Chapter One
I’d always welcomed war, but in battle my passion rose unbidden
M83 - Let Men Burn Stars

Chapter Two
“When your time arrives you must be ready to please him.”
Lali Puna - Grin and Bear

Chapter Three
He moved as though he owned the school.
Nine Inch Nails -  Sunspots

Chapter Four
I was trapped between a thrill and horror at seeing him again.
The Go Find -  Over the Edge

Chapter Four
“He wants us to start hanging out.”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion

Chapter Five
Strange Days in Big Ideas
The Album Leaf – Writings on the Wall

Chapter Six
“Eden throbbed with mix of industrial beats and dark trance. Humans packed the main dance floor, pulsing and swaying with the heavy bass.”
Covenant – Dead Stars

“A man sat in the couch, one arm draped along its back, his other hand clasped a snifter of brandy. He had pale skin and the same golden halo of hair that graced his son’s head.”
Bat for Lashes – The Wizard

“Ah, the Witching Hour. Best time for dancing. Go enjoy yourselves. I’m sorry I can’t join you.”
Flowers and Machines Eden

Chapter Seven
The pulse of the music slowed, became dark, throbbing.
Shiny Toy Guns – Stripped

Chapter Eight
Shay Doran emerged from Eden’s doorway. The cold night suddenly felt balmy when his lips curved in a shy smile.
Sea Wolf – You’re a Wolf

Chapter Nine
“Besides, I wanted to keep our coffee date.”
Band of Horses – I Go to the Barn Because I Like The

Chapter Ten
“Come on, Cal,” he said. “Are you gonna make it spell it out for you?”
Pixies – Where is my Mind?

Chapter Eleven
“Ren’s conquests fell into two categories: those girls who still pined for him and those who stuck pins into his voodoo-likeness every night.”
The Big Pink - Dominos

Chapter Forteen
“The hem of my dress had inched up when I settled among the ferns and I caught Shay’s eyes tracing the line where my skin disappeared beneath fabric.”
Damien Rice 9 Crimes

Chapter Fifteen
He crooked his finger at me. “Come here.”
Sparklehorse – Apple Bed

Chapter Sixteen
Shay flipped over the page and scribbled a few notes, while I fidgeted in my seat.
Seabear - Libraries

Shay put his elbows on his knees, hiding his face in his hands.
Kyte - Boundaries

Chapter Seventeen
“You want to sit with us?”
Styrofoam - Altogether

Chapter Eighteen
He grinned. “If anyone comes in we’ll tell them I got lost.”
Couch – Zwei Streifen Im Blau

Chapter Eighteen
“Calla!” Shay shouted, but I’d heard the buzz of the crossbow bolt and tipped over my chair.
White Rabbits – Percussion Gun

Chapter Twenty
“Ow!” I jerked away from Sabine’s pin-filled fingers. It was the third time she’d stuck me and I was convinced she was doing it on purpose.
Tori Amos – Another Girl’s Paradise

Chapter Twenty-One
A smile ghosted across Neville’s lips, his fingers moved over the guitar strings, and he began to sing.
Eels – Fresh Blood

Chapter Twenty-Three
Stop whining, you’re eighteen years old and you keep acting like a puppy.
TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me

Chapter Twenty-Four
Meeting Emile
Thom Yorke – Black Swan

Chapter Twenty-Six
Rowan Estate
Bat for Lashes – Moon and Moon

Chapter Twenty-Eight
Ren leaned Shay, pinning him back across the table.
American Analog Set The Green Green Grass

Chapter Twenty-Nine
The dream/Ansel’s confession
William Fitzsimmons - Afterall

Chapter Thirty-One
We walked into the darkness, Bryn taking me along a path I didn’t know, deeper and deeper into the forest, a thin layer of fresh snow glittering like a carpet of diamonds.
Bat for Lashes – A Forest

I came upon a massive oak, its presence striking amid the galley of pines, and I was no longer alone. Someone was at its base.
Ulrich Schnauss - Stars

Chapter Thirty-Three
“I’ve been sent to kill you, Calla. To kill you and bring Shay back. Why am I here to kill you?”
The Big Pink – Velvet

Chapter Thirty-Four
A faint cracking sound reached my ears, sharp and brittle like too much weight on thin ice.
The Horrors – Scarlet Fields

The stained glass windows behind Bosque exploded into a shower of multi-colored shards.
Rick Bain and the Genius Position - Three Chord #1

Chapter Thirty-Five
Because that’s what love is, isn’t it? It has to be.
Conjure One – Center of the Sun

