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The Witch's Compendium of Monsters, Book 1
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The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre fiction.
As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. There’s only one monster she can’t defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed by someone close to her, Kosara’s only choice is to trade her shadow—the source of her powers—for a quick escape.
Unfortunately, Kosara soon develops the deadly sickness that plagues shadowless witches—and only reclaiming her magic can cure her. To find it, she’s forced to team up with a suspiciously honorable detective. Even worse, all the clues point in a single direction: To get her shadow back, Kosara will have to face the Foul Days’ biggest threats without it. And she’s only got twelve days.
But in a city where everyone is out for themselves, who can Kosara trust to assist her in outwitting the biggest monster from her past?
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“Charming, wry, and emotionally resonant. Dimova’s propulsive, assured prose captures a fresh, gritty world bursting with wonderful characters—and monsters galore! Get ready to meet your new favorite supernatural crime-busting duo.”—Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic
“Sharply written, utterly imaginative, by turns terrifying and hopeful—a wonderful read.”—New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow
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Hits all the genre tropes with flair and originality
- De Jannik Mennen en 01-12-25
De: Margaret Killjoy
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The Helm of Midnight
- The Five Penalties, Book 1
- De: Marina Lostetter
- Narrado por: Nicholas Khan, Shala Nyx, Vera Chok
- Duración: 22 h y 15 m
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In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power - the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city. Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these murders are different from before, not simply random but the work of a deliberate mind probing for answers to a sinister question.
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Slow and convoluted
- De GTR en 04-28-21
De: Marina Lostetter
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A God in the Shed
- A God in the Shed, Book 1
- De: J-F. Dubeau
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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The village of Saint-Ferdinand has all the trappings of a quiet life. Though if an out-of-towner stopped in, they would notice one unusual thing - a cemetery far too large and much too full for such a small town, lined with the victims of the Saint-Ferdinand Killer, who has eluded police for nearly two decades. It's not until after Inspector Stephen Crowley finally catches the killer that the town discovers even darker forces are at play.
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So Disappointing
- De NNN en 03-11-18
De: J-F. Dubeau
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The Silverblood Promise
- The Last Legacy, Book 1
- De: James Logan
- Narrado por: Brenock O’Connor
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
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Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and—thanks to a duel that ended badly—the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house. His days consist of cheap wine, rigged card games, and wondering how he might win back the life he threw away. When Lukan discovers that his estranged father has been murdered in strange circumstances, he finds fresh purpose. Deprived of his chance to make amends for his mistakes, he vows to unravel the mystery behind his father's death. His search for answers leads him to Saphrona, fabled city of merchant princes, where anything can be bought if one has the coin.
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Nothing to care about.
- De Skrapps en 07-02-24
De: James Logan
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Brooks
- Narrado por: Katie Leung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short of passengers, eager to catch sight of Wastelands creatures more miraculous and terrifying than anything they could imagine. But on the train's last journey, something went horribly wrong, though no one seems to remember what exactly happened. Not even Zhang Weiwei, who has spent her life onboard and thought she knew all of the train’s secrets.
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Narration cadence too clipped
- De ulan25 en 08-03-24
De: Sarah Brooks
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Of Bone and Thunder
- A Novel
- De: Chris Evans
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn
- Duración: 16 h y 41 m
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In this strange, new world deep among the shadows under a triple-canopy jungle and plagued by dangers real and imagined, soldiers strive to fulfill a mission they don’t understand and are ill-equipped to carry out. And high above them, the heavy rush of wings slashing through the humid air herald a coming wave of death and destruction, and just possibly, salvation.
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Vietnam in Fantasyland
- De Michael D. Stuart en 04-19-25
De: Chris Evans
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Rubicon
- De: J. S. Dewes
- Narrado por: Eunice Wong
- Duración: 16 h y 20 m
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Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die. She can't. After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence aid. They could turn the tide in the war against intelligent machines dedicated to the assimilation, or destruction, of humanity. When her VI suddenly achieves sentience, Valero is drawn into the machinations of an enigmatic major who’s hell-bent on ending the war—by any means necessary.
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some twists and turns
- De Ocean State Prime en 06-24-23
De: J. S. Dewes
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Deadmen Walking
- A Deadman's Cross Novel
- De: Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
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To catch evil, it takes evil. Enter Devyl Bane—an ancient dark warlord returned to the human realm as one of the most notorious pirates in the New World. A man of many secrets, Bane makes a pact with Thorn—an immortal charged with securing the worst creations the ancient gods ever released into our world. Those powers have been imprisoned for eons behind enchanted gates . . . gates that are beginning to buckle. At Thorn’s behest, Bane takes command of a crew of Deadmen and, together, they are humanity’s last hope to restore the gates and return the damned to their hell realms.
