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This is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld’s Midnighters series.

A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people—Jessica included—is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters.  

The Secret Hour is the first book in the Midnighters trilogy, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series.

This is the second book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld’s Midnighters series.

As the Midnighters search for the truth about the secret hour, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very fabric of Bixby’s history, and a conspiracy that touches the world of daylight.

This time Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in mortal danger, and if the group can’t find a way to come together, they could lose one of their own . . . forever.   

Touching Darkness is the second book in the Midnighters trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series.

The third and final book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld’s Midnighters series.

The five teenage Midnighters of Bixby, Oklahoma, thought they understood the secret midnight hour—until one morning when time freezes in the middle of the day.

As they scramble for answers, the Midnighters discover that the walls between the secret hour and real time are crumbling. Soon the dark creatures will break through to feed at last . . . unless the Midnighters can find a way to stop them.

Blue Noon is the third and final book in the Midnighters trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series.

Sure, love is hell. But it,s totally worth it.

In these supernatural stories by five of today''s hottest writers—Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely), Scott Westerfeld (Specials), Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness), Gabrielle Zevin (Elsewhere), and Laurie Faria Stolarz (Blue is for Nightmares)—love may be twisted and turned around, but it''s more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all.

From two students who let the power of attraction guide them to break the hard-and-fast rules of their world to the girl who falls hard for a good-looking ghost with a score to settle, the clever, quirky characters in this exciting collection will break your heart, then leave you believing in love more than ever.

In this future-set novella by bestselling author Scott Westerfeld, Kieran Black lives in a "perfect" world. Disease and starvation have been eradicated, sleep is unnecessary, and it takes no time at all to go from the Bahamas to the moon. But now Kieran has to take Scarcity, a class about how people lived in the bad old days. And as if sitting through an hour of Scarcity every day wasn''t depressing enough, it''s final projects time. Each student must choose some form of ancient hardship to experience for two whole weeks. Kieran chooses having to sleep eight hours a night, which doesn''t seem too annoying.

Maria Borsotti has never thought much of Kieran, but she decides to take pity on him and help him out with his project. Soon, Kieran is sleeping and having vivid dreams, while Maria, whose Scarcity project is to give up all teenage hormone regulation, is experiencing emotions she never knew she had. As their assignments draw them closer together, they begin to wonder if the olden days weren''t so bad. Maybe something has been missing from their perfect lives after all?

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As the new girl at Bixby High School, Jessica Day expected some unwelcome attention. What she didn''t expect was to feel an instant connection to a stranger in the corridor . . .Who is this boy dressed in black? And why can she feel his eyes following her wherever she goes? The answers will have to wait until the sun goes down, for here in Bixby, midnight is the time for secrets; secrets that Jessica is going to find out, whether she wants to or not.

Imagine falling for someone who can fly you through the air. Imagine loving someone who can see your darkest thoughts. Imagine having secrets that could destroy the things you cherish . . .Midnight in Bixby hides more than one secret, and uncovering them will put Jessica and her friends in more danger than they could have imagined. The Midnighters aren''t the only ones seeking truth in the darkness. And if the group allow their own secrets to come between them they risk losing one of their own - forever.

The secret hour is beginning to crumble and the darklings are preparing to feed for the first time in centuries. The Midnighters look to Rex for a plan, but his dark side is threatening to overpower him. Melissa can taste his animal instincts leading him into taking greater and greater risks. But as Bixby faces the darklings'' hunger, will it be Rex or another Midnighter who will to make the final sacrifice to save the ones they love?

Cal was infected by a parasite that has a truly horrifying effect on its host. Cal himself is a carrier, unchanged by the parasite, but he''s infected the girlfriends he''s had since Morgan. All three have turned into the ravening ghouls Cal calls Peeps. The rest of us know them as vampires. It''s Cal''s job to hunt them down before they can create more of their kind. . . .

Bursting with the sharp intelligence and sly humor that are fast becoming his trademark, Scott Westerfeld''s novel is an utterly original take on an archetype of horror.

A sweeping space opera of immortal god-emperors and relentless cybernetic foes from acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.This discounted ebundle of the Succession Duology includes: The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds.In a galaxy where the immortal Emperor and his sister the Child Empress have reigned for sixteen hundred years as living gods, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of two unlikely heroes: Captain Laurent Zai, a brilliant tactician, and his pacifist lover Senator Nara Oxham. Separated by lightyears, they must face the threat of the Rix, machine-augmented humans who long for the cybernetic rule of a vast AI.In The Risen Empire, Zai and Oxham hold the key to victory as a war erupts between the Emperor and the fanatical Rix. But in The Killing of Worlds, the stakes rise even higher as Zai embarks on a suicide mission to stop the next Rix invasion with a single ship, while Oxham navigates a deadly political fencing match with the Emperor himself.Westerfeld weaves a gripping tale of galactic intrigue, pulse-pounding space battles, and the indomitable human spirit that will keep you turning pages late into the night. Don''t miss this epic New York Times bestselling military science fiction adventure.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.