Jared's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:34:25 -0700 60 Jared's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)]]> 8855321
Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for鈥攁nd kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations鈥攁nd the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.]]> 592 James S.A. Corey 1841499889 Jared 5 4.30 2011 Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
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]]> Genestealer Cults 32197451
Members of a seemingly loyal cult devoted to the Emperor make a pilgrimage to the world on which their order began. But what they find there puts all they believe into question鈥�

The galaxy is vast, and worship of the God-Emperor by His faithful takes many forms. The Spiral Dawn is one of the countless sanctioned sects of the Imperial Cult. As a gathering of Spiralytes make their holy pilgrimage to Redemption, the sect's world of origin and a shrine world of the Imperium, they find not a haven of enlightenment and introspection, but a soot-choked hellhole where their order's founders and an unorthodox regiment of Astra Militarum maintain an uneasy coexistence. As tensions between the serene congregation and the superstitious Guardsmen mount, the new arrivals begin to unravel the dark secrets concealed at the heart of their faith.

It's a typically thoughtful and bizarre tale from Peter Fehervari that exposes just how insidious and devastating Genestealer Cults can be.]]> 256 Peter Fehervari Jared 0 to-read 4.26 2016 Genestealer Cults
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]]> <![CDATA[Anarquismo: lo que realmente significa]]> 34834753 Esta no es una idea estramb贸tica o una aberraci贸n mental. Es la conclusi贸n a la que han llegado multitud de hombres y mujeres inteligentes a lo largo del mundo; una conclusi贸n a resueltas de las observaciones detalladas y esmeradas de las tendencias de la sociedad moderna: la libertad individual y la libertad econ贸mica, las fuerzas combinadas para el nacimiento de lo que es hermoso y verdadero para las personas.]]> 64 Emma Goldman 8461767837 Jared 0 to-read 3.98 1911 Anarquismo: lo que realmente significa
author: Emma Goldman
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Dark (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #4 )]]> 12407466 听闭闭> 557 Stephen R. Donaldson 0399159207 Jared 0 to-read 4.03 2013 The Last Dark (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #4 )
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]]> <![CDATA[Against All Things Ending (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)]]> 6237780 772 Stephen R. Donaldson 0575076011 Jared 0 to-read 3.88 2010 Against All Things Ending (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Revenant (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)]]> 418785 The instant New York Times bestseller, and the return of the Thomas Covenant series- "a landmark fantasy saga."(Entertainment Weekly)

In the most eagerly-awaited literary sequel in years, Linden Avery, who loved Thomas Covenant and watched him die at the end of Book Six, has returned to the Land in search of her kidnapped son, Jeremiah. As Fatal Revenant begins, Linden watches from the battlements of Revelstone while the impossible happens-riding ahead of the hordes attacking Revelstone are Jeremiah and Covenant himself, apparently very much alive. But Covenant is strangely changed . . .

]]> 610 Stephen R. Donaldson 0399154469 Jared 0 to-read 3.84 2007 Fatal Revenant (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Runes of the Earth (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant #1)]]> 337100 533 Stephen R. Donaldson 0399152326 Jared 0 to-read 3.77 2004 The Runes of the Earth (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant #1)
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]]> The Fifth Head of Cerberus 845501 The Fifth Head of Cerberus is a universally acknowledged masterpiece of science fiction by one of the field's most brilliant writers.

Far out from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in the back of the beyond.

In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the bizarre chronicle of a scientists' nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape.]]> 252 Gene Wolfe 0312890206 Jared 0 to-read 4.03 1972 The Fifth Head of Cerberus
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]]> <![CDATA[The Navigator's Children (The Last King of Osten Ard, #4)]]> 21845220 1300 Tad Williams 147360334X Jared 0 to-read 4.50 2024 The Navigator's Children (The Last King of Osten Ard, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Narrowdark (The Last King of Osten Ard, #3)]]> 59350587 The New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard returns in the third Last King of Osten Ard novel, as threats to the kingdom loom...

The High Throne of Erkynland is tottering, its royal family divided and diminished. Queen Miriamele has been caught up in a brutal rebellion in the south and thought to have died in a fiery attack. Her grandson Morgan, heir to the throne, has been captured by one of Utuk鈥檏u鈥檚 soldiers in the ruins of an abandoned city. Miriamele鈥檚 husband, King Simon, is overwhelmed by grief and hopelessness, unaware that many of these terrible things have been caused by Pasevalles, a murderous traitor inside Simon鈥檚 own court at the Hayholt.

Meanwhile, a deadly army of Norns led by the ageless, vengeful Queen Utuk鈥檏u, has swept into Erkynland and thrown down the fortress of Naglimund, slaughtering the inhabitants and digging up the ancient grave of Ruyan the Navigator. Utuk鈥檏u plans to use the Navigator鈥檚 fabled armor to call up the spirit of Hakatri, the evil Storm King鈥檚 brother.

Even the Sithi, fairy-kin to the Norns, are helpless to stop Utuk鈥檏u鈥檚 triumph as her armies simultaneously march on the Hayholt and force their way into the forbidden, ogre-guarded valley of Tanakir煤鈥攖he Narrowdark鈥攚here a secret waits that might bring Simon鈥檚 people and their Sithi allies salvation鈥攐r doom.]]> 580 Tad Williams 0756410649 Jared 0 to-read 4.46 2022 Into the Narrowdark (The Last King of Osten Ard, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Grass (The Last King of Osten Ard, #2)]]> 21845219 1255 Tad Williams Jared 0 to-read 4.34 2019 Empire of Grass (The Last King of Osten Ard, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)]]> 31185918 New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams鈥� ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! 鈥� Volume One of The Last King of Osten Ard

The Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October, 1988, launching the series that was to become one of the seminal works of modern epic fantasy. Many of today鈥檚 top-selling fantasy authors, from Patrick Rothfuss to George R. R. Martin to Christopher Paolini credit Tad with being the inspiration for their own series.

Now, twenty-four years after the conclusion of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Tad returns to his beloved universe and characters with The Witchwood Crown, the first novel in the long-awaited sequel trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard.

Thirty years have passed since the events of the earlier novels, and the world has reached a critical turning point once again. The realm is threatened by divisive forces, even as old allies are lost, and others are lured down darker paths. Perhaps most terrifying of all, the Norns鈥攖he long-vanquished elvish foe鈥攁re stirring once again, preparing to reclaim the mortal-ruled lands that once were theirs....]]> 733 Tad Williams 069819148X Jared 0 to-read 4.17 2017 The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Brothers of the Wind (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.75)]]> 57282621 Set in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard, this short novel continues the saga that inspired a generation of fantasists

Pride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself.

Among the immortal Sithi of Osten Ard, none are more beloved and admired than the two sons of the ruling family, steady Hakatri and his proud and fiery younger brother Ineluki -- Ineluki, who will one day become the undead Storm King. The younger brother makes a bold, terrible oath that he will destroy deadly Hidohebhi, a terrifying monster, but instead drags his brother with him into a disaster that threatens not just their family but all the Sithi -- and perhaps all of humankind as well.

