Marie Rutkoski

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Winning what you want may cost you everything you love They were never meant to be together. As a general's daughter, seventeen-year-old Kestrel enjoys an extravagant and privileged life. Arin has nothing but the clothes on his back. Then Kestrel makes an impulsive decision that binds Arin to her. Though they try to fight it, they can't help but fall in love. In order to be together, they must betray their people . . . but to be loyal to their country, they must betray each other. Set in a new world, The Winner's Curse is a story of rebellion, duels, ballroom dances, wicked rumors, dirty secrets, and games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

The Winner's Curse

Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, Marie Rutkoski's The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves. Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away, who whispers rumors that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

The Midnight Lie

Born in Illinois, Marie Rutkoski is a graduate of the University of Iowa and Harvard University. She is a professor of English literature at Brooklyn College and a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

A Novel

Real Easy

Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in The Hollow Heart, the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski's Forgotten Gods duology. Nirrim’s heart is lost, traded to the god of thieves in order to restore her people's memories of their city's history. Meanwhile, Sid, the person she once loved most, has returned to Herran to take up her duty to the crown.But frightening rumours are growing in the Herrani court: of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed upon the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies.Sid doesn't know that this queen is Nirrim, seeking revenge against a world that has wronged her. Can Sid save Nirrim from herself? And does Nirrim even want to be saved? As blood is shed and war begins, Sid and Nirrim find that it might not matter what they want . . . for the gods have their own plans.

The Hollow Heart

In Arin's childhood, before the war, there was still time to tell stories. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Tor.Com Original

The Bridge of Snow

Sixteen-year-old Darcy Jones knows little about her past except that she was abandoned outside a Chicago firehouse at age five, but when the mysterious Conn arrives at her high school, she begins to discover things about her past that she is not sure she likes.

The Shadow Society

Twelve-year-old Petra Kronos, accompanied by her magical tin spider, goes to Prague hoping to retrieve the enchanted eyes the Prince of Bohemia took from her father, and is aided in her quest by a Roma boy and his sister.

The Kronos Chronicles:

The Cabinet of Wonders

Emmy Laybourne

Marissa Meyer

Ann Aguirre

Jennifer Mathieu

Lindsay Smith

Lish McBride

"With standalone short stories from a handpicked set of Fierce Reads authors, this collection will include a mix of original content and popular favorites, and will often feature characters or worlds from existing Fierce Reads books"--

Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses

As the daughter of a general from a warring empire, Kestrel only has two options: join the army or get married. Her world gets turned upside down when she meets a slave with searing eyes and she decides to buy him for a ridiculous sum of money. The young man hides a secret and Kestrel soon learns the price of a human life is higher than she could have imagined. She could end up losing everything she loves.

La Maldicion del Ganador

La bugia di mezzanotte

Thirteen-year-old Petra Kronos, her tin spider Astrophil and their Roma friends Neel and Tomik are surprised by revelations about Dee, Kit and Petra's father as they face Prince Rodolfo of Bohemia, who will do anything to possess a powerful object, the Celestial Globe, in the follow-up to The Cabinet of Wonders.

The Celestial Globe

Bridge of Snow

Upon arriving in the Romany homeland to deliver the Mercator Globes, Petra Kronos, Tomik, and Neel formulate a plan to save Petra's father, who has been transformed into a Gray Man. But when a long-held secret is revealed, Neel finds himself bound to his country. The friends are quickly swept up in an epic battle for power. Thrones are at stake. Spies are afoot. Murder is common. Worst of all, Prince Rodolfo is close to becoming emperor, and ruling half of Europe. How much is Petra willing to sacrifice to defend the people she loves? Her search for answers will take her to castles and cities, through mountains, and even underwater as she tests her strength and gambles her life.

