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Perfect for fans of Dune, Pride & Prejudice, and anyone who believed Rogue One needed a romantic subplot.
Two tortured souls. One world on the brink of war.
Kase Shackley is an embittered hover pilot still reeling from the night his sister died in his arms. He's a screw up in every sense, so when a pilot nearly dies on his watch, he faces serious charges. Seeking to clear his name, he flies a ragtag crew to a lost and dangerous land from which they might never return. If only he didn't have to work with the infuriating bookshop girl who insulted him with Shakespeare
Hallie Walker, top scholar at the University, is jaded by the glittering society shed always dreamed of joining. Raised in the mountains, she fled to the city to forget her painful past. When she loses her bookshop job and the promise of school tuition, she agrees to a top-secret government mission if only for the promised substantial sum upon her return. Now if she could just ignore the ungrateful, arrogant prat of a pilot
In a world of hoverships and crumbling First Earth artifacts, it's up to Hallie and Kase to accomplish the impossible: secure an alliance with an elusive, mystical race to help defend against a kingdom with dangerous technology and ancient magic. If they fail, the war will be lost before it even begins.
Cities of Smoke & Starlight is a heart-wrenching, character-driven steampunk novel featuring a clean, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance.
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Magic is fading from Wales—choked off by King Offa’s Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. Even the dragons have disappeared. And now an attack is imminent. Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry.
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welsh magic
- By victoria martin on 07-05-24
By: Anna Bright
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Dark Water Daughter
- Winter Sea, Book 1
- By: H.M. Long
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk, Samuel Roukin
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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Mary Firth is a Stormsinger: a woman whose voice can still hurricanes and shatter armadas. Faced with servitude to a deathless pirate lord, Mary offers her skills to his arch-rival in exchange for protection—and, more importantly, his help in sending the pirate to a watery grave. But Mary's dreams are dark and full of ghistings, spectral creatures who inhabit the ancient forests of her homeland and the figureheads of ships.
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Shadow and Bone meets Pirates of the Caribbean
- By Lmadk16 on 07-21-24
By: H.M. Long
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Solstice of the Drowned Empire
- A Drowned Empire Novella
- By: Frankie Diane Mallis
- Narrated by: Neill Thorne
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Lord Rhyan Hart, Heir Apparent to the Arkasva, High Lord of Glemaria, Imperator to the North hates everything about his title. Its length, its pretentiousness, and the fact that it connects him directly to his father, the sadistic violent man he hates more than anyone in Lumeria. The last thing Rhyan wants to do is spend the summer before his Revelation Ceremony traveling across the Empire with him for a state visit.
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Cannot get enough!
- By ROlander on 01-16-25
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The Gilded Crown
- A Raven's Trade Novel
- By: Marianne Gordon
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Since she was a little girl, Hellevir has been able to raise the dead. Every creature can be saved for a price, a price demanded by the shrouded figure who rules the afterlife, who takes a little more from Hellevir with each soul she resurrects. Such a gift can rarely remain a secret. When Princess Sullivain, sole heir to the kingdom’s throne, is assassinated, the Queen summons Hellevir to demand she bring her granddaughter back to life. But once is not enough; the killers might strike again. The Princess’s death would cause a civil war, so the Queen commands that Hellevir remain by her side.
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I loved this book
- By JS on 03-09-25
By: Marianne Gordon
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The Library of Shadows
- By: Rachel Moore
- Narrated by: Jeanne Syquia
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. Going to her dad’s school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe—probably—definitely—a real ghost. And an annoying one at that. When Mateo frames Este for the theft of a rare book from the library’s secret spire and then vanishes, Este will have to track him down or risk being expelled.
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The perfect cozy read 📖
- By Kelly Mobley on 05-13-24
By: Rachel Moore
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The Blood Trials
- The Blood Gift Duology, Book 1
- By: N. E. Davenport
- Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The blood spilled between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor long ago. The blood gifts of Mareen’s deadliest enemies. The blood that runs through the elite War Houses of Mareen, the rulers of the Tribunal dedicated to keeping the republic alive.
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Fantasy on steroids!
- By Angela T. Williams on 05-14-22
By: N. E. Davenport
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The Hedgewitch of Foxhall
- By: Anna Bright
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Alister Austin, James Meunier
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Magic is fading from Wales—choked off by King Offa’s Dyke, the enemy earthworks that spans the entire border. Even the dragons have disappeared. And now an attack is imminent. Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when their father promises the crown to whichever son can destroy the dyke and restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry.
