With over two hundred and fifty million years of insect history, science, lore and stories to draw upon, “Insecta: Unexpected Beginnings” is a brilliantly realized work of fiction, a classic quest story of insect high adventure, survival, friendship and courage. The story is filled with fascinating insects (Dragonflies, Butterflies, Bumblebees, Walking Sticks and more!), friends and enemies, as well as many insect secrets, riddles and magic. Insecta is the compelling tale of young Antime, ...

'A MAJOR TALENT' George R. R. MartinSet in a world that might have been, of mechanical men and alchemical dreams, The Mechanical confirms Ian Tregillis's place as one of the most original voices in speculative fiction.My name is Jax.That is the name granted to me by my human masters.I am a slave.But I shall be free.'Tregillis launches a series with this superb alternate history filled with cl...

A visit from Yanko’s older brother is interrupted when an alarm blasts through the mine. Mutilated workers have been found dead in a newly opened tunnel.Yanko has been studying to become a mage, and his brother is a soldier, so they believe they are prepared to deal with this unknown threat, but what awaits them in the subterranean depths is nothing the mine has seen in its hundreds of years of operation.Death from Below is a 13,000-word novella.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first official Minecraft novel! The author of World War Z tells the story of a hero—stranded in the world of Minecraft—who must unravel the secrets of a mysterious island in order to survive.“A rollicking adventure yarn; Robinson Crusoe for the digital age.”—NPRWashed up on a beach, the lone castaway looks around the shore. Where am I? Who am I? And why is everything ma...

Save the spirit animals in this gripping second special edition in the New York Times bestselling series, tied to the brand-new Fall of the Beasts arc.All across the world, legends are appearing. Great Beasts -- once the most powerful beings in Erdas -- are being summoned as spirit animals. Bonded to special kids, they unite the human and animal worlds.But a mysterious stranger is hunting these legends, just as they are reborn, and he's crushing anyone who stands in his wa...

It's the Holiday season and there is something dark going on in. Who has been naughty and who is being nice? A young girl doesn't know who or what to believe, other than the face that someone has been hunting children near Santa's house and it is up to her and her companions to not only get to the bottom of these events but to discover the truth behind the stories...