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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Queen: A Novel Author: Sarah Arthur Narrator: Shakira Shute, Sarah Arthur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: CHRISTY AWARD FINALIST • A mysterious manor house hides the keys to shocking family secrets—and rapidly fading portals to other worlds—in the richly woven opener to bestselling author Sarah Arthur’s young adult fantasy series. “A fresh, delightful new tale for our wonder-hungry era.”—National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins When fourteen-year-old American Eva Joyce unexpectedly finds herself spending the summer at the mysterious manor house of the English grandmother she’s never met, she soon discovers that her family, the manor staff, and even the house itself are hiding secrets. With odd things happening in the gardens at night, Eva embarks on a search for answers. Astonishingly, she learns that the Hall’s staff believe portals to other worlds exist—though hidden and steadily disappearing—and that Eva’s grandmother was once a queen in one of those worlds. But her grandmother’s heart is closed to the beauty and pain of the past. Now it’s up to Eva to discover what really happened—and to decide if it’s possible that her favorite childhood fairy tales are true. As she starts unraveling the dangerous secrets around the grandmother who is more than she appears, Eva begins to wonder if she, too, is more than she understood herself to be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucero Series: #3 of Nocturna Author: Maya Motayne Narrator: Karla Serrato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: The thrilling finale to the #1 Sunday Times and Los Angeles Times bestselling Nocturna trilogy—a sweeping and epic Dominican-inspired fantasy about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must save their kingdom in the final battle between good and evil magic. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Sabaa Tahir, and Roseanne A. Brown. In the aftermath of Sombra’s return, the balance between light and dark magic has been destroyed and chaos has broken out in Castallan and around the world. Sombra’s shadows have taken over to create monstrous versions of everyone Finn and Alfie love, and with war between Castallan and Englass looming, the prince and the thief must band together one last time—to save their entire world. To stop the magical imbalance, they must find the stone relics of Sombra’s body before the god can unite the pieces and regain his full strength once more. But the laws of magic no longer apply, and with their own magic—and even the laws of time itself—drastically changing at every turn, Finn and Alfie are left on their own to stop Sombra and fulfill their prophecy before it is too late and the darkness reigns. Will they restore balance to their world or will its light be gone forever?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ruined Series: #4 of The Beautiful Quartet Author: Renée Ahdieh Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: The stunning conclusion to the instant New York Times bestselling quartet that began with The Beautiful. The Sylvan Vale and the Sylvan Wyld are at war. Now that the unsteady truce between them has been broken, lines must be drawn. In an effort to protect the weakened Winter Court, Bastien rallies powerful allies and friends in New Orleans to come to their aid.   Meanwhile, under protection alongside her injured mother in the Summer Court, Celine is uncertain of whom to trust. She cannot get word to Bastien, and does not understand why he has not returned. When she realizes war between the fey courts is imminent, she journeys with Ali in an effort to find the time traveling mirror and change their fate.   But when Celine’s rivals realize Bastien has rallied his allies in the mortal world, they decide to take the fight to him.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576852 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Scarlet Veil Author: Shelby Mahurin Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: A new darkness is rising in Belterra. This dark and thrilling vampire romance—set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series—is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas. Six months have passed since Célie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiancé, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined to find her foothold in her new role and help protect Belterra. But whispers from her past still haunt her, and a new evil is rising—one that Célie herself must vanquish, unless she falls prey to the darkness.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel Author: Jason Reynolds Narrator: Nile Bullock, Guy Lockard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 53 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the “action-packed…banter-filled” (School Library Journal, starred review) sequel to his groundbreaking young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man about the adventures of the unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be Spider-Man. Miles Morales is just your average teenager. He has unexpectedly become totally obsessed with poetry and can never seem to do much more than babble around his crush. Nothing too weird. Oh! Except, just yesterday, he used his Spidey superpowers to save the world (no biggie) from an evil mastermind called The Warden. And the grand prize Miles gets for that is… Suspension. But what begins as a long boring day of in-school suspension is interrupted by a little bzzz in his mind. His Spidey Sense is telling him there’s something not quite right here, and soon he finds himself in a fierce battle with an insidious…termite?! His unexpected foe is hiding a secret, one that could lead to the destruction of the world’s history—especially Black and Brown history—and only Miles can stop him. Yeah, just a typical day in the life of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602546 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Divine Rivals Series: #1 of Letters of Enchantment Author: Rebecca Ross Narrator: Rebecca Norfolk, Alex Wingfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: A LOVE STORY TO DEFY THE GODS The epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak from number one SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Rebecca Ross A LOVE THAT CONQUERS ALL Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference. A war between gods is raging, and she’s landed a prestigious job at the Oath Gazette. But at home, she’s barely holding it together. Her brother is missing on the frontline. Her mother is lost in a haze of addiction. And each night Iris pours her heart out in letters to her brother. Letters that will never be answered. Or so she thinks… RIVALS DRAWN TOGETHER BY INK AND MAGIC Her letters have made their way into the hands of the last person Iris trusts: Roman Kitt, her cold, unforgiving rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes back, they forge a magical connection that will seal their fate forever. NO GOD. NO CREATURE. NO WAR CAN COME BETWEEN THEM. 'Rich and romantic' Shelby Mahurin, New York Times bestselling author of Serpent & Dove 'I adored this book' Adalyn Grace, Reader reviews: ✩✩✩✩✩ ‘The most tender rivals to lovers romance I’ve ever read’ ✩✩✩✩✩ ‘My heart by the end couldn't take anymore!’ ✩✩✩✩✩ ‘Easily a top read for me and definitely a new favourite. I will never stop recommending this book’ ✩✩✩✩✩ ‘A truly moving story and very unlike anything I’ve read lately’

