Babel Corp, Tome 03: Ascension

For the first printing only! This hardcover features stenciled sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.<BR><BR>A New York Times bestseller!<BR> <BR> Lunar prepares his allies for an attack from Neptune in this second book with “space battles galore” (Kirkus Reviews) in the New York Times bestselling sci-fi and fantasy mash-up The Dragonships series, sure to delight fans of Skandar and Eragon!<BR><BR>Lunar Jones and the Dread Knights have brought hope to Mars. Between Dread’s power and a newly formed alliance with Earth, the once-dying planet is headed for prosperity at last. The only shadow is the one cast by Dav Robinson’s warning: Neptune is coming.<BR> <BR>As predicted, Neptune’s ships arrive in Martian space—and they’re not interested in talking. The fleet launches an immediate attack. Lunar was prepared for hostilities, but the way the attack happens is unexpected. Neptune’s dragons seem divided, and its ships, while countless in number, are almost too easy to defeat. It’s clear there’s more to Neptune’s story than meets the eye, and Lunar and his Dread Knights must figure out the mystery behind their looming foe quickly…before those secrets doom Mars for good.

Ren’s quest to dismantle Kathor’s corrupt system comes to a head as political machinations and a mysterious disease take hold of the city in this edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the “pulse-pounding” (Publishers Weekly, on A Door in the Dark) New York Times bestselling Waxways series.<BR><BR>After taking control of House Brood, Ren and Theo dreamed of using their newfound influence to change the rest of Kathor, but now they find their efforts being countered by the other great houses, who have no interest in a world where they enjoy less power.<BR> <BR>No one understands that better than the Tin’Vori siblings. The return of their ancestral home was a decade in the making, but they’re eager to keep rising from the ashes. Nevelyn begins researching House Brood—and ends up face-to-face with an enemy that’s already slouching toward the gates of the city. The one enemy no one can avoid: a plague.<BR> <BR>The victims experience strange bruising, an unquenchable thirst, and a temporary disruption in magic. When doctors trace the illness to its source, they find another mystery: corpses placed in strategic locations around the city. As Ren leads the hunt for the culprits, she’ll find herself two steps behind a devious enemy whose sights are set on an unexpected prize: the city’s magic.<BR> <BR>Survival will require every ounce of their skill, every bond old and new, or else the future Ren and Theo have worked to build will burn down with the rest of the world.

A New York Times bestseller!<BR> <BR>“Nail-biting action scenes, relatable characters, and a fantastic new take on dragons…a thrilling ride!” —A.F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of the Skandar series<BR> <BR>A boy living on Mars unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider in this “rip-roaring” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) first book in the sci-fi and fantasy mash-up The Dragonships series, sure to delight fans of Skandar and Eragon.<BR><BR>Keep your eyes down and your feet moving, or this planet will rust you.<BR> <BR>That’s what Lunar Jones tells the other kids at the relocation clinic. All of them were born on Mars, a planet that never wanted people in the first place. With resources scarce and hope even scarcer, it’s easy to get distracted looking up. After all, their ancestors descended from the stars.<BR> <BR>Martian history always starts with Earth. The first astronauts discovered that space was already occupied. Not by little green men or flying saucers. It was full of dragons. One for every moon, every planet, every star. When humanity discovered that Earth’s dragon had sacrificed herself to make their home planet habitable, they set their sights on Mars. If one dead dragon could breathe life into a world, why not create another one? Mankind won the war that followed, but with one catch. As the dragon died, he whispered a curse over Mars. The first settlers found their crops wouldn’t grow. Animals hunted them. Storms raged endlessly. It took three generations to figure out the truth: Mars was doomed.<BR> <BR>Lunar knows all the old stories about dragons and space, but no one up there’s planning to help him or his crew. Instead, he focuses on scrapping valuable gear that the storms uncover in the war zone. Until one day, a salvaging run goes wrong. Desperate to find shelter, Lunar goes underground in a restricted zone. What he finds there, buried in the Martian dust, might just be the only hope left for a dying planet.

THE WARNING ECHOES IN LUNAR'S MIND: NEPTUNE IS COMINGLunar Jones and the Dread Knights have brought hope to Mars. The once-dying planet is now flourishing. The only shadow is the one cast by Dav Robinson's warning...As predicted, Neptune's ships arrive in Martian space - and they're not interested in talking. They launch an immediate attack, but they are far from the formidable force Lunar was expecting. Neptune's dragons are divided and their ships, while countless in number, are almost too easy to defeat.It's clear there's more to Neptune's story than meets the eye, and the Dread Knights must figure out the who their foe really is before Mars is doomed for good.

HE WASN'T MEANT TO BE THE HERO. BUT HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE DRAGON.'A fantastic new take on dragons - readers are in for a thrilling ride!' A.F Steadman, author of the Skandar series For Lunar and his crew of fellow orphans, every day on Mars is a fight for survival. They scavenge for scraps in a wasteland ravaged by wars and storms, hoping they'll have enough to eat.Like most kids, Lunar knows the legends about dragons. How there's one for every planet, every moon and every star. But no dragon is coming to rescue them.Until one day, a scavenging mission goes dangerously wrong, forcing Lunar to hide underground. There, he finds the only hope left for a dying planet: the last dragon. And when the dragon won't let him go, it becomes alarmingly clear: LUNAR JONES HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO SAVE MARS.

For the first printing only! This hardcover features sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.<BR><BR>A New York Times bestseller!<BR> “A white-knuckle rush.” —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Coldwire and These Violent Delights<BR> <BR>An airship’s crash landing frees the deadly mythical creature hidden aboard, leaving the girl who smuggled it and the rest of the survivors to be hunted in revenge in this “swashbuckling” (Publishers Weekly) young adult fantasy adventure from New York Times bestselling author Scott Reintgen.<BR><BR>When an airship’s windmaster dies mid-flight, the crew and its passengers are swept out to sea by a violent storm. They crash on a desolate island, but they’re not alone. A dragoness had been stashed in the hold. After escaping a damaged cage, it begins preying on the surviving travelers in the hopes of remaining free.<BR> <BR>The stranded group’s best chance of making it home alive is the young woman who smuggled the dragoness on board in the first place—and the mysterious teen boy who was led onto the ship in chains before takeoff. Both have secrets that could help them survive on the island…but those same secrets could deliver a death sentence if they ever make it home.

Emmett Atwater thought that participating in Babel's game would be easy: get the points, win the reward, and go home. It didn't take that long to realize the game was full of broken promises, each of them darker than the previous one. Now Emmett and the rest of the survivors of the Genesis spacecraft must reorganize and forge their own path in this new world to succeed in their mission of extracting the most powerful material in the universe, Nyxia. Emmett Atwater pensó que participar en el juego de Babel sería algo fácil: conseguir los puntos, ganar la recompensa y regresar a casa. Pero no tardó mucho en descubrir que el concurso organizado por BaBel estaba lleno de promesas rotas, y cada una de ellas más oscura y maligna que la anterior. Ahora Emmett y el resto de los supervivientes de las naves espaciales Génesis deben reorganizarse y forjar su propio camino en un mundo nuevo. Su misión es simple: extraer Nyxia, el material más valioso del universo, y aprender a convivir con la población nativa. Pero Emmett y sus compañeros se dan cuenta enseguida de que están atrapados entre dos fuerzas poderosas en conflicto, Babel y los adamitas. ¿Podrá el equipo de Génesis salir de edén con vida antes de que sea demasiado tarde?