The Young Elites
By Marie Lu
Originally Published: October 7, 2014
Author: Marie Lu
Original Language: English
Followed by: The Rose Society
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Paranormal fiction
Summary:
I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina's black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family's good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever's survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars— they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.
Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous an vengeful, but it's Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.
Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out other like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they've never seen.
Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn't belong to this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.
It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.
Author: Marie Lu
Original Language: English
Followed by: The Rose Society
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Paranormal fiction
Summary:
I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina's black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family's good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever's survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars— they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.
Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous an vengeful, but it's Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.
Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out other like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they've never seen.
Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn't belong to this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.
It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.
Artemis Fowl
By Eoin Colfer
Originally Published: April 26, 2001
Author: Eoin Colfer
Original Language: English
Characters: Holly Short, Foaly, Artemis Fowl II, Opal Koboi, Mulch Diggums, Julius Root, Domovoi Butler, Trouble Kelp
Genres: Children's literature, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy fiction
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories. They're dangerous!
Author: Eoin Colfer
Original Language: English
Characters: Holly Short, Foaly, Artemis Fowl II, Opal Koboi, Mulch Diggums, Julius Root, Domovoi Butler, Trouble Kelp
Genres: Children's literature, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy fiction
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories. They're dangerous!
Beautiful Creatures
By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Originally Published: December 1, 2009
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Original Language: English
Characters: Lena Duchannes, Ethan Wate, Macon Ravenwood, Amma Treadeau, Wesley Jefferson Lincoln
Genres: Romance Novel, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy fiction
Summary:
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secrets could change everything.
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Original Language: English
Characters: Lena Duchannes, Ethan Wate, Macon Ravenwood, Amma Treadeau, Wesley Jefferson Lincoln
Genres: Romance Novel, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy fiction
Summary:
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secrets could change everything.
Vampire Academy
By Richelle Mead
Originally Published: 2007
Author: Richelle Mead
Original Language: English
Genres: Novel, Horror fiction, Young Adult fiction, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Urban fantasy, Paranormal romance
Summary:
Lissa Dragomir is a Mori princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.
After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden deep in the forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger...and the Strigoi are always close by.
Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever...
Author: Richelle Mead
Original Language: English
Genres: Novel, Horror fiction, Young Adult fiction, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Urban fantasy, Paranormal romance
Summary:
Lissa Dragomir is a Mori princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.
After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden deep in the forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger...and the Strigoi are always close by.
Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever...
City of Bones
By Cassandra Clare
Originally Published: March 27, 2007
Author: Cassandra Clare
Original Language: English
Followed by: City of Ashes
Characters: Clary Fray, Jace Herondale, Alec Lightwood, MORE
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction
Summary:
This is the book where Clary Fray first discovered the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. The book where she first met Jace Wayland, the best Shadowhunter of his generation. The book the started it all.
Author: Cassandra Clare
Original Language: English
Followed by: City of Ashes
Characters: Clary Fray, Jace Herondale, Alec Lightwood, MORE
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction
Summary:
This is the book where Clary Fray first discovered the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. The book where she first met Jace Wayland, the best Shadowhunter of his generation. The book the started it all.
Eragon
By Christopher Paolini
Originally Published: 2002
Author: Christopher Paolini
Original Language: English
Followed by: Eldest
Characters: Saphira, Murtagh, Arya Dröttningu, Galbatorix, Brom, Roran Garrowsson, Nasuada, Eragon, Orik
Genres: Bildungsroman, Sci-Fi, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy, Dystopian Fiction
Summary:
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
Author: Christopher Paolini
Original Language: English
Followed by: Eldest
Characters: Saphira, Murtagh, Arya Dröttningu, Galbatorix, Brom, Roran Garrowsson, Nasuada, Eragon, Orik
Genres: Bildungsroman, Sci-Fi, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy, Dystopian Fiction
Summary:
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.