Academy Fantasy All-Time Greats

A young man grows up to become the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. Told in his own words, this is the story of Kvothe—from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic.

Violet Sorrengail is ordered into the war college for dragon riders rather than the scribe quadrant she was meant to join. Smaller and frailer than her classmates, she must bond a dragon or die trying — and the most powerful rider on campus seems determined to make sure she doesn't survive.

Mia Corvere is barely sixteen years old when she is given a chance to train at a secret school for killers. She has spent years preparing for this, fueled by a thirst for revenge against the men who destroyed her family. But the Red Church is no place for the faint of heart—and the competition is deadly.

Quentin Coldwater is clever but unhappy, obsessed with a series of fantasy novels about a magical land called Fillory. When he is unexpectedly admitted to Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, he discovers that the magic he read about as a child is real—but so is the darkness that comes with it.

Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. When Laia's brother is arrested for treason, she must make an unimaginable choice. In a city of mirrors and shadows, two people discover that their fates are entwined.

Orphan soldier Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Shadow Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free.

Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his dreams — or dead. He assembles a crew of six dangerous outcasts to break into the most heavily guarded prison in the world. But with betrayal lurking at every corner, getting out alive is the real challenge.

When fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the mountains, he has no idea it will change his life forever. The stone hatches into a dragon, and Eragon soon discovers that he is the first Dragon Rider to be born in a generation—a fact that will make him either the savior or the ruin of the Empire.

Lord Voldemort, the dark wizard responsible for the deaths of Harry's parents, is growing stronger. At the Quidditch World Cup, Voldemort's signature Dark Mark appears in the sky over the stadium, causing pandemonium. The lightning-bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead is sporadically causing him agonizing pain, and he is also hearing disturbing voices. Harry realizes that all this is the result of a strong connection between himself and the Dark Lord, one that is putting him in grave danger. Back at Hogwarts, the students are getting ready for the upcoming Triwizard Tournament. Witches and wizards from two other schools are coming to Hogwarts for the year to compete in a series of grueling contests. The tournament is open only to students age 17 and above, but when someone secretly enters Harry's name, he is forced to compete. How can a 14-year-old possibly pass tests that might be fatal to an advanced wizard? And with the threat of Lord Voldemort looming, will he be able to focus on the tournament at all? For Harry, his friends, and everyone in the Wizarding world, the stakes are about to become much higher. This fourth installment, with a heart-pounding and emotional climax, serves as a turning point in the series, for the reader and for Harry himself.

The empyrean is at war. Violet Sorrengail faces a new year at Basgiath War College where the rules have changed—allies have become enemies and Violet finds herself in the middle of a conflict that could destroy everything. Some battles can only be won by the rider willing to risk everything.

El Higgins is at a school full of monsters—and she's not talking about the students. The Scholomance has no teachers, no library, and no dining hall. It just has students, trying to learn enough magic to survive before monsters kill them. El has been assigned to the most dangerous room, and the only student willing to help her is the one she hates most.

'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING __________________ THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FANTASY OF 2019 AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF OCTOBER 2019 A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST IN DEVELOPMENT FOR TELEVISION WITH AMAZON STUDIOS BY THE BESTSELLING CREATOR OF THE GRISHAVERSE AND THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SHADOW AND BONE STEP INTO THE WORLD OF NINTH HOUSE __________________ Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. A dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex was hoping for a fresh start. But a free ride to one of the world's most prestigious universities was bound to come with a catch. Alex has been tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of Yale's secret societies - well-known haunts of the rich and powerful. Now there's a dead girl on campus and Alex seems to be the only person who won't accept the neat answer the police and campus administration have come up with for her murder. Because Alex knows the secret societies are far more sinister and extraordinary than anyone ever imagined. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And sometimes they prey on the living . . . 'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN 'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL 'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK 'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS 'Compulsively readable' KIRKUS 'Atmospheric' BOOKLIST 'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I

An explosive new series from New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, Marie Lu By permitting her characters some grand failures, she raises the stakes in the best way possible There is clearly more to know, and I look forward to it. This is a world worth revisiting. "The New York Times Book Review" Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a "malfetto," an abomination, ruining their family s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites. Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all. Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they ve never seen. Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her. "It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.""

Zélie Adeyemi remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Then, in one dark night, everything changed—maji were killed and magic disappeared. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy that took everything from her.

Scarlett has dreamed of attending Caraval—the legendary performance where the audience becomes a part of the show. When she finally receives an invitation, she discovers that this game is more dangerous than she imagined. In Caraval, even the smallest choices matter and every secret could be her last.

A young huntress is taken to the faerie lands after killing a wolf in the woods. There she discovers that her captor is not what he seems, and the world beyond the wall is more beautiful and more deadly than she ever imagined.

Poppy has never been like other girls. Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, she's been forbidden from being touched, has never known friendship or freedom, and is guarded by a golden boy who makes her want things she can't have. A story of fate, sacrifice, and discovering who you really are.

The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always felt he was meant for another world. When a mythic city appears out of nowhere and a band of legendary warriors arrives to recruit people for a rescue mission, Lazlo must decide how far to follow his dreams.

Born to sacrifice herself to the Primal of Death, Sera has trained her entire life for one purpose: to make the feared Nyktos fall in love with her, become his weakness, and then destroy him. As ancient realms teeter on the brink of war, Sera must navigate a treacherous court filled with political intrigue while battling her own growing feelings for the very being she is sworn to eradicate. The fate of their world rests on her deception, but a fated connection threatens to unravel her mission and unleash an even greater darkness.

Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little reason to return to the Old Kingdom, where the dead do not always stay dead. But now her father—the Abhorsen—has gone missing, and Sabriel must cross the border into that magical country to find him and rescue him from Death itself.