29 Best Epic, Fiction Books
Epic, Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Epic, Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Epic, Fiction audiobooks below.
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Speaking Bones
- By: Ken Liu
- Narrator: Michael Kramer
- Length: 41 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.59(694 ratings)
4.59(694 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0039.99 USDThe battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award-winning author of theThe battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award-winning author of the Eternal Sky series) Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author Ken Liu.
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The concluding book of The Dandelion Dynasty begins immediately after the events of The Veiled Throne, in the middle of two wars on two lands among three people separated by an ocean yet held together by the invisible strands of love.
Harried by Lyucu pursuers, Princess Thera and Pekyu Takval try to reestablish an ancestral dream even as their hearts grow in doubt. The people of Dara continue to struggle against the genocidal Lyucu as both nations vacillate between starkly contrasting visions for their futures. Even the gods cannot see through the Wall of Storms, for only mortal hearts can decide mortal fates.
Award-winning author Ken Liu fulfills the covenants first laid out a decade ago in a series delving deep into the connection between national myths and national constitutions in this “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR). -
Etheric Recruit
- By: S.R. Russell
- Narrator: Mare Trevathan
- Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: July 21, 2020
- Language: English
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4.58(1100 ratings)
4.58(1100 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen you are a young adult in the Etheric Empire, your life can be changed in mere moments–often for the better. Anne was saved by the Queen herself many years before on planet Earth. Now, she is struggling with focus and coming intoWhen you are a young adult in the Etheric Empire, your life can be changed in mere moments–often for the better.
Anne was saved by the Queen herself many years before on planet Earth. Now, she is struggling with focus and coming into adulthood while her mom struggles with her own future.
When Anne’s mother makes an ultimatum, the Empress steps in, and Anne’s life is saved by her young friend with four paws.
Now, Anne must grow up with her partner Jinx and fast. Her new friends are going to need her in the future.
Together, the young woman and her partner Jinx have a future to affect.
Set on the foundation laid by the Kurtherian Gambit Series, this story is about one of the fan favorites and her new partner. Together, they just may be instrumental in changing the future of technology and life.
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Rectify Injustice
- By: Sarah Noffke
- Narrator: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 12 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 31, 2020
- Language: English
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4.57(536 ratings)
4.57(536 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDSophia Beaufont hopes that she can turn an enemy into an ally. She just has to track down the steampunk cyborg. The problem is that Trin Currante thinks the Dragon Elite want her dead. And she’s excellent at avoiding death–as herSophia Beaufont hopes that she can turn an enemy into an ally. She just has to track down the steampunk cyborg.
The problem is that Trin Currante thinks the Dragon Elite want her dead. And she’s excellent at avoiding death–as her history of surviving and prevailing over adversity has shown.
Meanwhile, Hiker still struggles to hone his powers…
Regardless of his strength, Ainsley doesn’t show signs of softening toward the leader of the Dragon Elite. If anything, he should fear the housekeeper might poison his next meal.
While dragon eggs continue to hatch, magicians are going missing worldwide.
The House of Fourteen is losing credibility with governments. Chaos is spreading around the planet. And Sophia suspects that the Saverus Corporation is behind everything.
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The Creative Strategist
- By: Sarah Noffke
- Narrator: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.53(762 ratings)
4.53(762 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe guardian of the underworld has been awoken, and he’s coming after someone very important. But not if Liv can do something about it. Meanwhile, Kayla Sinclair is tracking down the Mortal Seven, preparing to kill them. Talon Sinclair isThe guardian of the underworld has been awoken, and he’s coming after someone very important.
But not if Liv can do something about it.
Meanwhile, Kayla Sinclair is tracking down the Mortal Seven, preparing to kill them. Talon Sinclair is growing stronger. And Liv has no idea either are alive.
Additionally, the House of Fourteen struggles to maintain power.
What’s the point in policing magic if no one respects your authority? Liv knows that there is only one solution to this: everyone needs to have a vote in the laws–not just magicians.