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Overall good
- De 1safelady en 05-24-17
De: Sherrilyn Kenyon
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A Half-Built Garden
- De: Ruthanna Emrys
- Narrado por: Kate Handford
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
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On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. She heads out to check what she expects to be a false alarm—and stumbles upon the first alien visitors to Earth. These aliens have crossed the galaxy to save humanity, convinced that the people of Earth must leave their ecologically-ravaged planet behind and join them among the stars. And if humanity doesn't agree, they may need to be saved by force. But the watershed networks that rose up to save the planet from corporate devastation aren't ready to give up on Earth.
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Really interesting and engaging story
- De Sebastian en 07-09-23
De: Ruthanna Emrys
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Red Sonja: Consumed
- De: Gail Simone
- Narrado por: Felicia Day
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
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The gutsy, wild, tortured free spirit, forged in pain yet unafraid of life or death, Red Sonja, the famous, fiery She-Devil and barbarian of Hyrkania has never concerned herself with the consequences of her actions. She’s taken what she wanted, from treasure to drink to the companionship of bedfellows. She’s fought who deserved it (and sometimes those who didn’t). And she’s never looked back.
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Disappointed
- De steve finkelstein en 04-17-25
De: Gail Simone
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The Stardust Grail
- A Novel
- De: Yume Kitasei
- Narrado por: Katharine Chin
- Duración: 11 h y 40 m
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Maya Hoshimoto was once the best art thief in the galaxy. For ten years, she returned stolen artifacts to alien civilizations—until a disastrous job forced her into hiding. Now she just wants to enjoy a quiet life as a graduate student of anthropology, but she’s haunted by persistent and disturbing visions of the future. Then an old friend comes to her with a job she can’t refuse: find a powerful object that could save an alien species from extinction. Except no one has seen it in living memory, and they aren’t the only ones hunting for it.
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Pronouns are out of control
- De C P en 09-11-24
De: Yume Kitasei
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Dragonslayer
- The Dragonslayer, Book 1
- De: Duncan M. Hamilton
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
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Once a member of the king's personal guard, Guillot dal Villevauvais spends most days drinking and mourning his wife and child. He’s astonished - and wary - when the Prince Bishop orders him to find and destroy a dragon. He and the Prince Bishop have never exactly been friends, and Gill left the capital in disgrace five years ago. So why him? And, more importantly, how is there a dragon to fight when the beasts were hunted to extinction centuries ago by the ancient Chevaliers of the Silver Circle?
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Show, don’t tell
- De Julie Moran en 10-16-20
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Asunder
- De: Kerstin Hall
- Narrado por: Alyssa Appleton
- Duración: 19 h y 34 m
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Karys Eska is a deathspeaker, locked into an irrevocable compact with Sabaster, a terrifying eldritch being—three-faced, hundred-winged, unforgiving—who has granted her the ability to communicate with the newly departed. She pays the rent by using her abilities to investigate suspicious deaths around the troubled city she calls home. When a job goes sideways and connects her to a dying stranger with some very dangerous secrets, her entire world is upended.
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Asunder
- De G Family en 10-16-24
De: Kerstin Hall
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The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society
- De: C. M. Waggoner
- Narrado por: Cindy Piller
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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Librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle keeps finding bodies—and solving murders. But she's concerned by just how many killers she's had to track down in her quaint village. None of her neighbors seem surprised by the rising body count...but Sherry is becoming convinced that whatever has been causing these deaths is unnatural. When someone close to Sherry ends up dead, and her cat, Lord Thomas Crowell, becomes possessed by what seems to be an ancient demon, Sherry begins to think she’s going to need to become an exorcist as well as an amateur sleuth.
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I literally has no idea what was going on…
- De Amazon Customer en 05-01-25
De: C. M. Waggoner
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Semiosis
- A Novel
- De: Sue Burke
- Narrado por: Caitlin Davies, Daniel Thomas May
- Duración: 14 h y 46 m
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Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that mammals are more than tools. Forced to land on a planet they aren't prepared for, human colonists rely on their limited resources to survive. The planet provides a lush but inexplicable landscape—trees offer edible, addictive fruit one day and poison the next, while the ruins of an alien race are found entwined in the roots of a strange plant. Conflicts between generations arise as they struggle to understand one another and grapple with an unknowable alien intellect.
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Weird. But good. But weird.
