Dystopian Magic

For the past two months, Kitty Doe's life has been a lie. Forced to impersonate Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, in a hostile meritocracy on the verge of revolution, Kitty sees her frustration grow as her trust in her fake fiancé cracks, her real boyfriend is forbidden and the Blackcoat rebels she is secretly supporting keep her in the dark more than ever.

Shay, one of the rare survivors of the epidemic sweeping the UK, has surrendered herself to the Army because she believes she's a carrier of the deadly disease. Along with other survivors, she unwillingly becomes a test subject in an effort to find a cure. When the lab where she's being held is attacked, Shay and a few others escape - with the help of Dr. Alex Cross, Kai's hated stepfather and Callie's father. Alex is the leader of the cult-like group Multiverse. Their agenda is murky, but genetic engineering might be one of their goals.

Emmeline knows she’s not supposed to explore the woods outside her settlement. The enemy that wiped out half her people lurks there. Living with the shame of her grandmother’s insubordination, Emmeline has learned to keep her head down and her quick tongue silent. When the settlement leader asks for her hand in marriage, it’s an opportunity for Emmeline to wash the family slate clean - even if she has eyes for another. But before she’s forced into an impossible decision, her dreams urge her into the woods, where she uncovers a path she can’t help but follow.

Goldie Roth is a trained thief and a skilled liar. Along with her friend Toadspit, she's supposed to be one of the Keepers of the mysterious Museum of Dunt. But although she desperately wants to be a Keeper, she will not leave her sick parents to do so. But when Toadspit's sister Bonnie is stolen, he and Goldie are forced to follow the child-stealers to the neighboring city of Spoke. Along the way, Toadspit too is captured, and Goldie is caught up in the Festival of Lies, where every word she says means something else and no one can be trusted.

The city of Jewel is in peril once again, as it is held captive by the frightful Fugleman, his band of Blessed Guardians, and an army of merciless mercenaries. There's no doubt that Goldie and Toadspit want to get their city back, but how can a small group of children fight against such overwhelming forces of evil? And how, as Goldie is determined, can they avoid bloodshed in a war that will set thieves against soldiers, and trickery and deception against a mighty cannon that shoots cannonballs bent on destruction?

Welcome to the tyrannical city of Jewel, where impatience is a sin and boldness is a crime. Goldie Roth has lived in Jewel all her life. Like every child in the city, she wears a silver guardchain and is forced to obey the dreaded Blessed Guardians. She has never done anything by herself and won’t be allowed out on the streets unchained until Separation Day.

When Rachel and her mother move to Mrs. Moore's house - the one with right next to the Line - Rachel starts questioning things. There are so many rumors of the horrible things that lie beyond the Line - in a place called Away - but no one dares to talk about it. And it's no use asking questions, especially of Mrs. Moore, who has always lived by the Line, or of her mother. But then, Rachel comes across a recorded message - one that could only have come from Away. And the voice on the recorder is asking for help...

Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them. Handpicked to host the first-ever L'eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she'll have inside information about the mysterious L'eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara's blog following is about to skyrocket. Still, Cara isn't sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L'eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn't seem more alien.

Skylar is a girl with extraordinary power - a girl with a mission to use her Greater-Than gifts to stop the makers of Destiny from getting people hooked on their deadly drug. But Sky is still mastering her new abilities, and her first mission to destroy a Destiny lab leaves her best friend addicted to the drug. For a few days Cal will be able to walk again - until it kills him. Time is running out for Sky to save the world without sacrificing her friends - to become truly Greater-Than.

Unter dem Schutz von Nergal dem Leuchtenden marschieren die Armeen des Bündnisses auf Tiamats Tempel zu. Scyths alte Tricks funktionieren nicht länger. Der Botschafter der Vernichtenden Seuche und seine Freunde stehen vor einer schwerwiegenden Entscheidung: Sollen sie sich dem Wunsch von Snowstorm, Inc. beugen und die Quest des Nukleus abschließen, sich den Verhinderern ergeben oder sich aus dem Kampf um Tiamats Tempel zurückziehen, um den Krieg zu gewinnen? Eines steht fest: Sie werden in jedem Fall Verbündete brauchen, und manchmal können ehemalige Feinde zu besten Freunden werden.

When Jamie and Gabrielle ran away in the middle of the night, they thought they'd be leaving their troubles behind them. Now, they're starting to realize those troubles have just begun. With no money, no plan, and no destination, they find themselves the world's most wanted fugitives - trying to stay one step ahead of an international intelligence organization tasked with hunting them down. An intelligence organization run by Jamie's own father.

