Tales Of The Kin series

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Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Book 1 of the Tales Of The Kin series
Published: 5 April 2011 (US)

About Among Thieves:

Drothe has been a member of the Kin for years, rubbing elbows with thieves and murderers in the employ of a crime lord while smuggling relics on the side. But when an ancient book falls into his hands, Drothe finds himself in possession of a relic capable of bringing down emperors-a relic everyone in the underworld would kill to obtain.

Source: Info in the About Among Thieves was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8801543-among-thieves on 01/07/2012.

Sworn In Steel by Douglas Hulick
Book 2 of the Tales Of The Kin series
Published: 5 June 2012 (US)

About Sworn In Steel:

It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and unexpectedly elevated himself into the ranks of the criminal elite. Now, as the newest Gray Prince in the underworld, he’s learning just how good he used to have it.

With barely the beginnings of an organization to his name, Drothe is already being called out by other Gray Princes. And to make matters worse, when one dies, all signs point to Drothe as wielding the knife. As members of the Kin begin choosing sides – mostly against him – for what looks to be another impending war, Drothe is approached by a man who not only has the solution to Drothe’s most pressing problem, but an offer of redemption. The only problem is the offer isn’t for him.

Now Drothe finds himself on the way to the Despotate of Djan, the empire’s long-standing enemy, with an offer to make and a price on his head. And the grains of sand in the hour glass are running out, fast . . .

Source: Info in the About Sworn In Steel was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12395241-sworn-in-steel on 01/07/2012.

Shattered Kingdoms series by Evie Manieri

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Blood's Pride by Evie Manieri
Book 1 of the Shattered Kingdoms series
Genre: epic fantasy
Publication Date: 30 August 2012

About Blood's Pride:

A generation has passed since the Norlanders' great ships bore down on Shadar, and the Dead Ones slashed and burned the city into submission, enslaving the Shadari people. Now the Norlander governor is dying and, as his three alienated children struggle against the crushing isolation of their lives, the Shadari rebels spot their opening and summon the Mongrel, a mysterious mercenary warrior who has never yet lost a battle. But her terms are unsettling: she will name her price only after the Norlanders have been defeated. A single question is left for the Shadari: is there any price too high for freedom?

Source: Info in the About Blood's Pride was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14761022-blood-s-pride on 04/06/2012.

Fortune's Blight by Evie Manieri
Book 2 of the Shattered Kingdoms series
Genre: epic fantasy
Publication Date: 01 November 2014
Published By: Tor Books

About Fortune's Blight:

Victory for the Shadari rebels has come at a terrible price.

Hardship, superstition and a murderous cabal poison King Daryan's young regime, but help is nowhere to be found: the mercenary who led their rebellion has vanished, their Nomas allies have troubles of their own, and the Norlanders who returned home to plead - or fight - for the Shadari's independence have found themselves embroiled in the court politics of an empire about to implode.

As the foundations of the two far-flung countries begin to crack, an enigmatic figure watches from a tower room in Ravindal Castle. She is old, and a prisoner, but her reach is long, and her patience is about to be rewarded...

Source: Info in the About Fortune's Blight was taken from GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18709673-fortune-s-blight on 07/11/2013.

Update(s): 07 Nov 2013 - Cover and book synopsis of Fortune's Blight updated.

The Last Timekeepers And The Arch Of Atlantis

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The Last Timekeepers And The Arch Of Atlantis by Sharon Ledwith
Genre: YA, fantasy

About The Last Timekeepers And The Arch Of Atlantis:

When Amanda Sault and her four classmates are caught in a major food fight at school, they are given the choice of suspension or yard duty. It was a no-brainer. A two-week crash course in landscaping leads the kids to discover a weathered stone arch buried in an overgrown backyard. Instead of a forgotten lawn ornament, it turns out to be an ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis. Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers — legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from an evil force — the five children, along with two offbeat adults, are sent on the adventure of their lives to save the Earth from an uncertain future. The Timekeepers’ first mission lands them in England in 1214, where they must find an adolescent Robin Hood and his band of merry teens before history is turned upside-down.

Source: Info in the About The Last Timekeepers And The Arch Of Atlantis was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13613004-the-last-timekeepers-and-the-arch-of-atlantis on 02/06/2012.