The Jewel of the Kalderash

Few know that the Great Chicago Fire was started deliberately, as a genocide of deadly creatures called Shades. Fewer still know that they didn't die, not quite...but one human will confront the truth when an ominous beauty makes him gamble for his life. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill

Un matrimonio reale è il sogno di ogni ragazza: sfarzo, festeggiamenti e balli fino all’alba. Ma non per la bella Kestrel, per la quale invece le nozze ormai prossime con il principe Verex rappresentano una gabbia che non le lascia via di scampo. Con l'avvicinarsi del matrimonio, vorrebbe ardentemente raccontare all'amato Arin la verità sul suo fidanzamento, se solo potesse contare su di lui... Ma di chi può ancora fidarsi, se non può credere neanche più a sé stessa? Spia in incognito alla corte imperiale, Kestrel è diventata una professionista dell’inganno: vive nella menzogna, per trasmettere informazioni agli herrani, il popolo che dovrebbe considerare suo nemico, ed è finalmente vicina a scoprire un terribile segreto. Nel frattempo Arin, che da semplice schiavo è diventato governatore di Herran, arruola alleati per allontanare dal suo Paese un pericoloso nemico ed è attanagliato dal sospetto che Kestrel sappia molto più di quanto dica, e che menta... La verità, però, può fare più male delle menzogne, e quando verrà a galla, Kestrel e Arin dovranno fare i conti con le conseguenze delle proprie scelte. Amore, intrighi e colpi di scena per una storia ricca di passione... in attesa dell’esplosivo finale.

The Winner's Crime. La vendetta

Blestemul câştigătorului

"War has begun. Arin finds himself in the middle of the conflict with new allies he doesn't trust. Even though he has convinced himself he no longer loves Kestrel, he cannot forget her. If he only knew what was behind her actions. In the frozen north, Kestrel is a prisoner in a brutal work camp. While she desperately searches for a way to escape, she wishes Arin knew the sacrifices she has made for him. She wants the empire to pay for what it has done to him"--Amazon.com.

El beso del ganador

Fille du plus célèbre général d'un empire conquérant, Kestrel n'a que deux choix devant elle : s'enrôler dans l'armée ou se marier. Mais à dix-sept ans à peine, elle n'est pas prête à se fermer ainsi tous les horizons. Un jour, au marché, elle cède à une impulsion et acquiert pour une petite fortune un esclave rebelle à qui elle espère éviter la mort. Bientôt, toute la ville ne parle plus que de son coup de folie. Kestrel vient de succomber à la "malédiction du vainqueur" : celui qui remporte une enchère achète forcément pour un prix trop élevé l'objet de sa convoitise. Elle ignore encore qu'elle est loin, bien loin, d'avoir fini de payer son geste. Joueuse hors pair, stratège confirmée, elle a la réputation de toujours savoir quand on lui ment. Elle croit donc deviner une partie du passé tourmenté de l'esclave, Arin, et comprend qu'il n'est pas qui il paraît... Mais ce qu'elle soupçonne n'est qu'une infime partie de la vérité, une vérité qui pourrait bien lui coûter la vie, à elle et à tout son entourage. Gagner sera-t-il pour elle la pire des malédictions ? Jeux de pouvoir, coups de bluff et pièges insidieux : dans un monde nouveau, né de l'imagination d'une auteure unanimement saluée pour son talent, deux jeunes gens que tout oppose se livrent à une partie de poker menteur qui pourrait bien décider de la destinée de tout un peuple.

The curse

The Winner's Crime

Gennifer Albin

Caragh M. O'Brien

Elizabeth Fama

This anthology includes short stories from six fierce young adult authors! Inside, you'll find a futuristic zombie tale from Ann Aguirre, a science fiction thriller from Gennifer Albin, a nautical mermaid story from Elizabeth Fama, a story full of unicorns from Lish McBride, a postapocalyptic story from Caragh O'Brien, and a paranormal alternate future from Marie Rutkowski. This free anthology will give you an exciting taste of the fierceness of these YA authors' novels. For more information about Fierce Reads, visit our Facebook page.

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