Set a thousand years before the events of Williams's The Dragonbone Chair, the tale of Ineluki's tragic boast and what it brings is told by Pamon Kes, Hakatri's faithful servant. Kes is not one of the Sithi but a member of the enslaved Changeling race, and his loyalty has never before been tested. Now he must face the terrible black dragon at his master's side, then see his own life changed forever in a mere instant by Ineluki's rash, selfish promise.]]> 258 Tad Williams 0756412684 Jared 0 to-read 4.08 2021 Brothers of the Wind (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.75)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lily and The Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6)]]> 23112171 432 Maurice Druon 0007491360 Jared 0 to-read 4.21 1959 The Lily and The Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6)
author: Maurice Druon
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7)]]> 25489631
Available for the first time in English, THE KING WITHOUT A KINGDOM is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series.

The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, 'The Good', takes the throne.

Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king...]]> 346 Maurice Druon 0008144869 Jared 0 to-read 3.38 1977 The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7)
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average rating: 3.38
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]]> <![CDATA[The She-Wolf of France (The Accursed Kings, #5)]]> 2481568 Une 茅vasion de la tour de Londres ; la chevauch茅e cruelle conduite par une reine fran莽aise d'Angleterre pour chasser du tr么ne son 茅poux ; un atroce assassinat perp茅tr茅 sur un souverain... La relance de l'Histoire vient d'Angleterre.
La Louve de France , c'est le tragique surnom que les chroniqueurs donn猫rent 脿 la reine Isabelle, fille de Philippe le Bel, qui semblait avoir transport茅 outre-Manche la mal茅diction des Templiers.]]> 306 Maurice Druon 0330233297 Jared 0 to-read 4.28 1959 The She-Wolf of France (The Accursed Kings, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4)]]> 18679998
As the country is thrown into turmoil, Philippe of Poitiers must use any means necessary to save his country from anarchy. However, how far is he willing to go to clear his path to the throne and become King in his own right?]]> 352 Maurice Druon 0007491328 Jared 0 to-read 4.25 1957 The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3)]]> 18295636
After having his first wife murdered and his mistress exiled, the weak and impotent King Louis X of France becomes besotted with the lovely and pious Princess Clemence of Hungary.

Having made her his new queen, and believing the succession assured, Louis foolishly embarks upon an ill-fated war against Flanders.

The kingdom needs an Iron King. But where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is feeble. Surrounded by ruthlessly ambitious nobles, Including Robert of Artois and his monstrous aunt, Mahaut, Louis will find himself a lamb amongst wolves.]]> 294 Maurice Druon 0007491298 Jared 0 to-read 4.14 1956 The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)]]> 27999638
From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin鈥檚 epic work.

鈥淎ccursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!鈥�

The Iron King 鈥� Philip the Fair 鈥� is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men.

A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty...]]> 340 Maurice Druon 0007491263 Jared 0 to-read 4.06 1955 The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)]]> 17624063 in12. Reliure editeur. 304 Maurice Druon 0007491271 Jared 0 to-read 4.11 1955 The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Heart of What Was Lost (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.5)]]> 28585686 The Heart of What Was Lost takes place in the half-year after the end of To Green Angel Tower, and tells of the attempt by Isgrimnur and a force largely made up of Rimmersgard soldiers to destroy the remaining Norns as they flee back to their homeland and their mountain. It also answers some questions about what actually happened in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Green Angel Tower.]]> 224 Tad Williams Jared 0 to-read 3.98 2017 The Heart of What Was Lost (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)]]> 28691
But whether or not they are successful, the call of battle will lead the valiant followers of Josua Lackhand on a memorable trek to the haunted halls of Asu'a itself - the Sithi's greatest stronghold.]]> 1083 Tad Williams 0756402980 Jared 0 to-read 4.19 1993 To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2)]]> 28689
It is a time of darkness, dread, and ultimate testing for the realm of Osten Ard, for the wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly undefeatable evil across the kingdom.

With the very land blighted by the power of Ineluki鈥檚 wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human army flee in search of a last sanctuary and rallying point鈥攖he Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery and ancient sorrow.

And even as Prince Josua seeks to rally his scattered forces, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll are desperately struggling to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten legend, which will take them from the fallen citadels of humans to the secret heartland of the Sithi鈥攚here near-immortals must at last decide whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of their own blood.]]> 608 Tad Williams 0756402972 Jared 0 to-read 4.09 1990 Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)]]> 91981
Simon, a kitchen boy from the royal castle unknowingly apprenticed to a member of this League, will be sent on a quest that offers the only hope of salvation, a deadly riddle concerning long-lost swords of power. Compelled by fate and perilous magics, he must leave the only home he鈥檚 ever known and face enemies more terrifying than Osten Ard has ever seen, even as the land itself begins to die.

After the landmark Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, the epic saga of Osten Ard continues with the brand-new novel, The Heart of What Was Lost. Then don鈥檛 miss the upcoming trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard, beginning with The Witchwood Crown!]]> 672 Tad Williams 0756402697 Jared 0 to-read 3.96 1988 The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Endlords (Sword of Shadows, #5)]]> 17700030 J.V. Jones Jared 0 to-read 3.97 Endlords (Sword of Shadows, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Watcher of the Dead (Sword of Shadows, #4)]]> 2386455 448 J.V. Jones 1841491608 Jared 0 to-read 4.12 2010 Watcher of the Dead (Sword of Shadows, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows, #2)]]> 29133
Raif, wrongly accused and cut off from his clan by the treachery of their new headsman, has a talent for killing that is part of his curse and his burden. But he bears another burden of greater weight. Ash is a sacred warrior to the Sull, an ancient race whose numbers have declined.Raised as a foundling, she never knew her true heritage, she must learn to accept the terrible gifts of her heritage.

But as Ash learns more of her greater fate, Raif's task looms dark and desperate, for he must journey through the nightmare realm of the Want, a place where even the Sull now fear to tread. For deep within the Want is the Fortress of Grey Ice, and there he must heal the breach in the Blindwall that already threatens the world. Should he fail, not even Ash's powers can save them...]]> 624 J.V. Jones 0765345498 Jared 0 to-read 3.99 2003 A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Sword from Red Ice (Sword of Shadows, #3)]]> 1406126 624 J.V. Jones 1841491179 Jared 0 to-read 4.00 2007 A Sword from Red Ice (Sword of Shadows, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1)]]> 24249 A Cavern of Black Ice is the first book in J.V. Jones's Sword of Shadow series

As a newborn Ash March was abandoned--left for dead at the foot of a frozen mountain. Found and raised by the Penthero Iss, the mighty Surlord of Spire Vanis, she has always known she is different. Terrible dreams plague her and sometimes in the darkness she hears dread voices from another world. Iss watches her as she grows to womanhood, eager to discover what powers his ward might possess. As his interest quickens, he sends his living blade, Marafice Eye, to guard her night and day.

Raif Sevrance, a young man of Clan Blackhail, also knows he is different, with uncanny abilities that distance him from the clan. But when he and his brother survive an ambush that plunges the entire Northern Territories into war, he yet seeks justice for his own . . . even if means he must forsake clan and kin.

Ash and Raif must learn to master their powers and accept their joint fate if they are to defeat an ancient prophecy and prevent the release of the pure evil known as the End Lords.]]> 769 J.V. Jones 076534551X Jared 0 to-read 3.88 1999 A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Deathwatch (Deathwatch Comics #1-4)]]> 40691309 Based on the popular Warhammer franchise, the Deathwatch stands guard as the last line of defense at the edge of the universe, defending Mankind from inhuman horrors!

Collects issues #1-4 of the Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch mini-series.

The Deathwatch is made up of the best of all Space Marines, recruited from across all Chapters to serve as the last resort against the multiple hostile alien civilizations threatening humanity. To be chosen to serve in the Deathwatch is a great honor granted only to the most elite and experienced veterans, but the specifics of their sacred duty must remain secret!

