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Tracking Trouble: Complete Series Box Set: Books 01 - 05

• Marked by Magic

• Bound by Blood

• Driven by Destiny

• Pursued by Peril

• Tested by Temptation

by Lindsay Buroker.

Half-elf Arwen Forester might be a socially awkward introvert who’s never been kissed, but she’s an expert hunter and tracker who can find anyone.

Yes, even a haughty half-dragon criminal with the power to incinerate enemies with his mind.

But Azerdash Starblade is more than he seems, and Arwen soon questions whether hunting him down is the right choice. What if he’s wrongfully accused? What if, as a half-breed, he understands what it’s like not to fit in? What if… she develops feelings for him?

Find out in the Tracking Trouble complete series bundle!

Awakener: Darkblade: Book 06

by Andy Peloquin.

The Hunter’s foes are myriad…

…but all will come to know the true meaning of fear when the legendary assassin comes for them.

Charged to uncover the secrets of an ancient tower, the Hunter’s journey takes him into the lands known to the outside world as “Ghandia”, a realm harsh yet beautiful, filled with mysteries lost to time and marvels yet to be discovered.

There, he is drawn into bloody conflict between the people who call the vast plains their home and the cruel Vassalage Consortium, masters of the flesh trade.

But more than human enemies lurk in the shadows. In the heart of these wild lands, he will face magic both dark and arcane, battle monstrous beings of immense power, and unearth secrets buried for millennia.

And in the darkness, an ancient power stirs, hungry to be awakened.

Defender: Darkblade: Book 07

by Andy Peloquin.

The Hunter has worn countless faces, played countless roles.

Conqueror. Savior. Assassin. Protector. He is all of them and more…

But one performance for which he is truly ill-suited is that of father.

Particularly to a daughter who seeks to use him only to her own ends, willing to manipulate, deceive, and murder to gain access to the arcane power hidden around Einan by the ancient Serenii.

The Hunter is left no choice in the matter, for hunting Jaia is a foe far more deadly and implacable than any he has faced: the Secret Keepers.

The tongueless alchemists and warrior-priests will stop at nothing until they have their prize. Even if that means leaving a trail of blood and bodies in their wake.

Will the Hunter’s legendary skill suffice to outrun his daughter’s pursuers, or will even his inhuman abilities falter in the face of such overwhelming odds?

The stakes have never been higher—not only for the Hunter, but for everyone he loves.

Reckoner: Darkblade: Book 08

by Andy Peloquin.

The Hunter’s enemies will soon learn a bloody truth:

No foe is more dangerous than a cornered assassin.

Trapped in a city under siege, where even high walls, strong gates, and brave hearts will inevitably fail against overwhelming odds.

With both his daughter Jaia and his gathered “family” of Kiara, Evren, and Hailen to fight for, he will stop at nothing to shatter the forces bent on the destruction of Shalandra.

But in the City of the Dead, every shadow conceals hidden daggers and murderous intent.

The greatest threat to the Hunter may be the very people he’s battling to protect.

Voyager: Darkblade: Book 09

by Andy Peloquin.

The Hunter rides for vengeance…

…and embarks on a voyage of bloodshed and death.

His pursuit of the escaped Groebus Dayblood and his assassin accomplices leads to the shores of Einan and beyond, across the Frozen Sea.

But danger follows wherever the Hunter goes. Sailing with him are parties unknown plotting bloody murder. Their deadly blades are aimed at him, and trapped aboard a ship in the middle of the ocean, there is nowhere to run or hide.

Pirates, cutthroats, and dark arcane magic capable of mind-shattering horrors, the Hunter must fight them all to protect the one person who matters most: his daughter.

Successor's Promise: Millennium's Rule: Book 03

by Trudi Canavan.

Five years have passed since the Rebels confronted the Raen. Five years, in which Qall - the boy Rielle rescued - has grown up among the Travellers, with no memory of the life that was stolen from him. Five years of chaos, barely contained by Baluka and the Restorers. Worlds are at war, some overrun by deadly machines, some drained of magic by power-hungry sorcerers.

As Qall comes of age, and Rielle and Tyen's hard-won peace is threatened, their loyalties are tested - and Qall's very existence is at stake. Because Dahli is still determined to restore Valhan to power, and he will stop at nothing to succeed.

Maker's Curse: Millennium's Rule: Book 04

by Trudi Canavan.

Rielle is the Maker, restorer of worlds. She has lost count of the number of worlds she has been sent to save.

Tyen has cast off his old identity. No longer a spy, he now attempts to teach new sorcerers and find ways to counteract the war machines that are spreading throughout the worlds.

But when an old enemy brings news of a dark threat - something far worse than magically dead worlds and dangerous sorcerers - Rielle and Tyen must reunite if they are to have any chance of saving humanity.

The Traitor Queen: Traitor Spy Trilogy: Book 03

by Trudi Canavan.

Events are building to a climax in Sachaka as Lorkin returns from his exile with the Traitor rebels.

The Traitor Queen has given Lorkin the huge task of brokering an alliance between his people and the Traitors. Lorkin has also had to become a feared black magician in order to harness the power of an entirely new kind of gemstone magic. This knowledge could transform the Guild of Magicians - or make Lorkin an outcast forever.

The Crippled God: The Malazan Book of the Fallen: Book 10

by Steven Erikson.

The final, apocalyptic chapter in one of the most original, exciting and acclaimed fantasy series of our time . . .

The Bonehunters are marching to Kolanse, and to an unknown fate. They are exhausted - an army on the brink of mutiny. But their commander will not relent. If she can hold her forces and their fragile alliances together, Adjunct Tavore Paran means to challenge the gods...

Ranged against Tavore and her allies are the Forkrul Assail. Their desire is to cleanse the world - to eradicate every civilization, to annihilate every human - in order to begin anew.

And outside the abandoned city of Kharkanas, thousands have gathered upon the First Shore. Led by Yedan Derryg, they are preparing for the coming of the Tiste Liosan - and a battle they cannot win.

It had long been known that there would be a reckoning, but not the true, terrifying scale of what was to come. For the Elder Gods seek to shatter the chains that bind a force of utter devastation and set her free. It seems that, once more, there will be dragons in the world...

And so begins the last chapter in Steven Erikson's extraordinary, genre-defining Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Faithbreaker: The Fallen Gods Trilogy: Book 03

by Hannah Kaner.

War has come. The fire god Hseth is leading an unstoppable army south, consuming everything in her path. Middren’s only hope of survival is to unify allies and old foes against a common enemy.

Elo navigates an uneasy alliance with Arren; his friend, his enemy, and his king. Now they each must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice to turn the tides of war.

Meanwhile, Inara joins her mother on their ship, the Silverswift, to seek aid. Still grappling with her powers, Inara must reconcile who she is and where she belongs, while Skediceth has to question if their bond will be enough to keep them safe.

Kissen has no allegiance to the old ways of Middren. But, as she tries to find her family, she is forced to question what, and whose, future she is fighting for.

Tower of Blood and Flame: Fate of the Furycks: Book 02

by A.E. Rayne.

Someone is seeking to destroy the Furycks, but who?

As Axl works on strengthening Brekka’s defenses, he discovers he has more enemies than he realised. Help arrives in the form of a dreamer, though he doesn’t know the woman, so how can he trust her? Yet, with so much at stake, how can he not?

After a disastrous time on the island of Aggralaia, Edela finds a new ally, and just in time. With his help, she travels to the Fire Lands, once again forced to flee for her life. Hunted by the determined band of Siluran warriors, she must make a stand to free herself of her pursuers once and for all.

And Jael comes face to face with her true enemy. Though vulnerable and weak, there is little she can do to stop the man from achieving his goal.

He has claimed her.

Now he will kill her…

Ice and Stone: Sword and Sorcery: Book 04

by Dylan Doose.

A novella-length tale of raiders, ancient gods, and brutal survival—perfect for fans of fast-paced, binge-worthy dark fantasy.

When a vicious storm drives Northern raider Therick and a band of survivors onto a strange shore, they expect to fight the land’s people—not defend them.

But something ancient and monstrous stalks the jungle ruins and frozen cliffs. As the sky burns with cosmic light and ancient ziggurats whisper forgotten names, Therick must lead enemies-turned-allies against a foe born of myth and madness.