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Wrath of Empire
- By: Brian McClellan
- Narrator: Christian Rodska
- Length: 23 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 15, 2018
- Language: English
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4.5(7903 ratings)
4.5(7903 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.98 USDAs war rages, both sides are in a race to find the one thing that could turn the tides to their favor — a stone with the power to turn humans into gods — in the second book of Brian McClellan’s epic fantasy tale of magic andAs war rages, both sides are in a race to find the one thing that could turn the tides to their favor — a stone with the power to turn humans into gods — in the second book of Brian McClellan’s epic fantasy tale of magic and gunpowder.
The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on the march, looking for safety on the frontier, accompanied by Lady Flint’s soldiers. But escaping war is never easy, and soon the battle may find them, whether they are prepared or not.
Back in the capital, Michel Bravis smuggles even more refugees out of the city. But internal forces are working against him. With enemies on all sides, Michel may be forced to find help with the very occupiers he’s trying to undermine.
Meanwhile, Ben Styke is building his own army. He and his mad lancers are gathering every able body they can find and searching for an ancient artifact that may have the power to turn the tides of war in their favor. But what they find may not be what they’re looking for.
Continue the pistol-packing fantasy series by the author whose debut novel Brandon Sanderson called “just plain awesome!”
Gods of Blood and PowderSins of EmpireWrath of Empire
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The Empire of Gold
- By: S. A. Chakraborty
- Narrator: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 28 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 30, 2020
- Language: English
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4.5(20427 ratings)
4.5(20427 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0048.99 USD“No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” —Paste Magazine The final chapter in the“No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” —Paste Magazine
The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.
Daevabad has fallen.
After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.
But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.
Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother’s homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.
As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt.
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Return of the Dwarf King
- By: Charley Case
- Narrator: Austin Rising
- Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: June 30, 2020
- Language: English
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4.47(461 ratings)
4.47(461 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDAfter years of searching, Finn has finally found the motherload. Unfortunately, there’s no way to get it home. And he’s got to meet John Wayne. Stranded and alone in Denver, Colorado, Finn and his partner Penny (a foot and a half longAfter years of searching, Finn has finally found the motherload. Unfortunately, there’s no way to get it home. And he’s got to meet John Wayne.
Stranded and alone in Denver, Colorado, Finn and his partner Penny (a foot and a half long Faerie Dragon) search for friends and allies in this strange new land.
But something about this place isn’t right. Magic has gone underground, and has anyone seen John Wayne?
Lucky for Finn he’s a Dwarf, and underground is where he does his best work.
Join Finn, Penny, and their new friends on an adventure that spans the globe and holds the fate of an entire planet in its twists and turns. And just maybe a tall Dwarf and a small dragon can find their place in the universe.
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A Time of Courage
- By: John Gwynne
- Narrator: Damian Lynch
- Length: 21 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: April 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.47(3119 ratings)
4.47(3119 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.98 USDHeroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will be decided once and for all in A Time of Courage, the gripping conclusion to the Of Blood and Bone trilogy.Now is the time of reckoning…TheHeroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will be decided once and for all in A Time of Courage, the gripping conclusion to the Of Blood and Bone trilogy.
... Read moreNow is the time of reckoning…The demon-king Asroth is free of his iron prison, and thewhole of the Banished Lands stands on the brink of domination.With the Ben-Elim broken and routed, half-breed Riv and asmall band of comrades must try to find a way to strike at the demon forces.Meanwhile, Drem is with the Order of the Bright Star on a desperate march south to join the battle. He fears what they will find along the way, even as he knows it is better to fight and fall than to live without hope.Of Blood and BoneA Time of DreadA Time of BloodA Time of CourageThe Faithful and the FallenMaliceValorRuinWrath -
The Unrelenting Fighter
- By: Sarah Noffke
- Narrator: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: July 21, 2020
- Language: English
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4.46(916 ratings)
4.46(916 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDLiv Beaufont wouldn’t want a day off anyway….which is good because being Father Time’s only employee is demanding. Liv can hardly believe she has to carry a chicken around while fighting villains. However, the chicken is supremelyLiv Beaufont wouldn’t want a day off anyway….which is good because being Father Time’s only employee is demanding.
Liv can hardly believe she has to carry a chicken around while fighting villains. However, the chicken is supremely important. She just doesn’t know how…or what the bird wants to eat.
And then there’s Sophia’s dragon egg.
