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  • Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy

    Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe…Magic is a disease.Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them...
  • Dark Days by Derek Landy

    Dark Days by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him...
  • The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews

    The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Long ago, before history broke in half, elder gods exiled the vengeful deity Erynis to a far corner of Earth. When Ryn is found weakened after saving the life of an innocent villager, the U.S. military mistakes the battered immortal for a feral teenager and places her in New Petersburg, a decaying city full of monsters...
  • The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy

    The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in, um, funny series...
  • The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

    The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking crossover series...
  • Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep...
  • Fallen by Benedict Jacka

    Fallen by Benedict Jacka

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Marked.Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price--the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything...
  • Only Ashes Remain by Rebecca Schaeffer

    Only Ashes Remain by Rebecca Schaeffer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    After escaping her kidnappers and destroying the black market where she was held captive, all Nita wants is to find a way to live her life without looking over her shoulder. But with a video of her ability to self-heal all over the dark web, Nita knows she’s still a prime target on the black market.There’s only one way to keep herself safe...
  • Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

    Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves… After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders—a primitive and lethal form of the Others—the few cities left under human control are far-flung...
  • Blood is Thicker by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood is Thicker by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Broken Pact. An Ancient Enemy. A Bitter Betrayal. What does a vampire fear more than sunlight? The Cazadoras Sangrientas-Blood Hunters. Michiko Nakatomi has led the Dark Council for over a century, maintaining the uneasy truce between humanity and the supernatural. But when an ancient enemy returns the delicate balance is shattered and vampires start dying...
  • Last Breath by Rachel Caine

    Last Breath by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with one of the missing vampires is someone new to town-a mysterious individual named Magnus...
  • A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire

    A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    When October is informed that Simon Torquill—legally her father, due to Faerie's archaic marriage traditions—must be invited to her wedding or risk the ceremony throwing the Kingdom in the Mists into political turmoil, she finds herself setting out on a quest she was not yet prepared to undertake for the sake of her future.... and the man who represents her family's past...
  • The End of the World by Derek Landy

    The End of the World by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back, in an exclusive World Book Day novelette, set after the momentous events of Death Bringer…Hey, punks! Skulduggery and Valkyrie are about to make your day…15-year-old Ryan is running away from home, looking for escape and adventure. But unfortunately, sometimes people DO get what they wish for...
  • Our Dark Duet by Victoria E. Schwab

    Our Dark Duet by Victoria E. Schwab

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Kate Harker isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it.August Flynn once yearned to be human. But no longer. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost.The war has begun.The monsters are winning.Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in...
  • Archangel's Light by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Light by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Nalini Singh returns to the world of the Guild Hunters for the most highly anticipated novel of the beloved series—a love story so epic it’s been half a millennia in the making…Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they’ve been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart...
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    dark  family  friendship  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  abuse
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
  • Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

    Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    In this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy, set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, Vicki DeVine and her lodger, the shapeshifter Aggie Crowe, stumble onto a dead body . . . and find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets.Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others–vampires, shapeshifters, and paranormal beings even more deadly...
  • Lord of the Shadows by Darren Shan

    Lord of the Shadows by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Book 11 of The Saga Of Darren Shan. Darren's going home. Back to where everything started. The town's changed a lot in the years that he's been away -- but then, so has Darren...
  • Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    "B is for Bigfoot" takes place between Fool Moon and Grave Peril. "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" takes place circa Deadbeat. "Bigfoot on Campus" takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here...
  • 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...
  • Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you're a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I'm in for a wild ride, despite the back up I've brought along...
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
  • Midnight by Derek Landy

    Midnight by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off – and runs.For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle – time and time again – by Skulduggery Pleasant’s side, and always emerging triumphant...
  • The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman, Marlon James

    The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman, Marlon James

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An outstanding array—52 pieces in all—of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon JamesSpanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved...
  • The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn by Deborah Wilde

    The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn by Deborah Wilde

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s the End of the World as We Know It…Nava has come a long way from being a hot mess flying solo. She’s now one of the major players on the chessboard, leading the charge against a witch with dark magic, a power-mad rabbi, and the impending apocalypse.Friends will die and secrets will be exposed...
  • The Eleventh Hour by Mark Hayden

    The Eleventh Hour by Mark Hayden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Another Day, Another Scar… Conrad needs a rest, and so does Vicky, his partner in fighting magickal crimes. The universe has other ideas. Conrad had planned the perfect weekend in the English Lake District – tie up some loose ends before spending the night with his girlfriend. Simple. What could possibly go wrong? Everything is the answer...
  • Bite Club by Rachel Caine

