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Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens – Brandon Sanderson (2010)

As war looms and a kingdom teeters, Alcatraz Smedry must outwit evil Librarians, wield his bizarre Talent, and accidentally become the hero no one expected - especially himself.

Brandon Sanderson

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

Adventure Fantasy Young Adult

The Dark Talent – Brandon Sanderson (2016)

Alcatraz returns for one last reckless mission where broken powers, buried truths, and impossible choices collide in a battle to end the Librarians’ reign of lies.

Brandon Sanderson

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

Adventure Fantasy Young Adult

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians – Brandon Sanderson (2022)

As war erupts and hope crumbles, Bastille must rise from the shadows to protect a broken hero and stop a centuries-old evil from destroying their world.

Scott Westerfeld

Zeroes

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Zeroes – Scott Westerfeld (2015)

Six teens with unstable powers collide in a summer of scams, chaos, and awakening, where one wrong move can ignite a crowd or destroy everything they care about.

Scott Westerfeld

Zeroes

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Swarm – Scott Westerfeld (2016)

As new powers rise and unity shatters, the Zeroes must confront chaos incarnate in a pulse-pounding clash of control, connection, and the cost of being extraordinary.

Anne Rice

The Songs of the Seraphim

Fantasy Historical Supernatural

Angel Time – Anne Rice (2009)

A haunted assassin is offered redemption through a celestial mission that sends him across time to save lives and rediscover faith in a world long forgotten.

Anne Rice

The Songs of the Seraphim

Fantasy Historical Supernatural

Of Love and Evil – Anne Rice (2010)

An assassin-turned-soul-seeker is summoned across time by angels to confront evil, find love, and seek redemption in a world where the divine walks beside the damned.

Orson Scott Card

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Magic Street – Orson Scott Card (2005)

Mack Street, Ceese, and the Bag Man face a clash of dreams and magic in Baldwin Hills, where hidden powers test love, loyalty, and the fate of a community on the edge.

Brandon Sanderson

Texas Reckoners The Reckoners

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Lux – Brandon Sanderson (2021)

A resistance team dares to challenge a sky-born tyrant, as one boy’s thirst for vengeance threatens to shatter both a floating city and the fragile bonds of trust.

Richard Kadrey

Fantasy Supernatural

Butcher Bird – Richard Kadrey (2005)

Butcher Bird by Richard Kadrey follows Spyder Lee, a tattoo artist who stumbles into a supernatural war in San Francisco, facing demons, angels, and dark magic.