The wolf : [No. 1 : Under the Northern Sky]

Carew, Leo

Beyond the Black River, among the forests and mountains of the north, lives an ancient race of people. Their lives are measured in centuries, not decades; they revel in wilderness and resilience, and they scorn wealth and comfort. By contrast, those in the south live in the moment, their lives more fleeting. They crave wealth and power, their ambition is limitless, and their cunning unmatched. When the armies of the south flood across the Black River, the fragile peace between the two races is shattered. On a lightning-struck battlefield, the two sides will fight - for their people, for their land, for their very survival. Two sides. One victor.

The way of shadows

Weeks, Brent

The black guard

Smith, A. J.

The queens of Innis Lear

Gratton, Tessa

Dynasties battle for the crown...Three daughters, one crown, all out war; Gaela is a ruthless commander, Regan is a master manipulator and Elia is a star-blessed priest. The island is at risk and an empire is poised for ruin; the line of Lear will be soaked in blood.***Gaela is a ruthless commander who considers herself the rightful heir of Innis Lear; she seeks revenge for her mother's murder. Regan is a master manipulator, who must produce an heir to secure her place on the throne; she desires magic to further her aims. Elia is a star-blessed priest, determined to protect their father; even if it means marrying a stranger. Three Queens. One crown. The island is at risk and an empire is poised for ruin; the line of Lear will be soaked in blood.

Half a king

Abercrombie, Joe

The black prism

Weeks, Brent

Gardens of the moon

Erikson, Steven

Under heaven

Kay, Guy Gavriel

To honor the memory of his father, who was a general in the Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China, Tai spends the two years of official mourning in isolation and in service, which elicits an honor he hasn't sought and which changes his life forever.

The grace of kings

Liu, Ken, 1976-

"The story of two men who become friends through rebelling against tyranny and then turn against each other in defense of irreconcilable ideals. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, soaring battle kites, underwater boats, magical books, shapeshifting gods, and scaled whales who seem to prophesy the future. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, the two find themselves the leaders of two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice"-- Provided by publisher.

The emperor's blades

Staveley, Brian

The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual life-paths, one in a monastery, another training with elite soldiers, and one appointed a minister determined to prove herself to her people.