High fantasy meets Hard-boiled in this epic mixture of the two genres.The Iron High Guard has stood as the enforcers of law for hundreds of years. They are the monsters at the gate that keep the devils at bay.On the morning that a raven arrives bringing news that a Province Steward has been murdered, Clint Godzton and his men are sent to investigate. What he finds in his investigation is a killer who has crossed an ocean and is not intent on stopping with ju...

Never trust an assassin.Celaena's story continues in the second book in this complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she ...

Discover the origins of Durzo Blint in this original novella set in the world of Brent Weeks' New York Times bestselling Night Angel trilogy."I got a bit of prophecy," the old assassin said. "Not enough to be useful, you know. Just glimpses. My wife dead, things like that to keep me up late at night. I had this vision that I was going to be killed by forty men, all at once. But now that you're here, I see they're all you. Durzo Blint."Durzo Blint? Gaelan had never even hear...

“An enthralling conclusion to this superb trilogy, displaying an exceptional combination of originality, magic, adventure, character, and drama.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandon...

This exciting new anthology includes a new novella featuring Mercedes Lackey's most popular heroines, Tarma (one of the sword-sworn and most feared of all warriors) and Kethry (who wields magic and weapons for the greater good), whose fates are suddenly bound together in blood by the powers that control their destinies. Also included in the unique volume is the complete collection of Lackey's short stories about these two brave sisters as they answer the call of their dest...

In Iskryne, the war against the Trollish invasion has been won, and the lands of men are safe again…at least for a while. Isolfr and his sister, the Konigenwolf Viradechtis, have established their own wolfhaell. Viradechtis has taken two mates, and so the human pack has two war leaders. And in the way of the pack, they must come to terms with each other, must become brothers instead of rivals--for Viradechtis will not be gainsaid.She may even be prescient.A new danger comes t...

Untold darkness rules the Unseelie realm of the Land of Faerie.Hidden in this vast area, Aveta, the future queen of the Unseelie Army, perfects her gifts over lifetimes. Learning that magic isn't the only way to manipulate the world around her, this naive girl grows into a woman of strength and cunning, ultimately becoming one of the most feared leaders in Faerie.

Generations ago, the Aelfae, the strongest and fairest of the High Fae, ruled Faearth.Then the humans annihilated all but one. The White Lady, last of the Aelfae, married a human a bore a son. Prophecy whispered he would kill his mother and complete the victory of humankind.The humans think the War is over.It's just begun.(This omnibus edition includes three complete novels, Initiate, Taboo and Sacrifice, the first three books in the twelve book epic fantasy...

The mute elven archer known only as Killer. Azyrin, a half Winter-orc shaman and his human swordswoman bride, Makha. Drake, the charming, swashbuckling rogue. The fireball-slinging pixie-goblin, Rahiel, and her mini-unicorn, Bill. These are the Gryphonpike Companions.Arriving in Ramsport, Killer and her companions find a city under siege by a swarm of dragons. Banding together with other adventurers from their Guild, they set off to find the source of the swarm.But as they ...

Volumes ten, eleven, and twelve bring the original, classic shared-world fantasy series to a close with an action-packed ending.As the storms of war blow past Sanctuary, the city rebuilds. Citizens work to put their lives back in order. Rights are wronged, debts are paid, and vengeance is pursued. But laborers are disappearing, a battle is brewing, and a sandstorm is blowing in from the desert, ready to envelop the city in chaos . . .Get lost in the adventure...

Darweena must choose to fight for the Forest Folk in an epic battle against the beasts. Will she choose love over her home? A short story of 3700 words.

The wolves smelled milk on her....And they came.Alkaia is not a weak woman. She was chosen to lead her fearsome women warriors because of her strength, and she has brought them back from near extinction because of it.Now she has dared rescue a man she has come to love from inevitable execution, and she faces exile for that unforgiveable crime. The custom dictates she be driven from her lands into the wilds naked and with nothing to help her survive.They thin...