ELEMENTAL by Antony John

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Elemental by Antony John
Series: N/A Book 1 of the Elemental Trilogy
Genre: fantasy adventure

About Elemental:

A lost colony is reborn in this heart-pounding fantasy adventure set in the near future . . . Sixteen-year-old Thomas has always been an outsider. The first child born without the power of an Element—earth, water, wind or fire—he has little to offer his tiny, remote Outer Banks colony. Or so the Guardians would have him believe. In the wake of an unforeseen storm, desperate pirates kidnap the Guardians, intent on claiming the island as their own. Caught between the plague-ridden mainland and the advancing pirates, Thomas and his friends fight for survival in the battered remains of a mysterious abandoned settlement. But the secrets they unearth will turn Thomas’ world upside-down, and bring to light not only a treacherous past but also a future more dangerous than he can possibly imagine.

Source: Info in the About Elemental was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9409362-elemental on 17/11/2012.

Firebrand by Antony John
Series: Book 2 of the Elemental Trilogy
Genre: fantasy adventure
Publication Date: 14 November 2013

About Firebrand:

In this sequel to the dystopian fantasy-adventure ELEMENTAL, which James Dashner called "fantastic," the stakes are life-or-death and nothing is as it appears to be.

Thomas and his friends have rescued the Guardians and commandeered the pirates' ship, but the pirates still hold fast to Roanoke Island. Using his newly discovered element, Thomas hears a radio message calling for refugees to head to Fort Sumter. They sail south, but quickly discover that their elements wane as they leave Roanoke behind. There is something sinister going on in the refugee colony too. From the perilous food-gathering squads, to the constant threat of rat infestation, to dangerous secrets, Thomas and his colonists begin to realize that this promising new world may be even more terrifying than the one they left behind.

Fans of The Maze Runner and Ship Breaker will love the fast pace, high stakes, and touches of romance in this thrilling novel by an award-winning author.

Source: Info in the About Firebrand was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17465441-firebrand on 06/07/2013.

NOON ONYX Series by Jill Archer

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Dark Light Of Day by Jill Archer
Book 1 of the Noon Onyx series
Publication: 25 September 2012 by Ace

About Dark Light Of Day:

Armageddon is over. The demons won. And yet somehow…the world has continued. Survivors worship patron demons under a draconian system of tributes and rules. These laws keep the demons from warring among themselves, the world from slipping back into chaos.

Noon Onyx grew up on the banks of the river Lethe, daughter of a prominent politician, and a descendant of Lucifer’s warlords. Noon has a secret—she was born with waning magic, the dark, destructive, fiery power that is used to control demons and maintain the delicate peace among them. But a woman with waning magic is unheard of and some will consider her an abomination.

Noon is summoned to attend St. Lucifer’s, a school of demon law. She must decide whether to declare her powers there…or attempt to continue hiding them, knowing the price for doing so may be death. And once she meets the forbiddingly powerful Ari Carmine—who suspects Noon is harboring magic as deadly as his own—Noon realizes there may be more at stake than just her life.

Source: Info in the About Dark Light Of Day was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13556956-dark-light-of-day on 17/08/2013.

Fiery Edge Of Steel by Jill Archer
Book 2 of the Noon Onyx series
Publication: 28 May 2013 by Ace

About Fiery Edge Of Steel:

Lucifer and his army triumphed at Armageddon, leaving humans and demons living in uncertain peace based on sacrifice and strict laws. It is up to those with mixed demon and human blood, the Host, to prevent society from falling into anarchy.

Noon Onyx is the first female Host in memory to wield the destructive waning magic that is used to maintain order among the demons. Her unique abilities, paired with a lack of control and reluctance to kill, have branded her as an outsider from her peers. Only her powerful lover, Ari Carmine, and a roguish and mysterious Angel, Rafe Sinclair, support her unconventional ways.

When Noon is shipped off to a remote outpost to investigate several unusual disappearances, a task which will most likely involve trying and killing the patron demon of that area, it seems Luck is not on her side. But when the outpost settlers claim that an ancient and evil foe has stepped out of legend to commit the crimes, Noon realizes that she could be facing something much worse than she ever imagined…

Source: Info in the About Fiery Edge Of Steel was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15808830-fiery-edge-of-steel on 17/08/2013.

White Heart Of Justice by Jill Archer
Book 3 of the Noon Onyx series
Publication: 27 May 2014 by Ace

About White Heart Of Justice:

(No info yet.)

Updated: 17 August 2013;
07 Nov 2013 - Cover of White Heart Of Justice added.

Hereafter Series by Tara Hudson

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Hereafter by Tara Hudson

Book 1 of the Hereafter series

About Hereafter:

Can there truly be love after death?

Drifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life--or her actual death--she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but "will" him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.

Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit named Eli is doing everything in his power to destroy their newfound happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world . . . forever.

Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, "Hereafter" is a sensation you won't want to miss.

Source: Info in the About Hereafter was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9256414-hereafter on 24/04/2012.

Arise by Tara Hudson

Book 2 of the Hereafter series

About Arise:

Amelia—still caught between life and death—must fight for every moment of her relationship with the human boy Joshua. They can hardly even kiss without Amelia accidentally dematerializing. Looking for answers, they go to visit some of Joshua’s Seer relatives in New Orleans. But even in a city so famously steeped in the supernatural, Amelia ends up with more questions than answers…and becomes increasingly convinced that she and Joshua can never have a future together.Wandering through the French Quarter, Amelia meets other in-between ghosts, and begins to seriously consider joining them. And then she meets Gabrielle. Somehow, against impossible odds, Gaby has found a way to live a sort of half-life...a half-life for which Amelia would pay any price. Torn between two worlds, Amelia must choose carefully, before the evil spirits of the netherworld choose for her.

Source: Info in the About Arise was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12270931-arise on 24/04/2012.

Elegy by Tara Hudson

Book 3 of the Hereafter series
Publication Date: 4 June 2013

About Elegy:

A stalker ghost, misguided Seers, and spellbinding wraiths—Amelia Ashley has faced them all. Now her greatest hope is to spend the rest of her afterlife with her living boyfriend, Joshua. But the demonic forces return to give her an ultimatum: turn herself over to the darkness or watch them murder one living person per week until she does.

Amelia fears she might really be doomed, until the forces of light give her another option. She can join them in their quest to gather souls, with a catch: Once she joins them, she can never see Joshua again.

Faced with impossible choices, Amelia decides to take her afterlife into her own hands—and fight back.

Source: Info in the About Elegy was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11413298-elegy on 17/08/2013.

Updated: 17 August 2013
01 November 2013

Edie Spence series

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Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander

Book 1 of the Edie Spence series

About Nightshifted:

From debut author Cassie Alexander comes a spectacular new urban fantasy series where working the nightshift can be a real nightmare.

Nursing school prepared Edie Spence for a lot of things. Burn victims? No problem. Severed limbs? Piece of cake. Vampires? No way in hell. But as the newest nurse on Y4, the secret ward hidden in the bowels of County Hospital, Edie has her hands full with every paranormal patient you can imagine—from vamps and were-things to zombies and beyond…

Edie’s just trying to learn the ropes so she can get through her latest shift unscathed. But when a vampire servant turns to dust under her watch, all hell breaks loose. Now she’s haunted by the man’s dying words—Save Anna—and before she knows it, she’s on a mission to rescue some poor girl from the undead. Which involves crashing a vampire den, falling for a zombie, and fighting for her soul. Grey’s Anatomy was never like this…

Source: Info in the About Nightshifted was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12905583-nightshifted on 23/04/2012.

Moonshifted by Cassie Alexander

Book 2 of the Edie Spence series

About Moonshifted:

Check in to County Hospital’s secret ward—where paranormal activities lead to medical emergencies for one tireless nurse…

After surviving a brutal vampire attack, Nurse Edie Spence is ready to get back to work—attending to supernatural creatuers in need of medical help. But her nursing skills are put to the test when she witnesses a hit-and-run on her lunch break. The injured pedestrian is not only a werewolf, he’s the pack leader. And now Edie’s stuck in the middle of an all-out were-war…

MOONSHIFTED

With two rival packs fighting tooth and nail, Edie has no intention of crossing enemy lines. But when she meets her patient’s nephew—a tattooed werewolf named Lucas with a predatory gleam in his eye that’s hard to resist—Edie can’t help but choose sides. The question is: can she trust this dangerous new ally? And can she trust her own instincts when she’s near him? Either way, Edie can’t seem to pull away—even if getting involved makes her easy prey…

Source: Info in the About Moonshifted was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13539457-moonshifted on 23/04/2012.

Shapeshifted by Cassie Alexander

Book 3 of the Edie Spence series

About Shapeshifted:

Nurse Edie Spence is once again called upon to save a life…and this time, it’s personal. Can her new community of zombies, vampires, and shapeshifters come to her rescue when she needs them most?

When Edie was fired from her paranormal nursing job at County Hospital, her whole world came crashing down. Now she’s is once again shaken to her core. Her mother is deathly ill and there’s only one thing that will save her: vampire blood. But with the paranormal community shunning Edie, where can she obtain it…without losing her own life in the process?

