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Blood of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder #3) by Brian McClellan

December 17, 2021 .

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The characters enjoyed the dizzying heights of triumph, often side by side with the despairing depths of defeat.

Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert

December 7, 2021 .

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Our hero’s father, Duke Leto, has to move, as per the directive of a sadistic emperor, to a desert planet with his family to oversee the mining of a very valuable spice, a job that was solely th...

An Ember in The Ashes (An Ember in The Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir

December 3, 2021 .

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The world was well built, Blackcliff, the Scholar quarters, the catacombs, etc. I didn’t’ have to stress to understand what the author wrote; it’s so unlike some YAs whose worlds are...

The Prophet of Akhran (Rose of The Prophet #3) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

December 1, 2021 .

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Not the biggest climax of an ending, but a very satisfying one. The Prophet of Akhran is written at a quick pace, with even more thrill and action than the last book. All the forces meet finally in an...

The Paladin of The Night (Rose of The Prophet #2) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

December 1, 2021 .

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The authors take their time to involve everyone in the story, and the weaving of events is expertly done, providing readers with a lot of suspense and thrill, even without overwhelming violence. ...

Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell

November 30, 2021 .

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De Castell’s trademark masterful plot twists pervade this brilliant read. A brilliant start to a brave, brave tale.

The Will of The Wanderer (Rose of The Prophet #1) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

November 30, 2021 .

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The story has a rich, rich world that is based on Islamic Mythology. The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A Chakraborty is woven from much the same source; hence, certain comparisons can be made.

The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of The Unhewn Throne #2) by Brian Staveley

November 30, 2021 .

It’s like the beginnings of a game of chess between two foes in which the game gets bigger than the chessboard, bigger than the players, bigger than the room they’re playing in

Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel #1) by Josiah Bancroft

November 30, 2021 .

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True quality high fantasy is proving harder to find by the day. Here is one that tells a most wonderful story, all without the cliched tropes that are core to the genre. It is utterly engrossing in it...

Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) by Pierce Brown

November 30, 2021 .

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A few pages in, and I was reminded of Hunger Games and Divergent. Instead of Districts and Factions, there are Colours, almost like Lightbringer.

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo

November 29, 2021 .

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There’s enough action and thrill in this book to fill two books, and another author might have decided to extend the series by an extra book.

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson

November 29, 2021 .

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There’s almost as much fun to be had in the gradual discovery of the world of Roshar as there is in the numerable plot twists and thrilling events that permeate the entirety of the 1000-plus pag...