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Made of Stars Author: Jenna Voris Narrator: Erin Spencer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Inspired by the lawless love story of Bonnie and Clyde, Jenna Voris’s heart-stopping tale of passion and crime will have you seeing stars. 'A thrill ride of the highest caliber. Made of Stars is an explosion of space warfare with beautifully violent criminals you’ll love to accompany.' —Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights Shane and Ava are a team. He steals the aircraft, she charms their mark, and together they take what they need. Not even their distracting chemistry could get in the way. Until Shane was caught and left to rot on a prison moon. Now, freshly escaped from confinement and simmering with anger, he has his sights set on their biggest job yet. Cyrus just graduated from the flight academy with a shiny new position lined up reporting to a well-respected general. On his very first assignment, he stops the outlaws in their tracks—or he would have, if his annoyingly handsome copilot, Lark, hadn’t fallen for Ava’s deception. But when Shane uncovers a top-secret plot that would leave his and Ava’s home world at the mercy of Cyrus’s military leaders, he makes it his mission to thwart them at all costs. It isn’t long before the two of them make interstellar headlines with each new heist. And thanks to a chance run-in with the rebels, Cyrus is caught between two versions of the truth. He must pick a side—and fast. Because Shane and Ava will bring the planet to its knees . . . or die trying.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chaos & Flame Author: Justina Ireland, Tessa Gratton Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, James Fouhey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton comes the first book in a ferocious YA fantasy duology featuring ancient magic, warring factions, and a romance between the two people in the world with the most cause to hate one another. Darling Seabreak cannot remember anything before the murder of her family at the hands of House Dragon, but she knows she owes her life to both the power of her Chaos Boon and House Kraken for liberating her from the sewers where she spent her childhood. So when her adoptive Kraken father is captured in battle, Darling vows to save him—even if that means killing each and every last member of House Dragon.   Talon Goldhoard has always been a dutiful War Prince for House Dragon, bravely leading the elite troops of his brother, the High Prince Regent. But lately his brother’s erratic rule threatens to undo a hundred years of House Dragon’s hard work, and factions are turning to Talon to unseat him. Talon resists, until he’s ambushed by a fierce girl who looks exactly like the one his brother has painted obsessively, repeatedly, for years, and Talon knows she’s the key to everything.   Together, Darling and Talon must navigate the treacherous waters of House politics, caught up in the complicated game the High Prince Regent is playing against everyone. The unlikeliest of allies, they’ll have to stop fighting each other long enough to learn to fight together in order to survive the fiery prophecies and ancient blood magic threatening to devastate their entire world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Greymist Fair Author: Francesca Zappia Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.46 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: “Sharp and accessible.” —School Library Journal “Illustrates the revolutionary power of love, kindness, and community.” —Publishers Weekly “Fans of retellings will enjoy finding many hidden tropes in the warm, original fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews The villagers of Greymist Fair know that the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and that they should never set foot off the road. But when a young tailor discovers a body, her search for the culprit reveals even more strange and dark happenings around her town. From acclaimed author Francesca Zappia, Greymist Fair is a suspenseful and inventive murder mystery infused with magic and inspired by the lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Two roads lead into a dark forest. They meet at Greymist Fair, the village hidden in the trees, a place kept alive by the families that never leave. The people of Greymist Fair know the woods are a dangerous and magical place, and to set foot off the road is to invite trouble. When Heike, the village’s young tailor, discovers a body on the road, she goes looking for who is responsible. But her quest only leads to more strange happenings around Greymist Fair. Inspired by the original, bloody, lesser-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, acclaimed author Francesca Zappia crafts an enthralling murder mystery that will keep readers turning the pages. Told from multiple points of view, with each narrative building on the crime discovered by Heike, Greymist Fair examines the themes of childhood fears, growing into adult responsibilities, and finding a place to call home amid the trials of life and death. Features chapter decorations by the author throughout, as well as a map.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604117 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Nightfall Author: Suzanne Young Narrator: Elena Rey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: In the quaint town of Nightfall, Oregon, it isn't the dark you should be afraid of—it's the girls. The Lost Boys meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this propulsive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Treatment. Theo and her brother, Marco, threw the biggest party of the year. And got caught. Their punishment? Leave Arizona to spend the summer with their grandmother in the rainy beachside town of Nightfall, Oregon—population 846 souls.   The small town is cute, when it’s not raining, but their grandmother is superstitious and strangely antisocial. Upon their arrival she lays out the one house rule: always be home before dark. But Theo and Marco are determined to make the most of their summer, and on their first day they meet the enigmatic Minnow and her friends. Beautiful and charismatic, the girls have a magnetic pull that Theo and her brother can't resist.    But Minnow and her friends are far from what they appear. And that one rule? Theo quickly realizes she should have listened to her grandmother. Because after dark, something emerges in Nightfall. And it doesn’t plan to let her leave.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576302 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Future King Series: #2 of Emry Merlin Author: Robyn Schneider Narrator: Rosie Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 21, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Welcome back to the great kingdom of Camelot! Scandal, betrayal, and courtly crushes abound in this highly anticipated sequel to The Other Merlin, one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year! Emry Merlin should be living her best life as a wizard’s apprentice. Now that she no longer has to pretend to be her brother to study magic, she and Prince Arthur are closer than ever. Except King Uther has warned her to stay away from his son, and Emry’s magic is growing more unpredictable by the day. Meanwhile, Arthur’s prophesied future as the One True King is closing in. And as his wedding to Princess Guinevere draws nearer, he discovers she’s hiding a shocking secret. When Emry learns that the only hope to fix her increasingly dangerous magic is an eccentric Parisian alchemist, Arthur has his own reasons for accompanying her to French court, and for befriending an infamous crowd of young nobles. But it’s going to take a lot more than a depressed gargoyle, some obscenely tight trousers, and a deadly sports match to keep our young heroes from their destiny. Can these reluctant royals and wayward wizards set aside their drama and save their kingdom, or is Camelot doomed?