James's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:18:46 -0700 60 James's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3; Part 1)]]> 795034 To Green Angel Tower is the momentous tour-de-force finale of a ground-breaking series. Replete with war, deception, adventure, sorcery, and romance, To Green Angel Tower brings to a stunning and surprising conclusion Tad Williams' monumental tale of a magical conflict which fractures the very fabric of time and space, turning both humans and Sithi against those of their own blood.

As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at The Stone of Farewell. And with time running out, the remaining members of the now-devastated League of the Scroll have also gathered there to unravel mysteries from the forgotten past. For if the League can reclaim these age-old secrets of magic long-buried beneath the dusts of time, they may be able to reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable foe.

But whether or not the League is successful in its quest, the call of battle will lead the valiant followers of Josua Lackhand across storm tossed seas brimming with bloodthirsty kilpa...through forests swarming with those both mind- and soul-lost... through ancient caverns built by legendary Dwarrows...to the haunted halls of Asu'a itself—the Sithi's greatest stronghold!]]> 815 Tad Williams 0886775981 James 3 4.21 1993 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3; Part 1)
author: Tad Williams
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average rating: 4.21
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 2240092 An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.
An astonishing truth concealed for centuries...unveiled at last.

A fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting story.

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]> 18 Dan Brown 0739374664 James 4 3.93 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
author: Dan Brown
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average rating: 3.93
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> The Histories 831106 336 Tacitus 0140441506 James 4 4.14 The Histories
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]]> <![CDATA[Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)]]> 50027 Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Realms—Drizzt Do’Urden—in this thrilling first installment of the Dark Elf Trilogy

Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be—how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark; how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead.

As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared—and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As Drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the Academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world?

Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.]]> 343 R.A. Salvatore James 3 4.26 1990 Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: James
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> All the Seas of the World 58886081
One of those arriving on that stony strand is a young woman who had been abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude far from her home. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course � and is bent upon revenge. The man who will bring the others out from the city on his ship � if they survive their mission � still remembers being exiled as a boy with his family, for their faith; it is a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time.

While it shares a vivid setting, timeless themes, and signature "quarter-turn to the fantastic" with his most recent novels, A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, Guy Gavriel Kay's All the Seas of the World is a stand-alone page-turning drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives � in the past, and today.

]]> 528 Guy Gavriel Kay 0735244715 James 0 to-read 4.16 2022 All the Seas of the World
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sarantine Mosaic (The Sarantine Mosaic, #1-2)]]> 19381540 1129 Guy Gavriel Kay 0143183591 James 5 4.58 2000 The Sarantine Mosaic (The Sarantine Mosaic, #1-2)
author: Guy Gavriel Kay
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average rating: 4.58
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rating: 5
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]]> Children of Earth and Sky 25938417 Ěý
From the small coastal town of Senjan, notorious for its pirates, a young woman sets out to find vengeance for her lost family. That same spring, from the wealthy city-state of Seressa, famous for its canals and lagoon, come two very different people: a young artist traveling to the dangerous east to paint the grand khalif at his request—and possibly to do more—and a fiercely intelligent, angry woman, posing as a doctor’s wife, but sent by Seressa as a spy.
Ěý
The trading ship that carries them is commanded by the accomplished younger son of a merchant family, ambivalent about the life he’s been born to live. And farther east a boy trains to become a soldier in the elite infantry of the khalif—to win glory in the war everyone knows is coming.
Ěý
As these lives entwine, their fates—and those of many others—will hang in the balance, when the khalif sends out his massive army to take the great fortress that is the gateway to the western world...]]> 571 Guy Gavriel Kay 0451472969 James 0 to-read 4.10 2016 Children of Earth and Sky
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar (Raymond E. Feist's Magician: Apprentice Series, #3)]]> 7027465 The Castle Crydee has stood strong against a multitude of enemies over the years, and has kept its people safe. But now, a new enemy from another world threatens to destroy them, and Prince Arutha, Swordmaster Fannon, and Squire Roland struggle to keep them at bay. Meanwhile, Pug, apprentice to the magician Kulgan, goes on an offensive with his master and a band of soldiers into the heart of the enemy camp. It's a daring challenge, one that will ultimately prove fatal for one of them, and change the course of the other's life.]]> 144 Bryan J.L. Glass 0785136312 James 4 4.56 Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar (Raymond E. Feist's Magician: Apprentice Series, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Crown Imperiled (The Chaoswar Saga, #2)]]> 15818058
"Feist has a command of language and a natural talent for keeping the reader turning pages." --Chicago Sun-Times

The Chaoswar--the fifth and final Riftwar--is in full, explosive swing in Raymond E. Feist's A Crown Imperiled, the second book in the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling fantasist's monumental saga of courage, conflict, and bitter consequence. Once again, Midkemia, the author's brilliantly conceived fantasy milieu, is in gravest danger from outside invaders--and from treacherous forces within--as the death of a powerful leader throws the world into chaos and threatens all hope of enduring peace. Returning in A Crown Imperiled are some of Feist's most memorable characters--including the great sorcerer, Pug, who has been a fan favorite since his introduction in the author's beloved classic, Magician--and the action, as always, comes fast and furious. The Chaoswar Saga is the master fantasist working at the peak of his powers, and further proof why Raymond E. Feist, like Terry Goodkind, George R. R. Martin, and Terry Brooks, is one of the true giants of epic fantasy fiction.]]> 407 Raymond E. Feist 0061468428 James 3 4.04 2011 A Crown Imperiled (The Chaoswar Saga, #2)
author: Raymond E. Feist
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average rating: 4.04
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)]]> 16064650 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B008TGOMWY

Magician, available in ebook for the first time, is a masterwork of magic and adventure.

The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle, by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, is now available in ebook

The world had changed even before I discovered the foreign ship wrecked on the shore below Crydee Castle, but it was the harbinger of the chaos and death that was coming to our door.

War had come to the Kingdom of the Isles, and in the years that followed it would scatter my friends across the world. I longed to train as a warrior and fight alongside our duke like my foster-brother, but when the time came, I was not offered that choice. My fate would be shaped by other forces.

