Showing results for "Hidden" in Coming of Age

The future is not a safe place. When Tay Maslov was a girl she lived in New York State, and her playground was the sun-drenched fields of her parents' farm. But all that changed the day the Servitors came, looking for new recruits for their master, the Archon Jeremiah of Brooklyn. The vampires—or Elders—rule the cities now, and hardly any humans are left out in the wilderness. All the land is given over to the bizarre animal-like Shifters. The Elders run the Blood Banks, enforce Blood Donations, as well as the Blood Clubs and the culls of insurgents.

When Ahmed's parents send him to a residential treatment center known as Serenity Ridge, it's with one goal: to "fix" their son, at any cost. But eleven months of abuse and overmedication leave him desperate to escape. And when the opportunity comes, Ahmed runs away to San Francisco. There, he moves into a secret safe house shared by a group of teens. Until they become independent at eighteen, the housemates hide away from authorities, bound by rules that both protect and frustrate.

Ramadan, 2017. Yusuf wakes up in the middle of the night to pray. His routine is always the same, but something tells him that tonight is different. Yellow flames blur Yusuf’s vision, and the laughter of a small child echoes in his ears. But this time, the red, smoke-filled skies aren’t just in his memory. Miles away, Rubi is also awake. On the television, she watches reports of a devastating fire in London. She is already anxious when her parents send her to stay with her Grandpa Yusuf, whose conservative house rules are almost as unbearable as the loneliness she feels at home.

Alissa never believed in magic. But then she went to the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers once learned magic from enigmatic Masters. Under the tutelage of the last surviving Master, Alissa discovered that she had inherited her father’s magical ability.

Mary Claire O'Brien has hidden for as long as she can remember. During the week, with her father away in the city, Mary Claire feels like every other child - but on Fridays, everything changes. On Friday mornings, she rises onto her tiptoes and wraps her nightgown tightly around her legs to silence the swooshing sound she loves. She slowly becomes invisible. Hiding is how she remains safe; it's how she protects her mother.

Chappy is obsessed with flight. The first thing he does when he steps outside is look into the sky. All his spare time is taken up by studying birds or aircraft in flight. He hopes that someday flying will be a part of his life. First he has to get through his teen years which, so far, have been tough. His parents love him but have little time for him. His younger brother torments him to the edge of insanity. His one source of inspiration is Alannah, who loves flying as much as he does. They try to learn about flight together, but her parents have other plans for her.

When Hannah Walker rolls into her new town on fumes, she doesn't expect her past to catch up to her so quickly. But the moment her card is declined for a lousy cup of coffee, she realizes nowhere is safe, and her life on the run has just gotten more complex. Luke Fletcher has made it his mission in life to protect. When he meets Hannah Walker, she makes it clear that his services aren't needed and neither is he, but there's something in her eyes that tells another story.

Rydel, a young elf boy, is left with a grizzled blademaster to become something the like the world has never seen - a Hidden. A rare rank of elves that were thought to be myth, masters of combat in all forms. Now, with his two young companions who become brothers, he must train day and night in a brutal fashion until he is a weapon himself. Yet if the training doesn't kill him, then the final trial almost certainly will.

As the next in line to be Queen of the Dryads, or tree nymphs, Na’rina knows two things for sure. Her world of fauns, nymphs, dwarves, and other mythical creatures must remain myths to the more populated human world to remain safe. And the wer-im, or werecats, who burned the dryad’s trees long ago, are never to be trusted again.

Both Stian and his fiancée, the prettiest and nicest girl in the village, understand that by helping the Guardians they could get the much-coveted support for their relationship that they’ve been after. But a simple tracking and hunting trip turns out to be much longer, and much more complicated than Stian anticipated. In order to be successful, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery in the wilderness that turns into the adventure of a lifetime.

Alrion barely survived. His success came at a terrible cost. Driven to improve his skill and prove his worth as a wizard he pushes on. His dreams show him a vision of his next goal, the Vault of Silence. It is a secret trial guarded by an order of monks and designed to test a person’s will. To get there, he must find a guide and negotiate his way through sprawling cities and a vast desert. But the creatures of the Blight are organising.