Over iets meer dan twee maanden neemt Naria Sterling de Koperen Troon over van haar ouders. Er is alleen één probleem: Naria heeft de Vonk, het in Eslor streng verboden talent voor magie. De Monarchen hebben de bevolking daarom verteld dat hun dochter lijdt aan een mysterieuze ziekte. Het volk zit echter niet te wachten op een zwakke leider. In de duistere hoekjes van de stad Obsidisturm smeden zij een complot om voor eens en altijd van de familie Sterling af te komen. Alles loopt uit de hand wanneer Naria midden in een aanslag belandt en de strijd om de macht tussen Royalisten en Revolutionairen losbreekt. Daarbovenop sluit ze, zonder haar ware identiteit te onthullen, vriendschap met de luchtpiraten van de Zwarte Roos. Zij leren haar dat de wereld niet zo zwart-wit is als haar altijd verteld is. Naria’s dubbelleven begint… Twee grote geheimen: de ware aard van haar ziekte en haar identiteit. Een rijk op de rand van een grootschalige burgeroorlog. De tijden zijn aan het veranderen. De Revolutie is hier.

The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it’s haunted. One thing’s for sure: it’s the perfect destination for the K-University Mystery Club’s annual trip. But when the first club member turns up dead, the remaining amateur sleuths realise they will need all of their murder-mystery expertise to get off the island alive. As the party are picked off one by one, the survivors grow desperate and paranoid, turning on each other. Will anyone be able to untangle the murderer’s fiendish plan before it’s too late?

A spiritual companion to Strange Pictures and a bestselling horror phenomenon in Japan —mysterious spaces, trap doors, windowless children's rooms . . . something is wrong with this house. Can you solve the "mystery" of its floor plan? A writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance who is considering purchasing a second-hand house in Tokyo. With its bright and spacious interior, the home seems perfect. But looking closer, the building’s floor plan reveals a mysterious "dead space” hidden between the walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plan with an architect friend only to discover more “strange spaces” dotted across the house. What are these mysterious “strange spaces” and why do they exist—are they really there, or is there something off with the floor plan? Who is the home’s former resident who suddenly disappeared? The freelance writer and his architect friend can’t resist the challenge of solving the riddle of these puzzling floor plans . . . and the terrifying plot behind it all.

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital. It's up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyperintelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good. In a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.

Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice — and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.

People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya--but neither wants to be. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds--and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine.

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life.What are you looking for? This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it. Each visitor comes to her library from a different juncture in their careers and dreams, from the restless sales attendant who feels stuck at her job to the struggling working mother who longs to be a magazine editor. The conversation that they have with Sayuri Komachi—and the surprise book she lends each of them—will have life-altering consequences. With heartwarming charm and wisdom, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a paean to the magic of libraries, friendship and community, perfect for anyone who has ever found themselves at an impasse in their life and in need of a little inspiration.

Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them. There's still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war.

Nevel wordt in een onbekende kamer wakker en heeft geen idee wie ze is en hoe ze daar terecht is gekomen. Om haar rechterhand zit een handschoen met op de rugzijde een doorzichtig kogeltje en een scherm dat het getal vijftig aangeeft. Als ze op onderzoek gaat, vindt ze een geheimzinnig briefje waarin staat dat haar herinneringen zijn gestolen. In het briefje staat eveneens informatie over de stad Mystanica. De stad is gebouwd rondom een afgrond, waarin een dikke mist hangt. Uit de mist wordt nevelenergie gewonnen. Dankzij de energie kunnen robots door de stad vliegen en worden machines aangedreven. Alles wordt ermee betaald of geactiveerd, waaronder de mysterieuze runen. Meteen staat Nevel voor een belangrijke keuze: drie deuren, drie richtingen, drie runen. Zelf hoeft ze die beslissing niet te maken, die is voor jou. Door een experiment ben jij namelijk met het boek verbonden. Ze wil erg graag haar herinneringen terug en ontdekken wat er aan de hand is, maar uiteindelijk bepaal jij welke richting het verhaal op gaat en hoe ze haar energie gebruikt. Een verhaal vol mist, mysterie en mechanica: Mystanica.