Devraj's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:53:45 -0700 60 Devraj's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)]]> 62711641 Adamura discovers the Anomaly.

On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII:a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide.

Its curve not of nature, but design.

Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to learn who built the hole and why.

But they all carry the burdens of lives carved out on disparate colonies in the cruel cold of space.

For some the mission is the dream of the lifetime, for others a risk not worth taking, and for one it is a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe.

Each step they take toward the mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last.

And the ghosts of their past follow.]]> 286 Christopher Paolini 1250862485 Devraj 0 to-read 3.44 2023 Fractal Noise (Fractalverse, #0)
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)]]> 20753341 The Emperor's Blades and continued in The Providence of Fire reaches its epic conclusion, as war engulfs the Annurian Empire in Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond

The ancient csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies march against the capital; leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuver on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; and capricious gods walk the earth in human guise with agendas of their own.

But the three imperial siblings at the heart of it all--Valyn, Adare, and Kaden--come to understand that even if they survive the holocaust unleashed on their world, there may be no reconciling their conflicting visions of the future.]]> 897 Brian Staveley 1466828455 Devraj 0 4.05 2016 The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)
author: Brian Staveley
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)]]> 29227774 Darrow returns as Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling Red Rising series continues in the thrilling sequel to Dark Age.

�The measure of a man is not the fear he sows in his enemies. It is the hope he gives his friends.”—Virginia au Augustus

The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains.

But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend.

The worlds once needed the Reaper. But now they need Darrow. Because after the dark age will come a new age: of light, of victory, of hope.]]> 682 Pierce Brown 1473646804 Devraj 0 4.74 2023 Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5)]]> 29226553
For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place?

Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury.

But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.

On Luna, Mustang, Sovereign of the Republic, campaigns to unite the Republic behind her husband. Beset by political and criminal enemies, can she outwit her opponents in time to save him?

Once a Red refugee, young Lyria now stands accused of treason, and her only hope is a desperate escape with unlikely new allies.

Abducted by a new threat to the Republic, Pax and Electra, the children of Darrow and Sevro, must trust in Ephraim, a thief, for their salvation—and Ephraim must look to them for his chance at redemption.

As alliances shift, break, and re-form—and power is seized, lost, and reclaimed—every player is at risk in a game of conquest that could turn the Rising into a new Dark Age.]]> 704 Pierce Brown 0425285952 Devraj 0 4.49 2019 Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)]]> 33257757 They call him father, liberator, warlord, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the pale blue planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-second of his life.

A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk everything he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

And throughout the worlds, other destinies entwine with Darrow’s to change his fate forever:

A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp and achieves for herself a new life she could never have imagined.

An ex-soldier broken by grief is forced to steal the most valuable thing in the galaxy—or pay with his life.

And Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile to the sovereign, wanders the stars with his mentor, Cassius, haunted by the loss of the world that Darrow transformed, and dreaming of what will rise from its ashes.

Red Rising was the story of the end of one universe, and Iron Gold is the story of the creation of a new one. Witness the beginning of a stunning new saga of tragedy and triumph from masterly New York Times bestselling author Pierce Brown.]]> 602 Pierce Brown 042528591X Devraj 0 4.19 2018 Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)]]> 203578847 The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive―the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece that has sold more than 10 million copies, from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare―and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray.

Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide―Adolin in Azimir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah at Thaylen City. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade. He is accompanied by Kaladin, who faces a new battle helping Szeth fight his own demons . . . and who must do the same for the insane Herald of the Almighty, Ishar.

At the same time, Shallan, Renarin, and Rlain work to unravel the mystery behind the Unmade Ba-Ado-Mishram and her involvement in the enslavement of the singer race and in the ancient Knights Radiants killing their spren. And Dalinar and Navani seek an edge against Odium’s champion that can be found only in the Spiritual Realm, where memory and possibility combine in chaos. The fate of the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.]]> 1344 Brandon Sanderson 1250319188 Devraj 0 4.36 2024 Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2)]]> 174146942
Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after humanity has had less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala—the fortress that stands at the gates of the demon’s hive—is the last bastion against the horde, and reports say it may already have fallen.

Olive Paper is expected to take the vanguard in the fight. Only an heir of Kaji can wield the artifact that opens the gates of the Spear of Ala, and as Ahmann Jardir’s child, Olive seems destined for a role as leader and savior. But Olive does not wish to follow in her father’s footsteps any more than she did her mother’s.

Darin Bales was born with supernatural senses that he struggles to process, but even those who love him believe he can barely take care of himself. Yet to save his mother from the clutches of Alagai Ka, the demon king, Darin will brave anything to mount a rescue.

Darin and Olive each strive to walk their own path but find themselves inextricably tied to the legacies of their parents and to a fated confrontation with the demon king and his new hatchling queen. If they fail, humanity may not survive.]]> 608 Peter V. Brett 1984817116 Devraj 0 4.30 2024 The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)]]> 15810910
Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.

The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.]]> 513 Django Wexler 0451465105 Devraj 5 4.03 2013 The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2014/02/06
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Murtagh: The World of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)]]> 211201468 Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!

The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society.

Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems.

In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return.]]> 720 Christopher Paolini 0593898001 Devraj 0 4.19 2023 Murtagh: The World of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #5)
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/05
shelves:
review:

]]> Forsworn (Powder Mage, #0.1) 20614529
When she decides to help a young commoner—a powder mage marked for death, fugitive from the law—she puts her life and family reputation at risk and sets off to deliver her new ward to the safety of Adro while playing cat and mouse with the king’s own mage hunters and their captain, Duke Nikslaus.

Occurs 35 years before the events in Promise of Blood.]]> 64 Brian McClellan Devraj 0 to-read 4.03 2014 Forsworn (Powder Mage, #0.1)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1)]]> 58724872
"Excellent worldbuilding and a truly epic narrative combine into Brian's finest work to date. Heartily recommended to anyone who wants a new favorite fantasy series to read."―Brandon Sanderson

Demir Grappo is an outcast―he fled a life of wealth and power, abandoning his responsibilities as a general, a governor, and a son. Now he will live out his days as a grifter, rootless, and alone. But when his mother is brutally murdered, Demir must return from exile to claim his seat at the head of the family and uncover the truth that got her the very power that keeps civilization turning, godglass, is running out.

Now, Demir must find allies, old friends and rivals alike, confront the powerful guild-families who are only interested in making the most of the scraps left at the table and uncover the invisible hand that threatens the Empire. A war is coming, a war unlike any other. And Demir and his ragtag group of outcasts are the only thing that stands in the way of the end of life as the world knows it.

"Powerful rival families, murderous conspiracies, epic battles, larger-than-life characters, and magic."―Fonda Lee, author of The Green Bone Saga

"Engaging, fast-paced and epic."―James Islington, author of In The Shadow of What Was Lost

"Clever, fun, and by turns beautifully bloody, In the Shadow of Lightning hits like a bolt through a stained glass window."―Megan E. O'Keefe, author of Chaos Vector]]> 576 Brian McClellan 1250755697 Devraj 0 to-read 4.35 2022 In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Blood of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #3)]]> 28811019 As the final battle approaches a sellsword, a spy, and a general must find unlikely and dangerous allies in order to turn the tides of war in this epic fantasy tale of magic and gunpowder by acclaimed author Brian McClellan.

