Mystiquel
2 primary works
Book 1
"Packed with action scenes, detailed world-building, and allusions to other popular media, this will be a crowd-pleaser with avid fantasy readers, likely to appeal to fans of Melissa Marr and Holly Black." -BCCB
Phoenix “Nix” Loring knows her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her parents tragically died on October 31st. Eleven years later, her twin sister Lark suffered a similar fate.
Ever since, Nix has battled survivor guilt. She can’t even find comfort in Clarey, Lark’s boyfriend and the one person who understands her pain, because Nix’s hidden feelings for him go far beyond friendship. All that remains are her sketches, where she finds solace among the goblins and faeries in her imaginary world of Mystiquel. When her depression starts affecting her ability to see color, Nix all but gives up on her art, until her uncle goes missing on Halloween day. Hot on his trail, Nix and Clarey step through a portal, becoming trapped inside a decaying version of their town filled with Nix’s own sketches come to life.
As Nix and Clarey search for her uncle within the sinister and dangerous world of Mystiquel, Nix discovers there’s more to her family curse and otherworldly artwork than she ever imagined—and unless she can solve the Goblin King’s maze before the clock strikes midnight, her life won’t be the only one the curse claims next.
Set in a gritty, atmospheric world filled with magical creatures, New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard launches a thrilling new fantasy full of romance, twists, and betrayals.
Book 2
New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard continues her dark, compelling YA fantasy series about twins separated by a family curse.
Lark Loring spent three years trapped in the magical world of Mystiquel, held captive by the Goblin King and forced to power the realm with her imagination. Until her sister, Nix, found her way into Mystiquel and offered herself up as a captive instead.
Now that Lark is back in the mortal world, her uncle and her former boyfriend, Clarey, are desperate to bring her sister back. The portal between the worlds only opens on Halloween night, which means they have a year to plan their rescue. But Lark's not so sure about the rescue part-because when they switched places, Lark finally discovered the truth: Lark was never meant to be the Goblin King's captive, Nix was. But Nix let him take Lark in her place.
Lark has been forever changed by her imprisonment, but she hides her growing darkness from her uncle and Clarey, letting them think she's on their side. As Halloween night approaches, she's haunted by one question: will she save Nix, or finally get her revenge?
Set in a gritty, atmospheric world filled with magical creatures, New York Times bestselling author A.G. Howard continues her thrilling fantasy series full of romance, twists, and betrayals.