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You can now get your hands on the digital edition of The Last Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison, for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb for the first volume:

An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series.

In 1973 celebrated writer and editor Harlan Ellison announced the third and final volume of his unprecedented anthology series, which began with Dangerous Visions and continued with Again, Dangerous Visions. But for reasons undisclosed, The Last Dangerous Visions was never completed.

Now, six years after Ellison’s passing, science fiction’s most famous unpublished book is here. And with it, the heartbreaking true story of the troubled genius behind it.

Provocative and controversial, socially conscious and politically charged, wildly imaginative yet deeply grounded, the thirty-two never-before-published stories, essays, and poems in The Last Dangerous Visions stand as a testament to Ellison’s lifelong pursuit of art, uniting a diverse range of science fiction writers both famous and newly minted, including Max Brooks, Edward Bryant, Cecil Castellucci, James S. A. Corey, Howard Fast, P. C. Hodgell, Dan Simmons, Robert Sheckley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Cory Doctorow, among others.

The historic publication of The Last Dangerous Visions completes the long-awaited final chapter in an incredible literary legacy.


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You can now download the first omnibus of Robert Silverberg's The Majipoor Cycle, comprised of Lord Valentine's Castle, Majipoor Chronicles, and Valentine Pontifex, for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb for the first volume:

He is a man with no past— a wanderer without memory of his origins. He calls himself Valentine. As a member of a motley group of entertainers, he travels across the magical planet of Majipoor, always hoping he will meet someone who can give him back what he has lost.

And then, he begins to dream--and to receive messages in those dreams. Messages that tell him that he is far more than a common vagabond—he is a lord, a king turned out of his castle. Now his travels have a purpose—to return to his home, discover what enemy took his memory, and claim the destiny that awaits him…


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You can now download Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

Millions of readers the world over have been held spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told.

Now, enter Terry Goodkind's world, the world of the Sword of Truth.

In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help ... and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.

In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-- to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed ... or that their time has run out.

This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.


You can also download Dan Moren's The Bayern Agenda for only 0.99$ here.

Here's the blurb:

Simon Kovalic, top intelligence operative for the Commonwealth of Independent Systems, is on the frontline of the burgeoning Cold War with the aggressive Illyrican Empire. He barely escapes his latest mission with a broken arm, and vital intel which points to the Empire cozying up to the Bayern Corporation: a planet-sized bank. There’s no time to waste, but with Kovalic out of action, his undercover team is handed over to his ex-wife, Lt Commander Natalie Taylor. When Kovalic’s boss is tipped off that the Imperium are ready and waiting, it’s up to the wounded spy to rescue his team and complete the mission before they’re all caught and executed.

The first installment in the Galactic Cold War series, The Bayern Agenda is an unforgettable, genre-bending science fiction thriller full of spies, subterfuge, and dry humor!


This week's New York Times Bestsellers (December 29th)

In hardcover:

Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth is down one spot, finishing the week at number 2. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Iron Flame is down one position, ending the week at number 8. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked maintains its position at number 9. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

In paperback:

Gregory Maguire's Wicked is up one spot, finishing the week at number 1. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing is up one position, ending the week at number 2. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses is up two positions, ending the week at number 4. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Callie Hart's Quicksilver is down five positions, ending the week at number 5. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

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You can now get your hands on the digital edition of Jim Butcher's The Olympian Affair for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure from the author of the Dresden Files, in this New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships.

For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing scientific marvels and building fleets of airships for defense and trade.

Now, the Spires hover on the brink of open war.

Everyone knows it’s coming. The guns of the great airship fleets that control the skies between the last bastions of humanity will soon speak in anger, and Spire Albion stands alone against the overwhelming might of Spire Aurora’s Armada and its new secret weapon–one capable of destroying the populations of entire Spires.

A trading summit at Spire Olympia provides an opportunity for the Spirearch, Lord Albion, to secure alliances that will shape the outcomes of the war, and to that end he dispatches privateer Captain Francis Madison Grimm and the crew of the AMS Predator to bolster the Spirearch’s diplomatic agents.

It will take daring, skill, and no small amount of showmanship to convince the world to stand with Spire Albion–assuming that it is not already too late.



You can also download Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory's Crown of Vengeance for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link.

Here's the blurb:

In this epic fantasy adventure series opener, a young elf, afraid of the magic inside her, becomes a fearsome warrior.

She is the unwanted spawn of a mad king and queen, her lands lost before her birth; her family—her very name—erased from history. Cursed by many, yet protected by an even great curse.

She was born on a night of storm and terror, raised in protected concealment, then banished from the only home she had ever known—an ancient enemy’s final stroke in a war begun centuries before.

Secret studies of hidden lore reveal the truth of the Prophecy that heralded her coming. Dark dreams teach lessons of war and duty, of strategy and Magecraft, that she could not learn in a thousand lifetimes.

She does not have a thousand lifetimes. She has just one—and time is running out. For the Prophecy spoke not just of her, but of a great Darkness that would destroy the Elven kingdoms. A Darkness that is coming ever closer.

