ANCIENT POWERAs the only female detective in Tokyo’s most elite police unit, Mariko Oshiro has to fight for every ounce of respect, especially from her new boss. But when he gives her the least promising case possible—the attempted theft of an old samurai sword—it proves more dangerous than anyone on the force could have imagined.The owner of the sword, Professor Yasuo Yamada, says it was crafted by the legendary Master Inazuma, a sword smith whose blades a...

Lord Itsumi Akiyama is in trouble. He was a conspirator in the murder of Oda Nobunaga, Japan's most powerful warlord in 1582. Worse, he is responsible for the death of a disciple of the Wind, Japan's deadliest ninja clan. Enter Kaida, the Wind's most dangerous agent. She seeks to avenge her fallen protégé, but there is a complication: once she kills Akiyama, the Wind must figure out how to replace him. He occupies a key position in the inner circle of Oda's successor, Hashiba Hideyoshi, wh...

LETHAL JUSTICEWhen Tokyo falls victim to a deadly terrorist attack, Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro knows who is responsible, even if she doesn’t have proof. She urges her commanding officers to arrest the perpetrator—an insane zealot who was just released from police custody. When her pleas fall on deaf ears, she loses her temper and then her badge, as well as her best chance of fighting back.Left on her own, and armed with only her cunning and her famed ...

Detective Sergeant Mariko Oshiro has been promoted to Japan’s elite Narcotics unit—and with this promotion comes a new partner, a new case, and new danger. The underboss of a powerful yakuza crime syndicate has put a price on her head, and he’ll lift the bounty only if she retrieves an ancient iron demon mask that was stolen from him in a daring raid. However, Mariko has no idea of the tumultuous past carried within the mask—or of its deadly link with the famed Inazuma blade she wields.

She's about to discover what it means to go to the dark side in the second Golgotham fantasy from the award-winning author of the Blade Runner series.Metal artist Tate has made Golgotham—New York City's supernatural neighborhood—her home, and she couldn't be happier. Sure, there are some inconveniences living among Golgotham's resident leprechauns, shapeshifters, and merfolk, but her new wizard boyfriend Hexe makes up for them. Sadly, there are some problems she ca...

Every kind of magic has its price in the third and final Golgotham urban fantasy from the award-winning author of the Blade Runner series.After nearly a year spent living in Golgotham—the supernatural ghetto of New York City—the metal artist Tate discovers a latent power within her that brings to life the metal figures that she builds. It's just another sign that she did the right thing sacrificing her trust fund to stay in Golgotham with the love of her life, the ...

The weirdest neighborhood in the Big Apple, "Golgotham . . . feels inhabited by real unreal people and places, and the whole book is just a joy to read" (Simon R. Green, New York Times– bestselling author)Imagine the Manhattan of a few centuries ago, except its streets teem with witches, fairy-folk, and monsters. That's Golgotham today, where human tourists are welcome to visit, but not linger. Outsiders tend to bring gen...

With Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff came roaring onto the fantasy scene-he has been praised as "the master of unique and intense plots and huge twists" (USAToday.com), while critics raved about the novel, calling it "[A] fast-paced, fantastical adventure [that] is sharp as a Shogun's sword." (The LA Times). And with healthy sales in hardcover and electronic-fueled by Jay's inventive, enthusiastic, and relentless promotion on his website, Facebook, Twitter, and the blogosphere-we know readers ar...

The wild second adventure for unforgettable antiquities thief Owl—a modern-day “Indiana Jane” who reluctantly navigates the hidden supernatural world—from the pen of rising urban fantasy star Kristi Charish (The Kincaid Strange series). For fans of Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher, Jennifer Estep, Jenn Bennett, and the like.Alix Hiboux, better known as Owl, international antiquities thief for hire, is settling into her new contract job for Vegas mogul Mr. Kurosawa, a red ...

An original eNovella set in the world of the Lotus War before the events of Stormdancer...Your blood-red skies are filled with smoke. Your bleach-white histories with lies. You walk sleeping. Wake senseless. Breathing deep of toxic blooms and forgetting all that has gone before. But I remember.I remember when two brothers waged bloody war over the right to sit in their father's empty chair. I remember when orphaned twins faced each other a...

Kinslayer is Book Two in Jay Kristoff's critically acclaimed Lotus War series that began with Stormdancer, featuring an unforgettable heroine and a stunningly original Japanese dystopian steampunk worldA SHATTERED EMPIREThe mad Shogun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting wider by the day. The mach...

The first in an exciting series featuring the unforgettable antiquities thief Owl—a modern-day “Indiana Jane” who reluctantly navigates the hidden supernatural world—from the pen of rising urban fantasy star Kristi Charish (The Kincaid Strange series). For fans of Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher, Jennifer Estep, Jenn Bennett, and the like.Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix—better known now as Owl—has one rule. No supernatural jobs. E...