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The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom...Categorized as:
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Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute...Categorized as:
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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has thinned. Violet-eyed mediums commune with spirits under the watchful eye of the Royal Speaker Society, and sixteen-year-old Silas Bell would rather rip out his violet eyes than become an obedient Speaker wife. According to Mother, he’ll be married by the end of the year... -
The Dragon Twins by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMagic. Romance. Adventure. And twists you’ll never see coming.According to legend, twin sisters Gemma and Mira are descended from witches. But they’ve never been able to use magic.On their seventeenth birthday, everything changes. They’re gifted with power over the elements, and right after receiving their magic, they’re tracked down and attacked by an ancient monster... -
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The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations... -
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt...Categorized as:
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Reticence by Gail Carriger
Bookish and proper Percival Tunstell finds himself out of his depth when floating cities, spirited plumbing, and soggy biscuits collide in this delightful conclusion to NYT bestselling author Gail Carriger's Custard Protocol series.Percival Tunstell loves that his sister and her best friend are building themselves a family of misfits aboard their airship, the Spotted Custard...Categorized as:
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The Queen of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHer soulmate spied on her people. Now she’s going to do the same to his.After Zane and Summer journeyed through the Immortal Mountains together, she finally recognized him as her soulmate and let him into her life. Then he told her he loved her and left her in the woods, shattering her heart.But the game isn’t over... -
The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThere are only so many secrets you can keep before you break.A few weeks ago, Summer Donovan learned she’s a witch descended from the Greek gods. She was whisked away to an academy for witches to learn how to use the element she controls—air.Except Summer doesn’t have air magic. Instead, she controls metal and gems—an ability no witch has demonstrated before... -
The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
She’s on borrowed time…and she has only one chance to set things right.Find life.Deep in a forest, Aileana Kameron claws her way out of the earth. Back from the dead with no memory of who she is or what has happened to her, the Falconer now possesses even greater otherworldly powers and a ruthless instinct to kill—and the one piece of knowledge that can change everything.Find Kiaran... -
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl)... -
Brooms by Jasmine Walls
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Public Library · New York Public Library 3 STARS ★ PW ★ Booklist ★ BCCB Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations... -
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box... -
Ties of Dust by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA girl hiding in plain sight. A prince trying to save the peninsula. A very inconvenient enchantment.Flora owes her role as a royal bodyguard to her ability to control Dust—the invisible magic created by movement. She doesn’t precisely pretend to be a man. She just doesn’t correct those who assume the Siqualian princess’s bodyguard must be a man…which is everyone... -
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Audette of Brookraven by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01ED5ZQSSThe Final Chapter in The Eldentimber SeriesWhen Audette pictured her wedding day, she never imagined leaving her intended at the altar... -
Poison Sun by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDive into the second book of USA Today bestselling author Michelle Madow’s Vampire Bride series, where secrets run deep, and light gives way to darkness.After a shocking betrayal, Amber Benson was forced to do the unthinkable: drink a potion that will bring shadow souls—the dark forces trying to take over the city—straight to her. If that wasn’t bad enough, the potion is eating away her sun magic... -
Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
From fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga charged with war and magic, life and love.... Two years after his parents disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his life... -
Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed.That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations... -
Assassin's Menace by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever step between an assassin and his prey...Nobody would suspect bookworm Grace Kennedy of being a cold-blooded killer. She just wants to keep her head down and escape the violent secrets of her past.But when Grace unwittingly gets between an assassin and his target, she becomes prey to Boston's most ferocious legion of killers... -
Blazing Sun by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGifted with magic from the sun goddess, forced to marry the vampire king, and destined to kill the demon she can’t get out of her mind. In only a few weeks, Amber Benson’s gone from being a normal nineteen-year-old to the powerful supernatural queen of a vampire kingdom. She’s learned how to lead, how to fight, and most surprisingly… how to love.Now, the future of the city depends on her... -
Pushed by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe didn't know how far she'd go--until she was pushed.Remy O'Malley was just learning to harness her uncanny healing power when she discovered the other, darker half of her bloodline. Now she lives trapped between two worlds, uneasy among her fellow Healers--and relentlessly hunted by the Protectors... -
The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAnyone can plot a coup or fire an assassin’s bullet. But in a world of muskets and magic, it takes considerably more to seize the throne.The ailing King of the Vordan lies on his deathbed. When he dies, his daughter, Raesinia Orboan, will become the first Queen Regnant in centuries—and a ripe target for the ambitious men who seek to control her... -
The Devil's Music by Nathan Page, Drew Shannon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Hardy Boys meets Paper Girls in the second volume of this mystery series featuring teen detectives, witches, and now a mystery rock 'n' roll song capable of a sinister, Pied Piper-like hypnosis.Alastair, Pete, Charlie, and Rachel aren't just magical teen detectives in their coastal town of Port Howl--they are also members of a local teen rock band... -
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince... -
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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry
From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other.All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it.Camford, 1920... -
Protect the Prince by Jennifer Estep
Magic, murder, adventure, and romance combine in this second novel in the exciting Crown of Shards saga from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep.Everleigh Blair might be the new gladiator queen of Bellona, but her problems are far from over.First, Evie has to deal with a court full of arrogant, demanding nobles, all of whom want to get their greedy hands on her crown...Categorized as:
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Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs Vicious Spirits begins, Miyoung and Jihoon are picking up the pieces of their broken lives following the deaths of Miyoung's mother, Yena, and Jihoon's grandmother. With the support of their friend Somin, and their frenemy, Junu, they might just have a shot at normalcy. But Miyoung is getting sicker and sicker by the day and her friends don't know how to save her...Categorized as:
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Forever Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWith the witch of Doon on the throne, Jamie believed dead, and Duncan and Mackenna trapped in Alloway, Veronica has no choice but to put her grief aside and prepare her remaining followers for the impending battle against the false queen and her forces... -
Monarch by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRune Thayer’s rebellion in Cape Hill has placed all of Breakwater in danger. Now, Katelyn Kestrel and her best friend Kyle must do something that no one in the Western Kingdom has ever attempted: travel North into enemy territory and request aid from none other than Prince Varion himself. Before they are able to depart, Katelyn is unwillingly brought face-to-face with Prince Raserion...Categorized as:
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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 97 ratingsIn her New York Times bestselling and Morris Award-winning debut, Rachel Hartman introduces mathematical dragons in an alternative-medieval world to fantasy and science-fiction readers of all ages. Eragon -author Christopher Paolini calls them, "Some of the most interesting dragons I've read in fantasy...Categorized as:
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Scions by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA prequel to the bestselling Starcrossed series.New York City, 1993. It wasn’t Daphne’s choice to move into the heart of a struggle that has been secretly waging for thirty-three hundred years, but not much in her life has been up to her. Fate has brought Daphne, daughter of Zeus, and Heir to the House of Atreus to where the descendants of the Greek gods can shed blood over her once again...Categorized as:
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Sword of Desire by Jennifer Anne Davis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAckley has three goals—kill the traitorous king, put Owen on the throne, and reunite with Harley.Ackley’s tasks should be simple since he’s trained his entire life for this. However, with so many Marsden soldiers depending on him to make it home alive, his obligations weigh him down...Categorized as:
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Outcasts: a Starcrossed Prequel by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe much-anticipated continuation to Scions, the prequel to the Starcrossed series, the #1 international bestseller. Presumed dead, Daphne and Ajax try to steal away what happiness they can while living as Outcasts, when they discover that the Fates aren’t done with them yet. Ajax may have escaped death, but his fate is sealed...Categorized as:
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Vampire Affliction: A Teen Vampire Romance by Eva Pohler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGertie has become friends, and has possibly fallen in love, with both a demigod and a vampire, who happen to be at war. Although she sympathizes with the vampire uprising and has even become a vampire herself, she distrusts the leaders, especially when they plan to kill humans to cull out the demigods before ambushing them...Categorized as:
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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora Goss
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMary Jekyll and the Athena Club race to save Alice—and foil a plot to unseat the Queen, in the electrifying conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Nebula Award finalist and Locus Award winner The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter.Life’s always an adventure for the Athena Club..Categorized as:
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Vampire Ascension: A Teen Vampire Romance by Eva Pohler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree unlikely friends do everything in their power to stop a war that's killing thousands.When seventeen-year-old Gertie leaves New York to study abroad in Athens, she learns that vampires and demigods are real and unwittingly becomes a catalyst to an uprising led by Dionysus, lord of the vampires...Categorized as:
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The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, Kura
STILL WATERS RUN DEEPWith their union blessed by the emperor and four baby heirs in tow, Prince Jing is well on his way to clinching the position of crown prince. But Li Yu can't pat himself on the back for a job well done just yet! Prince Jing's crafty brother still lurks in the shadows plotting against him... -
City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Stravaganza series returns with ever-more-dangerous politics and intrigue. Sky, a new Stravagante, is whisked away from his dreary life in London to Giglia, the Talian version of Florence. Featuring favorite characters from the first two titles in the series, including Georgia and Falco, as well as a host of exciting new characters, this breathtaking adventure will not disappoint...Categorized as:
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Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice by Everly Haywood
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTo save a kingdom, she must sacrifice herself…and her heart.When Princess Reva seeks a trade alliance, she doesn't realize her hand in marriage may be required to save her people from starvation. But with more than one suitor fighting for her hand, her plans are thrust into chaos when there's a fatal attack in the cove... -
King of Fools by Amanda Foody
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIndulge your vices in the City of Sin, where a sinister street war is brewing and fame is the deadliest killer of them all...On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city’s most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure...Categorized as:
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Wither & Wound by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI've turned traitor and spy. By the end of this, someone big is gonna die.I hope it's not me.My sister, Mavis, is going to be put on trial. Mr. Zee is certain to find her guilty of helping the monsters in their war against the gods. And then he'll kill her.I can't let that happen.So when I find out about a sword capable of wounding him, I set out to the collect the pieces...Categorized as:
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Endless by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion to the international bestselling Starcrossed saga.The dice have always been loaded against her.Helen was always fated to start a war.Even after defeating the Olympians and taking up the mantle as the most powerful of all the Scions, Helen still wasn’t able to save her father...Categorized as:
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Time Warper: Fated by Peggy Martinez
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEighteen-year-old Sage Hannigan wants to get back to her own time, preferably one that hasn't been destroyed by an underworld plot brewing in Edwardian-era South Carolina. How hard can it be? All she has to do is: 1. Learn to use newly acquired warping skills to bend time to her will. 2. Take out a few rogue vampires. 3. Join an ancient secret society. 4...Categorized as:
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Gentlest of Wild Things by Sarah Underwood
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire―love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros.Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire’s thrall. Until Leandros’ wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe... -
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Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThis is a short story about Yelena and Valek as they race to keep the powerful Ice Moon from a rogue magician... -
Conquering Fate by Jennifer Anne Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith no choice but to face her destiny straight on, Kaia is determined to end the curse—no matter the personal cost. Sacrificing her own wants and desires, she turns herself over to the evil king, Morlet. Together, they seek to discover the catalyst for the events that started it all over a hundred years ago. The path she embarks on tests her skills, her willpower, and her heart... -
Cantarella, Volume 7 by Yu Higuri
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs demons within Cesare grow stronger, so do the feelings between Lucrezia and Chiaro, who saves her from the evil advances of Il Perotto. Horrified by the growing bond between them, Cesare informs Lucrezia that she is to be married off at once - and forces Chiaro to examine his feelings in a way that neither could have predicted... -
Changeling by Molly Harper
Magic and Manners Book 1If 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell’s Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she’ll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell’s... -
From These Dark Depths by Vanessa Rasanen
Being eaten by a siren queen is at least an interesting way to die.And Declan has little hope of avoiding it while locked in this brig.His captor is ruthless. His guilt is relentless.Everyone he needs is back on his ship, hopefully chasing after him…without tempting death themselves.But if they don’t make it in time, he’ll have to face the queen.And his demons.An heir stole his heart...Categorized as:
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Throne of Serpents by Frost Kay
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's the villain of her dreams and she’s the traitor of his nightmares.Wren’s world shattered the day Arrik became king and he broke every promise he’d made to her. Fueled by rage and betrayal, she must double-cross her husband to save the realm from war...
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