For Malik, the Solstasia festival is an opportunity to escape his war-stricken home and start a fresh existence along with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the town, Malik strikes a lethal offer—eliminate Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia
, Julie C. Dao’s debut novel tracks the increase of Xifeng, a peasant girl whose wicked aunt has prophesied her rise to greatness. But to be able to meet up with her destiny, Xifeng has for making some horrible compromises and embrace the dark magic she was born with. A book could be nominated in no multiple style category, but may also be nomin
in the parallel universe wherever magic is the foundation of Culture, a young woman named Seraphina finds herself thrust into a entire world beyond her wildest dreams. Unbeknownst to her, she is not simply a standard human but a fire sorceress with amazing powers waiting to become untapped. "the hearth Sorceress" chronicles the journey of Seraphin