SHAPESHIFTED

Edie hopes to procure it at her new job at the clinic across town, where the forces of evil loom large. Vampire gang wars are rampant. Old underground enemies are rising to the surface. And Edie’s zombie ex-boyfriend has arrived at the scene—but is he the same man he used to be? And what should she make of the enigmatic doctor with whom she shares an unexpected connection? She’ll have to figure it out soon, because all hell is about to break loose—literally—and time is running out…

Source: Info in the About Shapeshifted was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15831550-shapeshifted on 17/08/2013.

Deadshifted by Cassie Alexander

Book 4 of the Edie Spence series

About Deadshifted:

Edie Spence just wanted a vacation. A nice, relaxing, stress free, non-adventure away from the craziness that's dominated her life since becoming a nurse for paranormal creatures. But from the start, her trip on the Maraschino, a cruise ship bound for Hawaii, has been anything but stress free, especially when Edie's boyfriend Asher recognizes someone he used to know. Someone from his not-so-nice past. With their lives in the balance, will Edie and Asher be able to save their growing family or will this adventure be their end?

Source: Info in the About Deadshifted was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17376132-deadshifted on 17/08/2013.

Bloodshifted by Cassie Alexander

Book 5 of the Edie Spence series
Publication Date: 2014

About Bloodshifted:

(No info yet.)

Updated: 17 August 2013

Wishlist: Gregori Legacy

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Sins Of the Angels by Linda Poitevin
Book 1 of the Gregori Legacy series

About Sins Of the Angels:

A detective with a secret lineage. An undercover Hunter with a bullet-proof soul. And a world made to pay for the sins of an angel…

Homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis answers to no one. Especially not to the new partner assigned to her in the middle of a gruesome serial killer case—a partner who is obstructive, irritatingly magnetic, and arrogant as hell.

Aramael is a Power—a hunter of the Fallen Angels. A millennium ago, he sentenced his own brother to eternal exile for crimes against humanity. Now his brother is back and wreaking murderous havoc in the mortal realm. To find him, Aramael must play second to a human police officer who wants nothing to do with him and whose very bloodline threatens both his mission and his soul.

Now, faced with a fallen angel hell-bent on triggering the apocalypse, Alex and Aramael have no choice but to join forces, because only together can they stop the end of days.

Source: Info in the About Sins Of the Angels was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10661642-sins-of-the-angels on 16/04/2012.

Sins Of the Son by Linda Poitevin
Book 2 of the Gregori Legacy series

About Sins Of the Son:

When homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis sees a photo of Seth Benjamin on a police bulletin, she knows that Heaven's plan to halt Armageddon has gone terribly wrong. As the only mortal who knows of Seth's true nature, only she can save him. Aramael was a hunter of Fallen Angels until a traitor forced him into earthly exile. Now, with no powers and only a faint memory of Alex, his mortal soulmate, he will stop at nothing to redeem himself-even if it means destroying Seth in the name of the Creator...

Source: Info in the About Sins Of the Son was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12451769-sins-of-the-son on 16/04/2012.

Sins Of The Lost by Linda Poitevin
Book 3 of the Gregori Legacy series
Publication Date: 15 October 2013

About Sins Of The Lost:

From the author of Sins of the Angels and Sins of the Son comes the newest novel in the “electric, thrilling and extremely intelligent” (Ex Libris) Grigori Legacy series.

Heaven and Hell are on the brink of war as Lucifer builds his Nephilim army and waits for his new agenda to become a reality — that of having a Nephilimchild of his own bloodline to lead his forces to cataclysmic victory.

With rumors of the pending war rampant on Earth, Alex fights to save humanity from its own panic –­ leaving little time for her fledgling relationship with Seth, the man with heavenly origins who has captured her heart. But when Nephilim children begin to disappear, along with Alex’s own vulnerable niece, the inevitable war between Heaven and Hell becomes as personal as sin.

Heaven has its own plans to fight the coming apocalypse, but first it needs Seth back. Asked to betray the man she loves, Alex must turn for help to the soulmate she thought she’d given up — the Archangel Aramael, who may be her last chance to save her family and humanity from the ashes of Lucifer’s Armageddon.

Source: Info in the About Sins Of The Lost was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16058045-sins-of-the-lost on 17/08/2013.