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucha of the Night Forest Author: Tehlor Kay Mejia Narrator: Elena Rey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: An edge-of-your-seat fantasy about a girl who will do anything to protect her sister—even if it means striking a dangerous bargain. Dark forces, forgotten magic, and a heart-stopping queer romance make this young adult novel a must-read. A scorned god. A mysterious acolyte. A forgetting drug. A dangerous forest. One girl caught between the freedom she always wanted and a sister she can't bear to leave behind. Under the cover of the Night Forest, will Lucha be able to step into her own power...or will she be consumed by it? This gorgeous and fast-paced fantasy novel from acclaimed author Tehlor Kay Mejia is brimming with adventure, peril, romance, and family bonds—and asks what it means for a teen girl to become fully herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flowerheart Author: Catherine Bakewell Narrator: Morag Sims Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: “Flowerheart is like a garden in full bloom: vibrant and sweet, whimsical and wondrous.” —Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic Perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Tamora Pierce, this stand-alone YA debut is a cozy, cottagecore fantasy romance about a girl with powerful and violent magic that she must learn to control—or lose everything she loves.  Clara’s magic has always been wild. But it’s never been dangerous. Then a simple touch causes poisonous flowers to bloom in her father’s chest. The only way to heal him is to cast an extremely difficult spell that requires perfect control. And the only person willing to help is her former best friend, Xavier, who’s grown from a sweet, shy child into someone distant and mysterious.  Xavier asks a terrible price in return, knowing Clara will give anything to save her father. As she struggles to reconcile the new Xavier with the boy she once loved, she discovers how many secrets he’s hiding. And as she hunts for the truth, she instead finds the root of a terrible darkness that’s taken hold in the queendom—a darkness only Clara’s magic is powerful enough to stop.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600973 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lies We Sing to the Sea Author: Sarah Underwood Narrator: Ioanna Kimbook, Sebastian Humphreys, Saffron Coomber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller—and a legendary YA debut! This dazzling sapphic fantasy inspired by Greek mythology will captivate fans of Circe and The Song of Achilles. Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be. Instead, she wakes on a mysterious island and meets a girl with green eyes and the power to command the sea. A girl named Melantho, who says one more death can stop a thousand. The prince of Ithaca must die—or the tides of fate will drown them all. Sarah Underwood weaves an epic tapestry of lies, love, and tragedy, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Alexandra Bracken, and Renée Ahdieh.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wicked Bargain Author: Gabe Cole Novoa Narrator: Vico Ortiz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution. From the New York Times bestselling author of Most Ardently. On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn't enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar's father and the entire crew of their ship.  When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. The task is impossible--Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there's no way their magic is a match for el Diablo. Then Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate--and the captain's son; and Dami, a gender-fluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption--or it could mean certain death.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delicious Monsters Author: Liselle Sambury Narrator: Sandra Okuboyejo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: “A haunted house thriller packed with cryptic mystery, dark humor, and bone-chilling twists.” —Ryan Douglass, New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this “genuinely terrifying” (School Library Journal, starred review) psychological thriller following two teen girls navigating the treacherous past of a mysterious mansion ten years apart. Daisy sees dead people—something impossible to forget in bustling, ghost-packed Toronto. She usually manages to deal with her unwanted ability, but she’s completely unprepared to be dumped by her boyfriend. So when her mother inherits a secluded mansion in northern Ontario where she spent her childhood summers, Daisy jumps at the chance to escape. But the house is nothing like Daisy expects, and she begins to realize that her experience with the supernatural might be no match for her mother’s secrets, nor what lurks within these walls… A decade later, Brittney is desperate to get out from under the thumb of her abusive mother, a bestselling author who claims her stay at “Miracle Mansion” allowed her to see the error of her ways. But Brittney knows that’s nothing but a sham. She decides the new season of her popular Haunted web series will uncover what happened to a young Black girl in the mansion ten years prior and finally expose her mother’s lies. But as she gets more wrapped up in the investigation, she’ll have to decide: if she can only bring one story to light, which one matters most—Daisy’s or her own? As Brittney investigates the mansion in the present, Daisy’s story runs parallel in the past, both timelines propelling the girls to face the most dangerous monsters of all: those that hide in plain sight.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nightbirds Author: Kate J. Armstrong Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a dazzling new fantasy world full of whispered secrets and political intrigue, the magic of women is outlawed but four girls with unusual powers have the chance to change it all. Magic is illegal in Simta, but for the right price, the wealthy can always partake. They need only procure a visit with a Nightbird, girls who can gift their rare powers with a kiss. Usually a tight-knit group, this Season’s Nightbirds couldn’t be more different. Matilde, the group’s veteran, relishes the feeling of power and freedom she thinks her Nightbird status affords, but rebels against her family’s growing expectation that she finally choose a suitor and pass her magic on to the next generation; fiery orphan Sayer, resigned to this life as a means to support herself, resents each transaction and the world Matilde so reveres; and novice Æsa, fears her own magic and thinks her very existence is a sin. But when the Nightbirds find themselves at the heart of a deadly political scheme that shakes the world as they know it, they must put their differences aside and band together to fend off those who would exploit them. In doing so, they discover their magic is more powerful than they could have ever imagined, and they see the Nightbirds system for what it is: a gilded cage. United, they are a potent force that could upend the patriarchal system that would hunt them as witches. But wielding their power could cost them more than they are prepared to lose. They must make a choice: to remain kept birds or take control, remaking the city that dared to clip their wings. Fiercely feminist and set in a thrilling, intoxicating world evoking the Jazz Age—full of speakeasies with magic cocktails, sharp-edged, duplicitous glamour, and handsome rogue alchemists—Nightbirds is an exciting debut fantasy that dazzles as powerful girls emerge from the shadows to determine their own fates.