Wednesday Books

<p>A Golden Fury</p>

<p>“A vivid ride through eighteenth century Europe with darkness and dread creeping at its corners. Utterly enchanting.” - Emily A. Duncan,&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;Wicked Saints</p>

<p>"Cohoe transmutes the legend of the Philosopher's Stone into a dark, intoxicating tale of ambition, obsession, and sacrifice. Prepare for a magic that will consume you." - Rosamund Hodge,&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;Cruel Beauty&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bright Smoke, Cold Fire</p>

<p>In her debut novel&nbsp;A Golden Fury, Samantha Cohoe weaves a story of magic and danger, where the curse of the Philosopher’s Stone will haunt you long after the final page.</p>

<p>Thea Hope longs to be an alchemist out of the shadow of her famous mother. The two of them are close to creating the legendary Philosopher’s Stone―whose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into gold―but just when the promise of the Stone’s riches is in their grasp, Thea’s mother destroys the Stone in a sudden fit of violent madness.</p>

<p>While combing through her mother’s notes, Thea learns that there’s a curse on the Stone that causes anyone who tries to make it to lose their sanity. With the threat of a revolution looming, Thea is sent to live with the father who doesn’t know she exists.</p>

<p>But there are alchemists after the Stone who don’t believe Thea’s warning about the curse―instead, they’ll stop at nothing to steal Thea’s knowledge of how to create the Stone. But Thea can only run for so long, and soon she will have to choose: create the Stone and sacrifice her sanity, or let the people she loves die.</p>

<p>Hush</p>

<p>Graceling&nbsp;meets&nbsp;Red Queen&nbsp;in this exciting debut novel by an electrifying new voice</p>

<p>Hush has all the trappings of a great fantasy: a curse, a labyrinthine castle, many secrets, and powerful magic. At the center of it all, a girl unwilling to allow her world to be twisted by lies when she knows the truth. A truly gripping read. - Emily A. Duncan,&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;Wicked Saints</p>

<p>They use magic to silence the world. Who will break the hush?</p>

<p>Seventeen-year-old Shae has led a seemingly quiet life, joking with her best friend Fiona, and chatting with Mads, the neighborhood boy who always knows how to make her smile. All while secretly keeping her fears at bay... Of the disease that took her brother's life. Of how her dreams seem to bleed into reality around her. Of a group of justice seekers called the Bards who claim to use the magic of&nbsp;Telling&nbsp;to keep her community safe.</p>

<p>When her mother is murdered, she can no longer pretend.</p>

<p>Not knowing who to trust, Shae journeys to unlock the truth, instead finding a new enemy keen to destroy her, a brooding boy with dark secrets, and an untold power she never thought possible.</p>

<p>From Dylan Farrow comes&nbsp;Hush, a powerful fantasy where one girl is determined to remake the world.</p>

<p>The Silvered Serpents</p>

<p>Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles with another riveting tale full of mystery and danger in The Silvered Serpents.</p>

<p>They are each other's fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope.</p>

<p>Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost--one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God.</p>

<p>Their hunt lures them far from Paris and into the icy heart of Russia, where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all.</p>

<p>As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined.</p>

<p>A tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job.</p>