Young Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy from I Cannot Live Without Books

Lore by Alexandra Bracken Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the… Read more about this item

Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours Series, Book #3) by Cassandra Clare Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble. Even worse, she is now bound to a powerful demon,… Read more about this item

Defend the Dawn (Defy the Night Series, Book #2) by Brigid Kemmerer The kingdom of Kandala narrowly avoided catastrophe, but the embers of revolution still simmer. While King Harristan seeks a new way to lead, Tessa and Prince Corrick attempt to foster unity between rebels and royals. But the consuls who control the Moonflower will not surrender, and Corrick realizes he must… Read more about this item

The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Series, Book #1) by James Dashner When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers -- boys whose memories are also gone. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out -- and no one's ever… Read more about this item

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and the only known cure, an elixir made from the Moonflower petal, is severly limited. The kings holds on to a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand. Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice… Read more about this item

Cursed (Gilded Series, Book #2) by Marissa Meyer Before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to return his lover, Perchta, from the underworld, Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to Adalheld's haunted castle. But it soon becomes clear that the Erlking's hunger for… Read more about this item

Gilded (Gilded Series, Book #1) by Marissa Meyer Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes. When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim… Read more about this item

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of… Read more about this item

Blood & Honey (Serpent & Dove Series, Book #2) by Shelby Mahurin Lou and Reid are reunited. But after a narrow escape from Morgane's dagger, they are pursued on all sides by coven, kingdom, and church. Their time -- and luck -- is running out. Together, they were sure they would be able to conquer anything. But as Morgane baits them into… Read more about this item

The Ghostfaces (Brotherband Series, Book #6) by John Flanagan When the Brotherband crew is caught in a massive storm at sea, they're blown far off course and wash up on the shores of an uncharted land. Eerily, the locals are nowhere in sight, yet the Herons have a creeping feeling they are being watched. Suddenly the silence is broken when a massive,… Read more about this item

Escape from Falaise (Royal Ranger Series, Book #5) by John Flanagan After their plan to rescue the prince of Gallica has gone horribly wrong, Ranger apprentice Maddie and her mentor, Will Treaty, are being held captive at the Chateau des Falaises in Gallica. The dangerous Baron Lassigny is intent on keeping them -- and the prince -- no matter what. But… Read more about this item

The Red Fox Clan (Royal Ranger Series, Book #2) by John Flanagan After passing her third-year assessment as a Ranger's apprentice, Maddie is called home to Castle Araluen. Forced to keep her Ranger training a secret, Maddie feels trapped by the monotony of castle life and longs to find a way out. In her search, Maddie stumbles upon secrets lurking in the… Read more about this item

The Invaders (Brotherband Series, Book #2) by John Flanagan As champions of the Brotherband competition, Haly and the rest of the Herons were given one simple assignment: safeguard the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal. They failed. To redeem themselves, the Herons must track down the thief Zavac and his pirate crew and recover the Andomal. But that means traversing stormy seas, surviving… Read more about this item

The Hunters (Brotherband Series, Book #3) by John Flanagan They'd had him in their grasp. Hal and his fellow Herons had tracked Zavac across the ocean, intent on recovering the stolen Andomal, Skandia's most prized treasure. But after a battle that left the pirate crew counting their dead, Zavac narrowly slipped through the Skandians' fingers. Now, with one of their own recovering… Read more about this item

Return of the Temujai (Brotherband Series, Book #8) by John Flanagan The Herons are home in Skandia, but their usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai -- ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes -- have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own. They've waited a number of years since their last defeat at the hands… Read more about this item

The Outcasts (Brotherband Series, Book #1) by John Flanagan Hal never knew his father. A Skandian warrior, he died in battle when Hal was a young boy, but his reputation lives on long after death. Hal, unlike his esteemed father, is an outcast. In a country that values physical strength over intellect, Hal's ingenuity and the fact that his mother was an… Read more about this item

Duel at Araluen (Royal Ranger Series, Book #3) by John Flanagan King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger's apprentice Maddie is the only one who… Read more about this item

The Missing Prince (Royal Ranger Series, Book #4) by John Flanagan Will Treaty and his apprentice, Maddie have been urgently summoned to Castle Araluen. When they arrive, they learn a shocking truth: the Prince of Gallica is missing -- and the King of Gallica has asked for help. All reports suggest that the young prince has been taken prisoner by the… Read more about this item

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Zhao Once, Lan had a different name. Now she goes by the one the Elantian colonizers gave her when they invaded her kingdom, killed her mother, and outlawed her people's magic. She spends her night as a songgirl in Haak'gong, a city transformed by the conquerors, and her days scavenging for what she… Read more about this item

Siege of Rage and Ruin (Wells of Sorcery Series, Book #3) by Django Wexler Isoka has done the impossible -- she's captured the ghost ship Soliton. With her crew of mage-bloods, including the love of her life, Princess Meroe, Isoka returns to the empire that sent her on her deadly mission. She's ready to hand over the ghost ship as ransom for… Read more about this item