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The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAfter 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... -
![The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon]()
The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon
Paige Mahoney is outside the Republic of Scion for the first time in more than a decade – but she has no idea how she got to the free world. Half a year has been wiped from her memory. As she makes her way back to the revolution, her journey takes her to Venice, where she learns a dangerous secret – one that could change the face of the war between humans and immortals... -
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![Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers]()
Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsLeda's quest to gain the magic she needs to save her brother leads her to the castle of the Dragons, home of four soldiers in the Legion of Angels with extraordinary powers over the elements. If she makes it through their training, she might just survive her next sip of the gods' Nectar and level up her magic. But the gods' gifts of magic come at a price... -
![Morning Trap by Vanessa Nelson]()
Morning Trap by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBeneath the unrelenting sun of Accanter's summer, an ugly conspiracy is underway.A desperate mother asks Watch Officer Thea March for help. Her daughter has gone missing. No one else at Thea's Watch Station will help the mother.More bad news follows when a body is found. A young man who had gone missing some time before and whose death her superior officer wants to write off as natural causes... -
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![The Skinjacker Trilogy: Everlost / Everwild / Everfound by Neal Shusterman]()
The Skinjacker Trilogy: Everlost / Everwild / Everfound by Neal Shusterman
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNot every child who dies goes on to the afterlife. Some are caught halfway between life and death, in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and places that no longer exist. It's a magical, yet dangerous place where bands of lost kids run wild and anyone who stands in the same place too long sinks to the center of the Earth... -
![Eye for an Eye by Michael Anderle]()
Eye for an Eye by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Harriken have decided James Brownstone needs to die. So, they put out a hit on him valued at $500,000.Shay is working her way back to California from a raid on artifacts in Asia, but she could be too late to help. With all of Los Angeles and Southern California's hitmen trying to take out Brownstone, even the cops are sitting this one out... -
![Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson]()
Assassin's Noon by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne dead man. A fortified house full of innocent people.One of the city's wealthiest and most powerful residents is found dead in his own home. Murder is suspected, but the house was supposed to be absolutely secure against any intruder. Thea is faced with a hostile group of household servants inside the house and demands for swift justice outside its walls... -
![The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik]()
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way... -
![A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik]()
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The first book of the Scholomance trilogy is the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life.Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans... -
![Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto]()
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...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin]()
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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![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... -
![Dwellers of Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Dwellers of Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown
Some days feel like years, but in Ember Brycin’s case just the opposite is true. Em would be 22 now—if she were human. She’s not. She is a Dae—part Demon and part Fay—with a little Dark Dweller thrown in to make her more of a freak. Life has become further complicated for Ember since returning from the Otherworld...Categorized as:
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![Vengeful by V.E. Schwab]()
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 79 ratingsA super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions--V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Victor Vale and Eli Ever.Great partnerships--now soured on the vine.But Marcella Riggins needs no one...Categorized as:
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![The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman]()
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 132 ratingsPhilip 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... -
![The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman]()
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 100 ratingsHIS 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... -
![The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow]()
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... -
![Wonder by Cameron Jace]()
Wonder by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEver Wondered... Who You Really Are? Alice Wonder gets an offer from a Wonderland Monster. A little help to locate the Six Impossible Keys in exchange of knowing who she really is and why she killed her classmates in the school bus. Alice agrees, knowing the consequences might put the whole world in danger.One step into the truth, she realizes she needs the Pillar for help... -
![Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova]()
Crystal Crowned by Elise Kova
The epic conclusion of the Air Awakens Series is an instant USA Today Bestseller! Long live Solaris. One bloodthirsty ruler has been overthrown by another, casting the shadow of death over the Solaris Empire. Vhalla Yarl stands upon the stage of fate, prepared to do battle one final time. Fragile alliances will be tested and new bonds will be formed as the world is reshaped...Categorized as:
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![How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black]()
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince , from award-winning author Holly Black .Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone... -
![All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe]()
All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe
Vie Eliot has survived a new high school, an abusive father, and the murderous Mr. Big Empty. Now, as Vie searches for Mr. Big Empty, he also finds himself facing an unexpected how to be a good boyfriend.When a mysterious drifter named River disappears, though, Vie finds himself dragged into finding the missing boy... -
![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... -
![The Faerie Wand by Michelle Madow]()
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... -
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![Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown
Fire In The Darkness, Book #2 in the Darkness Series Paranormal Romance ***This is NOT a YA Series but a New Adult(17+). Sexual Content and Language.*** It's been four weeks since Ember Brycin witnessed what her powers are capable of. The Electrical Current Storm has turned Seattle, Washington into a natural disaster zone...Categorized as:
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![The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow]()
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... -
![The Storm We Face by Katie May]()
The Storm We Face by Katie May
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWell... So far, my apocalpytic upbringing has not been peaches and daisies (if that is how the saying goes). Or is it peaches and pansies? Fighting off feral beasts, surviving natural disasters, and coming face to face with the worst that humankind has to offer is quite tiresome. Psycho ex-girlfriends? Check. Creepy monsters/zombies? Check. Orgasms? Not check. Yet... -
