V. E. Schwab
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BOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST—Book
Brand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debut.
All-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen....
#1 New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year
There's no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their home at stake.
The first of two books, This Savage Song
...5) Vengeful
A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions—#1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.
Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.
But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's finally gained the control
Welcome to the world of ExtraOrdinary.
When high school student Charlotte Tills is revived from a fatal bus crash, she awakens with ExtraOrdinary powers. Incredibly rare and potentially dangerous to themselves and others, few people know about the existence of ExtraOrdinaries, and an organizing called EON is determined to keep it that way, hunting and killing all they can find.
Reborn and renewed with the ExtraOrdinary ability to see how people
...Three months ago, following his defeat at the hands of Prince Maxim Maresh, Rowan – the powerful Antari magician and mastermind behind the Night of Knives tournament – forcibly took control of a rag-tag pirate fleet known as the Rebel Army. Quickly he transformed it into a formidable and ruthless military machine and began attacking the settlements along the Blood Coast. Each town he landed at was offered a simple choice – join
...Exiled by his father to the coastal garrison town of Verose, hot-headed, arrogant, and untested Crown Prince Maxim Maresh went on to prove his worth by defeating the pirate queen Arisa, with the help of a new-found ally Isra, a member of the Arnesian garrison and a gifted solider and fighter in her own right.
Following his victory, Maxim ignored his father's subsequent invitation to return home and chose to remain in Verose, determined to prove
...Troubles arise for Prince Maxim when the notorious ship, the Iron Grip, docks at the Blood Coast. He discovers that in the past, Arisa, the Pirate Queen, has sadistically assaulted the local royal soldiery, leading to the demise of any troops that opposed her, and leaving only Isra alive. Maxim further learns that not only is Arisa a wielder of powerful forbidden bone magic, she is also Isra's aunt. Under the cover of night, Isra moves alone to
...The fleet of the Red Army, led by Anatari magician Rowan, has swept across the coastal towns of the Blood Coast like a tsunami, putting to the sword all who refuse to swear allegiance and join his army. Now the only town that stands in his way is the garrison town of Verose, led by the Prince Regent, Maxim Maresh.Together with its people, Maxim and his men unite to defend the honor of the Maxim Empire against the threat of Rowan and his Red Army.
...Acclaimed fantasy novel series Shades of Magic comes to comics, with a new story from award-winning creator and New York Times #1 bestseller V.E. Schwab!
SHADES OF MAGIC SERIES, all text, related characters and indicia thereof are ™ and © of V.E. Schwab, LLC and Tor Books, Inc. 2015–2018. All rights reserved.
Hot-headed, arrogant, and untested, Maxim found himself in Verose, better known as the Blood Coast, and up to his neck in trouble. Determined to make a name for himself and assert the power of the crown in this insalubrious backwater, he fell in with the local garrison, and was taken under the wing of Isra, an experienced if battle weary soldier.
Skilled in the illegal art of bone magic, Arisa rules the Verose with a violent fist. Isra is both
...Led by the Antari magician Rowan, the Rebel Army's wave of chaos has surged along the Blood Coast, decimating everything in its path. With each conquest, they offer a simple choice: join, and choose the path of power and freedom from a cold and distant crown, or die.
With ranks bolstered by their conscripts, the Rebel Army mercilessly razed three cities, in a single night of terror and devastation. Now, a messenger has been sent ahead to Verose,
...Despite being battered and wounded, Prince Maxim Maresh has successfully bested the first three trials of the Night of Knives, using his wits and magical skills. However on the threshold of the fourth and final room, Maresh remembered the advice of his comrade Isra, and turned his back on the tournament. But before he could leave he was pulled into the doorway of the fourth trial by a powerful magical binding spell...
V.E. Schwab asserts the
...Having vanquished the Pirate Queen, Prince Maxim Maresh has now been tasked with commanding the Verose military barracks. However, the young, headstrong prince finds it hard to be accepted by the regular soldiers billeted there who see him as nothing more than a spoiled royal playing at being a soldier, and he yearns to earn their respect and be judged for his skills as a warrior and leader and not because of the privilege of his royal title.
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...Through Isra's guidance, Prince Maxim Maresh has entered the Night of Knives, a mysterious magical tournament, to prove his mettle and win the respect of his soldiers. Under the gaze of the Verose garrison and its population, Maxim had successfully survived the first challenge – a blizzard of magical shards when, while walking along a tightrope of magic steel rope, he was struck by a deadly bolt and sent plunging into the abyss...
V.E.
...Prince Maxim Maresh has decided to enter a mysterious yearly magical tournament called the Night of Knives to prove his mettle. Open to anyone, soldier, pirate, thief or prince, the challenger must undergo four trials by magic designed to test – to the death – the strength, resolve, and heroism of the contestant. In all its history no one has ever succeeded in besting all four tasks, though many have tried and died...
V.E. Schwab
...A New York Times Bestseller
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A new door opens...
Once there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London.
After a desperate attempt to prevent corruption and ruin in the four Londons, there are only three:
● Grey London, thriving but barely able to
19) Vicious
V. E. Schwab's New York Times bestseller Vicious is a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.
Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that
20) Gallant
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"A bone-chilling standalone . . . which fuses Shirley Jackson's gothic horror sensibilities with the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded
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