Kirjahaku

Pria, former Breeder in the Controlled Repopulation Program, is a criminal. That's how the Unified World Order views her, at least, just for daring to live free. And now Pria and her friends must scramble to come up with a new way to convince the rest of the criminal rebels to rise up in open revolution before the UWO's monsters hunt down and destroy them all. But Pria's tenuous grasp of human nature complicates her role in the rebellion as she finds herself torn between Pax, her ever-present protector, and Henri, her good-natured friend. As she works through her feelings, she becomes increasingly anxious for Pax, who displays symptoms of a disturbing ailment. When rebels from outside Asylum arrive with a plan to infiltrate the seemingly impregnable UWO machine, Pria finds herself once again expected to play a key role. This time, she must be willing to make a sacrifice she thinks she's ready to make, but she has no idea just how much her identity is worth.

When Pria took Pax's hand, she committed treason against the Unified World Order. Now, her trust in him will be put to the ultimate test. Pax is not who, or what, Pria always thought he was. As she deals with a shocking revelation, the rebels race to uncover proof that the Unified World Order has been culpable in the death of billions. Supposedly armed with everything she needs to survive, Pria leaves her troubles with Pax behind and journeys to Washington and the belly of the beast itself: the palace of the Autocrat. There, she hopes to emerge victorious, able to unite the disparate rebels into one force. But Pria's experience in Washington is harrowing, and it sets her to believe there may be factors they've never considered in their fight against the UWO. Factors that cause her to re-evaluate everything she thinks she knows about Pax. As the Unified World Order closes in on a killing strike, Pria longs for a place of refuge to leave the revolution behind, but Pax won't abandon a strategy he keeps hidden from her-and she will not abandon him. Secrets and lies dog Pax and Pria at every turn, even as the fate of the world hinges, somehow, on the love they hold for each other.

In this standalone prequel to THE BREEDER CYCLE... If you have to go through the Apocalypse with someone, it might as well be with the girl you love, even if she doesn't love you back. When an alien invasion rains devastation on the sleepy town of Amherst, Virginia, annihilating everything and everyone except for three teenage survivors, it quickly becomes clear the invasion is not local, but global. High school senior Daniel Cohen and his friends Emma and Crispin flee to the mountains and an old hunting cabin where they hope they'll be safe. Daniel falls back on wilderness training his abusive father once drilled into him to help them survive, and his skills become especially vital when Crispin is captured, leaving him and Emma to carry on alone to the cabin. But when Daniel and Emma arrive, they find no refuge from the horrors of the alien invasion. Faced with the apocalyptic hellscape of the Virginia wilderness, Daniel's father, an unsettling rival, and his own inner demons, Daniel isn't certain what is the most dangerous threat at play. Survival will hinge on determining who is hunter and who is prey and who can be trusted in the tenuous post-invasion world.

Everything about Seventeen's life is perfect-from her genetics, to her home in Sanctuary, to her status as a Breeder in the Unified World Order. But all that changes when she meets a rogue Enforcer named Pax who infiltrates Sanctuary and targets her for extraction from the Controlled Repopulation Program. Pax seems to know a little too much about her. He plants dangerous doubts in her mind that accuse Sanctuary of hiding a dark secret, and that cause Seventeen to question everything she's ever known. When Seventeen's life is threatened, she has little choice but to run away from Sanctuary with Pax. But for Breeders, contact with men is forbidden by law, and even the simple act of taking Pax's hand is treason. Mired in confusion, Seventeen flees with Pax to the outside world and assumes the name Pria, the identity of her childhood. But she is far from certain she's made the right decision when they discover an entire civilization that should no longer exist. Seventeen, now Pria, is thrust into a position as a key player in a dangerous bid to bring down the Unified World Order. As her world crumbles, Pria must decide who she is and what she really believes. But the truth comes at a cost, and uncovering it will require a greater treason than she could have ever imagined.

Once upon a time...Orpheo never meant to disobey his father or betray his kind, but when he finds the young human woman weeping over the death of her own father, his compassionate heart moves him to comfort her. All Rose ever wanted was to make her father proud, but after the mysterious Boy in the Sea eases her through her grief, Rose throws aside her reservations and vows she will find the boy and marry him. As Rose despairs of ever finding him, Orpheo sells his voice to the Sea Witch and gives up his family in a desperate bid to fulfill their love and heal a hundred-year rift between their worlds. But restoration cannot be bought through black magic, and when Orpheo becomes human, Rose does not recognize him. At the end of all hope, only great sacrifice can bring Rose and Orpheo a happily ever after.FROM AWARD WINNING AUTHOR K. B. HOYLE comes a gender-bent reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless fairytale of the little mermaid who fell in love with a human-with several epic twists and turns thrown in. A tale of love, destiny, and of the tension between desire and self-sacrifice, Son of the Deep is a classic coming of age story that is sure to excite a new audience of young and not-so-young readers alike.

Once upon a time...Orpheo never meant to disobey his father or betray his kind, but when he finds the young human woman weeping over the death of her own father, his compassionate heart moves him to comfort her. All Rose ever wanted was to make her father proud, but after the mysterious Boy in the Sea eases her through her grief, Rose throws aside her reservations and vows she will find the boy and marry him. As Rose despairs of ever finding him, Orpheo sells his voice to the Sea Witch and gives up his family in a desperate bid to fulfill their love and heal a hundred-year rift between their worlds. But restoration cannot be bought through black magic, and when Orpheo becomes human, Rose does not recognize him. At the end of all hope, only great sacrifice can bring Rose and Orpheo a happily ever after.FROM AWARD WINNING AUTHOR K. B. HOYLE comes a gender-bent reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless fairytale of the little mermaid who fell in love with a human-with several epic twists and turns thrown in. A tale of love, destiny, and of the tension between desire and self-sacrifice, Son of the Deep is a classic coming of age story that is sure to excite a new audience of young and not-so-young readers alike.

