When the red star glares, danger stalks the land... An act of mercy strands Tala beneath a sign of ill omen. Monsters stalk the night, hungry for the simple maiden. A clash with evil. A shadow's price. Will a blood sacrifice beneath the red star's light be enough to protect all Tala loves or will its stains cost her all? When everything she loves comes under attack, she must choose between running away and revealing a gift that could alter the kingdom forever....

Dragons rule the skies in the incendiary finale of the Talon Saga, the groundbreaking modern fantasy series from Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Fey novels. Join Talon…or burn. With the Order of St. George destroyed, Ember Hill and her unlikely allies, rogue dragon Riley and former dragonslayer Garret, are the only ones who stand in the way of Talon’s plan for world annihilation. Even as they seek out an ancient dragon who might hold the key to taking down Talon, Ember is reeling from learning the shocking truth about her heritage. It may be her fatal weakness. With her twin brother, Dante, leading Talon’s onslaught—including death to any dragon who does not bow to Talon’s will—Ember, Riley and Garret face off against him and his legion of dragon clones. Time is running out. The final battle approaches. And if Talon is victorious, all the world will burn. Books in the Talon Saga: Talon Rogue Soldier Legion Inferno

Some are born to power. Some seize it. And some have the wisdom never to wield it. The Red Knight has stood against soldiers, armies and the might of an empire without flinching. He's fought on real and magical battlefields alike, and now he's facing one of the greatest challenges yet. A tournament. A joyous spring event, the flower of the nobility will ride against each other for royal favor and acclaim. It's a political contest -- one which the Red Knight has the skill to win. But the stakes may be higher than he thinks. The court of Alba has been infiltrated by a dangerous faction of warlike knights, led by the greatest knight in the world: Jean de Vrailly -- and the prize he's fighting for isn't royal favor, but the throne of Alba itself... This is the third book in the Traitor Son Cycle, following on The Red Knight and The Fell Sword.

An invading army. A queen deposed. A city in chaos. A war for Diregloom has begun. When a band of the duke’s elite soldiers seize control of the island, Digger discovers he’s at the top of their list of wanted men. But the duke has something more in mind for the city besides arresting all who dare oppose his edicts. For Isabel and the sisters of the Black Rock Mission have been protecting a secret. Whoever possesses what they’re hiding will decide the future of the city and all who live there. As for Digger, this means choosing a side in a fight he doesn’t want but can’t possibly avoid. Grab part three of the dark fantasy adventure from the author of the Goblin Reign series!

Do creepy crawlies make your spine tingle? Well, get ready for the Quicksilver Wyrms… one bite induces madness and death. They are the latest weapon deployed by Hitler's magical forces against Britain. How do you defend the country against an army that can be smuggled ashore in a shoebox?

Aleanian warrior, Kellyn, has known for most of her life that finding her soul twin will cost her her life. When she’s sent to rescue one of the famed Gryphatar shapeshifters from a powerful wizard, she knows this will be her last mission. She needs to survive long enough to set A’var free, even if doing so kills her. Her only regret is that she and A’var won’t have more time together. But Prophecy is a tricky thing…

A Newbery Honor Book "A hilarious, heartfelt triumph."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the singular imagination of National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson comes a magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a forest of wonders hidden in plain sight. Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world to a screeching halt, and with little to look forward to but a summer of video-calling friends, vying with annoying sisters for the family computer, and tuning out his parents’ financial worries, he’s only too happy to retreat to the woods. From the moment the elegant little dog with the ornate collar appears like an apparition among the trees, Clay sees something uncanny in her. With this mysterious Elphinore as guide, he’ll glimpse ancient secrets folded all but invisibly into the forest. Each day the dog leads Clay down paths he never knew existed, deeper into the unknown. But they aren’t alone in their surreal adventures. There are traps and terrors in the woods, too, and if Clay isn’t careful, he might stray off the path and lose his way forever. Graced with evocative black-and-white illustrations by Junyi Wu, Elf Dog and Owl Head is heartfelt and exhilarating, wry and poignant, seamlessly merging the fantastic and the familiar in a tale both timely and timeless.

Emma Bannon, forensic sorceress in the service of the Empire, has a mission: to protect Archibald Clare, a failed, unregistered mentath. His skills of deduction are legendary, and her own sorcery is not inconsiderable. It doesn't help much that they barely tolerate each other, or that Bannon's Shield, Mikal, might just be a traitor himself. Or that the conspiracy killing registered mentaths and sorcerers alike will just as likely kill them as seduce them into treachery toward their Queen. In an alternate London where illogical magic has turned the Industrial Revolution on its head, Bannon and Clare now face hostility, treason, cannon fire, black sorcery, and the problem of reliably finding hansom cabs. The game is afoot. . .

The Battle of the Run is over, but for Barreth Forlo victory is bitter. With only a dragon’s scale to aid them, Barreth and his friends must find his missing wife before it’s too late. A strange evil is stirring and a foul ritual has begun. And Forlo’s unborn child lies at the heart of it. Explore the legendary continent of Taladas, where barbarian chiefs struggle for survival against power-mad sorcerers in the uneasy aftermath of the War of Souls

All aboard for the rip-roaring final book in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop. From the award-winning P.G. Bell, with dazzling illustrations from Flavia Sorrentino, join Suzy on this magical adventure, where the journey will never, ever take you where you expect it to. When the Impossible Postal Express magically arrives to collect Suzy, she sets off on her most difficult delivery yet. A mysterious talking book is stealing words and causing chaos across the whole of the Impossible Places! The book must be returned to a city that's been lost for thousands of years. But without a map to get there, Suzy and Wilmot's journey plunges them into grave danger, deep beneath the ocean. And with time running out, it might not just be the knowledge in the Impossible Places that is lost for ever - Suzy and Wilmot could be too... "Delivers epic magic and adventure by the train-load." Sibéal Pounder