Empire of Colors slaughters 17,000 of his silver-eyed kin, Lucas buries his hatred, hides his eyes behind colored lenses, and vows to become the imperial gendarmerie's commander. He will...

The year is 1993, and the final days of World War III are here. For nearly a year, the world has been ablaze. What began as brinkmanship between East and West has become an all-consuming inferno. Cities lie in ruin. Nations collapse. In the air, NATO wages a campaign of destruction against the...

Oskar Dorn is no stranger to nightmares. As a Marine, he lived through more than his fair share, but these new dreams carry a weight no battlefield ever did. The screams of his brother Erik—long believed dead—ring in his mind every night, calling for help.

Nel Protettorato di Selencia, chinare la testa è l'unico modo per non farsela tagliare. Lo sa bene Leina, che ha vissuto ventiquattro anni in silenzio, mentre i soldati massacravano la sua gente. Ma quando quegli stessi uomini le portano via suo fratello, una furia divina le esplode nelle vene. Finché, una notte, il bacio proibito di una dea cambia ogni cosa: le concede dei poteri straordinari, ma le assegna anche una missione che la trascina al centro di una guerra.

Nylan is the engineer and builder whose job it is to raise a great tower on the plateau known as the Roof of the World. Here the exiled women warriors will live and survive to fulfill their destiny. Here a revolutionary new society will be born...if Nylan can get the tower built and defenses in place before the rulers of the lowland nations come with their armies to obliterate them all. And if Nylan can learn to control the magical powers that are growing within him.

In a world shattered by elven conquest, where magic crackles and dragons soar, the Navajo Nation stands as a defiant refuge.

Missy’s Promotion to First Lieutenant: Book XVIMissy is finally fulfilling her destiny, serving as an officer in her Special Forces unit while also continuing part time in her role as a celebrity businesswoman in Moscow. Her spying in Russia will lead to her visiting Beijing once again, where she had almost been killed in a car explosion. Fortunately, no one in Russia or China is targeting her now. She merely needs to survive those missions leading her soldiers when she’s back with them. While the U.S.

From acclaimed author Marc Alan Edelheit, Book 3 in THE CLAIMED REALM series delivers relentless action, gripping intrigue, and a hero driven to the limits. In a world where strategy and steel decide who survives, A Call to Arms will captivate fans of military fantasy craving epic battles and unforgettable heroes.

I survived the war and my first term at magic school. How hard could meeting the parents be? Turns out when your girlfriends include a princess, a dragon-blooded noble, a monster hunter from a legendary family, and a demonic duchess, "meeting the family" involves a lot more than awkward small talk over dinner. But holiday drama takes a backseat when revolutionaries start bombing the capital of Umbrica.

Michael Kingman thought he was going to die by the executioner’s axe, forever labeled as a traitor. Still alive, and under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead.

Stiger has survived the brutal ordeal at Fort Covenant, which saw his company shattered and an enemy army destroyed. Stiger is slowly being accepted into the legion. There are still some who seek to make him feel like an outcast. Unexpectedly, he finds himself summoned to see the general. Stiger is dispatched on a critical mission for the empire. He must travel to the island kingdom of Thresh to deliver a message and a large quantity of gold. Despite the mission’s importance, it seems like an easy job: a march through friendly territory well away from the enemy....

Gregory’s year-long posting along the northern wilds was done. He’d had to face corrupt magi, assassination attempts, aether-using bane beasts, and even deal with the loss of some of his men. The year had left a mark on his soul. He’d accepted the burden of leadership fully, knowing that his men could and would die under his command. He might’ve avoided all of it if he hadn’t made his moral stand, using the empire’s slave laws to force the corruption to come to light. Because he had, it threw his posting into conflict.

The skies burn green and violet as strange auroras ripple across the night. Radios crackle with ghost voices. Then comes the message—visions behind people’s eyes, screens lighting up where no television should be. They call it The System. For veteran John Seraphin, the war was supposed to be over. But when rifts tear open and monsters crawl out of the dark, the laws of nature rewrite themselves, and machines fail. Now he becomes something new: a soldier in a world that’s leveling up against him.

From international bestseller Glen Cook comes the sixth book in the chronicles of the Black Company — the series that forever changed the face of fantasy. After the disastrous defeat at Dejagore, The Lady wakes alone to a battlefield of corpses. As one of the few survivors, and with Croaker...

Elaine – now Sentinel Dawn – and the rest of the Sentinels need to rush to the front lines to attempt to stabilize the situation and bring the 2500-year long war against the Formorians to a grand finale. And yet, beyond them lurks an even greater danger. What could've possibly driven the Formorian Queens and Royal Guards out of their lairs, into human territory? Will Elaine and the Sentinels have to pay a terrible price to save humanity? Or will civilization be smashed, and humans scattered to the winds? And what, exactly, are the Dragoneye Moons?

Rome never fell. And something beyond its frontier is emptying the villages.Amis would have lived among books. Until the dead came to his door.An ink-stained apprentice in Paris, Amis was more at home with his studies and his master’s eccentricities than with soldiers or swords. That life ends...

Beltur, an Order mage, discovers he possesses frightening powers not seen for hundreds of years. With his new abilities, he survives the war in Elparta and saves the lives of all. However, victory comes with a price. His fellow mages now see him as a threat to be destroyed, and the local merchants want to exploit his power. There's only one way he can remain free and survive - he's going to have to run.