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	Bastion (The Immortal Great Souls, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 7,011 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rascor Plains (The Immortal Great Souls, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 4,035 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LastRock (The Immortal Great Souls, #3) 4.63 avg rating — 3,203 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of the Void Book One 4.32 avg rating — 3,331 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Path of Flames (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,412 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Shriving (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 2,345 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn of the Void Book Two 4.47 avg rating — 1,942 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siege of Abythos (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 1,864 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Iron Circlet (Chronicles of the Black Gate, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 1,650 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Throne Hunters #1 dropping April 22nd!

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I hope you're doing well, and as excited for the April 22nd Throne Hunters #1 launch as I am.

What is Throne Hunters about?

Harald Darrowdelve has squandered every gift life gave him—until he enters the dungeon beneath Flutic and receives a demon’s dark blessing.

Weak, privileged, and directionless no more, Harald now commands powers forged in darkness. But each new ability and hard-w Read more of this blog post »

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Throne Hunters (4 books)
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The City that Would Eat the World (More Gods Than Stars #1)

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“The wheel of fortune lifts us up and brings us down. You must free your happiness from its vagaries. Expect nothing, and everything is a gift.”
― Phil Tucker, The Path of Flames

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“In failure, may we find dignity. In loss, may we find wisdom. In pain, may we find growth. May our souls rise. Ever rise. May our weakness”
― Phil Tucker, The White Song

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“We women have within us a depth, a capacity for striving, that men for all their swords and wars don't comprehend. We can endure where they are brittle, we can persevere where they snap. It is our unique form of grace. And we will endure. We will persevere.”
― Phil Tucker, The Path of Flames

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Daevabad Trilogy (3 books) by S.A. Chakraborty, starting with The City of Brass

29 votes, 40.8%

Riddle-Master Trilogy (3 books) by Patricia A. McKillip, starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed

16 votes, 22.5%

Chronicles of the Black Gate series (5 books) by Phil Tucker, starting with The Path of Flames

11 votes, 15.5%

Book of Ash (4 books) by Mary Gentle, starting with A Secret History

9 votes, 12.7%

Promethean Age series (5 books) by Elizabeth Bear, starting with Blood and Iron

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“The wheel of fortune lifts us up and brings us down. You must free your happiness from its vagaries. Expect nothing, and everything is a gift.”
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“What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.”
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