Whoever stole it is going to pay big time when Liv gets ahold of them. In the meantime, Subner helps Liv track down the elf who made Inexorabilis. Unlocking the memories Liv’s mother sealed into the sword is crucial.
What she finds is supposed to change everything.
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The Ivory Tomb
- By: Melissa Caruso
- Narrator: Senn Annis
- Length: 16 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.45(178 ratings)
4.45(178 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDThe Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. The Demon of Corruption poisons/rots the land. The Serene Empire and the Witch Lords race towards war. And in the middle of it all stands Rxyander, theThe Dark Days have returned. The Demon of Carnage mercilessly cuts through villagers and armies. The Demon of Corruption poisons/rots the land. The Serene Empire and the Witch Lords race towards war. And in the middle of it all stands Rxyander, the Warden of Gloamingard.
Burdened by conflicting loyalties and guilt, Ryx searches desperately for a way to defeat the demons before the world she loves is completely destroyed. To find answers, she’ll have to return to where it all started … the black tower at the heart of Gloamingard.
By blood the Door was opened, and only by blood will the Dark Days end.
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The Rose and the Thorn
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrator: Michael J. Sullivan
- Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 17, 2013
- Language: English
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4.4(20478 ratings)
4.4(20478 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDTwo thieves want answers. Riyria is born. For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves returnTwo thieves want answers. Riyria is born. For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception — Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse by a powerful noble, she suspects that Royce will ignore any danger in his desire for revenge. By turning the thieves away, Gwen hopes to once more protect them. What she doesn’t realize is what the two are capable of — she’s about to find out.
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The Kingdom of Copper
- By: S. A. Chakraborty
- Narrator: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 23 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 22, 2019
- Language: English
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4.4(32406 ratings)
4.4(32406 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0044.99 USDS. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass–“the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the Wind” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)–conjuring a world whereS. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass–“the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the Wind” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)–conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.
Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad–and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there.
Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she’s been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family–and one misstep will doom her tribe..
Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid–the unpredictable water spirits–have gifted him. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried.
And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad’s towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. It’s a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . . and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve.
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Crownbreaker
- By: Sebastien De Castell
- Narrator: Sebastien de Castell
- Length: 14 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: December 10, 2019
- Language: English
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4.4(2397 ratings)
4.4(2397 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDA failed mage learns that just because he’s not the chosen one it doesn’t mean he can’t be a hero in final book of the Spellslinger series. Once an outlaw spellslinger, Kellen Argos has made a life for himself as the DaromanA failed mage learns that just because he’s not the chosen one it doesn’t mean he can’t be a hero in final book of the Spellslinger series.Once an outlaw spellslinger, Kellen Argos has made a life for himself as the Daroman Queen’s protector. A little magic and a handful of tricks are all it takes to deal with the constant threats to her reign. But when rumors of an empire-shattering war begin to stir, Kellen is asked to commit an unimaginable act to protect his queen.Inside enemy territory, he quickly realizes something is amiss. Someone is playing a dangerous game. And to discover their secrets, Kellen will have to challenge the greatest spellcaster who’s ever lived.Kellen’s misadventures concludes in Crownbreaker, the riveting finale to the adventure fantasy series that began with Spellslinger.Spellslinger SeriesSpellslingerShadowblackCharmcasterSoulbinderQueenslayerCrownbreakerFor more from Sebastien de Castell, check out:The Greatcoats QuartetTraitor’s BladeSaint’s BloodKnight’s ShadowTyrant’s Throne... Read more -
The Dragon Republic
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 23 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 06, 2019
- Language: English
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4.39(49230 ratings)
4.39(49230 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0051.99 USDRin’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 throughoutRin’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.
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One Dark Window
- By: Rachel Gillig
- Narrator: Lisa Cordileone
- Length: 12 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.39(4601 ratings)
4.39(4601 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDFor fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom–but the monster in her head isn’t the only threat lurking. Elspeth needs a monster. TheFor fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom–but the monster in her head isn’t the only threat lurking.
