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In an unnamed British city, the virus is spreading, and like everyone else, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness retreats inside. She isolates herself in her immense studio, Burntcoat, with Halit, the lover she barely knows. As life outside changes irreparably, inside Burntcoat, Edith and Halit find themselves changed as well: by the histories and responsibilities each carries and bears, by the fears and dangers of the world outside, and by the progressions of their new relationship.

Amidst a terrifying epidemic--when a healthy baby won't take a breath at birth--Lainey's friend Ellis has gone missing, as have several young pregnant women. The government's new laws monitor all citizens; yet Lainey's mother, Emma, is a midwife determined to be there for those who need her. But when seventeen-year-old Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real.

A powerful tale of survival and connection--of humans, animals, and the indestructible bonds that unite us all.

When the world shares the same dream of being guided to a water death by a loved one Nov. 1st, Lyd and her daughter only have a few months left to navigate a changed world and conniving father.

In a largely abandoned region of the southeast US where hurricane-strength storms return day after day, a former serial killer and a former US Marshal must work together to bring light to America's heart of darkness.

Eliana is a weaver in the prestigious House of Webs, but she has a secret--she can dream, an ability forbidden by the island's council of elders. When a girl is found unconscious with Eliana's name tattooed on her palm, Eliana will have to call on the power within her she thought was her greatest weakness.

Now that Koli and his companions have found the source of the signal they've been following--the mysterious "Sword of Albion"--there is hope that their perilous journey will finally be worth something. They're searching for a way to help humanity fight back against nature. But what they'll find is an ancient war that never ended.

Koli never planned to set foot outside his small village. He knew that beyond its walls lay a fearsome landscape filled with choker trees, vicious beasts, and Shunned men. But when he was exiled, he had no choice but to journey out into this strange world where every moment is a fight for survival. But if he can find lost London, there may still be a way for him to survive.

In the visionary new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Before the Fall, something has been happening to young people all over the world-and a devastated population bands together to discover the cause. Suddenly and without precedent or explanation, something awful has been happening to teenagers across the globe, forcing parents to face a lonely future without their children. At the site of each loss, there lies a cryptic message, A11, which may be the clue to solving the crisis.

In the Golden State, knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime, and stopping those crimes is Laszlo Ratesic's job. But the Golden State is less a paradise than its name might suggest.