Children of Chaos
10 best books like Children of Chaos (Dave Duncan): Geist, I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire, The Darkangel, One Good Turn, Good Girl, Bad Girl, When Will There Be Good News?, A Gathering of Gargoyles, Spectyr, Demon Rider, Demon Sword
| Author | Philippa Ballantine |
| ISBN | 0441019617 |
Between the living and the dead is the Order of the Deacons, protectors of the Empire, guardians against possession, sentinels enlisted to ward off the malevolent haunting of the geists...
Among the most powerful of the Order is Sorcha, now thrust into partnership with the novice Deacon,...
I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
| Author | P.N. Elrod |
| ISBN | 0786901756 |
This was an oddly enjoyable book! I played the Ravenloft D&D modules in high school, and I like P. N. Elrod's writing, so I figured I'd indulge in nostalgia and read this. The plot covers Strahd's background, his choice to become a vampire, and his path from that choice to his weird existence surrounded...
| Author | Meredith Ann Pierce |
| ISBN | 0152017682 |
First published in 1982 'The Darkangel' by Meredith Ann Pierce is the first in the Darkangel trilogy. The series is being reissued by Little, Brown & Company with gorgeous new covers. I have to admit that the cover is what first caught my eye. But I was lucky that it wasn’t just another pretty face,...
| Author | Kate Atkinson |
| ISBN | 0316012823 |
It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - a near-homicidal attack which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a murder...
| Author | Michael Robotham |
| ISBN | 1982103604 |
A girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she won’t tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is twelve, maybe fifteen. She doesn’t appear in any missing persons file, and her DNA can’t be matched to an identity....
When Will There Be Good News?
| Author | Kate Atkinson |
| ISBN | 0316154857 |
Three lives come together in unexpected and thrilling ways in Kate Atkinson's When Will There Be Good News?
On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever...
On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective...
| Author | Meredith Ann Pierce |
| ISBN | 0152018018 |
Aeriel's love has broken the curse on the darkangel Irrylath, making him human again and freeing him from the control of his mother, the dreaded White Witch. But the Witch is far from defeated. Her wicked plans require all seven of her vampyre sons, and she will not give one up so easily. There is but a single...
| Author | Philippa Ballantine |
| ISBN | 0441020518 |
The second novel in Ballantine's series. In a realm of mystics and magic, the Order of Deacons stands between the here and now and the Otherside. Its mission is to protect the citizens of the Empire from malevolent geists--no matter where or when...
Though one of the most powerful Deacons, Sorcha...
All of Europe is ruled by the Khan, whose Golden Horde swept its conquering way across Europe in 1244. The Scottish outlaw Toby Strangerson, known as Longdirk, is ruled by an even harsher master. He is possessed by a "hob," a demon spirit murderous as a child although inherently neither good not evil.
Toby...
All of Europe is under the control of the Khan, whose conquering armies swept across the West in 1244. Scotland, in addition, lies under the heel of England. Young Toby Strangerson, a half-English bastard, reared by a witchwife, wants only to shed his hated "Sassenach" blood and free his beloved highlands....
| Author | Susan Shwartz |
| ISBN | 0765343827 |
CC Williams is a financial analyst who's on the fast track of life and is determined to stay there. She clawed her way out of the hell of the powerless underclass and keeps herself grimly focused, with nightmares of either being frozen into a shipsicle and sent to the Outer Rim or dying slowly as the authorities...
Rose, Vol. 1: The Last Light
| Author | Meredith Finch |
| ISBN | 1534303413 |
A classic fantasy tale about a girl trying to restore balance to a broken world. Rose must connect with her Khat—Thorne—to become the Guardian her world needs. But things aren't easy for Rose and Thorne. The sorceress Drucilla has many powerful and demonic allies—all of them focused on stopping...
The Pearl of the Soul of the World
| Author | Meredith Ann Pierce |
All the world’s wisdom and magic resides within the iridescent depths of a small white pearl. “All my sorcery,” the Ancient Ravenna had said of the pearl. “It is left to you to save the world.” But is the pearl powerful enough to enable Aeriel to defeat the White Witch? Aeriel’s people have...
Drew Michalik was working in a top-secret facility in Washington, D.C. when the Advent began. As all electronics in the world simply ceased to work, blue screens filled with information appeared before him.
Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering...
| Author | Christie Golden |
| ISBN | 1560761555 |
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR --- THE DARK POWERS OF RAVENLOFT MIGHT HEAR YOU.
Jander Sunstar is a gold elf, a native of magical Evermeet in the Forgotten Realms. He is also a five-hundred-year-old vampire.
Torn by rage and grief, Jander is transported into the nightmare realm of Ravenloft,...
Spectre of the Black Rose
| Author | James Lowder |
| ISBN | 0786913339 |
This is the sequel to Knight of the Black Rose. Lord Soth, a character from Dragonlance, is transported to the Ravenloft realm. This continues his story there.
I can describe this book in one word : incohesive. I am amazed at how much I enjoyed the first book and how much I disliked this one. This...
I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin
| Author | P.N. Elrod |
| ISBN | 0786907541 |
Con la scatola rossa delle regole base di Dungeons & Dragons, pubblicata dall'Editrice Giochi nel lontano 1985, (ed i librogame di Lupo Solitario di Joe Dever) inizió il mio eterno amore per il fantasy e la mia lunga carriera di giocatore, e soprattutto Master, di una lunga ed interminabile serie...
| Author | James Lowder |
| ISBN | 1560761563 |
On the fabled world of Krynn, Lord Soth finally learns that there is a price to pay for his long history of evil deeds, a price even an undead warrior might find horrifying.
Dark powers transport Soth to Barovia, and there the death knight must face the dread minions of Count Strahn Von Zarovich, the...
