A. J. Hartley

Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed, Steeplejack is New York Times bestselling A. J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African fantasy world Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives repairing the chimneys, towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm. Dramatically different communities live and work alongside each other. The white Feldish command the nation’s higher echelons of society. The native Mahweni are divided between citylife and the savannah. And then there’s Ang, part of the Lani community who immigrated over generations ago as servants and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehm’s edges. When Ang is supposed to meet her new apprentice Berrit, she instead finds him dead. That same night, the Beacon, an invaluable historical icon, is stolen. The Beacon’s theft commands the headlines, yet no one seems to care about Berrit’s murder—except for Josiah Willinghouse, an enigmatic young politician. When he offers her a job investigating his death, she plunges headlong into new and unexpected dangers. Meanwhile, crowds gather in protests over the city’s mounting troubles. Rumors surrounding the Beacon’s theft grow. More suspicious deaths occur. With no one to help Ang except Josiah’s haughty younger sister, a savvy newspaper girl, and a kindhearted herder, Ang must rely on her intellect and strength to resolve the mysterious link between Berrit and the missing Beacon before the city descends into chaos. “A richly realized world, an intensely likable character, and a mystery to die for." — Cory Doctorow, New York Times-bestselling author

A Novel

Steeplejack

David Hewson

A novelized adaptation of Shakespeare's play follows Macbeth and his wife as they develop a plan to keep Scotland united but find themselves entangled in a web of murder and treachery.

Macbeth

In the third novel set in Hartley's thrilling and intriguing 19th-century South African-inspired fantasy world, Anglet Sutonga is a teenage detective fighting in a race against time as her beloved city is pushed to the brink.

Book 3 in the Steeplejack Series

Guardian

"Once a steeplejack, Anglet Sutonga is used to scaling the heights of Bar-Selehm. Nowadays she assists politician Josiah Willinghouse behind the scenes of Parliament. The latest threat to the city-state: government plans for a secret weapon are stolen and feared to be sold to the rival nation of Grappoli. The investigation leads right to the doorsteps of Elitus, one of the most exclusive social clubs in the city. In order to catch the thief, Ang must pretend to be a foreign princess and infiltrate Elitus. But Ang is far from royal material, so Willinghouse enlists help from the exacting Madam Nahreem"--Amazon.com.

A Steeplejack Novel

Firebrand

When Darwen moves from England to Atlanta, Georgia, he discovers a world of magic and monsters on the other side of his closet mirror.

Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact

When the proprietor of an obscure museum is found dead amidst priceless Greek antiquities--one of which is missing along with the bones of a legendary hero thought to exist only in myth--museum curator Deborah Miller enters into dangerous realm of mystery, murder, and vengeance. Original.

The Mask of Atreus

A Tor. com Original

Chains

Emily Osborne

When Darwen and his friends journey to Costa Rica to save a boy who has been kidnapped by the Insisdious Bleck, Darwen discovers an elaborate conspiracy that threatens the future of the world.

Darwen Arkwright and the Insidious Bleck

Shawna Seed

Art historian Genevieve McKenna, who just lost her museum job, lands an exciting assignment: Trace the path of a drawing the Nazis stole in Paris and restore it to the rightful owners. Julien Brooks, whose family claims the drawing, has vital information. He also has a killer smile and speaks flawless French. She's eager to get to know him better. A lot better. But someone - could it be Julien? - seems very determined to thwart her work. And why does she keep having bizarre flashbacks to a place she's certain she's never been? Mental illness ruined her mother's life. Is that Genevieve's fate? On a research trip to Paris, Genevieve confronts her growing attraction to Julien and the truth about those flashbacks. What she learns will reveal the real story of her mother, the heroism of Julien's family and the heartbreak of a doomed romance. It may also cost her and Julien their lives.

Not in Time

Trina Warren didn't think she was going to be a hero. She thought she was going to go to fourth period, hopefully avoiding any more hassle from the jocks about dropping plates at her waitressing job the night before. Then there was a bang, and an overturned chair, and everything was different. Now Trina finds herself in a fantasy world, pursued by a faceless, nameless monster that only she can stop. But she doesn't know how to stop it, she doesn't have any weapons, and her only clue is the necklace that arrived in a mysterious package that morning, with no return address and a cryptic note inside. She must navigate an unfamiliar world full of monsters, magic, and danger if she is to defeat the mysterious Soulless One and save her friends. And herself. "A story where reality and unreality are braided together until the very last page. It hit me in the gut. Must Read " - Faith Hunter, NYT and USA Today bestselling Author "Searing, powerful - a story every person in this country should read. A.J. Hartley is as skilled a storyteller as I've ever encountered. To step into his imagination is to place yourself in the hands of a master." - D.B. Jackson "On Tuesday, April 30th, 2019, I was on the campus of the university where I teach--UNC Charlotte--for an end of year celebration honoring graduating seniors, when a gunman opened fire in a neighboring building. I took cover with a group of students in a theatre dressing room and we locked ourselves in. We sat in silence for something over an hour, watching on muted phones--we couldn't make any noise for fear of attracting the shooter--for local news reports which might help us make sense of what was happening outside. By the time we got the all-clear from the police, two students had been killed and several others seriously wounded. The scars borne by the survivors are less easy to quantify." - From the Author's Note to Impervious.

Impervious

When his brother, a Catholic priest, dies under mysterious circumstances while researching the history of Christian symbols in the Philippines, Thomas Knight, retracing his brother's steps, goes up against a fanatical cabal of agents who are determined to keep the truth buried forever. Original.

On the Fifth Day

In A. J. Hartley’s newest Steeplejack adventure Firebrand, a dangerous secret, a murder among nobility, and missing immigrants are all in a day’s work for amateur sleuth Anglet Sutonga Anglet Sutonga is moving up in the world, helping politician Josiah Willinghouse track down a thief who stole plans for a covert government weapon. Finding him won’t be easy, not when the thief has connections to Elitus, the city’s most powerful and super-exclusive social club. When someone gets murdered there, things definitely do not get any easier. But more is at stake as the city’s recent wave of refugees start to vanish. When Ang connects these two cases, they spark a conflagration of conspiracy which threatens to engulf the city whole. Unless she can stop it. "Richly-drawn with a diverse cast of characters and an unstoppable plot!” – Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author, on Steeplejack At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book 2 in the Steeplejack series

Will power

Act of Will

A Planet of Blood and Ice

Cathedrals of Glass

Steeplejack, Firebrand, Guardian

The Steeplejack Series

Travis Heermann

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Gary Lee

Cecilia Dominic

Melba Moon

Mary Marvella

Nan Monroe

Yasmin Bakhtiari

Trina Krieger

James Hugh Reeves

J. D. C. Burnhil

Isabelle Hardesty

Joe Shearer

J. M. Kendall

Wayland Smith

Nancy Knight

What happens at the Con stays at the Con? Collection of stories set at Dragon Con in Atlanta featuring Dragons, fairies, vampires, elves and shape-Shifters. Come read about the world beyond.

Legends of the Dragon

Thomas Knight is faced with a centuries-old mystery when he comes to be in possession of a priceless literary treasure, Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Won, a discovery that leads him all over the world, through the rarefied air of academia and into the heart of danger. Original.

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