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Master of the Cauldron
by David DrakeGarric or-Reise was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles.
Master of the Cauldron (Lord of the Isles #6)
by David DrakeGarric Reise was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles.
Master of the Cauldron: The sixth book in the epic saga of 'Lord of the Isles' (Lord of the Isles)
by David DrakeGarric or-Reise was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles. But the Kingdom is weak, its rule barely extending past the island of Ornifal.The Isles need a strong king to bring unity, because danger is coming. Magic is stronger now than at any time since the fall of the Old Kingdom in a cataclysm of uncontrolled magic. Evil is growing in the spaces beyond the world, waiting to complete the destruction begun a millennium before. Only if the Isles are united into a strong New Kingdom can humanity survive.Garric has sworn to become a true Lord of the Isles. Standing with him are his sister, Sharina; his friend and Sharina's lover, the shepherd Cashel; and Cashel's sister, the weaver-witch Ilsa. They have been to Hell and back together in their quest.The four friends and the armies of the Kingdom have undertaken a Royal Progress to renew the bonds of fealty among the Isles. Now they come to Sandrakkan, which fought a long and bloody war with Haft less than a generation ago. On Sandrakkan, Wilduf's Countess, Balila, schemes with her court wizard to destroy the boy king from the hated isle of Haft. Strange evils lurk on demon-haunted Volita, and she will wake them all if necessary to make her husband the new King of the Isles.Rich with action, guile, and heroism in the face of dangers both physical and moral, Master of the Cauldron stands alone or as part of a ground-breaking fantasy epic from David Drake.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Master of the Five Magics
by Lyndon HardyYoung sorcerer in training treies to learn the wonders of magic.
Master of the House of Darts
by Aliette BodardThe year is Three Rabbit, and the storm is coming... The coronation war for the new Emperor has just ended in a failure, the armies retreating with a mere forty prisoners of war - not near enough sacrifices to ensure the favor of the gods.When one of those prisoners of war dies of a magical illness, ACATL, High Priest for the Dead, is summoned to investigate. File Under: Fantasy [ Magical Murder | Aztec Mystery | Human Sacrifice | The Gods Walk ]e-book ISBN: 9780857661616From the Paperback edition.
Master of the House of Darts (Obsidian and Blood #3)
by Aliette De BodardThe conclusion to the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy:The year is Three Rabbit, and the storm is coming.The Mexica Empire now has a new Emperor, but his coronation war has just ended in a failure: the armies have retreated with a paltry forty prisoners of war, not near enough sacrifices to satisfy the gods. Acatl, High Priest for the Dead, has no desire to involve himself yet again in the intrigues of the powerful. However, when one of the prisoners dies of a magical illness, he has little choice but to investigate. For it is only one death, but it will not be the last.As the bodies pile up and the imperial court tears itself apart, dragging Teomitl, Acatl's beloved student, into the eye of the storm, the High Priest for the Dead is going to have to choose whom he can afford to trust; and where, in the end, his loyalties ultimately lie...REVIEWS:'Like the previous books, the third in the Obsidian and Blood series abounds with suspects and red herrings. It's a twisty and colourful tale filled with strange gods who demand sacrifices and pain for the least favour. I liked the way Acatl is beginning to question the way things are, and the first stirrings of doubt are awakening in him. He's always had misgivings about his own suitability as High Priest, but in this novel his eyes are opened to some of the deeper wrongs done in the name of the empire, and in the name of people's unswerving loyalty to the gods.' --WarpCore SF'I found this to be the best book of a very good series. The same positives from the first two books are still present, a very easy-to-read writing style (easy to read but not simple or dumbed down), a quick pace, and some incredible world building, incredible accessibility despite the lesser know pantheon and names. Even though the second book dealt with a possible end to the world, MASTER OF THE HOUSE OF DARTS took a similar fate and did it better. Perhaps this was because in many ways it felt more like a fantasy book than a mystery book, which lends itself better to the "save the world" type story. The magic felt more organic here, it was never used as a crutch, or perhaps it was just better explained. There was a bit less travelling this time around, which also led to a tighter story. The ending involved several confrontations that were tense and believable, including some between people who are supposed to be allies... a great end to the series.' --Fantasy Review Barn'Whether you take it as historical noir or as a highly accurate fantasy, it's hard not to enjoy the Obsidian and Blood books--it's a perfect fit for those looking for something different from their usual fare, but still exciting in ways they're used to.' --Guys Lit Wire'Acatl, is very much at the heart of the story, more so perhaps than the plot. He slowly grows into his position as the High Priest of the Dead throughout the trilogy, while the author moves along a parallel path, her narrative growing into its teller and inhabiting his mind with increasing comfort and self-assurance. Acatl is both the hero and the author's avatar as she explores her ideas of what a hero can and should be. Perceptive readers will find Acatl to be a very different kind of hero than we are accustomed to reading about, but the action and the mystery proceed so smoothly that some may never notice the gleeful contrariness that lurks below the surface... Acatl is not, and this is apparent from much earlier in the trilogy, a typical action hero. He is not even a typical mystery solver, at least not in the Western idiom... The entirety of the Obsidian & Blood trilogy gets high marks... for creativity, execution, and gentle subversion. Not just recommended, but, to paraphrase Demi Moore in A Few Good Men, strenuously recommended.' --Two Dudes in an Attic
Master of the Moon
by Angela KnightUnknown to the citizens of her small town, policewoman Diana London is a shape-shifting werewolf on the track of a killer vampiress. Through erotic dreams, she is drawn to Llyr, king of the faeries. But despite sparks, Llyr is a complication in her life. Until the vampiress at large finds an ally, Diana and Llyr have no one to turn to but each other.
Master of the Moondog
by Stanley MullenIdiotic pets rate idiotic masters. Tod Denver and Charley, the moondog, made ideal companions as they set a zigzag course for the Martian diggings--paradise for fools.
Master of the Night
by Angela KnightAmerican agent Erin Grayson is assigned to seduce international businessman Reece Champion. But she's been set up. Reece is an agent, too--and a vampire.
Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O.
by Nicole GallandIn this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.—an enthralling, history-bending adventure traversing time and space, fact and fiction, magic and science co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson—a daring young time traveler must return to Jacobean England to save the modern world.This fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling near-future adventure The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. picks up where the original left off, as Tristan Lyons, Mel Stokes, and their fellow outcasts from the Department of Diachronic Operations (D.O.D.O.) fight to stop the powerful Irish witch Gráinne from using time travel to reverse the evolution of all modern technology. Chief amongst Gráinne’s plots: to encrypt cataclysmic spells into Shakespeare’s “cursed” play, Macbeth. When her fellow rogue agents fall victim to Gráinne’s schemes, Melisande Stokes is forced to send Tristan’s untested, wayward sister Robin back in time to 1606 London, where Edmund Tilney, the king’s Master of Revels, controls all staged performances in London.And now Gráinne controls Tilney. While Robin poses as an apprentice in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Mel travels to the ancient Roman Empire and, with the help of double-agent Chira in Renaissance Florence, untangles the knotted threads of history while the diabolical Gráinne jumps from timeline to timeline, always staying frustratingly one stop ahead—or is it behind?Historical objects disappear, cities literally rise and fall, and nothing less than the fate of humanity is at stake. As Gráinne sows chaos across time and space, the ragtag team of ex-D.O.D.O. agents must fix the past—in order to save the future.Critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland brings her deep knowledge of history and signature wit to this gripping romantic adventure.
