Sera Lighthaven has always felt as if she didn’t quite belong among her people, the Cerulean, who live in the City Above the Sky. Taking this risk will change Sora’s life forever-and lead her on a mission of deception that may fool everyone she’s ever loved.
So when Sora and Daemon encounter a strange camp of mysterious soldiers while on a standard scouting mission, they decide the only thing to do to help their kingdom is to infiltrate the group.
They are apprentice warriors of the Society of Taigas-marked by the gods to be trained in magic and the fighting arts to protect the kingdom of Kichona.Īs their graduation approaches, Sora and Daemon look forward to proving themselves worthy of belonging in the elite group-but in a kingdom free of violence since the Blood Rift Rebellion many years ago, it’s been difficult to make their mark. Her gemina, Daemon, can win any physical fight blindfolded and with an arm tied around his back. Sora can move as silently as a ghost and hurl throwing stars with lethal accuracy. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. This book is: Sequel to The Cruel Prince!Īfter the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. But some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried-and some wounds aren’t meant to heal. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha Squaller, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, the young king must find a way to refill Ravka’s coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war-and he intends to keep it that way. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. This book is: Set in the Grishaverse, but the start of a new duology! What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive. Together, they’ll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much. To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. And because we don’t want to waste any more of your time, let’s get to them! We’re here for you, and all of these books.
We included both sequels, standalones, and series starters below, but made sure to designate if anything was part of a preexisting series. Becuase, really, the genre just keeps getting better. They tackle real issues in fantasy worlds with enough strength and subtlety that you aren’t overwhelmed-simply awed by just how skilled the authors are.
These novels have everything from snarky assassins to clever, magic manipulating girls. Seriously, there are so many amazing young adult fantasy books hitting shelves in the next year that we don’t even know how we’re going to get through them all.
The night may be dark and full of terrors, but the year is bright and full of incredible books to get you through.