Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever.

The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby--it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good--But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

City of Spells, the follow-up to Alexandra Christo's gritty YA fantasy, Into the Crooked Place, finds the world on the brink of war and four unlikely allies facing sacrifices they had never imagined.

After the loss of Wesley and the horrifying reveal that Zekia is helping the Kingpin of her own free will, Tavia, Saxony, and Karam flee to Saxony's home to rebuild their rebellion. Meanwhile, trapped in the Kingpin's darkness, Wesley must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a way back to his friends before it's too late.

As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, these four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they’ll go—and how much they are willing to sacrifice—to win.

Praise for Into the Crooked Place:

"With its gangland details, creative magical caste system and surprisingly brutal characters, Into the Crooked Place is very much its own thing. And that thing will likely be a story you can’t put down." —Culturess

From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes Princess of Souls, a Rapunzel-inspired YA fantasy romance about a teen witch groomed to steal souls for an immortal king and the reckless, rebellious boy to whom her fate is tied.

For sixteen years, Selestra has been trapped in her tower on the Floating Mountain, preparing to take her mother’s place as the King's Witch, who foretells deaths in the Festival of Predictions. Outrunning your fate earns a wish and the chance to steal the King’s immortality. But die and your soul is forfeit. And though thousands have tried, nobody has ever beaten death.

A soldier in the King's army, Nox is an unlikely candidate for the Festival, but, driven by revenge, he is determined to steal the King’s immortality and kill the entirety of his court, starting with Selestra.

Yet when Selestra touches Nox in her very first prediction, their fates become entwined, and death seeks to take both their souls. Only by working together can they survive long enough to escape the dark fate and the immortal King that now hunts them.

Into the Crooked Place begins a gritty two-book YA fantasy series from Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom.

The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive.

Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do anything to put her crimes behind her.

Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. After growing up on streets hungry enough to swallow the weak whole, he won’t stop until he has brought the entire realm to kneel before him.

Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst criminals and her nights in the fighting rings, making a deadly name for herself.

And Saxony, a resistance fighter hiding from the very people who destroyed her family, and willing to do whatever it takes to get her revenge.

Everything in their lives is going to plan, until Tavia makes a crucial mistake: she delivers a vial of dark magic—a weapon she didn’t know she had—to someone she cares about, sparking the greatest conflict in decades. Now these four magical outsiders must come together to save their home and the world, before it’s too late. But with enemies at all sides, they can trust nobody. Least of all each other.

"Técnicamente, soy un asesino, pero me gusta pensar que es una de mis mejores cualidades."

Con una colección de diecisiete corazones de príncipes en su haber, Lira es una sirena venerada en todos los confines del reino submarino. Pero un desliz provoca que su madre, la Reina del Mar, la transforme en lo que más aborrece: un ser humano. Privada de su canto, Lira dispondrá hasta el solsticio de invierno para entregar el corazón del príncipe Elian a la Reina del Mar o permanecer como humana para siempre.A pesar de ser el heredero del reino más poderoso de la Tierra, para el príncipe Elian el océano es su verdadero hogar; y dar caza a las sirenas, su misión en la vida. Cuando rescata a una mujer a punto de morir ahogada, sabe que es más de lo que aparenta, pero ella promete ayudarlo a encontrar la clave para exterminar a las sirenas para siempre. ¿Podrá Elian confiar en su palabra? ¿Y hasta dónde tendrá que ceder para erradicar al más temible enemigo del hombre?
"La magnífica construcción del mundo y una acción trepidante mantendrán embelesados a los lectores en esta maquiavélica reinterpretación de La sirenita." Booklist
"Los aficionados a la fantasía amarán esta historia de príncipes piratas y sirenas asesinas." School Library Journal

Das Lied der Sirenen ist verführerisch und tödlich

Lira ist die Tochter der Meereskönigin und dazu verdammt, einmal im Jahr einem Prinzen das Herz zu rauben. Als Lira einen Fehler begeht, verwandelt ihre Mutter sie zur Strafe in die Kreatur, die sie am meisten verabscheut – einen Menschen. Und sie stellt ihr ein Ultimatum: Bring mir das Herz von Prinz Elian oder bleib für immer ein Mensch. Elian ist der Thronerbe eines mächtigen Königreichs und das Meer ist der einzige Ort, an dem er sich wirklich zu Hause fühlt. Er jagt Sirenen, vor allem die eine, die bereits so vielen Prinzen das Leben genommen hat. Als er eine junge Frau aus dem Ozean fischt, ahnt er nicht, wen er da an Bord geholt hat. Das Unerwartete geschieht: die beiden verlieben sich ineinander – doch hat ihre Liebe eine Zukunft?