Twelve-year-old Orion Kim is a hidden boy who knows nothing of his birth. He also thinks he's human. Some believe him to be dangerous-destined to bring down an empire in the stars. So when an assassin attacks him on his sleepy Atlanta street, Orion has to flee across the galaxy to find out who he is and the meaning behind the new powers coursing through his veins. As he learns more about his powers and their connection to the star-like marks on his chest, Orion attracts curious attention from a watchful protector, the enigmatic royal family of his new home planet, and a host of shadowy, undead creatures. What Orion wants most of all is to find his father and mother, who he's never known. But finding his parents could lead to the death of worlds.

When Beatrice wakes in a magical swamp called Ebenezer, she's met with the baffling wit and curious whims of the swamp's single other human inhabitant, the boy "king," Tom. But something is haunting Ebenezer, and Beatrice must solve the mystery of the swamp before a lurking terror devours them both.

The glasshouse was built for Prince Isbrand's protection. It is good and will keep out the curse. But the glasshouse cannot keep out the Witch.Eira does not remember her own mother's death, but she remembers the day Prince Isbrand's mother died-for Eira loves her best friend as much as any person can love another. On the day Isbrand's mother was murdered by the Snow Queen, her best friend was cursed-along with all the kingdom of Ravenia-to a slow and icy doom. But Isbrand's curse is special, and to save him from the fate his mother suffered, his father, the king, imprisons him in a glasshouse and searches far and wide for ways to save his son.Isbrand has always loved Eira, but now that he lives under the Snow Queen's curse, he finds himself fated to marry another. Eira is stuck living at his side in the glasshouse where her fate is tied to his own, trying to protect him from the Witch, who calls to Isbrand, tempting him, even within the safety of the glasshouse. And as the curse's deadline draws near, no plan of the king's-or Isbrand's love for Eira-can keep the Snow Queen from stealing him away.Left desperate and hopeless, Eira must set off on an impossible journey into the frozen north to save Isbrand. In a world of old magic, fae tricksters, and creatures out of time, it just might be enduring friendship and true love that save a kingdom destined for destruction.

The glasshouse was built for Prince Isbrand's protection. It is good and will keep out the curse. But the glasshouse cannot keep out the Witch.Eira does not remember her own mother's death, but she remembers the day Prince Isbrand's mother died-for Eira loves her best friend as much as any person can love another. On the day Isbrand's mother was murdered by the Snow Queen, her best friend was cursed-along with all the kingdom of Ravenia-to a slow and icy doom. But Isbrand's curse is special, and to save him from the fate his mother suffered, his father, the king, imprisons him in a glasshouse and searches far and wide for ways to save his son.Isbrand has always loved Eira, but now that he lives under the Snow Queen's curse, he finds himself fated to marry another. Eira is stuck living at his side in the glasshouse where her fate is tied to his own, trying to protect him from the Witch, who calls to Isbrand, tempting him, even within the safety of the glasshouse. And as the curse's deadline draws near, no plan of the king's-or Isbrand's love for Eira-can keep the Snow Queen from stealing him away.Left desperate and hopeless, Eira must set off on an impossible journey into the frozen north to save Isbrand. In a world of old magic, fae tricksters, and creatures out of time, it just might be enduring friendship and true love that save a kingdom destined for destruction.

A love that is forbidden, a curse that cannot be broken, and four impossible tasks.James has always been selfish, arrogant, and unserious. Even when he's tried to do better, he's feared the folly and mixed motivations that lurk within his heart. So when the princess Aurelia-whom he tormented as a youth-enlists his help traveling a hard road to her homeland, he agrees more out of compulsion than compassion. Little does James know his reluctant decision to give aid to the princess will change his life forever.When Princess Aurelia stumbles upon Lord James in the enchanted Black Forest of Ravenia, she sees in him the desperate chance she needs to escape a cruel father and a cursed engagement to a wicked man. Placing her hope in James, though, comes with its own entanglements-not the least of which is her traitorous heart. As their road turns dark and dangerous, she must not only hope in him, but also trust him with her deepest secrets. As James and Aurelia struggle for survival, they grow closer with each challenge and find their assumptions about each other giving way to affection, a terrifying and futile affection. Because there is a curse laid on Aurelia, a curse that could mean James's death for loving her. Unless he can do the impossible and free her from what cannot be broken.

A love that is forbidden, a curse that cannot be broken, and four impossible tasks.James has always been selfish, arrogant, and unserious. Even when he's tried to do better, he's feared the folly and mixed motivations that lurk within his heart. So when the princess Aurelia-whom he tormented as a youth-enlists his help traveling a hard road to her homeland, he agrees more out of compulsion than compassion. Little does James know his reluctant decision to give aid to the princess will change his life forever.When Princess Aurelia stumbles upon Lord James in the enchanted Black Forest of Ravenia, she sees in him the desperate chance she needs to escape a cruel father and a cursed engagement to a wicked man. Placing her hope in James, though, comes with its own entanglements-not the least of which is her traitorous heart. As their road turns dark and dangerous, she must not only hope in him, but also trust him with her deepest secrets. As James and Aurelia struggle for survival, they grow closer with each challenge and find their assumptions about each other giving way to affection, a terrifying and futile affection. Because there is a curse laid on Aurelia, a curse that could mean James's death for loving her. Unless he can do the impossible and free her from what cannot be broken.