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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington

The Strength of the Few is a more ambitious and more demanding sequel than its predecessor, and that ambition is both its greatest strength and its biggest hurdle. Where the first book allowed readers...

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The Butchers Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

The Butchers Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

by Matt Dinniman

An absolutely wild, emotional, brutally brilliant ride The Butcher’s Masquerade somehow manages to raise the bar on a series that already lives on pure chaos, heart, and sweat-soaked hilarity. Book 5...

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The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

by Matt Dinniman

The Gate of the Feral Gods takes the Dungeon Crawler Carl series to new heights. It is intense, emotional, and wildly creative, packed with jaw-dropping twists and unforgettable moments. As Carl and D...

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Carls Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)

Carls Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)

by Matt Dinniman

Carl's Doomsday Scenario, the second book in Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series, builds perfectly on everything that made the first entry so addictive. The story ramps up the danger, the chao...

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Dungeon Crawler Carl

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl was a wild ride, my first audiobook that actually clicked, and that alone made the experience memorable. The narration (by Jeff Hays) really brought the characters to life, especi...

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The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

by Matt Dinniman

The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook, the third entry in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, absolutely delivers on the chaotic promise of its title. It is packed with high-stakes strategy, brutal comedy, an...

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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3)

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3)

by Rebecca Yarros

Onyx Storm is yet another exhilarating, poignant installment in the Empyrean series. Violet has never been more on a realistic trajectory as she faces losses and new discoveries kept from her, essenti...

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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)

The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)

by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension is the rare sequel that doesn’t just continue a story, but deepens it, complicates it, and retroactively makes the first book better. After the explosive ending of The Final Empi...

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Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2)

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2)

by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame picks up immediately where Fourth Wing left off, and Rebecca Yarros wastes no time throwing the reader back into Basgiath’s brutal rhythms. The stakes are higher, the secrets heavier, and t...

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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: The Final Empire is a masterclass in worldbuilding, magic systems, and character development, delivering an epic fantasy experience that lingers long after the final page...

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The Will of The Many

The Will of The Many

by James Islington

I stumbled across The Will of the Many around Christmas 2023, while lining up my TBR for 2024. It made the list, but when the new year started, I dove headfirst into the Red Rising saga, becoming inst...

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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1)

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1)

by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing surprised me. As someone who doesn’t usually gravitate toward romance-heavy stories, I went in expecting solid worldbuilding and dragons, with the romantic elements as background noise. Wh...

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The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)

by R.F. Kuang

I support women’s rights, but more importantly… I support women’s wrongs....

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