Chapter One
I couldn’t shut out the screams.
Metric – Help I’m Alive

Chapter Two
“Heads up.” A distinctly sullen voice made me jump.
Dan Auerbach – Heartbroken, in Disrepair

Chapter Two
Even the walls were sparkling.
The XX – Crystalised

Chapter Three
When?” I asked. “When am I going to find my packmates?”
The Raveonettes – Suicide

Chapter Four
You have contacts in Vail?” Shay asked. “You mean spies?”
Ratatat – Loud Pipes

Chapter Five
She arched an eyebrow at me, taking in my defensive stance. “Skeans – the Weavers’ tools. You’ll see what they do.”
Electric Owls – Magic Show

Chapter Five
Survival. That’s what this was about.
Cage the Elephant – Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

Chapter Six
I grinned, shifting forms and bounding through the snow.
Arcade Fire – Wake Up

Chapter Eight
“Elemental forces aren’t the problem, Shay,” Monroe said quietly. “But the earth’s magic isn’t the only kind that touches this world.”
Bat for Lashes – The Bat’s Mouth

Chapter Nine
His arms encircled my waist and he drew me back against the curve of his body.
Seabear – Owl Waltz

Chapter Ten
As I walked, I twisted the ring on my finger, remembering the way it had gleamed in my dream.
Iron and Wine – Weary Memory

Chapter Ten
“So much for no more sad stories.”
TV on the Radio – I Was a Lover

Chapter Eleven
Something about his words made me falter, like I’d tripped in the darkness and was falling, falling.
M83 – Teen Angst

Chapter Twelve
“You should have let him kill me.”
Sparklehorse – Dog Door

Chapter Fourteen
“We were waiting for her in the clearing.”
M83 – In the Cold I’m Standing

Chapter Seventeen
“So you won’t eat?”
Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson – Winter Song

Chapter Nineteen
It was cold on the other side of the portal.
Low – Monkey

Chapter Twenty
“We finish this.”
The Kills – U.R.A. Fever

Chapter Twenty-Three
We’ll never make it back out.
Boards of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy

Chapter Twenty-Four
A blast of heat pushed me back…
Fugazi – Waiting Room

Chapter Twenty-Five
Bits of ash floated through the air, settling on my skin and melting.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow

Chapter Twenty-Five
“The Academy must be moved. Now.”
Flowers and Machines – Creator

Chapter Twenty-Six
Other villages speckled the coast, hanging onto cliffs as if they were suspended over the sea.
Bat for Lashes – Pearl’s Dream

Chapter Twenty-Seven
It was raining when I stepped back into the courtyard, the softest of rainfalls.
Radiohead – All I Need

Chapter Twenty-Nine
“Do you like the Raveonettes?”
The Raveonettes – Lust

Chapter Twenty-Nine
“He’s alone.”
Greg Laswell – Your Ghost

Chapter One
“I stared at the sky so I didn’t have to look at the houses, or the skeletal frames of those left unfinished.”
Grounds for Divorce

“We’d both lost so much.”
Kristin Hersh, Your Ghost

Chapter Two
“ ‘Now,’ I said, flashing my fangs.”
Silversun Pickups, It’s Nice to Know You Work Alone

Chapter Three
“ ‘According to Logan, your brother betrayed our location of his own volition. He wasn’t forced to do so.’ ”
The Raveonettes, Heart of Stone

“If you call them a sin against nature again, I will end you.” Ethan’s hand was on his dagger’s hilt.
Rhianna, Rude Boy

Chapter Four
“ ‘You can’t do it forever you know,’ she said.”
Stars, Look Up

Chapter Five
“There’s a reason they call it the morning after.” 
Broken Bells, The Ghost Inside

Chapter Six
“I gulped the frigid air. How high up were we?”
Malachai, Snowflake

Chapter Seven
“So this is Tordis.”
L7, Pretend That We’re Dead

Chapter Nine
“Hey.” My heart leapt into my throat. Ren was standing in front of me, his chest bare.
The Black Keys, Strange Desire

Chapter Ten
“I’ll never be okay Calla,” he said, turning an orange in his hands. “Not really”
Bush, Letting the Cables Sleep

“So how many Guardians do you think you’ve killed?”
Low, Violent Past

Chapter Twelve
“Is this a dive shop?”
Cypress Hill, Armada Latina

Chapter Thirteen
“Slowly I adjusted to my surroundings.”
A Place to Bury Strangers, Ocean

Chapter Fifteen
“I woke with a start, gasping for breath.”
Passion Pit, Sleepyhead

Chapter Sixteen
“ ‘A Tor family reunion.’ He smirked. ‘Isn’t this touching?’”

