From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth, When Among Crows is a contemporary fantasy set in Chicago, where creatures from Slavic lore are real and among us, and is a story about the families we build—and the ones we destroy.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishaverse series comes a highly anticipated historical fantasy set during the Spanish Golden Age In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the line between magic, science, and fraud is never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive—even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santangel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.
The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High s notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn t an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he d planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who s still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. From the Hardcover edition."
Soldier. Summoner. Saint. The nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. The Darkling rules from his shadow throne while a weakened Alina Starkov recovers from their battle under the dubious protection of the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Now her hopes lie with the magic of a long-vanished ancient creature and the chance that an outlaw prince still survives. As her allies and enemies race toward war, only Alina stands between her country and a rising tide of darkness that could destroy the world. To win this fight, she must seize a legend's power but claiming the firebird may be her ruin
Alina Starkov's power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Shadow Fold. But she and Mal can't outrun their enemies for long. The Darkling is more determined than ever to claim Alina's magic and use it to take the Ravkan throne. With nowhere else to turn, Alina enlists the help of an infamous privateer and sets out to lead the Grisha army. But as the truth of Alina's destiny unfolds, she slips deeper into the Darkling's deadly game of forbidden magic, and further away from her humanity. To save her country, Alina will have to choose between her power and the love she thought would always be her shelter. No victory can come without sacrifice and only she can face the oncoming storm
L'incursion envoûtante de Leigh Bardugo dans le fantastique adulte. Une histoire de pouvoir, de privilèges, de magie noire et de meurtre au coeur des sociétés secrètes de l'université Yale. Alex " Galaxy " Stern a vécu une adolescence chaotique. Élevée à Los Angeles par une mère hippie, elle a abandonné l'école très jeune pour se retrouver dans un monde sombre, violent et sans avenir. À 20 ans, elle est la seule survivante d'un horrible massacre inexpliqué, et c'est sur son lit d'hôpital qu'elle se voit offrir une seconde chance : rejoindre la prestigieuse université Yale en intégrant la maison Léthé. Cette entité, appelée La Neuvième Maison, surveille les huit sociétés secrètes de Yale ; ces dernières forment les futurs décideurs ainsi que les personnes influentes et pratiquent la magie sous différentes formes, bien souvent sinistres et dangereuses. Alex a été choisie, car elle possède un pouvoir rare et mystérieux : elle peut voir les fantômes. Alors que son mentor a disparu, elle va devoir enquêter sur le meurtre d'une jeune fille. Ce qu'elle va découvrir va bien au-delà de l'horreur... Élu meilleur roman fantastique aux Goodreads Choice Awards 2019, devant Erin Morgenstern, George R.R. Martin et Samantha Shannon. (Prix attribué tous les ans par les lecteurs)
Ombre. Guerre. Chaos. Un royaume envahi par les ténèbres. Une élite magique qui se bat sans relâche contre ce mal. Des citoyens envoyés en pâture aux créatures qui peuplent le Shadow Fold. Parmi eux : Alina Starkov. Espoir. Destinée. Renouveau. L'avenir de tous repose sur les épaules d'une orpheline qui ignore tout de son pouvoir. L'Invocatrice de lumière
Une galaxie où certains êtres possèdent un "don", un pouvoir unique. Akos et Cyra sont de ceux-là. Ils appartiennent à deux nations ennemies, mais ils ont chacun besoin du don de l'autre. Vont-ils s'allier ou se détruire ?
When 13-year-old Lilith Shadow, ruler of House Shadow, is nearly poisoned by a ruthless,unknown assassin, she and Thorn, embark on a dangerous quest to save Gehenna, a wonderfully weird land of haunted castles, mysterious forests and an unforgettable giant bat. Together they must unravel a twisted plot of betrayals, pride and deadly ambition.
A collection of four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from Divergent, all told from Tobias's point of view, that follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions, and the weeks after he meets Tris Prior.
Le monde de Tris a volé en éclats. La guerre a dressé entre elles les factions qui régissent la société, elle a tué ses parents et fait de ses amis des tueurs. Tris est rongée par le chagrin et la culpabilité. Mais elle est divergente. Plus que tout autre, elle doit choisir son camp. Et se battre pour sauver ce qui peut encore l'être.
Tris et ses alliés ont renversé leurs ennemis, mais le combat ne s'arrête pas là : la ville a été mise à sac par la guerre. La société en laquelle elle croyait autrefois est rongée par la violence et les luttes de pouvoir. Quand on lui offre une chance d'explorer le monde au-delà des limites qu'elle connaît, Tris est prëte. Peut-être qu'au-delà des frontières, Tobias et elle trouveront une nouvelle vie, sans mensonges ni trahisons. Mais le monde qu'il découvrent au-delà de la Clôture ne correspond en rien à ce qu'on leur a dit. Ils apprennent ainsi que leur ville, Chicago, fait partie d'une expérience censée sauver l'humanité contre sa propre dégénérescence. Mais l'Humanité peut-être être sauvée contre elle-même ?
Una scelta può cambiare il destino di una persona... o annientarlo del tutto. Ma qualsiasi essa sia, le conseguenze vanno affrontate. Mentre il mondo attorno a lei sta crollando, Tris cerca disperatamente di salvare tutti quelli che ama e se stessa, e di venire a patti con il dolore per la perdita dei suoi genitori e con l'orrore per quello che è stata costretta a fare. La sua iniziazione avrebbe dovuto concludersi con una cerimonia per celebrare il proprio ingresso nella fazione degli Intrepidi, ma invece di festeggiare la ragazza si è ritrovata coinvolta in un conflitto più grande di lei... Ora che la guerra tra le fazioni incombe e segreti inconfessabili riemergono dal passato, Tris deve decidere da che parte stare e abbracciare completamente il suo lato divergente, anche se questo potrebbe costarle più di quanto sia pronta a sacrificare.
