March 2013 young adult book releases: Science Fiction

Title:  Legacy of the Clockwork Key (Secret Order of Modern Amusmentists #1)Author:  Kristin BaileyRelease date: March 5, 2013Format:  HardcoverLength:  403 pagesPublisher: Simon PulseMeg’s home is destroyed in the fire that killed her parents.  She loses everything, save for a tarnished pocket watch.  The clock, however, turns out to be a mechanical key, one only she can use.  It’s the only evidence of an elite secret society, and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing to protect.  With only a stable hand who she hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a world of betrayal and revenge.  The clockwork key has unlocked her destiny.Purchase here.Title:  Every Never After (Never #2)Author:  Lesley LivingstonRelease date: March 9, 2013Format:  PaperbackLength:  256 pagesPublisher:  Razorbill CanadaClare and Allie promised not to travel in time again after what happened last time.  This summer, it’s a low-key vacation at Glastonbury Tor, an archaeological dig site.  Stipulations of this vacation:  they cannot talk about how Clare is dating Milo - Allie’s hot cousin.  When Allie finds a skull at the dig site, she is sent back in time to a Roman encampment besieged by rampaging Celts.  Caught between the armies, Allie is rescued by Marcus, a young Roman soldier with a secret.  As she struggles inside the past, Clare and Milo race against time to try to bring her home - before it’s too late.Purchase here.Title:  The Charge Author:  Sharon BaylissRelease date: March 2, 2013Publisher: Curiosity Quills PressWarren needs to cross the wild West to face the King of the Texas Empire, the man who kidnapped his brother.  It is on his travels that he learns that they are part of the Texas royal family, and the King wants them dead.  Lena, a fellow Texan, agrees to help him take on the King, but when a mysterious energy surfaces inside Warren, she finds it hard to trust him.  The myth of the royal family having powers might not be a myth after all.View the list »
Title:  Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3)Author: Cassandra ClareRelease date: March 19, 2013Format:  HardcoverLength:  592 pagesPublisher:  Margaret K. McElderry BooksThe clock is ticking and everyone must choose.  The only way to save the world might destroy what they love the most, and the question becomes:  will they do it.  The Shadowhunters are in danger in this final installment of the Infernal Devices trilogy.Purchase here.

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  • Title:  Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3)Author: Cassandra ClareRelease date: March 19, 2013Format:  HardcoverLength:  592 pagesPublisher:  Margaret K. McElderry BooksThe clock is ticking and everyone must choose.  The only way to save the world might destroy what they love the most, and the question becomes:  will they do it.  The Shadowhunters are in danger in this final installment of the Infernal Devices trilogy.Purchase here.
  • Title:  The Charge Author:  Sharon BaylissRelease date: March 2, 2013Publisher: Curiosity Quills PressWarren needs to cross the wild West to face the King of the Texas Empire, the man who kidnapped his brother.  It is on his travels that he learns that they are part of the Texas royal family, and the King wants them dead.  Lena, a fellow Texan, agrees to help him take on the King, but when a mysterious energy surfaces inside Warren, she finds it hard to trust him.  The myth of the royal family having powers might not be a myth after all.
  • Title:  Every Never After (Never #2)Author:  Lesley LivingstonRelease date: March 9, 2013Format:  PaperbackLength:  256 pagesPublisher:  Razorbill CanadaClare and Allie promised not to travel in time again after what happened last time.  This summer, it’s a low-key vacation at Glastonbury Tor, an archaeological dig site.  Stipulations of this vacation:  they cannot talk about how Clare is dating Milo - Allie’s hot cousin.  When Allie finds a skull at the dig site, she is sent back in time to a Roman encampment besieged by rampaging Celts.  Caught between the armies, Allie is rescued by Marcus, a young Roman soldier with a secret.  As she struggles inside the past, Clare and Milo race against time to try to bring her home - before it’s too late.Purchase here.
  • Title:  Legacy of the Clockwork Key (Secret Order of Modern Amusmentists #1)Author:  Kristin BaileyRelease date: March 5, 2013Format:  HardcoverLength:  403 pagesPublisher: Simon PulseMeg’s home is destroyed in the fire that killed her parents.  She loses everything, save for a tarnished pocket watch.  The clock, however, turns out to be a mechanical key, one only she can use.  It’s the only evidence of an elite secret society, and a dangerous invention that some will stop at nothing to protect.  With only a stable hand who she hopes she can trust, Meg is swept into a world of betrayal and revenge.  The clockwork key has unlocked her destiny.Purchase here.
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