Showing results for "Fantasies" in Friendship

For years, the Empress of Namorn has pressed her young cousin, Lady Sandrilene fa Toren, to visit her vast lands within the Empire's borders. Sandry has avoided the invitation for as long as it was possible. Now, Sandry has agreed to pay that overdue visit. Sandry's uncle promises guards to accompany her. But they're hardly a group of warriors! They're her old friends from Winding Circle: Daja, Tris, and Briar. Sandry hardly knows them now. They've grown up and grown apart.

Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be a painful and confusing time. Unfortunately, Lilianna’s circumstances are anything but normal. Only a few people know what caused her sudden change from model student to the withdrawn pessimist she has become, but her situation isn’t about to get any better. When people begin coming down with a quick-spreading illness that doctors are unable to treat, Lil’s worst fears are realized.

All over the country, a strange phenomenon is happening. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they are no longer the same - they stutter, and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed "living impaired" or "differently biotic," they are doing their best to fit into a society that doesn't want them. Fitting in is hard enough when you don't have the look or attitude, but when almost everyone else is alive and you're not, it's close to impossible.

In the tradition of truly fantastic storytelling, Verdigris Deep is a darkly witty, utterly creepy and clever novel by Frances Hardinge, author of The Lie Tree. Verdigris n. a blue-green rust that tarnishes ageing and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely . . . One evening, Ryan and his...

Brought to you by Penguin. Final Destination meets House of Hollow in this haunting and lyrical speculative horror about a group of girls doing Death’s bidding in exchange for preserving their own lives. Roslyn Volk isn’t herself any more. It’s been almost a year since her older sister...

Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with the story of the Threadwitch Iseult. War has come to the Witchlands . . . and nothing will be the same again. Iseult has found her heartsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For...

Il principe Rhen, erede al trono di Emberfall, è condannato da una maledizione a rivivere all'infinito l'autunno dei suoi diciott'anni, fino a che una ragazza non si innamorerà di lui. Facile? Non tanto, perché ogni anno Rhen si trasforma in un mostro che semina morte e distruzione. Ma un giorno nel suo mondo irrompe la giovane Harper Lacy. Sarà lei a liberarlo dalla maledizione e a salvare Emberfall dalla rovina?

Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and...

The highly anticipated sequel in the acclaimed Runestone Saga from New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima—with more adventure, mystery, and plot twists than ever before! Reunited in New Jotunheim, Reginn, Eiric and Liv discover that they are game pieces being played on a hidden...

Harper è riuscita a spezzare la maledizione che imprigionava il Principe Rhen e a impedire che il regno venisse distrutto. Ma i guai non sono finiti: si mormora infatti che egli non abbia diritto al trono, che la Principessa Harper di Disi sia solo un'imbrogliona, e che a Emberfall circoli la magia proibita. Per di più Grey, un tempo capitano delle guardie di Rhen, è fuggito dal Castello di Ironrose portando con sé un terribile segreto. Potrebbe essere lui il vero erede? Di sicuro Grey non ha alcuna intenzione di sfidare Rhen per la corona.

Wenn sich alles, was du geglaubt hast, als Lüge erweist … Wohin wirst du dich wenden? An ihrem 18. Geburtstag ist das unbeschwerte Leben Prinzessin Odines vorbei. Durch eine düstere Prophezeiung wird sie zur Ausgestoßenen und findet in ihrem nervtötenden Reit- und Fechtlehrer Dariel einen unerwarteten Verbündeten, der ihr zur Flucht verhilft. Gleichzeitig bekommt die neunzehnjährige Oona einen seltsamen Auftrag. Als Blutjägerin ist es eigentlich ihre Aufgabe, die Bestien zu vernichten, die das Königreich Garas terrorisieren.

Coming here was a bad idea… This razor-sharp thriller rippling with secrets, privilege, and intoxicating female friendship is “one part fairy tale and one part New England whodunit, with a twist I never saw coming!” (Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of Liar’s Beach) A...

A note from Jade Leighton’s journal Years ago, a tragic accident robbed me of my mother and emotions. Because I find beauty in darkness and thrive outside social norms, I’ve been labeled a “freak” at school. I know my continued apathy hurts my loved ones, but I’m not about to change...

Set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Seven Realms series, a generation later, this is a breathtaking story of dark magic, chilling threats, and two unforgettable characters walking a knife-sharp line between life and death. This dazzling beginning to a new series is indispensable...

Bloomsbury presents The Wild Dark by Katherine Harbour, read by Shakira Shute. One last heist. One last chance at revenge. Once an outcast and an orphan, Evie Wilder now finds herself as the new leader of the Dark Fable. But the secret group of globetrotting thieves is not the prestigious...

Bloomsbury presents The Dark Fable by Katherine Harbour, read by Shakira Shute. Magical heists. Deadly secrets. Come along for the ride . . . if you dare. This heart-stopping, seductive fantasy is perfect for fans of Six of Crows. Evie Wilder is an orphan who has gone through most of her life...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER In a dazzling new fantasy world full of whispered secrets and political intrigue, the magic of women is outlawed but four girls with unusual powers have the chance to change it all. Magic is illegal in Simta, but for the right price, the wealthy can always partake...

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet—a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. “Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time.” Princess Annika has lived a life of...

Danica Lewis accepts a scholarship to Delcroix Academy, a school for kids with special "skills". But once she arrives at the mysterious school, Danica suspects the recruiters know more about her "gift" than they are letting on. Previously published as The Candidates: Delcroix Academy, Book 1.

In her fresh, inventive debut, Berry introduces a teenage feline shapeshifter coming to terms with her strange powers. Otherkin the first in a mesmerizing new series that deals with such teen issues as body image and the strength to be found in friendship.