"Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. When a stranger -- beautiful, haunted Akiva -- fixes his fire-colored eyes on her, the result is a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past."--

Set in the same time period as Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Night of Cake & Puppets is the story of Zuzana and Mik's first date, an elaborate scavenger hunt that takes them through the streets of Prague on a cold winter's night.

Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez, a biracial Jewish girl, finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant parents' desire for her to pursue a more stable career. When she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's cottage, she meets the ghost of a kindhearted boy named Benjamin, who died over a century ago. But Benjamin isn't the only one interested...

The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the world, holding them hostage until Amy and Dan delivered an impossible ransom. But at least the hostages were Cahills - members of the world's most powerful family, trained to face all odds. Now the Vespers have gone too far. They've kidnapped Atticus, an innocent 11 year old boy and Dan's only friend. Now Dan and Amy are in the struggle...