- De Lilyn G. en 03-20-18
De: Sue Burke
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Spiderlight
- De: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrado por: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Duración: 8 h y 26 m
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The Church of Armes of the Light has battled the forces of Darkness for as long as anyone can remember. The great prophecy has foretold that a band of misfits, led by a high priestess will defeat the Dark Lord Darvezian, armed with their wits, the blessing of the Light and an artifact stolen from the merciless Spider Queen. Their journey will be long, hard and fraught with danger. Allies will become enemies; enemies will become allies. And the Dark Lord will be waiting, always waiting…
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First listen to this author went well
- De nikolaus matheis en 11-04-24
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
What you can expect…
🔥Slavic Landscape/Setting
🔥Magic, Myths, & Monsters
🔥Chaos and Unpredictability
🔥Slavic Folklore
🔥Trauma & Coping
🔥Found Family
🔥Witch vs. Tsar of Monsters
🔥Fast Paced
This Duology is a delightfully harsh and immersive showcase of Slavic culture including the food, apparel, mannerisms, and customs. Kosaras is an adorably awkward and capable FMC, who is so determined to martyr herself, and you absolutely cannot help but root for her to save herself, or for Asen to do so. I love her as a MC so much, and the development of her friendship (and more) with Asen is adorable! The creativity poured into these books from the monsters, to myths & lore, to magic types, is fantastic.
This story is so compelling and intriguing, with a constant push and pull of the imaginative and unique so that you never quite know what to expect. And I found it very funny, not just from the wild and chaotic energy, but the unexpected moments of dry humor and cuteness. From Malamir and his karakonjuls Button and Pickles 🥹❤️ to the consistent ruminating on Roksana’s broad shoulders, deep voice, and big hands, there are so many perfect moments of levity to crack the intensity.
The audiobook narrator, Zura Johnson, deserves an award for her performance in these books. Her accents are SO DAMN GOOD and seriously enhanced the immersive experience. (Not to mention making it so I could appreciate everyone and everything’s names, which I for sure could not pronounce.)
This Duology is such a fun, cute, clever, quirky, and wild time! If you want to feel like you’re stepped into old-world Slavic Europe with all the magic, myths, and monsters, written full of dry humor and chaotic energy, then definitely check this series out!!
A Wild, Fun, & Heartfelt Adventure
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There was so much I loved about book
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Long ago, when monsters emerged, mages erected a wall between the richer and poorer aspects of a city. Kosara, a fire witch, is an expert in dealing with various supernatural creatures in her city of Chernograd. Her skills are formidable, but she is always wary of the Tsar of Monsters, who feeds on the love of young women. He is well aware of her power and is furious that she managed to escape his clutches in the past. Fearful and desperate, she sacrifices her shadow—the source of her powers—for illegal passage to Belograd, the city free of monsters on the other side of the wall.
Kosara soon realizes that she is showing signs of the deadly wasting sickness that afflicts shadowless witches, and her only hope for survival lies in reclaiming her lost magic. Her quest forces her to team up with a detective - and she's not a huge fan of coppers. The dynamics between Kosara and the detective are fraught with tension and suspicion and their bond grows into such a beautiful one over the course of the story. Kosara is a deeply flawed yet relatable character. Her struggles with abandonment, trust, guilt, and grief resonated so strongly with me, making her journey all the more engaging.
There is excellent world-building, seamlessly integrating Slavic folklore into the fabric of the story. The depiction of mythical creatures like rusalkas and kikimoras adds a unique flavor. The exploration of poverty and wealth in a fantastical setting is a welcome one - though it could have been stronger. I suspect this will return in the next book. The biggest highlight of the story was the relationship between Kosara and the toxic Tasr of Monsters compared to her relationship with the detective. Her former toxic relationship is the driving force of the plot and echoes similar predatory relationships in our own world. It's chilling how the effects echo in her own head and drive so many of her actions.
The plot is richly layered, with each twist and turn revealing more about the characters and the world they inhabit. The book’s exploration of complex themes is handled with nuance and respect.
This is a phenomenal story that combines incredible world-building, rich folklore, and finely drawn characters with a big dose of humor and heart. I cannot wait to see what is coming next.
Loved this one
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The audiobook production was excellent, and Zura Johnson’s narration really contributed to my enjoyment of the story. She was fun to listen to, with good pacing, clear pronunciation, distinctive voices to suit each character, and the ability to convey mood and emotion effectively. The story works very well as an audiobook.
This is a story I will want to listen to again, and I highly recommend this audiobook for fans of gaslamp fantasy and Slavic folklore.
Complex characters, very cool mythology
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Things I enjoyed:
-The setup and world building
-The variety of witches and monsters
-The plot
-The slow-burn romantic interest
Things I was neutral about:
-Pacing, which felt a bit erratic.
-The writing sometimes leaned more into telling than showing.
Extra points for:
-The way privilege and prejudice was portrayed, reflecting the real-world back at us in a unique way.
-The impressive portrayal of grooming and domestic violence, which was a subtle yet fully developed aspect of the plot.
This story ends on a cliffhanger, which is to be expected since it’s the first in a duology.
I thought Zura Johnson did a fantastic job with the narration.
Unique and Enjoyable
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