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  Riverside: Book 2

  The Privilege of the Sword

  by Ellen Kushner

  Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city's ballroom, brothels and boudoirs. Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well-bred country girl versed in the rules of conventional society. Her mistake is thinking that they apply. For Katherine's host and uncle, Alec Campion, aka the Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here—and to him, rules are made to be broken.... (more)
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  Riverside: Book 3

  The Fall of The Kings

  by Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman

  This stunning follow-up to Ellen Kushner’s cult-classic novel, Swordspoint , is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue, where sharp swords and even sharper wits rule. Against a rich tapestry of artists and aristocrats, students, strumpets, and spies, a gentleman and a scholar will find themselves playing out an ancient drama destined to explode their society’s smug view of itself–and reveal that... (more)
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  Riverside: Book 1

  Swordspoint

  and Other Stories

  by Ellen Kushner

  The title extended with three bonus stories:"Red Cloak""The Swordsman Whose Name was Not Death""The Death of the Duke"The classic forerunner to "The Fall of the Kings" now with three bonus stories. Hailed by critics as "a bravura performance" ( Locus ) and "witty, sharp-eyed, <and> full of interesting people" ( Newsday ), this classic melodrama of manners, filled with... (more)
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  Goblin Moon

  by Teresa Edgerton

  Gunpowder and alchemy! When the Goblin Moon rises, strange things happen. Coffins float down the river, hobgoblins crawl out from their dens, alchemists pore over ancient texts in search of the art of creating life . . . and one man fights a secret battle against cruelty and injustice, with wit, ingenuity, and a lethal lack of compunction.
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  The Magicians and Mrs. Quent: Book 1

  The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

  by Galen Beckett

  In this enchanting debut novel, Galen Beckett weaves a dazzling spell of adventure and suspense, evoking a world of high magick and genteel society—a world where one young woman discovers that her modest life is far more extraordinary than she ever imagined. Of the three Lockwell sisters—romantic Lily, prophetic Rose, and studious Ivy—all agree that it’s the eldest, the book-loving Ivy, who has held the family... (more)
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  The Magicians and Mrs. Quent: Book 2

  The House on Durrow Street

  by Galen Beckett

  “A charming and mannered fantasy confection with a darker core of gothic romance” is how New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb described Galen Beckett’s marvelous series opener, The Magicians and Mrs. Quent. Now Beckett returns to this world of dazzling magick and refined manners, where one extraordinary woman’s choice will put the fate of a nation—and all she cherishes—into precarious balance.   Her... (more)
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  The Gentleman Bastard Sequence: Book 2

  Red Seas Under Red Skies

  by Scott Lynch

  In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora , Scott Lynch took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a band of daring thieves led by con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. Now Lynch brings back his outrageous hero for a caper so death-defying, nothing short of a miracle will pull it off. After a brutal battle with the underworld that nearly destroyed him, Locke and his trusted sidekick,... (more)
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  Magic & Malice: Book 1

  Mairelon the Magician

  by Patricia C. Wrede

  Kim doesn't hesitate when a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into the travelling magician's wagon in search of a silver bowl. Kim isn't above a bit of breaking-and-entering. Having grown up a waif in the dirty streets of London-disguised as a boy!-has schooled her in one hard lesson: steal from them before they steal from you. But there is something odd about this magician. He isn't like the other... (more)
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  The Gnome's Engine

  by Teresa Edgerton

  YA-- A cross between alternate history, fantasy, and romance, The Gnome's Engine divertingly chases buried treasure, dallies with young noble women in reduced circumstances, and reforms a swashbuckling hero addicted to drugs, all the while pursuing a fairy's revenge. The hero and heroine are delightful, the villains various, and the hints at a history just slightly askew. Pure adventure fans may find the... (more)