Master of the Sky: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by You WoLin Yi accidentally crossed over to a foreign world and became a good-for-nothing youth. He relied on the benefits of being a Transcender of Light to rise to prominence. He slaughtered gods and buddhas along the way, and even shook the nine heavens …
Master of the Sky: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by You WoLin Yi accidentally crossed over to a foreign world and became a good-for-nothing youth. He relied on the benefits of being a Transcender of Light to rise to prominence. He slaughtered gods and buddhas along the way, and even shook the nine heavens …
Master of the Sky: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by You WoLin Yi accidentally crossed over to a foreign world and became a good-for-nothing youth. He relied on the benefits of being a Transcender of Light to rise to prominence. He slaughtered gods and buddhas along the way, and even shook the nine heavens …
Master of the Sky: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by You WoLin Yi accidentally crossed over to a foreign world and became a good-for-nothing youth. He relied on the benefits of being a Transcender of Light to rise to prominence. He slaughtered gods and buddhas along the way, and even shook the nine heavens …
Master of the World (Worldshapers #2)
by Edward WillettFrom an Aurora Award-winning author comes the second book in a gripping portal fantasy series in which one woman's powers open the way to a labyrinth of new dimensions.Shawna Keys has fled the world she only recently discovered she Shaped, narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Adversary who seized control of it...and losing her only guide, Karl Yatsar, in the process.Now she finds herself alone in some other Shaper's world, where, in her first two hours, she's rescued from a disintegrating island by an improbable flying machine she recognizes from Jules Verne's Robur the Conqueror, then seized from it by raiders flying tiny personal helicopters, and finally taken to a submarine that bears a strong resemblance to Captain Nemo's Nautilus. Oh, and accused of being both a spy and a witch.Shawna expects--hopes!--Karl Yatsar will eventually follow her into this new steampunky realm, but exactly where and when he'll show up, she hasn't a clue.In the meantime, she has to navigate a world where two factions fanatically devoted to their respective leaders are locked in perpetual combat, figure out who the Shaper of the world is, find him or her, and obtain the secret knowledge of this world's Shaping. Then she has to somehow reconnect with Karl Yatsar, and escape to the next Shaped world in the Labyrinth...through a Portal she has no idea how to open.
Master of the World: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master of the World: Volume 9 (Volume 9 #9)
by Kong ShenThe young Ye Xing emerged from a deserted border city. After years of hard training, he finally awakened his blood. He excitedly told his father about this, but his father did not agree with him to continue to learn martial arts, the two broke up in conflict, and Ye Xing left the house.After leaving the house, Ye Xing decided to cultivate his own military force, hoping that one day his father would change his mind. What he didn't know was that this road was more difficult than he thought.☆About the Author☆Kong Shen, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, most of which are fantasy styles. His novels are excellent and have gained a large number of fans with his interesting storyline.
Master's Blood (The Shifters #6)
by M. D. GrimmThe Shifters: Book SixThree days after the Agency infiltrated the headquarters of the Knights, an organization that killed, tortured, and experimented on shifters, Chief Anu sends Agent Poe on assignment: find Nordik, the powerful bear shifter who controls Sanctuary, and offer alliance. Agent Poe already has his hands full with shifters who need help and a kidnapped agent who needs rescue. Poe has never failed a mission, but he finds members of the Knights who escaped the raid inside Sanctuary, raising suspicions about Chief Anu. Poe's goals change once more when he discovers he and Nordik have a mutual attraction they can't resist. Keeping shifters safe becomes more complicated, and more important, than ever.
Mastered By a Wolf
by Belladonna BordeauxWatch what happens when two worlds collide. She's fae and he's a werewolf. Now they need to find a way past this minor detail before the mating can begin!Eliza Dogood is a half-fae-maid coming into maturity and suffering all the growing pangs caused by this life-altering time. The one aspect she's finding harder and harder to cope with are the lurid fantasies. It's not uncommon for her kind, but having put herself on the shelf, Eliza faces a lonely future with only her naughty dreams to keep her warm at night. Until she meets him.William Cope has never considered how a life-mate might affect his solitary werewolf life. He's about to find out. Eliza is the perfect woman for him. Not only is she gorgeous, she's a willing slave too. A single caveat has put the brakes on their mating. Eliza is fae. His bite will destroy her.Content Notes: light bondage, D/s, anal sex
Mastered by Her Slave (Undone!)
by Greta GilbertRome, 80 ADTorn between a forced marriage and the threat of assassination, Clodia is desperate to escape the cruel, dangerous world of the Imperial city. But the greatest challenge the young widow faces is her forbidden desire for the one man who can save her-her fearless bodyguard slave.A proud warrior brought to Rome in chains, Artair’s hunger for freedom is almost as strong as his hunger for his beautiful domina. Artair’s fierce loyalty to Clodia soon leads him into the brutal gladiatorial arena, where he is prepared to sacrifice his life to defend her honor...