Showing results for "Angels" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

When Simon Bonaventure breaks the law on his seventeenth birthday, he expects to pay the price. He doesn't expect his father to pay it instead. Sentenced in his place. Executed in front of him. But his father's sacrifice bought him one concession: instead of execution, Simon could enter the Ascent of Angels — a gladiatorial tournament aboard the Exsta, a ring-shaped space station where seven teams fight through seven brutal ecosystems for the right to join the ruling class.

Simon Lewis is having some trouble adjusting to his new life as a vampire, especially now that he hardly sees his best friend Clary, who is caught up in training to be a Shadowhunter - and spending time with her new boyfriend, Jace. Simon decides he needs a break and heads out of the city - only...

A young woman with a rare ability finds refuge with the Shadowhunters of Victorian England in this “compulsively readable” (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, the prequel series to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments! Clockwork...

Hell wants him. Heaven has called him. And Earth needs him. Bullied, alone, and broken, he was ready to give up. Turns out, the guardian angels have other plans for Alan Price. The battle that has waged in the supernatural realm has come to Earth and fallen angels are making their move against their heavenly counterparts. Now, Alan is caught up in a world of; myth, ancient gods, bloodthirsty demons, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and he must choose a side.

It was the summer of storms and strays and strangers. The summer that lightning struck the big oak tree in the front yard. The summer his mother died in a tragic accident. As he recalls the tumultuous events that launched a surprising journey, Samuel can still hardly believe it all happened...

The rebellion has chosen to make its final stand. There will be one last battle, the outcome of which will determine the fate of the realm forever. Prince Keanu has days left to live. With the last of his strength, he gathers his allies against the evil king in a last-ditch effort to unseat him from the throne. Despite being heavily outnumbered, freedom must be obtained at any cost. The king is armed with power and knowledge that no one in the realm has ever witnessed before. The casualties are drastic and the stakes higher than ever.

Lili St. Crow’s darkly exhilarating Strange Angels novels have won a devoted readership. In the third book of the series, Crow’s unusual heroine, Dru Anderson, has been through the ringer, what with a missing mother, her father turning all undead on her, and forces of evil that just won’t seem to let her be. On the run from a predator with a taste for her blood, Dru can count on help from Graves and Christophe—but they just might do more harm than good as they battle for her affections.

In the heart of the California gold country, three-year-old Sarah McKensie is orphaned by a stagecoach robber and adopted and nursed by a she-wolf in this playful homage to the American tall tale. As she matures, Sarah learns to assist her pack by contributing human tools to the hunt and...

Continuing their hero's journey, Valor and his friends head to wild, wonderful West Virginia. But as they fight to aid a tiny town devastated by the forces of the Golden Dawn, a deadly faultline of danger begins to threaten from the shadows. And when one of their own is taken by a nightmare made real, each hero must face their own trial—as they battle desperately to save the friend they hold so dear.

A new fantasy masterpiece from Garth Nix, bestselling author of the Old Kingdom series. More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than...

Fictional fantasy about a teenager who becomes a guardian angel for his high school friend. Together, they fight against Satan and his evil trio to keep them from executing their plan.

Ellie was never particularly good at talking to boys - or anyone other than her best friend and fellow outcast, Ruth. Then she met Michael. Michael is handsome, charming, sweet. And totally into Ellie. It’s no wonder she is instantly drawn to him. But Michael has a secret. And he knows Ellie is hiding something, too. They’ve both discovered they have powers beyond their imagining. Powers that are otherworldly. Ellie and Michael are determined to uncover what they are, and how they got this way . . . together.

Eighteen years ago, a dimensional break ripped open the sky, drawing humans into an ancient conflict. Otherworldly souls rained down and fused with those of people, dividing the population into the green-eyed, magical Gifted and the dark-eyed, nonmagical Ashkind. A devastating war followed, and the Gifted have managed a fragile peace ever since, largely through a brutal law enforcement organization known as the Department. Fifteen-year-old Rose's father, David, has a leading role in the Department.