Steampunk Fantasy Young Adult

When 17-year-old Gracie Hart gets caught stealing a ride on a circus train, she expects to be arrested. Instead, she is offered a job as the new assistant to the circus magician and knife-thrower, Jack. He's charismatic and genteel, but his aim isn't perfect—hence the position opening. The work is better than jail, but once Gracie starts performing with Jack, she begins finding threatening notes hidden in her costume. At first, she thinks she's being haunted by the ghost of the last assistant, but she can't shake the feeling that things are even stranger than they appear.

Tras el terrible incidente que marcó el final de fiesta más amargo de sus vidas, los habitantes de la supertorre de mil plantas que se alza en Nueva York luchan por volver a la normalidad. Pero no es fácil. A pesar de disfrutar de tecnología punta y lujo futurista, un grupo de jóvenes ocultan secretos que harán que la torre más alta jamás construida se tambalee.

En una Barcelona futura, a la víspera de su cumpleaños, Alexandra recibe un mensaje críptico: podrá heredar la herencia de sus padres, que murieron en un accidente, si cumple con una misión. Para poder hacerlo, Alex tendrà que encontrar la clave escondida dentro del juego online más conocido del mundo: el Barcelona Roman Steampunk. La trama adictiva llevará a la joven por caminos inesperados y necesitará la ayuda de antiguos amigos.

A new world offered Felicity Grant hope of riches, plentiful forests, and an arranged wedding engagement - but no one mentioned the monsters. Felicity’s father squanders the family fortune, then decides to travel across the sea to build a new life. She leaves behind her world of airships and automatons for one of the horse-drawn buggies. When the Grants arrive at port, they find it deserted. Meals are half-eaten on the tables, and fires smolder in the cookhouse. However, the inhabitants are still out there, only they’ve changed - and they’re hungry.

An inventor trying to defeat a disease. A con artist looking for an opportunity. An unlikely alliance that will land them both in trouble. From the Windlebees perched in the window displays, to the Tamblers winding across the carts of street peddlers, the town of Shinar is full of strange and mysterious oddities, but none so great as the cursed black bag of Leonard Bravecci. Well - that is of course with the exception of the man himself.

Fresh out of the Academy, Cal must learn to fit in on an antiquated, intergalactic space freighter with a much older, multiracial crew. With the rocket's destination and mission kept secret, Cal works closely with his crewmates to keep operations safe and running smoothly. When sabotage is discovered that could end in a catastrophic explosion, the chief engineer risks his life to save the spaceship, and Cal jumps in to help. Can they stop a core meltdown to save the ship and crew? How will Cal perform under pressure, being the "new kid" on this "old bucket of andirons"?

As a lady’s maid/bodyguard to royalty, Miss Sharp’s duty seems clear: Protect Princess May, defuse the bomb, and hand over the would-be-killer to the police. At least, that’s what the distractingly good-looking Inspector Short advises. But Liz isn’t so sure.

Unsure of how he escaped the prison known as Ivanov's Home for Orphaned Boys, Fritz finds himself the newest apprentice in the most powerful wizard consortium, The Order. After uncovering clues to a decade-old murder, Fritz becomes the unwitting target of someone who wants him dead. Now Fritz is in a race against time to unravel the clues and unmask the murderer before the next kill. If he has any hopes of surviving, Fritz must unify his fellow group of dysfunctional apprentices and confront the most deadly enemy he's ever known.

Against my family’s wishes, I’ve refused every suitor lined up for my hand at the annual coupling ball. How could I have known the government would be overthrown during the ball? Luckily, I’m rescued by a handsome stranger named Clyde. Running from the enemy, we escape to the underground city known as the Glass Sky. My life is far from what I thought, as I discover I’m just a pawn in a delusional society. Secrets and lies show me the hard truth of a dying human race where females are scarce and controlled with an iron fist.

Hunger Games for short stories! Paranormal, steampunk, fantasy, and sci-fi! Twelve young adult short stories compete for the coveted spot: a novel that will tell us What Happens Next!

