Magical Realism Fantasy

Longlisted for the National Book Award Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism Shortlisted for the 2025 Housatonic Book Award for Nonfiction Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir A brilliant, singular collection of essays that looks to music...

Am Orden der bösen Viper angekommen, will Jake unbedingt seine Alchemie verbessern... Aber die Realität ist oft brutal. Denn während er sich darum bemüht, Fortschritte zu machen, muss sich Jake mit der politischen Landschaft im Orden auseinandersetzen. Er muss seine Identität als Auserwählter des großen Bosses verbergen, wird zur Teilnahme an irgendwelchen Treffen gezwungen, besucht Vampire, um ihnen uralte Memorabilien anzudrehen und versucht nebenbei, sich in der Alchemie zu verbessern. Jake hat also mehr zu tun denn je.

Bax always fantasized something remarkable would happen in his life. So when a decrepit man with glowing purple eyes offers him a ring intended for his estranged father, Bax accepts. The ring speaks to Bax in a dream, tempting him with a vision of a powerful djinn. Desperate to make his fantasies a reality, Bax unleashes a creature called Ifrit, but soon learns this djinn isn't what the ring led him to believe. Feeding off the depths of his subconscious, the sinister demon fulfills what he thinks Bax wants by manipulating, threatening, and murdering.

I've been living in a small town working for the vampires for the last six months. All I want is to save up enough to open an apothecary so I don't have to heal the neckers anymore. Of course, nothing in my life can be that simple. Two detectives show up at my door asking questions about a dead girl and trying to pin the murder on my employer. Next thing I know, I'm dodging fireballs in parking lots.

Emily Braden has stopped believing in fairy tales and happy endings. When her fascinating but unreliable cousin Harry invites her on a holiday to explore the legendary town of Chinon, and promptly disappears - well, that's Harry for you. As Emily makes the acquaintance of Chinon and its people, she begins to uncover dark secrets beneath the charm.

Stray witch Alba is about to defy a vampire queen’s rules in order to undertake a journey to Italy in search of her witch ancestors, while Clarence seems to be having some mysterious vampire trouble he won’t share with anyone. Alba's quest might open a well-hidden Pandora’s box, which can put at risk the lives of those she loves the most...but might also teach her about magic, love, and the many things you can do with a mirror.

James is living the life he always wanted. He has his own rustic cabin in the countryside, peace, quiet, and some lovely companions to share his joy with. But there is much left to do! James will need to expand his cabin to make it more comfortable for his—ahem—lady friends. Also, harvest is coming up for the redheaded farm girl, and she might need a hand or two around the farm.

If he can no longer trust his allies, where can he turn before the world falls to chaos and destruction? Liam McCurdy has fought alongside the People of the Storm for decades, especially when the covert group of powered individuals recently overcame the Shadow, an enemy with similar abilities. Liam thought they could finally go back to normal, recruiting and helping those who gain superpowers as well…but something’s wrong. His closest friends start acting strange. He soon realizes that words and actions aren’t what they seem.

"You're not defined by magic or bloodlines. You're defined by your choices." Gabriel has finally escaped. Finally found his home. Finally found his family. Finally learned what freedom feels like. Then everything changes when his twin sister, Rachel appears—the sister he never knew existed, raised by the same woman who imprisoned him.

Happily Ever After College has been churning out fairy godmothers for centuries. But their outdated curriculum can’t keep up with the modern world. They need something edgy. Something new - something to keep true love alive. They need Paris Beaufont. However, this fairy loses her lunch if she watches a romantic comedy. Love songs give her hives. She punched the last guy who tried to flirt with her. Needless to say, Paris Beaufont isn’t the romantic type. But, she’s going to have to learn how to create budding love for others, or she’s going to jail.

Together alone: Meena and Rahm have crossed into a world that is unrecognizable. What comes next is so dangerous that it could break them both.

I might technically be a fae princess, but my story is no fairytale. Being told that I'm not exactly human wasn't easy to accept. Neither was spending the last year training for what was to come on my 19th birthday, but I did it anyway. Feeling certain I'm ready for my new life, I soon realize nothing could have prepared me for the reality of it. Turns out I'm the first descendant in decades to be born from two royal fae lines, but being special isn't always a good thing. All that training I did? Not so helpful when I find out a dark fae is looking to settle an old score.

Getting through a day without being attacked by Fairy assassins, mages or demons was becoming a rarity for Dalton Graham. Today was no exception. Ever since he had faced down the youngest scion of House Temil, using magical powers he never knew he possessed, things had gone from bad to worse.

Caleb Marshal was born with a pair of antlers, and despite having an abundance of magic, can't use any of it - thanks to a curse. Since he's majoring in magical theory at college, this is a bit of a problem. Breaking his curse, however, throws him into danger. Caleb must deal with his new powers, supernatural threats, and an ever more complicated love life. All while trying to balance a job and maintain his GPA!

टोक्यो की सबसे समझदार लाइब्रेरियन पूछती हैं।सायूरी कोमाची अपनी लाइब्रेरी में आने वाले हर व्यक्ति की ज़रुरतों...

इस पृथ्वी नाम के ग्रह पर हमारे जीवन का एक ऐसा स्वरूप जिसके बारे में आपने पहले कभी नहीं सोचा होगा।छह...

Everett Starner is a nobody. He doesn't play sports. He's not smart enough to stand out in school. He's not really good at anything except video games, which would be fine ... if they didn't randomly trigger his epilepsy. That is, until The Interface: the newest gaming accessory that puts the game in your mind. When he plays Realms of Glory, he doesn't watch Everstarr level up and score loot, he is Everstarr. He becomes the somebody he can never be in real life. It's fun at first -- his clan amasses top-notch loot and rises in the ranks. Everstarr makes a name for himself: Lord Starr.

Ganz Ardmuir weiß, dass Willow Stokes Fälschungen verkauft. Doch sie möchte den Kuriositätenladen ihres Vaters, vollgestopft mit vermeintlich magischen Artefakten, unbedingt erhalten. Eines Tages taucht ein Mädchen namens Brianna auf, die Gegenständen durch Berührung Magie einhauchen kann – für Bri ist die ungewöhnliche Gabe ein Fluch, den sie unbedingt loswerden will, für Willow ist sie die langersehnte Rettung.

Five generations. One magical scrapbook. She struggled to find her voice--until she heard theirs. Moving in the middle of the school year is tough—especially when you add frizzy red hair, freckles, and an outdated family name no one can pronounce. Eleven-year-old Roisin (row-sheen) knows this all too well. Within the chaos is one constant—her maternal grandmother, Gran. While unpacking, Roisin finds a scrapbook. From the tingle that moves up her arm when she touches it to Gran’s explanation when she asks about it, Roisin discovers this is no ordinary book.

This is an autobiographical account of the life and lore of an extraplanar alien named Vinnford Sansbury and his Earthy anchor, Edward Collins. The story unfolds of a life lived in the Unmade Out-Lore and adapting to existence as an "Imaginary Being" in the Remade New Lore, with a smattering of nonlinear short asides gathered from the collective knowledge of the multiverse. But in the fading of Vinny's incredible powers, a creature calling herself "Madam Z" escapes the bonds of his complex Inner World. Now they are caught in a cloak-and-dagger struggle between competing alien factions.