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Rika Outcast

M. D. Cooper

Cover of The Return

The Return

E.C. Tubb

Cover of The Killing Season

The Killing Season

Mason Cross

JET

Russell Blake

Cover of All Systems Red

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

Cover of A Deadly Education

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik

Cover of The Man Who Smiled

The Man Who Smiled

Henning Mankell

Cover of Flash Point

Flash Point

Richard Aellen

Cover of In Every Possible Way

In Every Possible Way

Alicia Thompson

Cover of Dungeon Crawler Carl

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman

Cover of The Runaway

The Runaway

Nick Petrie

Cover of Network Effect

Network Effect

Martha Wells

Cover of Swordheart

Swordheart

T. Kingfisher

Cover of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

George R. R. Martin

Cover of Pest Cemetery

Pest Cemetery

Scott Bell

Cover of Dragonborn

Dragonborn

Struan Murray

Cover of The Wayfarer Redemption

The Wayfarer Redemption

Sara Douglass

Cover of Alchemised

Alchemised

SenLinYu

Cover of Only a Promise

Only a Promise

Mary Balogh

Crux

Richard Aellen

Cover of La casa sotto il cielo stellato

La casa sotto il cielo stellato

Sangu Mandanna

Cover of Magic Rises

Magic Rises

Ilona Andrews

Cover of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson

Cover of Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

J.K. Rowling

Cover of Half a Soul

Half a Soul

Olivia Atwater

Cover of Willful Child

Willful Child

Steven Erikson

Cover of The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Stephen King

Cover of D'Shai

D'Shai

Joel Rosenberg

Cover of Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Vol 2- Wrath

Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Vol 2- Wrath

Pierce Brown

Cover of Nightweaver

Nightweaver

R.M. Gray

Cover of Lover Enshrined

Lover Enshrined

J.R. Ward

Cover of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab

Cover of Tusk Love

Tusk Love

Thea Guanzon

Cujo

Stephen King

Cover of Feathers so Vicious

Feathers so Vicious

Liv Xander

Cover of Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea

Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea

Diana Marcellas

Cover of Some Like It Wild

Some Like It Wild

Teresa Medeiros

Thrum

Meg Smitherman

Cover of Deception Cove

Deception Cove

Jayne Castle

Cover of Dies the Fire

Dies the Fire

S. M. Stirling

Cover of The Devil's Hand

The Devil's Hand

Jack Carr

Cover of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers

Cover of A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

Cover of The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)

The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)

Tui T. Sutherland

Cover of Crooked Kingdom

Crooked Kingdom

Leigh Bardugo

Cover of Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Rick Shelley

Cover of The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan

Cover of Thornhedge

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher

Cover of The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

Cover of Master of the Five Magics

Master of the Five Magics

Lyndon Hardy

Cover of The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett

Cover of The House Witch 3

The House Witch 3

Delemhach

Cover of Theft of Fire

Theft of Fire

Devon Eriksen

Cover of Two Paths

Two Paths

Gregory E. Moore

Cover of He Who Fights with Monsters 11

He Who Fights with Monsters 11

Shirtaloon

Cover of The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan

Cover of Scorpia

Scorpia

Anthony Horowitz

Cover of Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Brandon Sanderson

Cover of John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End

David Wong

Cover of The Tawny Man Series Books 2 and 3: The Golden Fool, Fool’s Fate

The Tawny Man Series Books 2 and 3: The Golden Fool, Fool’s Fate

Robin Hobb

Cover of A Shadow in Summer

A Shadow in Summer

Daniel Abraham

Cover of Grave Peril

Grave Peril

Jim Butcher

Cover of The Hidden Oracle

The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan

Cover of Overtime

Overtime

Tom Holt

Cover of Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz

Cover of Burnt sienna

Burnt sienna

David Morrell

Cover of Dragon tears

Dragon tears

Dean Koontz

Cover of Small favor

Small favor

Jim Butcher

Cover of The Wizardry Compiled

The Wizardry Compiled

Rick Cook

Cover of City of blades

City of blades

Robert Jackson Bennett

Cover of Storm Warning

Storm Warning

James Byrne

Cover of The fox

The fox

Frederick Forsyth

Cover of The Goblin Emperor

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

Cover of The Cat Who Saved Books

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sosuke Natsukawa

Cover of A Song for Arbonne

A Song for Arbonne

Guy Gavriel Kay

Cover of Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot

Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot

Sarah Osborne

Cover of The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (A Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit)

The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (A Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit)

Lilian Jackson Braun

Cover of Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman

Cover of Sweetheart

Sweetheart

Chelsea Cain

Cover of The Curse of Chalion

The Curse of Chalion

Lois McMaster Bujold

Cover of Penric's Demon

Penric's Demon

Lois McMaster Bujold

Cover of Oath Sworn

Oath Sworn

K. N. Banet

Cover of Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

Cover of One for the Money

One for the Money

Janet Evanovich

Cover of Going Postal

Going Postal

Terry Pratchett

Cover of Hotel Lucky Seven

Hotel Lucky Seven

Kotaro Isaka

Cover of Fugitive Telemetry

Fugitive Telemetry

Martha Wells

Cover of Off to be the wizard

Off to be the wizard

Scott Meyer

All Reluctant hero Books

Rika Outcast The Return The Killing Season JET All Systems Red A Deadly Education The Man Who Smiled Flash Point In Every Possible Way Dungeon Crawler Carl The Runaway Network Effect Swordheart A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Pest Cemetery Dragonborn The Wayfarer Redemption Alchemised Only a Promise Crux La casa sotto il cielo stellato Magic Rises Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen Half a Soul Willful Child The Green Mile D'Shai Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Vol 2- Wrath Nightweaver Lover Enshrined Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Tusk Love Cujo Feathers so Vicious Mother Ocean, Daughter Sea Some Like It Wild Thrum Deception Cove Dies the Fire The Devil's Hand The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet A Psalm for the Wild-Built The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)Crooked Kingdom Lieutenant The Eye of the World Thornhedge The Blade Itself Master of the Five Magics The Colour of Magic The House Witch 3 Theft of Fire Two Paths He Who Fights with Monsters 11 The Sea of Monsters Scorpia Tress of the Emerald Sea John Dies at the End The Tawny Man Series Books 2 and 3: The Golden Fool, Fool’s Fate A Shadow in Summer Grave Peril The Hidden Oracle Overtime Stormbreaker Burnt sienna Dragon tears Small favor The Wizardry Compiled City of blades Storm Warning The fox The Goblin Emperor The Cat Who Saved Books A Song for Arbonne Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot The Hobbit The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (A Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunnit)Between Two Fires Sweetheart The Curse of Chalion Penric's Demon Oath Sworn Small Things Like These One for the Money Going Postal Hotel Lucky Seven Fugitive Telemetry Off to be the wizard