The Dynize have unlocked the Landfall Godstone, and Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent them from using its power; from sewing dissension among the enemy ranks to rallying the Palo population.

Ben Styke's invasion of Dynize is curtailed when a storm scatters his fleet. Coming ashore with just twenty lancers, he is forced to rely on brains rather than brawn - gaining new allies in a strange land on the cusp of its own internal violence.

Bereft of her sorcery and physically and emotionally broken, Lady Vlora Flint now marches on Landfall at the head of an Adran army seeking vengeance against those who have conspired against her. While allied politicians seek to undo her from within, she faces insurmountable odds and Dynize's greatest general.]]> 592 Brian McClellan Devraj 0 to-read 4.40 2019 Blood of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #3)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #2)]]> 28811018
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.]]> 639 Brian McClellan 0356509311 Devraj 0 to-read 4.47 2018 Wrath of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #2)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1)]]> 28811016 fantasy series from Brian McClellan, set in the world of his wildly popular Powder Mage trilogy.
A world on the cusp of a new age...
The young nation of Fatrasta is a turbulent place -- a frontier destination for criminals, fortune-hunters, brave settlers, and sorcerers seeking relics of the past. Only the iron will of the lady chancellor and her secret police holds the capital city of Landfall together against the unrest of an oppressed population and the machinations of powerful empires.

Sedition is a dangerous word...
The insurrection that threatens Landfall must be purged with guile and force, a task which falls on the shoulders of a spy named Michel Bravis, convicted war hero Mad Ben Styke, and Lady Vlora Flint, a mercenary general with a past as turbulent as Landfall's present.

The past haunts us all...
As loyalties are tested, revealed, and destroyed, a grim specter as old as time has been unearthed in this wild land, and the people of Landfall will soon discover that rebellion is the least of their worries.
]]> 624 Brian McClellan 0316407216 Devraj 0 to-read 4.38 2017 Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)]]> 19486440
Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost—until a rebellion left him in charge of a demoralized force clinging to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must lead her men into battle against impossible odds.

Their fate depends on Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich. Under his command, Marcus and Winter feel the tide turning and their allegiance being tested. For Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to reshape the known world and change the lives of everyone in its path.]]> 609 Django Wexler 0451418050 Devraj 0 to-read 4.10 2013 The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Emperor of Ruin (Burningblade & Silvereye, #3)]]> 81223775 In the final book of Django Wexler's brilliantly imagined epic fantasy trilogy about two siblings divided by magic and revolution, Gyre and Maya must finally join forces and rally the people to take down the Twilight Order once and for all.

The last surviving Chosen, Ashok, has finally risen up and taken control of The Twilight Order. He promises equality and prosperity, but Gyre and Maya know the truth. Only death follows in Ashok's wake.

To take him down, Gyre will have to unite old allies � from all across The Splinter Kingdoms and the depths of Deepfire. And Maya will have to seek out a legendary weapon hidden in the mountains that could turn the tide in their battle for freedom...]]> 527 Django Wexler 1801101450 Devraj 0 to-read 4.08 2023 Emperor of Ruin (Burningblade & Silvereye, #3)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Blood of the Chosen (Burningblade & Silvereye, #2)]]> 55814030 Standing on opposite sides of a looming civil war, two siblings discover that not even ties of blood will keep them from splitting the world in two.

Four hundred years ago, a cataclysmic war cracked the world open and exterminated the Elder races. Amid the ashes, their human inheritor, the Dawn Republic, stands guard over lands littered with eldritch relics and cursed by plaguespawn outbreaks. But a new conflict is looming and brother and sister Maya and Gyre have found themselves on opposite sides.

At the age of five, Maya was taken by the Twilight Order and trained to be a centarch, wielding forbidden arcana to enforce the Dawn Republic's rule. On that day, her brother, Gyre, swore to destroy the Order that stole his sister... whatever the cost.

Twelve years later, brother and sister are two very different people: she is Burningblade, the Twilight Order's brightest prodigy; he is Silvereye, thief, bandit, revolutionary.]]> 503 Django Wexler Devraj 0 to-read 4.11 2021 Blood of the Chosen (Burningblade & Silvereye, #2)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1)]]> 52822248
Gyre hasn't seen his beloved sister since their parents sold her to the mysterious Twilight Order. Now, twelve years after her disappearance, Gyre's sole focus is revenge, and he's willing to risk anything and anyone to claim enough power to destroy the Order.

Chasing rumors of a fabled city protecting a powerful artifact, Gyre comes face-to-face with his lost sister. But she isn't who she once was. Trained to be a warrior, Maya wields magic for the Twilight Order's cause. Standing on opposite sides of a looming civil war, the two siblings will learn that not even the ties of blood will keep them from splitting the world in two.]]> 592 Django Wexler 0316519545 Devraj 0 to-read 3.91 2020 Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Penitent Damned (The Shadow Campaigns, #0.5)]]> 18191856
This is a prequel short story to The Thousand Names. It was released for free on io9 -- -- and is also available on the Kindle Store.]]> 20 Django Wexler Devraj 0 to-read 3.74 2013 The Penitent Damned (The Shadow Campaigns, #0.5)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Infernal Battalion (The Shadow Campaigns, #5)]]> 25845205 Military might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler’s thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel.

The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north. The fell army it has raised threatens the heart of Vordan, and it is under the command of the Beast’s greatest prize: legendary general Janus bet Vhalnich.

As Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers Marcus D’Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass grapple with the aftermath of a hard-fought military campaign, they soon discover a betrayal they never could have foreseen. The news arrives like a thunderbolt: Janus has declared himself the rightful Emperor of Vordan. Chaos grips the city as officers and regiments are forced to declare for queen or emperor.

Raesinia must struggle to keep her country under control and risks becoming everything she fought against. Marcus must take the field against his old commander, a man who has seemed an unbeatable strategist. And as Winter recovers from her injuries and mourns her losses, she knows the demon she carries inside her might be the only thing standing between the Beast and the destruction of everything in its path....]]> 480 Django Wexler 0451477340 Devraj 0 to-read 4.21 2018 The Infernal Battalion (The Shadow Campaigns, #5)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Price of Valour (The Shadow Campaigns, #3)]]> 23346335 In the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict�* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.

In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan.

The Deputies-General has precarious control of the city, but it is led by a zealot who sees traitors in every shadow. Executions have become a grim public spectacle. The new queen, Raesinia Orboan, finds herself nearly powerless as the government tightens its grip and assassins threaten her life. But she did not help free the country from one sort of tyranny to see it fall into another. Placing her trust with the steadfast soldier Marcus D’Ivoire, she sets out to turn the tide of history.

As the hidden hand of the Sworn Church brings all the powers of the continent to war against Vordan, the enigmatic and brilliant general Janus bet Vhalnich offers a path to victory. Winter Ihernglass, newly promoted to command a regiment, has reunited with her lover and her friends, only to face the prospect of leading them into bloody battle.

