• ForRobin,Oxfordisautopiadedicatedtothepursuit

  ofknowledge.Butknowledgeobeyspower,andasa

  ChineseboyraisedinBritain,RobinrealizesservingBabel

  meansbetrayinghismotherland.Ashisstudiesprogress,Robin

  findshimselfcaughtbetweenBabelandtheshadowyHermes

  Society,anorganizationdedicatedtostoppingimperialexpansion.When

  BritainpursuesanunjustwarwithChinaoversilver

  andopium,Robinmustdecide…
  Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
• Emilyandherfriendsthinkthey'llfindthehelpthey

  needinCielis,butsomethingisn'tright.Streetsthat

  wereoncebusyaredeserted,andthetownspeoplewho

  areleftliveincripplingfear.Emilyisescorted

  totheAcademywhereshe'sexpectedtocompetefor

  aspotontheGuardianCouncil,themostpowerful

  Stonekeepers.Butasthenumberofcompetitorsgetssmaller

  andsmaller,aterriblesecretisslowlyuncovered--asecret

  that,ifleftburied,meanscertaindestructionofeverything

  Emilyfightsfor.
  The Last Council
• EmilysurvivedthechaosoftheGuardianAcademy,butMax

  GriffinhasstolentheMotherStone.Withit,the

  ElfKingforgesnewAmuletsthatwillgivehim

  thepowertoinvadeanddestroythenationof

  Windsor.Emilyandherfriendsleadthesoldiersof

  theCielisGuardinafighttostophim,

  butMaxstandsintheirway.Emilyseeksinformation

  fromtheVoiceofherAmulet,butinsteadshe

  discoverstheVoiceismuchmoresinisterthanshe

  evercouldhaveimagined.
  Prince of the Elves
• EmilyandNavin'smotherisstillinacomafrom

  thearachnopod'spoison,andthere'sonlyoneplaceto

  findhelp:Kanalis,thebustling,beautifulcityofwaterfalls.

  ButwhenEm,herbrother,andMiskitandthe

  restoftheroboticcrewaboardthewalkinghouse

  reachthecity,theyquicklyrealizethatseekinghelp

  islookingfortrouble,dangeroustrouble.
  The Stonekeeper's Curse
• Emily,Navin,andtheircrewofresistancefighterscharteran

  airshipandsetoffinsearchofthelost

  cityofCielis,whichisbelievedtobelocated

  onanislandhighabovetheclouds.Themysterious

  LeonRedbeardistheirguide,andthere'sasurprising

  newadditiontothecrew:theElfKing'sson,

  Trellis.Butisheallyorenemy?Andwill

  Emilyeverbeabletotrustthevoiceof

  theAmulet?
  The Cloud Searchers
• LinusBakerisaby-the-bookcaseworkerintheDepartment

  inChargeofMagicalYouth.He'staskedwithdetermining

  whethersixdangerousmagicalchildrenarelikelytobring

  abouttheendoftheworld.ArthurParnassusis

  themasteroftheorphanage.Hewoulddoanything

  tokeepthechildrensafe,evenifitmeans

  theworldwillburn.Andhissecretswillcome

  tolight.TheHouseintheCeruleanSeais

  anenchantinglovestory,masterfullytold,abouttheprofound

  experienceofdiscoveringanunlikelyfamilyinanunexpected

  place—andrealizingthatfamilyisyours.
  The House in the Cerulean Sea
• Wornoutafterdecadesofpackingsteelandraisinghell,

  Viv,theorcbarbarian,cashesoutofthewarrior’s

  lifewithonefinalscore.Aforgottenlegend,a

  fabledartifact,andanunreasonableamountofhopelead

  hertothestreetsofThune,wheresheplans

  toopenthefirstcoffeeshopthecityhas

  everseen.However,herdreamsofafreshstart

  fillingmugsinsteadofswingingswordsarehardlya

  surebet.OldfrenemiesandThune’sshadyunderbellymay

  justupsetherplans.Tofinallybuildsomethingthat

  willlast,Vivwillneedsomenewpartners,and

  adifferentkindofresolve.
  Legends & Lattes
• Afterthetragicdeathoftheirfather,EmilyandNavin

  movewiththeirmothertothehomeofher

  deceasedgreat-grandfather,butthestrangehouseprovestobe

  dangerous.Beforelong,asinistercreatureluresthekids'

  momthroughadoorinthebasement.Emand

  Navin,desperatenottoloseher,followherinto

  anundergroundworldinhabitedbystrangecreatures,robots,and

  talkinganimals.Eventually,theyenlistthehelpofasmall

  mechanicalrabbitnamedMiskit.TogetherwithMiskit,theyface

  themostterrifyingmonsterofall,andEmfinally

  hasthechancetosavesomeonesheloves.
  The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel
• Piranesishouseisnoordinarybuilding:itsroomsareinfinite,

  itscorridorsendless,itswallsarelinedwiththousands

  uponthousandsofstatues,eachonedifferentfromall

  theothers.Withinthelabyrinthofhallsanocean

  isimprisoned;wavesthunderupstaircases,roomsareflooded

  inaninstant.ButPiranesiisnotafraid;he

  understandsthetidesasheunderstandsthepatternof

  thelabyrinthitself.Helivestoexplorethehouse.
  Piranesi
• Inthewakeofanunexpectedhomecoming,Jasonquestionsif

  thereisstillaplaceforhiminthe

  worldheleftbehind.Forcedtoconfrontwhathe

  hasbecomeinhistimeaway,hefeelsmore

  alienthanever.Buthisoldworldishiding

  secretsthatheneverknew.Ashestartsto

  unravelwhathasbeenhiddenfromhimhisentire

  life,hediscoversthatnotonlymighthefit

  inbetterthanever,buthemaybeexactly

  whattheworldneeds.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 4
• AttheScholomance,El,Orion,andtheotherstudentsare

  facedwiththeirfinalyear--andtheloomingspecterof

  graduation,adeadlyritualthatleavesfewstudentsalive

  initswake.Elisdeterminedthatherchosen

  groupwillsurvive,butitisaprospectthat

  islookingharderbythedayasthesavagery

  oftheschoolrampsup.UntilElrealizesthat

  sometimeswinningthegamemeansthrowingoutallthe

  rules.
  The Last Graduate
• Galadriel"El"Higgins,ahalf-Welsh,half-Indiansorceress,mustsurviveto

  graduationwhilecontrollingherdestructiveabilitiesatthefabled

  schoolofblackmagic,theScholomance,aschoolfor

  themagicallygiftedwherefailuremeanscertaindeath.
  A Deadly Education
• Touchthepastorwashitaway?Guiisa

  professionalcleaneratAFreshStart,scrubbingawaythe

  unpleasantlayersofmemorythatbuilduponthe

  personalobjectsofhiscustomers.Memory-blindhimself,hecannot

  feelthosewounds.Claracan,andsheprefersthem

  irretrievable.Untilhersister,Beatrice,ultrasensitivetomemory,raises

  onethatcouldchangehermind.ForGui,the

  pastisgone.ForClaraandBeatrice,decidingwhat

  torememberreachestotheheartoftheirshared

  history.
  The Cleaners
• WarhasengulfedtheKnownWorld,andMaikaHalfwolfis

  atitsepicenter.Assheandherfriendsgrapple

  withtheconsequencesoftheiractions,long-buriedsecretsand

  long-awaitedreunionsthreatentochangeeverything.
  Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow
• Whilehispersonalenemiesmakeplans,thegreaterfoesplaguing

  hisnewhomehavebeenpushedtothebrink.

  Withonepowerfulcardlefttoplay,theyare

  onacollisioncoursewithJasonandhisteam.

  Withnoonetohelpandmorethantheir

  livesontheline,Jasonandhiscompanionsmust

  fightwithmoremonstersthaneverintherace

  togrowstronger.Withaninvincibleenemyalreadyanticipating

  them,theywilllearnthatsometimeswinningthebattle

  ismoreimportantthansurvivingit.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 3
• Thepathfromretailmiddlemanagementtointerdimensionalwizardadventurer

  wasnoteasy,butJasonAsanoissettlinginto

  hisnewlife.Now,acontestdrawsyoungelites

  tothecityofGreenstone,competingforagrand

  prize.Jasonmustgatherabandofcompanionsif

  heistostandachanceagainstthebest

  theworldhastooffer.Whiletheyoungadventurers

  arecaughtupincompetition,thecityleadersdeal

  withrevelationsofbetrayalasavastandterrible

  enemyisrevealed.AlthoughJasonseemsuninvolved,hehas

  unknowinglycrossedtheenemyspathbefore.Friendsandfoes

  madealongthewaywillleadhimtocross

  itagainasinevitableconflictlooms.
  He Who Fights with Monsters 2
• Jasonwakesupinamysteriousworldofmagicand

  monsters.Itisnoteasymakingthecareerjump

  fromoffice-supplies-storemiddlemanagertoheroicinterdimensionaladventurer.At

  least,Jasontriestobeheroic,butitis

  hardtobegoodwhenallyourpowersare

  evil.Hewillfaceoffagainstcannibals,cultists,wizards,

  monsters...andthatisjustonthefirstday.He

  isgoingtoneedcourage,heisgoingto

  needwit,andheisgoingtoneedsome

  magicpowersofhisown.Butfirst,heis

  goingtoneedpants.
  He Who Fights with Monsters
• InanunnamedMiddleEasternsecuritystate,thehackerAlif

  discoversthathisloveinterestIntisarisenteringan

  arrangedmarriagewithanotherman.Hecreatesacomputer

  program,TinSari,toidentifyIntisarsdigitalfootprintand

  blockherfromseeinghimonline.Alifscomputeris

  attackedbyTheHand,aprincewhoseeksto

  identifyandimprisondissidents.TheHandisalsoIntisars

  fiancé.UnabletocontactAlifonline,Intisarsendshim

  abook.
  Alif the Unseen
• Cairo,1912:ThoughFatmael-Sha’arawiistheyoungestwomanworking

  fortheMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntities,

  sheiscertainlynotarookie,especiallyafterpreventing

  thedestructionoftheuniverselastsummer.Sowhen

  someonemurdersasecretbrotherhooddedicatedtooneof

  themostfamousmeninhistory,al-Jahiz,AgentFatma

  iscalledontothecase.Al-Jahiztransformedtheworld

  fortyyearsagowhenheopeneduptheveil

  betweenthemagicalandmundanerealms,beforevanishinginto

  theunknown.Thismurdererclaimstobeal-Jahiz,returned

  tocondemnthemodernageforitssocialoppressions.

  Hisdangerousmagicalabilitiesinstigateunrestinthestreets

  ofCairothatthreatentospilloverontothe

  globalstage.
  A Master of Djinn
• Inaremotehouseonahilltop,alonelyboy

  witnessesaprofoundlytraumaticevent.Hetries—andfails—toflee.

  Leftalonewithhisincreasinglyderangedparent,hedreams

  ofsafety,ofjoiningtheotherchildreninthe

  townbelow,ofescape.Whenatlastastranger

  knocksathisdoor,theboysensesthathis

  daysofisolationmightbeover.Butbywhat

  authoritydoesthismankeepthemeticulousrecordshe

  carries?Whatisthepurposebehindhisquestions?Is

  hefriend?Enemy?Orsomethingelsealtogether?
  This Census-Taker
• Thelong-dreadedwarbetweentheFederationandArcanicsisabout

  toexplode.Maikamustchoosehernextsteps:will

  shehelpherfriends,orstrikeoutonher

  own?Setinanalternatematriarchal1900’sAsia,in

  arichlyimaginedworldofartdeco-inflectedsteampunk,Monstress

  tellsthestoryofateenagegirlwhois

  strugglingtosurvivethetraumaofwar,andwho

  sharesamysteriouspsychiclinkwithamonsterof

  tremendouspower,aconnectionthatwilltransformthemboth.
  Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild
• AfterabruisingattempttoescapefromtheplanetSampson,

  AndyfindshimselfintheclutchesoftheMilitia,

  whichmeansthemurderousMothercannotbefarbehind.

  Meanwhile,hisdaughterMilahasbookedpassageona

  shippilotedbynoneotherthantheirascibleCaptain

  Telsa.AndwhileVampiresmayrulethisstrangegalaxy,

  theyarenomatchforKanto,theBloodScrapper—the

  mostbadassvampirehunterintheuniverse!
  Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea
• TheKingisUndead.LonglivetheKing.Whena

  groupofNationalistsuseanancientartifacttobring

  avillainfromArthurianmythbackfromthedead

  togainpower,ex-monsterhunterBridgetteMcGuireescapesher

  retirementhomeandpullsherunsuspectinggrandsonDuncan,a

  museumcurator,intoaworldofmagicandmysticism

  todefeatalegendarythreat.BestsellingwriterKieronGillen

  (Die,StarWars)andRussManningAward-winningartistDan

  Mora(BuffyTheVampireSlayer,Klaus)explorethemysteries

  ofthepast,thecomplicatedtruthsofourhistory

  andthepoweroffamilytosavetheday…especially

  ifthatfamilyhassecretbunkersofancientweapons

  anddecadesofexperiencehuntingthegreatestmonstersin

  Britain’shistory!
  Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead
• JourneyintoanunknownregionthatwasoncetheUnited

  StatesofAmerica—alandthat’sbecomeshroudedinmystery

  andliterallywalledofffromtherestofthe

  worldforwelloveracentury.Twosmallexpeditions

  entertheformerUSsimultaneously—onefromtheeast,one

  fromthewest—andtravelinward,eachseekingtheirown

  formoftruthastheystruggletosurvivein

  thisstrangeanddeadlylostcontinent.
  Undiscovered Country, Vol. 1: Destiny
• WhenRinacedtheKeju—theEmpire-widetesttofindthe

  mosttalentedyouthtolearnattheAcademies—itwas

  ashocktoeveryone:tothetestofficials,who

  couldn’tbelieveawarorphanfromRoosterProvincecould

  passwithoutcheating;toRin’sguardians,whobelievedthey’d

  finallybeabletomarryheroffandfurther

  theircriminalenterprise;andtoRinherself,whorealized

  shewasfinallyfreeoftheservitudeanddespair

  thathadmadeupherdailyexistence.Thatshe

  gotintoSinegard—themostelitemilitaryschoolinNikan—was

  evenmoresurprising.Butsurprisesaren’talwaysgood.
  The Poppy War
• HeadLopperisacomicbookcreatedbywriterand

  artistAndrewMacLean,currentlypublishedbyImageComics.The

  storyfollowstheexploitsoftheVikingwarriorNorgal

  (or"headlopper"assomecallhim)andthe

  severedheadofAgathatheBlueWitch.
  Head Lopper
• Asamagicalrevolutionremakesacity,anancientevil

  isawakenedinabrilliantnewnovelfromthe

  Hugo-nominatedauthorofFoundrysideandtheDivineCitiestrilogy.

  CrasedesMagnushimself,thefirstofthelegendaryhierophants,

  isabouttobereborn.Andifhereturns,

  Tevannewillbejustthefirstplacetofeel

  hiswrath.Likeitornot,it’supto

  Sanciatostophim.
  Shorefall
• Fromthetitlestorysfantasticalinter-dimensionalassassinstothesteampunk

  dystopiaof"GreyRabbit,CrimsonMare,CoalLeopard"burrowing

  throughtheruinsofacivilisationdestroyedbya

  plague,fromBlackMirror-esquetalesofblockchaincryptography("Byzantine

  Empathy")andInternettrolling("ThoughtsandPrayers")toa

  three-storyhard-SFarcaboutartificialintelligenceandthesingularity

  ("TheGodsWillNotBeChained","TheGodsWill

  NotBeSlain"and"TheGodsHaveNotDied

  InVain"),hereare17interlinkingvisionsthatexplore

  whatitistobehuman,andwhatit

  isliketoabandonortranscendthat.Thiscollection

  confirmsKenLiu,authoroftheastonishingandmulti-award

  winningThePaperMenagerieandOtherStories,asone

  ofspeculativefictionsgreatestshortstorywriters.
  The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
• ForcenturiesthekingdomofIradenhasbeenprotectedby

