In William Hamilton’s posthumously-issued novel "The Dark of the Stars", two teenagers enter a mythical realm, where they band together to survive. Robert is an orphan who is planning to go on a holiday with his friends. Instead, he is... Read More

Two sisters search for their grandmother in Kris Spisak’s novel "The Baba Yaga Mask". After their grandmother Vira disappears on a trip to Poland, Larissa and Ira rush to Europe to look for her. The only clues to her whereabouts are... Read More

Victoria McCombs’s young adult novel "Oathbound" is filled with danger, romance, and a good dose of piracy. Emme is running out of time. Sick with the same disease that killed her father, her only hope lies in retrieving the Elmber Nut... Read More

In S. A. Patrick’s fantasy novel "A Darkness of Dragons", a delinquent boy turns into a hero as he embarks on a quest to stop a notorious villain. Thirteen-year-old Patch was a promising piping apprentice. For years, he trained to... Read More

Teenage outcasts have to save their small town from a bloodthirsty monster by teaming up with their bully in Brett Riley’s fantasy novel "Freaks". Since grade school, Gabby, Micah, Jamie, and Christian have been bullied by B3, a group... Read More

In Eugen Bacon’s novel "Mage of Fools", an African nation suffers the rule of a grotesque, inscrutable royal advisor. In Mafinga, everyone is equal: so say King Magu and his mystical adviser Atari, who rule from a sprawling palace... Read More

In Sarah Jane Singer’s "The Wall", a sheltered girl uncovers the truth about her reclusive family. At the heart of a haunted forest is the Wall. Built by a wealthy lord to protect his young family, it shields his only daughter for... Read More

Childhood nostalgia and resentment coalesce into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in Josh Winning’s novel "The Shadow Glass". To the world, Jack’s father Bob was the beloved, eccentric creator of "The Shadow Glass", a 1980s fantasy... Read More