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder–she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards–the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
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The Unbound Empire
- By: Melissa Caruso
- Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.36(1321 ratings)
4.36(1321 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDA political scion and her magically bound fire warlock must face their greatest fears to save the Empire from a ruthless enemy in the explosive conclusion of a spellbinding fantasy trilogy from David Gemmell Award-nominated author MelissaA political scion and her magically bound fire warlock must face their greatest fears to save the Empire from a ruthless enemy in the explosive conclusion of a spellbinding fantasy trilogy from David Gemmell Award-nominated author Melissa Caruso.
While winter snows keep the Witch Lord Ruven’s invading armies at bay, Lady Amalia Cornaro and the fire warlock Zaira attempt to change the fate of mages in the Raverran Empire forever, earning the enmity of those in power who will do anything to keep all magic under tight imperial control. But in the season of the Serene City’s great masquerade, Ruven executes a devastating surprise strike at the heart of the Empire–and at everything Amalia holds most dear.
To stand a chance of defeating Ruven, Amalia and Zaira must face their worst nightmares, expose their deepest secrets, and unleash Zaira’s most devastating fire.
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Babel
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrator: Chris Lew Kum Hoi
- Length: 21 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 23, 2022
- Language: English
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4.34(44953 ratings)
4.34(44953 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0036.99 USDFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language andFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation–also known as Babel.
Babel is the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working–the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars–has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide…
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
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Where Gods Fear to Go
- By: Angus Watson
- Narrator: Sean Barrett
- Length: 14 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: December 03, 2019
- Language: English
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4.33(253 ratings)
4.33(253 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.98 USD~b~>The outrageously thrilling West of West trilogy comes to an action-packed close in Where Gods Fear to Go — a gritty epic fantasy journey in which a mismatched group of refugees battle animals and monsters, an unforgiving land and each~b~>The outrageously thrilling West of West trilogy comes to an action-packed close in Where Gods Fear to Go — a gritty epic fantasy journey in which a mismatched group of refugees battle animals and monsters, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfill a prophecy.
Battling across the Shining Mountains, the questers discover a land more terrifying than they ever could’ve imagined–and they’ve fought thunder lizards.span ... Read moreAll the while fighting and falling in love, the tentatively allied Wootah and Calnians must survive monster attacks, flash floods, and tornados to uncover the secret of The Meadows. And then comes the hard part.To save themselves and everybody else, they will travel west of west, deeper into danger…and attempt to take on a goddess who has already killed all the gods.West of WestYou Die When You DieThe Land You Never LeaveWhere Gods Fear to GoFor more Angus Watson, check out:Iron AgeAge of IronClash of IronReign of Iron -
The Burning God
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 23 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 17, 2020
- Language: English
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4.33(33993 ratings)
4.33(33993 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0051.99 USDThe 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 savingThe 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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Deeds of Honor
- By: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrator: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 04, 2019
- Language: English
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4.33(450 ratings)
4.33(450 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWith two exclusive, never-before-published stories featuring characters from the Paladin’s Legacy series, Deeds of Honor gathers together lore and legends from Paksenarrion’s world, along with tales from the Paladin’s Legacy era,With two exclusive, never-before-published stories featuring characters from the Paladin’s Legacy series, Deeds of Honor gathers together lore and legends from Paksenarrion’s world, along with tales from the Paladin’s Legacy era, all revised and updated for this special compilation. Rich with the vivid and immersive storytelling for which Elizabeth Moon is known, the eight short stories in Deeds of Honor are certain to please any fan of the Paksenarrion saga.
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The Wall of Storms
- By: Ken Liu
- Narrator: Michael Kramer
- Length: 28 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.32(3530 ratings)
4.32(3530 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0034.99 USDOne of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time In the much-anticipated sequel to the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor Kuni Garu is faced with the invasion of an invincible army in his kingdom and must quicklyOne of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time
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In the much-anticipated sequel to the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR) Grace of Kings, Emperor Kuni Garu is faced with the invasion of an invincible army in his kingdom and must quickly find a way to defeat the intruders.
Kuni Garu, now known as Emperor Ragin, runs the archipelago kingdom of Dara, but struggles to maintain progress while serving the demands of the people and his vision. Then an unexpected invading force from the Lyucu empire in the far distant west comes to the shores of Dara–and chaos results.
But Emperor Kuni cannot go and lead his kingdom against the threat himself with his recently healed empire fraying at the seams, so he sends the only people he trusts to be Dara’s savvy and cunning hopes against the invincible invaders: his children, now grown and ready to make their mark on history. -
The Skull of the World
- By: Kate Forsyth
- Narrator: Elle Newlands
- Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.29(2791 ratings)
4.29(2791 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDIn the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. Isault and Lachlan must continue to deal with their military position in Tirsoilleir–where a spy has compromised their tactical secrets, leaving them at a tremendousIn the land of Eileanan, the Pact of Peace has not meant the end of unrest. Isault and Lachlan must continue to deal with their military position in Tirsoilleir–where a spy has compromised their tactical secrets, leaving them at a tremendous loss.
Isabeau, the witch, longs to rejoin her sister and her home in these uncertain times, but she must first complete one last task for her teachers. To find her true purpose in life, she must reach the Skull of the World and listen to the silent words of the White Gods. Few survive. But those who do are changed forever.
Now, when she does return home, she does so with an extraordinary gift. But when Margrit of Arran decides to take advantage of Lachlan’s absence by kidnapping his son and heir to the throne, Isabeau must learn to use her gifts in the face of evil–and overcome her enemy once and for all.
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The Story of the Hundred Promises
- By: Neil Cochrane
- Narrator: Em Grosland
- Length: 12 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.25(73 ratings)
4.25(73 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDA loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast that centers queer and trans characters Trans sailor Darragh Thorn has made a comfortable life for himself among people who love and accept him. Ten years after his exile from home, though, his sister asksA loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast that centers queer and trans characters
Trans sailor Darragh Thorn has made a comfortable life for himself among people who love and accept him. Ten years after his exile from home, though, his sister asks him to reconcile with their ailing father. Determined to resolve his feelings rather than just survive them, Darragh sets off on a quest to find the one person who can heal a half-dead man: the mysterious enchanter who once gave him the magic he needed to become his true self.
But so far as anyone knows, no one but Darragh has seen the enchanter for a century, and the fairy tales that survive more cause for fear than hope.
In lush and evocative prose, and populated with magical trees and a wise fox, The Story of the Hundred Promises is a big-hearted fantasy suffused with queer optimism.
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Age of Myth
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrator: Michael J. Sullivan
- Length: 16 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 28, 2016
- Language: English
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4.23(24640 ratings)
4.23(24640 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDMichael J. Sullivan’s trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons to fantasyMichael J. Sullivan’s trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons to fantasy masters Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, and Tolkien himself. Now, Sullivan’s stunning hardcover debut, Age of Myth, inaugurates an original five-book series–and one of fantasy’s finest next-generation storytellers continues to break new ground. Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between men and those they thought were gods changes forever. Now, only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant to embrace his destiny as the God Killer. Suri, a young seer burdened by signs of impending doom. And Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy to lead her people. The Age of Myth is over; the time of rebellion has begun.
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The Quicksilver Court
- By: Melissa Caruso
- Narrator: Senn Annis
- Length: 16 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.21(595 ratings)
4.21(595 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDLoyalties are tested and nations clash in this fresh epic fantasy bursting with adventure, intrigue, ambition, and deadly magic–perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Karen Miller. Ryxander, Warden of Gloamingard, has failed. Unsealed by herLoyalties are tested and nations clash in this fresh epic fantasy bursting with adventure, intrigue, ambition, and deadly magic–perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Karen Miller.
Ryxander, Warden of Gloamingard, has failed. Unsealed by her blood, the Door hidden within the black tower has opened. Now, for the first time since the age of the Graces, demons walk the world.
As tensions grow between nations, all eyes–and daggers–are set on Morgrain, which has fallen under the Demon of Discord’s control. When an artifact with the power to wipe out all life in a domain is stolen, Ryx will do whatever it takes to save her home from destruction. But success may demand a larger sacrifice from Ryx than she could have imagined.
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The Golden Wolf
- By: Linnea Hartsuyker
- Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 16 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 27, 2019
- Language: English
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4.21(599 ratings)
4.21(599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDThe fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historicalThe fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of Game of Thrones and Outlander.
Ragnvald has long held to his vision of King Harald as a golden wolf who will bring peace to Norway as its conqueror–even though he knows that Harald’s success will eventually mean his own doom. He is grateful to have his beloved sister, the fierce and independent Svanhild, once more at his side to help keep their kingdom secure. Free from the evil husband who used her, she is now one of Harald’s many wives.
While Svanhold is happy to be reunited with her beloved brother, and enjoys more freedom than ever before, she is restless and lonely. When an old enemy of Ragnvald’s kidnaps his niece, Freydis, his sister follows the daughter she has neglected to Iceland, where an old love awaits. This strange new land offers a life far different from what each has left behind, as well as unexpected challenges and choices.
Ragnvald, too, must contend with change. His sons–the gifted Einar, the princely Ivar, and the adventurous Rolli–are no longer children. Harald’s heirs have also grown up. Stepping back from his duties as king, he watches as his sons pursue their own ambitions. But Norway may no longer be large enough for so many would-be kings.
Now in their twilight years, these venerable men whose lives have been shaped by war must face another battle that awaits. A growing rebellion pits Ragnvald and his sons against enemies old and new, and a looming tragedy threatens to divide the hardened warrior from Harald and all who care for him. Across the sea, Svanhild, too, wrestles with a painful decision, risking the dissolution of her fragile new family as she desperately tries to save it.
Yet as old heroes fall, new heroes arise. For years, Ragnvald and Svanhild pursued the destinies bestowed by their ancient gods. Though the journey has cost them much, their sacrifices and dreams will be honored by the generations that follow, beginning with Freydis and Einar. Emerging from their parents’ long shadows, they have begun to carry on the family’s legacy while pursuing their own glorious fates.
This compelling conclusion to the Golden Wolf trilogy recreates Viking-age Scandinavia in all its danger, passion, power, and glory–a world of brutality and myth, loyalty and betrayal, where shifting alliances and vengeance can build kingdoms . . . and can tear them down.
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Black Sun
- By: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrator: Cara Gee
- Length: 12 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.21(28584 ratings)
4.21(28584 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the “engrossing and vibrant” (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of theFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the “engrossing and vibrant” (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
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A god will return
When the earth and sky converge
Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial even proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.
Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.
Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created a “brilliant world that shows the full panoply of human grace and depravity” (Ken Liu, award-winning author of The Grace of Kings). This epic adventure explores the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in this “absolutely tremendous” (S.A. Chakraborty, nationally bestselling author of The City of Brass) and most original series debut of the decade. -
Crowns of Rust
- By: Daniel Arenson
- Narrator: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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4.2(214 ratings)
4.2(214 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDA noble leader is dead. His five children, once heirs to a bustling port, are scattered around the Encircled Sea. Their kingdom, the ancient land of Zohar, has fallen to the cruel Aelarian Empire. As the dust settles, new fires kindle. In aA noble leader is dead. His five children, once heirs to a bustling port, are scattered around the Encircled Sea. Their kingdom, the ancient land of Zohar, has fallen to the cruel Aelarian Empire.
As the dust settles, new fires kindle.
In a shattering world, the pieces are up for grabs. Here fleets clash at sea, and desert warriors battle among dunes and ancient ruins; cloaked conspirators gather in shadowy alleyways, vowing to slay their emperor; and a girl seeks the magic of light beyond guardians of shadow. In a land of sand and splendor, glory will go to those with the sharpest steel and the hardest hearts. One war has ended. Now the world will burn.
When the Encircled Sea storms, kingdoms are no sturdier than sandcastles. Rulers and rebels battle for golden thrones, but will they find only crowns of rust?
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Byzantium
- By: Stephen R. Lawhead
- Narrator: Stuart Langton
- Length: 25 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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4.2(4343 ratings)
4.2(4343 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0034.95 USDAlthough born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan’s quiet life. He is chosen to accompanyAlthough born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan’s quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present the beautiful and costly hand-illuminated Book of Kells to the emperor of all Christendom.
During this expedition by sea and over land, Aidan becomes, by turns, a warrior and a sailor, a slave and a spy, a Viking and a Saracen, and finally, a man. He sees more of the world than most men of his time, becoming an ambassador to kings and an intimate of Byzantium’s fabled Golden Court. And finally, this valiant Irish monk faces the greatest trial confronting any man in any age: the command of his own destiny.
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