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The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
After the dramatic events of The Creeping Shadow, the Lockwood team (plus Quill Kipps) deserve some well-earned rest. So naturally they break into the Fittes Mausoleum, on a perilous mission to discover the truth about London's top ghost-hunting agency, and its sinister leader. What they discover will change everything. But there's little time to ponder... -
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The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment... -
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![Pandora Hearts, Volume 20 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Volume 20 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe pathetic farce that has unfolded in earnest is no more than an absurd yarn spun by the man who caused the Tragedy of Sablier by following his heart's desires. The players in his tale begin dancing with abandon, their emotions bottled up inside, as though they are marionettes manipulated by a master puppeteer . . . -
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Marked / Betrayed / Chosen / Untamed by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe House of Night is a thrilling, New York Times bestselling book series that follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the “Change” into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, OK, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her... -
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Pandora Hearts, Vol. 4 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAs Oz Vessalius and his valet, Gilbert, are reunited with their dear Uncle Oscar, they fail to notice an alienated Alice lost in thought stumbling right into the lurking Xerxes Break... -
![Pandora Hearts, Vol. 10 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 10 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA century before, in Sablier, a forbidden portal was flung wide by a boy, Vincent, in his single-minded desire to protect his brother, Gilbert. And thus did that foolhardy desire lead to the corruption of that innocent boy's soul like a sweet poison. .. Now, as Gil, Oz, and Alice wander the ruins of the former capital, they are assaulted by illusions from the past... -
![Pandora Hearts, Volume 19 by Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Volume 19 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe truth of the being known as Oz Vessalius is exposed to Pandora, which has been captured by Leo and the Baskervilles. Amidst the warped tragedy that plays out mercilessly, the one who has lost everything catches a glimpse of the ridiculous fairy tale contrived by one man. The forbidden box has just been opened. .. What will be found within? -
![The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey]()
The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMore information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA. -
![Flightless Afternoon by Vanessa Nelson]()
Flightless Afternoon by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith one of their own dead, the ruling elite want answers. The unthinkable has happened. One of the Ageless has been killed, their body left in a public space, displayed for all to see. The Archon is furious and threatens to burn the entire city, unless the person responsible is found and turned over to her for justice. Thea March is called on to investigate again... -
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Pandora Hearts, Volume 3 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHeir to an aristocratic family, Oz Vessalius is a carefree teen. That is until his fifteenth birthday. His entire world changes at his coming of age ceremony when dark forces rise to punish Oz for the sins of a past life. Incarcerated in a prison known as the Abyss, Oz’s life and perhaps his sanity are saved by a black rabbit called Alice... -
![City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsRevenge. It’s something Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is very, very good at. Maybe the only thing. So when he learns that his oldest friend and ally, former Prime Minister Shara Komayd, has been assassinated, he knows exactly what to do—and that no mortal force can stop him from meting out the suffering Shara’s killers deserve... -
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Lirael by Garth Nix
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight—the ability to see into possible futures—that is the very birthright of the Clayr... -
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The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsAs a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines... -
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Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsIn Furies of Calderon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it is human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos…For centuries, the people of Alera have harnessed the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—to protect their land from aggressors... -
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![The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman]()
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating... -
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Abhorsen by Garth Nix
The apocalyptic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Abhorsen series—an epic fantasy experience not to be missed. The Abhorsen Sabriel and King Touchstone are missing, leaving only Lirael—newly come into her inheritance as the Abhorsen-in-Waiting—to stop the Destroyer. If Orannis's unspeakable powers are unleashed, it will mean the end of all Life... -
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Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones White Walkers in this dark young adult fantasy about a disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped prince. Ready your blade. Defeat the undead. In the Dominions, the dead linger, violent and unpredictable, unless a bonesmith severs the ghost from its earthly remains... -
![Reign of Mist by Helen Scheuerer]()
Reign of Mist by Helen Scheuerer
The realm’s darkest secret is out. The cruelty of the capital and the power-hungry King Arden have scattered Bleak and her companions across the continents. On the run in a foreign land, Bleak finds herself tied to some unexpected strangers... -
![Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Vol. 1 by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto]()
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Vol. 1 by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter a catastrophic epidemic kills every adult on earth, vampires arise from the shadows to enslave the remaining human population. Yuichiro escapes from captivity and joins the Japanese Imperial Demon Army... -
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The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow
Zombies. The fae realm is overrun with ZOMBIES. Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games—a twisted, televised game to the death. After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie. Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it... -
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The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the Faerie Games, it’s kill or be killed. And I’m going to survive, no matter what the cost. Who will win the next Emperor of the Villa competition? Will I tell Julian that we’re soulmates? And most importantly—will Julian, Cassia, and I defeat Octavia and make it out of the Games alive? I’ll do whatever’s necessary to survive... -
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Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe put a spell on me. .. Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
![The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman]()
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach. Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world... -
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Vol. 6 by Ryo Shirakome
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHajime and his party are on the way to the Haltina Woods when they run into Heiligh's princess, Liliana. What she reveals shocks Hajime. Aiko, the teacher that Hajime owes so much, has been kidnapped. Hajime decides to alter his plans and run to her rescue. However, in order to save her, he'll need to first make it up the Divine Mountain... -
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![Hookah by Cameron Jace]()
Hookah by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA Plague Scarier than Death. Alice and the Pillar have to stop a Wonderland Monster who'd lashed out an incurable disease onto the world. Their biggest challenge is that the world loves this monster so much. A Cure Larger than Life. The only way to save the world is to travel to the other side of the globe, and peek into one of Lewis Carroll and the Pillar's darker pasts... -
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Born of Aether by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThey say if you tell a lie long enough, you'll eventually believe it, but Akiko will never forget who she really is. Akiko Susumu is not what she seems. Her life as a normal teen living in a coastal Canadian town is a complete sham. The old man she lives with is not her grandfather, he's her captor. And Akiko isn't a teen. In fact, she isn't even human... -
