Fantasy fiction

  • The wandering fire : The Fionavar tapestry, book 2

    Creator

    Kay, Guy Gavriel

    Abstract

    College students Dave, Paul, Kim, Kevin, and Jennifer return to the magical land of Fionavar to battle the minions of Rakoth Maugrim. But this time, Jennifer is pregnant with a god's baby--one destined to "take the longest road" of any child ever born.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, MD

    Recorded Books

    Not specified
  • The twice-scorned lady of shadow : The guild codex : Unveiled, book 3

    Creator

    Marie, Annette

    Abstract

    I'm learning to embrace who and what I am, but there's one thing I can't face: the night Zak betrayed me. But even with the mysteries of our shared past hanging between us, I can't turn Zak away when he asks for my help. Powerful fae are going missing, and when he tried to investigate, Lallakai vanished too. Now he wants me to venture with him into the territory of the Shadow Court, but its bloodthirsty courtiers don't welcome meddling druids. Danger is gathering around us, seen and unseen.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Tantor Media, Inc.

    Not specified
  • The truth is a cave in the black mountains : a tale of travel and darkness

    Creator

    Gaiman, Neil

    Abstract

    You ask me if I can forgive myself? I can forgive myself ... And so begins The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains, a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and a search for hidden treasure. This gorgeous full-color illustrated book version was born of a unique collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and renowned artist Eddie Campbell, who brought to vivid life the characters and landscape of Gaiman's award-winning story.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Harper Audio

    Not specified
  • The thief

    Creator

    Turner, Megan Whalen

    Abstract

    New York Times-bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner's entrancing and award-winning Queen's Thief novels bring to life the world of the epics and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception. Eugenides, the queen's thief, can steal anything--or so he says.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The storm of echoes

    Creator

    Dabos, Christelle

    Abstract

    In this thrilling finale to the Mirror Visitor saga, Christelle Dabos takes us on a journey to the heart of a great game to which the all-too-human affairs of her book's protagonists are ominously connected. The distrust between them has been overcome and now Ophelia and Thorn love each other passionately. However, they must keep their love hidden.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Holland, Ohio]

    Dreamscape Media

    Not specified
  • The stone sky

    Creator

    Jemisin, N. K.

    Abstract

    "Intricate and extraordinary."--New York Times on The Fifth SeasonThis is the way the world ends ... for the last time. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene child can grow up safe. For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, NY]

    Hachette Audio

    Not specified
  • The starless crown : Moonfall, book 1

    Creator

    Rollins, James

    Abstract

    A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts. On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • The slow regard of silent things : The kingkiller chronicle, book 2.5

    Creator

    Rothfuss, Patrick

    Abstract

    Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • The ships of air

    Creator

    Wells, Martha

    Abstract

    Despite a valiant struggle against superior forces, the country of Ile-Rien has fallen to the onslaught of the relentless Gardier, a faceless army of sorcerers determined to conquer all civilization. To save the remnants of her country, former playwright Tremaine Valiarde undertakes an epic journey to stop the Gardier. Rescuing the proud ship Queen Ravenna from destruction, Tremaine and a resolute band of sorcerers and warriors set sail across magical seas on a voyage of danger and discovery.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Old Saybrook, Conn.]

    Tantor Media

    Not specified
  • The shadows between us

    Creator

    Levenseller, Tricia

    Abstract

    Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King, is back with an epic YA tale of ambition and love in The Shadows Between Us ... "They've never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will."Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:1) Woo the Shadow King.2) Marry him.3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King's power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Young Listeners

    Not specified