Constance Verity has been saving the world since she was seven, and she’s sick of it. She sets off on one last adventure to reset her destiny and become the one thing she’s never been: ordinary.Ever since she was granted a wish at birth by her fairy godmother, Constance Verity has become the world’s great adventurer. She is a master of martial arts, a keen detective, and possesses a collection of strange artifacts. Constance has spent the past twenty-eight years sa...

"Martinez again succeeds in searching out the strange and delightfully humorous aspects of classic fantasy, twisting it in unusual and gratifying ways." — Library JournalThe wizard Margle the Horrendous takes special pride in never killing his enemies. Instead, he transforms them into various accursed forms and locks them away in his castle. His halls are filled with his collection of fallen heroes and defeated villains, along with a few o...

Riley Green is certain her lie detector pen will improve her status in a school full of kids from the most powerful families of Washington, D.C. But her plan collapses when her invention idea is stolen, her favorite teacher goes missing, and mysterious threats begin to appear around capital. Before vanishing, Riley's teacher entrusts her with her most prized possession, the lost notebook of Nikola Tesla, legendary inventor and scientist. Now Riley and her friends must protect the notebook ...

For Constance Verity, saving the world isn’t the hard part. It’s keeping her new, ordinary life from falling apart along the way that’s going to be tricky. This is the next book in the witty Constance Verity trilogy, which Booklist named a Top 10 SF/Fantasy book of 2016.Constance successfully became an ordinary person. People warned her it would be boring—and they were right. That’s exactly why Connie loves it. But there’s an Adventurer-shaped hole in the ...

"With this flashy tale of alien invaders and an evil, time-hopping brain" an Alex award–winning author "delivers space opera straight out of the pulp era ( Publishers Weekly ).Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of Earth.Not bad for a guy without a spine.But what's a villain to do after he's done . . . everything. With no new ambition...

The third and final book of Constance Verity’s epic adventure in which saving the world is easy—everything that comes after is the tricky part.The Adventurer. The Great Snurkab. The Caretaker. Constance Verity returns, having accepted and secured her place in the universe while juggling her expanded life. Until she comes up against The Caretaker’s nemesis, a foe she can’t just beat the hell out of, Connie must defeat the idea of inevitable entropy, the end...

The chase continues as Akielas tries to find the remnants of the dragon gods before the Specters do. Two of his friends have already fallen to the Specters and the chaos rages on. The burden grows on Akielas's shoulder and now he seeks help from a demigod who lives in a city in the sky.Akielas believes that only Caim, the demigod, can put an end to the Specters but the demigod is reluctant. While Akielas tries to coax Caim, his friends seek ancient power and lost magic.Althou...

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An Elf wielding a magic sword journeys to find powerFor those who enjoy magic, swords and mystical creaturesEckxio, an exiled elf, journeys to a mountain in hopes ofgaining an ability that all elves are born with. Since hischildhood, Eckxio was unable to cast magic and relieson his magic sword and shield to survive. He hopes tofind the legendary fairy king in the mountain and believes that theholy entity will grant him incredible magical p...

A Young Adult Epic FantasyFor fans of The Black Mages, Falling Kingdoms and Throne of GlassTarja is a seventeen year old princess of Crystal Meadows, a kingdom of ice, snow and shining gemstones. One day she decided to sneak out of the castle without permission and venture into the endless snowfields of the North Glacier, astride on her polar bear.Her adventure did not last long. When she reaches the shore...