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  • Changes by Jim Butcher

    Changes by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. Susan then disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it...
  • An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer

    An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The fifth book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories!In the highly anticipated continuation of the Land of Stories series, Conner learns that the only place to fight the Masked Man's literary army is inside his own short stories! When the twins and their friends enter worlds crafted from Conner's imagination, finding allies no one else could have ever dreamed...
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    children  dragons  fae  fairy-tale  family  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Small Favor by Jim Butcher

    Small Favor by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 73 ratings
    THE New York Times BestsellerHarry Dresden's life finally seems to be calming down -- until a shadow from the past returns. Mab, monarch of the Sidhe Winter Court, calls in an old favor from Harry -- one small favor that will trap him between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and that will strain his skills -- and loyalties -- to their very limits...
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    epic  fae  low-fantasy  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  usa
  • Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull

    Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx—leader of the Society of the Evening Star—is after the final artifacts needed to open the great demon prison, Zzyxx. If the legendary prison is opened, a tide of evil is certain to usurp control of the world.In an effort to intercept the final artifacts, Kendra, Seth and the Knights of the Dawn race to strange and exotic preserves across the globe...
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    children  dragons  epic  fae  fairy-tale  family  low-fantasy  magic
  • Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer

    Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The epic conclusion to Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories!In the highly anticipated conclusion to the Land of Stories series, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible...
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    children  dragons  fae  fairy-tale  family  magic  myths  paranormal
  • A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer

    A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories.Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him - until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code...
  • War Hammer by Shayne Silvers

    War Hammer by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Two old dudes want to kill me. Oh, and one of them is my ancestor…And after centuries of practice, they’re pretty good at the whole murder thing. But at least they want to kill each other just as badly.Now, I’ve taken down a Greek Goddess, worn a Horseman’s Mask, and I ride a homicidal unicorn who hates rainbows with a passion...
  • Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

    Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Fairy tales are just the beginning.The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him...except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger...
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    children  dragons  fae  fairy-tale  family  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

    Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around her. It’s a talent she’s never known how to explain.Everything changes the day she meets Fitz, a mysterious boy who appears out of nowhere and also reads minds. She discovers there’s a place she does belong, and that staying with her family will place her in grave danger...
  • Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull

    Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 63 ratings
    Brace yourself for a shocking secret.Two hidden artifacts have been found. Three more remain unrecovered. More preserves face destruction as the Society of the Evening Star relentlessly pursues new talismans. Reading in Patton’s Journal of Secrets, Kendra learns the location of the key to a vault housing one of the artifacts...
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    children  dragons  epic  fae  fairy-tale  family  low-fantasy  magic
  • Battle Ground by Jim Butcher

    Battle Ground by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders.But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army...
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    epic  fae  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  suspense  usa
  • Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

    Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal...
  • The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley

    The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series!   Grany Relda’s body has been hijacked by the Master, and it’s up to Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms to fight for her freedom and that of Ferryport Landing in the series’s grand finale...
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    children  fae  fairy-tale  family  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings
  • Market Forces in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Market Forces in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    OK, I admit it. I didn’t think it through when I kidnapped the king. But it seemed like a good idea at the time—even Rollo agreed.Cut me some slack? The idiotic Galician emperor’s latest act of cowardice coming at the same time as the life changes my best mate was juggling—so badly—had thrown me off balance.Aysha’s always been my rock...
  • Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Darkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me.I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me...
  • Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing.I have quite the to-do list.✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check.✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check...
  • Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull

    Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, plots his revenge. He has long seen the sanctuaries as prisons, and he wants nothing more than to overthrow his captors and return the world to the Age of Dragons, when he and his kind ruled and reigned without borders. The time has come to break free and reclaim his power...
  • The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

    The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings
    Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner...
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    children  fae  fairy-tale  family  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings
  • Betrayal of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Betrayal of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death. Theft. Marriage. It’s an average day in the Other Realm.Someone keeps bludgeoning people in the Other realm to death. A couple of the murders were virtually in our back garden, so Emory has asked me to try and find the culprit. I’d feel better if I didn’t have Shirdal along with me, cracking jokes and on the verge of a deadly killing spree of his own...
  • Ties that Bond in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Ties that Bond in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s Valentine’s week in the Gateway, and Niki McKnight is preparing to conduct her first bondings for the fated, soul-bonded mates of the Kingdoms.She was a registrar who married thousands of people in her former job—this will be a breeze ... Right?Wrong!The bondings don’t quite go to plan. Cue hilarity, heartbreak and mysterious magical prophecies for some of our favourite characters...
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    magic  paranormal  myths  dragons  time-travel  fae  family  retellings
  • Reign by Chanda Hahn

