As seen in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, welcome to the casino city of Canto Bight. A place where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, these four original novellas explore the deception and danger of the lavish casino city.**An honest salesman meets a career criminal as a dream vacation turns into the worst nightmare imaginable in a story by...

Princess Elisa is a disappointment to her people. Although she bears the Godstone in her navel, a sign that she has been chosen for an act of heroism, they see her as lazy and useless and fat.On her sixteenth birthday, she is bartered off in royal marriage and shipped away to a kingdom in turmoil, where her much-older-and extremely beautiful-husband refuses to acknowledge her as his wife. Devastated, Elisa decides to take charge of her fate and learn what it means to bear the Godst...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Witness the epic final chapter of the Skywalker saga with the official novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters!The Resistance has been reborn. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, is far from over. Just as the spark of rebellion is rekindling, a myste...

Princess Elisa is back! And in a tale that's bigger and badder than ever for fans of Kristin Cashore.She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate*.*Elisa is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as the country's ruler should be secure. But it isn't.Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from both foreign realms and within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one has not yet been ...

In the final volume of Carson's trilogy, the seventeen-year-old sorcerer-queen will travel into the unknown realm of the enemy to win back her true love, save her country, and uncover the final secrets of her destiny.Elisa is a fugitive in her own country. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves in order to lure her to the gate of darkness. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into unknown enemy territory to save Hector, Elisa will face hardships she's never imagi...

Errik has been a prisoner--and alone--for a long, long time. He lives for the moment each day when the window of his dungeon cell shines a bit of light onto his bearded face.But everything changes when he gets a new neighbor--a young girl with a voice as beautiful as the springrise.They both know the rules: No singing. No speaking. Voices are dangerous. But they can't help themselves. And soon enough, Errik begins to remember himself, why he's here in this dark place, and w...

The January/February 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Rae Carson, Eugenia Triantafyllou, C. L. Clark, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Sharon Hsu, and Alex Bledsoe. Reprint fiction by E. Lily Yu. Essays by Meg Elison, Marissa Lingen, Malka Older, and Katharine Duckett, poetry by Ada Hoffmann, Brandon O'Brien, Leah Bobet, and Betsy Aoki, interviews with Eugenia Triantafyllou and Bonnie Joe Stufflebeam by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Nilah ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Witness the epic final chapter of the Skywalker saga with the official novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters!The Resistance has been reborn. The spark of rebellion is rekindling across the galaxy. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren,...

Soon to be seen in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, welcome to the casino city of Canto Bight. A place where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, these four original novellas explore the deception and danger of the lavish casino city*.*• An honest salesman meets a career criminal as a dream vacation turns into the worst nightmare imaginable, in a story by Saladi...

A gripping drama based on a true story and riddled with dark humor, from the insightful pen of K.L. Johns.Running from burnout, disillusionment, and a sociopath, Bailey's plan was simple. Returning to her childhood island town after 20 years away, she longed for rest and comfort, but the universe had other plans. Forged through fire, Bailey emerges as a chosen scribe and messenger for the people.The story blends dark humor, small‑town eccentricity, and introspective drama. ...

A gripping drama based on a true story and riddled with dark humor, from the insightful pen of K.L. Johns.Running from burnout, disillusionment, and a world that feels increasingly chaotic, Bailey's plan is simple. Go home. Regroup. Heal. Returning to her childhood island town after 20 years, her childhood home has other plans.She sifts through her memories as humorous yet profound interactions with different characters shape her journey, forcing her to confront the facade ...

A gripping drama based on a true story and riddled with dark humor, from the insightful pen of K.L. Johns.Running from burnout, disillusionment, and a world that feels increasingly chaotic, Bailey's plan is simple. Go home. Regroup. Heal. Returning to her childhood island town after 20 years, her childhood home has other plans.She sifts through her memories as humorous yet profound interactions with different characters shape her journey, forcing her to confront the facade ...