demonology

Their latest lead takes Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian to Qinghe. There, they face tombs holding strange sabers, man-eating walls, and sewn-up corpses, before Wei Wuxian's true identity is revealed.

In this manhua adaptation of the novel series, Wei Wuxian was once a powerful cultivator, but when he attempted to gain a new power through demonic cultivation, the world turned its back on him and celebrated his death. Thirteen years later, he awakens in the body of a young man who sacrificed his soul in a forbidden ritual to force Wei Wuxian to exact revenge on his behalf or risk losing his own soul. He is joined by Lan Wangji, a powerful cultivator who shares a past with Wei Wuxian, and finds himself investigating mysteries connected to his first life.

Searching for the truth behind Xiao Xingchen's death, Wei Wuxian uses the dangerous power of "Empathy" to look into the past. He soon discovers the newly blinded Xiao Xingchen met a girl named A-Qing, and the two formed an intense bond. But everything changes after they saved the life of mortally wounded man named Xue Yang, a cold-hearted villain.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji arrive in a desolate city that's scattered with massacred bodies, and they begin to investigate a cold case that once shocked the major cultivation clans. They soon find themselves on a mission to rescue the junior clan members that are trapped in the city, and they face off against a mysterious swordsman and encounter a blind ghost.

Vasilisa Petrovna is determined to forge her own path in a world that would rather lock her away. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers -- and for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing allies that will lead him on a path to war and ruin. A wicked demon returns, stronger than ever and determined to spread chaos. Caught at the center of the conflict is Vasya, who finds the fate of two worlds resting on her shoulders. Her destiny uncertain, Vasya will uncover surprising truths about herself and her history as she desperately tries to save Russia, Morozko, and the magical world she treasures. But she may not be able to save them all"--from regular print edition.

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Suicide Squad in this dark, rompy novel in which the show's most beloved villains must team together to stop the Slayer from ending their world"--.

In this second book in the King of Scars duology (King of Scars, rev. 7/19, part of Bardugo's sprawling Grishaverse), King Nikolai is fighting to brace his small Ravkan kingdom against impending invasion by the Fjerdans, a superstitious people who fear the Grisha for their magical powers and either execute or enslave them as dangerous automatons in their army. Meanwhile, Nikolai's spy and friend Nina is working undercover in the household of a powerful Fjerdan witchhunter -- and falling in love with the witchhunter's daughter. Nikolai, with his seemingly unrequited feelings for his ultra-competent general Zoya, is a thoroughly likable protagonist, the more so when he engineers a climactic solution that will surprise and delight readers in its novelty and rightness. Plotting on a sweeping geo-magical-political canvas.

"Life at Grace Field House had been good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they had to take were tough, their loving caretaker provided them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But when they discover the horrifying truth about why they are being kept at the orphanage, their lives change forever--Emma and Ray race to the queen's chamber to stop Norman's plan, but are they too late? What has propelled Norman to take such a brutal path, and is it something that will forever change his relationship with his closest friends?"--Back cover.

When the dark magical force within him challenges his effort to forge new alliances and build a defense against a new threat, Nikolai Lantsov, the young king of Ravka, embarks on a journey to his country's most magical places to vanquish it.

"The children have successfully escaped Grace Field House, but their troubles are just beginning. Now up against a dangerous natural world and their demon pursuers, Emma and Ray struggle to lead the children to safety. Just when the situation is at its most dire, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Is she there to help, or is it a demonic trap?"--Back cover.