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Nicki Pau Preto

    This YA fantasy author revels in escaping reality, a passion that deeply informs her fantastical narratives. Her creative process is infused with a background in visual arts and design, lending her prose a unique atmospheric quality. Driven by a desire for a life beyond the ordinary, she crafts stories filled with adventure and imagination. Readers can expect tales that offer an immersive journey into imaginative worlds.

    The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents
    Crown of Feathers
    Bonesmith
    Bone Smith
    Heart of Flames
    Wings of Shadow
    • 2024

      Set in a magical school, the story follows a girl with extraordinary abilities who must collaborate with her quirky classmates to protect their institution from impending danger. This middle grade fantasy blends adventure and friendship, appealing to readers who enjoy tales of enchantment and teamwork.

      The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents
    • 2024

      Ghostsmith

      The thrilling sequel to the epic Sunday Times bestselling fantasy Bonesmith

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      The gripping conclusion to the House of the Dead Duology follows Wren and her companions as they face intense challenges against both the living and the undead. Their journey tests their skills and resolve in a desperate fight to save their world, blending action and suspense in a thrilling finale.

      Ghostsmith
    • 2023

      A dark young adult fantasy about a disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped prince.

      Bonesmith
    • 2023
    • 2021

      "In the heart-stopping finale to the Crown of Feathers trilogy ... Veronyka must face her most devastating enemy yet: her own sister"--

      Wings of Shadow
    • 2021
    • 2020

      Heart of Flames

      • 608 pages
      • 22 hours of reading
      4.3(4505)Add rating

      Veronyka, Tristan, and Sev must stop the advancing empire from destroying the Phoenix Riders in this fiery sequel to Crown of Feathers, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable!” You are a daughter of queens. The world is balanced on the edge of a knife, and war is almost certain between the empire and the Phoenix Riders. Like Nefyra before you, your life will be a trial by fire. Veronyka finally got her wish to join the Riders, but while she’s supposed to be in training, all she really wants to do is fly out to defend the villages of Pyra from the advancing empire. Tristan has been promoted to Master Rider, but he has very different ideas about the best way to protect their people than his father, the commander. Sev has been sent to spy on the empire, but maintaining his cover may force him to fight on the wrong side of the war. And Veronyka’s sister, Val, is determined to regain the empire she lost—even if it means inciting the war herself. Such is your inheritance. A name. A legacy. An empire in ruin. As tensions reach a boiling point, the characters all find themselves drawn together into a fight that will shape the course of the empire—and determine the future of the Phoenix Riders. Each must decide how far they’re willing to go—and what they’re willing to lose in the process. I pray you are able to pass through the flames.

      Heart of Flames
    • 2019

      Crown of Feathers

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.2(535)Add rating

      An Ember in the Ashes meets Three Dark Crowns in this lush debut fantasy novel about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors that ride phoenixes into battle. I had a sister, once… In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders—legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire—until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart. I promised her the throne would not come between us. Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old. After a shocking betrayal from her controlling sister, Veronyka strikes out alone to find the Riders—even if that means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks. But it is a fact of life that one must kill or be killed. Rule or be ruled. Just as Veronyka finally feels like she belongs, her sister turns up and reveals a tangled web of lies between them that will change everything. And meanwhile, the new empire has learned of the Riders’ return and intends to destroy them once and for all. Sometimes the title of queen is given. Sometimes it must be taken. Crown of Feathers is an epic fantasy about love’s incredible power to save—or to destroy. Interspersed throughout is the story of Avalkyra Ashfire, the last Rider queen, who would rather see her empire burn than fall into her sister’s hands.

      Crown of Feathers