The Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Fury of the Gods by John GwynneThe Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha MillsA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
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