She is Vieliessar Farcarinon and she must save her people. Even if she must shatter custom and destroy the world she was born to rule . . .


Night's Master


I was taken aback when I saw that, on top of all the awful crap he's been accused of, there were claims that Neil Gaiman had based The Sandman on Tanith Lee's Tales from the Flat Earth series without giving her any credit. Given that I've been in the field as a reviewer for twenty years now, plus being a fan of the genre for almost as long before that, I'm perplexed by the fact that I've only heard about this supposed ripoff in the last few days.

My curiosity piqued, I elected to give the first volume, Night's Master, a shot immediately. Interestingly enough, at least on Amazon, the folks from Daw Books recently changed the blurb and now openly claim that Lee's series was the inspiration for Gaiman's magnum opus. As for me, based on this first volume, I can say that there is absolutely nothing in common with The Sandman so far. But I imagine that this could change as I go through subsequent installments.

Here's the blurb:

NIGHT'S MASTER is the first book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series "Tales from the Flat Earth," which, in the manner of "The One Thousand and One Nights," portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales. Long time ago when the Earth was Flat, beautiful indifferent Gods lived in the airy Upperearth realm above, curious passionate demons lived in the exotic Underearth realm below, and mortals were relegated to exist in the middle. Azhrarn, Lord of the Demons and the Darkness, was the one who ruled the Night, and many mortal lives were changed because of his cruel whimsy. And yet, Azhrarn held inside his demon heart a profound mystery which would change the very fabric of the Flat Earth forever...

Come within this ancient world of brilliant darkness and beauty, of glittering palaces and wondrous elegant beings, of cruel passions and undying love.

Discover the exotic wonder that is the Flat Earth.


I wasn't expecting to be drawn into Night's Master so quickly, but Tanith Lee captured my imagination from the very first page. Like One Thousand and One Nights, the book is a collection of interconnected short stories/vignettes that form a bigger and more far-reaching narrative with each new tale. Though each one stands alone to a certain extent, most build on one another and are linked in various and sometimes unexpected ways. Taken as a whole, this first volume encapsulates the mythological and whimsical nature of fairy tales. Yet these are not innocent children's tales. The sex, the violence, and the themes explored make Tales from the Flat Earth an adult fantasy series.

This was my first experience with Tanith Lee and I was impressed by the quality of her writing. Simply put, the imagery is absolutely amazing and the prose lyrical and otherworldly. The universe, the landscapes, the protagonists, and everything else are richly depicted. Night's Master makes for an incredibly immersive reading experience.

Azhrarn, Prince of Demons and one of the Lords of Darkness, is the closest thing to a main character found in this book. And though he influences every tale in various ways, be it mischievous, cruel, or good-natured, he only takes center stage at the beginning and at the end. It's the diverse cast that makes Night's Master such a memorable read. Some claim that Lee doesn't spend enough time with most of them, yet overall I feel that the author did a good job to make each and everyone of them as three-dimensional as they needed to be in their story. Sivesh, Ferazhin Flower-Born, Kazir the blind poet, Zorayas, Mirrash, Bisuneh, Shezael and Drezaem, Qebba; they all played a role in making this book such a compelling read.

My only complaint is that Night's Master is too short. Weighing in at only 177 pages, you'll go through the ebook in no time. I wish Lee had elaborated more on the worldbuilding and some stories could have been a little bit longer, but otherwise it was everything I wanted it to be. Looking forward to the next one!

You guys should give it a shot, either out of curiosity or due to the Gaiman allegations. It was a 1979 World Fantasy Award nominee for best novel, after all.

The final verdict: 8/10

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You can now download Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Dune: House Atreides for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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Before Paul Atreides became Muad’Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune . . .

Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother Jessica fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand . . .

Before the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered . . .

There was another story . . .

The tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father.

The tale of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruthless tyrant who becomes a pawn of Bene Gesserit breeding schemes.

The tale of Pardot Kynes, ambitious planetologist dispatched to the sands of Arrakis to understand the origins of the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the known universe.

And the tale of Crown Prince Shaddam Corrino, whose lust for power leads him to plot the assassination of his own father and to create a plan that will replace the spice and disrupt the Imperium forever . . .

Dune: House Atreides begins the epic worldwide bestselling trilogy that tells of the generation before Dune and sows the seeds for great heroes, vile enemies, and terrible tyrants.


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You can now get your hands on the digital edition of the Baroque Cycle omnibus by Neal Stephenson, comprised of Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World, for only 3.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. That's 3505 pages for less than 4$!!! This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

Get all three novels in Neal Stephenson's New York Times bestselling "Baroque Cycle" in one e-book, including: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World. This three-volume historical epic delivers intrigue, adventure, and excitement set against the political upheaval of the early 18th century.


You can also download the entire The Soldier Son trilogy by Robin Hobb for 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This omnibus edition is comprised of Shaman's Crossing, Forest Mage, and Renegade's Magic.

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Here's the blurb:

Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son, destined from birth to carry a sword. The wealthy young noble will follow his father—newly made a lord by the King of Gernia—into the cavalry, training in the military arts at the elite King's Cavella Academy in the capital city of Old Thares. Bright and well-educated, an excellent horseman with an advantageous engagement, Nevare's future appears golden.