Updated: 17 August 2013

Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire

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Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire

Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Romance
Publication Date: 15 Nov 2011
Series: NA Book 1 of the Lightbringer series

Summary:

Wendy has the ability to see souls that have not moved on—but she does not seek them out. They seek her. They yearn for her . . . or what she can do for them. Without Wendy's powers, the Lost, the souls that have died unnaturally young, are doomed to wander in the never forever, and Wendy knows she is the only one who can set them free by sending them into the light.
Each soul costs Wendy, delivering too many souls would be deadly, and yet she is driven to patrol, dropping everyone in her life but her best friend, Eddie—who wants to be more than friends—until she meets Piotr.

Piotr, the first Rider and guardian of the Lost, whose memory of his decades in the never, a world that the living never see, has faded away. With his old-fashioned charms, and haunted kindness, he understands Wendy in ways no one living ever could, yet Wendy is hiding that she can do more than exist in the never. Wendy is falling for a boy who she may have to send into the light.

But there are darker forces looking for the Lost. Trying to regain the youth and power that the Lost possess, the dark ones feed on the Lost and only Wendy and Piotr can save them—but at what cost?

Lightbringer is a YA urban fantasy/romance set in a world a breath away from our own. Similar in tone to Tithe and Unleashed, Lightbringer tiptoes down the line between love and horror as Wendy discovers herself and the darkest parts of the afterlife.

Source: Goodreads

Books In The Lightbringer Series:


Updated: 14 Sept 2013: Series info added.

I So Want To Read These: LEGACIES & CONSPIRACIES

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Legacies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Book 1 of the Shadow Grail series

About Legacies:

Who — or what — is stalking the students at Oakhurst Academy?

In the wake of the accident that killed her family, Spirit White is spirited away to Oakhurst Academy, a combination school and orphanage in the middle of Montana. There she learns she is a legacy—not only to the school, which her parents also attended, but to magic.

All the students at Oakhurst have magical powers, and although Spirit’s hasn’t manifested itself yet, the administrators insist she has one. Spirit isn’t sure she cares. Devastated by the loss of her family, she finds comfort with a group of friends: Burke Hallows, Lachlann Spears, Muirin Shae, and Adelaide Lake.

But something strange is going on at Oakhurst. Students start disappearing under mysterious circumstances, and the school seems to be trying to cover it up. Spirit and her friends must find out what’s happening—before one of them becomes the next victim…

Source: Info in the About Legacies was taken from the publisher's website, Macmillan, at http://us.macmillan.com/shadowgrail1legacies on 05/07/2011.

Conspiracies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Book 2 of the Shadow Grail series

About Conspiracies:

The second book in the Shadow Grail series by the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

Spirit and her friends Burke, Loch, Muirin, and Addie have managed to defeat the evil force that has been killing students at Oakhurst Academy for the past forty years—or so they think. When a series of magical attacks disrupts the school, Doctor Ambrosius calls upon alumnus Mark Rider to secure the campus—and start training the students for war. The only student without magic, Spirit doesn’t trust Mark or his methods. She knows that Oakhurst isn’t safe. And if Spirit and her friends want to live long enough to graduate, they have to find out what is really going on—before it’s too late.

Source: Info in the About Conspiracies was taken from the publisher's website, Macmillan, at http://us.macmillan.com/shadowgrail2conspiracies on 05/07/2011.

Sacrifices by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Book 3 of the Shadow Grail series

About Sacrifices:

The third book in the Shadow Grail series by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill

The students of Oakhurst Academy believe they have triumphed over the Shadow Knights. But Spirit, Burke, Muirin, Loch, and Addie know better. Under the guise of a company called Breakthrough Adventure Systems, the Shadow Knights have actually taken over the campus. The new regime is brutal, designed to turn the students into soldiers wielding both weapons and magic. Anyone who protests disappears.

Desperate, the group decides that Muirin should go undercover to spy on Breakthrough. But Muirin’s act is a little too good, and Spirit begins to fear that her friend’s loyalties might have truly changed. Surrounded by enemies and friends who suddenly seem like strangers, Spirit has decide who can—and cannot—be trusted.

Source: Info in the About Sacrifices was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15709133-sacrifices on 18/07/2013.

Victories by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
Book 4 of the Shadow Grail series
Publication: 22 April 2014 by Tor Teen

About Victories:

With evil Mordred in charge of Oakhurst Academy, a school for magicians, can Spirit White and her friends save their fellow students and prevent the end of the world?

Source: Info in the About Victories was taken from GoodReads at http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910038-victories on 14/09/2013.

Update(s): 9 Nov 2013 - Cover art of Victories added.

