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A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
A combination of magic and science, as characters navigate a dangerous new world.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive,, A Gathering of Shadows, cements this series as a must-read." —,Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Conjuring of Light
by V.E. Schwab
The final battle between magic and darkness, as four Londons collide and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Witness the fate of beloved heroes and notorious foes in the heart-stopping conclusion to V.E. Schwab’s, New York Times, bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy. ,*Kirkus' Best Fiction of 2017*, This ... (Barnes & Noble)
Vicious
by V.E. Schwab
Two former friends, locked in a cycle of revenge, use their superpowers to manipulate and destroy each other.
Victor and Eli begin as college roommates and discover that near-death experiences, under the right conditions, can create superhuman abilities. When Victor tries to create his abilities, things go ... (Wikipedia)
Crooked Kingdom
by Leigh Bardugo
A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.
In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)
Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A young woman's battle to save her home from a magical force, while uncovering secrets of her past.
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human ... (Goodreads)
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
An oppressed society's revolution against their oppressive overlords, led by a young man with a hidden destiny.
It has been seven hundred years since mankind colonized other planets. The powerful ruling class of humans has installed a rigid, color-based social hierarchy where the physically superior Golds at ... (Wikipedia)
This Savage Song
by Victoria Schwab
A broken world, where monsters and humans clash in a fight for survival.
#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
A young woman's fight for freedom in a world of tyranny and oppression.
A Scholar girl by the name of Laia lives in the Martial Empire with her grandparents and brother Darin in the city of Serra. Their existence is a grueling one as they are seen as second-class ... (Wikipedia)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman
Two teens fight for survival amidst a galactic war, set against a backdrop of espionage and deception.
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a ... (Goodreads)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli
A teenager's struggle to come to terms with his sexual identity while keeping a secret from his family and friends.
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the ... (Goodreads)
Golden Son
by Pierce Brown
A young man's struggle to win freedom and power on a distant planet.
Darrow, now one of the Peerless Scarred and in the service of his enemy, Nero au Augustus, is poised to gain control of his own fleet of warships, which he knows will be useful to the Sons of Ares ... (Wikipedia)
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
A portal fantasy exploring the stories of children who have ventured through magical doorways and returned to the mundane world.
Rarely, children may find doorways which transport them to other worlds. As a child, Nancy found a doorway that led her to the land of the dead, based on the story of Persephone and Hades . When she ... (Wikipedia)
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys
Vivid tale of a group of refugees struggling to survive in WWII Europe.
New York Times, Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! ,"Masterfully crafted",—,The Wall Street Journal,For readers of, Between Shades of Gray, and, All the Light We Cannot See, Ruta Sepetys, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
A young man's quest to discover the secrets of a lost city and his mysterious dreams.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around— and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been ... (Goodreads)
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.
18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)
Heir of Fire
by Sarah J. Maas
A young woman discovers her magical powers and embarks on an epic quest to fight evil.
Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could ... (Goodreads)
Scythe
by Neal Shusterman
An exploration of morality in a world where death is obsolete, forcing people to choose mortality.
Late on a cold day in November, Scythe Faraday visits Citra Terranova's house. At first, Citra assumes that the scythe is there to glean (kill permanently) one of her family members. As it turns out, ... (Wikipedia)
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown
Darrow's revolution reaches its climax as he fights to overthrow the corrupt Society and establish a new order.
Darrow is a shadow of his former self after a year of torture and imprisonment at the hands of Adrius au Augustus, the ArchGovernor of Mars, better known as the Jackal. Across the worlds, he is ... (Wikipedia)
The Well of Ascension
by Brandon Sanderson
In a post-apocalyptic world, a war-torn nation struggles to rebuild and survive.
The Final Empire is in turmoil as various regions descend into anarchy following the Lord Ruler's death and the disappearance of the Steel Ministry. Elend Venture has claimed the crown of the capital ... (Wikipedia)
Queen of Shadows
by Sarah J. Maas
A young woman's quest for power and identity in a magical kingdom.
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past… She ... (Goodreads)
The Dream Thieves
by Maggie Stiefvater
A thrilling supernatural adventure where a group of teenagers must protect the magical power of dreams.
Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams ... (Goodreads)
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
by Leigh Bardugo
A collection of dark and twisted fairy tales, filled with magic, monsters, and unexpected twists.
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone , an original series! , Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, #1, New York Times,-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has ... (Barnes & Noble)
Our Dark Duet
by Victoria Schwab
A thrilling dystopian adventure that pits a young girl against her own inner demons.
A New York Times bestseller The bestselling sequel—and conclusion—to Victoria Schwab’s instant #1, New York Times, bestseller, This Savage Song., Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
And I Darken
by Kiersten White
A young woman's quest for power and revenge in a world of political intrigue and warfare.
No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their ... (Goodreads)
All Systems Red
by Martha Wells
Murderbot navigates a dangerous world while struggling to maintain its own autonomy.
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are ... (Goodreads)
Three Dark Crowns
by Kendare Blake
Three sisters compete for the throne, each possessing a deadly power.
When kingdom come, there will be one. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. ... (Goodreads)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
An intergalactic adventure filled with unlikely friendships and epic space battles.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space-and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe-in this light-hearted debut space ... (Goodreads)
Caliban's War
by James S.A. Corey
War between rival colonies on a hostile planet, with humanity's survival at stake.
On Ganymede , Mei Meng is kidnapped from her preschool by her doctor. Several hours later, Earth and Martian space marines are attacked and effortlessly killed by a super soldier , with Bobbie ... (Wikipedia)