But as his Academy instruction progresses, Nevare begins to realize that the road before him is far from straight. The old aristocracy looks down on him as the son of a "new noble" and, unprepared for the political and social maneuvering of the deeply competitive school and city, the young man finds himself entangled in a web of injustice, discrimination, and foul play. In addition, he is disquieted by his unconventional girl-cousin Epiny—who challenges his heretofore unwavering world view—and by the bizarre dreams that haunt his nights.

For twenty years the King's cavalry has pushed across the grasslands, subduing and settling its nomads and claiming the territory in Gernia's name. Now they have driven as far as the Barrier Mountains, home to the Speck people, a quiet, forest-dwelling folk who retain the last vestiges of magic in a world that is rapidly becoming modernized. From childhood Nevare has been taught that the Specks are a primitive people to be pitied for their backward ways—and feared for their indigenous diseases, including the deadly Speck plague, which has ravaged the frontier towns and military outposts.

The Dark Evening brings the carnival to Old Thares, and with it an unknown magic, and the first Specks Nevare has ever seen . . .

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You can now download Jim Butcher's Warriorborn: A Cinder Spires Novella for only 2.49$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Dresden Files comes an all-new, action-packed fantasy adventure set in the Cinder Spires universe.

Benedict Sorellin-Lancaster hasn’t even broken in his lieutenant’s insignia when he’s summoned to meet with the Spirearch of Spire Albion himself for a very special—and very secret—purpose. The Spirearch needs Benedict to retrieve a bag he’s “misplaced” on the Colony Spire known as Dependence, which has strangely cut off all contact with the outside world. It’s a delicate mission at best, a potential bloodbath at worst.

To this end, the Spirearch has supplied Benedict with backup in the form of three Warriorborn. But unlike the courageous lieutenant, this trio has formerly used its special gifts for crime, carnage, and outright bloody murder. And all of them were caught and imprisoned because of Benedict. Now, if they behave—and make it back alive—they’ll go free.

But when the odd squad reaches Dependence, they soon discover something waiting for them: a horrific weapon that could shatter the balance of power among the Spires. And Benedict will have to bring his own Warriorborn skills to bear if he, his team, and Spire Albion are to have any hope of survival . . .


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You can now download James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantasy about a young man who must throw out the magical rule book to solve the murder of his former mentor.

On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.

After flunking out of the Auditor training program and being dismissed as “not Department material,” Grimsby tried to resign himself to life as a mediocre witch. But he can’t help hoping he’ll somehow, someway, get another chance to prove his skill. That opportunity comes with a price when his former mentor, aka the most dangerous witch alive, is murdered down the street from where he works, and Grimsby is the Auditors’ number one suspect.

Proving his innocence will require more than a little legwork, and after forming a strange alliance with the retired legend known as the Huntsman and a mysterious being from Elsewhere, Grimsby is abruptly thrown into a life of adventure, whether he wants it or not. Now all he has to do is find the real killer, avoid the Auditors on his trail, and most importantly, stay alive.


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Here's the blurb:

This “worthy, entertaining addition to fantasy literature” tells the epic saga of a righteous warrior/avenger who battles an evil wizard, dragons, and cyclopean armies to liberate an imperiled kingdom (Starlog).

The Sword of Bedwyr: Luthien Bedwyr vows to rescue the beleaguered land of Eriador from the evil reign of Wizard-King Greensparrow. But first Luthien must secure two weapons from a dragon’s lair: a legendary sword and a blood-red cape that renders its wearer invisible. Aided by a halfling thief, an ancient mage, and a beautiful elf slave, Luthien prepares for insurgence as the Crimson Shadow.

Luthien’s Gamble: With the rallying support of enslaved humans, defiant peasants, and Fairborn elves, Luthien has forged a path for the freedom of his kingdom as the avenging Crimson Shadow. But when his tyrannical adversary makes a bid for peace by calling back his army of cyclops, Luthien suspects the evil wizard is setting a trap.

The Dragon King: Luthien Bedwyr’s alter ego wields a magical sword and wears a scarlet cape that renders him invisible. But his greatest enemy, the evil Wizard-King, has a counterpart of his own: an unstoppable, bloodthirsty colossus of a dragon. Now the ultimate battle for a kingdom will reach its spellbinding endgame in the rousing finale to a trilogy “filled with memorable characters and compelling action” (Terry Brooks).


Quote of the Day

Lives were built on decisions, and regrets sometimes.

- GUY GAVRIEL KAY, Written on the Dark

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You can now download Joe Abercrombie's A Little Hatred for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.

On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal’s son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments.

Savine dan Glokta – socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union – plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control.

The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another…


You can also download Evan Winter The Fires of Vengeance for 4.99$ here.

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Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi.

If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught.

