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Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home ... or so he believes. Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper with a warrior's discipline. But when he is sent on a secretive mission to the kingdom of Charyn, nothing could have prepared him for what he finds. Here he encounters a damaged people who are not what they seem, and must unravel both the dark bonds of kinship and the mysteries of a half-mad princess.

After their dramatic escape from Grid City, Jane and her friends flee to United West, desperate to reach their last batchmate before she’s decommissioned. With the agency hot on their heels, their mission won’t be easy. But help arrives from an unexpected source.

Only the chosen shall seek. Sam, Hawk, Luca, and Mercy. Four teens no longer sure what they’re seeking. Four teens no longer sure whether it can be found. They were supposed to be building a new world. One where the Earth is respected as much as the people who depend on it for survival. One where the benefits of Askala could be shared by all. Except instead of bringing people together, Sam, Hawk, Luca, and Mercy are more divided than ever. In the struggle to repair the world from the ravages of global warming, the fight to reunite is going to be their greatest battle yet.

Le huitième tome de la série évènement Assoiffés ! Après la Katmere Academy, rien ne devrait plus me surprendre. Pas même l'existence d'un monde parallèle au mien : le Royaume des Ombres. Me voilà prisonnière d'un endroit aussi dangereux qu'étranger, en compagnie du pire être surnaturel de tous les temps, monstre parmi les monstres : Hudson Vega. Il a beau être le frère de Jaxon, cela ne l'empêche pas d'être une vraie plaie. Reste à savoir si nous parviendrons à nous enfuir avant que je le tue... ou qu'il soit trop tard.

Catherine Summer Carlson knows how to manage bands like a professional - she's a student at the PopArts Academy at Mount Hope High, where rock legends Allegiance to North got their start. The never-skipping-class Catherine part of her knows, though, that falling for the lead singer of her latest band is the least-professional thing a manager can do. But Caleb Daniels isn't an ordinary band boy - he's a hot, dreamy, sweet-singing, exiled-from-his-old-band, possibly-with-a-deep-dark-side band boy.

Unlike the high-achieving members of her family’s secret society, Ada Castle has mastered nothing but the art of falling for the wrong guys. But now she finally has the chance to prove her worth: she just needs to gain access to a hidden school that her family has been trying to locate for generations. Granted, she accidentally goes on a date with the recruiter first, then is temporarily abducted, but Ada manages to secure herself an invitation to the Genesis Institute, where descendants of exiled Renaissance masters practice long-lost arts and sciences.

On the isolated desert island of Shiara, dying young is inevitable. Only the clan of Sagen sy Itagami can offer protection against enemies and elements. That is why the safety of the clan comes before one's self, and why Khya is a warrior above all else. But when obeying orders could cost her brother his life, her once safe home becomes a deadly trap.

Mariel might have stayed on her father’s ship forever, at peace with her life of banishment at sea, but then she discovers a note in the water with her missing brother’s name on it. To find him, Mariel must go on land where humans are hunted, imprisoned, and killed. As she infiltrates Fae society in search of her brother, Mariel realizes her best chance is to team up with a Fae Captain that seems all too willing to trust her, despite his suspicions of her true identity.

The brave boy captain tore down the tattered rag of the enemy and hoisted the true flag in its place in triumph! Then, he found himself in a jail cell, accused of domestic terrorism. It seemed as if Sean's imagination had finally gone too far, and he'd been banned from Belfast for good. There was only one place to go in exile: America. Back to Aunt Anna's where everything was quiet and peaceful, except for the MI6 agents chasing him halfway around the globe, ghosting his every move, and blowing up Matt's Jag!