1132 Results with the "Fantasy" genre


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      The Lighthouse

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Reid and his companions—Célie, Coco, Beau, and Lou—awakening at dawn in a sanctuary, weary from a restless night. Father Achille greets them, offering apples and a warning to avoid detection by villagers and the nearby Chasseurs. He cautions Reid about the ominous reputation of *cauchemars*, harbingers of catastrophe, but Reid dismisses the concern, focusing on their immediate mission. As the group departs, a sense of foreboding lingers, underscored by Achille’s solemn…
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      Holy Men

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Reid experiencing a disorienting shift in reality after drinking from an iron chalice, transporting him and his companions, Lou and Coco, into a courtroom within a cathedral. The setting is familiar to Reid, who recalls guarding these halls during trials for crimes related to witchcraft. The atmosphere is tense, with beeswax candles casting flickering light and stained-glass windows obscured by curtains. Reid reflects on the harsh fate of those accused of sympathizing with witches,…
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      16

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Vin, the protagonist, is uncomfortable in her spacious quarters, preferring the simplicity of her past life. She spends most of her time with Elend or exploring the mists, leaving her rooms largely unused. When she does use them, she creates chaos, pushing aside furniture to sit on the floor and focus on her book—a loosely bound collection of pages she has dismantled. This book, her first owned, holds significant importance as she meticulously sorts through its contents, seeking answers or patterns. The…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with a heated debate among the rulers of the Central Dominance, now under Elend's imperial rule. Lord Cett aggressively advocates for immediate military action to reclaim his lost territory, Fadrex City, while Janarle and Penrod urge caution, emphasizing the need to stabilize their current holdings first. Sazed, seated at the head of the table, struggles to mediate the discussion, feeling out of place and inadequate in his role. The tension highlights the fragile nature of their…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Lord Foul’s Bane intro­duces ​Thomas Covenant, an embit­tered lep­er shunned by soci­ety, who is vio­lent­ly trans­port­ed to the mys­ti­cal ​Land—a realm of sen­tient forests, Earth­pow­er, and sen­tient stone. Here, he is hailed as the rein­car­na­tion of the leg­endary ​Berek Half­hand, des­tined to wield the ​white gold ring​ against ​Lord Foul, the Land’s malev­o­lent deity. But Covenant, con­vinced this world is a delu­sion born of his…
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      Chapter 2

      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 2 “I want to go.” “No.” I crossed my arms, tucking my tattooed hand under my right bicep, and spread my feet slightly further apart on the dirt floor of the stables. “It’s been three months. Nothing’s happened, and the village isn’t even five miles—” “No.” The midmorning sun streaming through the stable doors burnished Tamlin’s golden hair as he finished buckling the bandolier of daggers across his chest. His face—ruggedly handsome, exactly as I’d dreamed it during…
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      Chapter 34

      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 34 Mercifully, there was no sound from his closed bedroom. And no sounds came out of it during that night, when I jolted awake from a nightmare of being turned over a spit, and couldn’t remember where I was.Moonlight danced on the sea beyond my open windows, and there was silence—such silence.A weapon. I was a weapon to find that book, to stop the king from breaking the wall, to stop whatever he had planned for Jurian and the war that might destroy my world. That might destroy this place—and…
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      Chapter 66

      by testsuphomeAdmin CHAPTER 66 I didn’t let Lucien’s declaration sink in.Nesta, however, whirled on him. “She is no such thing,” she said, and shoved him again.Lucien didn’t move an inch. His face was pale as death as he stared at Elain. My sister said nothing, the iron ring glinting dully on her finger. The King of Hybern murmured, “Interesting. So very interesting.” He turned to the queens. “See? I showed you not once, but twice that it is safe. Who should like to be Made first? Perhaps you’ll get a…
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      Chapter I

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter I unfolds in the heart of 18th century Paris, where Addie LaRue, a woman bound by the restrictive gender norms of her time, chooses to disguise herself as a man, seeking a brief, but deeply yearned-for, sense of freedom. The weight of societal expectations is a constant burden, but in her disguise, she finds a fleeting release from the constraints of her true self. Addie’s decision to swap her soul for eternal life, a choice that has shackled her to a solitary existence, takes on a dual…
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      Chapter III

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter III immerses us in the vibrant world of 1928 Chicago, where Addie is deeply entrenched in the clandestine atmosphere of a speakeasy, a hidden gem that flourishes defiantly amidst the era of Prohibition. The dim, intimate lighting of the bar, with the glow of a stained-glass angel casting a muted halo, envelops Addie in a sense of liberation and anonymity. Here, she finds herself swept away by the intoxicating rhythm of jazz music and the allure of dance, a welcome escape from the weight of her own…
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