My name is Pug. I was once an orphaned kitchen boy, with no family and no prospects, but I am destined to become a master magician�

Magician is the first book in Raymond E. Feist’s acclaimed Riftwar Saga. The trilogy continues with book two, Silverthorn.]]> 865 Raymond E. Feist James 4 4.28 1982 Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
author: Raymond E. Feist
name: James
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1982
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Uther (Camulod Chronicles, #7)]]> 372490 916 Jack Whyte 0812571029 James 3 4.15 2000 Uther (Camulod Chronicles, #7)
author: Jack Whyte
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis (Camulod Chronicles, #6)]]> 79665 The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis, it is time for the Sorcerer to fulfill his promise--to present the battle-proven Arthur as the Riothamus, the High King of Britain. When Arthur miraculously withdraws the Sword of Kingship from the stone in which it is set, he proves himself the true and deserving king--sworn to defend the Christian faith against invaders, and to preserve Britain as a powerful, united force.

The Sorcerer has fulfilled his promise. The King is crowned, Britain is united--and the face of history and legend is forever changed.]]> 512 Jack Whyte 0812544196 James 3 4.27 1997 The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis (Camulod Chronicles, #6)
author: Jack Whyte
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average rating: 4.27
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fort at River's Bend (Camulod Chronicles, #5)]]> 128202
Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr, to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod. Once there, Merlyn realizes it's time for Arthur to become worthy of the sword he is destined to wield later in his life-the mighty Excalibur.

But beyond their idyllic hiding place, forces threaten the tenuous peace of Camulod. In Cambria, the death of Arthur's father Uther has left his people leaderless, and in Cornwall, Merlyn's enemy Peter Ironhair is gathering forces to destroy all Merlyn holds dear.

And Merlyn himself is struggling, because in order to make his dream of a united Britain real, he must put the person he loves most in the world in mortal danger-he and Arthur must return to Camulod.]]> 352 Jack Whyte 076530905X James 3 4.23 1997 The Fort at River's Bend (Camulod Chronicles, #5)
author: Jack Whyte
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[The Saxon Shore (Camulod Chronicles, #4)]]> 151722
But soon their tranquility is in ruins, Uther lies dead from treachery, and all that is left of the dream is the orphaned babe Arthur. Heir to the Colony of Camulod, born with Roman heritage as well as the blood of the Hibernians and the Celts, Arthur is the living incarnation of the sacred dream of his ancestors: independent survival in Britain amidst the ruins of the Roman Empire.

When Arthur is adopted by Merlyn Britannicus, an enormous responsibility is placed on Merlyn's shoulders. Now he must prepare young Arthur to unify the clans of Britain and guard the mighty sword Excalibur.
And, above all, Merlyn must see that Arthur survives to achieve the rest of his ancestors' dreams, in spite of the deadly threats rumbling from the Saxon Shore.

"Of the scores of novels based on Arthurian legend, Whyte's Camulod series is distinctive, particularly in the rendering of its leading players and the residual Roman influences that survived in Britain during the Dark Ages."-- The Washington Post]]> 496 Jack Whyte 0765306506 James 3 4.26 1995 The Saxon Shore (Camulod Chronicles, #4)
author: Jack Whyte
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eagles' Brood (Camulod Chronicles, #3)]]> 372494 The Eagles' Brood continues the saga of the Colony known as Camulod, and the tale of the descendants of those brave Romans who forged a new way of life for the Celt and Roman peoples when the Roman legions departed Britain.

Most know the new leader of the Colony as Merlyn; all call him Commander. Cauis Merlyn Britannicus is responsible for their safety, and all look to him for guidance, leadership, justice, and salvation. It is a harsh life but a good community, and Merlyn is dedicated to spreading the influence of Roman culture beyond the Colony's borders.

Uther Pendragon, the man who will father the legendary Arthur, is the cousin Merlyn has known and loved since they were birthed, four hours apart on the same day, the year the legions left Britain. He is the tireless warrior--the red dragon to Merlyn's great silver bear--and between the two of them, the Colony knows few enemies.

As different as they can be, they are inseparable: two faces of the same coin. In a world torn apart by warfare and upheaval, each is the other's certainty and guarantee of the survival of the Colony . . . until a vicious crime, one that strikes at the roots of Merlyn's life, drives a wedge between them. A wedge that threatens the fate of a nation . . . .
]]> 412 Jack Whyte 0765304597 James 4 4.29 1994 The Eagles' Brood (Camulod Chronicles, #3)
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 1994
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]]> <![CDATA[The Singing Sword (Camulod Chronicles, #2)]]> 372493
But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back to Rome, or struggling to create a last stronghold against the barbarian onslaughts from the north and east. Legends do not tell of Arthur's great-grandfather, Publius Varrus, the warrior who marked the boundaries of a reborn empire with his own shed blood; they do not tell of Publius's wife, Luceiia, British-born and Roman-raised, whose fierce beauty burned pale next to her passion for law and honor.

With The Camulod Chronicles , Jack Whyte tells us what legend has the history of blood and violence, passion and steel, out of which was forged a great sword, and a great nation. The Singing Sword continues the gripping epic begun in The Skystone : As the great night of the Dark Ages falls over Roman Britain, a lone man and woman fight to build a last stronghold of law and learning--a crude hill-fort, which one day, long after their deaths, will become a great city . . . known as Camelot.]]> 384 Jack Whyte 0765304589 James 4 4.29 1994 The Singing Sword (Camulod Chronicles, #2)
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[The Skystone (Camulod Chronicles, #1)]]> 151723 The Skystone is in many ways his story. He is a common man with aristocratic friends, and successful both as a soldier and an ironsmith. As the Roman world slowly crumbles around them, and Publius becomes involved in a political and personal vendetta, he and his friends seek to establish a refuge, a valley where the old Roman virtues will be kept alive and the empire's many faults be avoided.

