V. E. Schwab

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…

In the months following his defeat and unmasking by Prince Maxim Maresh at the climax of the Night of Knives Tournament, Rowan, its architect and Antari magician, has forcefully taken command of a ragtag pirate fleet known as the Rebel Army. Through a campaign of pillaging and conscription of Arnes coastal towns, Rowan has grown the Rebel Army into a force powerful enough to usurp a prince and destroy an empire. Now, all that stands between the...

Welcome to the world of ExtraOrdinary. ELI EVER identified school student CHARLOTTE TILL as a target person with EXTRAORDINARY abilities and made her his next target. Haunted by visions of her death at the hands of Eli, Charlotte set out to kill him first. She tracked him down to the town of Merit, unaware that Eli and EON knew she was coming and had laid a trap for her. Luckily, Charlotte was rescued by two fellow EOs, FELIX and MARSHALL,...

Twelve years ago, Eli Ever and his college friend, Victor Vale, developed ExtraOrdinary abilities after experimenting with near-death experiences. However, Victor accidentally killed Eli's girlfriend after his abilities spun out of control. Eli swore revenge against anyone with ExtraOrdinary abilites and set out to kill as many as he could. Eventually he was arrested and conscripted by the mysterious EON organization to continue his crusade against...

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 her...

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 put...

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 to...

Following the defeat of the pirate queen Arisa, Prince Maxim Maresh has ignored his father's invitation to return home to London in order to prove to himself and the garrison at Verose that he is far more than just another spoilt prince. When Maxim learns of an annual magical tournament called the Night of Knives, a series of four trials of magic which prove bravery, honor and courage, he is determined to enter and win. Open to anyone, be they soldier,...

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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)

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"Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited...