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Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 88 ratingsDanger and betrayal, love and loss, secrets and enchantment are woven together in the breathtaking finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMINGA net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute...Categorized as:
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![The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFive months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it? This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series...Categorized as:
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Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 87 ratingsIn the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute...Categorized as:
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Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsChain of Gold, a Shadowhunters novel, is the first novel in a brand-new trilogy where evil hides in plain sight and love cuts deeper than any blade. .Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin...Categorized as:
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![Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare]()
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 97 ratingsIn a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother...Categorized as:
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![Going up in the Underworld by Álex Gilbert]()
Going up in the Underworld by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a young, up and coming apex predator of the night, Ariane needs the minions, a territory, dubious allies with unknown agendas... From Alexandria to the frozen north, opportunities and danger abound. Fortunately, Ariane has many tools at her disposal and if everything fails, there is always black powder...Categorized as:
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The Shadows over Marquette by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriane has found refuge in Illinois, and now plans her rightful return to vampire society. She must stay in control while hiding in nature, while foes old and new converge on her territory... -
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A Long Spoon by Jonathan L. Howard
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsYou may have heard of Johannes Cabal; he is a necromancer and a little infamous. He is also very sensitive to attempts on his life. When a murder of crows tries to... well, murder him, and the contents of his bath are transmuted into hot nitric acid, he suspects someone may mean him harm. The trail leads to one of the less travelled parts of Hell itself, and there Cabal will need a guide... -
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Test Flight: Otherworld Academy 03 by Deacon Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Venture has taken flight and set off to explore the dimension of Taryl. Their trip should have been an easy one, traveling from town to town, instead they're facing monsters and mayhem at every turn... -
![The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard]()
The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHorst Cabal has risen from the dead. Again. Horst, the most affable vampire one is ever likely to meet, is resurrected by an occult conspiracy that wants him as a general in a monstrous army. Their plan: to create a country of horrors, a supernatural homeland. As Horst sees the lengths to which they are prepared to go and the evil they cultivate, he realizes that he cannot fight them alone...Categorized as:
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Changing Nature by April White
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsImmortal Descendants are disappearing one by one, and seventeen-year-old Clocker Saira Elian is next on the list…Saira and Archer’s London summer is carefree and romantic, until a brazen attempt to capture Saira looks suspiciously like the handiwork of the Descendants of War. When the kidnappings of other Descendants come to light and Mr...Categorized as:
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![Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur]()
Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness.Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up... -
![The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud]()
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsWhen the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career...Categorized as:
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![Dragon Mediated by Viola Grace]()
Dragon Mediated by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraining to follow in her father’s footsteps goes well until she gets to the training center. Then, it all hits the fan.Kabyl has wanted to take peacekeeper training since she was six. Her dad had always tried to temper her expectations. Women didn’t usually have the physical skills required for the job. She worked hard, got strong, fast, and resilient and then…she turned into a dragon...Categorized as:
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![The Midnight Accords by Álex Gilbert]()
The Midnight Accords by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter three decades of hiding, Ariane is ready to take her place as a respected member of the American vampire society, or so she hopes. The aristocracy of the night enjoys games. Schemes already abound from enemies old and new, but Ariane is not alone and she is not the naive girl she once was... -
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Murder on Hunter's Eve by Morgan Stang
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA werewolf terrorizes the city of Lamplight!It's the week of Hunter's Eve, a yearly celebration of monsters, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. But for Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the event is a stark reminder that in her line of work, there is never a day's rest.Murders rock the city, and Isabeau is charged with solving them before the killer strikes again... -
![Bring the Heat by G.A. Aiken]()
Bring the Heat by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHE SAYS . . .I, Aidan the Divine, am, well divine. My name was given to me by the Dragon Queen herself! I’m a delight! Cheerful. Charming. And a mighty warrior who is extremely handsome with a very large and well-hidden hoard of gold. I am also royal born, despite the fact that most in my family are horrendous beings that don’t deserve to live... -
![Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier]()
