These are all the books I got for Christmas of 2013. I just got all of them in the mail finally so that is why I posting this now.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
(Divergent #1)
Format: Paperback
In Beatrice Prior's
dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each
dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the
honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every
year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will
devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between
staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During
the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames
herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out
the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical
tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with
devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must
determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with
a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life
she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from
everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she
discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her
seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help
her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
(Masque of the Red Death #1)
Format: Hardcover
Everything is in ruins.
A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are
left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them.
So what does Araby Worth have to live for?
Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery makeup . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.
But in the depths of the club�in the depths of her own despair�Araby
will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome
proprietor of the club, and Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat.
Neither is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.
And Araby may find not just something to live for, but something to fight for�no matter what it costs her.
Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
(Masque of the Red Death #2)
Format: Hardcover
Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death.
In Dance of the Red Death,
Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal, death, disease, and evil forces
surround her. She has no one to trust. But she finds herself and
discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and for her
city.
Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball,
though it could destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her
into a hero.
With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin
concludes her tragic and mysterious Red Death series with a heroine that
young adult readers will never forget.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
(Lunar Chronicles #1)
Format: Hardcover
Humans and androids
crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the
population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make
their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.
Cinder,
a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a
mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her
stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the
handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an
intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty
and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her
past in order to protect her world’s future.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
(Lunar Chronicles #2)
Format: Hardcover
The fates of Cinder and Scarlet collide as a Lunar threat spreads across the Earth...
Cinder,
the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the
bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison—even
though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted
fugitive.
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother
is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know
about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole
life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have
information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust
this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As
Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they
meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious
Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to
become her husband, her king, her prisoner.
Hades by Alexandra Adornetto
(Halo #2)
Format: Hardcover
Heaven Help Her.
Bethany
Church is an angel sent to Earth to keep dark forces at bay. Falling in
love was never part of her mission, but the bond between Beth and her
mortal boyfriend, Xavier Woods, is undeniably strong. But even Xavier’s
love, and the care of her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can’t
keep Beth from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in
Hell. There, the demon Jake Thorn bargains for Beth’s release back to
Earth. But what he asks of her will destroy her, and quite possibly, her
loved ones, as well.
The story that Alexandra Adornetto built in her New York Times - bestselling debut, Halo, comes alive in action-packed and unexpected ways, as angels battle demons, and the power of love is put to the test
Heaven by Alexandra Adornetto
(Halo #3)
Format: Hardcover
Only sixteen when she
started the series, Ally Adornetto knows how teen hearts beat, and this
long-awaited conclusion is certain to be her most popular book yet.
Bethany,
an angel sent to Earth, and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier, have been to
Hell and back. But now their love will be put to its highest test yet,
as they defy Heavenly law and marry. They don’t tell Beth’s archangel
siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, but the angels know soon enough, and
punishment comes in a terrifying form: the Sevens, who are rogue angels
bent on keeping Beth and Xavier apart, destroying Gabriel and Ivy, and
darkening angelic power in the heavens.
The only way Bethany and
can elude the Sevens is to hide in the open, and blend in with other
mortals their own age. Gabriel and Ivy set them up at college, where
they can’t reveal their relationship, and where there is still danger
around each corner. Will Bethany be called back to Heaven – forever –
and face leaving the love of her life?
The Diviners by Libba Bray
(The Diviners #1)
Format: Hardcover
Evie O’Neill has been
exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling
streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926,
and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish
pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will
and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.
Evie worries he’ll
discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought
her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded
with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her
gift could help catch a serial killer.
As Evie jumps headlong
into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that
never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A
chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named
Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and
evil has awakened
A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz
(The Chornicles of Light and Shadow #1)
Format: Hardcover
LEAVE IT TO CHANCE.
Eleanor
“Elle” Chance, that is—a high-flying dirigible pilot with a taste for
adventure and the heroine of this edgy new series that transforms
elements of urban fantasy, steampunk, and paranormal romance into pure
storytelling gold.
It is 1903, and the world is divided between
light and shadow. On the side of light is a wondrous science that has
transformed everyday life by harnessing magical energies to ingenious
new technologies. But each advance of science has come at the expense of
shadow—the traditional realm of the supernatural.
Now two
ancient powers are preparing to strike back. Blood-sucking immortal
Nightwalkers and their spellcasting Alchemist allies have a plan to
cover the whole world in shadow. All they require is the sacrifice of a
certain young woman whose past conceals a dangerous secret.
But
when they come after Elle, they get more than they bargained for. This
enterprising young woman, the daughter of a scientific genius, has
reserves of bravery and determination that even she scarcely suspects.
Now she is about to meet her match in more ways than one: a handsome yet
infuriating Warlock named Hugh Marsh, whose agenda is as suspect as his
charms are annoyingly irresistible.
The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
(The Black Jewels #1-3)
Format: Paperback
The award-winning trilogy, now in one volume?with a new introduction.
Anne Bishop’s critically-acclaimed Black Jewels Trilogy is the saga of a
young but still-innocent Queen more powerful than even the High Lord of
Hell?and the three sworn enemies determined to win her and gain a prize
that could be terrible beyond imagining?
The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm by Christie Golden
(World of Warcraft #8)
Format: Paperback
In her "NY Times"
bestseller, THE SHATTERING, now in mass market paperback, Christie
Golden delivers a sensational tie-in to the newest World of Warcraft
game expansion.
Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects by Christie Golden
(World of Warcraft #9)
Format: Paperback
When Azeroth was young,
the noble titans appointed the five great dragonflights to safeguard
the budding world. Each of the flights' leaders was imbued with a
portion of the titans' vast cosmic powers. Together, these majestic
Dragon Aspects committed themselves to thwarting any force that
threatened the safety of the WORLD OF WARCRAFT. Over ten thousand years
ago, a betrayal by the maddened black Dragon Aspect, Deathwing,
shattered the strength and unity of the dragonflights. His most recent
assault on Azeroth--the Cataclysm--has left the world in turmoil. At the
Maelstrom, the center of Azeroth's instability, former Horde warchief
Thrall and other accomplished shaman struggle to keep the world from
tearing apart in the wake of Deathwing's attack. Yet a battle also rages
within Thrall regarding his new life in the shamanic Earthen Ring,
hampering his normally unparalleled abilities.
Unable to focus on
his duties, Thrall undertakes a seemingly menial task from an
unexpected source: the mysterious green Dragon Aspect, Ysera. This
humble endeavor soon becomes a journey spanning the lands of Azeroth and
the timeways of history itself, bringing Thrall into contact with
ancient dragonflights. Divided by conflict and mistrust, these dragons
have become easy prey to a horrific new weapon unleashed by Deathwing's
servants . . . a living nightmare engineered to exterminate Azeroth's
winged guardians.
Of even greater concern
is a bleak and terrifying possible future glimpsed by Ysera: the Hour
of Twilight. Before this apocalyptic vision comes to pass, Thrall must
purge his own doubts in order to discover his purpose in the world and
aid Azeroth's dragonflights as they face the Twilight of the Aspects.
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