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Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series continues with the second installment.
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.
The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what's right. And they've never been very good at staying silent.
In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode-and the people who will do anything to save it.
The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War, the eagerly awaited sequel to Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game.
After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.
Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.
At the same time that Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with his changing role within the Knights Radiant, his Windrunners face their own problem: As more and more deadly enemy Fused awaken to wage war, no more honorspren are willing to bond with humans to increase the number of Radiants. Adolin and Shallan must lead the coalition’s envoy to the honorspren stronghold of Lasting Integrity and either convince the spren to join the cause against the evil god Odium, or personally face the storm of failure.
Discover The Atlas Paradox, the electric dark academia sequel to viral sensation The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller.
Inside the Alexandrian Society alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken and all must pick a side. Six magicians were offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Five are now members of the Society. And two paths lie before them.
In this thrilling next instalment, the secret society of Alexandrians is unmasked. Its newest recruits realize the institute is capable of raw, world-changing power. It's also headed by a man with plans to change life as we know it - and these are already under way. But the cost of this knowledge is as high as the price of power, and each initiate must choose which faction to follow. Yet as events gather momentum and dangers multiply, which of their alliances will hold?
Can friendships hold true and are enemies quite what they seem?
The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure from Jenn Lyons
that will thrill fans of Temeraire, Fourth Wing and Dragonriders of
Pern.
Anahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh
jungles of the Deep with her titan drake by her side. Even when an
adventuring party saves her from capture by a local warlord, she is
eager to return to her solitary life.
But this is no ordinary rescue. It’s Anahrod’s past catching up with
her. These cunning misfits – and their frustratingly appealing
dragonrider ringleader – intend to spirit her away to the dragon-ruled
sky cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon’s hoard.
There’s just one problem: the hoard in question belongs to the current
regent, Neveranimas – and she wants Anahrod dead.
From the acclaimed author of the Chorus of Dragons series, this soaring
stand-alone fantasy combines conniving dragons, lightning banter,
high-stakes intrigue and a little bit of heat.
Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.
James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. He managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. No outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James is concerned, a win is a win.
It’s been ten years since the notorious duo Juliette Ferrars and Aaron Warner Anderson led a worldwide rebellion and established the New Republic of the West. But The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect assassin for the job.
Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. She always has a plan. On Ark Island, where constant surveillance is packaged as security, even emotions must be experienced with caution. Her every movement is monitored—and when she’s given an order to kill, she never hesitates.
Brimming with pulse-pounding action and torturous romance, Watch Me is an explosive journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible. Step into a beloved and breathtaking world that demands an answer to a desperate question— Who are we when no one is watching?
This stunning new edition of Fourth
Wing features gorgeous stenciled edges designed to match Iron Flame and
Onyx Storm―bringing all three books together in one striking visual
set. Available as a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only.
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the
Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the
commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered
Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite
of Navarre: dragon riders.
But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle,
death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to
“fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet
to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just
for being her mother’s daughter―like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful
and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.
She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next
sunrise.
Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the
kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to
rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a
terrible secret.
Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an
agenda―because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or
die.
War is brewing in the fifth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves increasingly at odds with those who don't.
With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, dark forces stand poised to claim her world. The only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may take more from Aelin than she has to give, a quest that forces her to choose what - and who -she's willing to sacrifice for the sake of peace.
Kingdoms collide in this fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series.
NOT EVERY LOVE IS MEANT TO BE . . .
After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears
she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic,
Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily
ever after that Jacks stole away.
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself
entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again.
Except this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn't the only force
she needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can
trust, despite her desire to despise him.
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline's life, a
murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will
have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays
with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but
this time she's not so sure . . .
Leilani Stellarion is cursed.
The last of a ruined bloodline, she's shunned for her volatile Starborn
magic, which grants her prophetic visions but is slowly corrupting her
mind. Branded a pariah, Leilani is blamed for the Sickening, a wasting
curse that fractured the realms of Arcelia and plunged
them into war.
When her dying mother's health deteriorates and a forced marriage
threatens her future, Leilani seizes the chance to reclaim her fate. A
prophecy speaks of an ancient relic that could end the Sickening – and
she's determined to find it.
To retrieve the sceptre, she must survive the deadly climb to the
Astral Mountain, forge alliances with enemies, outwit rebel forces, and
navigate her own treacherous feelings for a rival envoy, which grow
under the watchful eye of her betrothed.
Hunted by a vengeful spectre and haunted by her magic, Leilani must
decide what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of redemption –
before her powers consume her.
This stunning new edition of Iron
Flame features gorgeous stenciled edges designed to match Fourth Wing
and Onyx Storm―bringing all three books together in one striking visual
set. Available as a limited first print run in the U.S. and Canada only.
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at
Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first
impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and
the unlucky.
Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll
get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal,
or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain
beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his
personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless
she betrays the man she loves.
Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone
else’s, she still has her wits―and a will of iron. And leadership is
forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon
riders make their own rules.
But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.
Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath
War College―and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save
them in the end.
Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle
and her younger brothers. And the vampire standing on her doorstep is
about to turn their world upside down.
Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow
to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by
the god Umbros. But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where
only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be
selected for the emperor’s elite guard.
She quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged
with protecting the emperor. But the vampire under the armor is the
last person Arvelle expects to encounter in the emperor’s court.
