Jessica Khoury

Pia es el origen de una nueva raza que dejará la muerte atrás. Con el propósito de que fuera inmortal, ha sido diseñada genéticamente, engendrada y criada por un equipo de científicos en un complejo

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to an exciting fantasy series.In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high.In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings - the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed.There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer.Determined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. But her journey will be dangerous. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm - just as Ellie's family was.Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations... and their own secrets. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero.Fast-paced, highly imaginative middle grade fantasyPerfect for fans of Wings of FireExplores important issues such as racism, classism, privilege and systemic oppression

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to this soaring fantasy series. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high.In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, though not all the clans are treated equally. Ellie Meadows longed to become a Goldwingthe knights who protect the peoplebut because she came from the humble Sparrow Clan, her dream faced almost insurmountable resistance.Nox Hatcher has it even worse. Nox is a Crow, a shattered clan. They can't own businesses or run organizations, all due to mysterious betrayal made hundreds of years ago. Nox has had to steal and scrape just to survive, but a single goal has kept him going, even when it felt like all the Clandoms were against him. Years ago, his mother was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Now, finally, Nox is going to save her.But theres more to Noxs story than even he realizes, a secret thats been kept buried for centuries. And the king of the Clandoms himself is so desperate to conceal it that hes sent a ruthless assassin after Nox and his friends.The four young fugitives must watch every shadow. If they arent careful, theyll be cut down before they can rescue anyone.

"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . . . a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."Sarah J. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series"This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."Renee Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the DawnShe is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world. . . . When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of yearsa world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunityonly to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?

"Soy la esclava de la lámpara.Tengo el poder de concederte tres deseos".Zahra lleva tanto tiempo encerrada en su lámpara que, cuando un ladronzuelo la descubre, se topa con un mundo muy distinto: ahora, la magia esta prohibida y su nombre se ha convertido en una leyenda. Una aterradora por lo que le hizo a su anterior ama.Decidida a huir, Zahra acepta el trato que le propone el rey de los genios: la libertad a cambio de una terrible traicion. Para conseguir su objetivo debera ocultar su verdadera identidad y no separarse de su nuevo amo.Al fin y al cabo, Aladdin todavia tiene tres deseos que elegir.

For the first printing only! This hardcover features sprayed stenciled edges while the special edition supply lasts.After a life on the streets Rolan is chosen to apprentice under a feared monster hunter to slay Crypticsdeadly magical creatures born of secrets in this middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of Witcher and Demon Slayer.Rolan Strider has never belongednot at school, not in the city of Crisanth, and definitely not in the life of his crime-lord father. So when hes caught vandalizing one of the citys lanternsa serious offense in a world where darkness breeds monstershe expects prison. Instead, hes claimed by the Arcanist, a legendary warrior who hunts Cryptics: terrifying creatures born from the secrets people hide.Dragged beyond the safety of the city, Rolan is forced to train under Lucs harsh guidancelearning to read, fight, and wield Arcana, the strange power drawn from slain Cryptics. And for the first time, Rolan begins to feel at home.But the beast Luc has been hunting for years is closer than Rolan ever imaginedand tied to his own past in ways that could destroy them both.To survive, Rolan must face the truth, wield the power of the very secrets he fears, and decide who he wants to be in this action-packed adventure: an outlaw, a heroor something else entirely.

"Soy la esclava de la lámpara. Tengo el poder de concederte tres deseos".Zahra lleva tanto tiempo encerrada en su lámpara que, cuando un ladronzuelo la descubre, se topa con un mundo muy distinto: ahora, la magia esta prohibida y su nombre se ha convertido en una leyenda. Una aterradora por lo que le hizo a su anterior ama.Decidida a huir, Zahra acepta el trato que le propone el rey de los genios: la libertad a cambio de una terrible traicion. Para conseguir su objetivo debera ocultar su verdadera identidad y no separarse de su nuevo amo.Al fin y al cabo, Aladdin todavia tiene tres deseos que elegir.El tercer deseo me ha evocado todo lo que me encanta de Aladdin, ahora contado por una narradora que es tan humana e imperfecta como poderosa y astuta. A eso se le suma una historia de amor nueva y convincente que me ha hecho adorar este libro del principio al final.MARISSA MEYER, autora de CINDER (LAS CRONICAS LUNARES)Una novela estelar... y absolutamente inolvidable. Sarah J. Maas, autora de Una corte de rosas y espinas. Los seguidores de las reinterpretaciones de los cuentos de hadas ambientados en tierras lejanas se enamoraran de esta irresistible novela. Booklist. Esta es la historia de Aladdin como jamas la habias imaginado. Renee Ahdieh, autora de La ira y el amanecer. Deliciosa y magica. B...