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsAlthough I had never seen him before, I recognized him immediately. I'd have known his voice anywhere. This was the guy I'd seen on my last journey back in time.Or more precisely, the one who'd kissed my doppelganger while I was hiding behind the curtain in disbelief.Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended - and rather eccentric - family in an exclusive London neighborhood... -
![Stars Above by Marissa Meyer]()
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 64 ratingsThe universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories—and secrets—that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic...Categorized as:
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![Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky]()
Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line... -
![Saved by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Saved by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFenris and Mina's story concludes in the final book of this Baine Chronicles spinoff trilogy!Alerted that Sunaya and Iannis's wedding may be the target of a Resistance plot, Mina and Fenris travel to Solantha despite the very real possibility that Fenris could be recognized and thrown into prison should any of his enemies spot him...Categorized as:
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![Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales]()
Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFind my long-lost birth parents? Check.Kiss the man I've been crushing on for years? Check.Finally kick back and enjoy my happy ending? Yeah, no such luck.With literal demons out to kill me and my loved ones in trouble, I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it out of this one alive.. -
![The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Edwardian London, Magnus Bane discovers old friends and new enemies—including the son of his former comrade Will Herondale. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles.Magnus thought he would never return to London, but he is lured by a handsome offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans—involving her beautiful young ward—are far more sinister than Magnus even suspects...Categorized as:
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![Secret Things by Nalini Singh]()
Secret Things by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAndromeda & NaasirNewsletter, February... -
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![Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three gorgeous husbands. Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. While the war in Otherworld is expanding, so is my newly renamed PI business... -
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Angel Fire by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCadence Lightbringer, daughter of an archangel, has trained from birth to one day drink the Nectar of the gods and ascend to the angels’ ranks. She’s always been the perfect soldier. She’s always known exactly where her life is headed. Until she is assigned to a mission with Damiel Dragonsire, Master Interrogator of the Legion of Angels...Categorized as:
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![Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger]()
Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon’s best and most covert spy tries to escape the man who has always adored her.INTELLIGENCERAgatha Woosmoss, the Wallflower, is the greatest intelligencer of her generation. And no one knows she exists. She has been invisible, capable, and cunning for well over four decades. Her greatest skill is in her ability to go forever unnoticed. Except by one man...Categorized as:
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![Betrayed by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Betrayed by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor most women, being newly engaged to the love of your life is a time of celebration. But Sunaya’s happiness is overshadowed by loss. Her friends have not returned from their quest to bring back Noria, and though the Resistance has been beaten back, they are far from vanquished...Categorized as:
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![Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden]()
Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia... -
![Of Fates And Phantoms by C.J. Archer]()
Of Fates And Phantoms by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs Charlie and Lincoln’s lives settle into a harmonious pattern, a new threat arises that could have far reaching effects for the royal family and Lincoln’s parents.When a seer warns the Prince of Wales that his life is in danger, only Charlie and Lincoln take her seriously... -
![Dragon Designed by Viola Grace]()
Dragon Designed by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking out tension during some light espionage seems like the thing to do while pondering her future. Eltrinia has been progressing. She is the master of the on-loan gallery, she takes tours of all ages around, and she has been recruited for operative training at the capital. Learning combat tactics in sparring matches with Trin is bizarrely fun. It is like looking into a tinted mirror...Categorized as:
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Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
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Night and Fae by Tom Keller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-cop and P.I. Robert Hoskins didn't think twice when an old friend needed help. But little did he know where the evidence would lead him when he dug deeper into the case. Demons, Dragons, Monsters and Fallen Angels are only the tip of the iceberg when his old enemy escapes from Tartarus and seeks her revenge... -
![The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and are thrust into the middle of a political fight with dragons, mobsters, and Fae. In a 1920s-esque New York, Prohibition is in force; fedoras, flapper dresses, and tommy guns are in fashion: and intrigue is afoot... -
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![Whisper the Dead by Alyxandra Harvey]()
Whisper the Dead by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCousins Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope are all dealing with what it means to be a Lovegrove. For Gretchen, it means she often feels like her head is going to explode. As a Whisperer, Gretchen constantly hears the whispers of other witches' spells... -
![Real Vampires Know Size Matters by Gerry Bartlett]()
Real Vampires Know Size Matters by Gerry Bartlett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust when curvaceous vampire Glory St. Clair has her life semi-on track, a woman from her longtime lover Jeremiah Campbell's past steamrolls into town on a mission to win him back... -
![Real Vampires Know Hips Happen by Gerry Bartlett]()
Real Vampires Know Hips Happen by Gerry Bartlett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven though full-figured vampire Glory St. Clair knows a kilt won’t do her hips any favors, she’s willing to travel to Scotland and beyond for Jeremiah Campbell, her hunky on-again, off-again lover. Glory is thrilled when their reunion is a welcome one—until an attack leaves Jerry with amnesia, unable to remember their centuries together... -
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Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne look could turn you to stone...The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with their host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae...Categorized as:
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![From The Ashes by C.J. Archer, Shiromi Arserio]()
From The Ashes by C.J. Archer, Shiromi Arserio
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhat will happen when Charlie returns to Lichfield?The killer is still on the loose, Lady Harcourt's secret past is out, and Lady Vickers is trying to find Seth a wife. Charlie is stepping back into chaos, but nothing compares to the chaos wreaked on her heart by seeing Lincoln every day... -
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Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a young gentleman is murdered by a shape shifter, Charlie and Lincoln interrogate their contacts and uncover a plot with links to the royal family—and links to more than one member of the ministry's committee. At the heart of the mystery is a sinister love triangle, corruption, lies, and treason...Categorized as:
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![Beyond The Grave by C.J. Archer]()
Beyond The Grave by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt the request of Lady Harcourt, Charlie and Lincoln begin searching for her missing stepson. Still recovering from her ordeal at the hands of a diabolical villain, Charlie is supposed to be resting. But resting is dull, so she throws herself into the task at hand, much to Lincoln's frustration. The search leads them down a dark path littered with family secrets and titillating scandal... -
![The Dire King by William Ritter]()
The Dire King by William Ritter
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe fate of the world is in the hands of detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby and his intrepid assistant, Abigail Rook. An evil king is turning ancient tensions into modern strife, using a blend of magic and technology to push Earth and the Otherworld into a mortal competition...Categorized as:
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Fantasy Magazine, April 2011 by John Joseph Adams, Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom modern mythcraft to magic realism, Fantasy Magazine is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow: Do you remember reading the Choose Your Own Adventure stories as a kid? Well, in Kat Howard’s “Choose Your Own Adventure,” you can’t cheat and peek at the endings before you make your choice—and the stakes are life and death. Magic and myth collide in Peter S...Categorized as:
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![Winged Pursuit by Lucía Ashta]()
Winged Pursuit by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Magical Arts Academy is anything but ordinary.It’s the one place Isadora can learn the forbidden craft. With mythical beasts, animals with unusual gifts, and a team of peculiar magicians, Isadora finally has the chance to embrace an extraordinary future...Categorized as:
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![Wyrde and Wicked by Charlotte E. English]()
Wyrde and Wicked by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘When it comes to the Wyrde, there is no such thing as harmless. Every single one of us is a walking disaster.’ Winter has come to Werth Towers, and brought a deal of trouble with it. Not that any of it is the fault of Miss Gussie Werth. To be a one-woman catastrophe might be seen as a misfortune, but really, there can be no hope of a cure... -
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The Reluctant Companion by H.L. Day
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSebastian might have the power to summon animals, but winning Jack over? Far more difficult. As first encounters go, Jack and Sebastian’s isn’t ideal, leaving Jack nursing a grudge he’s not about to let go of in a hurry. Yet, if Jack is to find his missing sister, and Sebastian is to rescue his captured prince, they’ll need to set their differences aside and work as a team... -
![Moonbreaker by Simon R. Green]()
Moonbreaker by Simon R. Green
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRide shotgun with a “James Bond–of-the-supernatural”* as the Secret Histories Novels take you careering through an alternate London where around every corner a new kind of danger awaits....My name is Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond, the very secret agent. And I am a dead man walking.I’ve been poisoned by Dr. DOA. There is no cure, no treatment, no chance of a last-minute miracle... -
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Rook by William Ritter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis standalone adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Jackaby series brims with humor, heart, and—of course—a hefty dose of supernatural mayhem. Abigail Rook never intended to be the mortal bridge between the human and supernatural world...Categorized as:
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![Knight Avenged by Coreene Callahan]()
Knight Avenged by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlone in a world on the brink of war…two unlikely allies will discover a love greater than time.Exiled from her home, powerful oracle Cosmina Cordei holds the key to uniting those protecting mankind from evil... -
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Golden Hood by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m just your friendly neighborhood Robin Hood. Ever since my coven was destroyed, I spend my days in The Wild stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, along with my merry band of werewolves and a grumpy wizard. The people protect my identity in exchange for my good deeds...
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