Fantasy fiction

  • Sword of destiny : The Witcher, book 0.7

    Creator

    Sapkowski, Andrzej

    Abstract

    Geralt the Witcher battles monsters, demons, and prejudices alike in Sword of Destiny, the second collection of adventures in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. The New York Times bestselling series. Over fifteen million copies sold worldwide. World Fantasy Award-winning author. David Gemmell Legend Award-winning author. Named one of the greatest book series of all time by Forbes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, NY]

    Orbit

    Not specified
  • The book that broke the world : The library trilogy, book 2

    Creator

    Lawrence, Mark

    Abstract

    Two people living in a world connected by an immense and mysterious library must fight for those they love in the second book in a new trilogy from the international bestselling author of The Book That Wouldn't Burn. The Library spans worlds and times. It touches and joins distant places. It is memory and future. Amid its vastness, Evar Eventari both found and lost Livira Page. Evar has been forced to flee the library, driven before an implacable foe.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Publishing Group

    Not specified
  • The book that wouldn't burn : The library trilogy, book 1

    Creator

    Lawrence, Mark

    Abstract

    Two strangers find themselves connected by a vast and mysterious library containing many wonders and still more secrets, in this powerfully moving first book in a new series from the international bestselling author of Red Sister and Prince of Thorns. The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. The girl has been plucked from the outskirts of civilization to be trained as a librarian, studying the mysteries of the great library at the heart of her kingdom. They were never supposed to meet. But in the library, they did.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ace

    Not specified
  • The invisible library : The invisible library, book 1

    Creator

    Cogman, Genevieve

    Abstract

    Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling fantasy adventure—the first in the Invisible Library series! One thing any Librarian will tell you: the truth is much stranger than fiction... Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, a shadowy organization that collects important works of fiction from all different realities. Most recently, she and her enigmatic assistant Kai have been sent to an alternative London. Their mission: retrieve a particularly dangerous book. The problem: by the time they arrive, it's already been stolen.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    ROC

    Not specified
  • The last wish : The Witcher, book 0.5

    Creator

    Sapkowski, Andrzej

    Abstract

    Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. The New York Times bestselling series. Over fifteen million copies sold worldwide. World Fantasy Award-winning author. David Gemmell Legend Award-winning author. Named one of the greatest book series of all time by Forbes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Orbit

    Not specified
  • The salt grows heavy

    Creator

    Khaw, Cassandra

    Abstract

    "Khaw's poetic prose and stylish approach to gore make it a blood-soaked, unforgettable gem." —The New York Times. From Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself. A Best Horror Book of 2023 (The New York Times, Library Journal). A Best Book of 2023 (NPR). A Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award Finalist. An Indie Next Pick.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group

    Not specified
  • The voice : Ephemera, book 2.5

    Creator

    Bishop, Anne

    Abstract

    An original Ephemera novella from the New York Times bestselling author of the Novels of the Others. In a small village outside the city of Vision, the people know no sorrow or grief. But this seemingly idyllic community is hiding a terrible secret. As a young child, Nalah did not know why she was told to bring a cake to the mute girl known as the Voice whenever she was upset, only that doing so made her feel better. Now grown, Nalah understands the dark truth and yearns to escape from the oppressive village that has been her lifelong home.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Roc/Penguin Group (USA)

    Not specified
  • The winter of the witch : The winternight trilogy, book 3

    Creator

    Arden, Katherine

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller • Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen. “A tale both intimate and epic, featuring a heroine whose harrowing and wondrous journey culminates in an emotionally resonant finale.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review). Named one of Paste’s Best Fantasy Books of the Decade. Vasilisa Petrovna is an unforgettable heroine determined to forge her own path.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Del Rey

    Not specified
  • This fatal kiss

    Creator

    Jasinska, Alicia

    Abstract

    Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance. Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal...but everyone sees her as a monster. And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson of a local witch. He's determined to rid the world of unholy creatures like Gisela.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.

    Not specified
  • This poison heart : This poison heart, book 1

    Creator

    Bayron, Kalynn

    Abstract

    Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power. Briseis has a gift: with a single touch, she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms. When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents hope that, surrounded by plants and flowers, she will finally learn to control her gift.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Bloomsbury

    Not specified