Young Adult Magic Fantasy

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he's visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life . . . On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

In the world of Spinfire magic is a part of everyday life, especially in the Dragon sanctuaries where society’s most ancient creatures grow to maturity under the care of their keepers. In the distant past, Dragons were wild, but as food supplies dwindled Spinfarians built sanctuaries as a means to avoid Dragon extinction. Beryl, a young apprentice helping out at her Aunt's Sanctuary, bonds with a newborn Dragon, Boram, and discovers she alone is able to communicate telepathically with her newfound friend. Through Boram, she learns that Dragons are not inarticulate beasts but rather ...

The rise of dragonsAs Tom Cassidy and his friends venture through the Shadowlands, dragons arrive to halt their progress, the crew riding the creatures intent on causing maximum damage. Tom and his teenage army go to battle once more, knowing the odds are against them to lift a generational curse. The odds decrease as a storm of sorcery ignites and the casualties mount up, the clock ticking to locate a cursed kingdom. The stakes have never been higher, and the cost of acquiring the ultimate prize never greater: a price only a few are willing to pay.

Bullies. A secret crush. A traitorous friend. Halloween looms, and so does the anniversary of Evie’s father’s death. She needs to pull herself together or she’ll lose her position as Yearbook Photo Editor. Even worse, Evie will lose Jordan, her secret crush, if she can’t stop her friend Parvani from casting a love spell on him. Despite a falling out, Evie never forgot Jordan. Now they are lab partners, and the chemistry between them definitely sparks. The clock is ticking. Can Evie get her mojo back in time to check this spell?

Alfred Kropp was just trying to survive high school when his guardian uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever: stealing Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur. But after Alfred unwittingly delivers the sword into the hands of a man with enormously evil intentions, he sets off on an unlikely quest to try to right his wrong and save the world from imminent destruction.

This extraordinary, timely, and must-hear novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nova Ren Suma explores freedom and rage as a young woman plots her way back to her hidden mountaintop home after her mother's arrest for murder.​

Two magical schools collide in the explosive follow up to Bethany. WitchWood Academy is abuzz with the imminent arrival of the Warhold Academy students on the annual exchange program, but the exchange program just means trouble for Bethany, Rachel, Noel and Felise, especially since the Warhold Rings are fans of Olivia. Things get more complicated when Noel falls for a particularly alarming Ring named Liam, but he seems to only have eyes for Bethany, or at least Bethany’s power. Will he tear the friends apart, or is their friendship strong enough to survive the Warhold Rings? The exciting ...

Stress-free weekend in Boston... ...not when the woman who owns the business next to yours is murdered. Isabella had planned a stress-free weekend at a small-business conference with her cousins. Instead of learning how to cross-promote her apothecary, she's got another murder to solve. But will the Boston Police Department let her? The obvious suspect is the victim's abusive husband... ...until he comes up with an iron-clad alibi. Even then, Isabella is convinced he's the culprit. But if he’s guilty, why did he call Detective Palmer to help with the investigation? When a second person is...

‘A fantastic finale to the series…an incredible journey’ - Amazon Alice, Toby and Josh would give their lives for each other. But the bonds between them start to crumble when Sam, the mysterious boy in the dark, comes into their lives. Meanwhile, in Middengard, Orla, Ellie and Isolde must do the impossible – defeat Mimir, the dark goddess, who threatens both Middengard and the human world alike. As Mimir’s destructive plans accelerate, Isolde takes a stand against her. But even her ancient powers are left wanting. It is her protégé Orla who must make the hardest decision of her ...

Simon and Kestra are hurtling down paths ever farther from each other as the battle for control of Antora rages. Simon, newly king of the Halderians, is pressed on all sides by royal duties. Harlyn Mindell is his betrothed and intended queen, but Simon can't give up hope for a life with Kestra. Kestra, exiled, feels her magic growing - and despite everyone's warnings, she knows she must embrace it. That power is the key to the kingdom's future.

The moment Other Kevin returns to his world, trouble begins. Thankfully, he finds friends and allies - some expected, some unexpected - and soon discovers he, like his sister, can wield Old Magick. But without a mentor to help him, will Kevin be tempted to embrace Darkness?

Felise’s fourteenth birthday means two things, the girls are getting older, and they need to prepare for Felise’s cotillion, the party where she officially gets her noble title. Of course, this means that they all need to find dates, something that’s easier said than done, but with Bethany still interested in Bobby, and Rachel getting closer to Scott, who doesn’t know about magic, it creates a whole new set of problems. And then, what would WitchWood be without the odd dragon attack? The third instalment in the WitchWood Academy novels explores the world of magic, the nobles, the ...

In the summer between second and third year at Whitehall, Emily accompanies Lady Barb on her rounds of the Cairngorm Mountains, bringing magical help to the locals and searching for new magicians. For Emily, tired and broken after the events of Study in Slaughter, it should be a chance to relax as well as to visit a new part of the Nameless World, to put her responsibilities aside and just be herself. But the locals aren't quite what she expects, with problems of their own, and Lady Barb is a different person away from Whitehall.

In the floating city of Sanctaphrax, fusty old professors scheme and bicker with each other as they study the weather in minute detail - mistsifting, fogprobing, researching the air blowing in from beyond the Edge. But some experiments are best left alone.

Some nightmares don’t stay in your dreams… they follow you home. Marston Ames thought becoming a Keeper would make things easier. He was wrong. Between hiding his magical identity, starting at a new school, and figuring out how to tell Olivia how he really feels, life in the human world feels more complicated than ever. But when haunting dreams return—this time showing his family consumed by Darkness—Marston realizes the danger isn’t over. It’s getting worse. Now, the Balance between realms is cracking. Rogue Elites are gathering. Missions are turning deadly. And as the Darkness...

When your family’s in danger… how far would you go to save them? Marston Ames is out of time—and out of options. His family has disappeared, his friends are in hiding, and the Balance between realms is crumbling. With guilt gnawing at him and a dangerous new power awakening inside, Marston knows one thing for sure: he can’t stand by and do nothing. But as he races to unravel the truth behind his family’s capture, the lines between friend and enemy blur. Betrayals cut deep. Allies fall. And just when Marston thinks he understands the cost of being a Keeper… a shattering twist ...

Nicole Palmer and her family have been in hiding for years from the Wake—a shadowy organization that governs all supernatural creatures. If the Wake discovers that Nicole is an Empyreal—a rare kind of creature that can shapeshift into any creature’s natural predator—they’ll force her to join them or kill her for resisting. Like they did her mother.

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price.

A Web of Fate. A Love Tested by Darkness. A War That Demands a Deity. "Your revolt is needed." Draven always knew his destiny teetered between shadow and light. But when an ominous dream foretells his rise—not as a king, but a deity—his reality fractures. Bound to Charlie, the one soul who truly sees him, and haunted by whispers of the dead, Draven must navigate a war far older than himself. But the battle lines aren’t as clear as they seem. As unexpected alliances form and long-buried secrets surface, trust becomes the deadliest weapon. Every move reveals a plot twist that changes ...

The future has amazing technology. Our alien allies have magic. Together, we are building a training system to teach the best of humanity to go to the stars. But the training is monumentally expensive. Stephanie Morgana is a genius, she just doesn't know it. The artificial intelligence that runs the virtual world is charged with testing Stephanie, a task it has never performed before. Will Stephanie pass the test and be moved to the advanced preparatory schools, or will the system miss her?