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revelle Author: Lyssa Mia Smith Narrator: Kirt Graves, Taylor Meskimen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Moulin Rouge! and set on an island in a magical version of Prohibition-era New York, Revelle is a breathtaking YA stand-alone fantasy full of dazzling magic, romance, and mystery from debut author Lyssa Mia Smith. On the island of Charmant, magic flows like bootlegged champagne, and fantasies can be bought for the price of a gemstone. Luxe Revelle, star of her family’s fantastical show, knows the splendor is just an illusion. With Prohibition threatening their livelihood, her family struggles to make a living, watering down champagne and patching holes in their sequined costumes. So when the son of Charmant’s wealthiest family makes her an offer—everything the Revelles need to stay in business, in exchange for posing as his girl and helping him become mayor—she can’t refuse. The moment Jamison Port sets foot in Charmant, he can’t shake the feeling of familiarity. An orphan with as few memories as gemstones, he’s desperate to learn what happened to his parents. But as he delves into the island’s secrets, he risks angering the wrong person and discovering a truth that just might break his heart. When Luxe and Jamison accidentally meet, the sparks that fly are more than her magical enchantments. But keeping secrets from powerful people is a dangerous game . . . one that could destroy them both.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stardust in Their Veins: Castles in Their Bones #2 Series: #2 of Castles in Their Bones Author: Laura Sebastian Narrator: Roisin Rankin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 20 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel to Castles in Their Bones is the story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown. Princesses Daphne, Beatriz, and Sophronia have trained their entire lives for one purpose: to bring down nations. Their mother, Empress Margaraux of Bessemia, is determined to rule the continent of Vesteria, and her daughters are her weapons. Promised for marriage since birth, they are her ticket across enemy lines. And also her decoys. Still, not even Empress Margaraux can control the stars. Sent to their new kingdoms, orders in hand, the princesses have found their own paths, changing the course of their mother’s plans entirely—and tragically. Sophronia chose love, and for that, she lost her life.  Daphne and Beatriz can hardly believe their sister is dead, but both are determined to avenge her. And now, separated by a continent—and their mother’s lies—they see more clearly with every passing day that they might not be working toward the same end. The stars whisper of death, but Daphne and Beatriz are just beginning to understand the true power coursing through their veins. And their mother will do anything to keep them under her thumb—even if it means killing them all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591616 to listen full audiobooks. Title: These Infinite Threads Series: #2 of This Woven Kingdom Author: Tahereh Mafi Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives. Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he’s forced to question everything he’s been taught about Jinn. Kamran’s grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen—and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil. Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus’s deal or the devil. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, she’ll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need. Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces in Ardunia. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows is that he must go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him there—and that she hasn’t yet become the queen of Tulan.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600185 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mirror Bound Series: #2 of Witchling Academy Author: Monica Sanz Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Conspirator. Failure. Murderer. Seraphina Dovetail is used to being called all these things. As the seventh-born daughter to a witch, and the cause of her mother losing both her powers and her life, Sera has always felt isolated. Until Nikolai Barrington. The young professor not only took an interest in Sera—he took her into his home, hired her for his moonlighting detective agency, and gave her the one thing she'd always dreamed of: a chance. Under Barrington's tutelage, Sera can finally take the School of Continuing Magic entrance exam to become an inspector and find her family. Now if only she could stop her growing attraction to her maddening boss—which is about as easy as this fiery elementalist quitting setting things on fire. But when ghosts start dragging Sera into possessions so deep she can barely escape, and then the souls of lost witches and wizards appear trapped in mirrors, these two opposites will have to work together to uncover a much deeper secret that could destroy the Witchling world . . .

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chain of Thorns Series: #3 of The Last Hours Author: Cassandra Clare Narrator: Finty Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.45 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this “fiendishly romantic” (Kirkus Reviews) conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel. Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial. Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help—ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone. For time is short, and Belial’s plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hex You: Sisters of Salem Series: #3 of Sisters of Salem Author: P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Hex You is the third book in the Sisters of Salem series about twin witches from powerhouse duo P.C. and Kristin Cast! Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, direct descendants of the Goode family, the founders of their town. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds--ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist. Mercy and Khenti are trapped in the Ancient Egyptian Underworld and need Hunter’s help to escape. But while Hunter searches for a way to save them, other evil threatens Goodeville. Amphitrite is still looming–and she wants vengeance against Hunter. With the gates rapidly weakening, Amphitrite lures out a deadly creature and sets it free on the residents of Goodeville. It will take everything in Mercy and Hunter’s power to stop the goddess and seal the gates once and for all. A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597484 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Autumn’s Traitor Series: #2 of Severed Realms Trilogy Author: Hannah Parker Narrator: Gail Shalan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 24, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Hannah Parker presents Book 2 in the Severed Realms Trilogy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spice Road Series: #1 of Spice Road Author: Maiya Ibrahim Narrator: Krupa Pattani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 24, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: ★ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ★ Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat. Get swept away by this romantic fantasy! In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra tea. Sixteen-year-old Imani has the affinity for iron and is able to wield a dagger like no other warrior. She has garnered the reputation as being the next great Shield for battling djinn, ghouls, and other monsters spreading across the sands.    Her reputation has been overshadowed, however, by her brother, who tarnished the family name after it was revealed that he was stealing his nation's coveted spice—a telltale sign of magical obsession. Soon after that, he disappeared, believed to have died beyond the Forbidden Wastes. Despite her brother’s betrayal, there isn’t a day that goes by when Imani doesn’t grieve him.    But when Imani discovers signs that her brother may be alive and spreading the nation's magic to outsiders, she makes a deal with the Council that she will find him and bring him back to Qalia, where he will face punishment. Accompanied by other Shields, including Taha, a powerful beastseer who can control the minds of falcons, she sets out on her mission.    Imani will soon find that many secrets lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes—and in her own heart—but will she find her brother? 