Fantasy and Science Fiction
Anna Dressed in BloodFor three years, seventeen-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, traveling with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat, but everything changes when he meets Anna, a girl unlike any ghost he has faced before.
Castle WaitingThis award-winning graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. The opening story, "The Brambly Hedge," tells the origin of the castle itself, which is abandoned by its princess in a comic twist on "Sleeping Beauty" when she rides off into the sunset with her Prince Charming. The castle becomes a refuge for misfits, outcasts, and others seeking sanctuary, playing host to a lively and colorful cast of characters that inhabits the subsequent stories, including a talking anthropomorphic horse, a mysteriously pregnant Lady on the run, and a bearded nun.
DivergentIn Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
The Girl in the Steel CorsetWhen a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back and wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch. Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. He takes her in from the gas-lit streets, and Finley thinks she might finally be a part of something, finally fit in—until a criminal mastermind known as the Machinist threatens to tear the group apart
RecklessJacob and Will Reckless have looked out for each other ever since their father disappeared, but when Jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and ogres, he keeps it to himself until Will follows him one day, with dire consequences. Now
Jacob must fight to save his brother, but in a land built on trickery and lies, Jacob will need all the wit, courage, and reckless spirit he can find. White CatCassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, just with a touch of their hands. Curse work is illegal, so they’re all criminals. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family -- until he killed his best friend, Lila. Now he is sleepwalking, haunted by terrifying dreams about a white cat. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of one huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to outcon the conmen.
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BirthmarkedIn the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the wall and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife, Gaia Stone, who live outside. Gaia has always believed it is her duty, with her mother, to hand over a small quota of babies to the Enclave. But when Gaia’s mother and father are arrested by the very people they so dutifully serve, Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught to believe. Gaia’s choice is now simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying.
The Demon's LexiconSixteen-year-old Nick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret.
Heroes of the ValleyShepherd Halli Sveinsson lives in the shadow of his brother and the ancient heroes of his homeland, but when he plays a trick on Ragnar of the House of Hakonsson, his destiny will be changed forever. With his family threatened, Halli must leave home and go on a hero's quest complete with highway robbers, terrifying monsters, and a girl who may be as fearless as he is. Along the way he will discover the truth about the legends, his family, and himself.
Drink, Slay, LovePearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire who swears she was stabbed through the heart by a unicorn. Her family thinks the unicorn story is ridiculous - but they're thrilled that Pearl can now withstand the sun. A vampire who can attend high school is a vampire who can lure people - and their blood - into vampire hands. The only problem? Pearl’s starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends to be slaughtered? But she’s definitely dead if she lets down her family. What’s a sunlight-loving vamp to do?
Rot and RuinIn the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.
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