Stranded and alone at the edge of the Calaphrax Cluster, one Deathwatch kill-team must hold the line against the xenos hordes that threaten to destroy humanity. Assailed on all sides, they alone have the strength of mind and body to act as humanity's first, and only, line of defense!]]> 112 Aaron Dembski-Bowden 1785861638 Jared 0 to-read 3.59 2018 Deathwatch (Deathwatch Comics #1-4)
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]]> Gilead's Curse (Warhammer) 15802959
Gilead Lothain returns! From the warrens of the skaven to the streets of Nuln, the shadowfast warrior and his faithful retainer Fithvael find themselves surrounded by evil. Beneath the earth, the dangerous and insane Rat King, its powers amplified by evil magic, plots Gilead鈥檚 downfall, while a bloodthirsty vampire count becomes an unlikely ally鈥� and Gilead鈥檚 deadliest foe.]]> 416 Dan Abnett 1849703574 Jared 5 2.95 Gilead's Curse (Warhammer)
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]]> <![CDATA[Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty]]> 3316474 240 Ed Brubaker 1401219233 Jared 5 4.35 2008 Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> <![CDATA[Batman: Year One, Part 1 (Batman #404)]]> 16130994 Frank Miller Jared 5 4.21 Batman: Year One, Part 1 (Batman #404)
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]]> Elektra Lives Again 59971 80 Frank Miller 0785108904 Jared 0 to-read 3.76 1991 Elektra Lives Again
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]]> <![CDATA[Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq's Oil Wealth]]> 34929815 "A fascinating and revealing dive into the murky world of oil contracts that shape power and politics in Iraq." -- Loveday Morris, The Washington Post Jerusalem bureau chief

Iraq sits on top of more than 140 billion barrels of oil, making it the owner of the world's fifth largest reserves. When the United States invaded in 2003, the Bush Administration promised that oil revenue would be used to rebuild and democratize the country. But fifteen years later, those dreams have been shattered. The Iraqi economy has flatlined, millions of people are internally displaced, and international institutions have had to provide billions of dollars in assistance to the country every year. Where did all the oil revenue go?
Reporter Erin Banco traveled to oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan--an autonomous region that holds, according to the regional government, some 45 billion barrels of crude--to uncover how widespread corruption, tribal cronyism, kickbacks to political parties, and the war with ISIS have contributed to the plundering of Iraq's oil wealth. The region's economy and political stability have been on the brink of collapse, and local people are suffering. Based on court documents and on exclusive interviews with sources who have investigated energy companies and their dealings with government officials, Pipe Dreams is a cautionary tale that reveals how the dream of an oil-financed, American-style democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan now looks like a completely unrealistic fantasy.]]> 140 Erin Banco 0997722940 Jared 5 3.86 2018 Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq's Oil Wealth
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]]> <![CDATA[The Metamorphosis and Other Stories]]> 7723 The Metamorphosis,鈥� a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature.

Bringing together some of Kafka鈥檚 finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author鈥檚 artistry. 鈥�The Judgment,鈥� which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and 鈥�The Stoker,鈥� which became the first chapter of his novel Amerika, are here included. These two, along with 鈥�The Metamorphosis,鈥� form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as 鈥淭he Sons,鈥� and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family.

Also included are 鈥�In the Penal Colony,鈥� a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and 鈥�A Hunger Artist,鈥� about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka鈥檚 lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life.]]> 224 Franz Kafka 1593080298 Jared 0 to-read 4.08 1915 The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
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]]> Aria Arcana 65141443 An Angels Resplendent Short Story

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Peter Fehervari鈥檚 Dark Coil continues to spiral.

THE STORY
A Dark Coil companion piece to the Adepta Sororitas novel Requiem Infernal.]]> 33 Peter Fehervari 1804073962 Jared 0 to-read 3.86 2022 Aria Arcana
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]]> <![CDATA[Urdesh: The Magister and the Martyr (Urdesh #2)]]> 59616967 A Warhammer 40,000 novel

Following on from Urdesh: The Serpent and the Saint, the focus is once again on a small handful of Space Marines in the city of Ghereppan on Urdesh. The Iron Snakes must decide for themselves if the cryptic message of Saint Sabbat can be taken for the truth or if the sinister Magister Sek is leading them all into a trap.

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This intimate story gives us a new perspective on how Space Marines fit into the broader context of an Astra Militarum-led war effort. The actions of a single squad of superhuman warriors can have far-reaching effects on the campaign.

THE STORY

Saint Sabbat has brought a miracle to the war-torn city of Ghereppan, but one battle is not the war. The voice of Magister Sek still haunts the Imperial forces, defying their victory, mocking their faith.

Between the trickery of the Archenemy and the mercurial visions of the Saint, the Space Marines of Damocles Squad must find the truth: is this their one chance for a final victory on Urdesh, or is it a trap that could destroy them all?]]> 400 Matthew Farrer 1800261454 Jared 5 3.75 2021 Urdesh: The Magister and the Martyr (Urdesh #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3.1)]]> 768889
The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb's defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his young sisters in their power.

Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the wall is breached, no king will live to claim it.]]> 663 George R.R. Martin 0006479901 Jared 5 4.47 2000 A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3.1)
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]]> The Everliving Legion 33399904 Across the galaxy, an ancient evil rises to reclaim the remnants of its shattered empire. The dread necrons are a race of un-living metallic warriors. Long ago, they traded their fragile mortal bodies for the promise of immortality, only to find that had sacrificed their souls for an eternity of damnation.

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This collection of seven stories gives an overview into one of the deadliest emerging threats to the Imperium, and captures the true horror of this ancient alien menace. The necrons embody the very essence of the Warhammer 40,000 universe: a faded shadow of a once great and powerful empire, and an ancient evil that will surely play its part in mankind's extinction.

]]> 88 L.J. Goulding 1782518592 Jared 0 to-read 3.63 2015 The Everliving Legion
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]]> <![CDATA[Ships of Merior (Wars of Light & Shadow, #2-3)]]> 1596602 This edition includes the entire arc of The Ships of Merior, later separated into books (Ships of Merior and Warhost of Vastmark)

From the bestselling author of Curse of the Mistwraith and coauthor of the Empire series comes an epic new tale in the Wars of Light and Shadow series. In defeat, the Mistwraith has set its two royal captains at odds under a powerful curse of vengeance. Now, the princes hold the fates of the nations in the throes of their feud.]]> 917 Janny Wurts 0061052167 Jared 0 to-read 4.27 1995 Ships of Merior (Wars of Light & Shadow, #2-3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wars of Light and Shadow Books 4-8 (Wars of Light & Shadow, #4-8)]]> 25126781
Lysaer, Prince of the Light 鈥� a charismatic leader sworn to set humanity free from sorcerous oppression. He claims divine power to safeguard his people from an enemy he is convinced will destroy them.

Arithon, Master of Shadow 鈥� a trained mage who wishes for nothing but to defuse war, and search out the vanished old races who hold the key to restore the world鈥檚 shattered peace.

