by Emily Rodda (2002)
Rowan and his mother have been called to Maris to choose the new Keeper of the seaside village's precious Crystal, a dangerous task Rowan's family has been bound to for generations. But this time, something goes terribly wrong. Rowan's mother is poisoned and near death, and Rowan must find the antidote, outwit a deadly sea serpent, and pick a new Keeper -- before it's too late.
Moira J. Moore
While defending the duchy of Westsea, Shield Lee Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish find their bond threatened by the arrival of Lee's family who inform her that long before she was trained as a Shield, she was betrothed as part of an alliance with another merchant clan--and her fiancé is insisting that she fulfill her contract.
John Brindley
Former track star, seventeen-year-old Blake, has a chance encounter on a school trip and finds himself transported into a strange new world where he is perceived as a hero by an enigmatic mermaid creature, Chimera, changing his life forever.
Melissa Grey
"A girl, who's adopted and raised by a race of creatures with feathers for hair and magic in their veins, becomes involved in an ancient war and a centuries-old love, discovering startling truths about the world she lives in"--
Grant Morrison, writer
"In this collection, Batman, Superman, the Flash, Wonder Woman and the rest of the JLA face a multitude of threats from all directions. First the team must battle against the Ultra-Marines, an elite squad of government super beings led by the indestructible General. Next, the group finds themselves traveling through dimensions and fighting alongside the legendary members of the JSA. And as Gotham City lays ravaged by an Earthquake, the JLA secretly patrol the area deemed "No Man's Land" by the government, to clandestinely help Batman in his quest to reclaim his home"--Publisher's web site.