This week's New York Times Bestsellers (December 22nd)

In hardcover:

Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth debuts at number 1. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Iron Flame is down one position, ending the week at number 7. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked is up one spot, finishing the week at number 9. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

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Callie Hart's Quicksilver debuts at number 1. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked is down one spot, finishing the week at number 2. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing is down one position, ending the week at number 3. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses is down three positions, ending the week at number 6. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

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You can now download Dave Duncan's The Seventh Sword omnibus, comprised of The Reluctant Swordsman, The Coming of Wisdom, The Destiny of the Sword, and The Death of Nnanji, for only 3.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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In this complete collection of the high fantasy Seventh Sword series by Aurora Award–winning author Dave Duncan, Wallie Smith must face a new destiny and save an unfamiliar world from evil forces.

The Reluctant Swordsman: Wallie goes to the hospital and wakes up in the body of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by a voluptuous slave girl and an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess. When he learns the Goddess needs a swordsman, he reluctantly agrees to set off on her quest.

The Coming of Wisdom: Wallie is staring death in the face when the Goddess gives him a new body and the fabled Sapphire Sword in return for being her champion. But Wallie and his weapon quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high-stakes magic.

The Destiny of the Sword: Wallie is entrusted by the presiding goddess with a mission to bring together all the swordsmen to finally defeat the sorcerers and their terrible technology. And while he’s not quite convinced he should oblige, goddesses can be very persuasive . . .

The Death of Nnanji: For fifteen years the truce has held, but now sorcerers have started killing swordsmen again and swordsmen traitors are aiding them. Wallie, known now as Shonshu, must ride out to fight the war he hoped would never come, and his failure or success will determine the fate of the world for the next thousand years.


The Book That Held Her Heart


Though I did enjoy The Book That Broke the World, it was the first time that anything written by Lawrence seemed to suffer from the infamous middle book syndrome. It was another solid effort, which isn't surprising given the author's track record. But it did suffer from the same shortcomings found in The Book That Wouldn't Burn, mainly that the storylines occasionally appeared to be meandering a little aimlessly in certain portions of the tale.

The first installment was Lawrence's longest published work thus far. Up until that point, I had always felt that the author was concise and none of his scenes were ever overwritten. Unfortunately, throughout the Library Trilogy several sequences feel a bit extraneous or longer than they need to be. This problem is exacerbated by the multiple points of view needed to convey the story in its entirety. Lawrence excels at first person narratives and in my opinion that's one of the aspects that made his previous novels so captivating. He may not be as comfortable tackling numerous perspectives, or for some reason a certain depth of character appears to get lost when he must juggle diverse POVs. In any event, something I can't quite put my finger on seems to be missing from this new series compared to the rest of the author's body of work. And the he same can be said of this third volume. Although Lawrence comes up with another engrossing finale and a somewhat heartbreaking ending, I still have mixed feelings about The Book That Held Her Heart and the series as a whole.

Here's the blurb:

The secret war that defines the Library has chosen its champions and set them on the board.

The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail.

The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds? This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.


As mentioned in my previous review, at the heart of this latest series lies an infinite library containing all the knowledge ever written down. We now know that this library is connected to other such repositories across the entire known universe and across time itself. The implication behind such a need is that all species, no matter where and when a certain technological level is reached, will always elevate warfare to a point where they end up on the brink of extinction. And given their inevitable quest toward self-destruction, can this cycle ever be reversed? We learned that the very first library by was built by Irad, the grandson of Cain and thus the great-grandson of Adam and Eve. Jaspeth, his brother, believes that the library glorifies the original sin of knowledge and seeks its destruction. In a clash that echoes down through the ages, the library has become the symbol of the war waged by the two brothers, a conflict opposing knowledge and ignorance. You may recall that The Book That Broke the World ended with the creation of three portals by Hellet's death at the hands of his sister's monstrous automaton. Through one of these, Mayland took those who would like to see the library destroyed. Through another went Livira, Yolanda and others, seeking to save the library. Finally, Yute and Kerrol escaped through the third portal, both of them seeking a compromise that could end the conflict between the two factions.

I wasn't expecting yet another perspective to be added to what I consider an already too large cast, but the introduction of Anne Hoffman at the beginning of The Book That Held Her Heart really set the tone for this final volume. You would think that including the POV of a teenage Jewish girl just as the Nazis are about to take over Germany would be somewhat discordant, but you would be wrong. This truly was a master stroke on Lawrence's part, one which allowed him to weave fascism, antisemitism, and book-burning into an already multi-layered story. And even if she only appears in a few chapters, Anne shines in a way that overshadows the rest of the cast, Evar and Livira included. Speaking of these two, the trilogy's main protagonists, they find themselves in different timelines and dimensions and they do their best to try to save the library and get reunited somehow. The whole cast find themselves in various wheres and whens, and Lawrence must needs rely on multiple points of view to keep readers apprised of everything that's occurring. Once more, the absence of a certain kind of balance between the POVs impacts the overall reading experience to a certain extent. At first, I believed that we had dodged that particular bullet when the author went for another interracial romance in the second installment, but I should have known it was coming. Thankfully, unlike let's say Richard Morgan, Lawrence keeps everything understated in the brief interracial sex scenes found in this book.

