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Silk & Steel

A Queer Speculative Adventure Anthology

by Ellen Kushner, Aliette de Bodard, Yoon Ha Lee, Neon Yang, Claire Bartlett, Elizabeth Davis, K.A. Doore, Ann LeBlanc, Jennifer Mace, Freya Marske, Elaine McIonyn, Cara Patterson, Alison Tam, S.K. Terentiev, Django Wexler, Chris Wolfgang, Kaitlyn Zivanovich, Janine A. Southard ...

There are many ways to be a heroine.Princess and swordswoman, lawyer and motorcyclist, scholar and barbarian: there are many ways to be a heroine. In this anthology, seventeen authors find new ways to pair one weapon-wielding woman and one whose strengths lie in softer skills.“Which is more powerful, the warrior or the gentlewoman?” these stories ask. And the answer is inevitably, “Both, working ... Read more

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There are many ways to be a heroine.Princess and swordswoman, lawyer and motorcyclist, scholar and barbarian: there are many ways to be a heroine. In this anthology, seventeen authors find new ways to pair one weapon-wielding woman and one whose strengths lie in softer skills.“Which is more powerful, the warrior or the gentlewoman?” these stories ask. And the answer is inevitably, “Both, working
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The Perfect Assassin

by K. A. Doore ...

Series Book 1 - The Chronicles of Ghadid
A novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.Divine justice is written in blood.Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he's already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs.Until, ... Read more

$2.99 USD

A novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.Divine justice is written in blood.Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he's already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs.Until,
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The Impossible Contract

by K. A. Doore ...

Series Book 2 - The Chronicles of Ghadid
A young assassin embarks on "a heart-pounding adventure through an inviting, richly imagined world [in] this triumphant fantasy" ( Publishers Weekly ).An assassin's reputation can mean life or death. This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary Serpent, who rules over Ghadid's secret clan of assassins. When she's offered a top-tier contract to eliminate a foreign ... Read more

$14.39 USD

A young assassin embarks on "a heart-pounding adventure through an inviting, richly imagined world [in] this triumphant fantasy" ( Publishers Weekly ).An assassin's reputation can mean life or death. This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary Serpent, who rules over Ghadid's secret clan of assassins. When she's offered a top-tier contract to eliminate a foreign
... Read more
The Unconquered City

by K. A. Doore ...

Series Book 3 - The Chronicles of Ghadid
The final volume in K. A. Doore's critically-acclaimed assassin fantasy series, praised by Publishers Weekly as "a hit with fans of Sarah J. Maas and George R.R. Martin" (starred review)Seven years have passed since the Siege—a time when the hungry dead had risen—but the memories still haunt Illi Basbowen. Though she was trained to be an elite assassin, now the Basbowen clan act as Ghadid's ... Read more

$14.39 USD

The final volume in K. A. Doore's critically-acclaimed assassin fantasy series, praised by Publishers Weekly as "a hit with fans of Sarah J. Maas and George R.R. Martin" (starred review)Seven years have passed since the Siege—a time when the hungry dead had risen—but the memories still haunt Illi Basbowen. Though she was trained to be an elite assassin, now the Basbowen clan act as Ghadid's
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The Perfect Assassin

Book 1 in the Chronicles of Ghadid

by K. A. Doore ...

Narrated by Amin El Gamal ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Chronicles of Ghadid
Unabridged

11 hours 32 min

**"[Narrator Amin El Gamal] does a masterful job of animating these desert denizens...What results is a suspenseful treat." — Audiofile MagazineA novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.**Divine justice is written in blood.Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**"[Narrator Amin El Gamal] does a masterful job of animating these desert denizens...What results is a suspenseful treat." — Audiofile MagazineA novice assassin is on the hunt for someone killing their own in K. A. Doore's The Perfect Assassin, a breakout high fantasy beginning the Chronicles of Ghadid series.**Divine justice is written in blood.Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in
... Read more
Audiobook

The Impossible Contract

Book 2 in the Chronicles of Ghadid

by K. A. Doore ...

Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Chronicles of Ghadid
Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

The Impossible Contract is the second audiobook in K. A. Doore's high fantasy adventure series the Chronicles of Ghadid, where a determined assassin travels to the heart of the Empire in pursuit of a powerful mark, for fans of Robin Hobb, Sarah J. Maas, and S. A. ChakrabortyAn assassin’s reputation can mean life or death.This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The Impossible Contract is the second audiobook in K. A. Doore's high fantasy adventure series the Chronicles of Ghadid, where a determined assassin travels to the heart of the Empire in pursuit of a powerful mark, for fans of Robin Hobb, Sarah J. Maas, and S. A. ChakrabortyAn assassin’s reputation can mean life or death.This holds especially true for Thana Basbowen, daughter of the legendary
... Read more

Audiobook

An Illusion of Thieves

by Cate Glass ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Chimera
Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

A ragtag crew with forbidden magic must pull off an elaborate heist and stop a civil war in An Illusion of Thieves, a fantasy adventure from Cate Glass.In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence.Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, ... Read more

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A ragtag crew with forbidden magic must pull off an elaborate heist and stop a civil war in An Illusion of Thieves, a fantasy adventure from Cate Glass.In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence.Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother,
... Read more

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The Monstrous Citadel

by Mirah Bolender ...

Narrated by Natalie Naudus ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Chronicles of Amicae
Unabridged

14 hours 29 min

The Monstrous Citadel is the sequel to Mirah Bolender's City of Broken Magic—a fast-paced, adventure fantasy where a bomb squad defuses the magic weapons of a long forgotten war.Amicae, City of Sweepers, survived the Falling Infestation which nearly destroyed it thanks to the efforts of Laura and Okane. While the ancient monsters have been beaten back for the moment, new and more monstrous dangers ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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The Monstrous Citadel is the sequel to Mirah Bolender's City of Broken Magic—a fast-paced, adventure fantasy where a bomb squad defuses the magic weapons of a long forgotten war.Amicae, City of Sweepers, survived the Falling Infestation which nearly destroyed it thanks to the efforts of Laura and Okane. While the ancient monsters have been beaten back for the moment, new and more monstrous dangers
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

A Conjuring of Assassins

by Cate Glass ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Chimera
Unabridged

12 hours 58 min

A Conjuring of Assassins is Cate Glass's second adventure with the Chimera team, a ragtag crew who use their forbidden magic for the good of the kingdom.Romy and her three partners in crime—a sword master, a silversmith, and her thieving brother—have embraced their roles as the Shadow Lord's agents, using their forbidden magic to accomplish tasks his other spies cannot.Now, the Shadow Lord needs ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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A Conjuring of Assassins is Cate Glass's second adventure with the Chimera team, a ragtag crew who use their forbidden magic for the good of the kingdom.Romy and her three partners in crime—a sword master, a silversmith, and her thieving brother—have embraced their roles as the Shadow Lord's agents, using their forbidden magic to accomplish tasks his other spies cannot.Now, the Shadow Lord needs
... Read more

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Audiobook

We Rule the Night

by Claire Eliza Bartlett ...

Narrated by Chloe Cannon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 40 min

Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight -- for their country and for themselves -- in this riveting debut that's part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity**.**Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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Two girls use forbidden magic to fly and fight -- for their country and for themselves -- in this riveting debut that's part Shadow and Bone, part Code Name Verity**.**Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné
... Read more

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Bonds of Brass

Book One of The Bloodright Trilogy

by Emily Skrutskie ...

Narrated by James Fouhey ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Bloodright Trilogy
Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend—the man he trusts most and might even love—only to learn that his friend is secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire.“An exciting space opera full of action and adventure that explores the bonds of loyalty and love, and what happens when they are stretched to their limits.”—Rebecca Roanhorse, Nebula and Hugo award–winning author of Trail ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend—the man he trusts most and might even love—only to learn that his friend is secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire.“An exciting space opera full of action and adventure that explores the bonds of loyalty and love, and what happens when they are stretched to their limits.”—Rebecca Roanhorse, Nebula and Hugo award–winning author of Trail
... Read more

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Knight of the Silver Circle

by Duncan M. Hamilton ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Dragonslayer
Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Dragons have returned after a thousand years, but greater dangers lurk in the shadows...As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Guillot dal Villerauvais is drawn farther into the life and service he had left far behind. Solène attempts to come to terms with the great magical talent she fears is as much a curse as a blessing, while the Prince Bishop’s quest for power twists and turns, and takes ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Dragons have returned after a thousand years, but greater dangers lurk in the shadows...As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Guillot dal Villerauvais is drawn farther into the life and service he had left far behind. Solène attempts to come to terms with the great magical talent she fears is as much a curse as a blessing, while the Prince Bishop’s quest for power twists and turns, and takes
... Read more

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