I remember a few years back enjoying Eragon and Eldest. I distinctly recall my shock when I spent more time perusing various forums; people accused Eragon of being derivative in nature, along with just being poor writing. At the time, being a young teenager, I couldn't believe them bashing my new favorite books! They had some nerve!

At the end of book 4, Empire of Ivory, Temeraire and Laurance have saved not only the English dragons from disease and death, but at the risk of being named traitors, delivered the cure to the French. Despite it being Temeraire's plan, Laurence is the one who suffers imprisonment and the loss of his aeral corp rank. But when Napleon invades the shores of England, Temeraire and Laurance must join the fight because England needs every dragon it has to battle Napoleon's new scemes.

Three years ago Anna was savaged by a werewolf, and survived, only to change into a werewolf herself. Unfortunately, the leader of her Chicago pack, who had her Changed intentionally, has her abused and brutalized so that no one will know what she really is—an Omega.

In the peaceful, irradiated town of Perdido Beach, California, adults are suddenly impossible to come by. In an instant, anyone over fourteen “poofs” and all the kids are left home alone—indefinitely. And for those approaching their fourteenth birthday, like the levelheaded yet reluctant leader, Sam Temple, time is running out. In Gone, a seductively paced, YA fantasy thriller, Michael Grant conjures the anarchic terror of Lord of the Flies melded with the frenetic action and perilous allure of pint-sized X-Men.

Josan is a monk living in the remote islands as a lighthouse keeper. He was sent there five year previous after barely surviving a life-threatening fever that stole his memories. His rehabilitation has been slow, but successful, and he’s ready to return to the city where he can continue his scholarly studies. Unfortunately, one night he’s attacked by an assassin—and lives—and begins to suspect that the conflicting memories in his head hint at a past life he’s not only forgotten, but had wanted to leave behind.