Melissa Marr, Author . HarperTeen $16.99 (325p) ISBN 978-0-06-121468-4
Returning to the faery world of Wicked Lovely
, Marr serves up another highly addictive read, this time centering on Leslie, a mortal girl who made a cameo appearance in that earlier work as a friend of its protagonist, Aislinn. Broken by terrible...
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Melissa Marr. Bramble, $17.99 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-88413-8
With this energetic queer romantasy, Marr (The Hidden Dragon) launches an exciting new duology. Librarian Ellie Brandeau’s hobby of researching missing persons cases has convinced her that only interesting people disappear, so she sets out to be as “
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Melissa Marr. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-525-51855-6
In this meandering nautical fantasy, a loose companion to Marr’s The Hidden Knife, a seafaring tween with the ability to sense dragons embarks on a journey to save her friends and family. Twelve-year-old Ottilie “Otter” Jo Maul is most at home...
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Melissa Marr. MM Ink, $14.99 trade paper (278p) ISBN 978-0-9886102-7-9
Bestseller Marr (the Wicked Lovely series) gives urban fantasy and paranormal romance readers a treat with her entertaining Faery Bargains series launch. Powerful witch Geneviève Crowe works as a hired sword in New Orleans, and her latest clients...
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Melissa Marr. MM INK, $15.99 trade paper (308p) ISBN 978-1-953909-00-8
Bestseller Marr returns to the world of 2011’s Graveminder with this equally quirky but uneven follow-up, which picks up where the first book left off but still manages to be accessible for newcomers. Unbeknownst to most townsfolk, the dead of...
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Melissa Marr. Penguin/Paulsen, $17.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-525-51852-5
Following a complicated series of events involving her mother’s career as guard to manipulative Queen Evangeline, 12-year-old Victoria Wardrop, a powerful warder capable of working magic through both athames and sword, is sent to the Corvus School...
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Melissa Marr. MM Ink, $13.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-08-787212-4
Set against the lush backdrop of 1890s New Orleans, Marr’s spellbinding prequel to the Wicked Lovely urban fantasy series invites readers back into the world of the fae. Human jeweler Thelma “Tam” Foy hides the fact that she can see the invisible...
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Melissa Marr. Harper, $17.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-201117-6
Half human, half fae Lilywhite Abernathy is the daughter of one of the most powerful crime lords in the world, and although Lily has grown up sheltered, she is more than able to take care of herself. Having any fae blood means automatic imprisonment
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Melissa Marr. Morrow, $24.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-182696-2
One by one, several “criminals and cutthroats” are pulled from our world into the Wasteland, a mysterious universe that resembles the American Wild West. They have nothing in common except a murderous past, but they band together to battle an...
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Melissa Marr. Harper, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-165928-7
Kicking off a new series, Marr (the Wicked Lovely books) introduces a pair of worlds whose fates are intertwined. In “our” world, witches secretly run corporations and spread their influence. In “The City,” daimons reign supreme, plotting and...
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Melissa Marr. Harper, $17.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-06-185271-8
Marr fills in some of the gaps between installments of her Wicked Lovely series with this collection of short stories, most previously published in anthologies or online. While the majority of the stories feature fan favorites (such as Niall, Irial,
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Melissa Marr. Morrow, $22.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-06-182687-0
YA bestseller Marr (Wicked Lovely), in her first novel for adult readers, serves up a quirky dark fantasy fashioned around the themes of fate, free will—and zombies. When Rebekkah Barrow is summoned home to Claysville for the funeral of her beloved...
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Melissa Marr, Author . HarperCollins $16.99 (328p) ISBN 978-0-06-121465-3
First-time novelist Marr gives the oft-tried modern faerie story a fresh infusion of glamour, thanks to a likable pair of protagonists, a page-turning plot and an ample dose of sexual tension. Seventeen-year-old Aislinn has a secret; she sees...
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Melissa Marr, Author, Scott Westerfeld, Author, Justine Larbalestier, Author et al. HarperTeen $16.99 (263p) ISBN 978-0-06-144304-6
Supernatural romance is the well-chosen theme of five original stories by as many authors. After her family moves into a house where a boy was murdered, Laurie Faria Stolarz’s protagonist finds herself falling in love with his ghost; Gabrielle
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Melissa Marr, read by Emma Galvin. Dreamscape Audio, unabridged, nine CDs, 10.5 hrs., $59.99 ISBN 978-1-61120-029-4
Rebekkah Barrow returns to the town of Claysville following the brutal murder of her grandmother, Maylene. There she and old flame Byron Montgomery discover that the town’s founders made a deal with a mysterious Mr. D. In exchange for the health and
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Melissa Marr, illus. by Teagan White. Penguin/Paulsen, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-16742-3
Young children love to pretend they’re baby animals—it’s an opportunity to explore the world in new ways, while ensuring their nurturers remain close at hand. In novelist Marr’s (the Wicked Lovely series) first picture book, a mother plays along,...
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Edited by Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt. Little, Brown, $18 (368p) ISBN 978-0-316-21294-6
In this eclectic anthology, Marr (Carnival of Souls) and Pratt (Liar’s Blade) bring together 10 other authors, as well as illustrator Charles Vess, to reinterpret and reimagine a dozen classic stories, novels, and fairy tales. The mandate: to “boil...
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Edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong. Harper, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-209845-0
Marr and Armstrong, fresh off their 2011 compilation, Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions, edit and headline this collection of dystopian fantasy and science fiction, featuring an all-female lineup of nine YA authors. While some offerings have...
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