Second novel in the chilling and epic new fantasy series from the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER. 'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB

A stunning new epic fantasy series following a young outcast who must fight with everything she has to survive, set in the same world as Red Sister. In the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown. Yaz’s people call it the Pit of the Missing and now it is drawing her in as she has always known it would. To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. And Yaz is not the same. Yaz’s difference tears her from the only life she’s ever known, away from her family, from the boy she thought she would spend her days with, and has to carve out a new path for herself in a world whose existence she never suspected. A world full of difference and mystery and danger. Yaz learns that Abeth is older and stranger than she had ever imagined. She learns that her weaknesses are another kind of strength and that the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people can be challenged.

In the third exhilarating novel in this dazzling epic fantasy series, a young outcast will fight against staggering odds to save her world. On the planet Abeth, a narrow Corridor of green land is surrounded on all sides by ice plains where only the strong survive. Ice triber Yaz has completed a perilous journey and arrived at the Corridor, and it exceeds and overwhelms all of her expectations. Everything seems different but some constants remain: her old enemies are still two steps ahead, bent on her destruction. She makes her way to the Convent of Sweet Mercy, where nuns train young girls who show the old gifts, but like the Corridor itself the convent is packed with peril and opportunity. Yaz has much to learn from the nuns—if they don’t decide to execute her. The fate of everyone squeezed between the Corridor’s vast walls, and ultimately the fate of those laboring to survive out on ice itself, hangs from the moon, and the battle to save the moon centers on the Ark of the Missing, buried beneath the emperor’s palace. Everyone wants Yaz to be the key that will open the Ark – the one the wise have sought for generations. But sometimes wanting isn’t enough.

After a terrible accident, Freya wakes up in an unfamiliar place. Well, actually Freya isn't even her name but everyone calls her that now. Her hair is snowy-white now and when she is scared she can freeze things... Saved by a mysterious stranger, she finds herself in a new reality with mages, swords, knights, and dragons, where she has to survive and find a way home. And this is not easy since she pays attention to the wrong knight at a tournament without knowing his true identity and also meets with a certain piece of a prince (not prince charming at all). Enrolled into the Royal Academy of Magical Arts, she finds out that both of them are there as well and refuse to leave her alone. But can fire melt a heart of ice? And can true ice bring relief to a dragon?

When heartache and loss invade Karen Pierce's carefully ordered world, she is devastated. Her plans and dreams for the future seem distant and unattainable, and she is bound by a promise to care for two young adults who are struggling with a loss of their own. Continuing their journey north to the goldfields seems their only option, and Adrik Ivanov agrees to be their guide. With a late start and the constant threat of winter hastening their pace, Adrik wonders at the wisdom of their decision. But he longs to prove his commitment and growing love for Karen, who has pushed aside his advances in the past. Inspired by the beautiful and rugged landscape, Karen thrives under the difficult conditions of their trek. As her heart begins to journey back to the core of her once-solid faith, will she dare to embrace the love offered to her?

Thirteen books. Thirteen nightmares. One destiny. Are you one of them? Inception meets The Da Vinci Code in this new series from the publisher of the worldwide bestselling 39 Clues! With a snowstorm on the way, Alex realizes his chances of surviving in Antarctica are dwindling. Sam and Lora are on their way to rescue him, but Stella's presence in Antarctica means there are far greater dangers than the approaching blizzard. To make matters worse, the ancient volcano is about to erupt and every minute counts. With Hans still trapped in the crevasse and Sam and Lora in great danger, Alex must become the rescuer. But he only has time to save one of his friends . . . who will he choose? The adventure continues online at www.thelast13.com.

Thirteen books. Thirteen nightmares. One destiny. Are you one of them? Inception meets The Da Vinci Code in this new series from the publisher of the worldwide bestselling 39 Clues! With a snowstorm on the way, Alex realizes his chances of surviving in Antarctica are dwindling. Sam and Lora are on their way to rescue him, but Stella's presence in Antarctica means there are far greater dangers than the approaching blizzard. To make matters worse, the ancient volcano is about to erupt and every minute counts. With Hans still trapped in the crevasse and Sam and Lora in great danger, Alex must become the rescuer. But he only has time to save one of his friends . . . who will he choose? The adventure continues online at www.thelast13.com.