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Full Blood by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 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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![The Exiled by Frost Kay]()
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... -
![Shatter Me Series 4-Book Box Set: Books 1-4 by Tahereh Mafi]()
Shatter Me Series 4-Book Box Set: Books 1-4 by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe first four novels in Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series (Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, and Restore Me) are available together for the first time in this paperback box set collection!No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own...Categorized as:
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![Blood Oath by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare]()
Blood Oath by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare
Dark Fantasy. Dragons. Intrigue. Romance. More than anything, I crave adventure. But in the disease ridden land of Verald, life is mapped out much like the well-established rings of our kingdom. At the very heart reigns our vicious king and Lord Irrik, an invincible dragon shifter, at his side. Their power poisons the land and the people, leading to a steadily mounting number of enemies...Categorized as:
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![Stranger Skies by Pascale Lacelle]()
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... -
![Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa]()
Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsnever should’ve trusted him.My entire life I was certain of one thing: vampires were the enemy. Then I met him and let my guard down. That witty banter, those mischievous eyes and gorgeous smile lulled me into complacency. Now I was a prisoner, captured by the very vampire who was responsible for my parents’ death...Categorized as:
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![The Rose Mark by Connie Suttle]()
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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![For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony]()
For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe Man Who Would Be SatanParry 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... -
![Elite by Mercedes Lackey]()
Elite by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsJoy 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... -
![Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can’t handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia’s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving... -
![Beast in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Beast in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeant to be read after Fire In The Darkness Beast In The Darkness (An Elighan Dragen Novelette) We know the story from Ember's POV, but what happens to Eli after Ember disappears? Crawl inside Eli's mind and experience what he goes through. Be warned his mind in not a fuzzy warm place to be.... **Warning this contains sexual content and language...Categorized as:
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![Wyrd Blood by Donna Augustine]()
Wyrd Blood by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSometimes I wonder what life was like before magic burst into existence, before the Magical War of 810 destroyed our world. What it was like before there were Wyrd Blood, or we were forced into hiding. And that's what I've been doing for years, hiding me and my crew. But that's about to end.My crew is starving and things are getting dire... -
![Blood Binds by Donna Augustine]()
Blood Binds by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRyker calls it an accident. I call it another betrayal. He didn't want me to leave but didn't fight to keep me by his side. Wronged magically and devastated emotionally, I exile myself to another country, Dorley. Now I perform tricks under a tent, my mystical gifts a common sideshow. Just as I’m accepting my self-inflicted fate, Ryker makes a move that forces me back to the Valley... -
![The Verity: Part One by M.J. Lawrie]()
The Verity: Part One by M.J. Lawrie
An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Their Death. Our Glory!The Lottery is the chance of a lifetime.The one and only hope a girl has to escape certain death as a sacrificial soldier, fighting the bloodthirsty, flesh-tearing monsters that roam freely beyond “The Wall”.Put in your name, and if chosen, become wife to the powerful and gorgeous leader of the last of humanity...Categorized as:
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![Fiery Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero]()
Fiery Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChaos beckons me … I feel it in my bones. I hear it in the wind rushing through my hair. That veil has been lifted, the fog is gone. My magic is alive inside of me, burning and begging to be unleashed. There’s no turning this off and going back to the life I had. I know who I am now and I know what I have to do. But things have gone from bad to worse. It’s one step forward and two steps back... -
![The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman]()
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 92 ratingsThroughout 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... -
![The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff]()
The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 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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![The Faerie Games by Michelle Madow]()
The Faerie Games by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsI’m Selena Pearce, and in the past few days I’ve been kidnapped by faeries, gifted with powerful magic, and forced by the gods to compete in a twisted game to the death. Growing up on the magical island of Avalon should be great... but I have no magic to speak of. And my parents forbid me from leaving... -
![War Hour by Lauren Loscig]()
War Hour by Lauren Loscig
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen powers are earned and not born, who shall wield them?Lysta lives in constant fear of Trialing, a deadly test that bestows an ability upon its victors, but only after pushing their mental and physical limits... -
![The Rook by Frost Kay]()
The Rook by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe Dark Court is no place for a lady.After tricking the king, Tempest has finally won her prize - a place on the king's council - but it comes with a steep price. The monarch wishes for her to once again infiltrate the Jester's Dark Court and crush the remaining rebellion.Trapped between her kingdom and her honor, she throws herself into the task, determined to discover her true enemies...Categorized as:
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![Powerless by Tracey Ward]()
Powerless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe final chapter in the Bird of Stone series... -
![The Killing Season by Meg Collett]()
The Killing Season by Meg Collett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the far Alaskan north, there are places the winter sun cannot reach. Places where light won't shine for months. These are the places we hunt the monsters who feed on fear. So begins the Killing Season. For the next sixty-five days, we will face the darkness. Some will hunt the aswangs in the ever night, but I, Ollie Andrews, am here for one purpose: to search for answers to my past...Categorized as:
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![Brimstone Angels by Erin M. Evans]()
Brimstone Angels by Erin M. Evans
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe first in a series set in D&D’s Forgotten Realms, about twin tiefling sisters, an alluring yet unsettling half-demonic race of outcasts Rejected at birth and raised in a village of tiefling misfits, Farideh expects a life without friends, love, or control over her destiny. Then she makes a pact with a devil named Lorcan, and everything changes...
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