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In the thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... series, a dark and mysterious menace has surfaced in the Land of Stories, threatening to destroy the entire world. As the doors were pushed, flames and magma spewed out from between the cracks...

Peace is the one thing for which the Eaglemasters never trained. Centuries of harsh conditioning made them doubt the dawn of this new era that now keeps the hordes of foes surrounding them at bay without a single drop of blood spilled.

A wrong committed millennia ago leads Padric on a quest to stop a plot that threatens all of humanity. There is only one catch—Padric must first prove himself worthy to be heir of the ancient charioteer.

Power is never given. It is taken. In a world where kingdoms are built on the backs of the enslaved, one man rises from nothing to challenge the very order of power itself. Bohemond is not a hero. Forged in suffering, hardened by war, and guided by forces few dare to understand, he walks a dangerous path between salvation and destruction. As whispers of rebellion spread and ancient forces stir, Bohemond must decide what kind of king he will become—one who frees… or one who conquers. Dark magic, brutal choices, and a destiny written in blood collide in this gripping fantasy novella. For ...

From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventure. This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It's the one where she kills him. Marra never wanted to be a hero. As the shy, convent-raised, third-born...

Fame. Fortune. Your most extravagant wish granted. These are the prizes promised to the team that wins the Faerie Race, the first and only reality television show to venture into the dangerous realm of the fae. But that's not why Jacqueline Cunningham wants in. She's after any sign of her sister - who vanished without a trace into the faerie world two years ago. Jacq thought getting into the race would be the hard part. But she didn't count on the other competitors - who will stop at nothing to finish first.

The thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... series Brystal Evergreen is running out of time. It's almost been a year since she made a deal with Death to find and destroy the Immortal in exchange for her life and she still hasn't found a single clue...

Welcome to the AbyssFormaria—a labyrinthine network of underground tunnels—is home to the Fromryr. An alliance of humans, dwarves, elves, and gnomes, they fight an endless war with ancient technologies. Technologies they don’t truly understand but deploy with devastating effect. Above the surface, exorcist Kalbrayeth Lyander investigates a possible demonic incursion. When he discovers a body imbued with unknown sorceries he finds himself in possession of a secret he never wanted. A secret that threatens to break centuries long alliances and drag Formaria into a war it cannot afford.

The New York Times–bestselling author's medieval fantasy adventure continues with this "swift-moving tale of sword and sorcery" (Publishers Weekly). The winds of change are blowing upon Fireach Speur. When the orphaned witch Aoelyn risked her life to save the trader Talmadge, it cost her...

It's never good to have elf hunters on your trail... but when it comes to pointy-eared creatures of magic there is something worse... Turgon has never been fond of elves. For obvious reasons and for not-so-obvious reasons that most others in Ikinidor don't know. Now with a ranger and his apprentice needing their help, he'll have to reveal such truths from his own past. This is also ignoring the truth that the rangers stole something from the elves and now the apprentice appears to have some strange dark curse. A curse that could signal something worse at work in the world. One thing is for ...

At last, the Dwarf-King will learn why he was saved from certain death. But for some, death is truly a new beginning. The Rusis are a mysterious race capable of innate elemental magic. Trusting few and caring about even fewer, when Turgon realizes that one of his kind has been raiding Rusis graves in a land to the Far North he doesn't see how it concerns him. But the Rusis tells him of many more things: Necromancy, the joining of the shadow beings of the deserts with undead orc, and a long thought clan of dead elves gathering as a unified threat. This could not be ignored. Embarking on a ...

Whistling Tor is a place of secrets: a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress belonging to Anluan - a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan's family and his people, and the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom. Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan's garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart's blood. Retained to sort through entangled family documents, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes.

The Dwarf-King is soon to face a great evil of the sands but there is another problem at hand. Turgon now commands a dwarven hold and has found within it a most powerful object: a Star Forge. A device capable of enchantments beyond any other forge across the known realms... the only issue is that they can't seem to light it. When Silra thinks he knows a solution, The Dwarf-King, the Priest, and the Hammersong depart once again across the dunes to find a hidden realm and an ancient dwarven city. Seeking a rare ore in a fabled mine that just might be what is needed to relight the ancient ...

A mysterious old map leads to a treasure like none other... but what secrets await them hidden in the depths? Turgon has gone many places and found quite a few trinkets... but it was deep in an ancient city where he and his not-so-holy priest found an etching dating back before the great floods of the world. With an eye for adventure, they head to the Jewel of the Dashrin Coast, Eh-Rin, to seek a sea captain willing to take them North and explore what might be hidden there... But when a chance crossing with a Vinda Sea Slave Captain bent on building up his own form of power changes the ...

Some secrets are worth dying for - but Liz Jekyll is a doctor and a werewolf, she's not dying for anyone. So she needs another plan. Liz might be the most wanted werewolf in London—wanted for dating, that is—but she doesn’t take it as a compliment. In fact, it’s a wretched nuisance because Liz has a vital secret to hide. What she needs is a disinterested werewolf who could pretend to be her boyfriend. Carson Erving would be very interested in Liz if it weren’t for Gentiana Aeternae. The botanist werewolf from Alabama has found the legendary Elixir Gentian, and ruthless people will...

Journey into a tale of love, jealousy, redemption, and the enduring power of hope in The Apple and The Rose In the heart of the Enchanted Forest, Prince Alistair and Lady Aurelia's love blossoms amidst ancient trees and golden light. But their happiness is threatened by Lady Bellinea, Aurelia's envious sister, who will stop at nothing to claim the power she believes is rightfully hers. As dark magic courses through Bellinea's veins, she becomes a formidable adversary, casting a shadow over the kingdom. Meanwhile, Princess Alana escapes the castle to reclaim her kingdom and protect her ...

There is only one way to be free of the curse. Etta Basile has to die. The only other option is to give in to the magic that has held generations of her family tied to their greatest enemies. And Etta refuses to die. Thrust into a tournament to fight for her life, Etta knows something the royal family does not. If they have her killed, they too lose something they hold dear. Their beloved prince. His life is tied to Etta's by a power they can't imagine. If she survives the tournament, she must protect him at all costs, despite his family's persecution of her people. 

Ancient secrets and modern conspiracies swirl around Amy and her griffin partner, Istvan. The inaugural South Eastern Magisterial Circuit is underway and as Amy accompanies Istvan on his magisterial duties, she faces hostility she hadn’t expected. The Faerene of Atlanta aren’t happy that a human has magic, even if Amy has sworn hers to Istvan. The wreckage of human civilisation is everywhere and the devastating apocalypse isn’t over yet, at least, not for humans. Amy’s loyalty is about to be tested.

His conquest was for his ancestors. His glory was within grasp. His failure has left all of his companions dead. They say that the race of men took that which belonged to the dwarves. Turgon Highstone was taking it back. Claiming his family's right to lost cities across a region once overran by orc hordes, he amassed many loyal dwarves to fight by his side... but the war turned against him. Suddenly finding himself locked in a dungeon, a stranger appears and provides a way out of captivity. Turgon wants revenge for his brothers and sisters-in-arms, but instead, he runs into an overbearing ...

Ethereal horror wakens where the ocean meets the cosmic realm. Aboard the Truest Bliss, Turgon and his companions work with Edanos to try to stop the Slavers and The Drean once and for all. Racing across the Western Oceans, they struggle to lock the cosmic winds and halt the emergence of that which resides just upon the edge of the living realm. An elder evil... a god of a different kind. Something Turgon can't even fathom. Furthermore, Gurye struggles to figure out a way to save the enslaved Rusis children aboard the massive slaver ship. When at last they come upon their chance, tragedy ...