"It was a moonless night in the 21st year since the Arcania-Dursti ceasefire was called, and for nearly three hundred Firstborn soldiers, that meant one thing—the Trial of the Long Night would commence at dusk. I'd be naked before lunch, and dead by dawn." —M.J. Hastings, FIRSTBORN

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As decreed by the Los Angeles Board, all prospective Guild members of any vocation, including Caster and Smith, must pass a licensing examination in order to practice magic within the city territory.

The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe

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First Line Friday 9th October 2026: A Far-Flung Life by EL Stedman  | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2026/10/09/f...

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Star had two simple rules for how he lived his life. Number one: Only rely on himself. Any mistake he had gotten himself into, he could get himself out of... A belief in his ability to persevere and his ability to fuck it up.

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The Bane of Amstairis trilogy
Blood And War
Chapter 7: Ladies

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Check out An Impossibility of Crows! Returning to her family's eerie Pennsylvania farm, a chemist attempts to breed a giant, intelligent crow to carry her daughter to freedom—only to spark a dangerous obsession with control.

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First Line Friday 9th October 2026: A Far-Flung Life by EL Stedman  | #FirstLineFriday #BookSky 💙📚

This week I am sharing the first line of the book I have chosen for my book group to read. It's A Far-Flung Life by EL Stedman. We are meeting next week so for once, I'm not rushing to finish at the…

"The foreign planet loomed beneath me, hundreds of thousands of acres of deadly forest stretching in all directions, as I plummeted toward it without the protection of anything but my flightsuit." —Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson, BLIGHTFALL

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I usually don't have much time for reflection, but lately I seem to have nothing but time, and I find myself wondering - what sort of killer am I?

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From The Bane of Amstairis trilogy
Blood And War
Chapter 6: Roslynn

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This week for #FirstLineFriday I'm featuring the fantasy romance that my book club is hopefully going to tackle this month!

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