'An epic, sand-swept adventure.' ― Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602132 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mysteries of Thorn Manor Author: Margaret Rogerson Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: In this delightful sequel novella to the New York Times bestselling Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball! Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city’s most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate’s wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor'’ occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another… With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas—along with their new maid Mercy—will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they’re due to host the city’s Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace. But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel’s ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Dimension of Us Author: Mike Albo Narrator: Goddexx, Vidish Athavale, Alex Picard, Max Meyers, Ferdelle Capistrano, Jordan Cobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Mike Albo delivers a thrilling transdimensional love story in what can best be described as The Breakfast Club meets Brit Marling's The OA, as five teens travel across the astral plane at different points in the past, present, and future of the rapidly changing Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. Renaldo Calabasas may be the most talented writer Heron High has produced. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amidst the homophobia present most everywhere in 1986, not many of his fellow students seem to agree. But something changes the night Rene is struck by lightning and only his closest friend, Katie, and love interest, Tommy, can tell he's undergone some inexplicable transformation. Meanwhile in 2036, Heron High students Priss and Gaye survive an ongoing plague called 'The Virus' as they try to solve the mystery of what happened fifty years earlier in what locals affectionately call 'The Murder House.' At the scene of the crimes, they happen upon an old self-help novel that is effectively a guide to transdimensional travel. As bodies and minds merge and travel across the astral plane, the characters discover that they are not as isolated as they often feel and that the shadow chasing them all might very well be a reflection of their own darkest secrets.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waking Fire Series: #1 of Waking Fire Author: Jean Louise Narrator: Jordan Cobb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: "Propulsive and full of heart." —Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless and Havenfall This incendiary YA fantasy debut follows a girl who will stop at nothing to save her village after it’s discovered by a dangerous warlord and his army of undead monsters.   Naira Khoum has only known life in Lagusa, a quiet village at the desert’s end. But to the rest of the world, Lagusa is a myth, its location shrouded in secrecy. While war rages to the north led by power-hungry Sothpike and his army of undead monsters called Dambi, Naira’s people live in peace.   Until the impossible happens—Lagusa is attacked by a Mistress sent to do Sothpike’s bidding with a hoard of Dambi under her control. The Mistress is looking for something, and she’s willing to let her Dambi destroy Lagusa to get it.   Desperate to protect her home, Naira convinces her twin brother Nez and handsome refugee Kal to join the newly formed resistance with her. Together, they’ll have to figure out what the Mistress wants—before there’s nothing left of Lagusa to save.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riven Author: Mindee Arnett Narrator: Jake Chronister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed fantasy author Mindee Arnett comes an epic, adventurous story of a young mercenary magic-user trying to escape the oppressive island of Riven—and a young noblewoman trying to change it forever. Mars Darksvane wants out. Out from under the thumb of Una, the crime boss who pulled him off the streets as a child and trained him as an assassin; out from the island country of Riven, where magic, in the form of a dangerous material called Ice, allows the rich to live in luxury and keeps the poor in thrall. Mars is a secret adept—a person born with the ability to channel the magic that flows beneath Riven—and while his power gives him abilities useful to an assassin, it also makes him a target. And when his last mission ends in tragedy, Mars finally decides it's time to escape to the mainland. No magic, no history, a new life on his own. But Una has other ideas. If Mars wants his freedom, he's going to have to perform a final job: protecting Fura Torvald—the heiress of the rich and powerful Torvald kith, and the daughter of the last man Mars was sent to kill—and stealing from her a mysterious object known only as the Primer. Mars has no interest in Fura or whatever the Primer is, nor in Riven's corrupt and oppressive politics; he just wants to do his job and get out. But as Mars comes to know more about Fura, the Primer, and the true nature of the power in Riven, he realizes that he will soon have to take a side in a fight he has avoided his entire life. Which side, however, he does not yet know.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Merlin's Nightmare Series: #3 of The Merlin Spiral Author: Robert Treskillard Narrator: Simon Bubb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Haunted by the past, chased by the present. Fulfilling his destiny may take more than Merlin can give - with Arthur missing and enemies closing in, can Merlin summon the courage to face his worst enemy yet?  Arthur is now eighteen, and Merlin, tired of hiding and running from his enemies, wants nothing more than to spend his days with his family and train Arthur for his rightful place as king. But when Arthur goes missing, a desperate Merlin must abandon all other quests to find him before a shadowy pursuer catches Arthur first.  Having everything to fight for, and almost nothing to fight with, Merlin and Arthur must rally Britain's warriors against three overwhelming enemies: Saxenow hordes in the south, Picti raiders in the north, and a chilling new enemy that has arisen in the west.  At the same time, Mórganabrings Merlin's deepest fear to life and sets a horde of werewolves loose to destroy Britain. But when the secret purpose of this nightmare is finally revealed, will Merlin and Arthur find a way to survive--without unleashing an even greater evil?  The thrilling conclusion to The Merlin's Spiral trilogy, Merlin's Nightmare includes: - Christian, faith-based retelling of the Arthurian legend - rich historical detail - perfect for young fans of Stephen Lawhead   Maps and a glossary are included in the audiobook companion PDF download. Don't miss the other titles in The Merlin Spiral trilogy: Merlin's Blade (Book 1) and Merlin's Shadow (Book 2)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Nightmares Author: Rebecca Schaeffer Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who finds herself at the center of a criminal syndicate conspiracy, in a city where crooked politicians and sinister cults reign and dreaming means waking up as your worst nightmare. Ever since her sister became a man-eating spider and slaughtered her way through town, nineteen-year-old Ness has been terrified—terrified of some other Nightmare murdering her, and terrified of ending up like her sister. Because in Newham, the city that never sleeps, dreaming means waking up as your worst fear. Whether that means becoming a Nightmare that’s monstrous only in appearance, to transforming into a twisted, unrecognizable creature that terrorizes the city, no one is safe. Ness will do anything to avoid becoming another victim, even if that means lying low among the Friends of the Restful Soul, a questionable organization that may or may not be a cult. But being a member of maybe-cult has a price. In order to prove herself, Ness cons her way into what’s supposed to be a simple job for the organization—only for it to blow up in her face. Literally. Tangled up in the aftermath of an explosive assassination, now Ness and the only other survivor—a Nightmare boy who Ness suspects is planning to eat her—must find their way back to Newham and uncover the sinister truth behind the attack, even as the horrors of her past loom ominously near.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Series: #1 of Song of the Last Kingdom Author: Amélie Wen Zhao Narrator: Annie Q Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 3, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China. “Brims with pure magic. Zhao has woven together a story of self-discovery, slow-burning romance, and heart-pounding revelations.” —Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals “A magical tale set in a glittering, dangerous world featuring a dynamic heroine and an enigmatic hero.” —Isabel Ibañez, #1 New York Times bestselling author of What The River Knows Lan spends her nights as a songgirl in Haak’gong, a city transformed by the Elantian colonizers. Her days are consumed by the search for knowledge about the strange mark—an untranslatable Hin character—burned into her arm by her mother in her last act before she died. Zen is a practitioner—one of the fabled magicians of the Last Kingdom. He’s never seen anything like Lan’s mark, but he knows that if there are answers, they lie deep in the pine forests and misty mountains of the Last Kingdom, with an order of practitioning masters planning to overthrow the Elantian regime. Yet, both Lan and Zen are hiding secrets—secrets that are buried deep within them. Secrets that even they have still to unearth. Both hold the power to liberate their land, if they don't destroy it first. Now the battle for the Last Kingdom begins. Inspired by ancient Chinese mythology and folklore, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night transports readers to a lush fantasy world filled with high-stakes adventure, glittering magic, and against-all-odds romance from beginning to end.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame Series: #1 of Untitled Holly Black Duology Author: Holly Black Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: January 3, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 9 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.  A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.   Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.   Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.    Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583625 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breakup from Hell Author: Ann Davila Cardinal Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 3, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: 2024 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Fans of Undead Girl Gang and The Babysitters Coven will love Breakup from Hell, a witty YA rom-com with a supernatural twist, starring horror-novel-obsessed Mica Angeles, who discovers the guy she fell for comes straight out of one of her beloved books. Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her small Vermont town and hanging out at the same places with the same friends she’s known forever. So when another boring Sunday trip to church turns into a run-in with Sam, a mysterious hottie in town on vacation, Mica seizes the opportunity to get closer to him. It’s not long before she is under Sam’s spell and doing things she’s never done before, like winning all her martial arts sparring matches—and lying to her favorite people. The more time Mica spends with Sam, the more weird things start to happen, too. Like terrifying-visions-of-the-world-ending weird. Mica’s gut instincts keep telling her something is off, yet Sam is the most exciting guy she’s ever met. But when Mica discovers his family’s roots, she realizes that instead of being in the typical high school relationship, she’s living in a horror novel. She has to leave Sam, but will ending their relationship also bring an end to everything she knows and everyone she loves? Clever, hilarious, and steeped in supernatural suspense, Breakup from Hell will keep you hooked until the last page.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seventh Born Series: #1 of Witchling Academy Author: Monica Sanz Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Abomination. Curse. Murderer. All names hurled at eighteen-year-old Seraphina Dovetail. As the seventh-born daughter to a witch, she's the cause of her mother losing her powers and, in turn, her life. Abandoned as a child, Sera dreams of becoming an inspector and finding her family. To do that, she must be referred into the Advanced Studies Program at the Aetherium's Witchling Academy. Her birth order, quick temper, and tendency to set things on fire, however, have left her an outcast with failing marks . . . and just what Professor Nikolai Barrington is looking for. The tall, brooding, yet exceedingly handsome young professor makes her a proposition: become his assistant and he'll give her the referral she needs. Sera is quickly thrust into a world where witches are being kidnapped, bodies are raised from the dead, and someone is burning seventhborns alive. As Sera and Barrington grow ever closer, she'll discover that some secrets are best left buried . . . and fire isn't the only thing that makes a witch burn.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shattered City Series: #4 of The Last Magician Author: Lisa Maxwell Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows meets Alexandra Bracken’s Passenger in this spellbinding conclusion to the “vivid and compelling” (BCCB) New York Times bestselling Last Magician series. Unite the Stones Free the City Remake the World Once, Esta believed that she could change the fate of magic. She traveled to the past and stopped the Magician from destroying a mystical book that held the key to freeing her people from the Brink, an energy barrier that traps all Mageus who cross it. But the Book was more than she bargained for. So was the Magician she was tasked to steal it from. Hunted by an ancient evil, Esta and Harte have raced through time and across a continent to track down the powerful artifacts they need to bind the Book’s devastating power. They’ve lost family, betrayed friends, and done what they’d both vowed never to do: fallen in love with the one person who could truly destroy them. Now, with only one artifact left, their search has brought them back to New York, the city where it all began. But nothing in Manhattan is as they left it. Their friends have scattered, their enemies have grown more powerful, and as the deadly Brink beckons, their time is running out. If they can’t find a way to end the threat they’ve created, then the very heart of magic will die—and it will take the world down with it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602933 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Merlin's Shadow Series: #2 of The Merlin Spiral Author: Robert Treskillard Narrator: Simon Bubb Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Betrayal. Fleeing from enemies on all sides, Merlin vows to protect young Arthur with his life and restore him to his rightful throne - but when Merlin's past reveals itself, he is left with few choices. After destroying the sinister Druid Stone and freeing his people from its dark control with God's might, Merlin finds himself to be a royal advisor without a king. Along with his friend Garth and Natalenya, his betrothed, Merlin treks north with the orphaned Arthur in hopes of keeping the young ruler safe from soldiers misled by their turncoat captain. Relentlessly pursued by his nemesis Vortigern, Merlin and his band make for the fortress of Dintaga. But dangers multiply when Merlin realizes that Vortigern is not his only enemy. Even his own sister appears bent on Merlin's destruction. As the threat on all their lives increases, Merlin discovers their only hope is sailing to the lands of eternal darkness and once again cleansing the world from an ancient and powerful evil. The thrilling sequel to Merlin's Blade, Merlin's Shadow includes: - Christian, faith-based retelling of the Arthurian legend - rich historical detail - perfect for young fans of Stephen Lawhead    Maps and a glossary are included in the audiobook companion PDF download. Don't miss the other titles in The Merlin Spiral trilogy: Merlin's Blade (Book 1) and Merlin's Nightmare (Book 3)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Poison Season Author: Mara Rutherford Narrator: Amanda Dolan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: "Mara Rutherford’s The Poison Season took me on journey through a bloodthirsty forest, where two star-crossed lovers discover the true meaning of poison. It brims with evocative storytelling that left me enchanted!" — Emily J. Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they’re never heard from again. Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla. When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she’s supposed to do. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice. Discovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake—and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Storm Siren Trilogy: Storm Siren, Siren's Fury, Siren's Song Series: Part of The Storm Siren Trilogy Author: Mary Weber Narrator: Christine Stevens, Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 25 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Mary Weber’s Storm Siren Trilogy now available in one e-collection! Storm Siren “I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.” As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, seventeen-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth—meaning, she shouldn’t even exist. Siren's Fury “I thrust my hand toward the sky as my voice begs the Elemental inside me to waken and rise. But it’s no use. The curse I’ve spent my entire life abhorring—the thing I trained so hard to control—no longer exists.” Nym risked her life to save Faelen, her homeland, from a losing war, only to discover that the shapeshifter Draewulf has stolen everything she holds dear. But when the repulsive monster robs Nym of her storm-summoning abilities as well, the beautiful Elemental realizes her war is only just beginning. Siren's Song Nym and Draewulf prepare to face off in a battle destined to destroy more lives than it saves. With the loss of Tulla still fresh in mind, Rasha’s fate unknown, and Lord Myles taken over by the dark ability, Nym and the few Bron soldiers rush to warn Cashlin’s queen. Only to discover it may already be too late for the monarch and her eerie kingdom. As the Luminescents are sifting through Nym’s past memories and the queen is reading into her future, Nym is given a choice of how to defeat Draewulf, but the cost may be more than she can bear. And even then there are no guarantees.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602780 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Morrighan: The Beginnings of the Remnant Universe Series: #0.5 of The Remnant Chronicles Author: Mary E. Pearson Narrator: Macleod Andrews, Julia Whelan, Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: A romantic origin story of Mary E. Pearson's Remnant universe, the world of the BookTok sensations Dance of Thieves and Vow of Thieves and the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles. Before borders were drawn, before treaties were signed, before wars were waged anew, before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born and the world of old was only a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive. And that girl’s name was Morrighan. Discover the origin story of the Remnant universe, penned by the New York Times–bestselling master storyteller Mary E. Pearson, in this swoon-worthy prequel, a romance for the ages, and a magic that stirs the heart.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573527 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Wilderness of Stars Author: Shea Ernshaw Narrator: Ferdelle Capistrano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: In this “slow-burning, atmospheric romance” (Publishers Weekly) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, an illness cursing the land forces a teen girl astronomer to venture across the wilderness in search of the stars’ message that will, hopefully, save them all. When all is lost, look to the stars. Vega has lived in the valley her whole life—forbidden by her mother to leave the safety of its borders because of the unknown threats waiting for her in the wilds beyond. But when Vega sees an omen in the sky—one she cannot ignore—she is forced to leave the protective boundaries of the valley for the first time. Yet the outside world is much more terrifying than Vega could have ever imagined. People are gravely sick—they lose their eyesight and their hearing, just before they lose their lives. But Vega has a secret: she is the Last Astronomer—a title carried from generation to generation—and she is the only one who understands the knowledge of the stars. Knowledge that could hold the key to a cure. So when locals spot the tattoo on Vega’s neck in the shape of a constellation—the mark of an astronomer—chaos erupts. Fearing for her life, Vega is rescued by a girl named Cricket who leads her to Noah, a boy marked by his own mysterious tattoos. On the run from the men hunting her, Vega sets out across the plains with Cricket and Noah, in search of a fabled cure kept secret by the astronomers. But as the line between friends and protectors begins to blur, Vega must decide whether to safeguard the sacred knowledge of the astronomers…or if she will risk everything to try to save them all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Vermilion Emporium Author: Jamie Pacton Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 22, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: The heart-wrenching story of The Radium Girls meets the enchanting world of Howl’s Moving Castle, when two misfits discover the deadly secret to making starlight lace inside of a magical curiosity shop. It was a day for finding things… On the morning Twain, a lonely boy with a knack for danger, discovers a strand of starlight on the cliffs outside of Severon, a mysterious curiosity shop appears in town. Meanwhile, Quinta, the ordinary daughter of an extraordinary circus performer, chases rumors of the shop, The Vermilion Emporium, desperate for a way to live up to her mother’s magical legacy.   When Quinta meets Twain outside of the Emporium, two things happen: One, Quinta is sure she’s infatuated with this starlight boy, who uses his charm to hide his scars. Two, they enter the store and discover a book that teaches them how to weave starlight into lace. Soon, their lace catches the eye of the Casorina, the ruler of Severon. She commissions Quinta and Twain to make her a starlight dress and will reward them handsomely enough to make their dreams come true. However, they can’t sew a dress without more material, and the secret to starlight’s origins has been lost for decades. As Quinta and Twain search the Emporium for answers, though, they discover the secret might not have actually been lost—but destroyed. And likely, for good reason. A powerful and romantic adventure set in a whimsically magical world. Jamie Pacton’s fantasy debut is the story of timeless love and deadly consequences.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591187 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Do-Over Author: Lynn Painter Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: A New York Times Bestseller In this “unequivocally hilarious and delightful” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again. After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another horrendous V-Day. Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. In addition to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways. How many times can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/594994 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scattered & Breaking Series: #2 of Falling & Uprising Author: Natalie Cammaratta Narrator: Leon Nixon, Amanda Friday Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: The uprising is going to plan. But whose plan is it? Serenity Ward must come to terms with her role in Kaycie's flawed society. The Establishment is corrupt, but there are those pushing for change from within. Division isn't exclusive to the elite group, though. The islands splinter in the wake of the uprising as webs of lies are untangled. Bram's homecoming isn't what he expected, and discovering truths hidden by his own family rattles even his faith in the side he's chosen. The lines between right and wrong blur, but one thing holds fast—the scattered team needs to reunite to free everyone from bigger powers pulling the strings.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Voice Mage Series: #3 of Art Mages of Lure Author: Jordan Rivet Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: An enchanted sleep holds Briar in its grasp. Desperate to break the curse, Archer sends Briar and Esteban to seek help from the voice mages at the Hall of Cloaks. If they heal her, she'll awaken in a pit of vipers, but it might be her only chance. Meanwhile, Archer's sabotage mission attracts recruits eager to stand against Lord Larke's cruelty. But Larke's hired curse painter is out for vengeance, and a botched raid has dire consequences for the outlaws. When Archer faces another difficult choice, he'll learn the true cost of fighting for what's right. His decision sets them all on a path to a final, desperate stand. Robin Hood meets Sleeping Beauty in the surprising conclusion to the Art Mages of Lure trilogy!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Q Author: Amy Tintera Narrator: Kyla Garcia, Robbie Daymond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: In this action-packed adventure from a New York Times bestselling author, two teenagers from opposite worlds must fight their way through a vast walled quarantine zone in a dystopian America toward their only chance for survival. Seventeen-year-old Maisie Rojas has spent her entire life in the Q—a post-pandemic quarantine zone that was once Austin, Texas. Born and raised behind the high security walls that sealed their fate, she's now a trusted lieutenant for one of the territory's controlling families. Lennon Pierce, the charismatic son of a US presidential candidate, has just been kidnapped by his father's enemies and dropped out of a plane into the Q with nothing but a parachute strapped to his back. Lennon is given a temporary antidote to the disease and crucial intel for his father, but Maisie must get him out of the zone within forty-eight hours--or he will be permanently infected and forced to remain. With unrest brewing both inside and outside the Q, reaching the exit is a daunting and dangerous task. But if Maisie and Lennon fail, it could mean disaster for the entire quarantine zone and its inhabitants—and could cost Lennon his life. Strap in for breakneck action and compelling characters in this timely, nonstop thriller.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573771 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runestone Saga: Children of Ragnarok Author: Cinda Williams Chima Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos—the human realm of the Midlands has become a desperate and dangerous place, bereft of magic. Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones—his family has remained prosperous. But he stands to lose everything when he’s wrongly convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is Eiric’s half-systir, Liv, who’s under suspicion for her interest in seidr, or magic. Then a powerful jarl steps in: He will pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove—the rich stronghold of the wyrdspinners, the last practitioners of sorcery. Spellsinger, musician, and runecaster Reginn Eiklund has spent her life performing at alehouses for the benefit of her master, Asger, a fire demon she is desperate to escape. After one performance that amazes even herself, two wyrdspinners in the audience make Reginn an irresistible offer: return with them to the Temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger. Eiric’s, Liv’s, and Reginn’s journeys converge in New Jotunheim, a paradise fueled by magic and the site of the Temple. They soon realize that a great evil lurks beneath the dazzling surface and that old betrayals and long-held grudges may fuel another cataclysmic war. It will require every gift and weapon at their command to prevent it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573543 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gleanings Series: #3.5 of Arc of a Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Narrator: Nicky Endres, Jarrod Shusterman, Megan Tusing, Greg Tremblay, Fiona Hardingham, Neal Shusterman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge! There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between. Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nubia: The Awakening Series: #1 of Nubia Author: Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes Narrator: Jeorge Bennett Watson, Emana Rachelle, Amir Abdullah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: From beloved actor and producer Omar Epps and writer Clarence A. Haynes comes the biggest epic fantasy of the year. A powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City. Perfect for fans of Black Panther and Children of Blood and Bone. For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubia is a mystery. Before they were born, a massive storm destroyed their ancestral homeland, forcing their families to flee across the ocean to New York City. Nubia, a utopic island nation off the coast of West Africa, was no more, and their parents’ sorrow was too deep for them to share much of their history beyond the folklore. But New York, ravaged by climate change and class division, is far from a safe haven for refugees, and Nubians live as outcasts, struggling to survive in the constantly flooding lower half of Manhattan, while the rich thrive in the tech-driven sky city known as the Up High. To many, being Nubian means you’re fated for a life plagued by difficulties and disrespect. But Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho are beginning to feel there might be more. Something within them is changing, giving each of them extraordinary powers. Extraordinary and terrifying powers that seem to be tied to the secrets their parents have kept from them. And there are people Up High watching, eager to do anything they can to become even more powerful than they already are. Now Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho will be faced with the choice—do they use their inheritance to lift their people, or to leave them behind. The fate of their city, and their people, hangs in the balance.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cruel Illusions Author: Margie Fuston Narrator: Madeline Pell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: “The perfect sinisterly magical escape…full of longing, desperation, and betrayal.” —Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval trilogy and Once Upon a Broken Heart Caraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this “beguiling” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother’s death. Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home. But it’s been ten years since anyone’s seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she’ll ever find one…until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she’s hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can’t explain. But they’ve been waiting for her. The magicians reveal they’re part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. But there’s a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she’s worthy of it. And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly.