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The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas
A Throne of Glass novella. On a remote island in a tropical sea, Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. She’s been sent by the Assassin’s Guild to collect on a debt they are owed by the Lord of the Pirates... -
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary-until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. But Corlath does...Categorized as:
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Eon by Alison Goodman
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsRead Alison Goodman's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon--the award-winning crossover fantasy that soars! Sixteen-year-old Eon has a dream, and a mission. For years, he's been studying sword-work and magic, toward one end. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune... -
The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh
The darker the sky, the brighter the stars. In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny...Categorized as:
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Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"He was my darkness and I was his light. We couldn't exist without each other." For me, life was simple. I went to school and studied. I spent time with my friends and stayed out of trouble. I didn't drink or swear and I only dated gentlemen. I was the typical good girl with a bright future. My world seemed perfect. But that was about to change... -
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFeist's first non-Midkemia based book for many years. King of Ashes is the first book in the planned War of Five Crowns trilogy and draws influences from medieval history and Arthurian legend... -
The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis
"A soaring tale of life and love, of sacrifice and renewal, and learning to see people as they really are."Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie’s rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal... -
Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea
Once upon a time Elle made a mistake. A small miscalculation sends her through the roof of an enchanted chateau. Stranded until her broken leg mends, Elle is forced to rely on the good will of the sour chateau owner —the cursed Prince Severin... -
Step Alpha by Renee Rose
1st Lesson of Wolf Ridge Dominate or submit.It’s a wolf-eat-wolf school, and those on the top–like my stepbrother–rule all.Those of us on the bottom? We try to fly under the radar.But now that my name is attached to Wilde’s,now that we’re “family,”there’s no more hiding.And the cocky baller is out to punish mefor the crime of dragging down his reputation... -
The Lost Elemental by Tessa Hale
It was supposed to be simple. Graduate, get a job to keep my mom from drowning in mountains of medical debt, and maybe score a scholarship to a decent college.All of that changed in a single breath. Because it turns out I’m not human. And I just knocked out the power on an entire city block.In a split second, all of my carefully-laid plans go up in smoke...Categorized as:
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River Secrets by Shannon Hale
Razo has no idea why he was chosen to be a soldier. He can barely swing a sword, and his brothers are forever wrestling him to the ground. Razo is sure it's out of pity that his captain asks him to join an elite mission--escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern's great enemy. But when the Bayern arrive in the strange southern country, Razo discovers the first dead body...Categorized as:
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Frost Burn by Erica Stevens, Leslie Mitchell
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter years of running, Quinn has finally found a town to settle down in while she searches for the man who tore her life apart. Despite her every intention not to, she’s started to put down some roots and make friends. However, the small bit of solace she’s found is quickly shattered when a group of vampires walk into the bar where she works and turn her life upside down... -
The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA charming and imaginative new novel about getting lost before you can be found. LOST: Frannie and Louis met in an online support group when they were both younger. They have never met face-to-face. They don’t even know each other’s real names. All they know is that they both have a mysterious tendency to lose things. Well, not lose them, exactly. Things just seem to…disappear...Categorized as:
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The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter setting out to break the curse that binds them together, the pirate Ananna and the assassin Naji find themselves stranded on an enchanted island in the north with nothing but a sword, their wits, and the secret to breaking the curse: complete three impossible tasks...Categorized as:
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Daughter of the Flames by Zoë Marriott
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a sweeping fantasy chronicling a courageous girl's fight for freedom and love in a world ravaged by war and religious fanaticism. Zahira is a young woman of the conquered Rua people. She has been raised to distrust the occupying population. But everything changes when her home is destroyed and she finds out some shocking truths about her past...Categorized as:
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The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAnanna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to another pirate clan. But that only prompts the scorned clan to send an assassin after her. When Ananna faces him down one night, armed with magic she doesn't really know how to use, she accidentally activates a curse binding them together...Categorized as:
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Empire of Storms 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 at odds with those who don't...Categorized as:
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Immortal Fire by Annette Marie
Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality...Categorized as:
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Refuge by Karen Lynch
To keep the people she loved safe, Sara left everything she knew behind. She soon learns this new world is nothing like her old one, and she struggles to make a place for herself among the Mohiri. But it soon becomes apparent to Sara and to everyone one around her that she is not your typical warrior...Categorized as:
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Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades... -
The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon
Not many people get a second chance, let alone a second life.I died. Burning in a prison cell I spent years of my life rotting away in.I had been beaten, battered and bruised beyond repair...but not broken.Never broken.By whatever miracle, I’ve been brought back ten years into my past and before I was locked away...But to a different kind of hell…Wensridge Academy... -
The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do...Categorized as:
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The Wicked King by Holly Black
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.The first lesson is to make yourself strong. After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne... -
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal... -
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Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them...Categorized as:
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Psycho Gods by Jasmine Mas
Are you ready for war?Fight for survival and the fate of the realms.I discovered my abilities...but that was just the beginning.Malum, Scorpius, and Orion are now fighting for me.Their power is mind-boggling. The carnage staggering.The High Court wants me to control them, but you can't leash monsters.Even with Sadie, Jinx, and John by my side, I'm struggling to survive... -
Charm by Tracy Wolff
The instant #1 New York Times Bestselling Series Goodreads Most Anticipated YA Book of November Finally find out what happened during those missing four months, as the thrilling adventure continues! He’s under my skin… After Katmere, I shouldn’t be surprised by anything. Including the existence of a world beyond my world called the Shadow Realm...Categorized as:
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Dark Tempest by Annette Marie
Emi has dedicated her life to becoming the perfect vessel for the goddess Amaterasu, but the insidious betrayal of another deity has changed everything. Now Amaterasu has charged Emi with an urgent mission: to find and free the earthly gods before mankind is brought to its knees beneath divine tyranny.At her side is Shiro, the mysterious fox spirit...Categorized as:
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The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives... -
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie
I thought I understood power.My parents taught me that magic attracts equal danger, and everything I've seen since becoming a demon contractor confirms it. I've witnessed how power twists and corrupts--and I've tasted power no human should wield.I thought I knew greed.Ambition and avarice drove my family into hiding. My parents died for someone else's greed...Categorized as:
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