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Ha pasado un año desde que Eragon partió de Alagaësia en busca del hogar perfecto para entrenar a una nueva generación de Jinetes de Dragón. Ahora debe de hacer frente a un mar de tareas que parecen no tener fin: construir un enorme refugio para dragones, lidiar con proveedores, custodiar huevos de dragón y enfrentarse con úrgalos beligerantes y elfos arrogantes. Pero ahora, una visión de los eldunarí, trae consigo visitas inesperadas; una extraordinaria leyenda úrgala, que aportará una distracción más que necesaria, así como una nueva perspectiva a la vida de Eragon.

Anastasia and Verusha Stepanov are the tsar’s only children, heirs to the prosperous and sprawling Kievian Empire. Headstrong and fierce, the twins have long scorned their father’s opulent palace and the diplomatic obligations that come with it, preferring to train with the Royal Guard and dream of a soldier’s life beyond the palace walls.

When seventeen-year-old Femi and his brother accompany their father on a top-secret business trip to a remote and mysterious island, they are looking forward to a summer they'll never forget. Filled with spectacular species of animal and out-of-this-world technology, the island resort welcomes them with open arms, as does its impressive curator Richard Jenkins. But beneath the sparkle and the wonder, the island is hiding a terrible secret - and it's biding its time.

Ember's defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn't expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. She can't help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that's just begun to stir within her. She doesn't intend to go down without a fight—in fact, the chance to confront the monster demanding sacrifices is a more welcome path than the marriage her parents had arranged to a local farmer.

Aileana is the king's pet. She has lived her entire life in a tower, waiting for the day she will be forced to marry his son. When that day arrives, she has a plan. Armed with her daggers and desire for freedom, she runs from the king and his deadly power. Xander has spent his entire life on the run. He doesn't need anyone or anything, certainly not a mate. But when his path crosses with a feisty elf, nothing will ever be the same again. He has secrets to keep. She wants to leave Ithenmyr behind and not look back. Fate has other plans for them both.

Jakob Kestrel has claimed the Highlands, taking up arms against the slavers, Stalkers, and Wraiths. For the Highlanders, tired of hiding from the monsters that come in the dark and the Murk, he brings hope for a new beginning. For Jakob it means a bigger target on his back. He knows that the Governor will seek to quash the uprising swiftly and brutally. And because hes the catalyst, him as well.

Lina spends her days as the perfect noble lady, and her nights robbing the type of men her father demands she wed. She wants gold to bribe her way onto a ship and flee her gilded cage. Zavi is cursed. To regain his wiped memories, the Fae pirate must sneak into a nobleman's ship and find a magic object. If he fails, he will never know what happened to his brother.

On an icy peninsula near the Arctic, there is a school where select students from around the globe are taught the secrets of the Victorian-era.

Knowledge of the Dragon Tongue was buried ages ago. Without it, no human can be bound to a dragon, nor wield their magic against the sorcerous tyrant King Onyx. Cora knows her grandmother's stories of the old dragon riders by heart. But to her, they’re nothing more than fairy tales…until she encounters a dragon and discovers, to their mutual shock, that the lessons her grandmother taught her actually allow them to understand one another. As her friendship with the dragon, Alaric, grows, a bond between them begins to form. Can she be the start of a new age of dragon riders?

I thought being transported to another world was supposed to be fun!? I'd end up being reborn with some awesome powers and with the help of the friends I'd make along the way, we'd save the world from some great and powerful evil. Then what's all of this!? I never signed up to be chased around by giant blood-sucking insects, stumbling through some beast-person village in a body weaker than the one I already had. And what's worse? The god of this new world expects me to be able to save it with only the help of an injured baby dragon. What kind of sick joke is this!?

A swordmaiden's hand is not easily won. Theseus, king of the Court of Knowledge, is desperate. With the barrier to the Realm of Monsters wearing thin and the chaos of Midsummer Night approaching, he needs to do something drastic to save his Court. If he doesn't secure warriors to protect his Court from the monsters, his people, the Great Library, and all the knowledge of the Fae Realm that it contains could be destroyed.

On a remote island west of Scotland, an evil widow uses black magic and evil spells to force the MacKenzie family off St. Margaret Island. Their young son, Robbie MacKenzie saves the life of an injured albatross named Alfonso. When Robbie and his mother are notified that his father was lost at sea and that only his unopened parachute was found, Robbie knows he must find out what really happened to his father.

The gripping aftermath of a heart-stopping cliffhanger leaves Scarlet facing an unimaginable challenge—Zig is now a vessel for the demon, Dagon. In a desperate bid to save Zig’s life, Scarlet strikes a Faustian bargain. She agrees to go with Dagon forever in exchange for Zig's release. If she reneges on her deal, Zig's life becomes forfeit.

In a city where brutal elves reign, with powerful dragon shifters as their henchmen, street thief Saskia’s only hope to rescue her sister lies with the gruff dragon shifter, Castor. He needs someone to pull off a heist of mysterious item, and she’s the only one desperate enough to do it. With Castor’s help, she’s able to save her sister—but now she owes him a dangerous debt.

Ian and Vic are brothers. Their lives are simple, and while they might long for excitement, happiness can be found in a hard day's work, a sunny day, or the smile from a pretty girl. Their lives are turned on end when their village is attacked and they are taken as slaves, destined to labor under the watchful eye of their captors. The strife that had long dominated much of the world had found them. Things would never be the same.

A dark prophecy binds Cora's fate to the fae realm-a world that would have been her doom if she hadn't escaped with her life. Now, she's determined to put destiny behind her and focus on her world, her kingdom, and her much-anticipated wedding.

To save one friend, Alice must lose another. Their stone-searching team is torn apart when the sun deity Amaterasu opposes Alice’s decision to save a dying Claire. Amaterasu terminates their alliance, forcing former friends to become bitter enemies. Reeling from the fallout, Alice encounters a mysterious goddess who grants her a strange sword and offers to return Claire to life…for a price. Alice must venture across freezing landscapes, fulfill the goddess’s cryptic demands, and learn how to handle her new weapon while fighting desperately for both her life and Claire’s.

Pferde, Sonne, Austauschschüler... Nach den Sommerferien könnte für die vierzehnjährige Mia und ihre beste Freundin Franzi alles perfekt sein. Wenn da nicht ein düsteres Geheimnis über den Stuten des Menninghofs liegen würde, das keiner der Erwachsenen ernst nimmt. Und dann nervt auch noch die selbsternannte Influencerin Lucy, die so gar nicht in den Stall zu passen scheint. Können die Mädchen sich zusammenraufen und den Pferden des Menninghofs helfen? Ein spannendes Jugendabenteuer ab 12 Jahren!

Despite being humans living in the Fae Realm, Viola, along with her brother Sebastian, have achieved their dream to become librarians and establish their own outpost library in the Court of Islands. When an attack on their way to the outpost separates them, Viola arrives alone, not knowing if Sebastian is alive or dead.