    Reign by Chanda Hahn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Going to the Fae plane against Jared's orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision haunts her as a new danger surfaces back on the human plane. The Grimms are fading from existence. To save her family's future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a pair of magic shoes...
  • Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley

    Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are ready to tackle their own case: who is stealing the magical possesions of the most powerful Everafters in town? With Granny distracted by Mayor Heart's campaign against human residents, the girl detectives appear to be on their own...
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    children  dragons  fae  fairy-tale  family  low-fantasy  magic  myths
  • The Inside Story by Michael Buckley

    The Inside Story by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book picks up with Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck stuck in the Book of Everafter, where all the fairy tales are stored and enchanted characters can change their destinies. The girls (and Puck) must chase the Master through a series of stories, where they’re willing to change what they need in order to save their baby brother...
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    children  dragons  fae  fairy-tale  family  low-fantasy  magic  myths
  • Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne

    Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head? Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the...
  • Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley

    Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The Fairy-Tale Trial Of The CenturyIn Ferryport Landing, everyone gets a day in court- even the Big Bad Wolf. Mr.Canis is put on trial for past crimes, and Mayor Heart's kangaroo court is determined to find him guilty. It's up to the Grimms to uncover evidence to save their friend, though Sabrina starts to wonder whether they would all be safer with the Wolf in jail...
  • The Problem Child by Michael Buckley

    The Problem Child by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A GRIMM FAMILY REUNIONFor Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, the latest in a long line of fairy-tale detectives, there is one mystery they want to solve more than all the others: Who kidnapped their parents more than a year ago? Sabrina enters the hideout of the Scarlet Hand, the sinister group of Everafters who are keeping her parents prisoner...
  • The Faerie War by Rachel Morgan

    The Faerie War by Rachel Morgan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The fate of the fae world is in her hands ...Violet Fairdale is in big trouble. Her home is gone, her beloved forest lies in ruins, the guy she gave her heart to has deserted her—and she doesn’t remember any of it. The powerful Lord Draven is taking over, brainwashing guardians into fighting for him...
  • Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley

    Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Sabrina and Daphne's adventures continue in their hometown of New York City as they bring Puck to Faerie to cure the wounds. With the help of Granny Relda, the girls must figure out who killed Puck's father, King Oberon, while navigating the warring factions of Everafters that make their homes in every neighbourhood of New York City...
  • The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley

    The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother. The girls start school, and Daphne is lucky to get Snow White for a teacher, but Sabrina is stuck with mean Mr Grumpner and a class of mildly psychotic sixth graders. When Mr Grumpner is murdered, the sisters must discover which Everafter is responsible...
  • The Inquisitor's Mark by Dianne K. Salerni

    The Inquisitor's Mark by Dianne K. Salerni

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After the all-out Eighth Day war in Mexico, Jax, Riley, and Evangeline have gone into hiding. There are still rogue Transitioners and evil Kin lords who want to use Riley, a descendant of King Arthur, and Evangeline, a powerful wizard with bloodlines to Merlin, to get control over the Eighth Day...
  • Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull

    Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures...
  • Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint

    Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From World Fantasy Award-winning author Charles de Lint, a tale of love, courage, and the transforming power of imagination Isabelle Copley's visionary art frees ancient spirits. As the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, she discovered she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life...
  • Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance

    Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But when your job is being Pythia - the world's chief clairvoyant - you don't get a lot of R&R. Cassie is busier than ever, discovering her power, figuring out her complicated relationship with enigmatic and sexy vampire Mircea, and preparing for her upcoming coronation...
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    dragons  fae  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  time-travel  usa
  • Peace Talks by Jim Butcher

    Peace Talks by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil...
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    dragons  epic  fae  family  low-fantasy  magic  myths  paranormal
  • The Flame of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn

    The Flame of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an exciting new trilogy.When Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, Emily’s life changes forever...
  • The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland, Kari Sutherland

    The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland, Kari Sutherland

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland, and her sister, Kari Sutherland, comes the Menagerie series, perfect for fans of Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven series and The Spiderwick Chronicles.In the small town of Xanadu, Wyoming lies the Menagerie, a top secret facility filled with unicorns, dragons, phoenixes, and other fairy tale creatures...
  • Charlie Foxtrot 101 by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Charlie Foxtrot 101 by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Idina Moorfield is officially a soldier in the army – with a little extra firepower. Her dark and magical little secret.Can she keep the new powers under control?Jump School may be her undoing.It takes focus, determination, and steely courage to face her fears and jump out of a C-130 aircraft from 1,200 feet. That’s exactly what brings Idina’s abilities forward at inconvenient moments...
  • Get Smoked or Go Home by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Get Smoked or Go Home by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It’s been so long, Warrior… I can feel you…Is Idina Moorfield going crazy or has an ancient magic found its source?Her family says she’s not a true Moorfield and will never be good enough for the family business.Sometimes what looks like the worst day ever, is the beginning of our best adventure.Idina takes that first step into a new life and gets the hell away from them to forge her own future...
  • Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks

    Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Lily Yu and Rule Turner’s engagement announcement is stirring up ugly passions in the Humans First camp. There’s hate mail. Death threats. Lily’s car is vandalized. But professionally, things are going smoothly...until a lupus in Tennessee goes on a killing spree.Then Rule's brother, Benedict, catches a lovely intruder--twice...
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    dragons  fae  family  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  usa
  • Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover

    Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Land of the Fae is strong with all four courts banded as one, but uncertainty still remains as they all work together to end the dark sorcerer’s evil reign. Sorcha—the one and only Winter Court princess—has a secret, a secret that she has enjoyed keeping for the past six months...
  • If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch

    If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Beware!Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong...
  • Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

    Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Nevermoor.War has come to the supernatural world, and Amari’s two worst enemies are leading the charge...
  • The Black Reckoning by John Stephens

    The Black Reckoning by John Stephens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with "The Emerald Atlas," which the "New York Times" called "a new Narnia for the tween set...
  • The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer

    The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    It's Armageddon Time for Artemis FowlOpal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminate mankind and become fairy queen.If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors will rise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreak mass destruction...
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    children  epic  fae  low-fantasy  magic  myths  paranormal  time-travel
  • Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne

    Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Kevin Hearne returns to the world of the Iron Druid Chronicles in book two of a spin-off series about an eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland.There’s only one Al MacBharrais: Though other Scotsmen may have dramatic mustaches and a taste for fancy cocktails, Al also has a unique talent. He’s a master of ink and sigil magic...
  • Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

    Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings
    For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite.Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven...
  • The Hidden Library by Heather Lyons

    The Hidden Library by Heather Lyons

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sometimes, the rabbit hole is deeper than expected . . .Alice Reeve and Finn Van Brunt have tumbled into a life of secrets. Some secrets they share, such as their employment by the clandestine organization known as The Collectors’ Society. Other secrets they carry within them, fighting to keep buried the things that could change everything they think they know...
  • Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J.K. Rowling

    Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by J.K. Rowling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    ‘The Ministry of Magic felt strongly, however, that to construct an additional wizarding station in the middle of London would stretch even the Muggles’ notorious determination not to notice magic when it was exploding in front of their faces.’ – J.K. RowlingPottermore Presents is a collection of J.K. Rowling’s writing: short reads originally featured on pottermore.com...
  • Destined by Aprilynne Pike

    Destined by Aprilynne Pike

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Destined delivers all the romance and action that fans expect as it brings Aprilynne Pike’s Wings series to a deeply satisfying conclusion. Laurel used to think she was an ordinary girl from Crescent City, California. She never would have believed she was truly a faerie from a realm called Avalon...
  • Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay

    Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    "Between life and death lies a chasm of pain beyond imagining..." Elysia may be a heavenly off-world destination, but beyond it, in the siren city of Fiallan, the Circe have punished Charlie Madigan's partner, Hank, into a torturous state between life and death. With all the proper legal channels cleared, Charlie heads to Elysia, not knowing what she'll find, or if she'll ever see the siren again...
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