Melissa Caruso

The Echo Archives

1 - The Last Hour Between Worlds (Nov-2024)

Rooks and Ruin

1 - The Obsidian Tower (Jun-2020)
2 - The Quicksilver Court (Sep-2021)
3 - The Ivory Tomb (Dec-2022)

Swords and Fire

1 - The Tethered Mage (Oct-2017)
2 - The Defiant Heir (Apr-2018)
3 - The Unbound Empire (Apr-2019)

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  The Tethered Mage
  

  • Oct-2017
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  Swords and Fire - 1
  

  The Tethered Mage is a spellbinding debut fantasy for fans of The Queen of the Tearling and The Red Queen. In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Fal...

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  The Defiant Heir
  

  • Apr-2018
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  Swords and Fire - 2
  

  Across the border, the Witch Lords of Vaskandar are preparing for war. But before an invasion can begin, they must call a rare gathering of all seventeen lords to decide a course of action. Lady Amalia Cornaro knows that this Conclave might be her...

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  The Unbound Empire
  

  • Apr-2019
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  Swords and Fire - 3
  

  The final volume of the Gemmell Morningstar Award-shortlisted Swords and Fire fantasy trilogy, in which political scion Amalia and her bound fire warlock Zaira must save the Empire from a ruthless, magical enemy. Perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce, Th...

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  The Obsidian Tower
  

  • Jun-2020
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  Rooks and Ruin - 1
  

  One woman will either save an entire continent or completely destroy it in a captivating epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties and broken magic "Guard the tower, ward the stone. Find your answers writ in bone.&...

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  The Quicksilver Court
  

  • Sep-2021
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  Rooks and Ruin - 2
  

  "A classic, breathtaking adventure brimful of dangerous magic and clever politics."―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine ThroneLoyalties are tested and nations clash in the second novel of a fresh epic fantasy series bursting with adventure, intrigue,...

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  The Ivory Tomb
  

  • Dec-2022
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  Rooks and Ruin - 3
  

  "A classic, breathtaking adventure brimful of dangerous magic and clever politics." ―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne on The Obsidian TowerThe Rooks and Ruin series concludes with this epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambit...

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  The Last Hour Between Worlds
  

  • Nov-2024
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  The Echo Archives - 1
  

  A whip-smart adventure fantasy packed with reality-bending magic, and sapphic romance, The Last Hour Between Worlds is the brilliant launch of a new series from David Gemmell Award-nominated author Melissa Caruso.In the Deep Echoes, no one can save y...

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