And the enemy is not just armed with muskets and cannon. Dark priests of an ancient order, wielding forbidden magic, have infiltrated Vordan to stop Janus by whatever means necessary…]]> 528 Django Wexler 0091950562 Devraj 0 4.23 2015 The Price of Valour (The Shadow Campaigns, #3)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4)]]> 25845201 As the “audacious and subversive�* Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordan’s enemies is only growing worse...

As the roar of the guns subsides and the smoke of battle clears, the country of Vordan is offered a fragile peace�

After their shattering defeats at the hands of brilliant general Janus bet Vhalnich, the opposing powers have called all sides to the negotiating table, in hopes of securing an end to the war. Queen Raesinia of Vordan is anxious to see the return of peace, but Janus insists that any peace with the implacable Sworn Church of Elysium is doomed to fail. For their Priests of the Black, there can be no truce with heretics and demons they seek to destroy, and the war is to the death.

Soldiers Marcus d’Ivoire and Winter Ihernglass find themselves caught between their general and their queen. Now, each must decide which leader truly commands their loyalty—and what price they might pay for final victory.

And in the depths of Elysium, a malign force is rising—and defeating it might mean making sacrifices beyond anything they have ever imagined.]]> 480 Django Wexler Devraj 0 4.26 2016 The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> Raining Fire (Ben Gold #3) 32848267 Meanwhile, the Cabal, a group of scientists on the floating city of Valhalla, are using the disease as a weapon while the militant Valhallans continue their raiding and destruction across the continent. When raiders from Valhalla massacre a town of innocents, Ben finds a new purpose in doing anything he can to undermine their power.
Ben must reunite with old friends and find new ones if he is to succeed. Can he overcome the forces arrayed against him in time to save himself--and maybe the world?]]> 271 Rajan Khanna 163388273X Devraj 0 to-read 3.51 2017 Raining Fire (Ben Gold #3)
author: Rajan Khanna
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Rising Tide (Ben Gold, #2) 25241956 271 Rajan Khanna 1633881008 Devraj 0 to-read 3.66 2015 Rising Tide (Ben Gold, #2)
author: Rajan Khanna
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Empire of Ashes (The Draconis Memoria, #3)]]> 25972196
A drake of unimaginable power has risen, and it commands an army of both beasts and men. Rogue Blood-blessed Claydon Torcreek, Syndicate agent Lizanne Lethridge, and Ironship captain Corrick Hilemore, spread to disparate corners of the world, must rely upon the new powers and knowledge they have gained at great price to halt its forces–or face the end of all they know.]]> 560 Anthony Ryan 0356506444 Devraj 0 to-read 4.13 2018 The Empire of Ashes (The Draconis Memoria, #3)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)]]> 58832801
Times have changed for Alwyn Scribe. Once an outlaw, he’s now a spymaster and sworn protector of Lady Evadine Courlain, whose visions of a demonic apocalypse have earned her the fanatical devotion of the faithful.

Yet Evadine’s growing fame has put her at odds with both Crown and Covenant. As trouble brews in the kingdom, both seek to exploit her position for their own ends.

Sent to the Duchy of Alundia to put down a rebellion, Alwyn must rely on old instincts to fight for his new cause. Deadly feuds and ancient secrets are laid bare as war erupts, a war that will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Albermaine and, perhaps, prevent the coming of the prophesied Second Scourge.]]> 528 Anthony Ryan 0356514595 Devraj 0 to-read 4.33 2022 The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)]]> 25972177 The New York Times bestselling Raven’s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for “fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels.�* Now, Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria...

Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from the veins of captive or hunted Reds, Green, Blues and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that give fearsome powers to the rare men and women who have the ability harness them—known as the blood-blessed.

But not many know the truth: that the lines of drakes are weakening. If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate's last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.

Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered blood-blessed, who finds himself pressed into service by the protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted territories in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin, facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an ironship, whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.

As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war, or drown in its wake.

*Library Journal]]> 592 Anthony Ryan 0356506398 Devraj 0 to-read 4.03 2016 The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)]]> 56229688
Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. But as dark forces, both human and arcane, gather to oppose Evadine's rise, Alwyn faces a choice: can he be a warrior, or will he always be an outlaw?]]> 600 Anthony Ryan 0316430773 Devraj 0 to-read 4.16 2021 The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Girl on the Liar's Throne (Erebus Sequence, #3)]]> 25779307
Anea is the Silent Queen and she is struggling to bring change to the ancient society of Landfall. Vested interests and dark magics alike are determined to hold onto power and in a society where the loyalties of many are fluid and the true nature of the players is hidden the game of politics can be a lethal one even for those close to the throne.]]> 416 Den Patrick 1473200040 Devraj 0 to-read 3.92 2015 The Girl on the Liar's Throne (Erebus Sequence, #3)
author: Den Patrick
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Empire's Ruin (Ashes of the Unhewn Throne, #1)]]> 39863316 One soldier will bear the hopes of an empire

The Kettral were the glory and despair of the Annurian Empire � elite soldiers who rode war hawks into battle. Now the Kettral’s numbers have dwindled and the great empire is dying. Its grip is further weakened by the failure of the kenta gates, which granted instantaneous access to its vast lands.

To restore the Kettral, one of its soldiers is given a mission. Gwenna Sharpe must voyage beyond the edge of the known world, to the mythical nesting grounds of the giant war hawks. The journey will take her through a land that warps and poisons all living things. Yet if she succeeds, she could return a champion, rebuild the Kettral to their former numbers � and help save the empire. The gates are also essential to the empire’s survival, and a monk turned con-artist may hold the key to unlocking them.

What they discover will change them and the Annurian Empire forever � if they survive. For deep within the southern reaches of the land, a malevolent force is stirring . . .

The Empire's Ruin is the first book in the epic Ashes of the Unhewn Throne trilogy by Brian Staveley.]]> 752 Brian Staveley 0765389908 Devraj 0 to-read 4.38 2021 The Empire's Ruin (Ashes of the Unhewn Throne, #1)
author: Brian Staveley
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4)]]> 29939037 Brian Staveley’s new standalone, Skullsworn, returns to the critically acclaimed Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne universe, following a priestess-assassin for the God of Death.

“Brilliant.� ―V. E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author

From the award-winning epic fantasy world of The Emperor’s Blades�

Pyrre Lakatur is not, to her mind, an assassin, not a murderer―she is a priestess. At least, she will be once she passes her final trial.

The problem isn’t the killing. The problem, rather, is love. For to complete her trial, Pyrre has ten days to kill the seven people enumerated in an ancient song, including “the one who made your mind and body sing with love / who will not come again.�

Pyrre isn’t sure she’s ever been in love. And if she fails to find someone who can draw such passion from her, or fails to kill that someone, her order will give her to their god, the God of Death. Pyrre’s not afraid to die, but she hates to fail, and so, as her trial is set to begin, she returns to the city of her birth in the hope of finding love . . . and ending it on the edge of her sword.

