After a devastating loss and the discovery of a dark conspiracy, Klarke Ascher is determined to uncover the truth, no matter the cost. Her mission: to find the prince' s missing twin and the elusive Ramanata, who hold the key to exposing the king' s deceit and forcing his abdication. To advance her cause, Klarke cleverly convinces the king to allow the Ascenditures to join Ainar' s team for a peace climb aimed at healing the rift between their lands. As she embarks on this journey, Klarke ...

Klarke Ascher has a singular goal: to become an Ascenditure, a member of the kingdom's elite climbing team who scale the treacherous peaks of Miter's Backbone in search of an elusive medicine to treat the lung sickness that ails the populace. However, in a kingdom governed by centuries of tradition, where women are legally bound to home and hearth, owned by the men they are forced to marry, the Ascenditures have always been male. As the strongest climber of her generation, Klarke' s skill ...

Klarke Ascher has a singular goal: to become an Ascenditure, a member of the kingdom's elite climbing team who scale the treacherous peaks of Miter's Backbone in search of an elusive medicine to treat the lung sickness that ails the populace. However, in a kingdom governed by centuries of tradition, where women are legally bound to home and hearth, owned by the men they are forced to marry, the Ascenditures have always been male. As the strongest climber of her generation, Klarke's skill a...

After a devastating loss and the discovery of a dark conspiracy, Klarke Ascher is determined to uncover the truth, no matter the cost. Her mission: to find the prince's missing twin and the elusive Ramanata, who hold the key to exposing the king's deceit and forcing his abdication. To advance her cause, Klarke cleverly convinces the king to allow the Ascenditures to join Ainar's team for a peace climb aimed at healing the rift between their lands.As she embarks on this journey, Kla...

A Love That Defies Gravity … and FateShe never belonged in his world. He never thought he’d leave it.When Weslie Fleet wins a golden ticket aboard the Boundless, humanity’s most opulent starliner, it’s a dream—and a danger. Raised in the dust-ridden ruins of Earth, she is thrust into the gleaming luxury of Mars’s elite, where every whispered word carries weight and every glance is a silent judgment. And no...

A social media star thrust into a deadly competition must harness her powers to survive and challenge the very rules of society.On the acclaimed Spellcaster stage, where every paranormal species competes for supremacy, Haylee Hutchins stands out as an anomaly. No longer human. Not the kind of creature anyone EVER cheers for. But this season, the stakes are higher than ever. As the dark horse in the competition, the other contestants and judges are about to lear...

If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best FantasyWhen tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to rede...

Ordinary? Never heard of her.Small town life with oblivious parents? Blah. I, Samantha (but call me Sam), crave adventure, not dust bunnies. Enter Greg Papilio, a smoking-hot dude who rescues me from a magical explosion and a cryptic villain. Turns out, I'm not who I thought I was - not even human. Apparently, I'm about to undergo a major transformation that nixes free will. Talk about a buzzkill.But fate can shove it. I won't be anyone's puppet. Then another magical stud s...

Smuggler's Rebellion: Dawn of Defiance"Blending razor-sharp action with emotional depth, Smuggler's Rebellion is a pulse-pounding ride through a galaxy on the brink. Jake Jones, a reluctant hero with a code of his own, anchors a story rich in found family, rebellion, and courage. Douglas crafts vivid worlds and weighty stakes without ever losing the thread of humanity. With a princess, a soccer bot, and a conspiracy that could shatter worlds, this is s...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The two major clans of the Undercity, Razor and Drops, are at a fragile peace after decades of conflict.When Pandora is sent to the Undercity to infiltrate the clans and uncover the source of the faez crystals—unusual gemstones that give Undercity warriors magical abilities allowing them to run up walls or move heavy object with a gesture—she joins the Drops clan after saving the life of its warleader.Ku...

Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future.Think of a platypus: they lay eggs (that hatch into so-called platypups), they produce milk without nipples and venom without fangs and they can detect electricity. Or a wombat: their teeth never stop growing, they poo cubes and they defend themselves with reinforced rears...

My name is Haldin Raish. Legionnaire.And the High General just murdered my parents.My dad was well respected in the Legion. Always had a reputation for doing the right thing, no matter the cost. He was a good man. And whatever he stumbled onto got them both killed. Messily.Now, that red-eyed thing is coming for me.It walks like the High General. Talks like him, too. But it's not. Human beings don't shirk off gunfire...