Trespassers will be turned to stoneFor centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary is one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite . . .Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep order amo...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Mull comes Spirit Animals, an epic book series that leaps from the page into a riveting online game. Your book is the key to claim your spirit animal!In the world of Erdas, four children are about to discover if they have a spirit animal bond, a rare link between human and beast that gives great powers to both. Separated by vast distances, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each see a flash of light . . . and then the animals emerge.W...

Welcome to the Sweet Tooth Ice Cream & Candy Shoppe, where the confections are a bit on the . . . unusual side. Rock candy that makes you weightless. Jawbreakers that make you unbreakable. Chocolate balls that make you a master of disguise.Four young friends — Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon — meet the grandmotherly Mrs. White, owner of the Sweet Tooth, and soon learn about the magical side effects of her candies.In addition, the ice cream truck driver, Mr. Stott, has arri...

For centuries, mystical creatures of all description were gathered to a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic in a cynical world. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite. . .Kendra and her brother Seth have no idea their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws give relative order among greedy tr...

Shards is an Anthology of collected works that define a decades-long career of a South African Speculative Fiction author, where each short story originates in a different decade and collected side-by-side serves to track the development of the author's hallmark Voice. Shards reflect the earliest works in these four decades.This collection includes the Short Stories: The Tale of Arc1 and Core 3: Is the Tale of an Advanced Civilization following their science through to a startling ...

The Estuary Tales is a Future History, an extrapolation into the next five hundred years of human history, with each century represented by a point of view character. The snapshots taken of their lives and their hopes and dreams unfold against the backdrop of climate change, economic collapse, dread disease, meteor impacts and the mass extinctions that dog us. These are their stories.These snapshots describe the central characters normal lives, their relationships, their life choic...

The most dangerous evil has infinite subtlety and patience. Beware: It is rising.At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother, Seth, find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists—a potion master, a magical relics collector, and a mystical creature trapper—to help protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, an ancient organization determined to infilt...

Monash and his brothers have their lives clearly plotted and set before them on the verge of their graduation. As they are Wards of the city, they are expected to be paragons of humility, obedience and loyalty to the High Council of Xylana. Unfortunately, these are not traits their family is associated with. The young men naturally chafe against Council dictates at every instance.As they prepare themselves to enter Xylana society, yet one more unfortunate trait their family is asso...

It is 2226AD and there is turmoil on Mars. The 3rd Fleet of the cyber InSystems has landed and brought new technologies with them for the Terraforming that the 1st Fleet and the 2nd Fleet began since Earth-flight. The AI Mars_Starmind runs Mars Networks and owns all the contracts of the cyber-enhanced InSystems culture. Esteban Perez is the MCN Weatherman but is he only a MCN machine cog?Esteban unwittingly enters the covert battle for Humanity's self-determination on a new Planet a...

Monash and his siblings have been wards of the Xylana High Council separated from their Rebel family and concealed within the system. After Graduation Day, Monash and his brothers are thrust onto the stage controlled by powerful enemies. But after countless failure, Monash and his brothers must flee to New Land to sidestep the lethal plotting. But will this be enough to keep them from harm?Monash must leverage his estranged parents' influence without drawing attention, rally his di...

Danger lurks everywhere.Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long.In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice—but is he a traitor? Inside the Quiet Box, Vanessa might ha...

In the third book in the Dragonwatch series, Kendra leaves the timberland dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost and travels to the other side of the world to a new and aquatic dragon preserve that teeters on the brink of being overthrown in the ongoing global dragon uprising.The dragons have formally declared war on anyone who stands in their way of freedom and unrestrained power. With every dragon sanctuary that falls, Celebrant, the Dragon King, comes closer to his goal of world dominati...