A finely crafted historical novel, The Skystone pays close attention to the details of everyday life in fourth-century Britain. As the first book in Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, it makes few allusions to the usual details of the Arthurian legends until Publius comes into contact with a sword, a stone, a lake, and a Celtic tribe who name themselves Pendragon. Greg L. Johnson

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author: Jack Whyte
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average rating: 4.20
book published: 1992
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]]> <![CDATA[Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)]]> 6250169
The Big Match draws in an urchin with a gift for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might turn out to be the greatest fashion model ever, and the mysterious Mr Nutt. (No one knows much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt).

As the match approaches, four lives are changed forever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.

Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!]]> 417 Terry Pratchett 0061161705 James 3 3.99 2009 Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
author: Terry Pratchett
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average rating: 3.99
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> Pyramids (Discworld, #7) 64217 341 Terry Pratchett 0061020656 James 3 3.91 1989 Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: James
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind, #3)]]> 34499 276 Terry Pratchett 0061020672 James 3 3.90 1988 Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind, #3)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: James
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1988
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)]]> 34504
Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn't have.

But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more difficult than certain playwrights would have you believe...]]> 265 Terry Pratchett 0061020664 James 3 4.15 1988 Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
author: Terry Pratchett
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 1988
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2)]]> 34506 277 Terry Pratchett 0061020702 James 3 3.98 1986 The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: James
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1986
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)]]> 34507 240 Terry Pratchett 0060855908 James 3 4.06 1987 Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: James
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[King Kelson's Bride (The Histories of King Kelson, #4)]]> 579528 —Kirkus Reviews

Speculation runs rampant throughout the kingdom of Gwynedd as to when, and to whom, King Kelson will finally be wed. As a rival monarch takes his rightful place on the throne of a nearby land, it becomes more imperative than ever that Kelson produce a long-awaited heir.

With the mystical Deryni blood flowing through his veins, Kelson can only hope for a woman whose power and conviction are equal to his own. Love is set aside for duty�and Kelson the king must make the choice that Kelson the man cannot�.]]> 488 Katherine Kurtz 0441008275 James 3 3.93 2000 King Kelson's Bride (The Histories of King Kelson, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bastard Prince (Heirs of Saint Camber, #3)]]> 537109
The power-hungry former Regents of the three Haldane princes were pleased. They controlled Gwynedd once more, now that Rhys Michael was king--malleable, wine-loving, and soft. Or so they thought...
Unbeknownst to the Regents, Rhys Michael was coming into his birthright. With secret Deryni aid, he struggled to grasp the magic bequeathed to all anointed kings. And when Marek--heir to Gwynedd's last degenerate deposed Deryni despots--marched into Gwynedd at the head of an army, even the Regents had to admit that Rhys Michael must take to the field himself as king to repel the pretender.
Rhys Michael saw his chance at last. He swore that the power of the throne--from now on and for all time to come--was to be held by Gwynedd's rightful king. For this, for his sons, and for his country, the king would risk all...
FIRST PAPERBACK PUBLICATION]]> 433 Katherine Kurtz 0345391772 James 3 4.02 1994 The Bastard Prince (Heirs of Saint Camber, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[King Javan's Year (The Heirs of Saint Camber, #2 )]]> 122137 481 Katherine Kurtz 0345384784 James 3 4.09 1992 King Javan's Year (The Heirs of Saint Camber, #2 )
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]]> <![CDATA[The Deryni Archives (Deryni Chronology)]]> 537122
Katherine Kurtz has provided an introduction and individual headings for each story to indicate her feelings and intents in writing each tale. Additionally, there is the complete first story she ever wrote -- the first version of her Deryni vision, and how it all came about.

For all the myriad lovers of the Deryni, this should be a must book -- both for pleasure and as a reference!

Catalyst --
Healer's song-Vocation --
Bethane --
The priesting of Arilan --
Legacy --
The knighting of Derry --
Trial]]> 325 Katherine Kurtz 0345326784 James 3 3.94 1986 The Deryni Archives (Deryni Chronology)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Quest for Saint Camber (The Histories of King Kelson, #3)]]> 285183 The Impossible Saint

Time after time, the legendary Camber--one-time Saint of the half-magic race of Deryni--had intervened in the affairs of young Kelson, King of Gwynedd. Yet Camber was known to have died two hundred years before!

Now Kelson set forth with his blood brother Dhugal to search out relics of this mysterious patron of his, leaving his uncle Nigel to rule in his absence.

Then word came that Kelson and Dhugal had fallen from a crumbling cliff during a storm. No trace of their bodies could be found int he raging waters below. The king was dead and Nigel must become king.

But to Conall, son of Nigel, the temptation of the throne was too great. In rage, he struck down his father with secretly gained Deryni power. Now he would be king!

But Conall had overlooked Saint Camber...]]> 451 Katherine Kurtz 0345300998 James 4 4.07 1986 The Quest for Saint Camber (The Histories of King Kelson, #3)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[The King's Justice (The Histories of King Kelson, #2)]]> 537116 322 Katherine Kurtz 0345347625 James 4 4.13 1985 The King's Justice (The Histories of King Kelson, #2)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Harrowing of Gwynedd (The Heirs of Saint Camber #1)]]> 537119 432 Katherine Kurtz 0345363140 James 3 4.06 1989 The Harrowing of Gwynedd (The Heirs of Saint Camber #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bishop's Heir (Histories of King Kelson, #1)]]> 590198 363 Katherine Kurtz 0345347617 James 4 4.10 1984 The Bishop's Heir (Histories of King Kelson, #1)
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average rating: 4.10
book published: 1984
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]]> <![CDATA[Camber the Heretic (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #3)]]> 976357 506 Katherine Kurtz 0345277848 James 4 4.03 1981 Camber the Heretic (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #3)
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[Saint Camber (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #2)]]> 537121 449 Katherine Kurtz 0345259521 James 4 4.03 1978 Saint Camber (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Camber of Culdi (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #1)]]> 537107
His dream of justice and amicable relations between the races had turned to ashes in his mind. The medieval kingdom of Gwynedd groaned under the tyranny of Imre and his sister and mistress, Ariella. Normal humans were savagely persecuted by the king, whose Deryni ancestors had seized the throne from the rightful human Haldane line a century before. Camber could not even save his own son from the murderous treachery of Imre.

