Fantastical Court Intrigue

Empires and kingdoms rise and fall. Immerse yourself in political and courtly intrigue within fantasy worlds.
Updated September 19, 2022
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The assassin's apprentice
Hobb, Robin
Paper Book
Fitz starts life as a royal bastard on the streets, but soon he will hold the power over life and death in his hands as the Assassin's apprentice.
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Ebook
'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIMEEnter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend.In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. Celaena Sardothien has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to...
The red queen
Aveyard, Victoria
Paper Book
The Hunger Games meets the X-Men in this internationally bestselling YA fantasy series soon to be a major TV show from the producers of Divergent directed by and starring Elizabeth Banks . . . __________________ Set in a far...
The cruel prince
Black, Holly
Paper Book
The start of a thrilling new fantasy series from bestselling author Holly Black about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a dangerous web of royal faerie intrigue. "Lush, dangerous, a dark jewel of a book . . . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...
The priory of the orange tree
Shannon, Samantha
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist'Puts Samantha Shannon in the same league as Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. Shannon is a master of dragons' Starburst'Epic fantasy with added dragons. A...
The city of brass
Chakraborty, S. A.
Paper Book
Discover this spellbinding debut from S.A. Chakraborty. 'An extravagant feast of a book - spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable' Laini Taylor, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Among the bustling markets of eighteenth...
The Queen of the Tearling
Johansen, Erika
Paper Book
Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret after her mother - a monarch as vain as she was foolish - was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea's uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched...
King of scars
Bardugo, Leigh
Paper Book
Sorcerer to the crown
Cho, Zen
Paper Book
"An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susanna Clarke, full of delights and surprises" Naomi Novik"Zen Cho is spectacular, a confident and exciting new voice" Paul CornellIn Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. And that's only the first of his problems...
The grace of kings
Liu, Ken
Paper Book
One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny--and then become rivals--in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Wily, charming...
Captive prince
Pacat, C.S.
Paper Book
'A special, unforgettable series... Lush. Brutal. Unparalleled.' - Sarah J. Maas Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the...
The queens of Innis Lear
Gratton, Tessa
Paper Book
A KINGDOM AT RISK, A CROWN DIVIDED, A FAMILY DRENCHED IN BLOOD. Tessa Gratton's debut epic adult fantasy, The Queens of Innis Lear, brings to life a world that hums with ancient magic, and characters as ruthless as the tides. The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have...

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