"A complex and richly detailed world filled with elite soldier-assassins, mystic warrior monks, serpentine politics, and ancient secrets." �Library Journal, starred review, on The Emperor's Blades]]> 320 Brian Staveley 0765389878 Devraj 0 to-read 4.06 2017 Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4)
author: Brian Staveley
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)]]> 26152839
Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective.

This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist, penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character, herself!

Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle.]]> 288 Christopher Paolini 1984894889 Devraj 4 3.79 2018 The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon (Tales from Alagaësia #1; The Inheritance Cycle World)
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)]]> 48829708 move.

As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.

While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope...]]> 880 Christopher Paolini 1250762847 Devraj 4 3.77 2020 To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> The Lord of the Rings 33 One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.

The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.]]> 1216 J.R.R. Tolkien 0618640150 Devraj 0 4.52 1955 The Lord of the Rings
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.52
book published: 1955
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Devraj 0 4.29 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1937
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Black Song (Raven's Blade, #2)]]> 51573764 The Black Song is the action-packed conclusion to the Raven's Blade series by Anthony Ryan, which began with The Wolf's Call.

The Steel Horde has laid waste to the Venerable Kingdom, unleashing a storm of fire and blood. Now the leader of this mighty host - Kehlbrand, the warlord who thinks himself a god - turns his eyes to the other merchant kingdoms. No one can stop his divine conquest.

No one, perhaps, except Vaelin Al Sorna.

Yet Vaelin is on the run, his own army in disarray. Worse, the new blood song he has acquired is as much a curse as a blessing, and seeks to guide him down a path far darker than he could have imagined...]]> 498 Anthony Ryan 0356511324 Devraj 0 4.18 2020 The Black Song (Raven's Blade, #2)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/17
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1)]]> 41021418
PEACE NEVER LASTS

Vaelin Al Sorna is a living legend, his name known across the Realm. It was his leadership that overthrew empires, his blade that won hard-fought battles - and his sacrifice that defeated an evil more terrifying than anything the world had ever seen. Yet he cast aside his earned glory for a quiet life in the Realm's northern reaches.

Now whispers have come from across the sea of an army called the Steel Horde, led by a man who believes himself a god. Vaelin has no wish to fight another war, but when he learns that Sherin, the woman he lost long ago, has fallen into the Horde's grasp, he resolves to confront this powerful new threat.

To this end, Vaelin travels to the realms of the Merchant Kings, a land ruled by honour and intrigue. There, as the drums of war thunder across kingdoms riven by conflict, Vaelin learns a terrible truth: that there are some battles that even he cannot hope to win]]> 432 Anthony Ryan 0451492536 Devraj 0 4.26 2019 The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/17
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes]]> 19144851 Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes has been fully revised for its third edition. Concise, practical, and packed with vital information and invaluable hands-on advice, this is the must have resource for all those managing patients with endocrine and diabetic disorders.

This unique pocket guide has been updated with new dedicated chapters on endocrine surgery, endocrinology and ageing, and obesity, as well as new topics, including intrinsic imperfections of endocrine replacement therapy, transition to adult care, and survivors of childhood cancer. Written in conjunction with the Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes, it covers clinical investigation and management of both common and rare conditions. Following the latest protocols and clinical guidelines it ensures readers are up-to-date with the latest clinical care and practice. Clear, concise, and easy-to-use, this handbook will ensure readers have all the information they need at their fingertips.
]]> 928 Katharine Owen 0199644438 Devraj 4 4.46 2002 Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes
author: Katharine Owen
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Acute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered [Black & White]]]> 9906619 Acute Clinical Cases Uncovered combines patient cases and outcomes, drawn from real-life experiences, with reference to the curriculum for Training in General (Acute) Medicine. It provides self-assessment MCQs, EMQs and SAQs to give medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals the perfect preparation for life on the wards.]]> 256 Chris Roseveare 1405168838 Devraj 5 4.67 2009 Acute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered [Black & White]
author: Chris Roseveare
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Medical Interviews - a Comprehensive Guide to Ct, St and Registrar Interview Skills: Over 120 Medical Interview Questions, Techniques and NHS Topics Explained]]> 24887059 360 Olivier Picard 1905812175 Devraj 4 4.05 2013 Medical Interviews - a Comprehensive Guide to Ct, St and Registrar Interview Skills: Over 120 Medical Interview Questions, Techniques and NHS Topics Explained
author: Olivier Picard
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Rapid Review of Clinical Medicine for MRCP Part 2 (Medical Rapid Review Series) (Pt. 2)]]> 1333564 352 Rashmi Kaushal 1840760702 Devraj 3 4.06 2000 Rapid Review of Clinical Medicine for MRCP Part 2 (Medical Rapid Review Series) (Pt. 2)
author: Rashmi Kaushal
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2000
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Official Life in the United Kingdom Pack]]> 21059700 1000 Home Office 0113413610 Devraj 5 3.86 2008 The Complete Official Life in the United Kingdom Pack
author: Home Office
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)]]> 49021976 The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson

After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.

Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin's scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.]]> 1232 Brandon Sanderson 0765326388 Devraj 0 4.58 2020 Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/06
shelves:
review:

]]> The Rebirths of Tao (Tao, #3) 20765775 The Tao trilogy is over but the story continues with The Rise of Io in 2016!

Many years have passed since the events in The Deaths of Tao. The world is split into pro-Prophus and pro-Genjix factions, and is poised on the edge of a devastating new World War. A Genjix scientist who defects to the other side holds the key to preventing bloodshed on an almost unimaginable scale.

With the might of the Genjix in active pursuit, Roen is the only person who can help him save the world, and the Quasing race, too.
And you thought you were having a stressful day…]]> 512 Wesley Chu 0857664301 Devraj 0 4.04 2015 The Rebirths of Tao (Tao, #3)
author: Wesley Chu
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/06
shelves:
review:

]]> The Deaths of Tao (Tao, #2) 17726421 Booklist Starred Review
Shelf Awareness Starred Review

The sequel to The Lives of Tao.

The Prophus and the Genjix are at war. For centuries they have sought a way off-planet, guiding humanity’s social and technological development to the stage where space travel is possible. The end is now in sight, and both factions have plans to leave the Earth, but the Genjix method will mean the destruction of the human race.

That’s a price they’re willing to pay.

It’s up to Roen and Tao to save the world. Oh, dear�

File Under: Science Fiction [ Manning Up | A Long Journey | Bye-Bye Mankind | Personal Space ]]]> 462 Wesley Chu 0857663321 Devraj 0 3.89 2013 The Deaths of Tao (Tao, #2)
author: Wesley Chu
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/06
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Desert Prince (Nightfall Saga, #1)]]> 55188449 A brand-new epic fantasy adventure set in the beloved world of the Demon Cycle, following a new generation of heroes, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett

Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of mind. The heroes of humanity’s hour of need have become legend, and those who remain struggle to escape their shadows.

Olive Paper and Darin Bales have grown up in this new peaceful world. Demons have been all but destroyed, but dangers still lurk for the children of heroes.

Olive, Princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out by her mother, Duchess Leesha Paper: a steady march on a checklist to prepare her for succession. The more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned.

Darin faces challenges of a different kind. Though free to choose his own path, the weight of legacy hangs heavy around his shoulders. It isn’t easy being the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he’s ever been great at is hiding.

But when Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Events are set in motion that only prophecy can foresee as Olive and Darin seek to find their own places in the world in time to save it again.]]> 656 Peter V. Brett 1984817086 Devraj 0 4.15 2021 The Desert Prince (Nightfall Saga, #1)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/06
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)]]> 557228 books 256 Enid Blyton 0340796286 Devraj 5 4.00 Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)
author: Enid Blyton
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/07/28
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13)]]> 17483


Cover illustration: Richard Jones]]> 248 Enid Blyton 0340796278 Devraj 5 4.01 1954 Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13)
author: Enid Blyton
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1954
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/07/27
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Fire (Raven's Shadow, #3)]]> 18405221 In the thrilling conclusion to the "deftly and originally executed" (Booklist) New York Times bestselling trilogy, Vaelin Al Sorna must help his Queen reclaim her Realm. Only his enemy has a dangerous new collaborator, one with powers darker than Vaelin has ever encountered...

"The Ally is there, but only ever as a shadow, unexplained catastrophe or murder committed at the behest of a dark vengeful spirit. Sorting truth from myth is often a fruitless task."

After fighting back from the brink of death, Queen Lyrna is determined to repel the invading Volarian army and regain the independence of the Unified Realm. Except, to accomplish her goals, she must do more than rally her loyal supporters. She must align herself with forces she once found repugnant—those who possess the strange and varied gifts of the Dark—and take the war to her enemy's doorstep.

Victory rests on the shoulders of Vaelin Al Sorna, now named Battle Lord of the...]]> 643 Anthony Ryan 1101612983 Devraj 0 3.70 2015 Queen of Fire (Raven's Shadow, #3)
author: Anthony Ryan
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Words of Radiance, Part 2 (The Stormlight Archive, #2, Part 2 of 2)]]> 21100112
This is epic fantasy of the highest order with an intricate and wonderful world forming the background to carefully worked out magics and a plot of constant twists and turns. All played out by a cast of memorable characters.

Immersive and compelling this is an epic fantasy for the 21st century.]]> 564 Brandon Sanderson 0575093323 Devraj 0 4.82 2014 Words of Radiance, Part 2 (The Stormlight Archive, #2, Part 2 of 2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.82
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Words of Radiance, Part 1 (The Stormlight Archive #2, Part 1 of 2)]]> 21098320
WORDS OF RADIANCE takes the reader even deeper into the lives of its characters as they fight for power, freedom and their lives on the extraordinary, hurricane swept world of Rosharr.

Famed for his plotting, his wonderful characters and his intricate magic systems Brandon Sanderson is poised to take up the crown of Robert Jordan as the creator of the keynote epic fantasy series of its time with the Stormlight Archive.]]> 653 Brandon Sanderson 0575093315 Devraj 0 4.71 2014 Words of Radiance, Part 1 (The Stormlight Archive #2, Part 1 of 2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell]]> 21411388 Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling novella of the Cosmere, the universe shared by Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.

When the familiar and seemingly safe turns lethal, therein danger lies. Amid a forest where the shades of the dead linger all around, every homesteader knows to follow the Simple Rules: "Don't kindle flame, don't shed the blood of another, don't run at night. These things draw shades."

Silence Montane has broken all three rules on more than one occasion. And to protect her family from a murderous gang with high bounties on their heads, Silence will break every rule again, at the risk of becoming a shade herself.]]> 50 Brandon Sanderson Devraj 0 4.15 2013 Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sixth of the Dusk (The Cosmere)]]> 23397921
Sixth of the Dusk, set in a never-before-seen world, showcases a society on the brink of technological change. On the deadly island of Patji, where birds grant people magical talents and predators can sense the thoughts of their prey, a solitary trapper discovers that the island is not the only thing out to kill him. When he begins to see his own corpse at every turn, does this spell danger for his entire culture?

--------------------

A note from the publisher: For a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the creation of this novella, including brainstorming and workshopping session transcripts, the first draft, line-by-line edits, and an essay by Brandon, please see Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology.]]> 66 Brandon Sanderson 1938570073 Devraj 0 4.21 2014 Sixth of the Dusk (The Cosmere)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Kings, Part 2 (The Stormlight Archive #1, Part 2 of 2)]]> 11221285
They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, known as Shardblades. Led by ten angelic Heralds and ten orders of knights known as Radiants, mankind finally won.

Or so the legends say. Today, the only remnants of those supposed battles are the Shardblades, the possession of which makes a man nearly invincible on the battlefield. The entire world is at war with itself - and has been for centuries since the Radiants turned against mankind. Kings strive to win more Shardblades, each secretly wishing to be the one who will finally unite all of mankind under a single throne.

On a world scoured down to the rock by terrifying hurricanes that blow through every few days is a young spearman, forced into the army of a Shardbearer, led to war against an enemy he doesn't understand and doesn't really want to fight.

What happened deep in mankind's past?

Why did the Radiants turn against mankind, and what happened to the magic they used to wield?]]> 530 Brandon Sanderson 0575102489 Devraj 0 4.79 2010 The Way of Kings, Part 2 (The Stormlight Archive #1, Part 2 of 2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.79
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Kings, Part 1 (The Stormlight Archive, #1, Part 1 of 2)]]> 9329354 Speak again the ancient oaths. Life before death. Strength before weakness, Journey before destination. And return to men the shards they once bore. The knights radiant must stand again.

Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter.

It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars are fought for them, and won by them.

One such war is about to swallow up a soldier, a brightlord and a young woman scholar.]]> 594 Brandon Sanderson 0575097361 Devraj 0 4.64 2010 The Way of Kings, Part 1 (The Stormlight Archive, #1, Part 1 of 2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)]]> 28698036 Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection.

Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The Bands of Mourning. Mistborn: Secret History builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Reading it without that background will be a confusing process at best. In short, this isn’t the place to start your journey into Mistborn. (Though if you have read the trilogy—but it has been a while—you should be just fine, so long as you remember the characters and the general plot of the books.) Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this story’s existence is, in a way, a spoiler. There’s always another secret.]]> 155 Brandon Sanderson Devraj 0 4.34 2016 Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> Calamity (Reckoners, #3) 15704486 David knew Prof’s secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners� leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there’s no turning back. . . .
But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They’re not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying.]]> 424 Brandon Sanderson 0385743602 Devraj 0 4.16 2016 Calamity (Reckoners, #3)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)]]> 34002132 Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance.

Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified.

Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together--and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past--even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.]]> 1248 Brandon Sanderson Devraj 0 4.60 2017 Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)]]> 18739426
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.]]> 455 Brandon Sanderson 146686267X Devraj 0 4.42 2016 The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)]]> 16096968
But in their efforts to bring the war to the demons, Arlen and Jardir have set something in motion that may prove the end of everything they hold dear—a Swarm. Now the war is at hand and humanity cannot hope to win it unless Arlen and Jardir, with the help of Arlen’s wife, Renna, can bend a captured demon prince to their will and force the devious creature to lead them to the Core, where the Mother of Demons breeds an inexhaustible army.

