For Malik, the Solstasia festival is an opportunity to escape his war-stricken dwelling and begin a completely new life along with his sisters inside the prosperous desert town of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter town, Malik strikes a deadly deal—eliminate Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, fo
, Julie C. Dao’s debut novel tracks the rise of Xifeng, a peasant Female whose wicked aunt has prophesied her increase to greatness. But so as to meet up with her destiny, Xifeng has to help make some horrible compromises and embrace the dark magic she was born with. “youthful adult” may not have already been a class when J.R.R. Tolkien publ
inside of a parallel universe where magic is the foundation of society, a young female named Seraphina finds herself thrust right into a world outside of her wildest desires. Unbeknownst to her, she is not only a standard human but a fire sorceress with remarkable powers waiting to get untapped. "the hearth Sorceress" chronicles the journey of Ser