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It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now, he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. This volume features three original stories set in Alagaësia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure.

In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back, and this time, it's Lei they're after - the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.

Three months after the battle of Zabor, the five friends who came together to defeat her have been separated. Burdened with the Calamity Stone she acquired in Scion of the Fox, Roan has gone to Scotland to retrace her grandmother’s steps in an attempt to stop further evil from entering the world. Meanwhile, a wicked monster called Seela has risen from the ashy Bloodlands and is wreaking havoc on the world while children in Edinburgh are afflicted by a strange plague.

To the people of Uztar, nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists. Brysen strives to be a great falconer - while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She’s nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird or falconer will be safe. Together, the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer.

T. Lily Decker is a high school senior with a 12-year plan: avoid stress, drugs, alcohol, and boyfriends, and take regular psych quizzes administered by her best friend, Sawyer, to make sure she’s not developing schizophrenia. Genetics are not on Lily’s side. When she was seven, her mother, who had paranoid schizophrenia, tried to kill her. And a secret has revealed that Lily’s odds are even worse than she thought. Still, there’s a chance to avoid triggering the mental health condition.

From author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature. It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the future - keep the family business running and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But when a hurricane threatens her home on the Outer Banks, Sophie winds up trapped on the island with Finn Sanders, the one person who could show her how to love and live life again.

With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself.... As their relentless captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men. This remarkable work turns the familiar tale of Moby Dick upside down and tells a story all its own with epic triumph and devastating fate.

As the armies of the Tibran Empire continue to march across Maldobar, a path of scorched destruction and despair is left in their wake. Even with the formidable princess, Jenna Farrow, leading the charge, the strength of the dragonriders is waning. Tibran victory appears inevitable - especially after Princess Jenna and Prince Aubren are taken hostage by the infamous Lord Argonox. Separated from her brother and tortured for information, Princess Jenna refuses to bend to the iron will of Argonox. But her strength and resolve may only last so long.

The Last Elephant in New York City is the story of Maxwell, a Ghanaian wildlife ranger, Jessie, an American researcher, and the elephant that united them. On a decades-long mission of compassion, this is a journey of heartbreak, hope, and redemption, laid out in snapshots, like memory itself. Illustrating the worst and best of humanity, it's a glimpse of parallel worlds - the ongoing sorrows of African elephant poaching and the struggles of life for elephants in zoos. Listen to it with someone you love.

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.

Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers. Adjust, adapt. Pretend to be normal. It sounds so easy. If she can make it to her 18th birthday without any major mishaps, she'll be legally emancipated. Free. But if she fails, she'll become a ward of the state and be sent back to the group home. All she wants is to be left alone to spend time with her friend, Chance, the one-winged hawk at the zoo where she works.

En vedkommende ungdomsbog om heste og identitetsproblemer i de vanskelige tweenår... Rose har altid været en ægte hestepige, og hun bruger al sin fritid sammen med Lótus og de to andre islændere, som står på hendes farfars gård. Hestene er hendes liv, men det er ved at gå op for hende, at hun ikke har så meget andet, og hun begynder at føle sig ensom. En dag overhører hun sin farfar sige, at hestene skal sælges. Roses verden styrter sammen om ørerne på hende, for hvad har hun tilbage, hvis de er væk?

Forty years have passed since Jaevid Broadfeather brought peace to Maldobar and Luntharda. But that fragile truce will be tested as darkness gathers on the horizon. The vicious armies of the Tibran Empire have crossed the far seas and are threatening to destroy Maldobar completely. Not even the dragonriders can match the Tibran war machines. And after an attempt to awaken Jaevid from his divine sleep fails, the fate of Maldobar is looking grim.

Majas kat, Kisser, får killinger, og Anemone er solgt ved første blik. Hun vil frygtelig gerne have en af killingerne, nemlig den nuttede grå. Kan hun overtale mor, som slet ikke er vild med katte? Anemone og veninderne skal sove hos Maja og hjælpe til i Majas mors nye gårdbutik. Oliver, Majas fætter, kommer også - og Oliver er ret sød...

The first in a new YA fantasy trilogy combines urban fantasy with magical realism mythology, featuring ancient animal totems - American Gods meets Princess Mononoke. Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student - dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so typical) - but she's uncovering the depth of the secrets her family left behind. Saved from the grasp of Death itself by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, Roan must harness mysterious ancient power.

Elena und ihre beste Freundin Melike retten bei einem Ausritt ein verletztes Reh. Vom Förster erfahren sie, dass es in letzter Zeit mehrere Übergriffe auf Wildtiere gegeben hat. Elena bekommt Angst um ihr neugeborenes Fohlen. Und sie ist schockiert: Ein Wolf soll in den Wäldern rings um den Amselhof sein Unwesen treiben! Zum Glück sind Farid und ihre Freunde an ihrer Seite. Gemeinsam kommen sie einem gefährlichen Geheimnis auf die Spur.

The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by amber-eyed Irian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of a woman. The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world, and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand.

Britta får erbjudande om drömjobbet efter skolavslutningen, hon ska bli hästskötare på en gård och hon packar med sig både ponny och sadelväska. Britta hoppas att hon och Silver kommer trivas ute på landet, men samtidigt funderar hon på om det inte är dags att att hon byter till en stor häst nu när hon blivit för gammal för att tävla i ponnyklasser. Men bara tanken på att sälja Silver skär i hjärtat. Britta lägger pannan i djupa veck, och så helt plötsligt dyker det upp en möjlighet.

Leo må se Kiki's hvalpe. Han kan ikke vente. "Hvor er den blød" siger Leo. "Jeg vil gerne have sådan én!" Irma Lauridsen, født 1948, forfatter, foredragsholder og brevkasseredaktør. Hun startede ud som børne- og ungdomsforfatter til bl.a. børnekrimier, letlæsningsbøger og billedbøger, men efterhånden blev forfatterskabet mere alsidigt og tæller nu både romaner og noveller, interviewbøger og bøger om sundhed og livsstil. Flere af bøgerne er tillige udkommet i udlandet.

Leo tør ikke tænke på, hvad han har gjort. Han klapper hunden. Den hopper op og slikker ham. "Man kan ikke bare tage en hund!" siger mor. Irma Lauridsen, født 1948, forfatter, foredragsholder og brevkasseredaktør. Hun startede ud som børne- og ungdomsforfatter til bl.a. børnekrimier, letlæsningsbøger og billedbøger, men efterhånden blev forfatterskabet mere alsidigt og tæller nu både romaner og noveller, interviewbøger og bøger om sundhed og livsstil.