Meta Wars series by Kelly Meding

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Trance by Kelly Meding
Series: MetaWars #1
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: 25 Oct 2011

Description:

Kelly Meding’s war-ravaged Los Angeles is ground zero for the ultimate Meta human showdown in this sexy, action-packed new series.

Fifteen years ago, Teresa “Trance” West was a skilled telepath and a proud member of the Ranger Corps. But ever since the Rangers were inexplicably rendered powerless at the climax of the devastating Meta War, she’s bounced from one dead-end job to another. Now her powers have reappeared just as mysteriously as they vanished— only they’re completely transformed and more potent than ever. And they’re threatening to destroy her.

Trance heads to Los Angeles to track down the surviving Rangers and discover who restored her powers—and why—but a phantom enemy is determined to kill them before they can reassemble. As they dodge his deadly attacks and come to terms with their new role as heroes, Trance and the rest of the team set out to annihilate the sinister madman . . . only to discover their own powers are his greatest weapons.

Source: Goodreads: 30/08/2012.

Changeling by Kelly Meding
Series: MetaWars #2
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: 26 June 2012

Description:

The second in a new series by popular urban fantasy author Kelly Meding, about an X-Men-like group of young people with superpowers who must find a way to work together.

Five months ago, Dahlia Perkins was a struggling newspaper journalist whose biggest responsibility was paying her rent on time. After learning she has the ability to absorb and deflect massive amounts of heat and fire, Dahlia is struggling to find her place as the newest hero in an established team of former Rangers freelancing their abilities in post-Meta War Los Angeles.

The team’s first major case: two discarded human skins. One is a John Doe, the other was a janitor for Weatherfield R&D, a scientific research and development firm Dahlia once investigated—and she’s itching to investigate them again. The ability to use and shed another person’s skin isn’t a power any of them have encountered before, nor something any of their former Meta enemies possess. But when a third skin appears and one of Dahlia’s teammates is nearly killed by an assassin’s bullet, it’s clear someone else besides Weatherfield is targeting the Rangers—and their killer may not be Meta at all.

Source: Goodreads: 30/08/2012.

Tempest by Kelly Meding
Series: MetaWars #3
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Publication: 22 April 2013 by Pocket Star

Description:

The public doesn't trust them. The government wants to control them. Being a superhero has never been this hard, especially for Tempest.

Two months after the discovery of the powerful, non-Meta Recombinants, the former Rangers—Meta-powered humans dedicated to preserving the peace—have made no progress in uncovering the newcomers' origins, or convincing the public to trust them. Newly powered Metas are popping up and causing trouble, while the former Banes—Metas who harm humans and create chaos—show no inclination that they even want to leave the island prison of Manhattan. With a presidential election looming, the hot political debate is all about Meta rights—and whether they deserve to have any.

Still haunted by the murder of so many in the Meta War fifteen years earlier, Ethan "Tempest" Swift accepts an assignment in Manhattan, working with a team that's interviewing Banes to determine which are still threats and which have reformed. But Ethan has a personal reason for going to the island as well. Armed with questions for the Bane who just might be his father, Ethan's quest for answers is interrupted by an unexpected assault on the island. Forced to side with old enemies to uncover who's responsible for the devastating attack, Ethan begins to question more than just his past—he questions his place in defending a world that sees him as its enemy.

Source: Goodreads: 17/08/2013.

Chimera by Kelly Meding
Series: MetaWars #4
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: 11 November 2013

Description:

A mysterious and dangerous conspiracy deepens, threatening the superpowered Rangers and pushing Flex to join forces with one of her team's mortal enemies: a Bane called Chimera.

Growing up with blue skin never made Rene "Flex" Duvall feel like at outcast. She learned early on to put people at ease with her wit and exuberant personality. So she's certainly not going to let her façade crack when she and her teammates suddenly face a new breed of genetically manipulated and brainwashed Metas: the well-trained teenage criminals known as the Recombinants.

When a desperate battle leaves one of their friends wounded, Renee and Ethan follow a clue to Manhattan Island, where the Banes have been imprisoned. There they find a Bane named Chimera, who refuses to cooperate despite possessing information that could help them stop the Recombinants. Chimera's emotional scars are as devastating as Renee's physical scars, and soon the two find common ground in shared pain. Against her better judgment, Renee forms an alliance with this Bane. They both can gain much from working together, so the only question is who has more to lose by cooperating . . . .

Source: Goodreads: 01/11/2013.


Updated: 17 August 2013
01 November 2013