When Camber learned that Cinhil Haldane, a descendant of the previous kings, still lived, he realized that the only hope for the kingdom lay in overthrowing Imre and restoring Cinhil to the throne. But Cinhil was a cloistered monk, hidden under his religious name in one of many monasteries, unaware of his heritage, untrained in politics. Could he be persuaded to leave the only life he knew and take on the leadership of a rebellion? And lacking the Deryni powers, could he hope to overcome the magic of the king?

Grimly, Camber set out to locate Cinhil and spirit him from the cloister into a struggle that seemed doomed from the start.

And behind came the minions of the king—for Imre was already aware of the plot and bent on destroying all involved in it.]]> 314 Katherine Kurtz 0345347676 James 4 3.91 1976 Camber of Culdi (The Legends of Camber of Culdi, #1)
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[High Deryni (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #3)]]> 590205 370 Katherine Kurtz 0345256263 James 3 4.04 1973 High Deryni (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #3)
author: Katherine Kurtz
name: James
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1973
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2)]]> 784086 30 Katherine Kurtz 0345347641 James 3 4.01 1972 Deryni Checkmate (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #2)
author: Katherine Kurtz
name: James
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1972
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)]]> 537124 271 Katherine Kurtz 034525290X James 3 3.96 1970 Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)
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name: James
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1970
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Living God (A Handful of Men, #4)]]> 53544 432 Dave Duncan 034538878X James 3 4.07 1992 The Living God (A Handful of Men, #4)
author: Dave Duncan
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Upland Outlaws (A Handful of Men, #2)]]> 57695 320 Dave Duncan 1854873520 James 3 3.97 1992 Upland Outlaws (A Handful of Men, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cutting Edge (A Handful of Men, #1)]]> 1321587
Fifteen years went by Rap and Inos were comfortable, secure, and truly happy, raising their family in the little backwater kingdom of Krasnegar, well removed from the hurly-burly of great affairs...

But in far-off Hub, the old Imperor's health -- and, some said, his sanity -- deteriorated inexorably. The borderlands were seething, Prince Emshandar -- or Shandie, as Rap knew him -- found himself leading his grandfather's armies into terrible battles where victory and justice hung in gravest doubt.

And now the end of the millennium was at hand, ushered in by prophecies of cataclysmic upheaval on a scale never before imagined. All across Pandemia, sensible people tried to dismiss a growing sense of unease as superstitious nonsense.

Then a God appeared to Rap and warned him that the prophecies spoke the least of the truth. Devastation was a certainty; total destruction loomed. The very fabric of the world was at risk. And it was all Rap's fault.

The lasting in the world Rap had wanted was another adventure. And it might be the last thing he would ever get..]]> 307 Dave Duncan 034538167X James 3 3.98 1992 The Cutting Edge (A Handful of Men, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word, #4)]]> 53539 364 Dave Duncan 0759239584 James 4 4.17 1991 Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word, #4)
author: Dave Duncan
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stricken Field (A Handful of Men, #3)]]> 57696 338 Dave Duncan 0345388747 James 3 4.00 1993 The Stricken Field (A Handful of Men, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Perilous Seas (A Man of His Word, #3)]]> 1231846
But Rap was alive, armed with a magic word and unwavering resolve to find his beloved Inos and give her whatever help a galley slave could give a queen.

Then Kalkor, cruelest of the vicious Nordland raiders, sailed into port in his longship Blood Wave; and Rap's life took a hellish turn for the worse...]]> 336 Dave Duncan 0345366301 James 4 4.08 1991 Perilous Seas (A Man of His Word, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Faery Lands Forlorn (A Man of His Word, #2)]]> 57693
She little dreamed that the loyal stableboy Rap had jumped through the casement after her. But no one really knew how the magic worked, and Rap found himself not in a desert, but in the steaming jungles of Faerie -- half a world away from Inos!

Rap was determined to rescue his beloved queen, and nothing could stop him -- not even the monsters and headhunters of Faerie, or the paranoid machinations of an evil sorcerer...]]> 298 Dave Duncan 0759239533 James 4 4.02 1991 Faery Lands Forlorn (A Man of His Word, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Magic Casement (A Man of His Word, #1)]]> 57691 340 Dave Duncan 075924362X James 4 4.04 1990 Magic Casement (A Man of His Word, #1)
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]]> Sky of Swords 53543 The mightiest swordsmen in the realm, are bound by magic to defend their noble wards...to the death.

The King's Blades

The unloved child of the unscrupulous King Ambrose,Princess Malinda learned at an early age to fight for what was rightfully hers. Now, with the Kings abrupt death, civil war has become her grim destiny. Making her uncertain way through the blood labyrinth of schemesand betrayals, Malinda can trust none but the Blades of the Royal Guard. But the Blades themselves are in grave peril. And the young Queen faces the most crucialdecision of her life: a choice that will either redeem her kingdom from chaos...or bring ultimate destruction down upon it, her Blades, and herself.]]> 450 Dave Duncan 0380791285 James 2 3.86 2000 Sky of Swords
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]]> Lord of the Fire Lands 57704
The Kings Blades

Once bound, a Blade's life is no longer his own. Only death can break the gilded chain of enchantment that binds the bodyguard to the man he is sworn to defend. And never in living memory has a candidate refused the honor of serving his king. . .until now.

Young Wasp never intended to be a rebel. Yet, at the sacred ceremony of binding, he follows the lead of his friend Raider, and together they spurn the wishes of King Ambrose himself. Now Raider and Wasp are outlaws hunted by the very Blades whose ranks they were a breath away from entering, and joined together by a destiny that binds them more securely than any knot tradition and sorcery might tie. Amid the turmoil their "treachery" has inspired, Wasp and Raider must undertake a desperate journey into the heart of the dreaded Fire Lands. And the outcome of their terrifying confrontation with dark truth and darker magic in this realm of monsters, ghosts, and half-men will ultimately determine the fate of two kingdoms.]]> 456 Dave Duncan 0380791277 James 2 3.89 1999 Lord of the Fire Lands
author: Dave Duncan
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gilded Chain (The King's Blades, #1)]]> 57687 As unwanted and rebellious boys, they find refuge in Ironhall....Years later they emerge as the finest swordsmen in the realm—A magical ritual of a sword through the heart binds each to his ward—if not the king himself, then to whomever else the monarch designates—with absolute loyalty. And the greatest Blade of them all was—and is—Sir Durendal.

