S. Jae-Jones

All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. Theyve enraptured her and inspired her musical compositions. Now eighteen, Liesl feels that her childhood dreams are slipping away. And when her sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. But with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in this first entry in a new, richly imagined fantasy series full of romance, adventure and kick-a** heroines, from the author of New York Times bestselling debut Wintersong!Magic flickers.Love flames.Chaos reigns.Magic is forbidden throughout the Morning Realms. Magicians are called abominationss, and blamed for the plague of monsters that razed the land twenty years before.Jin Zhara already had enough to worry aboutappeasing her stepmothers cruel whims, looking after her blind younger sister, and keeping her own magical gifts under controlwithout having to deal with rumours of monsters re-emerging in the marsh. But when a chance encounter with an easily flustered young man named Han brings her into contact with a secret magical liberation organisation called the Guardians of Dawn, Zhara realises there may be more to these rumours than she thought. A mysterious plague is corrupting the magicians of Zanhei and transforming them into monsters, and the Guardians of Dawn believe a demon is responsible.In order to restore harmony and bring peace to the world, Zhara must discover the elemental warrior within, lest the balance between order and chaos is lost forever.

Sailor Moon meets Beauty and the Beast in Guardians of Dawn: Ami, the second book in a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong.When the Pillar blooms, the end of the world is not far behind.Li Ami was always on the outsideoutside of family, outside of friendships, outside of ordinary magic. The odd and eccentric daughter of a former imperial magician, she has devoted her life to books because she finds them easier to read than people. Exiled to the outermost west of the Morning Realms, Ami has become the sole caretaker of her mentally ill father, whose rantings and ravings may be more than mere ramblings; they may be part of a dire prophecy. When her father is arrested for trespassing and stealing a branch from the sacred tree of the local monastery, Ami offers herself to the mysterious Beast in the castle, who is in need of someone who can translate a forbidden magical text and find a cure for the mysterious blight that is affecting the harvest of the land.Meanwhile, as signs of magical corruption arise throughout the Morning Realms, Jin Zhara begins to realize that she might be out of her element. She may have defeated a demon lord and uncovered her identity as the Guardian of Fire, but shell be more than outmatched in the coming elemental battle against the Mother of Ten Thousand Demonsunless she can find the other Guardians of Dawn. Her magic is no match for the growing tide of undead, and she needs the Guardian of Wood with power over life and death in order to defeat the revenants razing the countryside.The threat of the Mother of Ten Thousand Demons looms larger by the day, and the tenuous peace holding the Morning Realms together is beginning to unravel. Ami and Zhara must journey to the Root of the World in order to seal the demon portal that may have opened there and restore balance to an increasingly chaotic world.

The conclusion to the gorgeous and lush Wintersong duology. "A maze of beauty and darkness, of music and magic and glittering things, all tied together with exquisite writing."Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Wintersong.Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brothers and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had hoped. Her younger brother Josef is cold, distant, and withdrawn, while Liesl cant forget the austere young man she left beneath the earth, and the music he inspired in her.When troubling signs arise that the barrier between worlds is crumbling, Liesl must return to the Underground to unravel the mystery of life, death, and the Goblin Kingwho he was, who he is, and who he will be. What will it take to break the old laws once and for all? What is the true meaning of sacrifice when the fate of the worldor the ones Liesl lovesis in her hands?

The third book in the sweeping, richly imagined Guardians of Dawn fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author S. Jae-Jones. Perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Judy I. Lin. Princess Yulana has a few problems. Her late grandfather has died without naming an heir, civil war threatens to tear the Morning Realms apart, a strange waking dreamer sickness is sweeping through the land, and a plague of hungry ghosts roam the steppes. On top of all of that, Kho, her former best friend turned rival, is getting under her skin. A struggle for power divides the north, and the outcome rests on the winner of the Grand Gamea competition that will determine not just the future of her people, but the course of the entire empire.When the world is out of balance, the Guardians of Dawn are reborn...As the Guardian of Wind, it is Yulis responsibility to bring order to chaos, along with the Guardian of Fire and the Guardian of Wood. But can she restore balance to the Morning Realms when she cant even win the political games being played at home? The fate of the Morning Realms depends on the Guardians of Dawn, and whether Yuli can manage both the demonic and political chaos at once.Guardian of Wind, there you are...

La última noche del año. Ahora los días del invierno comienzan y el Rey de los Goblins cabalga rumbo al extranjero en busca de su amada… Durante toda su vida, Liesl ha escuchado las historias del ap

Parpadeos de magiaLlamas de amorTerritorio de caosDicen que,ácuando el mundo se desequilibra,áles Guardianes del Amanecer renacen.áZhara ya tiene suficiente con acatar los crueles caprichos de suámadrastra, cuidar de su hermana pequeña ciega y ocultar su magia para evitar que la maten. Pero cuando una misteriosa plagaaempieza a transformar a les magues en monstruos, Zhara se uneaa les Guardianes del Amanecer, una sociedad secreta para la liberacion magica, y su vida se entrelaza con la de Han, un joven quease sonroja con facilidad y que tambien tiene sus propios secretos.A medida que Zhara pierde el control de sus poderes, desaparecenamas magues y surgen mas abominaciones. Un demonio campa aasus anchas por los Reinos del Alba, y Zhara debe encontrar a laaguerrera elemental que hay en su interior antes de que el equilibrioaentre el orden y el caos se pierda para siempre.Guardiana del Fuego. Conque aqui estas."Un tesoro de libro que combina magiaafascinante con ingenio, encanto yaun romance conmovedor".-Marissa Meyer, autora best selleradel New York Times de Cronicas lunares