fantasy fiction

"The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality"--Provided by publisher.

Scholarly and soft-spoken, seventeen-year-old Thea escapes from her mother's pirate ship and into the arms of a charming sailor whose betrayal forces Thea to reconsider her mother's lessons about surviving in a man's world.

Three months after her mother's death, twelve-year-old Kela is still grieving and feels haunted by the last argument she had with her mother. But when Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb in a coral cave, Kela finds herself coming face-to-face with the mermaid Ophidia. Ophidia's magic requires that she make a bargain with whoever finds her comb in exchange for a wish. Kela's greatest wish is for her mother to be alive again, but she soon learns this wish may come at much too high a cost.

After a bloody palace uprising, Katyani, a young guardswoman to the royal family, discovers she is not who she thought she was and becomes a major pawn in the political games of a monster-filled land on the brink of war.

"This new companion series is designed to help readers discover new ideas, connections, and secrets embedded throughout the books and explore them in a whole new way. For each chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, readers will find information gathered from a multitude of official sources, including a timeline that puts everything into an easily envisioned context. Readers will discover helpful information about characters, events, artifacts, and more. Insights and analysis drawn from the hosts and guests of the podcast starts a reader of the companion on their journey of their own analysis"--Amazon.

A great evil has come to the kingdom of D?xi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful sh?nn?ng-shi?a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making?has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne. But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world.

"Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen's soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman's axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen's soldiers--led by a paranoid prince--catch up to Vesper's father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate. Even arm herself with her father's book of dangerous experimental magic. Even infiltrate the prince's elite squad of soldier-sorcerers. Even cheat her way into his cold heart. But when Vesper learns that there's more to the story of her mother's death, she'll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family's secrets, or follow her mother's footsteps into the Storm"--From the publisher's web site.

Auggie, who lives on an island at the top of world where he cares for magical creatures in the Fabled Stables, fears his lovely life on the island might come to an end so he sets out to prove his worth. He responds to a creature alert and faces a hungry Shibboleth, a frightened girl, and a group of Rooks who want to capture him.

Queen Anna of Arendelle is busy preparing for the Polar Nights celebration that is held every year when the sun doesn't rise in the polar circle. To relax, Kristoff suggests she go visit her sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and they spend an evening sharing spooky stories around a campfire in the Enchanted Forest. Kristoff tells them a story about a princess who turned into a draugr, an undead creature that steals memories to make others forget the misdeeds its committed when it was alive. Soon, strange things begin to happen in Arendelle, and Anna and Elsa fear that Kristoff's story inadvertently released the monster on Arendelle. The sisters must work together to uncover the truth about the story in order to save their home.

Minka is outgoing, cheerful, and dreams of more than life in her quiet village, while her sister Lizzie is shy, sensitive, and loves their safe and predicable life, but everything changes Minka meets a boy who gives her a plum to eat. He tells her she should come away with him, into the darkness, into the forest, and Minka falls under his spell, the spell of a zdusze or goblin. Lizzie must find the strength to embark on a dangerous mission to save her sister with the help of her neighbor, Jacob.