When Koriani enchantresses join forces with Lysaer, new intrigues upset Arithon鈥檚 hard-won autonomy. Faction is set against faction, heart against heart, and the scene is set for an explosive recurrence of war. The curse of the Mistwraith echoes eternal鈥]> 3216 Janny Wurts 0008121796 Jared 0 to-read 4.88 2016 The Wars of Light and Shadow Books 4-8 (Wars of Light & Shadow, #4-8)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wars of Light and Shadow Books 1-3 (Wars of Light & Shadow, #1-3)]]> 25126701
Arithon and Lysaer will find that they are inescapably bound inside a pattern of events dictated by their own deepest convictions. Yet there is more at stake than one battle with the Mistwraith 鈥� as the sorcerers of the Fellowship of Seven know well. For between them the half-brothers hold the balance of the world, its harmony and its future, in their hands.

Critical Praise

鈥楢stonishingly original and compelling鈥� A gifted creator of wonder鈥�
RAYMOND E. FEIST

鈥楯anny Wurts builds beautiful castles in the air 鈥� where every detail is richly imagined and vividly rendered鈥�
DIANA GABALDON

鈥業t ought to be illegal for one person to have so much talent鈥�
STEPHEN DONALDSON 鈥�]]> 2176 Janny Wurts 0008121788 Jared 0 to-read 4.55 2016 The Wars of Light and Shadow Books 1-3 (Wars of Light & Shadow, #1-3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Song of the Mysteries (Wars of Light and Shadow #11)]]> 195426944 The hugely anticipated final volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow brings this widely acclaimed, masterful epic fantasy series to its powerful, earth-shattering close.

In the final battle of Light against Shadow, warring factions prepare to meet the bare fist of Arithon鈥檚 fury, sparked by the execution of the innocent murdered by divine decree.

As the Fellowship Sorcerers clash with rebellious dragons bent on catastrophic annihilation, those faithful to the True Sect raise armies to extinguish the clans and fight a last, bloody conquest of the free wilds. All while the Prime Matriarch courts reckless power to seize charge of Mankind鈥檚 destiny.

As contention threatens to snap the final restraint of old Charter Law, bitter strife and vicious ambition threaten to revoke humanity鈥檚 right to inhabit the world. The only hope of survival for all lies in the recovery of the Paravians, those who last called Athera home before Mankind.

The true hearts of heroes will be challenged in the savage fires of conflict; Elaira and Daliana鈥檚 steadfast loyalties must rise against the odds or fall as Lysaer鈥檚 reckoning collides with the Mistwraith鈥檚 secretive machinations. But not before Elder Powers arise to claim their debt for a grievance spanning millennia . . .]]> 864 Janny Wurts 0008653909 Jared 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Song of the Mysteries (Wars of Light and Shadow #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[Destiny's Conflict (Wars of Light & Shadow #10)]]> 13424232
Lysaer鈥檚 unstable integrity lies under threat of total downfall, and as his determined protector, Daliana will face the most frightening decision of her young life.

Arithon, Master of Shadow, is marked for death and still hunted, when his critical quest to recover his obscured past entangles him in a web of deep intrigue and ancient perils beyond his imagining.

Elaira鈥檚 urgent pursuit of the Biedar Tribes鈥� secret embroils her in the terrible directive of the Fellowship Sorcerers, while Dakar 鈥� the Mad Prophet 鈥� confronts the hard reckoning for the colossal mistake of his misspent past, and Tarens is steered by a destiny far from his crofter鈥檚 origins.

The penultimate volume of The Wars of Light and Shadow will touch the grand depths of Athera鈥檚 endowment, and deliver the thrilling finale of arc IV, the Sword of the Canon.

War, blood, magic, mystery 鈥� and the most hidden powers of all 鈥� will stand or fall on their hour of unveiling.]]> 624 Janny Wurts 0007313918 Jared 0 to-read 4.32 2017 Destiny's Conflict (Wars of Light & Shadow #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Initiate's Trial (Wars of Light and Shadow #9)]]> 6706844 The first book in the fourth arc, Sword of the Canon, finds Arithon and Lysaer on an unstoppable path toward direct conflict

Half-brothers Arithon and Lysaer were laid under a curse of lifelong enmity when they defeated the Mistwraith and freed the world of Athera. Now Arithon has been magically imprisoned and his memories have been removed. Meanwhile his daughter is being raised and trained by his enemy, the Koriani enchantress, but when she eventually learns of her father's existence, she chooses her own destruction to secure his freedom. Still ruled by the Mistwraith's curse, Lysaer will stop at nothing to find and destroy the newly freed Arithon.]]> 544 Janny Wurts 000721782X Jared 0 to-read 4.17 2011 Initiate's Trial (Wars of Light and Shadow #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Bargain (Wars of Light and Shadow, #0.1)]]> 41956526 28 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.43 Black Bargain (Wars of Light and Shadow, #0.1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Stormed Fortress (Wars of Light and Shadow #8)]]> 1040469 624 Janny Wurts 0007217803 Jared 0 to-read 4.23 2007 Stormed Fortress (Wars of Light and Shadow #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Traitor's Knot (Wars of Light & Shadow, #7)]]> 1040470
When half brothers Lysaer and Arithon defeated the Mistwraith its revenge left them cursed to lifelong enmity.

Having conquered the maze and achieved self-redemption, Arithon, Master of Shadow, is now the guest of the formidable sorcerer, Davien the Betrayer. No one knows how his influence will affect Arithon鈥檚 recovered mage power, or his newly awakened rogue talent for prescience.

Meanwhile Arithon鈥檚 relentless enemies will stop at nothing to achieve his downfall. The Koriani enchantresses are determined to make him their captive and their pawn. And as the Alliance of Light fanatics regroup after their defeat, the core of their priesthood now stands corrupted by a dark cabal who plot to enslave their leader, Lysaer, and use the Mistwraith鈥檚 curse as their own private weapon to break the world鈥檚 order.

The sorcerers of the Fellowship compact are sorely beset and the clans are counting their ruinous losses. Arithon, who holds their last hope of survival, chooses the most dangerous course: heart and mind he dedicates himself to avoiding killing, though allies and enemies muster for war, single-mindedly blind to the consequences.]]> 602 Janny Wurts 0007101147 Jared 0 to-read 4.20 2004 Traitor's Knot (Wars of Light & Shadow, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Peril's Gate (Wars of Light and Shadow #6)]]> 1040471

The curse that hangs over the Master of Shadow, Arithon, and Lord of Light, Lysaer, is drawing the two half-brothers ever closer towards direct conflict. For the Natural Balance to be maintained, the two must never fight. If they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world.


Even now, Lysaer 鈥� convinced of his own godhead and aided by the treacherous Koriani Sisterhood 鈥� is tracking Arithon the Masterbard through the snows and wastes of the winter-locked mountains and the Barrens of Daon Ramon. Arithon is tortured by the knowledge that for the sake of future generations he must not be killed, no matter the cost of others鈥� lives now. Fighting valiantly to prevent unnecessary suffering, he strikes out on his own; but he is injured and failing fast.


Meanwhile, the ancient Paravians are stirring, summoned by trespassers on their sacred domain; and the Fellowship of Seven are battling on many other fronts, as the Mistwraith鈥檚 wards begin to break, and khadrim and free wraiths roam the land鈥]> 768 Janny Wurts 0007101082 Jared 0 to-read 4.20 2001 Peril's Gate (Wars of Light and Shadow #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light & Shadow #5)]]> 28674 Wars of Light and Shadow series joins the ranks of Robert Jordan's protracted Wheel of Time series, et al., as either--depending on which camp you hail from--the height of high fantasy or the deeply frustrating (yet persistent) problem with the genre.