But a lifelong dream of protecting his beloved liege from enemies, traitors, and monsters is dashed to bits when Durendal is bonded till death to an effete noble fop at his king's orders. Yet Destiny has many strange and inscrutable plans for the young knight—for a mission, a contest, and, perhaps, a treasure await him in a faraway land. But he soon finds himself enmeshed in treason and foul intrigues, compelled to betray the king he had hoped to serve. The Blades have ways to protect their own, but death and madness haunt the path to salvation—and few ever return unscathed.

]]> 396 Dave Duncan 0380791269 James 2 3.91 1998 The Gilded Chain (The King's Blades, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)]]> 228992

From the Paperback edition.]]> 485 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345418484 James 2 4.06 1983 White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)]]> 22875 496 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345418476 James 2 4.00 1982 The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1)]]> 404223 498 Stephen R. Donaldson James 2 4.00 1980 The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1)
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #2)]]> 228990
The Council of Lords found their spells useless, now that Foul the Despiser held the Illearth Stone, ancient source of evil power, High Lord Elena turned in desperation to Covenant and the legendary white hold magic of his ring. And nobody knew how to use the white hold--least of all, Thomas Covenant.

Thus continues one of the most remarkable epic fantasies ever written...]]> 527 Stephen R. Donaldson James 2 4.02 1978 The Illearth War (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #2)
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name: James
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3)]]> 687215 "A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication."--Los Angeles Times

Twice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange otherworld where magic worked. Twice before he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land.

Now he was back--to a Land ravaged by the armies of Lord Foul. The Lords were besieged and helpless. No place was safe, and Foul's victory seemed certain. Only Covenant could avert it. Desperately and without hope, he set out to confront the might of the Enemy. Along with him traveled a Giant, a Bloodguard, and the madwoman he had wronged. And in Foul's Creche, Lord Foul grew in power with each new defeat for the Land. . . .]]> 480 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345348672 James 2 4.03 1978 The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3)
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name: James
average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret of Excalibur (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #3)]]> 6047331 506 Andy McDermott 0755345495 James 2 4.03 2008 The Secret of Excalibur (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #3)
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tomb of Hercules (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #2)]]> 3556696 An ancient warrior

For archaeologist Nina Wilde it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Her studies of an ancient text have convinced her that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. If she can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever to be unearthed.

An incredible treasure

As Nina and Eddie Chase, her ex-SAS bodyguard, begin their search it's clear that others want to find the tomb - and the unimaginable riches contained within. Then Chase's attention is diverted by the re-appearance of a face from his past...

A lethal enemy

Nina and Chase are soon following a violent trail of corruption and conspiracy around the globe. From Switzerland to Shanghai, Botswana to London, it's a race against time to find the Tomb of Hercules before it falls into the most evil of hands...]]> 506 Andy McDermott 0755339142 James 2 3.91 2008 The Tomb of Hercules (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Covenant of Genesis (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #4)]]> 6484568
Archaeologist Nina Wilde has unearthed an amazing find: a dive site containing evidence of a settlement that existed over a hundred thousand years before any previously known culture. Could a completely undiscovered civilisation have once ruled the earth?

A merciless foe

Before Nina can consider the evidence further, her research boat is attacked and her proof stolen. Determined to solve the mystery, Nina and Eddie Chase, her fiance, embarked on a quest for answers. But at every step they are hunted by a clandestine religious group, the Covenant of Genesis.

A shocking revelation

The Covenant, representatives from three of the world's most powerful religions, will stop at nothing to keep Nina's discovery secret. But why? Such a discovery would contradict the creation mythology they share.. but could it be that they are also seek to claim for themselves the most valuable archaeological prize of all time?]]> 535 Andy McDermott 0755345525 James 2 4.03 2009 The Covenant of Genesis (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunt for Atlantis (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #1)]]> 2445116 538 Andy McDermott 0755339118 James 3 3.90 2007 The Hunt for Atlantis (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pirate King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #18)]]> 2725419
The Arcane Brotherhood has long held the city of Luskan in their power, but when corruption eats away at their ranks, Captain Deudermont comes to the rescue of a city that has become a safe haven for the Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates. But rescuing a city from itself may not be as easy as Deudermont thinks, and when Drizzt can't talk him out of it, he'll be forced to help.

Drizzt is back in action again, and bringing more changes to the Forgotten Realms setting. This all new hardcover adventure will keep Drizzt fans guessing the whole way, with edge-of-your-seat action and plot twists that even the most casual reader of the Forgotten Realms.]]> 347 R.A. Salvatore 0786949643 James 3 4.05 2008 The Pirate King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #18)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Orc King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #17)]]> 280125 An uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows can't last long. The orc tribes united under Obould begin to fight each other, and Bruenor is determined to finish the war that nearly killed him and almost destroyed everything he's worked to build. But it will take more than swords and axes to bring a lasting peace to the Spine of the World. Powerful individuals on both sides may have to change the way they see each other. They may have to start to talk. And it won't be easy.
The paper-back of the novel that, for the first time since the #4 "New York Times" best seller "The Lone Drow," brought Drizzt Do'Urden to center stage in a book that set fans of Drizzt and the Forgotten Realms line on notice--be prepared for anything! This book wasn't just the next installment in the long-running saga of the famous dark elf, but the beginning of a bold new trilogy that will help change the face of the Forgotten Realms world forever.]]> 346 R.A. Salvatore 0786943408 James 3 4.14 2007 The Orc King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghost King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #19)]]> 6106714
When the Spellplague ravages Faerûn, Drizzt and his companions are caught in the chaos. Seeking out the help of the priest Cadderly–the hero of the recently reissued series The Cleric Quintet–Drizzt finds himself facing his most powerful and elusive foe, the twisted Crenshinibon, the demonic crystal shard he believed had been destroyed years ago.]]> 352 R.A. Salvatore 0786952334 James 3 4.18 2009 The Ghost King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #19)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Two Swords (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #16)]]> 66676 Paperback version of the #4 New York Times best-selling hardcover.
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This title is the third and final book in the latest trilogy from R.A. Salvatore, which once again features his popular dark elf character Drizzt Do’Urden�. The hardcover release of this title had the highest debut ever on TheNew York Times best seller list for a Salvatore title with Wizards of the Coast at #4. The title stayed in the top twenty for five weeks. Both of the previous titles in the series were also New York Times best sellers upon hardcover release, and the first title, The Thousand Orcs, hit the list upon mass-market release as well.]]> 376 R.A. Salvatore 0786937904 James 3 4.19 2004 The Two Swords (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #16)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #15)]]> 239109 Surrounded by death.
Cornered by enemies.
And ready to die.

Drizzt Do'Urden has become the Hunter, the bane of the orc hordes still ravaging the North. Cut off, alone, convinced that everything he ever valued has been destroyed, all that's left is to kill, and kill, and kill, until there are no enemies left. But there are a lot of enemies, and even the Hunter is just one lone drow.]]> 384 R.A. Salvatore 0786932287 James 3 4.19 2003 The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #14)]]> 66683 ONE DARK ELF.
TWO ENCHANTED BLADES.
ONE UNKNOWN ENEMY.
AND A HORDE OF INVADERS.

When a blood-thirsty banc of orcs led by an as-yet-unseen enemy, comes rampaging out of the Spine of the World, it lays waste to everything in its path. Dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden and his most trusted friends find themselves in the path of destruction. As blades slash and feet trample, even the heroes may not survive a desperate stand.]]> 367 R.A. Salvatore 0786929804 James 3 4.12 2002 The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #14)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> <![CDATA[Sea of Swords (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #13)]]> 239107 390 R.A. Salvatore 0786927720 James 3 4.10 2001 Sea of Swords (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #13)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #12)]]> 171471 416 R.A. Salvatore 0786914041 James 3 3.90 1999 The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #12)
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #11)]]> 239105 Winner of the Origins Award for best game-related novel of 1998, "The Silent Blade" marked the return of Drizzt to the wind-swept tundra of the Forgotten Realms world. This deluxe reissue features a new Todd Lockwood cover and an introduction from "The New York Times" best-selling author Philip Athans, who has served as Salvatore's editor for almost a decade, starting with the original release of this book. "From the Hardcover edition."]]> 416 R.A. Salvatore 0786913886 James 3 4.13 1998 The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #11)
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[Passage to Dawn (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #10)]]> 111023
To what? To where?

I ride the waves along the sword coast now, the wind and spray in my face. My ceiling is the rush of clouds and the canopy of stars, my floor, the creaking boards of a swift, well-weathered ship. Beyond that lies the azure blanket, flat and still, heaving and rolling, hissing in the rain and exploding under the fall of a breaching whale.

Is this, then, my home?]]> 339 R.A. Salvatore 0786907509 James 3 4.10 1996 Passage to Dawn (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Siege of Darkness (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #9)]]> 239103 337 R.A. Salvatore 0786901640 James 3 4.19 1993 Siege of Darkness (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Starless Night (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #8)]]> 239102 I can find no answers in Mithril Hall....The apparent serenity of Drizzt Do'Urden, the brooding quiet, will show me nothing of the future designs of the drow. yet, for the sake of my friends, I must know those dark intentions. And so I fear that there remains only one place for me to look...

The Underdark. A place of brooding darkness, where no shadows exist, and where Drizzt Do'Urden does not wish to go. The noble dark elf must return there, though, must go back to find his friends in the gnome city of Blingdenstone, and on to Menzoberranzan, the city of drow. Only then can Drizzt discern what perils might reach out from that dark place to threaten his friends in Mithril Hall.

he finds allies where he least expects them and enemies he htough long gone. His scimitars slash at monsters too evil to reside under the sunlight of the surface world, while his inner strength wrestles with the tumult of emotions assaulting the noble drow when he looks once more on his dreaded homeland. All the while Drizzt must fend off the weight of guilt he carries for a dear friend lost to him forever.]]> 320 R.A. Salvatore 1560768800 James 3 4.14 1992 Starless Night (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Legacy (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #7)]]> 227454
But Drizzt did not achieve this state of peace without leaving powerful enemies in his wake. Lloth, the dreaded Spider Queen deity of the evil dark elves, counts herself among them and has vowed to end the drow's days of pleasant security.]]> 352 R.A. Salvatore 0786939842 James 3 4.21 1992 The Legacy (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #7)
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[The Halfling's Gem (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #3; The Legend of Drizzt, #6)]]> 68396 352 R.A. Salvatore 0786938250 James 3 4.19 1990 The Halfling's Gem (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #3; The Legend of Drizzt, #6)
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 1990
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]]> <![CDATA[Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)]]> 66692
Bruenor the dwarf, Wulfgar the barbarian, Regis the halfling, and Drizzt the dark elf fight monsters and magic on their way to Mithril Hall, centuries-old birthplace of Bruenor and his dwarven ancestors.

Faced with racism, Drizzt contemplates returning to the lightless underworld city and murderous lifestyle he abandoned. Wulfgar begins to overcome his tribes's aversion for magic. And Regis runs from a deadly assassin, who, allied with evil wizards, is bent on the companions' destruction. all fo Bruenor's dreams, and the survival of his party, hinge upon the actions of one brave young woman.

Streams of Silver is R.A. Salvatore's second book in the Icewind Dale Trilogy, based on the FORGOTTEN REALMS fantasy setting.]]> 342 R.A. Salvatore 088038672X James 3 4.17 1989 Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: James
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)]]> 66693 344 R.A. Salvatore 0786942460 James 3 4.13 1988 The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: James
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1988
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)]]> 66695 320 R.A. Salvatore 1560760478 James 3 4.22 1991 Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: James
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1991
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)]]> 66678 343 R.A. Salvatore 0786939834 James 3 4.24 1990 Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: James
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> Witch Mistake 13415440 Vampires are forbidden to witches. No good witch ever consorted with a vampire and lived to tell the tale. She will never forget the day her sisters told her Lucien was a vampire and for her to stay away from him. Her heart was simply broken, he'd become her childhood friend in some strange way. Of course that was when she was just a little girl. She's a full grown witch now and she knows better than to allow his dark eyes and sincere voice to have any effect on her. Or at least that's what she keeps telling herself when he pulls her close to him and presses earth-shattering kisses along her skin.
Lucien Grey hates witches. He's hunted and killed witches starting with the witch who cursed him centuries ago. He's even surrounds himself with charms to ward off witches magic. Yet when he meets Anjelis he's taken totally unaware. Anjelis couldn't possibly be a witch, in fact he swears she's an angel that's fallen from heaven. A sweet loving angel that deserves to be placed back into heaven. But Lucien can't seem to let her go. When she's near him, he can't stop touching and kissing her. Surely she's an angel sent from heaven to ease his loneliness and bring him a small amount of heaven in his life of hell.]]> 70 Shireen Nemnich James 4 3.53 2012 Witch Mistake
author: Shireen Nemnich
name: James
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Royal Assassin (Shadows of Myst #1)]]> 11494084 Reis petitioned the Royal House but the Royal Advocate stood on the side of Phantom and Reis lost her. He was given compensation however in the form of being allowed to train one of their children to be an assassin for the Royal House and or a consort if he so chooses.
Reis has no idea when he grudgingly visits Phantom and Essence to give his congratulations and inspect their children he would be blessed with a vision of the goddess Mysteria. He is shocked yet relieved when Mysteria whispers for him to claim their daughter Shadowen to train and be his consort.
Reis now must wait for her to grow up and come into her magic so his claim will be sanctioned in the Royal House. But he has no idea how furious Phantom is or the lengths he will go through to keep Reis from his new consort. Once Reis fully comprehends the obsession Phantom has for his daughter, the true Heir of the Chalice, he vows not only to train her but also to protect and cherish her for eternity as his consort.]]> 206 Shireen Nemnich James 4 3.70 2011 The Royal Assassin (Shadows of Myst #1)
author: Shireen Nemnich
name: James
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13)]]> 8058301
But being dead doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has no body, and no magic to help him. And there are also several dark spirits roaming the Chicago shadows who owe Harry some payback of their own.

To save his friends—and his own soul—Harry will have to pull off the ultimate trick without any magic...]]> 481 Jim Butcher 045146379X James 3 4.23 2011 Ghost Story (The Dresden Files, #13)
author: Jim Butcher
name: James
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)]]> 65605
Narnia... a land where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts come to life—an entirely new world where adventure begins.

One cold, wet summer in London, Digory and Polly meet and become fast friends. Their lives take a sudden turn when Digory’s Uncle Andrew, who fancies himself a magician, sends them hurtling to... somewhere else. They arrive in Narnia, just as it is born from the song of the great Lion, Aslan. Along the way, they encounter the evil sorceress Jadis, whose dark magic threatens everything. After a whirlwind adventure, they finally find their way back home.]]> 221 C.S. Lewis 0060764902 James 3 4.06 1955 The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: James
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1955
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)]]> 121749
Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where trees walk . . . where a battle is about to begin.

A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.

Prince CaspianĚýis the fourth book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to see more of Lucy and Edmund’s adventures, readĚýThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the fifth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.]]> 240 C.S. Lewis 000720230X James 4 3.99 1951 Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: James
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)]]> 84369 288 C.S. Lewis 0007202326 James 3 4.03 1956 The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: James
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1956
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)]]> 140225
The Dawn Treader is the first ship Narnia has seen in centuries. King Caspian has built it for his voyage to find the seven lords, good men whom his evil uncle Miraz banished when he usurped the throne. The journey takes Edmund, Lucy, and their cousin Eustace to the Eastern Islands, beyond the Silver Sea, toward Aslan's country at the End of the World.]]> 248 C.S. Lewis 006112527X James 4 4.10 1952 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: James
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1952
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)]]> 84119 The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the race is on to warn the inhabitants of the impending danger and to rescue them all from certain death.]]> 224 C.S. Lewis 0439861365 James 3 3.92 1954 The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: James
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1954
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1)]]> 73906
Taliesin is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin...and Arthur the king.]]> 496 Stephen R. Lawhead James 3 4.01 1987 Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1)
author: Stephen R. Lawhead
name: James
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Merlin (The Pendragon Cycle, #2)]]> 73934 484 Stephen R. Lawhead 0310205069 James 3 4.10 1987 Merlin (The Pendragon Cycle, #2)
author: Stephen R. Lawhead
name: James
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)]]> 539428 In a forgotten age of darkness a magnificent king arose to light the world.

They called him unfit to rule—a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard. But his coming had been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. He had learned the uses of power from his guide and protector, Merlin. He was Arthur, Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty—who would rise to legendary greatness in a Britain torn by violence, greed and war; the Lord of Summer who would usher in a glorious reign of peace and prosperity . . . and whose noble, trusting heart would be broken by treachery.]]> 446 Stephen R. Lawhead 0380708906 James 3 4.02 1989 Arthur (The Pendragon Cycle, #3)
author: Stephen R. Lawhead
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average rating: 4.02
book published: 1989
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]]> <![CDATA[Pendragon (The Pendragon Cycle, #4)]]> 73928 At the dawn of his reign, a young king confronts his destiny—and must prove his greatness . . . or lose a realm

Arthur is King—but treachery runs rampant throughout the beleaguered Isle of the Mighty. Darkest evil descends upon Britain’s shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear, threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood. His most trusted counselor—the warrior, bard and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin—is himself to be tested on a mystical journey back through his own extraordinary past. So in a black time of plague and pestilence, it is Arthur who must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only this way can he truly win immortality—and the name to treasure above all others:

PENDRAGON

“Though Lawhead brilliantly creates an authentic and vivid Arthurian Britain, he never forsakes the sense of wonder that has graced the legend throughout the ages.”�Publishers Weekly]]> 448 Stephen R. Lawhead 0380717573 James 3 3.97 1994 Pendragon (The Pendragon Cycle, #4)
author: Stephen R. Lawhead
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 1994
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Hall of the Dragon King (The Dragon King, #1)]]> 140127 352 Stephen R. Lawhead 0745946186 James 2 3.77 1982 In the Hall of the Dragon King (The Dragon King, #1)
author: Stephen R. Lawhead
name: James
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1982
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Warlords of Nin (The Dragon King, #2)]]> 202038 400 Stephen R. Lawhead 0310205034 James 2 3.83 1983 The Warlords of Nin (The Dragon King, #2)
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average rating: 3.83
book published: 1983
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sword and the Flame (The Dragon King, #3)]]> 140128 352 Stephen R. Lawhead 0745946194 James 2 3.80 1983 The Sword and the Flame (The Dragon King, #3)
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average rating: 3.80
book published: 1983
rating: 2
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]]> David Copperfield 58696 882 Charles Dickens James 3 4.02 1850 David Copperfield
author: Charles Dickens
name: James
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1850
rating: 3
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]]> Crime and Punishment 7144 671 Fyodor Dostoevsky James 5 4.26 1866 Crime and Punishment
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: James
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1866
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Cities (Time of Troubles, #3)]]> 101547
As the sun gleamed off the gilded domes of Videssos the city, Abivard, marshal of Makuran and son of Godarz, pondered the impossible. How could he carry out the command of Sharbaraz, King of Kings, to destroy the invincible Empire of Videssos?

Then, against all expectations, the Emperor of Videssos invaded Makuran itself. Abivard was thrust on the defensive, forced homeward to drive the invaders from the fabled land of the thousand cities.

Abivard needed not only his greatest battle skills but his most powerful magicians, for no one doubted that Videssian military strategy would be accompanied by the finest sorcery. Yet even as reality reversed itself and renegades plotted Abivard's ruin, the undaunted warrior vowed never to surrender . . .ĚýĚý]]> 404 Harry Turtledove 0345380495 James 4 3.77 1997 The Thousand Cities (Time of Troubles, #3)
author: Harry Turtledove
name: James
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Hammer and Anvil (Time of Troubles, #2)]]> 101623 Videssos was beset by enemies. A pretender held the throne--a despot who cared little that barbarian hordes and rival realms carved away at his empire, so long as the wealth and booty of the land satisfied his unbridled appetites.
Few stood against him. And those few soon found their heads on pikes.
Only one name held hope for Maniakes. And from his exile on the very edge of the civilized world, young Maniakes took up the challenge, rallied his forces, and sailed off to topple the tyrant.
But the tyrant would use every means at his disposal--fair or most hideously foul--to destroy the crusading upstart. And even if Maniakes could stay alive, he would still have to pull together a battered, divided land as well as fend off a host of enemies--and thwart the former friend who had become his empire's most deadly
foe!]]> 372 Harry Turtledove 0345380487 James 4 3.72 1996 Hammer and Anvil (Time of Troubles, #2)
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stolen Throne (Time of Troubles, #1)]]> 101615 An uneasy peace had prevailed these last few years between the Empire of Videssos and rival Makuran. But now Makuran's King of Kings alerted his border holdings--even the small fortress where Abivard's father was lord--to prepare for barbarian raids. But Abivard himself received a warning of a different an eerie prophecy of a field, a hill, and a shield shining across the sea.
Before a season had turned, his father and his King lay dead upon the field of battle--the very place foreseen in the vision. Abivard hastened home to defend his family and his land. To his dismay, the most urgent danger came not from marauding tribes, or from Videssos, but from the capital. An obscure and greedy bureaucrat had captured the crown; the rightful heir had disappeared, and no mortal man would say where he might be found.
Abivard's strange fate would lead him to his King, though, and on through peril to the very brink of greatness--and of doom!
FIRST TIME IN PRINT]]> 356 Harry Turtledove 0345380479 James 4 3.79 1995 The Stolen Throne (Time of Troubles, #1)
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average rating: 3.79
book published: 1995
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]]> <![CDATA[Videssos Besieged (Time of Troubles, #4)]]> 101544 373 Harry Turtledove 0345402995 James 4 3.84 1998 Videssos Besieged (Time of Troubles, #4)
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[Krispos the Emperor (The Tale of Krispos, #3)]]> 101552 387 Harry Turtledove 0345380460 James 3 3.76 1994 Krispos the Emperor (The Tale of Krispos, #3)
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average rating: 3.76
book published: 1994
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Krispos of Videssos (The Tale of Krispos, #2)]]> 101536
For trouble was brewing in every, quarter. Civil war erupted under Petronas, the late Emperor's uncle. A brilliant general and a canny politician, Petronas had a very personal score to settle against the upstart Krispos.

And even as rebel troops took the field against the untried Emperor, outland raiders swept down from the northlands in a tide of carnage. The power stemmed from foulest sorcery, and Videssos' wizards could not counter its evil curse.

Krispos reign showed every sign of being brief -- and very bloody...]]> 355 Harry Turtledove 0345361199 James 3 3.82 1991 Krispos of Videssos (The Tale of Krispos, #2)
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[Krispos Rising (The Tale of Krispos, #1)]]> 101542
Driven by crushing taxes from the farm where his family had lived—and died—Krispos had come to the. city seeking what fortune a good mind and a strong back could earn. He had a single goldpiece to his name—the gift, years past, of a nomad chieftain to a ragged peasant boy. Now, though the night was raw and the inn was warm, he was loath to spend that coin, for the barbarian had claimed it carried magic.

Keep his lucky goldpiece or trade it for a warm, dry bed? Krispos tucked the coin away and stepped back into the wet streets—all unaware that so simple a choice would lead to a world of peril and possibility. . . .]]> 353 Harry Turtledove 0345361180 James 3 3.82 1990 Krispos Rising (The Tale of Krispos, #1)
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average rating: 3.82
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Opening Atlantis (Atlantis, #1)]]> 666256 440 Harry Turtledove 0451461746 James 3 3.34 2007 Opening Atlantis (Atlantis, #1)
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average rating: 3.34
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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