“I believe when joined hand in hand with one another, the very stars aloft will join us here on Earth. For then there will be no difference between our world and the heavens above.”A nice sentiment from the utopian city’s forefather. But one that Detective Cybil Lane, the 87th’s resident skeptic sleuth, could hardly agree with after what she’s seen.For her, all that talk of brotherhood and unity didn’t scrub the metropolitan city of Brunnera clean of its corruption and subt...

The dazzling neon lights of Brunnera are cast in shadow when the mob boss of a notorious gang, the Godless, is found dead in his hotel room, plunging the city’s criminal underground into chaos.Desperate to plug the power vacuum before it swallows everything whole, Cybil Lane and Murphy Greene descend deeper into the dark underbelly of the city while a mysterious girl with no past and no future finds refuge in those same shadows.

What's the point of being fearless...if you can't have fun with it once in a while?

I thought I loved Sam.He betrayed me. Now he's gone.I thought I loved my uncle. He doesn't know what love is.He only wants to use me.Who's left?

Gaia returns to New York. She’s living with her father, she’s with Sam, and she’s even hanging out with Ed again. But Ed has a secret—one that’s tearing him apart.Meanwhile, an imprisoned Loki receives word that Gaia is back in the States. Overwhelmed with rage, he vows to escape to exact revenge on Tom—and to take Gaia back forever.

The good news: We found my dad.The bad news: He’s in Siberia.The good news: I’m going there to free him.The bad news: Loki’s coming with me.The good news: I finally get to see him.The bad news: I have to tell him his girlfriend tried to kill me.

The sight of blood makes my heart race.The slightest noise makes my palms sweat.A tiny spider makes my stomach drop.Everything frightens me.And I've never been happier.

I like staying with Skyler.It feels safe. Secure. Worry free.The perfect situation, really.Now he’s forbidden me to leave the house.I like that, too.Because Skyler always has my best interests in mind.

Will’s got it rough. He’s practically the only kid in school who hasn’t found out that he’s a wizard or a vampire or the child of a Norse god. But when a supervillain takes over the school and all the kids with powers are gone, it’s up to Will to try and save the day. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Once upon a time,Uncle Oliver was Loki,Jake was just a friend,and Sam was dead.That was before things got complicated.

Instead of choosing the good guy, I chose the bad guy. Instead of warding off the enemy, I moved in with him. And I thought the purpose of fear was to prevent you from doing stupid things.

I am Gaia Moore.I can throw a 175-pound man over my shoulder,I have only one friend in the world,and I don’t own a lipstick.But I’m not a freak.Not anymore.Because now I can feel fear.