House Jhereg, Dragaera's organized crime syndicate, is still hunting Vlad Taltos. There's a big price on his head in Draegara City. Then he hears disturbing news. Aliera--longtime friend, sometime ally--has been arrested by the Empire on a charge of practicing elder sorcery, a capital crime, and there appears to be no one that can help her except Vlad.

One important lesson I've learned in the assassination business is that to be the best you have to roll with the punches. Now that I'm queen of Ashland's underworld by default, not by choice, a lot more punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that's the price of victory for taking down some of the underworld's top dogs. Good thing I have my Ice and Stone magic to help me survive my volatile new position. Just when I think things are finally...

"Seventeen-year-old MJ Robertson-Rodriguez leaves the human world for Biringan to rule the land of the mythical Encantos following the death of her estranged father, King Vivencio"--

"Asiri has a gift -- she has the ability to speak to animals. However, when she begins to feel that her talents are being abused in her home, she escapes to a delightful coastal village where she plans to hide her gift and finally live a "normal" life. This proves difficult as her path keeps crossing with Dario, the village's charming and handsome animal healer -- and the person most likely to guess her secret. Through a twist of fate, Asiri and Dario...

"In Athyra, Vlad finds he's ready to retire himself and his jhereg companions, but the biggest hitters of the House of the Jhereg have something else in mind. In Orca, Vlad must repay a debt to a boy who saved his life-even if it means breaking a financial scandal big enough to bring down the House of the Orca, and possibly the entire Empire..." -- Cover.

"Evie Wilder is an orphan who has gone through most of her life unnoticed... until she's caught up in a dramatic heist and captures the attention of the Dark Fable. They have chosen her for a reason: she can turn invisible. This skill would make Evie a treasured asset to the legendary group of thieves known for spiriting away obscure and occult artifacts. Evie cannot resist the group's allure and is eager to join this newfound family. But she discovers...

Tristen is a weapon in an ancient war between wizardry and sorcery. He is a summoning and a shaping, brought to life by a wizard. And his sword is a weapon as well. Its keen blade, marked Illusion on one side and Truth on the other, once helped Tristen win the throne of Ylesuin for the young king Cefwyn, gaining Tristen the stewardship of the brave country of Amefel.

Neva and Ivo emerge from an enchanted place in the forest to meet many dangers, right a great wrong, and, hopefully, bring peace to two warring kingdoms.

"Two girls reluctantly bound by fate must weather a dangerous courtship as a prophesied war grows ever closer in this high-stakes, queernormative dark fantasy debut"--

Possessed with the ability to grant others extra time in their lives, when seventeen-year-old Hazeem gives away more time than he has left to live, he grapples with the consequences as he tries to reclaim those years and rediscover the true value of living.