A living land. A forbidden vision. A boy whose quest will carry him beyond everything he has ever known. Thirteen-year-old Ray has always belonged to the Inlands: a wet, shifting world of floating ground, dangerous waters, sacred arbors, and creatures that choose their companions as surely as boys choose their futures. When Ray leaves Third Village on the manhood quest every Inlander boy must face, he expects danger. He expects fear. He expects to prove himself before returning home. He do...

The machines did not conquer humanity. They simply replaced it. In the cities humans lost, they move through systems no one understands, building, watching, and carrying on as if people were nothing more than a forgotten species beneath their notice. Seventeen-year-old Cedes has grown up in Central, one of the last human settlements, where survival means scavenging, obeying Matthew's laws, and never asking dangerous questions. But Cedes has never known how to stop asking. She wants to know...

Being a human on a ruined Earth is difficult, and more often than not, the people you call family and friends turn on you.Leena learns this the hard way when the people of her village leave her tied to a tree in the middle of the forest - a snack for the savage, otherworldly Wolven. Claws and fangs are her introduction to the clan. And to stay alive, she cowers and submits.Death lurks at every corner, and while she tries to stay alive, the most unexpected beings become her ...

In the heart of the Wastelands lies a castle.Prince Algernon Darkbain has lived his entire life within the castle walls. He knows only the few people who have been allowed near him. He has heard only stories of the world beyond his sanctuary. Although he can have anything that most people only dream of, Algernon can't help but feel a sense of emptiness. His closest friend is paid to spend time with him. Everyone else fears crossing him, although Algernon would never harm another pe...

Savat is an ancient city steeped in old magic. But the once god-fearing Savati people find themselves in the tightening fist of the Sodality, a tyrannical power determined to replace magic with technology, and eradicate all devotion to the old gods.Yet gods still move among them.Zal, Chaos incarnate, unjustly exiled to the mortal realm, lives for revenge against his family. In secluded ruins accompanied by his devoted, magic-wielding arkani, he is poised to s...

A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech—all in one place.AI agents, real-time satellite data, GLP-1 medications, humanoid robots—new technologies like these are changing the business landscape and reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating—and avoid falling victim to disruption?The Year in ...

“Millions feel adrift and purposeless, despite having outwardly successful lives. John R. Miles shows why this happens—but more importantly, how to fix it in your own life. Read The Mattering Effect and take ownership of your life.” --Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Meaning of Your Life"Read this book if, as Miles writes, you want to ‘stop trying to prove you ...

The people of Morring have always said that fairies haunt the Silver Forest wherein they snatch children from their beds, women from their husbands and perform strange and pagan rituals.Tiffanie Arethuse --an aloof yet spirited noblewoman who has managed to avoid marriage due to the unflattering rumours about her -- is forced to question the life she has taken for granted for so long after the shocking murder of her brother. As she searches for answers and allies, she drawn to the ...

"Betzer takes readers on a dark, twisted, and passionate journey through the woods of Pennsylvania with break-neck pacing and the perfect balance of mystery. An unstoppable, morally gray protagonist makes Winter's Teeth a stunning debut that will leave you hungry for more."—E. A. Whyte, author of Seiber and A Thief Among LiarsRae Bennett, a morally ambiguous college student raised by the local ax throwing gym, is doing her best to assimilate into ...

Revelyn Perric knows the price of a human soul-because she sold her own for wealth & power.As the masked Mistress of Fates, she paints new destinies for Strelloc's elite, burying the trauma of her poverty-stricken childhood beneath sprawling palaces and chests of jewels. Once a starving girl, now draped in silk and diamonds, Revelyn has no intention of surrendering the life she fought for-no matter who pays the price.But when her magic leaves a tra...

Originally published in 2016, this new Anniversary Edition is fully re-edited, revised, and reinvigorated with a new cover and foreword exclusive to this edition.The Elements Anthologies bring together genre authors and ask them to do something different: write a story outside of their normal genre. The tension this creates, the inevitable creep of their chosen genre into the genre of the anthology, this is where the magic happens.Move away...

A vanished girl. A broken boy. A word that haunts them all.When Summer disappears without a trace, Kai’s world collapses into grief and panic. Ria loves him silently, forbidden by blood and circumstance. Jia mocks him, hiding her own scars. Lilith enters, fragile and haunted, her dreams echoing Summer’s fate.On a campus where shadows whisper and rivalries burn, Kai is pulled into a web of obsession, betrayal, and forbidden desire. Every chapter ends with a cliffhan...