All that said, Wurts has wooed many fans to her series with compelling characters, a tremendously complex (and painstakingly developed) web of plot lines, and distinctively lush and lyric storytelling. Grand Conspiracy represents part two of part three of a five-part epic--to her credit, Wurts broke the series' third story arc (Alliance of Light) into three parts only reluctantly. The action in this instalment surrounds Arithon's Ffalenn, the fugitive Master of Shadow and the victim of the title's grand conspiracy. Everyone's got it in for him these days, and even his beloved, Elaira, has been shanghaied by her Koriani cronies into playing a role in his betrayal--she must transform an innocent, Fionn Areth, into Arithon's double to draw him out. Grand Conspiracy delivers more of the same, perhaps lacking a bit of the action of previous instalments; check out Curse of the Mistwraith if you're new to the series. --Paul Hughes, Amazon.com

]]> 614 Janny Wurts 0007102224 Jared 0 to-read 4.16 1999 Grand Conspiracy (Wars of Light & Shadow #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fugitive Prince (Wars of Light & Shadow #4)]]> 1040472

The schism began with two half-brothers empowered to subdue a Mistwraith. In revenge it cursed them to a life of perpetual conflict. Each believes absolutely in his cause, and loathes the other for opposing it鈥�


Lysaer, Prince of the Light 鈥� a charismatic leader sworn to set humanity free from sorcerous oppression. He claims divine power to safeguard his people from an enemy he is convinced will destroy them.


Arithon, Master of Shadow 鈥� a trained mage who wishes for nothing but to defuse war, and search out the vanished old races who hold the key to restore the world鈥檚 shattered peace.


When Koriani enchantresses join forces with Lysaer, new intrigues upset Arithon鈥檚 hard-won autonomy. Faction is set against faction, heart against heart, and the scene is set for an explosive recurrence of war. The curse of the Mistwraith echoes eternal鈥]> 540 Janny Wurts 0006482996 Jared 0 to-read 3.97 1997 Fugitive Prince (Wars of Light & Shadow #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sundering Star (Wars of Light & Shadow)]]> 15994870
Sundering Star is best read before Arc IV - Sword of the Canon, as bits in it come into play as Arc IV opens up.

Originally printed in Under Cover of Darkness anthology, also available as standalone in both Kindle and ebook formats on .]]> 23 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.24 2007 The Sundering Star (Wars of Light & Shadow)
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]]> <![CDATA[Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)]]> 28664

Tricked once more by his wily half-brother, Lysaer, Lord of Light, arrives at the tiny harbour town of Merior to find that Arithon鈥檚 ship yards have been abandoned and meticulously destroyed, and that the Master of Shadow has disappeared as if into thin air.


Meanwhile Arithon and the Mad Prophet Dakar are travelling on foot through the treacherous Kelhorn Mountains towards the Vastmark clans, there to raise further support for his cause. But raising a warhost is a costly business. Is it mere coincidence that Princess Talith 鈥� Lysaer鈥檚 beautiful, headstrong wife 鈥� is taken captive and held for a vast ransom by a master brigand?


The forces of light and shadow circle and feint, drawing ever closer to a huge conflict. And in the background the Fellowship of Seven Sorcerers and the Koriani Enchantresses watch and plan, and wait鈥]> 522 Janny Wurts 0006482074 Jared 0 to-read 4.06 1995 Warhost of Vastmark (Wars of Light & Shadow #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ships of Merior (Wars of Light & Shadow #2)]]> 1040474

The second volume of Janny Wurts's incomparable series following Arithon and Lysaer, two brothers forced to take opposite sides in a relentless conflict.
After defeating the malevolent fog that blighted Athera, Arithon and Lysaer battle the throes of the Mistwraith's insidious retribution: a curse set upon them at their moment of triumph compels them each to seek the other's downfall.
Lysaer, the charming and charismatic Lord of Light, drives his brother out of hiding and hounds Arithon with a massive army at his command. Meanwhile Arithon, Master of Shadow, the sensitive mage who prefers music to violence, must take to the seas to evade capture and strike back against Lysaer's mighty war host.
Locked into lifelong enmity, the brothers鈥� pursuit of each other's destruction will test the foundations of human morailty, even as threat to the world鈥檚 deepest magic rides on the outcome.
THE SHIPS OF MERIOR weaves a rich and complicated tapestry, bringing readers deeper into the mystical world of Athera. Striking a balance between epic scope and intricate subtlety, the Wars of Light and Shadow is a must-read series for readers of intelligent fantasy.]]> 702 Janny Wurts 0586210709 Jared 0 to-read 3.97 1994 The Ships of Merior (Wars of Light & Shadow #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Child of Prophecy (Wars of Light & Shadow)]]> 19064487
This story is a suitable start for new readers of the Wars of Light and Shadow series.

"Child of Prophecy precedes Mistwraith by about 5 centuries and shows the antecedent action that feeds into the political deadlocks that exist as Mistwraith opens, and that are, actually deep rooted and quite complex. It will set your footing for entering that world with a deeper understanding of the divisions in society." -- Janny Wurts

Originally printed in Masters of Fantasy anthology, also available as standalone in both Kindle and ebook formats on .]]> 25 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.25 2004 Child of Prophecy (Wars of Light & Shadow)
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]]> <![CDATA[Reins of Destiny (Wars of Light & Shadow)]]> 19063652
Familiarity with at least one volume in the Wars of Light and Shadows series is suggested as background to grasp the full impact, and for best appreciation read Reins of Destiny anytime in Arc III, Alliance of Light.

Originally printed in The Solaris Book of New Fantasy, also available as standalone in both Kindle and ebook formats on .]]> 25 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.35 2007 Reins of Destiny (Wars of Light & Shadow)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)]]> 28660
Arithon and Lysaer will find that they are inescapably bound inside a pattern of events dictated by their own deepest convictions. Yet there is more at stake than one battle with the Mistwraith 鈥� as the sorcerers of the Fellowship of Seven know well. For between them the half-brothers hold the balance of the world, its harmony and its future, in their hands.]]> 830 Janny Wurts 0586210695 Jared 0 to-read 3.79 1993 The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
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]]> The Decoy 46233153 32 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.51 The Decoy
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]]> The Gallant 51579570 The Gallant, a Wars of Light and Shadow novella:

Verrain is the celebrated gallant of Shand. When a web of conspiracy aimed at the throne makes him an unwitting target, Lisianne, least likely of women, steps up to salvage his fate.]]> 108 Janny Wurts Jared 0 to-read 4.25 2019 The Gallant
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]]> <![CDATA[The Horus Heresy: Volume One (The Horus Heresy, #1-5)]]> 33131270
Read it because
The greatest story in the galaxy begins here! Horus' tragic fall to Chaos and betrayal of the Emperor are recounted in the excellent Horus Rising, False Gods, and Galaxy in Flames. Flight of the Eisenstein brings us a little hope, while Fulgrim tells the story of the titular primarch's corruption through personal failing. Volume One is a great way to get your teeth into treachery.]]> 1433 Dan Abnett 1782519912 Jared 5 4.46 2015 The Horus Heresy: Volume One (The Horus Heresy, #1-5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow of the Eighth (Cadia #4)]]> 194574811 A Minka Lesk Novel

As Cadia burned, one young recruit rose to prominence. Now a respected captain, Minka Lesk and her Cadian 101st are on a mission to track down the missing 8th Regiment on a nightmarish war-wracked planet.

