Alexandra Christo

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes The Night Hunt, a dark fantasy romance about a monstrous girl who feeds on fear and the Gods-cursed boy who falls in love with her.Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can’t remember. Stripped of his true name, he yearns to recover his identity.Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the Gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he’ll help avenge her family and take on the Gods who now hunt her, if she helps him break his curse and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee, and one of the very Gods who destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.

From the author of To Kill a Kingdom comes Princess of Souls, a Rapunzel-inspired YA fantasy romance about a teen witch groomed to steal souls for an immortal king and the reckless, rebellious boy to whom her fate is tied. For sixteen years, Selestra Somniatis has been trapped in a castle on the Floating Mountain, preparing to take her mother’s place as King Seryth’s right hand. Tied by blood to steal souls for the immortal King of the Six Isles, the Somniatis Witch foretells the deaths of participants in the Festival of Predictions. To outrun your fate is to save your soul and steal the King’s immortality. But if you die, your soul is forfeit. And though thousands have tried, nobody has ever beaten death. As a soldier in King Seryth’s army, Nox Laederic is an unlikely candidate for the Festival, but he has no plans to die at the hands of the King or his witches. His plan is more akin to violent revenge: steal the King’s immortality and kill the entirety of his court, starting with Selestra herself. But when Selestra touches Nox in her very first prediction, she sees her own death alongside his--their fates are unmistakably intertwined, and Selestra is no longer safe in the only home she’s ever known. Nox and Selestra will have to enter a turbulent alliance in order to survive long enough to free the Six Isles from King Seryth’s clutches and escape the new fate that hunts them.

Into the Crooked Place begins a gritty two-book YA fantasy series from Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom. The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive. Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do anything to put her crimes behind her. Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. After growing up on streets hungry enough to swallow the weak whole, he won’t stop until he has brought the entire realm to kneel before him. Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst criminals and her nights in the fighting rings, making a deadly name for herself. And Saxony, a resistance fighter hiding from the very people who destroyed her family, and willing to do whatever it takes to get her revenge. Everything in their lives is going to plan, until Tavia makes a crucial mistake: she delivers a vial of dark magic—a weapon she didn’t know she had—to someone she cares about, sparking the greatest conflict in decades. Now these four magical outsiders must come together to save their home and the world, before it’s too late. But with enemies at all sides, they can trust nobody. Least of all each other.

Per sedici anni, Selestra è rimasta intrappolata nella torre sulla Montagna Fluttuante preparandosi a prendere il posto della madre come strega del re, e manifestare i poteri per predire la morte dei richiedenti alla Festa delle Predizioni. Come soldato dell’esercito reale, Nox è un candidato improbabile per la Festa, ma spinto dalla vendetta è determinato a rubare l’immortalità al re e a uccidere le sue streghe, partendo proprio da Selestra. Tuttavia, quando lei gli tocca la mano per la sua prima predizione, i loro destini si intrecciano e la morte marchia le anime di entrambi. Solo unendo le forze riusciranno a vivere abbastanza a lungo da liberare il regno dalle grinfie di re Seryth e sfuggire a un oscuro destino. Dall’autrice di "La regina delle sirene", arriva "La principessa delle anime", la storia di una strega adolescente addestrata a rubare anime per un re immortale e di un ragazzo ribelle e temerario a cui il suo destino è intrecciato.

City of Spells, the follow-up to Alexandra Christo's gritty YA fantasy, Into the Crooked Place, finds the world on the brink of war and four unlikely allies facing sacrifices they had never imagined. After the loss of Wesley and the horrifying reveal that Zekia is helping the Kingpin of her own free will, Tavia, Saxony, and Karam flee to Saxony's home to rebuild their rebellion. Meanwhile, trapped in the Kingpin's darkness, Wesley must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a way back to his friends before it's too late. As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, these four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they’ll go―and how much they are willing to sacrifice―to win.