Scyth und die Anhänger der Schlafenden Götter mussten sich im Krieg um Tiamats Tempel geschlagen geben. Die neuen Götter, die sich die Wahren Götter nennen, feiern ihren Sieg, ohne sich jedoch bewusst zu sein, dass die Schläfer noch einen Tempel haben. Doch wie lange wird es den Erwachten gelingen, ihn vor ihren Feinden zu verheimlichen? Schließlich weiß Skyths Erzfeind Mogwai von Kharinza, und der neu ernannte Oberste Botschafter der Vernichtenden Seuche brennt darauf, sich zu rächen und seine früheren Positionen zurückgewinnen.

Jamie Hunt's the high school quarterback in his senior year. He's popular, smart, and got the prettiest girl in the school chasing him. Everything couldn't be more perfect. But a single mistake changes everything. His new "ability" puts him in the middle of a war he doesn't want to be a part of, protecting a girl he barely knows and running from the one thing he loves - his family.

Alex Sheppard fliegt zu den Dämonischen Spielen, in der Hoffnung, dass er und seine Freunde Malik und Tissa das Unmögliche schaffen und siegen können. Fast 400 Spieler, die Besten der Besten aus ganz Disgardium, sind zu den Spielen eingeladen worden: Champions der Arena, der Battlefields, der Greifenrennen und der Tiergefährten-Kämpfe sowie die allerbesten Handwerker und Großmeister ihrer Berufe. Alle warten auf die Ankunft von Scyth, der Klasse-A-Gefahr, der nun beweisen muss, was er ohne seine göttlichen Fähigkeiten leisten kann.

Bells is a poor fae who works on a farm outside the protections of the dragon city. When her family is attacked by trolls, she goes to the one person she knows can help her. But will he? The dragons brought peace to the city and the surrounding area when they rose. Jaekob believes there is no reason for further dragon involvement. They’ve’ lost enough lives to this cause. They’ve done their fair share and owe the world nothing more. But when the dark elves infect his city with a virus unlike anything he’s ever seen, he knows they need a solution.

Die Armeen der Allianz, des Imperiums und der Neutralen sowie alle Spitzenspieler und Verhinderer-Clans sind von Nergal dem Leuchtenden aufgerufen worden, in der Lakharianischen Wüste unter seinem Banner gegen den schrecklichsten Feind allen Lebens in den Krieg zu ziehen: Scyth. Doch Scyth muss sich dem Kampf nicht allein stellen. Er hat die Unterstützung einer Legion von hirnlosen, wilden Völkern und grauenhaften Monstern wie dem Zombie-Gitarrenspieler Infect, dem Todesmagier Crawler und dem untoten Krieger Bomber.

Wie fast alle Städte im Reich Lunis wurde Mias Heimat Nubis vom sagenumwobenen König der Finsternis in ewige Nacht gestürzt. Doch mithilfe der Umbras, gestaltwandelnden Fabelwesen, können die Bewohner die Dunkelheit unter Kontrolle halten und ihre Stadt schützen. Aber dann wird Nubis erneut von den Schergen des Königs angegriffen und Mia muss lernen, ihren eigenen Umbra zu zähmen. Nur so hat sie eine Chance, ihr Zuhause nicht für immer an die Dunkelheit zu verlieren.

Deine Eltern lassen sich scheiden, darum bist du nach deinem 16. Geburtstag zu einer erbärmlichen Existenz als Angehöriger der untersten sozialen Schicht verdammt. Deine Freundin aus der Nachbarschaft verbessert durch eine Schönheitsoperation ihr Aussehen und levelt schnell, um dich zu beeindrucken. Ein Schlafender Gott hat dir etwas Macht gegeben, doch dafür verlangt er absoluten Gehorsam und Loyalität. Obendrein will die Vernichtende Seuche, dass ihr Abgesandter alle Lebewesen infizieren soll. Zu dumm, dass du ihr Abgesandter bist.

Ruti is Markless. In a society where worth is determined by the pattern on your palm and the magic it grants you, this also deems her worthless. But she’s a hardened survivor, a protector of the lowest class … and the most powerful witch in Somanchi. With a single song, she can ask the spirits to grant her unimaginable powers. Dekala’s Mark is strong, a Mark fit for the future queen of Somanchi, but it’s also unstable. She knows the only solution is to be bonded with another, but that would mean relinquishing control over her throne and kingdom.

The sword has claimed Bells as its wielder, and together, they are bringing peace to the lands. The peace it brings bears a cost - free will of the conquered. They are loyal only to her, and she is loyal only to the sword. Jaekob misses Bells' hopeful spirit and talks of true peace. He longs for the woman he's grown to admire and cherish. With a growing army loyal only to her and with the rise of forced peace, his concerns grow.