READ IT BECAUSE
The next chapter in Minka Lesk's saga after her battles in Traitor Rock shows us both the horror and glory of the Cadian legacy in a violent galaxy.

THE STORY
The forces of Cadia struggle ever onward, desperate to avenge the destruction of their home world and prove that even in the wake of profound loss, they remain the exemplars of the Astra Militarum.

When Minka Lesk and the Cadian 101st discover a relic of the missing Cadian 8th 鈥� thought lost in the planet鈥檚 defence 鈥� they see an opportunity to right a past wrong, and follow the trail to Telken鈥檚 Rest, a world at the core of the Chaos warlord Drakul-zar鈥檚 collapsing regime.

But the Imperium are not the only force to pounce upon the carcass of Telken鈥檚 Rest, and Minka soon discovers that there are dark secrets hidden amidst the icy sprawl of hab blocks and manufactoria. As the past comes back to haunt them, the Cadian 101st face a choice 鈥� will they stand firm and do what needs to be done, or will the spectre of what they have lost lead them astray?]]> 316 Justin D. Hill 180407361X Jared 0 to-read 3.69 2023 Shadow of the Eighth (Cadia #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)]]> 39863237
Far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He also discovers that the storybooks have lied about a lot of other things too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, true love, and how the hero always wins.

Then again, maybe he's not the hero, for Kihrin is not destined to save the empire.

He's destined to destroy it.]]> 560 Jenn Lyons 1250175488 Jared 0 to-read 3.80 2019 The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Eagle in Exile (Clash of Eagles, #2)]]> 26194010 Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Steve Berry, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove, Alan Smale鈥檚 gripping alternate history series imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has survived long enough to invade North America in 1218. Now the stunning story carries hero Gaius Marcellinus deeper into the culture of an extraordinary people鈥攚hose humanity, bravery, love, and ingenuity forever change his life and destiny. 听 In A.D. 1218, Praetor Gaius Marcellinus is ordered to conquer North America and turning it into a Roman province. But outside the walls of the great city of Cahokia, his legion is destroyed outright; Marcellinus is the only one spared. In the months and years that follow, Marcellinus comes to see North America as his home and the Cahokians as his kin. He vows to defend these proud people from any threat, Roman or native. 听 After successfully repelling an invasion by the fearsome Iroqua tribes, Marcellinus realizes that a weak and fractured North America won鈥檛 stand a chance against the returning Roman army. Worse, rival factions from within threaten to tear Cahokia apart just when it needs to be most united and strong. Marcellinus is determined to save the civilization that has come to mean more to him than the empire he once served. But to survive the swords of Roma, he first must avert another Iroqua attack and bring Cahokia together. Only with the hearts and souls of a nation at his back can Marcellinus hope to know triumph.Praise for Alan Smale and Eagle in Exile 听 鈥淚n Alan Smale, speculative fiction has been dealt a winning hand. Part historian, part anthropologist, part scientist, Smale is a Renaissance man with a storyteller鈥檚 gift for letting tireless research inform the narrative without overwhelming it. Smale entertains, educates, and enraptures.鈥�鈥擬yke Cole, author of Javelin Rain 听 鈥淸Eagle in Exile] has the pace and scope of a Michener or Uris epic. . . . Smale鈥檚 action scenes slash across page after page, intense and bloody. . . . Grab your dagger and sword, for the battle continues.鈥�鈥擪irkus Reviews (starred review)鈥淲arfare, political conflict, family strife鈥攖hese are all presented in an epic scope where any decision or wrong move can forever change society.鈥�鈥擳ech Times 听 鈥淭horoughly believable . . . Marcellinus is a complicated man, a hero we can all get behind.鈥�鈥擧istorical Novels Review]]> 556 Alan Smale 0804177252 Jared 0 to-read 4.36 2016 Eagle in Exile (Clash of Eagles, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)]]> 15810910
Captain Marcus d鈥橧voire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire鈥檚 colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.

The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus鈥檚 ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural鈥攁 realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.]]> 513 Django Wexler 0451465105 Jared 0 to-read 4.03 2013 The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander]]> 35691243
Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair (Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race), this companion to Miller's epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of Xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style!

The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon: on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens and silence the Greeks once and for all, Xerxes, Persian Prince, watches as his father, King Darius, falls in battle . . . The mantle of king is passed and while his newly-inherited fleet retreats toward home, Xerxes' hatred is cemented toward Athens--and his incentive to build the Persian empire is fueled. Xerxes becomes the king of all countries--the king of Persia, ruler of Zion, and Pharoah of Egypt--and his empire is unlike any the world has ever seen, until . . . The mantle is again passed, the god king dies and Darius III continues as the king of all. But then, from the west, a tiger force strikes in Asia Minor and is on a course for collision with Persian forces. This will be the beginning of the end for Persia and the launch of Alexander the Great's rise to power!

Collects: Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1-5]]> 112 Frank Miller 150670882X Jared 0 to-read 2.51 2019 Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child]]> 50172427 80 Frank Miller 1779503911 Jared 0 to-read 2.67 2019 Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child
author: Frank Miller
name: Jared
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]]> Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 48484 Two months since the stars fell...

Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Two months since that moment of brief, bright surveillance by agents unknown.

Two months of silence while a world holds its breath.

Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune鈥檚 orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever鈥檚 out there isn鈥檛 talking to us. It鈥檚 talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route.

So who do you send to force introductions on an intelligence with motives unknown, maybe unknowable? Who do you send to meet the alien when the alien doesn鈥檛 want to meet?

You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees X-rays and tastes ultrasound, so compromised by grafts and splices he no longer feels his own flesh. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won鈥檛 be needed, and a fainter hope she鈥檒l do any good if she is needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called 鈥渧ampire,鈥� recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist 鈥� an informational topologist with half his mind gone 鈥� as an interface between here and there, a conduit through which the Dead Center might hope to understand the Bleeding Edge.

You send them all to the edge of interstellar space, praying you can trust such freaks and retrofits with the fate of a world. You fear they may be more alien than the thing they鈥檝e been sent to find.

But you鈥檇 give anything for that to be true, if you only knew what was waiting for them鈥]> 384 Peter Watts 0765312182 Jared 0 to-read 4.01 2006 Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1]]> 325785 Capital, one of Marx's major and most influential works, was the product of thirty years close study of the capitalist mode of production in England, the most advanced industrial society of his day. This new translation of Volume One, the only volume to be completed and edited by Marx himself, avoids some of the mistakes that have marred earlier versions and seeks to do justice to the literary qualities of the work. The introduction is by Ernest Mandel, author of Late Capitalism, one of the only comprehensive attempts to develop the theoretical legacy of Capital.]]> 1152 Karl Marx 0140445684 Jared 0 to-read 4.28 1867 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Hammer and Anvil (Sisters of Battle #2)]]> 13091852 An Adepta Sororitas novel

When an mission of Sisters return to a desolate world to reconsecrate a remote Ecclesiarchy outpost, they soon discover an implacable foe 鈥� the fearless, soulless necrons 鈥� waiting in the darkness鈥�

READ IT BECAUSE
One of the all-time classic Warhammer 40,000 battles is the massacre at Sanctuary 101, where Sisters of Battle were decimated in the first appearance of the necrons. And this novel delves into what happens next, pitting the devout Sisters against the metal aliens in a rematch.

