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In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes. As each act becomes more and more risky and the number of missing magicians piles up, three are forced to reckon with their secrets before the darkness comes for them next.

Alguien está dando muerte a los cazadores de sombras del círculo de Valentine, y eso vuelve a enemistarlos con los subterráneos. Solo Simon, ahora convertido en vampiro, podrá evitar el enfrentamiento. Mientras, Clary y Jace descubrirán un misterio que los llevará a fortalecer su relación o... a destruirla para siempre. Amor, sangre, traición, venganza... Los peligros nunca habían sido tan grandes antes de esta cuarta entrega de la exitosa serie de Cassandra Clare, que retoma la historia donde la dejó Ciudad de Cristal.

The competition has come to a disastrous end, and Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is now front-page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now lost to this world and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron is willing to do whatever it takes to find her. Even if it means embarking on a dark and treacherous journey, risking more than just his life, with no promise of return.

Han pasado seis semanas desde que los ángeles del apocalipsis descendieron para demoler el mundo moderno. Las pandillas callejeras gobiernan el día mientras que el miedo y la superstición gobiernan la noche. Cuando los ángeles guerreros se van con una niña indefensa, su hermana Penryn, de diecisiete años, hará cualquier cosa para recuperarla. Cualquier cosa, incluso hacer un trato con un ángel enemigo. Raffe es un guerrero que yace destrozado y sin alas en la calle.

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Sandalwood has served the duke and duchess all her life. Over the years, she's learned to make do with what she has and endure her surrogate father's awful punishments. She dreams of escape, but never expected it to come in the form of a message from the Queen of Westeria. Victoria learns that she's the queen's daughter, the younger sister to Princess Amelia, and it's time to come home and claim her birthright. When she arrives, she discovers she's not the only one who received the royal message.

You'll find chills and horrors in the sequel to HEXED--the two-book series about a teenage witch in L.A. by Michelle Krys, author of DEAD GIRLS SOCIETY. Indie has spent the last few weeks frantically searching for Paige. She’s tried every spell imaginable, but witchcraft has gotten her...

The cruelty of the capital and the power-hungry King Arden have scattered Bleak and her companions across the continents. On the run in a foreign land, Bleak finds herself tied to some unexpected strangers. When the answers she yearns for are finally within reach, she must face the hard truths of her past and take her fate into her own hands before it’s too late. Meanwhile, secrets and magic unravel as a dark power corrupts the realm. Bleak’s friends are forced to decide where their loyalties lie, and who, if anyone, they can trust.

Toxic mist drives all life to the brink of destruction, and the conqueror queen, Ines, has her talons in the kings of the realm. Bleak, having discovered her true heritage, must now scour the lands for the one thing that might save them all. But the search is a treacherous one - and it will push her to the very limits of endurance. Amidst secrets, lies, and the intricacies of battle, Bleak and her companions learn just how far they’ll go for the ones they love. But will it be enough?

Emmeline Escot knows that she was born to ride in Seren's cutthroat velocipede races. The only problem: She's female in a world where women lead tightly laced lives. Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Ever more stifled by rules, corsets, and her upcoming marriage of convenience to a brusque stranger, Emmy rebels - with stunning consequences. Can her dream to race survive scandal, scrutiny, and heartbreak?

Before their fight to save the realm from mad tyrants and toxic mist, Bleak, Henri and Swinton led separate lives. Delve into the secrets, the triumphs and tragedies of their earlier years, and the defining moments that made these much-loved characters who they are.

Still grieving the death of her guardian and dangerously self-medicating with alcohol, Bleak is snatched from her home by the Commander of the King's Army and summoned to the capital. But the king isn't the only one interested in Bleak's powers. The leader of an infamous society of warriors, the Valia Kindred, lays claim to her as well, and Bleak finds herself in the middle of a much bigger battle than she anticipated.