Chicago wizard Harry Dresden's calm life is interrupted when Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, decides to call in the favor that Harry owes her, sending him on a quest that leaves him trapped between a deadly foe and an...
Kings and rulers
- Author:Butcher, JimSummary:
- Author:Allard-Will, MarkSummary:
Impulsive young Prince Siegfried craves glory and recognition from his aloof parents, the king and queen of Denmark. Starting a war with a neighbouring country and seeking out the most feared dragon in the realm seems like a good place...
- Author:Moore, ChristopherSummary:
Set adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging--last seen in The Serpent of Venice--washes up on the sun-bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool. But...
- Author:Jae-Jones, S.Summary:
The conclusion to the gorgeous and lush Wintersong duology, Shadowsong by S. Jae-Jones. Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother's and her own musical careers. Although she is...
- Author:Kagawa, JulieSummary:
Friends and family gather to celebrate the wedding of the Iron Queen Meghan Chase's brother, but one wedding guest feels more melancholic than the rest. The King of the Forgotten can't forget his own lost love and slips away...
- Author:Ma, CocoSummary:
Princess Asterin Faelenhart of Axaria has one task: to hunt down a demon before it destroys her kingdom. Simple, except that no soldier sent to kill it has ever returned.
- Author:Cohen, RebeccaSummary:
Lornyc Reagalos, future High Lord of the city of Katraman, enjoys his life as a student, even if he has to keep his relationship with Methian Hadral, heir to the throne of Xenetra, a secret. Unfortunately, Lornyc isn’t just any royal...
- Author:McIntire, EmilySummary:
Once upon a time, there was a king who passed. He left behind two sons, one beloved and one outcast. The older of the two was set to take the throne, but before he could, he had to find a queen to call his own. The younger one was known...
- Author:Gwynne, JohnSummary:
The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan...
- Author:Hobb, RobinSummary:
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering...
- Author:Kay, Guy GavrielSummary:
An epic tale of prideful emperors, battling courtiers, nomadic invasions, and of a woman at war in her own way to find a new place for women in the world. A world inspired by the glittering, decadent Song Dynasty of China. Sequel to...
- Author:McGee, KatharineSummary:
Beatrice is queen, and for the American royal family, everything is about to change. Relationships will be tested. Princess Samantha is in love with Lord Marshall Davis—but the more serious they get, the more complicated things become....
- Author:Seward, DesmondSummary:
This text argues that the traditional view of Richard III is very near the truth - Shakespeare's Richard is closer to reality than the image of a betrayed hero favoured by his modern defenders. The author believes Richard to have been...
- Author:Sanderson, BrandonSummary:
"Powerhouse narrating duo Michael Kramer and Kate Reading bring their outstanding skills to this stunning continuation of the Stormlight Archive series... This audiobook is truly a masterpiece of story and performance." (AudioFile...
- Author:Turner, Megan WhalenSummary:
Now more powerful and cunning than ever, Eugenides the thief is the linchpin of an uneasy truce on the Lesser Peninsula where he must navigate a perilous future amidst political machinations, divine intervention, dangerous journeys,...
- Author:Sanderson, BrandonSummary:
Long months have passed since Siris and the God King, enemies betrayed together, were left to rot in the prison at the Vault of Tears. Their true enemy the Worker of Secrets, creator of the Infinity Blade itself now reigns. Upon finally...
- Author:Becker, AaronSummary:
In this story without words, "a king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile...
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
This epic book brings to vivid life five powerful Norman queens, from Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, to the Empress Matilda, mother to King Henry II, founder of the Plantagenet dynasty. The lives of England's...
- Author:McClellan, BrianSummary:
"Just plain awesome" -- Brandon Sanderson
Civil unrest cripples the citizens of Adro in the aftermath of the revolution that obliterated the monarchy. Now, Field Marshal Tamas and his lieutenants must confront the true cost of...
- Author:Hale, ShannonSummary:
Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's...