THE STORY
The Sisters of Battle are the Emperor's most devout worshippers, fierce warriors preaching the purity of the Imperium and scourging their enemies with bolter and flamer. On a distant world, the Ecclesiarchy outpost of Sanctuary 101, was wiped out by an implacable foe - the fearless, soulless necrons. Now, a mission of the Sisterhood has returned to reconsecrate the site - but the metallic nightmares still lurk in the darkness, guarding a secret that has lain dormant for millennia. A vicious battle will be fought - one that can only end in the total destruction of the unrelenting xenos, or the annihilation of the proud Sororitas.]]> 410 James Swallow 1849700664 Jared 0 to-read 3.81 Hammer and Anvil (Sisters of Battle #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Communist Insurgent: Blanqui's Politics of Revolution]]> 27131066 292 Doug Enaa Greene 1608464725 Jared 0 to-read 4.33 2016 Communist Insurgent: Blanqui's Politics of Revolution
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox]]> 874419 1120 Shelby Foote 0394746228 Jared 0 to-read 4.53 1974 The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox
author: Shelby Foote
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average rating: 4.53
book published: 1974
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]]> The Civil Wars 167816 480 Appian 0140445099 Jared 0 to-read 4.02 165 The Civil Wars
author: Appian
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> The Call of Cthulhu 15730101 The Call of Cthulhu is a harrowing tale of the weakness of the human mind when confronted by powers and intelligences from beyond our world.]]> 43 H.P. Lovecraft Jared 5 3.97 1928 The Call of Cthulhu
author: H.P. Lovecraft
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> Lysistrata and Other Plays 1567 Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. In Lysistrata a band of women tap into the awesome power of sex in order to end a war. The darker comedy of The Clouds satirizes Athenian philosophers, Socrates in particular, and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challenged.

For this edition Alan Sommerstein has completely revised his translation of these three plays, bringing out the full nuances of Aristophanes鈥� ribald humour and intricate word play, with a new introduction explaining the historical and cultural background to the plays.]]> 241 Aristophanes Jared 0 to-read 3.94 -423 Lysistrata and Other Plays
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]]> <![CDATA[Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty]]> 106042
Living in the shadows of the Dark Knight makes the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove that have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals... with or without Batman's help.

Meet Commissioner Akins and his Major Crimes Unit commander Maggie Sawter (fresh from Metropolis). Keeping the streets safe are detectives Renee Montoya, Crispis Allen and others newly introduced to readers. The race is on to stop Mister Freeze while solving a crime before the Caped Crusader intervenes.

Collects issues #1-5.]]> 128 Greg Rucka 1401201997 Jared 5 4.19 2004 Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow's Master (Shadow Saga, #3)]]> 8752907 390 Jon Sprunk 1616146052 Jared 0 to-read 3.72 Shadow's Master (Shadow Saga, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sword of the North (The Grim Company, #2)]]> 18114110 Some legends never die...

In The Grim Company, Luke Scull introduced a formidable and forbidding band of anti-heroes battling against ruthless Magelords and monstrous terrors. The adventure continues as the company鈥攏ow broken鈥攆ace new dangers on personal quests鈥�. 听
听
As Davarus Cole and his former companions were quick to discover, the White Lady鈥檚 victorious liberation of Dorminia has not resulted in the freedom they once imagined. Anyone perceived as a threat has been seized and imprisoned鈥攐r exiled to darker regions鈥攍eaving the White Lady鈥檚 rule unchallenged and absolute. But the White Lady would be wiser not to spurn her former supporters: Eremul the Halfmage has learned of a race of immortals known as the Fade, and if he cannot convince the White Lady of their existence, all of humanity will be in danger.
听
Far to the north, Brodar Kayne and Jerek the Wolf continue their odyssey to the High Fangs only to find themselves caught in a war between a demon horde and their enemy of old, the Shaman. And in the wondrous city of Thelassa, Sasha must overcome demons of her own.]]> 450 Luke Scull 0425264866 Jared 0 to-read 4.06 Sword of the North (The Grim Company, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Vorax (Black Library Advent Calendar 2014 #10)]]> 23747824
See the Vorax battle hunters in action against the traitors of the Dark Mechanicum. This Quick Read also gives an insight into the war for Mars that rages within the Solar System itself 鈥� arguably the second most important battleground of the entire Heresy.]]> 13 Matthew Farrer 1782518312 Jared 0 to-read 3.17 Vorax (Black Library Advent Calendar 2014 #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Siege of Tilpur (Powder Mage, #0.0)]]> 36559185
When the Adran Army is about to give up on the siege of an enemy fortress, Tamas seizes upon the opportunity to prove his worth as a strategist and mage. But breaking the enemy on his own won鈥檛 be easy, no matter how strong he is.

Powder Mage short story first published in the UNBOUND Anthology on December 1st, 2015.]]> 39 Brian McClellan Jared 5 4.07 2017 Siege of Tilpur (Powder Mage, #0.0)
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]]> Anatomy of Torture 58335319 Does torture "work?" Can controversial techniques such as waterboarding extract crucial and reliable intelligence? Since 9/11, this question has been angrily debated in the halls of power and the court of public opinion. In Anatomy of Torture, Ron E. Hassner mines the archives of the Spanish Inquisition to propose an answer that will frustrate and infuriate both sides of the divide. The Inquisition's scribes recorded every torment, every scream, and every confession in the torture chamber. Their transcripts reveal that Inquisitors used torture deliberately and meticulously, unlike the rash, improvised methods used by the United States after 9/11. In their relentless pursuit of underground Jewish communities in Spain and Mexico, the Inquisition tortured in cold blood. But they treated any information extracted with torture was used to test information provided through other means, not to uncover startling new evidence.

Hassner's findings in Anatomy of Torture have important implications for ongoing torture debates. Rather than insist that torture is ineffective, torture critics should focus their attention on the morality of torture. If torture is evil, its efficacy is irrelevant. At the same time, torture defenders cannot advocate for torture as a counterterrorist "quick fix": torture has never located, nor will ever locate, the hypothetical "ticking bomb" that is frequently invoked to justify brutality in the name of security.]]> 200 Ron E. Hassner 1501762036 Jared 5 3.74 Anatomy of Torture
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]]> <![CDATA[Thirst: A Novel of the Iran-Iraq War]]> 17262709
In the midst of the Iran鈥揑raq War, an Iraqi journalist is given a tour of a military prison. The Major in charge of the camp informs the writer of what is he is to write a fabricated report about a murder that has occurred in the camp, with the aim of demoralizing Iranian soldiers.

Reluctant to write the report, the writer spends a long night talking and drinking with the Major and detailing a work of fiction he is composing about a group of soldiers trapped on a hill, dying of thirst as they battle for a water tank with a group of enemy soldiers perched on the opposite hill. The tank remains undamaged, but neither group has a hope of reaching it without being killed.

In a narrative riddled with surreal images, shifting perspectives, and dark humor, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi鈥攚idely acknowledged as the most important living Iranian writer鈥攐ffers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the warring countries as he questions the meaning of national identity and does something that has been nearly impossible to do in Iran for the last tell a true story.]]> 160 Mahmoud Dowlatabadi 1612193005 Jared 0 to-read 3.55 2013 Thirst: A Novel of the Iran-Iraq War
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]]> <![CDATA[Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)]]> 39943621
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen鈥攖he only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria鈥攖ook up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daenerys鈥檚 three dragon eggs? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon鈥檚 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire and Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.]]> 706 George R.R. Martin 152479628X Jared 0 to-read 4.03 2018 Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
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]]> Rama: The Omnibus 11113614 At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that has arrived in the galaxy and has been dubbed Rama by the astronomers observing it.

It is a huge cylindrical object, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft.

Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams . . . and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits - just behind a Raman airlock door.]]> 1332 Arthur C. Clarke 0575096861 Jared 0 to-read 4.08 1993 Rama: The Omnibus
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]]> <![CDATA[Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)]]> 112537 243 Arthur C. Clarke 1857231589 Jared 0 to-read 4.12 1973 Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Raft (Xeelee Sequence, #1) 100680 Alternate-cover editions can be found here and here

Stephen Baxter's highly acclaimed first novel and the beginning of his stunning Xeelee Sequence. A spaceship from Earth accidentally crossed through a hole in space-time to a universe where the force of gravity is one billion times as strong as the gravity we know. Somehow the crew survived, aided by the fact that they emerged into a cloud of gas surrounding a black hole, which provided a breathable atmosphere. Five hundred years later, their descendants still struggle for existence, divided into two main groups. The Miners live on the Belt, a ramshackle ring of dwellings orbiting the core of a dead star, which they excavate for raw materials. These can be traded for food from the Raft, a structure built from the wreckage of the ship, on which a small group of scientists preserve the ancient knowledge which makes survival possible. Rees is a Miner whose curiosity about his world makes him stow away on a flying tree鈥攋ust one of the many strange local lifeforms鈥攃arrying trade between the Belt and the Raft.]]> 251 Stephen Baxter 0586210911 Jared 0 to-read 3.69 1991 Raft (Xeelee Sequence, #1)
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> The Histories 831106 336 Tacitus 0140441506 Jared 0 to-read 4.14 The Histories
author: Tacitus
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]]> Brother Red 52576519
For when Driwna investigates who the body was meant for, she will find a trail of deceit and corruption which could bring down a kingdom, and an evil more powerful than she can imagine.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Snakewood and The Winter Road comes a gritty and epic standalone adventure that's perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence, Joe Abercrombie and Andrzej Sapkowski's the Witcher.]]> 512 Adrian Selby 0356508447 Jared 0 to-read 3.72 2021 Brother Red
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> Winter Road 39088527 A gritty and epic adventure to appeal to fans of Mark Lawrence, Andrzej Sapkowski and Joe Abercrombie 鈥� The Winter Road is a fantasy novel which remembers that battles leave all kinds of scars.

The greatest empire of them all began with a road.

The Circle 鈥� a thousand miles of perilous forests and warring clans. No one has ever tamed such treacherous territory before, but ex-soldier Teyr Amondsen, veteran of a hundred battles, is determined to try.

With a merchant caravan protected by a crew of skilled mercenaries, Amondsen embarks on a dangerous mission to forge a road across the untamed wilderness that was once her home. But a warlord rises in the wilds of the Circle, uniting its clans and terrorising its people. Teyr鈥檚 battles may not be over yet . . .

All roads lead back to war.]]> 497 Adrian Selby 0316465887 Jared 0 to-read 3.74 2018 Winter Road
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]]> Snakewood 25543925 An epic fantasy like no other, Adrian Selby's debut takes an unblinking look at the price we pay for our pasts, the art of war and the people who make it their business. Enter a violent world of revenge and bloody combat with characters you'll never forget.They called them Kailen's Twenty, a legendary band of ruthless mercenaries who gave no quarter. Living only by the code of steel, blood and coin, and aided by fightbrews that gave them the edge in battle, whoever met their price won.Now, broken up and seemingly forgotten, they are being hunted down, one by one.Drawn from multiple accounts compiled by a scholar investigating the legendary group's demise, who is also the son of one of the Twenty, Snakewood is fantasy at its most inventive and rewarding.]]> 448 Adrian Selby 0316302325 Jared 0 to-read 3.46 2016 Snakewood
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average rating: 3.46
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3)]]> 53655834 432 Evan Winter 0356513017 Jared 0 to-read 4.38 2026 The Lord of Demons (The Burning, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2)]]> 43174603 If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne and reunite her people, then the Omehi might have a chance to survive the coming onslaught.

]]> 529 Evan Winter Jared 0 to-read 4.37 2020 The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)]]> 41952489
Everyone else is fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. Young, gift-less Tau knows all this, but he has a plan of escape. He's going to get himself injured, get out early, and settle down to marriage, children, and land. Only, he doesn't get the chance. Those closest to him are brutally murdered, and his grief swiftly turns to anger. Fixated on revenge, Tau dedicates himself to an unthinkable path. He'll become the greatest swordsman to ever live, a man willing to die a hundred thousand times for the chance to kill the three who betrayed him.]]> 535 Evan Winter 031648976X Jared 0 to-read 4.29 2017 The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
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name: Jared
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2017
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]]> <![CDATA[The History of Rome Vol. 1-5 (Annotated)]]> 18905184 2203 Theodor Mommsen Jared 0 to-read 4.43 The History of Rome Vol. 1-5 (Annotated)
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]]> Preacher, Book 1 5428776
After merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan preacher Jesse Custer has become completely disillusioned with the beliefs to which he had dedicated his entire life. Now possessing the power of "the word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard-drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, Custer loses faith in both God and man as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.

This new collected edition features an all-new introduction by series writer Garth Ennis.]]> 335 Garth Ennis 140122279X Jared 5 4.41 2009 Preacher, Book 1
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]]> <![CDATA[This Alien Shore (Alien Shores, #1)]]> 36162 564 C.S. Friedman 0886777992 Jared 0 to-read 4.03 1998 This Alien Shore (Alien Shores, #1)
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]]> Dominion 15701439
This novella prequel to C.S. Friedman's bestselling Coldfire Trilogy (Black Sun Rising, When True Night Falls, Crown of Shadows) offers fans of the series a tale of Tarrant's secret history, while new readers will enjoy a chilling introduction to one of High Fantasy's most fascinating鈥攁nd deadly鈥攚orlds.]]> 52 C.S. Friedman Jared 0 to-read 4.17 2012 Dominion
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]]> Nightborn: Coldfire Rising 90613413
A ship full of colonists arrive on a seemingly hospitable planet, only to discover that it harbors a terrifying secret. Soon the settlers find themselves caught up in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, bringing a person鈥檚 greatest fears and darkest nightmares to life.

As Colony Commander Leon Case and Chief Medic Lise Perez struggle to find a way to control the fae before more people die, other settlers have ideas of their own鈥nd they may prove more of a threat to colony than the fae itself.

Nightborn: Coldfire Rising is a tale that blends sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, suspenseful and emotionally intense, as a handful of humans struggle to survive on an alien world that seems determined to kill them. In the end they will have to draw upon both scientific knowledge and mystical traditions to save themselves.

Whether you're just discovering the Coldfire universe through this prequel or returning to it as a classic favorite, Nightborn: Coldfire Rising is the perfect entry point to this unique, genre-blending space fantasy epic.]]> 330 C.S. Friedman 0756410924 Jared 0 to-read 4.07 2023 Nightborn: Coldfire Rising
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]]> <![CDATA[Crown of Shadows (The Coldfire Trilogy, #3)]]> 36164
The war against Calesta will take Damien and Tarrant from the depths of Hell to the birthplace of demons and beyond鈥攊n a battle that could cost them not only their lives, but the very soul of mankind.

Crown of Shadows is the stunning conclusion to C. S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 525 C.S. Friedman 0886777178 Jared 0 to-read 4.17 1995 Crown of Shadows (The Coldfire Trilogy, #3)
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