"The fourth book in the exciting AMP series! An occupation of the Grid has set in. The existence of Man lies in the balance. Can Don Grange and his cohorts overcome an overwhelming occupying force? Find out as man's fight for survival continues!"

Mars had gifts to offer and Earth had much in return—if delivery could be arranged!

Issue #169 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Carrie Vaughn and Sylvia Anna Hiven.

Before he makes his appearance in The Girl with the Iron Touch, Jack Dandy had an adventure of his very own. Learn how his actions set the plot in motion in The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy, a short teaser story from author Kady Cross’s Steampunk Chronicles. Jack Dandy didn’t become prince of the London underworld at barely twenty-one by being softhearted, even if a certain girl in a steel corset has wormed her way into his affections of late. He knows how to manipulate, charm and rob people blind. And if his criminal activities embarrass his aristocratic father, so much the better. So when a friend of Jack’s father hires him for an underhanded job, Jack is happy to oblige—for an outrageous fee, of course. Delivering a mysterious crate seems like an easy task—until Jack realizes just what is inside... Don’t miss the conclusion to Jack’s escapade in The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross, available now from Harlequin TEEN.

Before They Are Hanged “We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.” —Heinrich Heine Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It’s enough to make a torturer want to run — if he could even walk without a stick. Northmen have spilled over the border of Angland and are spreading fire and death across the frozen country. Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive them back and win undying glory. There is only one problem — he commands the worst-armed, worst-trained, worst-led army in the world. And Bayaz, the First of the Magi, is leading a party of bold adventurers on a perilous mission through the ruins of the past. The most hated woman in the South, the most feared man in the North, and the most selfish boy in the Union make a strange alliance, but a deadly one. They might even stand a chance of saving mankind from the Eaters. If they didn’t hate each other quite so much. Ancient secrets will be uncovered. Bloody battles will be won and lost. Bitter enemies will be forgiven — but not before they are hanged. “Nobody writes grittier heroic fantasy that Joe Abercrombie, and the second book in his The First Law series just proves the point in spades… When Abercrombie’s characters ride for glory, you might as well be there with them, he does such a good job of putting the reader in the scene. Immediate, daring, and utterly entertaining, this second book provides evidence that Abercrombie is headed for superstar status.” —Jeff VanderMeer, Realms of Fantasy

'Pendle District is riddled with witches . . . The biggest problem we face is their sheer numbers. You see that's right at the heart of the threat we face - that the witch clans might unite.' In Pendle the witches are rising and the three most powerful witch clans are rumoured to be uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil. Together, they will be capable of raising the dark made flesh - the Devil himself. Tom and the Spook need to set off for Pendle to avert the unthinkable. Before they go, the Spook tells Tom to journey home and collect the trunks Mam left behind for him. But what dark family secrets are contained in the trunks? And will they place Tom's family in even greater danger? The fourth chilling installment of The Wardstone Chronicles.

The Assassin Chronicles draws to a close and just in time for the Mayan Apocalypse. Hopefully, we will all survive long enough to find out what happens to the Knight of Death and his kith and kin. In Book 30, many loose ends are tied, explanations are given, reconciliations are made and prophecies are fulfilled. Could it be that truth is stranger than fiction when applied to the history and future of the Earth? Can we look forward to a new cycle, higher evolution and unending adventure or do we simply fall into oblivion? When science, mythology and religion are woven into one clan tartan, does it all make sense? With a great sense of relief and sadness, the Order of the Red Cross of Gold must bid farewell to us. Spes mea in deo est! And remember: Keep it simple.

Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day that celebrates love, but Kesha Vanderbilt is about to get a real Valentine surprise. Kesha has a secret–she can communicate with animals­–and that gift attracts a man named Valentine, who has some secrets of his own. But Valentine isn't the only one who has found Kesha–she has attracted four others that would have any women drooling like a Saint Bernard.Can Kesha's five men give her that one special night, keeping her protected at the same time, while completing their circle of love?

Join the Greatest of All Space Warriors on the Most Incredible Quest of His Star-Crossed Career . . . —through the terrifying wilds of Anarchia, ruins of twenty-fifth-century Earth, on an impassioned search for his own descendants! —to the desolate remains of the Great Salt Lake, where ancient secrets are held . . . and the power-mad Kane crouches in ambush! —to the asteroid Beta—where Theo, Buck’s trusted compuvisor, is prisoner of the Draconians, who have hatched a scheme to conquer the Universe! —to the sin-filled supercity of Villus, where man’s every sensual wish is an android’s command . . . and the voluptuous Princess Ardala has big plans for Buck! —to the rescue-ship of Wilma Deering and a spectacular chase through star warp, on an escape mission like none Buck had ever seen . . . not, that is, until he became . . .

The seventh story in the Ghosts of the Shadow Market.Alec Lightwood, partner of the High Warlock of Brooklyn and father of a warlock child, visits Buenos Aires in the aftermath of the Dark War. When he arrives, he is not welcomed by the Shadowhunters there. He believes it is because of his companion Lily, the head of the New York vampire clan, until a Shadowhunter orphan confides a dark secret to him under cover of the Shadow Market.Praise for the The Mortal Instruments/The Infernal Devices Series"This crowdpleaser's tension-filled conclusion ratchets towards a new set of mysteries." — Kirkus Reviews"[C]ompulsively readable…you can bet your sword newcomers to the world will be rushing to read what they've missed." — Booklist"The action-heavy plot takes off from the first page, propelling readers toward a dramatic conclusion." — SLJ

Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees of her native Alderaan, Princess Leia considers a proposal that could tip the balance of power against the evil Empire. The Hapes Consortium of 63 worlds is ruled by the Queen Mother, who wants Leia to marry her son, the dashing and wealthy Prince Isolder. Han Solo has always dreamed of marrying Leia himself, and now he makes a desperate last gamble to win her back. Soon he, Isolder, Luke Skywalker and Artoo will be at the center of an adventure leading to an awesome treasure, a group of Force-trained "witches," and a showdown with an invincible foe. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!