Trusting their closest confidantes, Leesha, Inevera, Ragen and Elissa, to rally the fractious people of the Free Cities and lead them against the Swarm, Arlen, Renna, and Jardir set out on a desperate quest into the darkest depths of evil—from which none of them expects to return alive.]]> 781 Peter V. Brett 0345531507 Devraj 0 4.11 2017 The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3)]]> 22381326 Words are weapons

Princess Skara has seen all she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade. She must conquer her fears and sharpen her wits to a lethal edge if she is to reclaim her birthright.

Only half a war is fought with swords

The deep-cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at its head � a man who worships no god but Death.

Sometimes one must fight evil with evil

Some � like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith � are born to fight, perhaps to die. Others � like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver � would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her iron wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness.]]> 513 Joe Abercrombie Devraj 0 4.01 2015 Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3)
author: Joe Abercrombie
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> The Seven (The Vagrant, #3) 32841039
Since then the world has changed. Vesper, following the footsteps of her father, journeyed to the breach and closed the tear between worlds, protecting the last of humanity, but also trapping the infernal horde and all those that fell to its corruptions: willing or otherwise.

In this new age it is Vesper who leads the charge towards unity and peace, with seemingly nothing standing between the world and a bright new future.

That is until eyes open.

And The Seven awakes.]]> 465 Peter Newman 0008180199 Devraj 0 4.14 2017 The Seven (The Vagrant, #3)
author: Peter Newman
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> The Malice (The Vagrant, #2) 26160162 In the south, the Breach stirs.

Gamma’s sword, the Malice, wakes, calling to be taken to battle once more.

But the Vagrant has found a home now, made a life and so he turns his back, ignoring its call.

The sword cries out, frustrated, until another answers.

Her name is Vesper.]]> 451 Peter Newman 0007593163 Devraj 0 3.91 2016 The Malice (The Vagrant, #2)
author: Peter Newman
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)]]> 18966806
Finally, the time has come.

But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long denied—and too glorious to surrender.]]> 525 Pierce Brown 0345539842 Devraj 0 4.52 2016 Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> Divergent (Divergent, #1) 8306857 In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024027 Devraj 4 4.28 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
author: Veronica Roth
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/06/22
date added: 2016/05/28
shelves:
review:

]]> Firefight (The Reckoners, #2) 15704459 416 Brandon Sanderson 0385743580 Devraj 0 4.24 2015 Firefight (The Reckoners, #2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2015/12/08
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 Devraj 0 4.17 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2015/12/08
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)]]> 16065004
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn � one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial � would not suffice.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.]]> 376 Brandon Sanderson 0765378558 Devraj 0 4.27 2015 Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2015/12/08
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)]]> 15804760
To reach the throne requires that a man journey. Even a path paved with good intentions can lead to hell, and my intentions were never good.

The Hundred converge for Congression to politic upon the corpse of Empire, and while they talk the Dead King makes his move, and I make mine. The world is cracked, time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days, the future so bright that those who see it are the first to burn. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne whoever seeks to thwart me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending.

This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Don't think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.

Follow me, and I will break your heart.]]> 592 Mark Lawrence 0007439067 Devraj 4 4.29 2013 Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)
author: Mark Lawrence
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2014/05/19
date added: 2015/08/22
shelves:
review:

]]> The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1) 15981711 460 Wesley Chu 0857663291 Devraj 5 3.75 2013 The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1)
author: Wesley Chu
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2015/05/26
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)]]> 18666047
But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself - all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of a hard, cold world, he cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he has sharpened his mind to a deadly edge.

Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast, he finds they can help him more than any noble could. Even so, Yarvi's path may end as it began - in twists, traps and tragedy...]]> 336 Joe Abercrombie 0804178321 Devraj 5 3.96 2014 Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
author: Joe Abercrombie
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2015/05/23
date added: 2015/05/24
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)]]> 22055283
Fate places her life in the hands of the deep-cunning Father Yarvi as he sets out to cross half the world in search of allies against the ruthless High King. Beside her is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill. A failure in her eyes and his own, the voyage is his last chance at redemption.

But warriors can be weapons, and weapons are made for one purpose. Will Thorn always be a tool in the hands of the powerful, or can she carve her own path? Is there a place outside of legend for a woman with a blade?]]> 366 Joe Abercrombie 0804178429 Devraj 5 4.16 2015 Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
author: Joe Abercrombie
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/05/24
date added: 2015/05/24
shelves:
review:

]]> Wiseguy 158141 320 Nicholas Pileggi 0671723227 Devraj 5 4.21 1985 Wiseguy
author: Nicholas Pileggi
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1985
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2015/05/23
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Random House 2014 Free Sampler]]> 22707685
Maybe you're finally ready to take the plunge into an epic saga such as George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire or Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. Maybe your inner Star Wars fan lights up at the thought of new novels that expand the canon of the original trilogy. Maybe you've been waiting for a sneak peek at the triumphant return of Robin Hobb or Peter F. Hamilton. Or maybe you're curious about one of the exciting debuts, genre-bending trilogies, or short-story collections that come along every so often and upend everything you think you know about fiction.

There's really no good reason not to check out this free sampler. Ranging from space opera and high fantasy to alternate history and twisted fairy tales, this one-of-a-kind-and did we mention, free?-eBook includes excerpts from:
The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton
Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale
The Darwin Elevator by Jason M. Hough
Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Old Venus, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Rogues, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway
Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne
Star Wars: Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp
Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller
Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno UPROOTED by Naomi Novik]]> 928 George R.R. Martin 080418092X Devraj 0 to-read 3.87 2014 Random House 2014 Free Sampler
author: George R.R. Martin
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Mightier Than the Sword (The Clifton Chronicles, #5)]]> 21853645
A bomb goes off, but how many passengers on the MV Buckingham have lost their lives? You will find out only if you read the opening chapter of Mightier than the Sword.
When Harry arrives in New York, his publisher Harold Guinzberg tells him he has been elected as the next president of English PEN, which will give him the opportunity to launch a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who is languishing in a Russian Gulag in Siberia. His crime, writing a book Uncle Joe, which gives an insight into what it was like to work for Josef Stalin. So determined is he to see Babakov released, Harry puts his own life in danger.

Emma Clifton, now Chairman of Barrington Shipping, is having to face the repercussions of the IRA bombing her ship.
Some board members feel she should resign while others, including Sebastian Clifton, newly elected to the board, are determined to see she remains as Chairman.

Giles Barrington is now a Minister of the Crown, and looks set for high office, but a trip to East Germany does not end as a diplomatic success, and once again Giles' political career is thrown off balance by none other than Major Alex Fisher. Fisher decides to stand against Giles at the forthcoming general election. But this time who wins?

Sebastian Clifton asks his girlfriend Samantha to marry him. She happily accepts, but then later changes her mind after she discovers what Seb has been up to behind her back.

The book ends with two court trials: one at the high court in London, a libel case pitting Emma Clifton against Lady Virginia Fenwick; while another, a show trial, takes place in Russia after Harry has been arrested as a spy. Thus continues book five of the Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer's most accomplished work to date, with all the trademark twists and turns that have made him one of the most successful authors in the world.

]]> 400 Jeffrey Archer 1250034515 Devraj 4 4.09 2015 Mightier Than the Sword (The Clifton Chronicles, #5)
author: Jeffrey Archer
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/04/28
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2)]]> 6736971
Legends tell of a Deliverer: a general who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. But is the return of the Deliverer just another myth? Perhaps not.

Out of the desert rides Ahmann Jardir, who has forged the desert tribes into a demon-killing army. He has proclaimed himself Shar'Dama Ka, the Deliverer, and he carries ancient weapons--a spear and a crown--that give credence to his claim.

But the Northerners claim their own Deliverer: the Warded Man, a dark, forbidding figure.

Once, the Shar'Dama Ka and the Warded Man were friends. Now they are fierce adversaries. Yet as old allegiances are tested and fresh alliances forged, all are unaware of the appearance of a new breed of demon, more intelligent—and deadly—than any that have come before.]]> 579 Peter V. Brett 0345503813 Devraj 5 4.21 2010 The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2013/07/10
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Boy who Wept Blood (Erebus Sequence, #2)]]> 23524820 The Boy With The Porcelain Blade.

With his rich evocation of the Italian Renaissance-like realm of Landfall, his uniquely appealing way with flawed yet empathic characters and his ability to write gripping scenes of both action and subterfuge, Den Patrick has already established himself as a new favourite for fans of Scott Lynch and Robin Hobb alike.

Ten years have passed since the disappearence of Lucien and his protege, the young swordsman Dino, is struggling to live up to Lucien's legacy. Sworn to protect the silent queen Anea as she struggles to bring a new democracy to Demesne, Dino finds himself drawn into a deadly game of political intrigue as the aristocratic families of Landfall conspire to protect their privilege. Always ready to prove himself as a swordsman Dino is anguished to discover that in order to fulfil his vow he must become both spy and assassion.

And all the while the dark secret at the heart of Demesne is growing towards fulfilment.]]> 416 Den Patrick Devraj 3 3.80 2015 The Boy who Wept Blood (Erebus Sequence, #2)
author: Den Patrick
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2015/02/18
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #2)]]> 22055280 The Providence of Fire, the second novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, a gripping new epic fantasy series.

The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over.

Having learned the identity of her father's assassin, Adare flees the Dawn Palace in search of allies to challenge the coup against her family. Few trust her, but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra, patron goddess of the empire, the people rally to help her retake the capital city. As armies prepare to clash, the threat of invasion from barbarian hordes compels the rival forces to unite against their common enemy.

Unknown to Adare, her brother Valyn, renegade member of the empire's most elite fighting force, has allied with the invading nomads. The terrible choices each of them has made may make war between them inevitable.

Between Valyn and Adare is their brother Kaden, rightful heir to the Unhewn Throne, who has infiltrated the Annurian capital with the help of two strange companions. The knowledge they possess of the secret history that shapes these events could save Annur or destroy it.]]> 608 Brian Staveley 0765336413 Devraj 5 4.12 2015 The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #2)
author: Brian Staveley
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/02/25
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3)]]> 9268487
Arlen Bales was once an ordinary man, but now he has become something more—the Warded Man, tattooed with eldritch wards so powerful they make him a match for any demon. Arlen denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe. Many would follow him, but Arlen’s path threatens to lead him to a dark place he alone can travel to, and from which there may be no returning.

The only one with hope of keeping Arlen in the world of men, or joining him in his descent into the world of demons, is Renna Tanner, a fierce young woman in danger of losing herself to the power of demon magic.

Ahmann Jardir has forged the warlike desert tribes of Krasia into a demon-killing army and proclaimed himself Shar’Dama Ka, the Deliverer. He carries ancient weapons--a spear and a crown--that give credence to his claim, and already vast swaths of the green lands bow to his control.

But Jardir did not come to power on his own. His rise was engineered by his First Wife, Inevera, a cunning and powerful priestess whose formidable demon bone magic gives her the ability to glimpse the future. Inevera’s motives and past are shrouded in mystery, and even Jardir does not entirely trust her.

Once Arlen and Jardir were as close as brothers. Now they are the bitterest of rivals. As humanity’s enemies rise, the only two men capable of defeating them are divided against each other by the most deadly demons of all--those lurking in the human heart.]]> 639 Peter V. Brett 0345503821 Devraj 5 4.20 2013 The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2013/07/23
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> Uprooted 22544764 “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.�

Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.

Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood.

The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows�everyone knows—that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn’t, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.

But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose.]]> 438 Naomi Novik 0804179034 Devraj 4 4.02 2015 Uprooted
author: Naomi Novik
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/05/16
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> The Vagrant (The Vagrant, #1) 23559647 400 Peter Newman 0007593082 Devraj 4 3.65 2015 The Vagrant (The Vagrant, #1)
author: Peter Newman
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/05/05
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4)]]> 13630171
Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all.

But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honor refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a savior, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart.

In the south, Inevera, Jardir’s first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing each other and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for glory enough to make a claim on the throne.

In the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late.

Caught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton--rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest.

All the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them. Only Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared...]]> 681 Peter V. Brett 0345531485 Devraj 4 4.11 2015 The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4)
author: Peter V. Brett
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/03/10
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)]]> 22055262
Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.

Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.]]> 400 Victoria E. Schwab 0765376458 Devraj 5 4.04 2015 A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/03/06
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> Vicious (Villains, #1) 13638125 Через десять років Елі так само захоплений ЕкстраОрдинарними, але тепер його мета знищити якомога більше надздібних. Віктор тікає з в’язниц�, аби помститися Елі. Озброєні жахливою силою, спонукані пам’ятт� про зраду та втрату, колишні друзі жадають помсти. Хто ж правий? І хто ж залишиться живим у кінці?]]> 368 Victoria E. Schwab 0765335344 Devraj 5 4.24 2013 Vicious (Villains, #1)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2015/03/03
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Autumn Republic (Powder Mage, #3)]]> 20883847 The capital has fallen...
Field Marshal Tamas returns to his beloved country to find that for the first time in history, the capital city of Adro lies in the hands of a foreign invader. His son is missing, his allies are indistinguishable from his foes, and reinforcements are several weeks away.

An army divided...
With the Kez still bearing down upon them and without clear leadership, the Adran army has turned against itself. Inspector Adamat is drawn into the very heart of this new mutiny with promises of finding his kidnapped son.

All hope rests with one...
And Taniel Two-shot, hunted by men he once thought his friends, must safeguard the only chance Adro has of getting through this war without being destroyed...

THE AUTUMN REPUBLIC is the epic conclusion that began with Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign.]]> 580 Brian McClellan 0316219126 Devraj 5 4.34 2015 The Autumn Republic (Powder Mage, #3)
author: Brian McClellan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/02/14
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]> 382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 Devraj 0 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2015/05/20
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)]]> 18966819
A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people.

He must live for more.]]> 466 Pierce Brown 0345539826 Devraj 5 4.48 2015 Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
author: Pierce Brown
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2015/05/21
date added: 2015/05/21
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy #2)]]> 28250 577 Trudi Canavan 1841493147 Devraj 5 4.08 2002 The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy #2)
author: Trudi Canavan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2014/07/03
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy #3)]]> 28251
Sonea has learned much at the magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect. But she cannot forget what she witnessed in the High Lord's underground room - or his warning that the realm's ancient enemy is growing in power once more. As Sonea learns more, she begins to doubt her guildmaster's word. Could the truth really be as terrifying as Akkarin claims, or is he trying to trick her into assisting in some unspeakably dark scheme?]]> 644 Trudi Canavan 1841493155 Devraj 5 4.14 2002 The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy #3)
author: Trudi Canavan
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2014/07/07
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)]]> 28249
This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work-—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders...and effortlessly penetrates their magical shield.

What the Magicians' Guild has long dreaded has finally come to pass. There is someone outside their ranks who possesses a raw power beyond imagining, an untrained mage who must be found and schooled before she destroys herself and her city with a force she cannot yet control.]]> 467 Trudi Canavan 1841493139 Devraj 5 3.98 2001 The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)
author: Trudi Canavan
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2014/06/30
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Shadow Throne (The Shadow Campaigns, #2)]]> 18657632
The ailing King of the Vordan lies on his deathbed. When he dies, his daughter, Raesinia Orboan, will become the first Queen Regnant in centuries—and a ripe target for the ambitious men who seek to control her. The most dangerous of these is Duke Orlanko, Minister of Information and master of the secret police. Having meticulously silenced his adversaries through intimidation, imprisonment, and execution, Orlanko is the most feared man in the kingdom.

And he knows an arcane secret that puts Raesinia completely at his mercy.

Exposure would mean ruin, but Raesinia is determined to find a way to break herself—and her country—out of Orlanko’s iron grip. She finds unlikely allies in the returning war hero Janus bet Vhalnich, fresh from a brilliant campaign in the colony of Khandar, and his loyal deputies, Captain Marcus d’Ivoire and Lieutenant Winter Ihernglass.

As Marcus and Winter struggle to find their places in the home they never thought they would see again, they help Janus and Raesinia set in motion events that could free Vordan from Orlanko’s influence—at the price of throwing the nation into chaos. But with the people suffering under the Duke’s tyranny, they intend to protect the kingdom with every power they can command, earthly or otherwise]]> 512 Django Wexler 0091950589 Devraj 5 4.11 2014 The Shadow Throne (The Shadow Campaigns, #2)
author: Django Wexler
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2014/08/30
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sworn in Steel (Tales of the Kin, #2)]]> 12395241
With barely the beginnings of an organization to his name, Drothe is already being called out by other Gray Princes. And to make matters worse, when one dies, all signs point to Drothe as wielding the knife. As members of the Kin begin choosing sides � mostly against him � for what looks to be another impending war, Drothe is approached by a man who not only has the solution to Drothe’s most pressing problem, but an offer of redemption. The only problem is the offer isn’t for him.

Now Drothe finds himself on the way to the Despotate of Djan, the empire’s long-standing enemy, with an offer to make and a price on his head. And the grains of sand in the hour glass are running out, fast...]]> 499 Douglas Hulick 0451464478 Devraj 4 4.20 2014 Sworn in Steel (Tales of the Kin, #2)
author: Douglas Hulick
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2014/11/05
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)]]> 17675462 “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,� Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.�

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.

His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.

But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.

For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.]]> 409 Maggie Stiefvater 0545424925 Devraj 4 4.05 2012 The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2014/09/07
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)]]> 17347389 439 Maggie Stiefvater 0545424941 Devraj 4 4.22 2013 The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2014/09/12
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)]]> 21032488 896 Patrick Rothfuss 0575081449 Devraj 5 to-read 3.51 The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)
author: Patrick Rothfuss
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.51
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Falling Sky (Ben Gold, #1) 20600454 255 Rajan Khanna 1616149825 Devraj 5 3.36 2014 Falling Sky (Ben Gold, #1)
author: Rajan Khanna
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2014/10/20
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician]]> 17332245 Doctored is the shocking follow-up to Intern, Sandeep Jauhar’s widely praised chronicle of the harsh realities of a hospital residency. Now the director of the Heart Failure Program at a Long Island hospital, Jauhar uses his own story as a scalpel to lay open the American health-care system.

The patient is ill indeed. A perverse system forces doctors to prescribe unnecessary tests and participate in an elaborate system of cronyism just to cover costs and protect themselves from malpractice suits. Jauhar reports cases where a single patient might see fifteen specialists in one hospital stay, fail to receive a full picture of his actual condition, and leave with a bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Jauhar himself wrestles with his conscience as, struggling to make ends meet, he moonlights for a practitioner who charges exorbitant fees for tests of questionable value.

Doctored is a cry for reform; a fascinating look at what really goes on in examining rooms, ORs, and your own doctor’s mind; and, most of all, a deeply personal and unsparing act of introspection by a physician who wants to return meaning and moral grounding to a noble profession that has lost its way. It is certain to kick off controversy and heated debate at a time when the dysfunctionalities of our health-care system remain at the top of the nation’s agenda.]]> 288 Sandeep Jauhar 0374141398 Devraj 3 3.55 2014 Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician
author: Sandeep Jauhar
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2014/10/28
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> Intern: A Doctor's Initiation 1673934 Intern is Sandeep Jauhar's story of his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City, a trial that led him to question our every assumption about medical care today. Residency--and especially the first year, called internship--is legendary for its brutality. Working eighty hours or more per week, most new doctors spend their first year asking themselves why they wanted to be doctors in the first place.

Jauhar's internship was even more harrowing than most: he switched from physics to medicine in order to follow a more humane calling--only to find that medicine put patients' concerns last. He struggled to find a place among squadrons of cocky residents and doctors. He challenged the practices of the internship in The New York Times, attracting the suspicions of the medical bureaucracy. Then, suddenly stricken, he became a patient himself--and came to see that today's high-tech, high-pressure medicine can be a humane science after all.

Now a thriving cardiologist, Jauhar has all the qualities you'd want in your own doctor: expertise, insight, a feel for the human factor, a sense of humor, and a keen awareness of the worries that we all have in common. His beautifully written memoir explains the inner workings of modern medicine with rare candor and insight.

"In Jauhar's wise memoir of his two-year ordeal of doubt and sleep deprivation at a New York hospital, he takes readers to the heart of every young physician's hardest test: to become a doctor yet remain a human being." � Time]]> 320 Sandeep Jauhar 0374146594 Devraj 4 3.73 2007 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
author: Sandeep Jauhar
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2011/04/03
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)]]> 1215032 There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.�

My name is Kvothe.
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.
You may have heard of me.

So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view � a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man's Fear, an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society. While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble, Kvothe uncovers an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road.

All the while, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived ... until Kvothe.

In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.

]]> 994 Patrick Rothfuss 0756404738 Devraj 5 4.55 2011 The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
author: Patrick Rothfuss
name: Devraj
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1)]]> 8801543 414 Douglas Hulick 0451463900 Devraj 4 3.94 2011 Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1)
author: Douglas Hulick
name: Devraj
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2014/11/12
shelves:
review:

]]>