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- The Kiesha'ra
series5 books2003
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The Kiesha'ra Series is a set of five fantasy novels written by American young adult author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, which focus on several races of shapeshifters, including the avians, the serpiente, and the shm'Ahnmik. The series includes the following novels: Hawksong (2003), Snakecharm (2004), Falcondance (2005), Wolfcry (2006), and Wyvernhail (2007).
- The Crucible
series3 books2000
completed
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Sara Douglass' The Crucible trilogy follows an English friar and nobleman, Thomas Neville, drawn into a war between heavenly and infernal forces across England and Europe during the late Middle Ages. It comprises The Nameless Day, The Wounded Hawk, and The Crippled Angel.
- Bel Dame Apocrypha
series11 books2011
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Kameron Hurley's God's War opens the Bel Dame Apocrypha on a ravaged, contaminated planet where a centuries-old holy war grinds on, fought by mercenaries, magicians and conscripted soldiers. Nyx, a former government assassin, takes on a dangerous job brokering a deal between her government and an alien gene pirate — one that could end the war, if it doesn't kill her first. Infidel and Rapture continue Nyx's story, with further novellas extending the same world.
- Spirit Fox
Mickey Zucker Reichert & Jennifer Wingertstandalone novel1998
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From the flaps of the DAW first edition: "In Spirit Fox, Mickey Zucker Reichert, ..., joins with talented newcomer Jennifer Wingert to open the way into a fascinating new fantasy universe - a magic-laced land where a war between god and goddess has led to a war among mortals, and where the reconciliation of immortals has brought all the benefits of the "Joyous Reunion" to the people of both the River and the Marchlands. With weapons stored away and learning the art of warfare now forbidden, it seems that peace is assured for eternity. But even in peace there is peril. And in a land no longer able to defend itself, the arrival of a well-trained foreign army complete with Mages who practice the forbidden sixth magic - the magic of destruction - may well spell the death of an entire civilization. At greatest risk are the magic-gifted healers, and the spirit-linked - those men and women blessed by the gods to be linked at birth with an animal who shares their thoughts, emotions, and even physical sensations. For these are the people the Mages have marked for total annihilation. Perhaps most in danger is Kiarda, a young woman of noble lineage who was destined at birth to be spirit-linked to a fox. But when the fox kit was destroyed at the time of Kiarda's birth - before the two had a chance to bond in the normal way - its spirit had nowhere to go but into the infant's own body. This unfortunate event, kept secret by the girl's father leaves Kiarda ill-prepared for the moment when her link claims her completely, literally transforming her into the companion whose spirit is so totally entwined with her own. The resulting misunderstanding will leave an innocent man condemned to death, and send Kiarda and her closest companions on an odyssey into the very heart of danger - and into a deadly confrontation with the invaders who have sworn to conquer the Marchlands. For these enemy forces are determined to wipe out all the spirit-linked, whom they consider cursed with the Abomination - as well as anyone who possesses the least talent for magic. Targeted for destruction and with only one trained warrior in her party, what chance does Kiarda have of surviving to carry the warning home before it's too late?"
- They Call Me Death
Missy Janestandalone novel2009
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"Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain... My name is Alexia Williams, and I'm nothing more than a human soldier trying to live one day at a time. After losing my family to shape-shifters, I joined the Combined Human States Army. Now I find myself on the front lines, defending the wall between my species and theirs. My mission is simple: keep the animals on their side by whatever means necessary, don't talk to them, don't sympathize with them, don't let them in. But then one of them saves my life. Andor isn't like any shifter I've ever met. He's a three-hundred-year-old golden eagle asking for help finding missing shifters who may be on my side of the wall. Now I'm helping the animals and seeing signs that my fellow humans aren't what I thought they were. Nothing is what it seems, but one fact remains...in the land of the shifters, they call me Death." — from this book's product page on Samhain's website as of 2016-11-08.
- The Tears of Artamon
series4 books2003
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The Tears of Artamon is Sarah Ash's epic fantasy tetralogy: Lord of Snow and Shadows (2003), Prisoner of Ironsea Tower, Children of the Serpent Gate and The Arkhel Conundrum. It follows a young ruler cursed with a dragon-warrior's nature, caught between rival kingdoms and an ancient, malevolent bloodline he is bound to. The series follows one continuous royal conflict across its four volumes.
- The Lord of the Rings
series13 books1954
part of Tolkien's legendarium
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The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
- The Immortals
series6 books1992
part of Tortall
Tamora Pierce's Immortals quartet follows Daine, a young woman whose 'wild magic' lets her communicate with and shapeshift among animals, as she's drawn into the kingdom of Tortall's defense against immortal creatures -- griffins, dragons and darker things -- released back into the world after centuries sealed away. Beginning with Wild Magic, the four books pair Daine's personal coming-of-age with an escalating magical threat, and connect to Pierce's earlier Song of the Lioness quartet through several shared characters.