Will tradition damn them all—or can unity defy the wrath of the old gods?

From the frozen North to the jungles of Azria, this dark fantasy novella is a journey through gods, monsters, and the brutality of survival.

As They Burn: Sword and Sorcery: Book 05

by Dylan Doose.

A tale of desperate magic, broken bonds, and a journey through death itself.

After a devastating battle, wizard Aldous Weaver awakens to a nightmare—his companions are gone. infamous fugitive Kendrick the Cold and arrogant monster hunter Theron Ward have vanished, and a red-eyed stranger with otherworldly power stands in their place.

Determined to find his friends, Aldous sets out on a harrowing journey that takes him beyond the veil of death itself. But ancient magic blocks every path, and enemies close in from all sides. As time runs out, Aldous must decide: trust the mysterious stranger—or stand alone in a world tearing itself apart.

When loyalty is tested and darkness reigns, even reluctant heroes must burn to rise again.

Black Sun Moon: Sword and Sorcery: Book 06

by Dylan Doose.

A standalone dark fantasy murder mystery packed with twisted magic, grim prophecy, and brutal truths.

Veteran inquisitor Cullum Shrike has seen horrors—and dealt death—with his massive sword and unwavering faith. But even he is unprepared for what waits in the village of Wardbrook: green pastures, babbling streams, and a string of occult murders no one dares speak of.

As the bodies pile up and ancient sorcery festers beneath Wardbrook’s tranquil charm, Shrike is drawn into a deadly web of betrayal, illusion, and monstrous secrets. To survive, he must question not only what he believes—but who he becomes when the truth is revealed.

Justice runs red. And some villages are better left to burn.

Embers on the Wind: Sword and Sorcery: Book 07

by Dylan Doose.

A brutal dark fantasy of twisted realms, corrupted woods, and a desperate journey home.

Stranded in a world not their own, wizard Aldous Weaver and his companions—infamous fugitive Kendrick the Cold and monster hunter Theron Ward—must fulfill a deadly contract if they ever hope to return home.

The task: reach the tower and slay the beast.

The problem: between them and the tower lies the Werewood—a cursed forest where shadows come alive, monsters stalk the trees, and the line between man and demon begins to blur.

Desperation forces Aldous to reach for new, untested magic. But in a place where nothing is real, not even your own reflection, the cost of casting light may be your soul.

When every road leads to ruin, how far will you go to bring your friends home?

Graves of the Gods: Sword and Sorcery: Book 08

by Dylan Doose.

The journey ends. The tower awaits. And the gods are watching.

After barely surviving the horrors of the Werewood, wizard Aldous Weaver and his companions—infamous fugitive Kendrick the Cold and monster hunter Theron Ward—must descend into the cursed depths of the Tower of Aldrone.

Within its twisted halls, their greatest fears take form, illusions deceive the senses, and magic turns friend into foe. As they push deeper, the tower reveals something far more dangerous than monsters—the truth.

Aldous’s past. The future he never wanted. The dark force that has shaped their fates from the start.

To stop what’s coming, they must face what they’ve become.

To rise, something must fall.

The final battle has begun.

Tyrant's Throne: Greatcoats: Book 04

by Sebastien de Castell.

Would you - could you? - uphold the law at the cost of those you love?

Falcio val Mond, First Cantor of the Greatcoats, is on the brink of fulfilling his dead King's dream: Aline is about to take the throne and restore the rule of law once and for all.

But for the Greatcoats, nothing is ever that simple. In neighbouring Avares, an enigmatic new warlord is uniting the barbarian armies and even worse, he is rumoured to have a new ally: Falcio's old nemesis Trin. With the armies of Avares at her back, she'll be unstoppable.

Falcio, Kest and Brasti go racing north to stop her, but in those cold, treacherous climes they discover something altogether different - and far more dangerous: a new player plans to take the throne of Tristia, and the Greatcoats, for all their determination and skill, may not be able to stop him.

A Tide of Black Steel: The Age of Wrath: Book 01

by Anthony Ryan.

A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL.

AN AGE OF WRATH.

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.

Until now.

Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.

Thera of the Blackspear, favoured servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar - the treasure room of the gods - and win the Sister Queens' favour at his sister's expense.

Both siblings - along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power - will play a part in the coming storm.

The Age of Wrath has begun.

Grey Sister: Book of the Ancestor: Book 02

by Mark Lawrence.

In Mystic Class Nona Grey begins to learn the secrets of the universe. But so often, knowing the truth just makes our choices harder. Before she leaves the Convent of Sweet Mercy, Nona must choose her path and take the red of a Martial Sister, the grey of a Sister of Discretion, the blue of a Mystic Sister or the simple black of a Bride of the Ancestor, entailing a life of prayer and service.

Standing between her and these choices are the pride of a thwarted assassin, the ambition of a would-be empress wielding the Inquisition like a blade, and the vengeance of the empire’s richest lord.

As the world narrows around her, and her enemies attack her using the very system she has sworn to, Nona must forge her own path in spite of the pulls of friendship, revenge, ambition, and loyalty.

In all this only one thing is certain. There will be blood.

Holy Sister: Book of the Ancestor: Book 03

by Mark Lawrence.

THEY CAME AGAINST HER AS A CHILD.

NOW THEY FACE THE WOMAN.

THEY CAME AGAINST HER AS A CHILD. NOW THEY FACE THE WOMAN.

The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat.

Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that Nona and her friends will have time to earn a nun’s habit before war is on their doorstep.

Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war.

The shiphearts offer strength that she might use to protect those she loves, but it’s a power that corrupts. A final battle is coming in which she will be torn between friends, unable to save them all. A battle in which her own demons will try to unmake her.

A battle in which hearts will be broken, lovers lost, thrones burned.

Hard Time: The Time Police: Book 02

by Jodi Taylor.

There have always been idiots who want to change history. But now temporal tourism is on the rise. Highly illegal, highly risky - and highly lucrative.

The Time Police despatch their toughest undercover agents to take out the perpetrators. Then the unthinkable happens. Replacements are needed fast and who better than three young officers who barely look the part?

Step forward Team Weird - Luke, Jane and Matthew. They might still be in training. Their methods might be unorthodox. But, as the Time Police face their greatest ever threat, Team Weird might be their only shot at survival.

Of Empires and Dust: The Bound and The Broken: Book 04

by Ryan Cahill.

I’ldryr viel asatar. I sanvîr viel baralun.

In fire we are forged. In blood we are tempered.

In the Aravell woodland, Calen Bryer grapples with the fallout from the Battle of Aravell. The path forward is littered with choices that will bleed him dry. But he is a Draleid, he is a guardian, and he will always stand when others call. He will be the light they look to.

His sister, Ella, lies fragmented, her mind split between worlds, her fate unknown. But the blood of the wolf is strong.

Hundreds of miles away, in the western villages of Illyanara, Dahlen Virandr leads the defense of Salme and all its inhabitants gathered from across the region. The Uraks are unrelenting, and they know only blood and death. If this is to be his end, he will enter Achyron's Halls as a warrior who would not yield.

Below the mountains of Lodhar, Queen Kira waits in the dark while Hoffnar attempts to seize control of the Freehold and lead the dwarves towards a new dawn of war.

In Valtara, Dayne Ateres hunts those who betrayed his family, while Alina prepares her army to besiege the legendary Achyron's Keep.

At the edges of the Burnt Lands, Rist Havel is offered a new path forward, one that few have ever trodden, one that could forge him into a mage of no equal.

With the news that Ilkya and Jormun have fallen, along with their soulkin, Eltoar finds himself face-to-face with Salara Ithan – a remnant of his past life that he had long thought dead.

As the Blood Moon taints the sky, Kallinvar and the Knights of Achyron battle tirelessly against the Shadow, doing everything within their power to hold back the darkness.

Gods are waking.

The world is burning.

Ashes and dust are all that will remain.

Long Live Evil: Time of Iron: Book 01

by Sarah Rees Brennan.

A TALE FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN...

When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series.

She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He's impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale.

So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.

Children of Anguish and Anarchy: Legacy of Orisha: Book 03

by Tomi Adeyemi.

New allies rise.