Emmeline Escot knows that she was born to ride in Seren's cutthroat velocipede races. The only problem: She's female in a world where women lead tightly laced lives. Emmeline watches her twin brother gain success as a professional racing jockey while her own life grows increasingly narrow. Ever more stifled by rules, corsets, and her upcoming marriage of convenience to a brusque stranger, Emmy rebels - with stunning consequences. Can her dream to race survive scandal, scrutiny, and heartbreak?

Reise mit uns in eine Vergangenheit, in der die Melodie der Maschinen den Rhythmus deines Lebens bestimmt und werde Teil der Revolution! 1820: Napoleon hält England besetzt. Die 15-jährige Florance arbeitet als talentierte rechte Hand des Meistermechanikers eines maschinenverrückten Earls. Doch als dessen Anwesen plötzlich von Luftschiff-Rebellen überfallen wird, stehlen sie nicht nur den Prototypen einer revolutionären Erfindung, sondern auch die in dessen Maschinenraum unfreiwillig gefangene Florance.

When Gabby's hand turns to steam, her mom hires an engineer to build a clockwork glove. It's the last thing Gabby wants. If only she could be normal. But when her mom is attacked by something monstrous, normal is no longer an option. Now, the only person she can turn to is a grizzled detective, who promises to help her become something...more.

Unable to make her own body heat, foundling Lizbete survives in the tavern kitchen, drawing warmth from the fires, the sun - and sometimes, other living beings. Her days are spent cooking alongside the tavern owner and avoiding the suspicious gazes of the villagers in her small northern town. While she quietly longs for the handsome Brynar, she knows she has no chance with the mayor’s son, even if he invites her to the First Frost festival.

In an alternate 19th-century Italy, Elsa has an incredible gift: She can craft new worlds with precise lines of script written in books. But political extremists have stolen the most dangerous book ever scribed - one that can rewrite the Earth itself. Now Elsa must track down the friend who betrayed her and recover the book before its destructive power is unleashed. Can she handle the secrets she’ll uncover along the way - including the ones hiding in her own heart?

When Elizabeth Lavenza enrolled at Ingold as its first female medical student, she knew she wouldn't have an easy time. So when she stumbles across what appears to be a faulty Bio-Mechanical - one of the mechanized cadavers created to service the school - she jumps at the chance to fix it and get ahead in the program. Only this Bio-Mechanical isn't like the others. This one seems to have thoughts, feelings...and self-awareness. Soon Elizabeth realizes that it is Victor Frankenstein - a former student who died under mysterious circumstances.

In the savage dominions of Ashadar, there exists a structure unlike any other, a tower that reaches to the very heavens themselves. Built by the greater god Helion, each floor is like a vast and ever changing realm equipped with its own challenges, its own dangers, and its own rewards for those willing to risk it all. And for any strong enough to reach the tower’s peak comes the right to fight for the ultimate prize...Valin Frost was a common thief from Earth with little desire to risk his life in the tower. However, a twist of fate plunged him through its large, onyx doors.

Nyssa Glass is a reformed cat burglar turned electrician's apprentice, settled into a life repairing videophones and radio-sets. However, when her past comes calling, she finds herself forced into one last job. No one has entered Professor Dalhart's secluded mansion in almost a decade, at least not and returned to tell the tale. If Nyssa wants to ensure her freedom, she'll brave the booby trapped halls and mechanized maids.

In questo ultimo avvincente capitolo della saga, Ofelia e Thorn affrontano un universo colmo di allegorie e di realtà interiori profonde, di orizzonti antichi e di sentimenti nuovi. Più Uniti che mai, Ofelia e Thorn approderanno all'osservatorio delle Deviazioni, un istituto avvolto dal segreto più assoluto e gestito da una setta di scienziati mistici in cui, dietro la facciata di una filantropica clinica psichiatrica, si cela un laboratorio dove vengono condotti esperimenti disumani e terrificanti. E qui che scoveranno la verità che da sempre è nascosta dietro lo specchio.