From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined. This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge. This is a story about life— how it ends, and how it starts.

When Rin aced the Keju — the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies — it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard — the most elite military school in Nikan — was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power — an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive — and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity ... and that it may already be too late.

JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. It's the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman abilities. The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the island from foreign invasion--but nowadays, in a bustling post-war metropolis full of fast cars and foreign money, Green Bone families like the Kauls are primarily involved in commerce, construction, and the everyday upkeep of the districts under their protection. When the simmering tension between the Kauls and their greatest rivals erupts into open violence in the streets, the outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones and the future of Kekon itself.

Ren Monroe ha pasado cuatro años demostrando que es una de las mejores magas de su generación. Pero las mejores notas en la Universidad de Balmerick no servirán para nada si no logra ser reclutada por una de las grandes casas de Kathor. Entonces aparece Theo Brood. Si ser rico fuera un pecado, ya estaría de camino al infierno. Después de un desastroso y fallido truco en una fiesta, el destino hace que sus caminos se crucen en el portal de cera un día antes de las vacaciones. El castigo de Theo es viajar a casa con los estudiantes becados, algo que no es del agrado de ninguno. Estalla una pelea y, en el caos, el hechizo del portal falla. Los seis estudiantes son arrancados de la seguridad del campus de la escuela y transportados en medio de la nada. Y uno de ellos llega muerto. Si alguien puede sacarlos de la implacable naturaleza salvaje con recursos mágicos limitados, es Ren. Ha estado en modo supervivencia toda su vida, pero ninguna magia podría prepararla para la maraña de secretos que el resto del grupo está ocultando, ni para lo que los está persiguiendo a través del oscuro bosque.

En un mundo donde las apariencias sirven como velo ante la cruda verdad, Cixi no es más que una criada. Pero en su interior late un poder oscuro y prohibido. Su existencia se basa en cuidar y acompañar a su joven ama, Lilan, la única hija de la familia Yehonala. Sin embargo, cuando el gran Imperio Jing se convulsiona ante la muerte del Emperador, la familia viaja al Palacio Rojo para presentar sus respetos a su heredero: Xianfeng. La llegada del nuevo monarca supone una maldición para los Yehonala, ya que Lilan se convierte en una moneda de cambio. Pero en «la ciudad dentro de la ciudad» nadie está a salvo. En cada esquina hay susurros de traición, deseo y ambición. Y Lilan sucumbe entre esas paredes rojas. Ahora Cixi atraviesa los muros del Palacio Rojo dispuesta a cobrarse su venganza. Aunque tenga que vender su cuerpo, su alma y su verdad. Aunque desencadene guerras. Aunque derrame sangre. Aunque se convierta en un monstruo.

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view — a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man's Fear, an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society. While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble, Kvothe uncovers an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road. All the while, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived ... until Kvothe. In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.