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Benjamin Medrano
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Sistina awakened after millennia of dormancy, her memories in tatters and born anew. Residing in the ruins of an ancient city, she finds herself drawn into a war between two elven nations and the slaver kingdom of Kelvanis when she rescues a princess from slavery. With her domain containing hints of forgotten knowledge, Sistina becomes a dungeon, stronghold, and source of hope all at once. And perhaps, just perhaps, she could finally find love in her new life.
This is a dark fantasy lesbian romance, with a focus on the dark fantasy.
3rd Edition, Copyright 2024.
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Alaria Hartwood vanquishes a legendary kraken, becoming a Tentacle Mage. Her newfound talents and wealth bring hope of a quiet retirement but fate has far different plans. While Alaria wants to turn her retirement dream location into a place where she can focus on enchanting, potion making, and spell crafting it won't be easy. She quickly finds herself having to vanquish orcs and demons with a vibrant assistant. Mia is a great student, and a gifted soul, but even with her help, it seems like Alaria's shop on Brighthill will have to wait for the brewing storm to calm.
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Smoking hot lady with tentacles enough siad
- By snorts on 04-11-25
By: Robin Hutson
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Lilith's Shadow: Omnibus, Volume 1
- By: Benjamin Medrano
- Narrated by: Sarah Beth Goer
- Length: 31 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Lilith wasn’t meant to be a person. Created by the supervillain Shadowmind, Lilith was intended to be little more than a replacement body. Yet a rare bout of curiosity led to Lilith being allowed to be born as an individual. With Shadowmind captured and imprisoned by heroes, Lilith is able to chart her own course as she attempts to build a life for herself. Yet her life isn’t fated to be easy or safe. With a death sentence hanging over her head and the cloud of Shadowmind’s reputation, Lilith is the target of heroes and villains alike.
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Just finished chapter 23...
- By samantha on 04-21-22
By: Benjamin Medrano
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Sting & Song
- Beesong Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Benjamin Medrano
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The life of a giant bee is a simple one. The life of a giant bee when her queen turns the entire hive into human-like apis to fend off an attack? That’s a good deal more complicated. Getting down from a 50-foot giant rose without wings while surviving the attacks of malevolent wasps is just a start. Surviving long enough to figure out what to do with her new life proves to be something of a challenge, but at least that much is understandable. Of course, that’s when she gets sucked into the tangled web of an ambitious demon lord who’s threatening to plunge the world into a war.
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Loved it
- By Anthony on 11-15-19
By: Benjamin Medrano
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The Avatar’s Flames
- Through the Fire, Book 1
- By: Benjamin Medrano
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Talented in magic, the young elven woman Ruethwyn didn't fit in in her hometown but was scheduled to attend the most renowned academy of magic in the kingdom and was even building up the courage to confess her love in the hope it might be returned. That all ended in a dragon's fire. Resvarygrath the Gilded destroyed Ruethwyn's village, killed her parents and teacher, and stole away the young women of the village. Maimed by the dragon's flames, Ruethwyn was spared by a curious dark elf who gave her a chance; she had two years to rescue her beloved or risk losing her forever.
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Good fantasy book.
- By Steven Don Porto Carero on 12-13-18
By: Benjamin Medrano
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Mythica, Books 1-3
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Dean Henegar
- Narrated by: Tess Irondale
- Length: 31 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Mercenary captain Sabine Giroux knew that death was a constant companion in her line of work, and when it finally happened, she wasn’t surprised. What surprised her was that she didn’t stay dead. Brought back as an undead revenant by the god Gnessos, Sabine is tasked with stopping a foe that seeks to siphon the power of death and destroy everything she holds dear in the process.
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slow burn..decay
- By Antuan Jackson on 03-16-25
By: Dean Henegar
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Vigilance: A LitRPG Adventure
- Fallen Lands, Book 1
- By: C Peinhopf
- Narrated by: Charlie Keegan James
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When Evelyn moves to Monterey Bay for college, she expects her biggest challenges to be making new friends and surviving freshman year. But her life takes a dark and unexpected turn when she's abducted and thrust into a terrifying world of monsters, magic, and ancient secrets.
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Fun adventure, no debauchery.
- By shea welman on 02-23-25
By: C Peinhopf
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The Mirror Empire
- Worldbreaker Saga, Book 1
- By: Kameron Hurley
- Narrated by: Liza Ross
- Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins
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On the eve of a recurring catastrophic event known to extinguish nations and reshape continents, a troubled orphan evades death and slavery to uncover her own bloody past - while a world goes to war with itself. In the frozen kingdom of Saiduan, invaders from another realm are decimating whole cities, leaving behind nothing but ash and ruin.
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Captivating & thrilling
- By Sean Higgins on 09-19-15
By: Kameron Hurley
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Scatter
- Heart of Heroes Series, Book 1
- By: Molly J. Bragg
- Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When Deputy US Marshal Danielle "Danny" Martin was told she'd gotten a promotion, she expected to be leading her own fugitive retrieval team. Instead, she got transferred to Pontian, Florida, of all places, and assigned to a Superhero support detail for Focus, a seemingly immortal superhero who is also one of the most famous lesbian icons on the planet. Bad enough she's got to spend every day working with a woman she's had a crush on since she was five years old, but when she arrives at her new post, things start getting weird.