The Book That Held Her Heart takes us on another journey across time and space. Once again, the novel does suffer from pacing issues, especially at the beginning and in the middle. But everyone should know by now that Mark Lawrence is a strong finisher and I wasn't disappointed by the series' conclusion. I was afraid that the author was steering us towards a "they lived happily ever after" sort of ending, which would have cheapened the whole thing. No, instead of delivering a rousing endgame and an exciting finale, as is usually his wont, Lawrence went for a more bittersweet and heartbreaking ending which was just what the Library Trilogy needed.

It will be interesting to see where Lawrence takes us next. There's probably another series already written and ready to be published, so I figure we can expect something new in 2026. In the end, I realize that I have mixed feelings with the Library Trilogy because I never quite connected with its protagonists the way I did with Jorg, Jalan, Snorri, Nona, Yaz, etc. In my humble opinion, Mark Lawrence just shines more when he writes first person narratives. Hence, the multiple POVS didn't work as well for me. And though I was invested in the tale itself, I always felt that the characterization left a little something to be desired. Them's the breaks, I guess, and your mileage will vary in that regard.

With six trilogies and a number of short stories under his belt since 2011, Mark Lawrence has yet to disappoint. Definitely looking forward to whatever he has in store for us!

The final verdict: 7.5/10

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Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles-until they are hired to pilfer a famed sword. What appears to be just a simple job finds them framed for the murder of the king and trapped in a conspiracy that uncovers a plot far greater than the mere overthrow of a tiny kingdom.

Can a self-serving thief and an idealistic swordsman survive long enough to unravel the first part of an ancient mystery that has toppled kings and destroyed empires?

And so begins the first tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend
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You can also get your hands on the digital edition of Daniel Abraham's The Dragon's Path for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link.

Here's the blurb:

Marcus' hero days are behind him. He knows too well that even the smallest war still means somebody's death. When his men are impressed into a doomed army, staying out of a battle he wants no part of requires some unorthodox steps.

Cithrin is an orphan, ward of a banking house. Her job is to smuggle a nation's wealth across a war zone, hiding the gold from both sides. She knows the secret life of commerce like a second language, but the strategies of trade will not defend her from swords.

Geder, sole scion of a noble house, has more interest in philosophy than in swordplay. A poor excuse for a soldier, he is a pawn in these games. No one can predict what he will become.

Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto The Dragon's Path -- the path to war.

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You can now download Mercedes Lackey's Winds of Fate for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

New York Times-bestselling author Mercedes Lackey takes readers on a thrilling sword and sorcery adventure with this first installment in the Mage Winds epic fantasy series!

With high magic lost and darkness looming over Valdemar, the heir to the throne must find a way to awaken her powers . . .

High magic had been lost to Valdemar centuries ago when the lost Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now the realm is at risk again. And Elspeth—Herald and heir to the throne—must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities. But others, too, are being caught up in a war against sorcerous evil.

The Tayledras scout Darkwind is the first to stumble across the menace creeping forth from the “Uncleansed Lands.” And as sorcery begins to take its toll, Darkwind may be forced to call upon powers he has sworn never to use again if he and his people are to survive an enemy able to wreak greater devastation with spells of destruction than with swords . . .

New York Times-bestselling author Mercedes Lackey ushers in a new era of the Valdemar saga with Winds of Fate, the first sword and sorcery adventure in the Mage Winds epic fantasy series!


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You can now download Hannah Kaner's Godkiller for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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Enter a land of gods and monsters, soldiers and mercenaries, secrets and wishes—the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and Gideon the Ninth

Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship, there are countless gods in the world—but after a great war, the new king outlawed them and now pays “godkillers” to destroy any who try to rise from the shadows.

As a child, Kissen saw her family murdered by a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing them and enjoys it. But all this changes when Kissen is tasked with helping a young noble girl with a god problem. The child’s soul is bonded to a tiny god of white lies, and Kissen can’t kill it without ending the girl’s life too.

Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, the unlikely group must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world, and they are the only ones who can stop it.


This week's New York Times Bestsellers (December 15th)

In hardcover:

Rebecca Yarros' Iron Flame is up two positions, ending the week at number 6. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked debuts at number 10. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Stephen King's You Like It Darker returns at number 11. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

In paperback:

Gregory Maguire's Wicked is up four spots, finishing the week at number 1. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing maintains its position at number 2. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses is up one position, ending the week at number 3. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Jasmine Mas' Blood of Hercules debuts at number 11. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Mist and Fury is up one spot, finishing the week at number 12. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

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You can now get your hands on the digital edition of Lawrence Watt-Evans' The Wizard Lord for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

Chosen protectors must stop a defiant Wizard Lord in this fantasy adventure debut by the author of the Obsidian Chronicles.

The Wizard Lord's duty is to keep the world in its delicate balance. He must govern lightly to protect his domain from power-hungry interlopers, such as certain wizards who previously fought to rule the world…But if the Wizard Lord himself strays from the way of the just, then it is up to the Chosen to intercede.

There are eight Chosen ones: the Leader, the Seer, the Swordsman, the Beauty, the Thief, the Scholar, the Archer, and the Speaker. Each are magically-infused mortals who, for the term of their service, have only one function—to be available to remove an errant Wizard Lord, whether by persuasion or by stronger means.

Breaker, an ambitious young man, has recently taken on the mantle of Swordsman. But he never expected to be called to duty so quickly. With the fate of his world hanging in the balance, Breaker has no time for doubt. And yet doubts linger…not just about himself, but about the entire balance of power.



You can also download Janny Wurts' The Master of Whitestorm for only 1.99$ here.

Here's the blurb:

This classic fantasy adventure from the acclaimed author of the Wars of Light and Shadow series “is storytelling at its best” (Raymond E. Feist, #1 New York Times–bestselling author).

Chained at the oar on a Mhurgai galley, a sullen slave who never speaks is considered a madman by his fellow captives—until the hour Korendir announces a plan, which is certainly doomed to failure, for no one ever escapes the merciless Mhurgai alive . . .

Korendir’s silence hides a devious intellect. And his benchmate, Haldeth, is desperate to end his cruel captivity, even if mercy comes to him under the murderous knives of the Mhurgai. When Korendir’s daring plan frees them both, Haldeth is compelled to follow his determined companion on an even more impossible quest: to lift a curse that despoils the kingdom of Torresdyr by recovering a legendary wardstone from a witch. His prize if he succeeds? A wizard’s treasure. If he fails? A grave with the legion of defeated champions before him. Far from content to retire from danger, Korendir’s restless nature will not embrace peace, his insatiable taste for impossible odds skating the thin edge toward insanity . . .


The Navigator's Children


If you've been visiting this blog for a while, then you know that I've always been a big Tad Williams fan. In my humble opinion, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn remains a seminal work of fantasy, one that many consider one of the very best series of its era. Unfortunately, with The Last King of Osten Ard the author completely failed to recapture the magic of its predecessor. Both The Witchwood Crown and Empire of Grass were veritable slogs to go through and major disappointments.

I was wondering if Into the Narrowdark could somehow save this new series? Understandably, I was dubious, especially when it was announced that the final volume of the saga would have to be split into two installments. In the end, Into the Narrowdark was just the first half of what was meant to be The Navigator's Children and thus it read like the first half of a complete novel. There was no saving grace, nothing which allowed The Last King of Osten Ard to level up to some extent. While some storylines finally moved forward a little more, most of them continued to stagnate or go nowhere. Still, it was the best volume yet, so there was hope for a grand finale.

Alas, though the culmination of all the threads connected to the Norn queen ultimately delivered an interesting and somewhat exciting endgame, Tad Williams' desire to tie up all the loose ends sunk The Navigator's Children into a morass of boring and superfluous sequences and perspectives that make Brandon Sanderson's bloat feel concise in comparison. Which is too bad, for the novel actually had good momentum until the resolution of Utuk’ku's plotline.

Here's the blurb:

The latest saga in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard concludes in the fourth and final Last King of Osten Ard novel.

The Hayholt is besieged by the Norns. Once the home of their immortal brethren, the Sithi, now capital of the kingdom of men, the fabled castle is under attack. And as the world is distracted by this strike against humankind, the Norns’ deathless witch-queen Utuk’ku turns towards the mysterious fateful valley called Tanakirú—the Vale of Mists.

Meanwhile, Queen Miriamele hurries to save the Hayholt and capture the treacherous noble Pasevalles, but arrives to discover the traitor has escaped.

And inside Tanakirú, Vale of Mists, the bond between Prince Morgan and Nezeru, a renegade Norn, has become something deeper and stranger than either of them could have anticipated. They journey ever deeper to the heart of the valley’s mystery, encountering wonder and horror, and come face to face at last with the ancient secret that has kindled the Norn Queen’s war—a secret that will destroy immortals and humans alike.


As always with Tad Williams, the superior worldbuilding really shines again in The Navigator's Children. In that regard, as was the case with the previous three installments, this one shows a Tad Williams writing at the top of his game. As mentioned in my past reviews, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn was vast in scope and vision and this new series builds on storylines that already echoed with much depth. Several new dimensions were added to what has always been a multilayered work of fiction, and on this front at least The Last King of Osten Ard has delivered from the start. To finally get the chance to discover more about the inner workings of the Norn society continues to be the most fascinating aspect of this new series. We finally discover the truth about the Garden and its demise, as well as how the Norns, the Sithi, and the Tinukeda'ya journeyed to Osten Ard aboard the Great Ships. We also learn more of the reasons why a schism occurred and grew between the immortals and how it led to their becoming enemies. The secret of the Witchwood Crown is also unveiled and its implications could change the world forever.

As was the case with the Shadowmarch series, one of the most important shortcomings of The Last King of Osten Ard remains its incredibly poor political intrigue. As I said before, Williams excels in many different facets when it comes to writing SFF novels, but politicking is definitely not one of them. Instead of playing to his strengths, perhaps to have more appeal with fans of George R. R. Martin's immensely popular A Song of Ice and Fire (which was inspired by Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn) and other politically-involved fantasy series out there, Williams put political intrigue at the heart of numerous major plot threads. Which, due to the clumsiness in execution of such intrigues, put the Hernystir, the Nabban, and the Thrithing plotlines on very shaky ground from the get-go, with everything going downhill the more the story progresses. Add to that the fact that Simon and Miri continue to make for particularly inept and occasionally dumb rulers who have surrounded themselves with not necessarily the brightest of people at court, and you literally end up with a recipe for disaster that keeps on giving. As a result, since a large part of The Last King of Osten Ard hinges precisely on political intrigue, even with the closure provided by this last volume, it often stretches the bounds of credulity beyond their breaking point.

Once again, the characterization remains the novel's biggest flaw. Which, as I mentioned in my previous reviews, along with worldbuilding, is habitually one of the aspects in which Williams truly shines. Like its three predecessors, The Navigator's Children is another mess of points of view. I'm persuaded that The Last King of Osten Ard would have benefited from a lesser number of perspectives. I've lost track of how many POVs there are in this series. Regardless of the exact number, it's no secret that there are way too many of them. While a number storylines can be engaging, at times some perspectives are downright boring, which bogs down the narrative with pointless scenes that go nowhere. Why the author elected to introduce so many disparate characters and give them their own POV, I'll never know. But it continues to kill momentum as you skip from an interesting sequence to an unnecessary conversation or info-dump that brings little or nothing to the tale. Plotlines featuring Tiamak, Binabik, Aelin, Eolair, Snenneq, Jesa, Tzoya, etc, made me roll my eyes in frustration time and time again. Even though we're reaching the resolution of basically all of them by the time we get to the last page, this poor characterization precludes any kind of tight focus on any of the important storylines, and in the long run it hurts this novel in a myriad of ways.

As far as the rhythm is concerned, the pace, at least in the first portion of the book, flows better than it did in Into the Narrowdark. Which is not surprising given that this is the second part of what was meant to be a single novel and that we are finally approaching the endgame. Don't get me wrong. It's still a mess of perspectives. Again, I feel that a good chunk of pages could have been excised without the plot losing anything important. And though the pace has improved, it's a chore to get through to the more compelling sequences because very little actually happens in many chapters and all the good stuff is buried so deeply under superfluous scenes that it robs them of most of the desired impact. Having said that, things are finally moving toward the convergence at the valley of Tanakirú and we reach the end of Queen Utuk’ku's plotline. Until that point, The Navigator's Children is by far the best volume in the series, warts and all. Sadly, the author came up with an anticlimactic and somewhat underwhelming finale that is a world away from the thrilling endings that closed the show in both To Green Angel Tower and Sea of Silver Light. À la Robert Jordan in The Wheel of Time, though great battles have been fought and the end of the world averted, only one of the good guys ultimately dies. Which makes little sense considering the odds they were up against. Still, it would have been good enough to cap off The Lost King of Osten Ard that way. Problem is, there is about 300 pages left in the book. What follows is an extremely long epilogue/set-up for future sequels that totally kills whatever the novel had going for it until then. A tribute to Tolkien's the Scouring of the Shire maybe? In any event, every single POV character gets his/her story told in this interminable recounting of the war's aftermath. Most of these plot threads were already past the point of interest for me, but somehow Williams thought that they deserved even more air time. So more Pasavalles, which could be one of the lamest villains in the history of the genre, Eloair, Unver, Viyaki, Jarnulf, and many, many more until we finally reach the very end. If the climax of the war with the Norns was interesting, this long and pointless epilogue turned out to be the slog of slogs.

I love Tad Williams and Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn remains one of the most beloved works of fantasy out there, but I feel that this new series is not a worthy sequel. If there are future novels set after The Last King of Osten Ard, I sincerely hope it will be centuries in the future. I for one don't want to see most of these characters ever again. From the first volume to the last, this series was a major disappointment. And I had such lofty expectations for it. . .

The final verdict: 5.5/10

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You can now download R. F. Kuang's The Burning God for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

Here's the blurb:

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.

Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.

Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?


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You can now download R. A. Salvatore's Servant of the Shard for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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New York Times–bestselling author: The much-awaited story of master assassin Artemis Entreri and the first installment in a new series set in the Forgotten Realms universe

Surrounded by dark elves, Artemis Entreri tightens his grip on the streets of Calimport. While he urges caution, his sponsor grows ever more ambitious. The assassin will soon find himself on a path his most hated enemy has walked before him—a path that leads to a place where someone like Entreri would never be welcome.

Drow leader Jarlaxle has ascended from dark Menzoberranzan with only civil intentions. The malevolent Crystal Shard’s influence on him intensifies until even the drow agents he brought with him grow fearful. When his own company begins to turn on him, Jarlaxle will be forced to find a savior in the man he’s come to enslave.

Servant of the Shard is the first book in the Sellswords trilogy and the fourteenth book in the Legend of Drizzt series.

Neil Gaiman's fall from grace


If you haven't read the Vulture piece that came out earlier today, please understand that it's not an easy read.

The allegations of sexual misconduct were one thing, but this is something else altogether. Really fucked up. The more so coming from a man claiming to be a feminist writer. Awful. Just awful. . .

