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Mica Graydier would rather confront an assassin than attend a ball.As the full-time imposter for an imperial princess, Mica must face simpering ladies, overeager suitors, and the occasional assassination attempt. But her biggest challenge is getting along with Princess Jessamyn herself, especially when the princess refuses to end their imposter charade and take back her crown.When a strange man appears in Jewel Harbor with too many Talents and an incurable case of madness, Mica vows to find her...

Princess Sepora of Serubel is the last Forger in all the five kingdoms. The spectorium she creates provides energy for all, but now her father has found a way to weaponise it, and his intentions to incite war force her to flee from his a grasp. She escapes across enemy lines into the kingdom of Theoria, but her plans to hide are thwarted when she is captured and placed in the young king's servitude. Tarik has just taken over ruler ship of Theoria, and must now face a new plague sweeping through...

After awaking in the palace, Victoria learns firsthand what’s been happening to her sisters—and the horrors they’ve had to endure. Now locked within her own body, she’s merely a passenger, forced to ride along as the doctors’ sinister plot unfolds. How many people—including the ones she loves most—will have to die by her hand?Meanwhile, Prince Byron is the number one suspect in the Queen’s murder, making his efforts to save Victoria and return the crown to Princess Amelia far more dangerous. Is...

The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. This text has been rejected by scholars as a "bad Quarto" - corrupt and pirated text printed without the permission of the playwright or his company. Nonetheless, it was the first version of the play to be published...

A new spin on The Magic Flute by an acclaimed author! In a time when the world was young and many things were quite commonplace that are now entirely forgotten, Sarastro, Mage of the Day, wed Pamina, the Queen of the Night. And in this way was the world complete, for light was joined to dark. For all time would they be joined together. Only the ending of the world could tear them apart. In other words, in the days in which my parents married, there was no such thing as divorce.... Thus begin...

A princess with a secret.A djinni without a past.A love that could save a kingdom... Zadie is a wild, headstrong princess who dreams of being queen. When she’s forced to take her elder sister’s place in a betrothal to the most eligible sultan in the twelve kingdoms, it seems like her wish to rule might come true. But the handsome Sultan Kassim is far from thrilled by his willful new bride, who is nothing like the quiet, obedient beauty he was promised. Zadie’s determined to prove her worth t...

Monsters aren't always hideous.Abducted and thrust into a court obsessed with perfection, scarred Sage Ramses' dream of peace and happiness is no longer a possibility. An ancient creature of darkness rules the land along with a people that are no longer human, and she's forced to learn how to survive despite her inadequacies.Caught between his duties to his kingdom and his duties to his heart, Tehl scrambles to discover where Sage has been taken. When deadly secrets are revealed, he finds himsel...

The last place Lady Wenderley Davis ever expected to find herself after swearing off princes forever was living in a palace with two of them. Even if it is only temporary. And she did agree to it. Kind of. Against her better judgement.But then, she’s never been one to hide her heart, nor hold back help from anyone who needs it. And if ever there’s a family who need help, it’s this one.As two weeks stretch to more, Wenderley throws all she has into showing the princes and their family how to smil...

Verene has survived first year. But discovering she possesses a new and dangerous ability has only complicated her tenuous position at the Kallorwegian Academy. Not yet ready to share her new powers with anyone, Verene finds herself with even fewer friends than before.Darius has returned to the cold and distant prince she first met. And the more she tries to convince him of the danger still lurking in their midst, the further he pushes her away.Determined to master her new abilities, Verene disc...

A peasant changes places with a prince and both youths learn something about "pleasures and palaces."

Now even young readers can enjoy Shakespeare's stories in a bold new retelling that captures the drama and adventure of the original plays.

All That Glows author Ryan Graudin returns with the fantasy novel's sequel, rife with intense romance and riveting action. As this alluring mortal-prince-meets-immortal-fairy love story continues, this urban London tale serves up irresistible chemistry and adventure. In this second book, Emrys, the Faery guard to the British royal family, has sacrificed her powers to be with her soul mate, King Richard, choosing love over immortality. But as a strange, dark magic threatens all, Emrys must make t...

  New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone takes Shuri to uncharted parts of Wakanda in this original adventure. The royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet – or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she’s jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace – and succeeded – is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished....

In this YA fantasy duology, the only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm lies with the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne.

Preparing for the queens' sixteenth birthday celebration and navigating the fallout of the Quickening, the sisters reassess their strategic paths to the throne using new understandings of their powers and destinies.

The fourth book in The Stolen Kingdom series: a Sleeping Beauty Retelling.Arie is now the Queen of Hodafez.Alone. Gift-less. Unwanted.The pain from her Severance is suffocating. Struggling to find the will to go on, all that keeps Arie going is knowing her people need her protection. The Queen of Jinn is readying her attack.Rena gave away the one item that could’ve given them leverage. Her newfound selflessness is put to the test as the human kingdoms need the help of the Mere more than ever.Nes...