The Blood Moon nears.

Zélie faces her final enemy.

The king who hunts her heart.

When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.

Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. The ruler of the Skulls, Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in foreign lands.

But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

Order of the Shadow Dragon: Legacy of Light & Shadow: Book 01

by Steven McKinnon.

Magic is the enemy. When he discovers all is not what it seems, can a young knight survive long enough to protect the world from the forces of darkness?

Adrian Navarro burns for revenge. The lone member of a defunct military sect, the nineteen-year-old can’t shake the horrific nightmare of witnessing his father’s murder by shadowy fiends.

So when a cataclysm devastates a neighbouring kingdom and his superiors blame a powerful sorceress, he gladly agrees to assassinate her to settle the score.

Striking out across another realm’s border, the relentless soldier tracks the evil wielder of the dark arts. But after he’s ambushed by magic-users and captured, he’s shocked to discover his crusade for vengeance could be built on a stunning lie - and now the fate of the world is at stake.

As he’s confronted by soul shattering truths, can Adrian overcome his greatest fear and save the world?

River God: Egyptian Series: Book 01

by Wilbur Smith.

IN THE LAND OF GOLD

WHERE THE WEAK PHARAOH RULES

A NEW CIVILISATION WILL BE BORN

Taita is a humble slave; an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering, as well as the keeper of important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter Lostris is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her, and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided, and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all . . ..

Half a War: Shattered Sea: Book 03

by Joe Abercrombie.

WORDS ARE WEAPONS

Princess Skara has seen all she loved turned to ashes. She is left with only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade.

ONLY HALF A WAR IS FOUGHT WITH SWORDS

The deep-cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. But now he faces the greatest army since the elves made war on God.

SOMETIMES ONE MUST FIGHT EVIL WITH EVIL

Some – like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith – are born to fight, perhaps to die. Others – like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver – would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her iron wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness…

The Battlemage: Summoner: Book 03

by Taran Matharu.

ONE BOY'S POWER TO SUMMON DEMONS WILL CHANGE THE FATE OF AN EMPIRE ...

After the thrilling cliffhanger at the end of book two, we rejoin Fletcher and his friends in the ether, where they must undertake a mortally dangerous quest all the while avoiding capture by enemies and facing foes more terrifying than anything they have yet encountered.

But this is nothing compared to what truly lies ahead for Fletcher, as his nemesis, albino orc Khan, is on a mission to destroy Hominum and everything and everyone that Fletcher loves.

The Copper Promise: Copper Cat: Book 01

by Jen Williams.

There are some tall stories about the caverns beneath the Citadel - about magic and mages and monsters and gods.

Wydrin of Crosshaven has heard them all, but she's spent long enough trawling caverns and taverns with her companion Sir Sebastian to learn that there's no money to be made in chasing rumours.

But then a crippled nobleman with a dead man's name offers them a job: exploring the Citadel's darkest depths. It sounds like just another quest with gold and adventure ... if they're lucky, they might even have a tale of their own to tell once it's over.

These reckless adventurers will soon learn that sometimes there is truth in rumour. Sometimes a story can save your life.

Nightmarked Complete Series (Boxed Set)

• City of Storms

• City of Wolves

• City of Keys

• City of Dawn

by Kat Ross.

A tarot reader with a dangerous past. Two mortal enemies. And a conspiracy that could burn it all down.

In the perfect world of the Via Sancta, magical power flows through intricate tattoos on your skin. They promote harmony and suppress base urges like greed, lust, and anger.

But sometimes the marks invert—driving you mad.

Alexei Bryce hunts these deviants for the Church, secretly hoping to find the dark mage who turned his brother. The trail leads to Kasia Novak, a cartomancer who is more than she seems. The cards say they are fated to fall in love—if they can survive long enough.

Because now that same dark mage has infiltrated the city’s wards and is hunting Kasia.

Alexei and the nightmage called Malach fought on opposite sides of the bloody civil war years before. But despite the Church’s claim of victory, the conflict is far from over. And Alexei will discover that his faith’s triumph over the darkest recesses of the human soul is more fragile than he ever imagined.

A Drop of Corruption: Shadow of the Leviathan: Book 02

by Robert Jackson Bennett.

In the second adventure in the Shadow of the Leviathan series, the eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant bio-punk fantasy-mystery.

An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed.

The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case.

Before long, Ana discovers that they're actually investigating a murder. Worse, the adversary seems to be able to pass through warded doors like a ghost, and can predict every one of Ana's moves as though they can see the future.

Ana's solved impossible cases before. But this time, with the stakes higher than ever and the investigators seemingly a step behind their adversary at every turn, has Ana finally met an enemy she can't defeat?

The Assassin's Shadow: Legends of the Shadow: Book 01

by R.S. Moule.

They say Locan A’Shadow is the greatest assassin who ever lived.

They say he faced down dragons and armies of undead.

And every word of it is true.

Locan was once a legend. Now he’s a nobody—a stranger living quietly at the edge of the world. And that’s just how he likes it. He never wants to go back to the life he left behind.

But when raiders attack his home in the night, searching for a man who can step between shadows, Locan is forced to stop running from his past.

A vicious old enemy is hunting him—an enemy he thought he killed years ago… But the vampire Solis Deadhand is alive and more powerful than ever. In the far north, he is building an empire of blood and magic.

It’s time for Locan emerge from the shadows. He’s no hero, but what the world needs right now is a killer. And Locan is the deadliest man alive.

Society for Paranormals: The Complete Series

by Vered Ehsani.

It's Jane Austen meets Lara Croft in a 12-book cozy paranormal mystery romp through Victorian Africa.

Armed with exquisite etiquette, a fully loaded walking stick, and a dead husband, Miss Beatrice Knight arrives in the small colonial town of Nairobi, Kenya, desperate for a pot of tea. But she’ll need more than that if she’s to unravel a series of increasingly deadly mysteries without being eaten in the process.

She must endure all manner of inconveniences while surviving the machinations of friends, enemies and dashing gentlemen, not to mention the efforts of her safari guide to feed her to any lion willing to drag her away. Talking chimps, African gods, shape-shifting demons, zombie elephants, firefly vampires, steampunk automatons, and a possessed horse... What is a ghost-chasing widow to do?

This delightful, binge-worthy collection brings together all twelve books in the Society for Paranormals cozy mystery series in which a paranormal detective refuses to let danger, death, and unsolicited suitors inconvenience her in colonial Kenya. 

Welcome to murder, mayhem, mythology, and the search for a perfect spot of tea.

Included in the boxset are the following cases:

• Miss Knight and the Night in Lagos

• Miss Knight and the Pyramid's Puzzle

• Miss Knight and the Ghosts of Tsavo

• Miss Knight and the Automaton's Wife

• Miss Knight and the Mantis' Revenge

• Miss Knight and the Fourth Mandate

• Miss Knight and the Nandi's Curse

• Miss Knight and the Spider's Web

• Miss Knight and the Stones of Nairobi

• Miss Knight and the Wedding Killer

• Miss Knight and the Throne of Death

• Miss Knight and the Poacher's Catch

The Devils: The Devils: Book 01

by Joe Abercrombie.

Europe stares into the abyss.

Plague and famine stalk the land, monsters lurk in every shadow and greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions. Only one thing is certain: the elves will come again, and they will eat everyone.

Sometimes, only the darkest paths lead towards the light. Paths on which the righteous will not dare to tread . . .

And so, buried beneath the sacred splendour of the Celestial Palace, is the secret Chapel of the Holy Expediency. For its congregation of convicted monsters there are no sins that have not been committed, no lines that will not be crossed, and no mission that cannot be turned into a disastrous bloodbath.

Now the hapless Brother Diaz must somehow bind the worst of the worst to a higher cause: to put a thief on the throne of Troy, and unite the sundered church against the coming apocalypse.

When you're headed through hell, you need the devils on your side.

The Doors of Midnight: Tales of Tremaine: Book 02

by R.R. Virdi.

Some stories are hidden for a reason. All tales have a price. And every debt must be paid.

I killed three men as a child and earned myself the name Bloodletter. Then I set fire to the fabled Ashram. I've been a bird and robbed a merchant king of a ransom of gold. And I have crossed desert sands and cutthroat alleys to repay my debt.

I've stood before the eyes of god, faced his judgement, and cast aside the thousand arrows that came with it. And I have passed through the Doors of Midnight and lived to tell the tale.

I have traded one hundred and one stories with a creature as old as time, and survived with only my cleverness, a candle, and a broken promise.

And most recently of all, I have killed a prince, though the stories say I have killed more than one.

My name is Ari. These are my legends.

And these are my lies.

The Malevolent Eight: The Malevolent Seven: Book 02

by Sebastien de Castell.

The stakes have never been higher.

The world is teetering on the brink of annihilation. The Lords Celestine and the Lords Devilish, celestial and infernal beings locked in an age-old enmity, have at last found the perfect battlefield for their apocalyptic Great Crusade: the mortal realm.

Cade Ombra, former Glorian Justiciar turned mercenary wonderist, leads a band of emotionally unstable mages in a desperate bid to prevent the impending clash of divine and diabolical titans. Failure will leave humanity to be conscripted into an eternal war, serving as foot soldiers doomed to oblivion.

The mission seems impossible, but Cade and the Malevolent Seven aren't exactly pacifists, so they're determined to bring peace no matter how many people they have to kill first. With wit as sharp as their blades and a moral compass that points only toward survival, they're ready to cut down anyone in their path to stop the war before it begins.

Prepare for a whirlwind of dark magic, irreverent humour and relentless action in The Malevolent Eight: The Bad, The Worse and The Wicked. The fate of the humanity hangs in the balance, and only the most malevolent can hope to save it.

The Warrior: Quest for Heroes: Book 02

by Stephen Aryan.

The story of Kell Kressia continues in Book II of the gripping fantasy duology. Kell, two time saviour of the Five Kingdoms, is now the King of Algany. He has fame, power, respect, and has never been more miserable…

Bound, by duty and responsibility, Kell is King only in name. Trapped in a loveless marriage, he leaves affairs of state to his wife, Sigrid. When his old friend, Willow, turns up asking him to go on a journey to her homeland he can’t wait to leave.

The Malice, a malevolent poison that alters everything it infects, runs rampant across Willow’s homeland. Desperate to find a cure her cousin, Ravvi, is willing to try a dark ritual which could damn her people forever. Journeying to a distant land, Kell and his companions must stop Ravvi before it’s too late.While Kell is away Reverend Mother Britak’s plans come to a head. Queen Sigrid must find a way to protect her family and her nation, but against such a ruthless opponent, something has to give…

Death's End: The Three-Body Problem: Book 03

by Cixin Liu.

Translator Ken Liu.

Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay.

Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But peace has made humanity complacent.

Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the 21st century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the start of the Trisolar Crisis, and her presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?

The Ashfire King: The Sandsea Trilogy: Book 02

by Chelsea Abdullah.

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, BUT LONG AGO . . .

After fleeing a patricidal prince, legendary merchant Loulie al-Nazari and banished prince Mazen bin Malik find themselves in the realm of jinn. But instead of sanctuary, they find a world on the cusp of collapse.

The jinn cities, long sheltered beneath the Sandsea by the magic of its kings, are sinking. Amid the turmoil, political alliances are forming, and rebellion is on the rise. When Loulie assists a dissenter she puts herself in the centre of a centuries-old war.

Trapped in a world that isn't her own and wielding magic that belongs to a fallen king, Loulie must decide: Will she carry on someone else's legacy or carve out her own?

The Iron Ghost: Copper Cat: Book 02

by Jen Williams.

Beware the dawning of a new mage...

Wydrin of Crosshaven, Sir Sebastian and Lord Aaron Frith are experienced in the perils of stirring up the old gods. They are also familiar with defeating them, and the heroes of Baneswatch are now enjoying the perks of being very much in demand for their services.

When a job comes up in the distant city of Skaldshollow, it looks like easy coin - retrieve a stolen item, admire the views, get paid. But in a place twisted and haunted by ancient magic, with the most infamous mage of them all, Joah Demonsworn, making a reappearance, our heroes soon find themselves threatened by enemies on all sides, old and new. And in the frozen mountains, the stones are walking...