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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.

From Kristen Ciccarelli, New York Times bestselling author of the Crimson Moth duology (The Heartless Hunter and Rebel Witch), comes the first installment of a soaring dragon fantasy trilogy about a girl who must hunt the creature that destroyed her town and caused her own ostracism from society...

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.

Agathea Flamma and Sebastian Smith face an unstoppable force as the Darkening sweeps across the land, threatening to consume everything. With their families fractured by war and betrayal lurking in every shadow, one wrong move could doom the kingdom.

What began as one boy's adventure will now end in blood. With Jaevid Broadfeather forever lost to the depths of Luntharda, Felix Farrow struggles to stand on his own. He begins a violent downward spiral which causes him to abandon his post as a dragonrider, hiding in the halls of his family estate. His one hope for redemption lies within the heart of someone from his past - and the very last person he ever wanted to see again. And now the time has finally come.

When he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the mock men living in the trees by their home - chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night. Luc is older now, his mother gone. He lives in a house of mistreated orphans, barely getting by. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't mad. Instead, he offers Luc a job. Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees.

An accomplished healer of both cats and humans, Nadine finds herself whiskers to fangs with a demon while making what should have been a routine house call. Defeated, the demon soars away, but not before warning her that the world is about to be ripped from existence. Nadine casts the idea aside as the rantings of evil until she returns to her temple home to discover it in flames and her mentor vanished.

The people of Carrick Island have been whispering behind Neen's back ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared. The townspeople say her mother was a merrow and has returned to the ocean. Neen, caught in her hazy new in-between self - not a child, but not quite grown up - can't help but wonder if the villagers are right. But if her mother was a merrow, then what does that make Neen?

No matter what, Lauren’s keeping her horse. But she didn’t intend for it to go this far. She was never supposed to kill anyone. Chase was the last human in Agalrae until she showed up - the young woman called Lauren. But the Alicorns have lied to him. And now, his certain death weighs in the balance. Will Lauren and Chase give in to their impending destinies, or will they team up and fight back against the evil forces controlling Agalrae?

Der Frühling kommt nach Kaltenbach und Ostwinds Fohlen erobert alle Herzen im Sturm. Mika und Ora sind unzertrennlich. Doch in Maria Kaltenbach erwacht der alte Ehrgeiz. Sie sieht vor allem das große Potenzial der jungen Stute und begeht einen folgenschweren Fehler: Gegen Herrn Kaans Willen überredet sie Mika, das Fohlen auf einer Schau zu präsentieren - und am Morgen danach ist Ora spurlos verschwunden. Als die Suche nach ihr im Sand verläuft, ist Mika am Boden zerstört und kurz davor, die Hoffnung aufzugeben.

When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time, she feels responsible for another creature. But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe.

Ethan Mire is excited when war is declared and is eager to enlist in the Confederate Army. This is the defining moment of his generation and he wants his chance to achieve glory.

This collection contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories "The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the High Marsh," and "Dragonfly." It concludes with an account of Earthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic.

Raja has been raised in captivity. Not behind the bars of a zoo, but within the confines of an American home. He was stolen when he was young to be someone's pet. Now he's grown up and is about to be sent away again, to a place from which there will be no return. John grew up with Raja. The orangutan was his friend, his brother, never his pet. But when John's parents split up and moved him across the country, he left Raja behind. Now Raja is suffering.

Ned Wallis knows he's forbidden to touch the rifle in the attic. But he can't resist sneaking it out of the house just once. Before he realizes it, Ned takes a shot at a dark shadow. When Ned returns home, he's sure he sees a face looking down at him from the attic window. Who has seen and heard him? Ned's feelings of guilt and fear only get worse when one day, while helping an elderly neighbor, he spots a wild cat with one eye missing. Could this be the thing Ned shot at that night?

Lorrie Hollander used to be a rich girl, but now she's lost everything because of the secrets and lies of the people around her. It's been 12 years since Lorrie's mother skipped town and left Lorrie in the care of her unstable aunt Gigi. Together they live in a neglected, decrepit mansion called Edgewater, the eyesore in a town of extraordinary wealth and privilege. When Charlie, the son of an esteemed senator, takes an interest in Lorrie, her shame for her family and lifestyle runs deep.