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A stunning new adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant. A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations. A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power. Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard. A legendary street thief leading a mission...

Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja's otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care and Vanja decided to steal her future back...by stealing Gisele's life for herself. 

The thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves, featuring danger, deception, and romance. Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them--the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor's Watch will be a kingdom, and the two of them will meet all...

Discover and rediscover the world of the Queen's Thief, from the acclaimed novel The Thief to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, The Return of the Thief. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief can be read in any order. Thick as Thieves is the fifth novel set...

“A bravura performance by one of our finest writers.”—The Horn Book (starred review) “This series finale has everything readers could hope for from a conclusion 20 years in the making.”— School Library Journal (starred review) The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to...

Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike. Pheris, the heretofore-unknown heir of the traitorous Baron Erondites, is sent to be raised in the Attolian court. Possessing a keen intellect, Pheris has nevertheless had to play the fool in order to survive.

Der Wettkampf ist brandgefährlich – auch für ihr Herz. Rosalyn Quest ist die Tochter einer legendären Diebesfamilie. Ihr ganzes Leben wurde sie darauf trainiert, weltweit die größten Coups durchzuziehen. Doch gerade als sie ihren Ausstieg aus dem Familienbusiness plant, wird ihre Mutter gefangen genommen. Rosalyns einzige Chance, ihre Mutter zu retten: die Einladung zum Thieves‘ Gambit, einem Wettbewerb für Nachwuchsdiebe, die sie eigentlich abgelehnt hatte. Wer den Wettbewerb gewinnt, erhält einen Wunsch, der sich durch Macht, Geld oder Einfluss erfüllen lässt.

Growing up on Forge's streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that's not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs. But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent - and darkly attractive - and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

Once she was Adrienne Satti. An orphan of Davillon, she had somehow escaped destitution and climbed to the ranks of the city's aristocracy in a rags-to-riches story straight from an ancient fairy tale. Until one horrid night, when a conspiracy of forces - human and other - stole it all away in a flurry of blood and murder. Today she is Widdershins, a thief making her way through Davillon's underbelly with a sharp blade, a sharper wit, and the mystical aid of Olgun, a foreign god with no other worshippers but Widdershins herself. 

In the realms of The Memory Thief, memories are currency that can be traded for goods, services, skills, and experiences. A group of people—the Gifted—can steal and redistribute memories. Etta is secretly one of them, but she hasn’t used her Gifted abilities since she left the rebel...

A soli diciassette anni, Ross Quest è tra i ladri più abili, in particolare nei piani di fuga. Fino a quando il piano che ha ideato per scappare dalla sua famiglia di ladri leggendari non prende una svolta inaspettata, lasciando la vita di sua madre in pericolo. In un tentativo disperato, Ross partecipa al Gioco dei Ladri, una serie di rischiose rapine internazionali in cui tutto è ammesso, perfino uccidere la concorrenza, e dove il primo premio è un desiderio per qualsiasi cosa al mondo, un desiderio che potrebbe salvare sua madre.

Scarlet’s true identity has been revealed, but her future is uncertain. Her forced marriage to Lord Gisbourne threatens Robin and Scarlet’s love, and as the royal court descends upon Nottingham for the appointment of a new Sheriff, the people of Nottingham hope that Prince John will appoint their beloved Robin Hood. But Prince John has different plans for Nottingham that revolve around a fateful secret from Scarlet’s past even she isn’t yet aware of.

A cataclysmic explosion has given earthly teens astronomical powers-when the star Mentarsus-H went supernova at their conceptions, the teens absorbed the shattered soul of the star and inherited unimaginable abilities. Now the Star Shards have become like gods, drunk on their own power-and ripe for manipulation by The Bringer, a creature who would turn them against one another and transform the planet into his own personal feeding ground. But who is more dangerous: The Bringer or the Star Shards?  

Deep within the palace of the Mede emperor, in an alcove off the main room of his master's apartments, Kamet minds his master's business and his own. Kamet has accumulated a few possessions, a little money stored in the household's cashbox, and a significant amount of personal power. As a slave, his fate is tied to his master's. If Nahuseresh's fortunes improve, so will Kamet's. A soldier in the shadows offers escape, but Kamet won't sacrifice his ambition for a meagre and unreliable freedom; not until a whispered warning of poison and murder destroys all of his carefully laid plans.

عندما يتوفى مؤسس إمبراطورية بالينجر، يتولى ابنه جيس زمام الأمور ويصبح الزعيم الجديد للإمبراطورية. حتى الممالك المجاورة تخضع لسلطة هذه العائلة الخارجة عن القانون، التي لطالما حكمت وفقًا لقواعدها الخاصة. لكن عصرًا جديدًا يبدأ بقيادة ملكة شابة، مما يجعلها هدفًا لغضب وعداء هذه السلالة. في الوقت نفسه، ترسل الملكة كازي، اللصة الأسطورية السابقة من شوارع الفقر، للتحقيق في الانتهاكات المرتكبة ضد المستوطنات الجديدة. عندما تصل كازي إلى أرض بالينجر القاسية، تكتشف أن جيس ليس كما توقعت.

Trotz seines hinterhältigen Verrats muss Ross mit Devroe zusammenarbeiten. Unter der Leitung von Count, der Anführerin der Organisation, gehen sie überall auf der Welt auf Raubzug. Dabei nutzt Devroe jede Gelegenheit, Ross zurückzugewinnen. Doch die hat sich geschworen, ihm nie wieder zu vertrauen – schließlich könnte ein einziges Wort von ihm sie ihr Leben kosten. Als ein anderes Mitglied der Organisation versucht, Count zu stürzen, wittert Ross ihre Chance. Denn ein weiterer Wettbewerb soll über den zukünftigen Anführer entscheiden. Wird es Count oder ihr skrupelloser Gegner Baron?

La tripulación del Angelique está orgullosa de ser lo que es: una tripulación de piratas. Su día a día consiste en navegar por los mares de Marabilia entre aventuras, asaltos a barcos y búsquedas de riquezas; en definitiva, los piratas del Angelique viven sin acatar leyes ni obedecer órdenes de nadie. Hasta que el rey Geraint de Dahes los captura y todo apunta a que eso se ha terminado. La pena por piratería es la muerte. A menos, claro, que alguien les proponga un trato que les permita salvarse... Uno que a su vez ofrezca la posibilidad de una venganza muy ansiada.

For as long as she can remember, Doric has felt alone. Abandoned by her human parents, she wandered for years before being taken in by a community of Neverwinter Woods elves. But her horns and tail proclaim a tiefling heritage, and even among the kindest of elves, her fledgling druidic abilities mark her as different from the rangers around her. And as humans begin to encroach farther and farther into the once pristine woods, Doric knows she needs to master her druidic capabilities if she is to be any help to her adopted family.

After an attempted assassination and kidnapping, Sophos, heir to the throne of Sounis, disappears. Those who care for him - including the thief Eugenides and the queen of Eddis - are left to wonder if he is alive and if they will ever see him again. Sophos, under the guidance of yet another tutor, practices his swordplay and strategises escape scenarios should his father's villa come under attack. How would he save his mother? His sisters? Himself? Could he reach the horses in time? Where would he go? But nothing prepares him for the day armed men swarm the villa courtyard. 

Livia Blackburne gathered sterling reviews for her fast-paced YA debut, Midnight Thief. In this thrilling sequel, Kyra employs her preternatural thieving skills to preserve a shaky alliance with the Palace. Keeping her newly discovered heritage a secret, Kyra must embrace her Makvani blood to save the city from her Demon Rider kin and their bloodthirsty wildcats.