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Wat gebeurt er wanneer de paden van een Engelse spion en een fae elkaar kruisen? Samson Calthorpe heeft er alles voor over om zijn vader te helpen, dus als hij gevraagd wordt om een spion te worden aan het Engelse hof, hapt hij meteen toe. Alyth Graham is een bastaard van een faeprins en een menselijke moeder. Ze houdt de man van de Schotse koningin, lord Darnley, al jaren in de gaten. Het enige dat Alyth en Samson met elkaar delen is hun haat voor lord Darnley.

In the wake of loss and devastation, Alex must cast aside her grief to seek aid from those who banished the Meyarins long ago. But the proud Tia Aurans care little for the woes of mortals and demand that Alex - and her friends - undergo the Gates of Testing to prove their world is worth saving. With an ancient prophecy looming, Alex must confront the secrets of her past if she is to survive long enough to see the future. For if she returns to Medora without the Tia Aurans by her side, all hope will be lost.

Calla Larkenwood wants nothing more than to be a guardian, but her overprotective mother has never allowed it. Battling fae creatures is too dangerous a job for a teenage girl, and there's that special magical ability she needs to keep hidden from the Guild. How can she do that if she's working right under their nose? When circumstances change and Calla finally gets to follow her dream, she discovers guardian trainee life isn't all she hoped it would be.

For fans of Stephanie Garber and Maggie Stiefvater comes the bewitching sequel to The Glittering Edge, where magic is real, witches make irresistible boyfriends, and keeping secrets is dangerous—but not as dangerous as the truth. Penny Emberly didn’t expect to fall head over heels for Alonso...

Enter a world where it's Halloween every day and where the monsters are normal, and the normal are monsters... I'm Ali Welson, and I'm the most normal, goody-two-shoes girl you'll meet. It's how I survive a strict home, far from the mysterious Dark Corruption that converts people into B-movie monsters on contact. But after a close call, Monstreuse, the monster academy, sends an obnoxious sorcerer to claim an unwilling new student--me. Only it's a mistake, I swear. I never touched the Corruption, as much as Byron insists otherwise. But when my family disowns me, I have no choice but to go.

Toni Ransom has gotten the attention of the demons known as Tirade Angels. But there’s a strange armistice, where something lurks beyond the shadows. A war between Tirade Angels and Archangels burns on the horizon, forcing Toni to make a choice. Even after all she has gained, Toni might still lose it all. Helena’s life was bad before she was turned into a Tirade Angel. Now, she’s desperate to make a change. But what can a demon do for redemption?

Or so its citizens believe. Sixteen-year-old Nelly is skeptical of the stories until one night she spots a strange light sneaking through the abandoned house on her family’s farm. When she investigates, she finds … fairies. Within hours of this discovery, Nelly's grandmother is catatonic, and the otherworldly trespassers are offering up a cure. But only at a terrible price. It turns out that Nelly is a rare find for the fae. And the shocking reason why is buried in a past only the dead can remember.

Ausgestoßen. Als gesuchte Mörderin auf der Flucht. Dazu verdammt, niemals den Mann zu berühren, der ihr Blut in Wallung bringt. Vor nicht allzu langer Zeit meinte es das Leben noch gut mit Kallik aus dem Hause Royal. Jetzt sieht es ganz und gar nach Absturz aus. Dieser neueste Shitstorm - ja, er übertrifft alles. Der Vater, der sie von Geburt an gemieden hat, liegt kalt und tot in der Erde. Die Gerichte sind in Aufruhr und wollen Blut sehen. Ihr Blut. Sie muss den wahren Mörder finden, doch dieses Rätsel verblasst angesichts des Wahnsinns, der die Fae zu zermalmen droht.

Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fantasy debut following a teenage Chinese American ghost speaker who (reluctantly) makes a deal to raise her nemesis from the dead. Cara Tang doesn’t want to be haunted. Look, the dead have issues...

Sie ist freiwillig gestorben. Doch wie es ihr versprochen wurde, findet Noa in ein neues Leben. Darin muss sie sich ihrer brutalen Vergangenheit stellen, die finden, die sie liebte und nach einer neuen Wahrheit suchen. Eine Reise, die sie nicht nur in die Abgründe des Landes führt, sondern auch zu dem Schicksal derer, die ihre Zukunft erneut zerstören wollen.

Cada mañana, A despierta en el cuerpo y la vida de una persona diferente. Nunca hay aviso previo de dónde ocurrirá o quién será el elegido. Pero A ya se ha hecho a la idea de ello, incluso tiene una serie de normas que sigue para vivir: nunca involucrarse. Pasar desapercibido. No interferir.

"Academic rivals portrayed to perfection… An all-time top favorite." —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends "Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written." —Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend In...

Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who finds herself at the center of a criminal syndicate conspiracy, in a city where crooked politicians and sinister cults reign and dreaming means waking up as your worst nightmare. Ever since her...

Athena Longfellow and Doni Halliday are granddaughters of one of Neighborlee's guardians, Ford Longfellow. When danger threatens Neighborlee, the girls awaken to their duties and their gifts, and slowly grow into their heritage.

Ra is awake, and the final prison walls are all that stand between Earth and the return of the most powerful man who has ever lived. Alora’s father, Duncan, insists that his return will prove the downfall of humanity. But Alora isn’t so sure. Jesse’s unwell, and the only one who can fix him is Ra. Which means Alora must decide how bad the man once worshipped as the God of the Sun really is, and how far she’ll go to save what matters most.

After 17-year-old Micki moves in with her father, strange events begin to take place. Something unnatural lurks about in the sleepy southern town of Eastwick, Louisiana. Trusting the wrong friends, Micki encounters a vampire, and her life begins to spiral out of control. Somewhere between, she finds love and friendship: Her BFF, Candy, and the rebellious half-vampire biker Valentine, who are willing to risk their own life to help Micki prevent the inevitable future - The Crossing.

An der Fallen Academy, wo Brielle Atwater eigentlich ihr drittes Schuljahr antreten sollte, glauben alle, sie sei tot. Doch Luzifer hat sie in die Unterwelt verschleppt und hält sie dort gefangen. Er braucht Brielle, um seine Rachepläne in die Tat umzusetzen und die Erzengel zu töten. Sie allerdings denkt gar nicht daran, sich zu unterwerfen. Mit Hilfe einer Verbündeten gelingt ihr nach Monaten die Flucht aus der Hölle. Aber der Kampf geht weiter, denn Lincoln ist verschwunden. Wird sie den Teufel besiegen und ihre große Liebe retten können?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from fairy tales and East Asian folklore, this original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone. "A dazzling fairytale...

The gates to Tartarus have been opened and Kronos is now destroying the world. The only way to stop him is to find the legendary Scythe of Kronos. As Chrys is searching for the weapon, Huntley must convince Hephaestus to create a new lock for Tartarus. Hephaestus, however, holds some grudges against the gods, and the goddess who has the Scythe isn't letting go of her treasures. On top of all this, Aether has made his move to try and become King of the Gods. Will Chrys and friends be able to stop Kronos and Aether? Or will the worlds be forever changed?

Meleks ganze Hingabe gehört jetzt Jakob und seiner Armee. Leider ist Eriks Talent für die Truppe nicht so hilfreich wie erhofft. Denn nach Meinung der obersten Führungsriege hat das dreizehnte Talent nur einen Zweck: den Endkampf gegen die Widersacher einzuläuten. General Mahdi, ein ebenso skrupelloses, wie ehrgeiziges Orakel, lädt Erik daher zu einem Besuch nach Istanbul ein, wo sich die Ereignisse sogleich überschlagen.