You can read the Vulture article here.

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You can now download Megan E. O'Keefe's The Blighted Stars for only 2.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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Stranded on a dead planet with her mortal enemy, a spy must survive and uncover a conspiracy in the first book of an epic space opera trilogy by an award‑winning author.

She's a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they're found and Naira Sharp thinks she knows the reason why. The all-powerful Mercator family has been controlling the exploration of the universe for decades, and exploiting any materials they find along the way under the guise of helping humanity's expansion. But Naira knows the truth, and she plans to bring the whole family down from the inside.

He's the heir to the dynasty. Tarquin Mercator never wanted to run a galaxy-spanning business empire. He just wanted to study rocks and read books. But Tarquin's father has tasked him with monitoring the settlement of a new planet, and he doesn't really have a choice in the matter.

Disguised as Tarquin's new bodyguard, Naira plans to destroy the settlement ship before they make land. But neither of them expects to end up stranded on a dead planet. To survive and keep her secret, Naira will have to join forces with the man she's sworn to hate. And together they will uncover a plot that's bigger than both of them.


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You can now download Terry Brooks' Armageddon's Children for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

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In our world’s near future, civilization has fallen into terrifying chaos. Navigating the scarred landscape that once was America and guided by a powerful talisman, Logan Tom has sworn an oath to seek out a remarkable being born of magic and destined to lead the final fight against darkness. In time, Logan’s path will cross with others: Angel Perez, herself a survivor of death-dealing forces, and a makeshift family of refugees forced to survive among street gangs, mutants, and marauders. Common purpose will draw Logan and his allies together. Their courage and convictions will be tested and their fates will be decided, as their singular crusade begins: to take back, or lose forever, the only world they have.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic.



You can now get your hands on the digital edition of R. F. Kuang's The Dragon Republic for only 1.99$ here.

Here's the blurb:

Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters.

The war is over.

The war has just begun.

Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power.

Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic.

But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more.

Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.


You can also get your hands on the digital edition of Ernest Cline's Armada for only 2.99$ here.

Here's the blurb:

From the author of Ready Player One, a rollicking alien invasion thriller that embraces and subverts science-fiction conventions as only Ernest Cline could.

Zack Lightman has never much cared for reality. He vastly prefers the countless science-fiction movies, books, and videogames he's spent his life consuming. And too often, he catches himself wishing that some fantastic, impossible, world-altering event could arrive to whisk him off on a grand spacefaring adventure.

So when he sees the flying saucer, he's sure his years of escapism have finally tipped over into madness.

Especially because the alien ship he's staring at is straight out of his favorite videogame, a flight simulator callled Armada--in which gamers just happen to be protecting Earth from alien invaders.

As impossible as it seems, what Zack's seeing is all too real. And it's just the first in a blur of revlations that will force him to question everything he thought he knew about Earth's history, its future, even his own life--and to play the hero for real, with humanity's life in the balance.

But even through the terror and exhilaration, he can't help thinking: Doesn't something about this scenario feel a little bit like...well...fiction?

At once reinventing and paying homage to science-fiction classics as only Ernest Cline can, Armada is a rollicking, surprising thriller, a coming-of-age adventure, and an alien invasion tale like nothing you've ever read before.

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You can now download Richard Morgan's Market Forces for only 3.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.
 
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A coup in Cambodia. Guns to Guatemala. For the men and women of Shorn Associates, opportunity is calling. In the superheated global village of the near future, big money is made by finding the right little war and supporting one side against the other–in exchange for a share of the spoils. To succeed, Shorn uses a new kind of corporate gladiator: sharp-suited, hard-driving gunslingers who operate armored vehicles and follow a Samurai code. And Chris Faulkner is just the man for the job.

He fought his way out of London’s zone of destitution. And his kills are making him famous. But unlike his best friend and competitor at Shorn, Faulkner has a side that outsiders cannot see: the side his wife is trying to salvage, that another woman–a porn star turned TV news reporter–is trying to exploit. Steeped in blood, eyed by common criminals looking for a shot at fame, Faulkner is living on borrowed time. Until he’s given one last shot at getting out alive. . .


This week's New York Times Bestsellers (December 8th)

In hardcover:

Haruki Murakami's The City and its Uncertain Walls debuts at number 7. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Rebecca Yarros' Iron Flame is down five positions, ending the week at number 8. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Melissa Landers's The Half King debuts at number 12. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

In paperback:

Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing is up two positions, ending the week at number 2. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses is down four positions, ending the week at number 4. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked is up ten spots, finishing the week at number 5. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Mist and Fury is down one spot, finishing the week at number 13. For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

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You can now download J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring for only 1.99$ by following this Amazon Associate link. This OneLink will take you to the nearest Amazon site serving your country and you'll see if you can take advantage of this sale.

The Two Towers and The Return of the King are also on sale for 1.99$. The same goes for The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.

Here's the blurb:

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power—the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring—the ring that rules them all—which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.



You can also download N.K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms for only 1.99$ here.

Here's the blurb:

Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history.

With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate - and gods and mortals - are bound inseparably together.