fantasy fiction

After passing the hunter trials and gaining local celebrity status, Winnie Wednesday struggles to prove the innocence of a wrongly accused werewolf and the existence of a sinister force called the Whisperer, while she unravels the mysteries surrounding her family's magic which leads her to question her loyalties and Luminary heritage.

While working at a speakeasy plagued by violence and death, 19-year-old Ness, fearing mortality, makes a deal with the Nightmare Phantom that causes her life to spiral out of control, pitting her against enemies old and new--and the most difficult enemy of all: herself.

Ivy has spent years looking for her birth mother, but when she finally finds her on Bardsey Island, she is shocked by what greets her. According to folklore, the cormorants that fly over the remote Welsh isle are the terrifying witches of Arthurian legend and they are searching for Ivy. Her mum warned her not to come and to stay away from the lighthouse, but now it's too late. As the shadows draw closer, Ivy must look deep within herself if she wants to survive. For not every story in folklore is true, and some evils aren't what they seem.

"Xinyue, a treasure hunter turned guardian of a baby deity, has escaped death--and awakened in a strange new land. Qiliu, the boy he once called brother, has been captured by enemies--and must tamp down his rage long enough to make his next move. Faced with wolf raiders, frog royalty, and killer plants, both young men will have to choose allies carefully as powerful forces emerge"--Provided by publisher.

"Avatar Yangchen has succeeded in bringing a measure of stability to Bin-Er, but her successes have been limited to a single city, and rumors concerning Unanimity--a weapon capable of total obliteration--have led to increasing tensions among the Four Nations. Desperate to restore diplomacy, Yangchen attempts to de-escalate hostilities between heads of state. But in the wake of a brutal assassination and the freeing of Unanimity, Yangchen is forced to bring Kavik--the trusted former companion whose betrayal crushed her--back into her fold. As the Four Nations teeter on the brink of conflict and she begins to unravel the power-hungry Zongdu Chaisee's true agenda, Yangchen is forced to measure the worth of humanity, and how much can be sacrificed in the name of balance"-Provided by publisher.

At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.

Thirteen-year-old Carag is a shapeshifter who has the ability to turn into a mountain lion and has just recently started living in the human world, but this choice to live with humans puts him at odds with his family of mountain lions. He begins attending Clearwater High, a school for shapeshifters of all kinds from all over the world, and he soon finds a sense of belonging that he hasn't experienced since he left his family. But Carag also finds himself going up against a wolf pack that bullies the "prey" animals, befriending a group of misfits, and developing a crush on a girl.

"Royal siblings Vira, Ronak, Kaleb, and Riya battle vengeful enemies, centuries-old mysteries, and their own personal demons in order to save their country from ruin"--Provided by publisher.

"Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra alpha, barely. but the games are far from over. By order of their cruel and mysterious overlord Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Grays, a humanoid race that has far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet. This attempt to move up the leaderboard, however, leads Cade to a game-changing revelation: The pantheon, the group of millennia-old alien masterminds behind the games, has a weakness. With thte right artifacts scavenged from the land of Acies and a heavy dose of courage and luck, Cade has exactly one chance to end their tyranny forever. but if he fails, the lives of his friends, and the survival of Earth itself, will be forfeited"--Provided by publisher.

Oscar Buckle lives in a city where it's always raining. And when it isn't raining, it's about to rain, so the townspeople have learned to embrace it. Oscar's father is an umbrella maker--appropriate for a place where you can't leave home without one!--but while Buckle Umbrellas are strong, reliable, and high quality, they're expensive. Because of this, people are buying from the competitor instead, which is threatening Oscar's family's business.