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welsh magic
- By victoria martin on 07-05-24
By: Anna Bright
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The Lord of Stariel
- Stariel, Book 1
- By: AJ Lancaster
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Everyone knows who the magical estate will choose for its next ruler. Or do they? Will it be the lord’s eldest son, who he despised? His favourite nephew, with the strongest magical land-sense? His scandalous daughter, who ran away from home years ago to study illusion? Hetta knows it won’t be her, and she’s glad of it. Returning home for her father’s funeral, all Hetta has to do is survive the family drama and avoid entanglements with irritatingly attractive local men until the Choosing.
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Unexpected and delightful
- By emily on 03-25-21
By: AJ Lancaster
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Floating Hotel
- By: Grace Curtis
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. All year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way. The last word in sub-orbital luxury—and an absolute magnet for intrigue. Intrigues such as: Why are there love poems in the lobby inbox? How many Imperial spies are currently on board? What is the true purpose of the Problem Solver’s conference? And perhaps most pertinently—who is driving the ship?
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A great little sci-fi mystery
- By Jon McIntosh on 03-25-24
By: Grace Curtis
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The High Mountain Court
- The Five Crowns of Okrith, Book 1
- By: A.K. Mulford
- Narrated by: Mela Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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Thirteen years fleeing witch hunters and the looming threat of death. Nineteen-year-old Remy knows she is possibly the last red witch alive, and she is determined to stay that way. The Northern Court King has slaughtered her home court and placed a bounty on red witch heads. When four fae warriors enter her tavern refuge, Remy tries to flee, but her magic isn’t strong enough to stop a fae prince on a mission.
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I don’t know
- By Victoria on 03-09-22
By: A.K. Mulford
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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart
- And Other Stories
- By: GennaRose Nethercott
- Narrated by: GennaRose Nethercott, January LaVoy, Gabra Zackman, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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The stories in Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart are about the abomination that resides within us all. That churning, clawing, ravenous yearning: the hunger to be held, and seen, and known. And the terror, too: to be loved too well, or not enough, or for long enough. To be laid bare before your sweetheart, to their horror. To be recognized as the monstrous thing you are. In these lush, strange stories, GennaRose Nethercott explores human longing in all its diamond-dark facets to create a collection that will redefine what you see as a beast, and make you beg to have your heart broken.
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Folklore for the Modern Age
- By Annie on 03-06-24
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Godkiller
- By: Hannah Kaner
- Narrated by: Kit Griffiths
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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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.
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Good story but the Narration is so bad
- By Nino Svanidze on 10-31-23
By: Hannah Kaner
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Dragonwatch
- By: Brandon Mull
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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In the long-awaited sequel to Fablehaven, the dragons who have been kept at the dragon sanctuaries no longer consider them safe havens but prisons, and they want their freedom. The dragons are no longer our allies....
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Listen at speed 1.25
- By Stacey on 04-14-17
By: Brandon Mull
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The Hanging City
- By: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrated by: Amy Bentley
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Seven years on the run from her abusive father, and with no hope of sanctuary among the dwindling pockets of human civilization, Lark is out of options. Her only leverage is a cursed power: she can thrust fear onto others, leaving all threats fleeing in terror. It’s a means of survival as she searches for a place to call home. If the campfire myths of her childhood are true, Lark’s sole chance for refuge could lie in Cagmar, the city of trolls—a brutal species and the sworn enemies of humanity.
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Not what I expected
- By Gigien on 08-30-23
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane
- The Glass Library, Book 1
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she's just an ordinary woman who loves books. She seeks answers from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won't be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.
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Fun to be Back
- By Meg on 10-12-22
By: C.J. Archer
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Faebound
- A Novel
- By: Saara El-Arifi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Yeeran was born on the battlefield, has lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knows, she’ll die on the battlefield. As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders.
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Interesting story, narrator is meh
- By lori m. anderson on 02-14-24
By: Saara El-Arifi
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess
- A Novel
- By: Sue Lynn Tan
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.
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Yawn. Unable to Complete this Snoozer.
- By Patrick Egry on 01-17-22
By: Sue Lynn Tan
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Bow Before the Elf Queen
- The Elf Queen, Book 1
- By: J.M. Kearl
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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In hiding all her life, Layala prepares for the day the wicked High Elf King Thane will come to steal her—his powerful mate. She trains to take her revenge for the wrongful execution of her parents, who died for her freedom. Now that day has come, forcing her to come face-to-face with what she’s hidden from: a dangerous, dark-haired, warrior king determined to marry her.
