Realm of Light
by Deborah Chester | 
Reign of Shadows
by Deborah Chester | 
The Chalice
by Deborah Chester | 
The Queen's Gambit
by Deborah Chester | 
Words of Radiance
by Brandon Sanderson | 
The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan | 
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson | 
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan | 
Skin Game
by Jim Butcher | 
Assassin's Apprentice
by Robin Hobb | 
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson | 
A Feast for Crows
by George R. R. Martin | 
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White | 
The Fires of Heaven
by Robert Jordan | 
A Dance With Dragons
by George R. R. Martin | 
Dead Witch Walking
by Kim Harrison | 
A Memory of Light
by Robert Jordan | 
Before They Are Hanged
by Joe Abercrombie | 
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker | 
Lord of Chaos
by Robert Jordan |
From the national bestselling author. '??Chester is a world class fantasist.'? '??THE BEST REVIEWS For nine centuries the Emperor Kostimon has sat upon the Ruby Throne. The dark lord Beloth is responsible for his eternal existence. And what the shadow god has bestowed, he can easily take away... As the aging Kostimon awaits the crowning of his empress, Elandra Albain, forces of evil conspire to destroy the kingdom of Imperia. Whispers of treason come from those closest to the emperor'??including his own son. Pure of spirit, Elandra remains untouched by the shadow god'??but she senses his return. With darkness descending, Elandra finds her destiny joined with another's. Possessing the magic of a healer and a warrior's might, Caelan E'non has risen from lowly slave to champion gladiator. And when the dark lord and his minions overtake the castle, he will find Elandra's life'??and the future of the empire'??in his hands.