Chapter Seventeen
“Sabine’s eyes were bloodshot, her limbs trembling from the cold.”
Metric, Satellite Mind

Chapter Nineteen
“Connor led the way as we scrambled over rough rock that cut into my paws.”
Pixies, Dig for Fire

Chapter Twenty
“Waves lapped the shoreline a few yard from where we lounged on the rocks.”
Ivy, Edge of the Ocean

Chapter Twenty-One
“We’re surrounded.”
Monster Magnet, Space Lord

Chapter Twenty-Two
“There’s a wraith in the maze,” I whispered. “Maybe more than one.”
Stone Temple Pilots, Wicked Garden

Chapter Twenty-Four
“We followed him into the cavernous room.”
Florence and the Machine, Rabbit Heart

Chapter Twenty-Five
“ ‘Ren. Ren. I nipped his muzzle gently. Please get up. You have to get up.’ ”
Sufjian Stevens, I Walked

Chapter Twenty-Six
“Shrieks and hisses followed the cracking of stone.”
Powerman 5000, When Worlds Collide

“Bosque screamed.”
Filter, Hey Man Nice Shot

Chapter Twenty-Nine
“I know, Calla,” she said. “And I’ve made my choice.”
Bat for Lashes, I’m on Fire

Chapter Thirty-One
“I’d always welcomed war, but when the last battle ends, what life is left for a warrior?”
ISAN, My Last Journey

Epilogue
“She took his hand.”
Iron & Wine, Walking Far From Home

Chapter One
“Ember brought her sword down without warning and her aim was true.”
Loreena McKennit, The Bonny Swans

“Pick your best men.”
E.S. Posthumous, Ebla

Chapter Three
“The warrior sisters were fighting again, but their fury remained a secret between them.”
Nine Inch Nails, Every Day is Exactly the Same

Chapter Four
“Time had slipped through Ember’s fingers, forcing her through the halls at a breathless pace.”
Capercaille, The Gaelic Reels

“Barrow?”
Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song

Chapter Five
“When Ember passed through the archway the sight awaiting her stole her breath.”
The National, Little Faith

 “All Ember could see were the first three steps in a staircase that spiraled down.”
Collide, White Rabbit

Chapter Six
“Ember half-ran, half-climbed up the stone steps.”
Libera, Salva Me

Chapter Seven
“ ‘You have a visitor,’ he said softly.”
Connie Dover, Ubi Caritas

Chapter Eight
“Red-hot metal sizzled and steam clouds filled the already smoky air as blades were bathed in icy water.”
Enya, Pax Deorum

Chapter Nine
“The stables were spacious and airy.”
Florence and the Machine, Heartlines

Chapter Ten
“ ‘Are you ready?’”
Crash Kings, Mountain Man

“The child had a bloody knife clutched in the other hand.”
The Kills, Black Balloon

Chapter Twelve
“ ‘Are you really going to gut me, Em?’”
Garbage, #1 Crush

Chapter Thirteen
“ ‘Two moons,’ Ember whispered.”
M83, Skin of the Night

Chapter Fourteen
“ ‘You think my question was funny?’ Ember snapped.”
Mew, Her Voice is Beyond Her Years

Chapter Fifteen
“Dorusduain is gone.”
Mirrorball Associates, Your Ghost

Chapter Sixteen
“The weight of the weapons in her hands was reassuring.”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cracking Up

Chapter Eighteen
“In the darkness behind Alistair and the lantern light, something moved.”
Awol Nation, Sail

Chapter Nineteen
“The cold brought Ember back into the world.”
Grizzly Bear, Knife

Chapter Twenty-One
“The flesh along Eira’s spine crawled.”
How to Destroy Angels, A Drowning

Chapter Twenty-Three
“A tall figure loomed, its features obscured by the mist.”
Brightback Morning Light, Everybody Daylight

Chapter Twenty-Six
“It should have been a nightmare.”
Coppe, Queen of the Sea

Chapter Twenty-Nine
“But it was the music that tugged at Ember’s spirit.”
Altan, The Glory Reel

“That was when the sky opened up.”
E. S. Postumous, Nara

Chapter Thirty
“The creature had no flesh.”
Nimpf, Waser

Chapter Thirty-One
“Bodies knocked into Ember as she made her way toward the manor’s great hall.”
TV on the Radio, DLZ

Chapter Thirty-Two
“If she went to Barrow, what would he do?”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, What if We Could?

Chapter Thirty-Three
“Two riders flying over the earth as if trying to escape the very night.”
Zola Jesus, Seekir