  agodknownastheRaven.Butintheir

  hourofneed,theRavenspeaksnothingtoits

  people.Itisintothisunrestthatthewarrior

  Eolo-aidetothetrueheirtothe

  throne-arrives.Inseekingtohelphismaster

  reclaimhiscity,EolodiathescoversthattheRavensTower

  holdsasecret.Itsfoundationsconcealadarkhistory

  thathasbeenwaitingtorevealitself...andto

  setinmotionachainofeventsthatcould

  destroyIradenforever.
  The Raven Tower
• Beaisontherun.Andthen,sherunsinto

  Lou.Thischanceencountersendsthemonajourney

  throughWestTexas,wherestrangethingsfollowthemwherever

  theygo.
  Are You Listening?
• Inasprawlingmansionfilledwithpeculiartreasures,JanuaryScaller

  isacuriosityherself.Asthewardofthe

  wealthyMrLocke,shefeelslittledifferentfromthe

  artefactsthatdecoratethehalls:carefullymaintained,largelyignored

  andutterlyoutofplace.Butherquietexistence

  isshatteredwhenshestumblesacrossastrangebook.

  Abookthatcarriesthescentofotherworlds

  andtellsataleofsecretdoors,oflove,

  adventureanddanger.Eachpagerevealsmoreimpossibletruths

  abouttheworld,andJanuarydiscoversastoryincreasingly

  entwinedwithherown.
  The Ten Thousand Doors of January
• IvyGamblehasneverwantedtobemagic.Sheis

  perfectlyhappywithherlife.Shehasanalmost-sustainable

  careerasaprivateinvestigator,andanemptyapartment,

  andaslightdrinkingproblem.Itsagreatlife

  andshedoesntwishshewaslikeherestranged

  sister,themagicallygiftedprofessorTabitha.
  Magic for Liars
• Hassanhasasecret—hecandrawmapsofplaceshe’s

  neverseenandbendtheshapeofreality.When

  representativesofthenewlyformedSpanishmonarchyarriveto

  negotiatethesultan’ssurrender,Fatimabefriendsoneofthe

  women,notrealizingthatshewillseeHassan’sgift

  assorceryandathreattoChristianSpanishrule.

  Withtheirfreedomsatstake,whatwillFatimarisk

  tosaveHassanandescapethepalacewalls?As

  FatimaandHassantraverseSpainwiththehelpof

  acleverjinntofindsafety,TheBirdKing

  asksustoconsiderwhatloveisandthe

  priceoffreedomatatimewhentheWest

  andtheMuslimworldwerenotyetseparate.
  The Bird King
• Exhalation:StoriesisacollectionofshortstoriesbyAmerican

  writerTedChiang.Thebookwasinitiallyreleasedon

  May7,2019byAlfredA.Knopf.Thisis

  TedChiangssecondcollectionofshortworks,afterthe

  2002bookStoriesofYourLifeandOthers.
  Exhalation: Stories
• Cairo,1912:Thecasestartedasasimpleonefor

  theMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntities—

  handlingapossessedtramcar.Soon,however,AgentHamed

  NasrandhisnewpartnerAgentOnsiYoussefare

  exposedtoanewsideofCairostirringwith

  suffragettes,secretsocieties,andsentientautomatonsinarace

  againsttimetoprotectthecityfromanencroaching

  dangerthatcrossesthelinebetweenthemagicaland

  themundane.
  The Haunting of Tram Car 015
• Egypt,1912.InanalternateCairoinfusedwiththeotherworldly,

  theMinistryofAlchemy,EnchantmentsandSupernaturalEntitiesinvestigate

  disturbancesbetweenthemortalandthe(possibly)divine.What

  startsoffasanoddsuicidecaseforSpecial

  InvestigatorFatmael-Sha’arawileadsherthroughthecity’sunderbelly

  assheencountersrampagingghouls,saucyassassins,clockworkangels,

  andaplotthatcouldunraveltimeitself.
  A Dead Djinn in Cairo