Risingshadow: May 2023 Edition

A new edition of the cult classic The Haven (by Graham Diamond) will soon be available for readers. [book_22537_quote_right]   [read more]

This guest post is part of the Descendant Machine Blog Tour. [author_3970] [book_64681_quote_right] Guest post: How Descendant Machine Got Written Twice by Gareth L. Powell So, Descendant Machine is finally out, and I can hardly believe it. There were a few moments back there when I seriously worried whether I would ever finish it. First, I lost the original file. Several months’ work just vanished from my computer. I tried everything to find it, but to no avail. Shortly afterwards, ... [read more]

This Q&A is part of The Keep Within Blog Tour. [author_11801] [book_66699_quote_right] Q&A with J.L. Worrad [read more]

(The Arcana Chronicles #6)

Kresley Cole’s New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles series comes to a spectacular and fiery conclusion in this final installment. When even the gods hold their breath . . .To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, must repair her bond with Death, despite the earth-shattering developments between them. And danger lurks in every shadow . . .Their allies—a sea witch, a band of roving warriors, and more than a couple of rogues—overcome terrifying ... [read more]

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A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human. IF YOU EVER READ THIS, TELL OTHERS. DON’T COME HERE. When a mountain mysteriously appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a group of scientists are sent to investigate. Explorer Harry Tunmore agrees to join the secret mission – and he has his ... [read more]

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(He Who Fights with Monsters #9)

With the Builder threat behind them, the time has finally come for Jason and his team to hit the road. Eager to get back to the adventuring he’s been longing for, Jason is excited to not be at the center of world-changing events. But before he goes, one last attempt to pull him into politics has him leaving Rimaros with a strong final impression. With new places to visit and new people to meet, the remnants of recent events have scarred the land and left lingering dangers behind. It's a ... [read more]

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(Azarinth Healer #2)

Still haunted by her encounter with the Taleen Praetorians, Ilea makes her way south to join the Shadow’s Hand and hone her skills. Having fought alongside members of the infamous mercenary order, she hopes to meet kindred spirits who share her completely reasonable passion for battle, adrenaline, and near-death experiences. She is looking for a team to rely on, to punch, and get punched by. Because every ‘friendly yet bloody’ sparring match levels her resistances and makes her a little ... [read more]

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(Path to Ascendancy #4)

After decades of warfare, Malazan forces are now close to consolidating the Quon Talian mainland. Yet it is at this moment that Emperor Kellanved orders a new campaign far to the north: the invasion of Falar. Since the main Malazan armies are otherwise engaged in Quon Tali, a collection of orphaned units and broken squads has been brought together under Fist Dujek – himself recovering from the loss of an arm – to fight this new campaign. A somewhat rag-tag army, joined by a similarly motley ... [read more]

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(Warriors: A Starless Clan #3)

Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more thrilling adventures in this third book in the Starless Clan arc. A crossroads for the Clans—and the warrior code!  The warrior code now allows a cat to formally change Clans, but ShadowClan’s newest arrival feels increasingly unwelcome—and though ShadowClan warrior Sunbeam thinks every cat deserves a chance, one of the loudest voices of opposition is her own mother. Meanwhile medicine cat apprentice Frostpaw ... [read more]

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(The Last Horizon #1)

“To survive in this galaxy, you need a wand in one hand and a gun in the other.” On a little-known planet, Archmage Varic Vallenar casts a grand spell to empower himself with the magical abilities of his alternate selves. The ritual works too well, granting Varic not only the magic but also the memories from six lives. Including their gruesome deaths. Now, Varic has power greater than any wizard in galactic history, but he knows that won’t be enough. The enemies he faced in those ... [read more]

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(Black Dagger Brotherhood #21)

The next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward. In the next epic installment in J. R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, a fallen angel finds love with a mysterious female—who could be his destiny...or the embodiment of his utter destruction.  [read more]

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Author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe. The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android ... [read more]

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(Kings of Avalier #3)

Lucien Thorne is the most vile monster in all of Thorngate. As Winter King, he rules our land with an iron fist and a cold, dead heart. And my father has just informed me that I am betrothed to marry him…. As the Princess of Fall, it is my duty to marry whatever suitor my father chooses for me, but Lucien is not someone I can fathom spending the rest of my life with. Not even for duty. When he arrives to negotiate my dowry, I break protocol and take matters into my own hands. But the more ... [read more]

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(The Empyrean #1)

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death ... [read more]

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(Mage Errant #7)

A new kind of war has come to the continent of Ithos. Airborne mage armies traverse enemy territory in utter secrecy. Vast city-liches conspire to influence events from afar, while city-states and archmages unleash strange new magics in a rapidly accelerating magical arms race. Nations and great powers that have remained quiescent for years have begun reaching out into the growing power vacuum. Magical superweapons and giant monsters are wielded by every side in an deadly tangle of alliances ... [read more]

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(Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation #5)

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Also known as MDZS, the blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired comics, animation, and the live-action series The Untamed! In this final book (Volume 5), read the conclusion to this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death. Also includes bonus stories! Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are headed for a showdown at Guanyin Temple, where their path converges with Jin Guangyao and Nie Mingjue's reassembled ... [read more]

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(Crave #6)

What happened at Katmere definitely isn’t staying at Katmere... Grace has finally graduated from Katmere Academy, but the dangers from school aren’t quite done with her. Now she and her friends must travel to the Shadow Realm to rescue one of their own. But there are still a few new surprises waiting for Grace—along with a betrayal that could destroy them all.  [read more]

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(The Nico di Angelo Adventures #1)

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro. Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own! As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of ... [read more]

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(Twin Crowns #2)

Bestselling authors and real-life sisters-in-law Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber join forces on a compelling YA fantasy bursting with high-stakes adventure, romance and humour. Two queens, one throne. What can possibly go wrong . . .? Twin queens Wren and Rose have claimed their crowns . . . but not everyone is happy about witches sitting on Eana's throne. Cool-headed Rose sets off on a Royal Tour to win over the doubters, but soon finds herself drawn to the Sunless Kingdom. Here ... [read more]

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(The Path of Ascension #3)

Training. Glory. Practicing for War. Shortly after pressing his Talents in an attempt for treasure netted an entire planet a reckoning against autonomous golems and a flying rift, Matt, Liz and his Bond Aster find themselves being sucked into a war. With the sides being drawn between two rival kingdoms seeking approval to join the Empire proper, those running the Path of Ascension are offered a chance to choose sides and fight to gather experience. Garner glory, prizes and power. With a ... [read more]

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(The Hierarchy #1)

At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington. AUDI. VIDE. TACE. The Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their ... [read more]

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(Terrible Worlds: Revolutions)

The Future Is Oppression. Scions, sonko, landlords: whatever you call them, they're the super rich, the princes of capitalism, living off the labour - and the deaths - of the swarming masses and all too happy to see the world burn to preserve their luxurious lives. In three critically-acclaimed novellas, the "British master of science fiction" (Tor.com) takes you down into the mud and horror of a future battlefield, into the dust and burning heat of a scorched equator, into the grinding ... [read more]

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(The Rising World #1)

Martha Wells, the New York Times bestselling author of the Murderbot series, pens a major fantasy novel in Witch King. Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasn’t always been, and he hasn’t even always been Kai-Enna! After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned ... [read more]

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