Lira est la sirène la plus dangereuse de l'océan. Elle a déjà pris le cœur de dix-sept princes qui sont tombés sous son charme. Mais un jour, tout bascule lorsqu'elle tue l'une de ses semblables. Pour la punir, sa mère la Reine des Mers transforme Lira en ce qu'elle déteste le plus : une humaine. Elle lui donne alors jusqu'au solstice d'hiver pour lui apporter le cœur du Prince Elian, ou bien elle restera sous cette forme pour l'éternité. De son côté, le Prince considère l'océan comme sa vraie demeure, même s'il est l'héritier du plus grand des royaumes. Chasser les sirènes est sa raison d'être. Mais lorsqu'il sauve une jeune femme qui se noie, il est loin de se douter de sa vraie nature... Pour le remercier, elle lui promet de l'aider à trouver le moyen de détruire toutes les sirènes, mais peut-il vraiment lui faire confiance ?

Selestra lleva dieciséis años atrapada en su torre de la Montaña Flotante, preparándose para ocupar el lugar de su madre, Theola Somniatis, como Bruja del Rey. Cada temporada, durante el Festival de los Presagios, se otorga un nuevo destino a las almas temerarias que estén dispuestas a arriesgarlo todo. La muerte los perseguirá durante todo el mes. Si sobreviven, les aguardará una gran fortuna y la oportunidad de vivir para siempre. Pero nadie logra sobrevivir. Jamás. Nox, un soldado del ejército del Rey, se presenta como candidato con la oculta intención de robar la inmortalidad del Rey y matar a toda su corte, comenzando con Selestra. Sin embargo, cuando Selestra toca a Nox en su primer presagio, sus destinos se entrelazan y sólo uniendo sus esfuerzos podrán sobrevivir el tiempo suficiente para escapar del destino oscuro y del Rey inmortal que los persigue.

Con una colección de diecisiete corazones de príncipes en su haber, Lira es una sirena venerada en todos los confines del reino submarino. Pero un desliz provoca que su madre, la Reina del Mar, la transforme en lo que más aborrece: un ser humano. Privada de su canto, Lira dispondrá hasta el solsticio de invierno para entregar el corazón del príncipe Elian a la Reina del Mar o permanecer como humana para siempre. A pesar de ser el heredero del reino más poderoso de la Tierra, para el príncipe Elian el océano es su verdadero hogar; y dar caza a las sirenas, su misión en la vida. Cuando rescata a una mujer a punto de morir ahogada, sabe que es más de lo que aparenta, pero ella promete ayudarlo a encontrar la clave para exterminar a las sirenas para siempre. ¿Podrá Elian confiar en su palabra? ¿Y hasta dónde tendrá que ceder para erradicar al más temible enemigo del hombre?

La principessa Lira è una sirena regale e la più letale di tutte; con il cuore di diciassette principi nella sua collezione, è venerata in tutto il mare. Fino a quando uno scherzo del destino la costringe a uccidere uno della sua razza. Per punire sua figlia, la regina del mare trasforma Lira nell'unica cosa che detesta di più: un essere umano. Derubata del suo canto, Lira ha tempo fino al solstizio d'inverno per consegnare il cuore del principe Elian a sua madre o rimarrà un’umana per sempre.L'oceano è l'unico posto che il principe Elian chiama casa, anche se è l'erede del regno più potente del mondo. La caccia alle sirene è più di un hobby per è la sua unica passione. Quando salva una donna che sta annegando nell'oceano, lei in cambio promette di aiutarlo a trovare la chiave per eliminare per sempre tutta la specie delle sirene. Ma può fidarsi di lei? E quanti accordi dovrà negoziare Elian per annnientare il più grande nemico dell'umanità?Un nuovo fantasy romance e dark, una lettura imperdibile per chi ama Leigh Bardugo e Sarah J. Maas, la storia di una sirena con il gusto del sangue reale e di un principe che ha giurato di distruggerla. Per sempre.