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Its even better in audio form
- By Andrew Ratka on 04-05-23
By: Molly J. Bragg
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Mantles of Power: Omnibus
- By: Benjamin Medrano
- Narrated by: Sarah Beth Goer
- Length: 39 hrs and 27 mins
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Betrayed by those whom she trusted, Isalla was cast down from the heavens and into the heart of the hells. Bereft of her wings, the angel was rescued by Kanae, a demoness who challenges Isalla's belief of what demons should be.
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A cute ride once you know what the ride is
- By SpidersWeb on 01-25-21
By: Benjamin Medrano
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The Villainess Is an SS+ Rank Adventurer
- The Villainess Is an SS+ Rank Adventurer, Book 1
- By: Kaye Ng
- Narrated by: Brenna Larsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Juliette Contzen is a lazy, good-for-nothing princess. Overshadowed by her siblings, she's left with little to do but nap, read, and occasionally cut the falling raindrops with her sword. Spotted one day by an astonished adventurer, he insists on grading Juliette's swordsmanship, then promptly has a mental breakdown at the result. Soon after, Juliette is given the news that her kingdom is on the brink of bankruptcy. At the threat of being married off, the lazy princess vows to do whatever it takes to maintain her current lifestyle.
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Blessing her kingdom, one ohohoho at a time
- By K.H on 09-09-23
By: Kaye Ng
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Protagonist: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure
- The Whims of Gods, Book 1
- By: S.I. Waxman
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
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After quitting her job as a therapist, Tess's life became pretty slow. A tad boring, even. It thus came as no small shock to her when she was chosen by a god. Suddenly thrust into a new world where magic, monsters, and character levels are par for the course, Tess will find that simply surviving can be a challenge. It doesn't help that dark forces are stirring, she's woefully underpowered, and spiders keep trying to claw her face off.
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While this was a pretty good piece of storytelling
- By DragoneChilde on 05-13-23
By: S.I. Waxman
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Heretic Spellblade
- Heretic Spellblade, Book 1
- By: K.D. Robertson
- Narrated by: Stephanie Savannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Before the demons invaded, Nathan had everything he ever wanted. Women, power, magical talent, wealth, a fortress full of loyal soldiers. Now, a beautiful demonic general offers him a choice: Die; or start a new life with her in the past and rewrite history. Nathan accepts and is sent back in time to before the end of the world.
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Actually has a story
- By Kel Ward on 06-16-21
By: K.D. Robertson
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Lillith of Endings: An Epic Portal Fantasy
- Otherworldly Anarchist, Book 1
- By: Dreamer's Riot
- Narrated by: Rachel Leblang
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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The strangest thing about Annie's new reality isn't that she's now in the body of a seven-year-old child, the beloved Lillith, feared dead by her family after a particularly nasty bout of pneumonia. It's that she's constantly having to conceal her adult intellect, which is not only advanced but otherworldly. Sure, being a young woman and a grad student in twenty-first-century America had its challenges, but this life as Lillith presents even tougher obstacles. She must tread carefully to conceal her vast knowledge of biology, math, physics, and . . . being an adult.
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A refeshing MC & a cathartic listen
- By Luke Massey on 01-26-25
By: Dreamer's Riot
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- Linda
- 06-18-24
loved it
I loved the add parts off the story and the narrator too I look forward to more
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- ArchThrene
- 06-29-24
Great Job on the new version.
I have both read and listed to the original and I can say that while some things were changed in this rework I greatly enjoyed it. I also approve of the narrator since she has done a fantastic job with the book. I look forward to the next installment and I will be listening to the original version again to remind myself of the series and to see what minor changes are made.
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- james emeagwali
- 05-31-24
Before you buy...
I enjoyed the beginning being introduced to the MC well who I think is the MC. Sistina she had another name but not as important. I'm not really sure if she's the MC because we follow other characters POV. I don't find this type of story telling as bad but it's highly frustrating. For example an interesting plot is going on with sistina let's say then boom ya following someone else POV. Kills the flow for me. Also we follow the bad guys POV. I read reviews of this book expecting that but Jesus. I feel the book is like 50% following the bad guys. I have no problem with that but come on I rather follow Sistina story then everyone else's. We also have some POV from side characters. So we have to sit through multiple characters to go back to sistina and found out what she's been up to for like 3 mins. Then switch back to someone else. A lot is going on in this book. The Slavery power wasn't explained as much. I wish it was cause my god it's OP as heck. Especially what happens in the middle of the story. Like Jesus, its that strong that it's can capture a being of that power BS (not tryna spoil who)..... 4/5 Even though I don't like how they don't follow Sistina POV as much and how the Slavery branding isn't really explained. I enjoyed it the other POV does give us insight on events that takes place, feeding us more information. which gave me a headache sometimes but I warmed up to it. I'll definitely purchase the other books. I wanna see how this ends. 5/5 Narration was great had a little bit trouble telling the difference between the characters voices at first.
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- Susan
- 06-02-24
Even better than the original!
Thanks for giving me a reason to revisit this series. I’ll admit I was skeptical about a new narrator but Sarah did an amazing job! I think Gabriella, the original narrator made the series and characters feel ancient which is good for really old characters like Sistina but Sarah better embodies the more abundant and comparatively younger characters. I did also enjoy the changes to wording and the like. Places where I noticed a difference became better in my opinion. More streamlined and clearer without changing the meaning or intentions behind them. Overall I’m glad this came out and I can’t wait for the next release!
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