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Flat narration and rough story
- By M. Gill on 10-27-22
By: J.M. Kearl
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Salt & Broom
- By: Sharon Lynn Fisher
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower, Tim Bruce
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence. A shadow lies over Thornfield Hall and its reclusive master, Edward Rochester. And he’s hired her only as a last resort. Jane stumbles again and again as she tries to establish a rapport with her prickly new employer, but he becomes the least of her worries as a mysterious force seems to work against her.
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A lovely, bewitching, retelling of Jane for fans and newcomers alike.
- By Hillary H on 12-31-23
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-08-24
Looking Forward To The Next
It's been a while since I powered through a book in just a few days. Enjoy the world building and looking forward to learning more. The narrator is over all good which can be hard to find these days too. The accents can be a little silly but like I said overall was a great listen!
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- Shannon Alldredge
- 01-27-25
Real characters and plot twists!
I love how well this author set up the whole story! The progression of meeting the cast of characters and getting to know them better throughout the story. The VERY Pride and Prejudice-esque enemies to rivals to friends to lovers romantic subplot. *chef’s kiss*
The worldbuilding is phenomenal! Steampunk with a touch of fantasy. Sooooooo well done and original!
The emotions are SKY HIGH at times, and TW:character deaths on-page as well as recollections of character deaths from before the story starts.
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- Sierra Celesky
- 06-17-24
The world building and the character development
I loved the book but I was hoping for more spice. Warning readers there’s only a kiss, but I’m hoping for more in the second book and believe me this book was that good that I’m reading the second immediately because I HAVE TO KNOW ❤️ IYKYK!
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- Manda S
- 10-24-24
A great adventure with beautiful writing
I really had a great time with this story. I thought the hate-to-love romance was sweet and the whole thing reminded me of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow things like Treasure Planet, Mortal Engines, Divine Rivals and Endlewood. The writing was descriptive without being too cumbersome, the characters in my opinion were likeable and relatable, especially if you're stubborn like me. The plot was interesting and I was constantly waiting for the next shoe to fall. But Allie left breath where needed and you weren't getting whiplash. I loved the world and the politics as they unfolded, the dicotome of paste and future colliding was good fun. I'll review filling on the SFF Insiders blog.
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- Mikaela Sammond
- 06-30-24
Slow burn with an unexpected plot twist.
All the reviews so far as correct. This is a story for anyone who loves pride and prejudice mixed with Star Wars/treasure planet, and the lost city of Atlantis movie adventure plot! Cannot wait to listen to the second
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-30-24
Atlantis and Treasure Planet vibes
Overall I really enjoyed this book! The characters were very fun and I liked the relationships between them. The banter was silly and fun to listen to. The story has a decent pace and it was a fun ride! I would absolutely recommend it to my friends.
There are a few things that i think could have been better. There are times when you’re not sure exactly who is talking or what is happening in flashbacks/ memories. It’s written in 3rd person and has multiple view points and that’s just something that happens with that writing style if it isn’t done just right.
The FMC is kind of annoying at times. A lot of screaming and gasping loudly or just bungling things. It was very frustrating. Like girl you’re in a dangerous situation you should know better than to scream because you saw a bug or something. It’s almost a parody of how women act. This does get better towards the end and it’s not annoying enough to make me want to stop reading it, it just ruined the immersion for me a bit.
Other than that though I loved it! I am very excited to read the sequel!
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- DaniK
- 05-09-24
Atlantis, Anastasia, Star Wars, Treasure Planet
This story was great! It’s like Atlantis the Lost Empire meets Treasure Planet with a bit of Star Wards in there.
Loved the second book too!
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-22-25
Fantasy Adventure with Slow Burn Romance Subplot
If you like a thread of romance, but as only part of a multi-threaded plot, this series is a great option. Slow burn.
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- wiccachyk
- 06-14-24
disappointing
I only finished it because I paid for it. case is annoying and halley is not much better.
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- Abbey
- 06-14-24
One note
Initially I was interested in this book described as a mix of treasure planet and the mummy. However, I found it difficult to relate to the main characters. Sadly at one point I forgot the lead females name completely. The setting, world are thoughtful and well planned. It just didn’t captivate me the way I had hoped.
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