Böcker av Mary Fan

Fight the power. Fight the beasts. Fight for humanity.The revolution was supposed to end the century-long reign of tyranny over North America and bring about a better world. But Flynn, once heralded as a hero, is on the run again from a new enemy who holds the entire nation in his thrall.Haunted by past mistakes and an unimaginable betrayal, Flynn is determined to set things right, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, the powers of the Underworld continue to threaten-dark magic, curses, supernatural beasts that even champion monster slayer Aurelia, a.k.a. "the Firedragon," has never encountered before.Both hunted and protected for an ability he only recently discovered, one whose consequences he's still struggling to understand, Flynn sets out on a journey that takes him deep into enemy territory. His efforts lead to an uneasy alliance with former adversaries and reveal surprising secrets about both friends and foes. With the most powerful being in the world bearing down on him, Flynn soon realizes a terrifying truth.Nothing is as it seems, and the fallout is only beginning.

Illusion is the only reality. Jane's new career as a composer is a dream come true, but her blossoming relationship with Adam is marred by his terrifying nightmares. When Jane receives a warning that a shadowy agency is targeting Adam's seminary school, she rescues him in the nick of time, but the only way she can protect him from such a powerful enemy is to run. In a shocking betrayal, her brother wasn't the one who warned her about the attack on Adam. Instead, Devin was leading it. As Jane struggles to keep one step ahead of Devin, Adam's exhaustion gives way to horror: His nightmares have begun to touch the real world. Jane can't abandon Adam to a fate worse than death, and far more than Adam's life hangs in the balance. As Jane pushes further into the dark unknown, she must challenge everything she once believed in, and she faces the most wrenching decision of her life: choosing between the two people she loves most.

There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They have been sighted by a lucky-or unlucky-few, some have even been photographed, but their existence remains unproven and unrecognized by the scientific community.These creatures, long thought gone, have somehow survived; creatures from our nightmares haunting the dark places. They swim in our lakes and bays, they soar the night skies, they hunt in the woods. Some are from our past, and some from other worlds, and others have always been with us-watching us, fearing us, hunting us.These are the cryptids, and Systema Paradoxa tells their tales.***The camera doesn't lie... but it has been known to hold a secret or two. High-school student Jenny Chen captures a glimpse of an unbelievable creature when filming a student movie in the woods near Princeton, New Jersey. Despite her proof, only her best friend believes her. Determined to reveal the truth about the strange creature, Jenny returns to search the woods, only to end up in a terrifying game of hunt and chase. Someone wants her discovery silenced...but who?