![City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs. A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinels who killed and subjugated millions. Now, the city’s god is dead. The city itself lies in ruins... -
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The Faerie Wand by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI thought I could return home once the Faerie Games were over. I was wrong. Now, Julian and I must complete the dangerous quest given to us by the Empress of the Otherworld. The Holy Wand is out there. We just need to find it. No matter where the journey takes us, we'll destroy anything blocking our path. We have to. Otherwise, we'll be dead. Romance. Magic. Adventure... -
![Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Volume 7 by Ryo Shirakome]()
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Volume 7 by Ryo Shirakome
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWith the battle at the capital settled, Hajime's next destination is the empire. Together with Lilliana and Kouki, he takes to the skies with his newly built airship. Kouki still has his misgivings, wondering why it is that Hajime doesn't use his power for the 'right' reasons... -
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The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI need to learn how to control my new magic—before it gets me killed. As the first ever Faerie Games player gifted with magic from the king of the gods—Jupiter—all eyes are on me. Especially since I won the first competition of the Games. Now I need to send three other players to fight in the Coliseum until one of them is dead. The two that survive will be gunning for me later... -
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The Hunt by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLiving in the Wilds isn't any picnic, but I thought I had a handle on things: avoid the beasts and I won't get eaten, avoid the waterways and the pirates won't kill me, and stab every Dark Walker I see. That was before I found out Tiffy's friends were real and back when I’d never heard of the Skinners. Now my magic is on the fritz, and people are disappearing...Categorized as:
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Throne of Death by Veronica Shade, Rebecca Hamilton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMadison’s search for the Soule Grimoire could get her expelled…if it doesn’t get her killed, first. Madison enrolled at La Voisin hoping to get control of her magic abilities; she never expected that to lead her to series of murder mysteries in the supernatural community... -
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The Exiled by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn ENEMIES TO LOVERS post-apocalyptic fantasy perfect for fans of Holly Black, Kiera Cass, and Sarah J Maas! In a ravaged world full of sickness, devastation, and monsters, it was kill or be killed. After a disastrous second escape attempt, Hazel found herself blood indebted to her savior Noah, but he was no saint... -
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House of Light and Ether by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe unthinkable has happened, Fallon Bane has gone dark. As hard as Fallon tries to control her power, it only gets stronger. In a fit of desperation she asks for help from the most unlikely person and is wickedly betrayed in the worst way possible. But there has always been a bright spot in Fallon’s life, someone who can reach her even when others can’t... -
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![Crown of Blood by Veronica Shade, Rebecca Hamilton]()
Crown of Blood by Veronica Shade, Rebecca Hamilton
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBlood Magic could be the first step in freeing the statues, but performing the spell isn’t without consequences. There’s one way to break the stone curse of La Voisin School for Witches, and the secret lies within the Soule family book of shadows... -
![A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs]()
A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in... -
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Stranger Skies by Pascale Lacelle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNinth House meets The Hazel Wood in this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling dark academia fantasy Curious Tides, following Emory, Baz, Romie, and Kai on their desperate quests through space and time! Opening locked doors has a price—even for those who hold a key... -
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The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin
A dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series. Six months have passed since Célie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiancé, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined to find her foothold in her new role and help protect Belterra...Categorized as:
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The Rose Mark by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSherra. We belong to the King--those of us with the black roses tattooed on our left wrist, directly over our pulse. As if every beat of our hearts reminds us that we are not our own. All the women with the fire burning within them are culled, tattooed and taken to the warriors, to provide more energy. Energy that the warriors will then use to defeat the barbarians from the ocean of sand... -
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The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs
“Do you trust me? ”. With his dying words, H—Jacob Portman’s final connection to his grandfather Abe’s secret life entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly contacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. Save Noor—Save the future of all peculiardom... -
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Elite by Mercedes Lackey
Joy wants nothing more than to live and Hunt in Apex City without a target on her back. But a dangerous new mission assigned by her uncle, the city's Prefect, may make that impossible. In addition to her new duties as one of the Elite, Joy is covertly running patrols in the abandoned tunnels and storm sewers under Apex Central... -
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For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe Man Who Would Be Satan. Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived--first as a sorcerer, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor... -
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Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsKate Harker is a girl who hunts monsters. And she's good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be... -
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The Magic by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor as long as I’ve lived, Dark Walkers have been hunting Plaguers, seeking them for their magic. But there’s one Plaguer they want most of all. Me. Since the fall of civilization, the human race has been barely surviving. Another outbreak of the Bloody Death could be our final straw and there’s only one way to ensure that doesn't happen. I need to kill the leader of the Dark Walkers...Categorized as:
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![Queen of Legacy by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson]()
Queen of Legacy by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSaving the Soule Coven starts with saving one statue from the academy – but its walls are impenetrable, and Madison is being hunted. After a painful betrayal and a frightening encounter with her pursuers, Madison’s at a dead end... -
![The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman]()
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play—and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed. Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all... -
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The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom acclaimed YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. - A vampire locked in a cage in the basement, for good luck. - Bad guys, clever girls, and the various reasons why the guys have to stop breathing. - A world where fires never go out (with references to vanilla ice cream)... -
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Full Blood by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOne monster wants my soul. One man wants my magic. Me? I want to be left alone to live my life out like a dull, one of the lucky people who were born devoid of magic. But that won’t happen because being born a Wyrd Blood gives me two choices in ruler or slave. I’d rather die than be a slave and I’m not cut out to rule. Instead I’ve been hiding out in the Valley...Categorized as:
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Soul Thief by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsRiley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love is just one of them…. Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father's been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer...
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