Entre trahisons, secrets et magie, un second tome puissant, pour tous ceux qui rêvent de voler sur le dos d’un dragon. Notre planète est menacée par une invasion de féroces dragons. Ils viennent d’un

Et si Nox était le seul espoir des clans pour battre les gargouilles ?Nox est désormais un Phénix, mais il refuse le fardeau de ce nouveau pouvoir qui lui incombe. Il senfuit à la recherche de répons

Ellie et Nox sont en fuite ! Poursuivis par un redoutable assassin nommé le Chasseur, ils se lancent dans une nouvelle aventure dans les contrées éloignées du royaume. Mais ce voyage fait ressurgir le passe de Nox et les mysteres qui entourent son identite. Il doit donc affronter cette part cachee de lui-meme... avant que le Chasseur ne les retrouve...La suite attendue dune fantasy reussieUn second tome a la hauteur du premier, ou lunivers prend plus dampleur. Certaines questions trouvent enfin leurs reponses. Les scenes dactions sont toujours aussi bien construites, et les personnages evoluent tout en conservant leurs caracteristiques propres. Un livre aux themes actuelsOutre son univers original, son intrigue palpitante et ses personnages attachants, les Clans du Ciel aborde aussi des thematiques universelles dans lesquelles les adolescents peuvent sidentifier : discrimination, privileges, pauvrete, racisme et maltraitance. "Une envolee enchanteresse dans la fantasy" - Kirkus Review

Ellie rêve de rejoindre la garde royale des Ailes dOr, qui protège la population des attaques de gargouilles, les monstres tapis derrière les nuages. Mais cest une mission réservée aux castes supérie

Pia has always known her destiny. She is meant to start a new race, a line of descendants who will bring an end to death. She has been bred for no other purpose, genetically engineered to be immortal and raised by a team of scientists in a secret compound hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest. Now those scientists have begun to challenge her, with the goal of training her to carry on their dangerous work. For as long as she can remember, Pias greatest desire has been to fulfill their expectations. But then one night she finds a hole in the impenetrable fence that surrounds her sterile home. Free in the jungle for the first time in her life, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Unable to resist, she continues sneaking out to see him. As they fall in love, they begin to piece together the truth about Pias origina truth with nothing less than deadly consequences that will change their lives forever. Origin is a beautifully told, electric new way to look at an age-old desire: to live forever. But is eternal life worth living if you cant spend it with the one you love?

Deep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secretBut what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide. Its up to Sarah, the daughter of zoologists, to keep them alive and lead them to safety, calling on survival know-how from years of growing up in remote and exotic locales. Battling dehydration, starvation and the pangs of first love, she does her best to hold it together, even as their circumstances grow increasingly desperate. But soon a terrifying encounter makes Sarah question everything shes ever known about the natural world. A silver lion, as though made of mercury, makes a vicious, unprovoked attack on the group. After a narrow escape, they uncover the chilling truth behind the lions silver sheen: a highly contagious and deadly virus that threatens to ravage the entire areaand eliminate life as they know it. In this breathtaking new novel by the acclaimed author of Origin and Vitro, Sarah and the others must not only outrun the virus, but its creators, who will stop at nothing to wipe every trace of it.

"Magnificent and unsettling." --Marie Lu, New York Times Bestselling author of the Legend TrilogyA death-defying tropical adventure delivers a frightening message about dabbling with creation, perfect for fans of Orphan Black. On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beingsthe Vitroshave knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw. Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophie behind years ago. She enlists hunky charter pilot Jim Julien to take her there. But once on the island, Sophie and Jim encounter more than they bargained for, including a charming, brilliant Vitro named Nicholas and an innocent, newly awoken one named Lux. In a race for their lives, Sophie and Jim are about to discover what happens when science stretches too far beyond its reach.

In this spellbinding sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competitionand save her friends from a mysterious evil.Things are finally looking up for Amelia Jones: shes officially a Mystwick student, and she even has a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic. When Mystwick enters an international magic competition, its Amelias chance to Compose something that will help them win the day.The only problem is that she still doesnt understand how her powers work. But then she hears about a super exclusive Midnight Orchestrahalf performance, half magical black marketand Amelia is sure thats where shell find the answer to her Composing problem.But the Midnight Orchestra is far more sinister than it initially appears and if Amelia cant unlock her Composing powers, not only will Mystwick lose the musicraft competition, she wont be able to rescue her friends from the danger unleashed in this thrilling adventure.Can she find her own magical voice in time to save everyone she cares about?A Magical School Setting: Return to the enchanting halls of the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where students battle with musical spells and prepare for a high-stakes international competition. Friendship and Rivalry: Amelias friendships are tested with the arrival of a new studenta famous musical prodigy who also happens to be named Amelia Jones. A Dangerous Mystery: To unlock her power, Amelia must investigate the sinister Midnight Orchestra, a secret society thats part exclusive performance and part magical black market. Thrilling Action and Adventure: Join Amelia on an adventure full of magical duels, daring rescues, and the discovery of a power she never knew she had.