With her brothers’ lives in the balance, Arvelle has no choice but to
ally with the man who once shattered her heart… and with the emperor’s
sadistic son, Rorrik—two vampires whose motives are impossible to pin
down. Rorrik holds the key to understanding the powers Arvelle is
developing—abilities that would put a price on her head if discovered
by the emperor.
To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the
bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew
about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her
destiny…
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR HAPPILY EVER AFTER?
For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily
ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to
marry another, and her dreams are shattered.
Desperate to stop the wedding, and heal her wounded heart, Evangeline
strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In
exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the
time and place of his choosing.
But after Evangeline's first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining
with an immortal is a dangerous game - and that the Prince of Hearts
wants far more from her than she pledged. He has plans for Evangeline,
plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the
most exquisite tragedy . . .
Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.
Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her
name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been
crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life
is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward—and
her brother—need her back in her homeland…but the changes that have
strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns,
Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the
Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else
in her stead...
“Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of
all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.”
Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner
of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might
just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden
dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City.
Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the
smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate
again.
A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in
danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and
brimstone to save them.
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City
series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and
House of Sky and Breath.
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now
that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in
Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new
world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again.
And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.
Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this
one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with
everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again,
stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's
desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his
hands are quite literally tied.
In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth
and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City
series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the
brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.
Take your first steps into the epic.
Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.
It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost
extinguishing humankind.
Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold
father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht
Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to
usher in a better world.
A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts
the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.
And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the
first to fall . . .
FOR MORTALS TO RISE THE GODS MUST FALL.
In Ancient Greece, the Twelve Gods demand the ultimate tribute – food,
treasure, even human sacrifice.
There are some mortals who cling to a desperate prophecy – telling of
one to come who’ll set them free. But few truly believe it.
Until Danae, a fisherman's daughter, eats a mysterious golden apple.
And suddenly, her life unravels and a strange and dangerous path
unfolds before her.
Chased from her home, she neither understands nor fully controls her
future. One which will find Danae walking the winding roads of heroes.
There, she encounters and befriends the mighty demi-god, Heracles.
Together, they will seek out monsters to battle.
But Danae’s destiny is not to fight beasts.
She will hunt the Gods.
She will drag them screaming from Olympus . . .
High heat. Low stakes. Sharp steel.
The cozy, low stakes of Legends & Lattes meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash in this enemies-to-lovers romance where, yes, the swords do cross.
Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage. Sword-challenge at the ceremony could destroy all hope of restoring his family's wealth, something that Matti has been trying―and failing―to do for the past ten years.
What he can afford, unfortunately, is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere.
Luca, for his part, is trying to reinvent himself in a new city. All he wants to do is make some easy money and try to forget the crime he committed in his hometown. He didn't plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible―and inconveniently handsome―wool merchant like Matti.
However, neither Matti's business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As the days count down to Matti's wedding, the two of them become entangled in the intrigue and sabotage that have brought Matti's house to the brink of ruin. And when Luca's secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance, both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question: how many lies are you prepared to strip away, when the truth could mean losing everything you want?
In a world of witches she has two choices: Hunt, or be hunted.
Vic Wood’s ordinary life crumbles when her younger brother is accepted
into the Acheron Order, a secret society of witches tasked with keeping
the world of the dead at bay. While Henry inherited their absent
mother’s magical abilities, Vic did not. So she is stunned when the
Order’s mysterious leader invites her to join the other initiates at
Avalon Castle, to prove his controversial hypothesis – that magic can
be taught.
But outsiders aren’t welcome at Avalon, and Vic has to fight for the
chance to stay. Scouring archives and libraries for anything she can
use to her advantage, Vic uncovers a dangerous truth: the Order is on
the brink of war, and her own mother might have started it.
And then there is Xan, the Order’s imposing, ruthless, frustrating head
Sentinel. Xan makes no secret that he wants Vic gone. But even the
cavernous castle can feel cramped and claustrophobic amidst their
electric connection . . .
As simmering tension gives way to violence, Vic must choose whether to
leave the preternatural behind, and risk losing her family, or stay,
and remain powerless in a world where power is everything.
TWO VILLAINS, ONE GIRL, AND A DEADLY BATTLE FOR HAPPILY EVER AFTER . . .
Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy
ending, and it seems as if she finally has it. She's married to a
handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle.
But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she paid for this
fairy tale. She doesn't know what she has lost, and her husband is
determined to make sure she never finds out . . . but first he must
kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.
Goku's adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball
continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!
Ever since Goku became Earth's greatest hero and gathered the seven
Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a
little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his
friends will have to defend the planet once again in this
continuation of Akira Toriyama's best-selling series, Dragon Ball!
Granolah and Goku's battle reaches its climax! And Granolah is
willing to put his life on the line to take Vegeta down with him
too! But suddenly, Monaito appears with an important message for
all three fighters-the truth about what happened on planet Cereal
all those years ago...
Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, this collection
features stories from beyond the bounds of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere
universe.
Along with the never-before-seen novella 'Moment Zero', Tailored
Realities will include 'Snapshot', 'Perfect State', 'Defending Elysium'
(a novella set within the world of Skyward), and five other stories
that were originally published individually elsewhere - never before
collected into one volume, and many never before available in print.
The collection will also include a stunning black-and-white
illustration for each story.
Everything is about to change.
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. Before she can return to
London, she must help the Domino Programme unravel the sinister
Operation Ventriloquist.
And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her
memories - Arcturus Mesarthim - might also hold the key to saving
Italy.
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