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The novel's fast-moving story is set in the royal court of Louis XIII, where the swaggering King's musketeers square off against their rivals: the crimson-clad guards of the dreaded Cardinal Richelieu. The Red Duke rules France with an iron hand in the name of King Louis—and of Queen Anne, who dares a secret love affair with France's enemy, England's Duke of Buckingham. Into this royal intrigue leaps the brash d'Artagnan, a young swordsman from...
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The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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Foreworld saga volume 4
Mongoliad cycle volume 4
Mongoliad cycle volume 3
Mongoliad cycle volume 2
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Mongoliad cycle volume 4
Mongoliad cycle volume 3
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47North
Language
English
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In the aftermath of the world-shattering Mongolian invasion of 1241, Shield Brethren, an order of warrior monks, search for a way to overthrow the horde; Haakon must prove his mettle or lose his life in the ring; and Father Rodrigo takes up arms in the name of his Lord.
6) Sasha
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Series
Publisher
Pyr
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
423 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Riyria chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
414 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thieving assassin Royce Melborn and warrior Hadrian Blackwater are forced to work together to steal a treasure that no one can reach in the Crown Tower, an impregnable fortress that houses the realm's most prized possessions.
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Series
A tale of Egil and Nix volume 1
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
410 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Egil and Nix, two adventurers and swords for hire, are pulled into the dark schemes of a powerful and evil family.
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Series
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Grand Duchess Rubin, posing as a man to protect her identity, seeks the assistance of the realm's best swordsmen to regain her throne from an evil sorcerer, she finds assistance from two haphazard companions.
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Series
Publisher
Avon Eos
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
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xiii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having just finished five years of training to become deadly "blades"--the finest swordsmen in the land--Wasp and Raider refuse to bind themselves to the king during the graduation ceremonies and become outlaws and head for the dreaded "Fire Lands" to redeem themselves in battle.
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 522 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A volume edited by two Hugo-nominated writers features high-adventure pieces representing the work of some of the fantasy genre's most popular authors, including Joe Abercrombie and Gene Wolfe.
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