    Bite Club by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine is "a first-class storyteller" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris). After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble...
  • In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

    In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise...
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
  • An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

    An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October "Toby" Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children—and all signs point to Blind Michael...
  • Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews

    Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Not short story, novella, or standalone, but collection of scenes written by Gordon Andrews as a companion to our Kate Daniels series of books. These scenes illustrate the point of view of Curran, the Beast Lord of Atlanta and are provided in gratitude to our readers for all of their support...
  • Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

    Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.This is the story of what happened first…Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline...
  • Imajica by Clive Barker

    Imajica by Clive Barker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Imajica is an epic beyond compare: vast in conception, obsessively detailed in execution, and apocalyptic in its resolution. At its heart lies the sensualist and master art forger, Gentle, whose life unravels when he encounters Judith Odell, whose power to influence the destinies of men is vaster than she knows, and Pie 'oh' pah, an alien assassin who comes from a hidden dimension...
  • Slashback by Rob Thurman

    Slashback by Rob Thurman

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I stopped and let them circle me, first because it was intriguing and, second, because, honestly, what could they do? Only knives, but all armed, and that made them even more interesting. Interesting. Fun.Playtime…Taking on bloodthirsty supernatural monsters is how Caliban and Niko Leandros make a living...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent.‘He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!'There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't...
  • The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

    The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    A missing God.A library with the secrets to the universe. A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away.Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts...
  • Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

    Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. But Bishop isn't the only threat...
  • Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep

    Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Keep your friends close but your enemies within stabbing distance.One important lesson I’ve learned in the assassination business is that to be the best you have to roll with the punches. Now that I’m queen of Ashland’s underworld—by default, not by choice—a lot more punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that’s the price of victory for taking down some of the underworld’s top dogs...
  • Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance

    Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Cassandra Palmer may be the all-powerful Pythia now, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped trying to kill her. Most of the supernatural power players don’t want the independent minded Cassie as chief clairvoyant—and they’ll stop at nothing to see her six feet under...
  • Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

    Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer–one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack–and the man–she left behind...
  • The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous by Derek Landy

    The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A short story written by Derek Landy dedicated to the winner of the character competition, Charlie Smith, containing the winning entry of "Geoffrey Scrutinous"...
  • Immune by Shannon Mayer

    Immune by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Alternate Cover Edition: B00BPD5BY6 “My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Underestimating demons is a bad idea, and it’s a mistake that may cost me not only my own life, but the life of a missing child...
  • I’m Glad You’re Dead by Hunter Blain

    I’m Glad You’re Dead by Hunter Blain

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After helplessly witnessing the execution of his family, John is approached by a strange man that promises the power of revenge, for a price; his life for the ability to walk the mortal plane for eternity. Fast forward several hundred years where John finds himself with an unlikely ally, Father Thomes Philseep...
  • Crushed by Eliza Crewe

    Crushed by Eliza Crewe

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Meda's back. This time she has a friend. The battle is over; the choice has been made. Meda Melange has officially hung up her monstrous mantle and planted her feet firmly on the holy and righteous path of a Crusader-in-training. Or, at least, she’s willing to give it a shot. It helps that the Crusaders are the only thing standing between her and the demon hordes who want her dead...
  • Embrace the Night by Karen Chance

    Embrace the Night by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Recently named the world’s chief clairvoyant, Cassandra Palmer still has a thorn in her side. As long as Cassie and a certain master vampire - the sizzling-hot Mircea - are magically bound to each other, her life will never be her own …The spell that binds them can only be broken with an incantation found in the Codex Merlini, an ancient grimoire...
  • Cursed by Benedict Jacka

    Cursed by Benedict Jacka

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with Cursed.Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures—destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda...
  • Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

    Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in this standalone fantasy.Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story.Meet Dodger, his twin...
  • Roadkill by Rob Thurman

    Roadkill by Rob Thurman

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    New from the national bestselling author of Deathwish It's time to lock, load, and hit the road... Once, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good old-fashioned backstabbing. Now, just as their P.I. business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job...
    Categorized as:
    dark  family  humor  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz

    Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    High school juniors Camelia and Ben have discovered a powerful bond: They both possess the power of psychometry, the ability to see the future through touch. For Ben, the gift is a frightening liability. When he senses a strong threat or betrayal, he risks losing control. Camelia's gift is more mysterious. When she works with clay, her hands sculpt messages her mind doesn't yet comprehend...
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