Fantasy

A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if the price is her life. Heir to two lines of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. Yet she fails at bone magic, fails to call upon her ancestors, and fails to live up to her family’s legacy. Under the disapproving eye of her mother, the Kingdom’s most powerful priestess and seer, she fears she may never be good enough. But when the Kingdom’s children begin to disappear, Arrah is desperate enough to turn to a forbidden, dangerous ritual. If she has no magic of her own, she’ll have to buy it—by trading away years of her own life. Arrah’s borrowed power reveals a nightmarish betrayal, and on its heels, a rising tide of darkness that threatens to consume her and all those she loves. She must race to unravel a twisted and deadly scheme… before the fight costs more than she can afford.

Some legends never die… Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul. Until Huck returns from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and that it just might be the key to finding him. Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it.

Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone—even the lowborn—a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders. Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn't be more different. Annie's lowborn family was executed by dragonfire, while Lee's aristocratic family was murdered by revolutionaries. Growing up in the same orphanage forged their friendship, and seven years of training have made them rivals for the top position in the dragonriding fleet. But everything changes when survivors from the old regime surface, bent on reclaiming the city. With war on the horizon and his relationship with Annie changing fast, Lee must choose to kill the only family he has left or to betray everything he's come to believe in. And Annie must decide whether to protect the boy she loves . . . or step up to be the champion her city needs.

After her family is killed by corrupt warlord Aric Athair and his bloodthirsty army of Bullets, Caledonia Styx is left to chart her own course on the dangerous and deadly seas. She captains her ship, the Mors Navis, with a crew of girls and women just like her, who have lost their families and homes because of Aric and his men. The crew has one mission: stay alive, and take down Aric's armed and armored fleet. But when Caledonia's best friend and second-in-command barely survives an attack thanks to help from a Bullet looking to defect, Caledonia finds herself questioning whether to let him join their crew. Is this boy the key to taking down Aric Athair once and for all . . . or will he threaten everything the women of the Mors Navis have worked for?

Includes: The Last Vampire Black Blood Red Dice _As to blood - ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty...._ Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive. Her quest leads her to Ray. He is the only person who can help her; he also has every reason to fear her. Alisa must get closer to him to ensure her immortality. But as she begins to fall in love with Ray, suddenly there is more at stake than her own life....

Die in Isolation ausgebildete Kriegerprinzessin Lara wird von zwei Gewissheiten angetrieben. Die erste ist, dass König Aren des Brückenkönigreichs ihr Feind ist. Und die zweite, dass sie diejenige sein wird, die ihn in die Knie zwingt. Als einziger Weg durch eine von Stürmen verheerte Welt bereichert sich das Brückenkönigreich und beraubt seine Rivalen, darunter Laras Heimat. Als sie daher unter dem Deckmantel des Friedens als Braut dorthin geschickt wird, ist Lara bereit, alles zu tun, um seine undurchdringlichen Verteidigungsanlagen zu brechen. Und die seines Königs. Doch als sie ihr neues Zuhause infiltriert und ein tieferes Verständnis für den Krieg um den Besitz der Brücke gewinnt, beginnt Lara sich zu fragen, ob sie die Heldin oder die Bösewichtin ist. Und als sich ihre Gefühle für Aren von frostiger Feindseligkeit zu leidenschaftlicher Liebe wandeln, muss Lara entscheiden, welches Königreich sie retten wird … und welches sie zerstören wird. Leidenschaftlich und gewalttätig ist Der Schwur der Spionin eine verführerische Fantasygeschichte, perfekt für Fans von From Blood and Ash und Das Reich der sieben Höfe.

Jeden prsten vládne všem, jeden jim všem káže, jeden všechny přivede, do temnoty sváže. Ve starých časech byly Prsteny moci ukovány elfskými kováři a Sauron, Temný pán, ukoval Jeden prsten a vložil do něj svou vlastní moc, aby mohl vládnout všem ostatním. Jeden prsten mu však byl odebrán, a třebaže ho hledal po celé Středozemi, zůstal pro něj ztracen. Po mnoha věcích se dostal do rukou Bilba Pytlíka, jak je vyprávěno v Hobitovi. V ospalé vesnici v Kraji se mladý Frodo Pytlík ocitá před nesmírným úkolem, když mu jeho starý příbuzný Bilbo svěří Prsten do péče. Frodo musí opustit domov a vydat se na nebezpečnou cestu napříč Středozemí k Puklinám osudu, aby tam Prsten zničil a zmařil zlověstný záměr Temného pána.

Der Sieg hat seinen Preis. Mare Barrow hat dies auf schmerzliche Weise erfahren, als Cals Verrat sie beinahe zerstörte. Nun fest entschlossen, ihr Herz zu schützen – und die Freiheit für Rote und Neublüter wie sie selbst zu sichern –, fasst Mare den Entschluss, das Königreich Norta ein für alle Mal zu stürzen … angefangen mit der Krone auf Mavens Kopf. Doch keine Schlacht wird allein gewonnen, und bevor die Roten sich vereinen können, muss Mare sich mit dem Jungen verbünden, der ihr das Herz gebrochen hat, um den Jungen zu besiegen, der sie beinahe gebrochen hätte. Cals mächtige silberne Verbündete erweisen sich zusammen mit Mare und der Scharlachroten Garde als beeindruckende Streitmacht. Doch Maven wird von einer so tiefen Besessenheit angetrieben, dass er vor nichts zurückschrecken wird, um Mare wieder für sich zu haben, selbst wenn das bedeutet, alles – und jeden – auf seinem Weg zu zerstören. Der Krieg naht, und alles, wofür Mare gekämpft hat, steht auf dem Spiel. Wird der Sieg genügen, um die silbernen Königreiche zu Fall zu bringen? Oder wird das kleine Blitzmädchen für immer zum Schweigen gebracht werden? Im epischen Abschluss von Victoria Aveyards atemberaubender Reihe muss Mare ihr Schicksal annehmen und all ihre Kräfte mobilisieren … denn alle werden geprüft werden, doch nicht alle werden überleben.

My heart hasn't beat in a thousand years. I haven't uttered a word in prison, and the guards keep their distance. If they get too close, they die—until at last, my magic binds my soul to another. Unfortunately, the person destined to save me is a Night Elf—the enemy of my kind. And yet, when I see her in the cell across from mine, an ember starts to burn in my chest. When we escape together down the palace walls, it’s almost like I can feel again. As we journey to find the magic that will save us both, attraction simmers between us. But I keep my secrets close. Because if she finds out what I am, she will find a way to kill me—even if it means sacrificing herself to do it.

Една Девица… Избрана от рождението си да възвести нова ера, животът на Попи никога не е бил неин. Животът на Девицата е самотен. Никога да не бъде докосвана. Никога да не бъде гледана. Никога да не ѝ бъде говорено. Никога да не изпитва удоволствие. Докато чака деня на своето Възнесение, тя предпочита да е с гвардейците и да се бори със злото, отнело семейството ѝ, вместо да се подготвя да бъде призната за достойна от боговете. Но изборът никога не е бил неин. Един дълг… Бъдещето на цялото кралство лежи на раменете на Попи — нещо, което тя дори не е сигурна, че желае за себе си. Защото Девицата има сърце. И душа. И копнежи. А когато Хоук, златоок гвардеец, обвързан с честта си да осигури нейното Възнесение, влиза в живота ѝ, съдбата и дългът се преплитат с желанието и нуждата. Той разпалва гнева ѝ, кара я да поставя под въпрос всичко, в което вярва, и я изкушава със забраненото. Едно кралство… Изоставено от боговете и всяващо страх у смъртните, едно паднало кралство се надига отново, решено да си върне онова, което смята за свое, чрез насилие и отмъщение. И когато сянката на прокълнатите се приближава, границата между забраненото и правилното се размива. Попи е на прага не само да изгуби сърцето си и да бъде призната за недостойна от боговете, но и живота си, когато всяка напоена с кръв нишка, която държи света ѝ цял, започва да се разплита.

A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic. Aboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: don’t trust, don’t stick out, and don’t feel. But on this voyage, as the pirates prepare to sell their unsuspecting passengers into slavery, Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, who is en route to a dreaded arranged marriage with her own casket in tow. Flora doesn’t expect to be taken under Evelyn’s wing, and Evelyn doesn’t expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian. Soon the unlikely pair set in motion a wild escape that will free a captured mermaid (coveted for her blood, which causes men to have visions and lose memories) and involve the mysterious Pirate Supreme, an opportunistic witch, and the all-encompassing Sea itself.

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. 2) Marry him. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it. But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen—all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?

V Cyrilijském impériu jsou Afinové opovrhováni. Jejich rozmanité schopnosti ovládat svět kolem sebe jsou považovány za nepřirozené – dokonce nebezpečné. A Anastacya Mikhailovová, korunní princezna, je jednou z nejděsivějších Afinů. Anina schopnost ovládat krev byla dlouho držena v tajnosti, ale když je její otec, císař, zavražděn, stává se jedinou podezřelou. Aby si Ana zachránila život, musí nyní najít vraha svého otce. Cyrilie za zdmi paláce je však zemí, kde vládne korupce a kde se rozvíjí větší spiknutí – takové, které ohrožuje samotnou rovnováhu Anina světa. Existuje jen jeden člověk dost zkorumpovaný na to, aby Aně pomohl proniknout k jádru spiknutí: Ramson Quicktongue. Ramson je mazaný zločinecký boss se zlověstnými plány – ačkoli možná v Aně našel sobě rovného. Protože v tomto příběhu může být princezna ze všech hráčů nejnebezpečnější.

Winner of the Maincrest Media Award for Young Adult Fiction. Suicidal thoughts. Physical abuse. Self-Harm. Hopelessness. Five teenagers, Drew, Zoe, Jordan, Lilly, and Michael, all complete strangers, wake up in a circus tent. After meeting the whimsical ringleader, R.L, they are marked with a tattoo symbolizing the circus act they were meant to master. Come along on this mystical journey to see how their lives are forever changed by a cloud of glittery red smoke, a bright smile, and three simple “Welcome to Cirque.” “With pain you can either thrive or die.” R.L.

After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down. And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw. The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates. She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.

Matthew Carver has a terrible life. Seriously - it's awful. It is so bad that Dan the Demon is shocked when Matt turns down his infernal offer: ten years of a blissful life in exchange for his soul. But Dan is a salesman behind on his quota and his demonic managers are running out of patience. He forges Matt's signature on the dotted line, stealing his soul and thrusting him into a supernatural world he never knew existed. Now Matt must figure out how to get his soul back and stop a war before it is too late...

A vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her. The end of the story is only the beginning… Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters, Stheno and Euryale, were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center of a dangerous Olympian rivalry and learned—too late—that a god's love is a violent one. Forgotten by history and diminished by poets, the other two Gorgons have never been more than horrifying hags, damned and doomed. But they were sisters first, and their journey from sea-born origins to the outskirts of the Parthenon is a journey that rests, hidden, underneath their scales. Monsters, but not monstrous, Stheno and Euryale will step into the light for the first time to tell the story of how all three sisters lived and were changed by each other, as they struggle against the inherent conflict between sisterhood and individuality, myth and truth, vengeance and peace.

The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart. Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wisewoman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help one another always. When Oddny’s farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny is set adrift from the life she imagined—but she's determined to save her sister no matter the cost, even as she finds herself irresistibly drawn to one of the raiders who participated in the attack. And in the far north, Gunnhild, who fled her home years ago to learn the ways of a witch, is surprised to find her destiny seems to be linked with that of the formidable King Eirik, heir apparent to the ruler of all Norway. But the bonds—both enchanted and emotional—that hold the two women together are strong, and when they find their way back to each other, these bonds will be tested in ways they never could have foreseen in this deeply moving novel of magic, history, and sworn sisterhood.

Neither here nor there, but long ago… Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie’s past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her own past—is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality. Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.

يوسّع المؤلف براندون ساندرسون عالمه الكوزمير، المشترك مع «أرشيف ضوء العاصفة» و«ميستبورن»، برواية مستقلة جديدة لكل من أحب «عروس الأميرة». كانت الحياة الوحيدة التي عرفتها تريس على جزيرتها، وسط محيط أخضر زمردي، بسيطة؛ تتلخص في متع بسيطة مثل جمع الأكواب التي يجلبها البحارة من بلاد بعيدة والاستماع إلى القصص التي يرويها صديقها تشارلي. لكن حين يأخذه والده في رحلة للعثور على عروس وتقع كارثة، يتعين على تريس أن تتسلل خفية إلى سفينة وأن تبحث عن ساحرة بحر منتصف الليل القاتل. وبين محيطات الأبواغ التي تعج بالقراصنة، هل تستطيع تريس أن تترك حياتها البسيطة وراءها وتشق لنفسها مكانًا وهي تبحر في بحر قد تعني فيه قطرة ماء واحدة موتًا فوريًا؟

Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess' traitor brother. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of the powerful, magical deathless waters—but is now little more than a decaying ruin. Priya is a maidservant, one among several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to clean Malini’s chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess seeking to find her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire.