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Eigentlich will die 17-jährige Celice mit ihren magischen Kräften, die nach einem Nahtoderlebnis in ihr erwacht sind, gar nichts zu tun haben. Doch als sie vom Zirkel, einer geheimen Gemeinschaft von Magiern, einen Auftrag erhält, bleibt ihr keine Wahl: Sie soll herausfinden, warum aus den tief in der Erde verborgenen Drachenlinien plötzlich Magie ausblutet. Damit fangen ihre Probleme aber erst an. Als Celice in einem Club auf Lucas trifft, ist sie von seiner düster-charismatischen Ausstrahlung sofort fasziniert.

Ich weiß, wer ich bin. Was ich bin. Und … es zerfetzt mein Innerstes. Denn um wirklich Klarheit zu erhalten, muss ich etwas tun, das jedes Rudel der Welt auseinanderreißen würde. Kann ich das? Meine Bedürfnisse über diejenige stellen, mit denen ich so viel Zeit verbracht habe? Denen ich vertraue und die meine Familie geworden sind? Ich muss. Denn nur dann bekomme ich endlich Wahrheiten. Nicht nur über mich, sondern auch über das Rudel. Selbst wenn das bedeutet, dass nie wieder etwas so sein wird wie zuvor.

Ich war ein Echo aus Qual und Gehorsam, ein Schatten ohne Namen. Die Dunkelheit, in der ich so lange ausgeharrt habe … sie ist noch immer in mir. Ich wurde geboren, um zu gehorchen, denn ein Beta-Wolf zu sein, bedeutet, seinen Alpha zu unterstützen. Adrian Rinaldi, meinen dunklen Ritter, der mich führt, nicht benutzt. Der mich liebt, nicht schlägt. Er gab mir einen Namen, setzte die Scherben in mir Stück für Stück zusammen, bis ich wusste, wer ich bin. Ich bin Cameron Black.

Quando la sua vita arriva al capolinea, Wilbur Budd, un ultraottantenne solitario, si spaventa nello scoprire che lo aspetta una corsa a bordo del Treno di Mezzanotte, un treno magico in grado di attraversare il tempo e riportarlo nelle stazioni dei suoi ricordi più preziosi, per capire chi era davvero in quegli istanti, al di là delle inevitabili distorsioni della memoria. Osservandosi forse per la prima volta con sincerità e compassione, Wilbur sarà chiamato a rallentare e a considerare la propria traiettoria personale con occhi nuovi.

Als gewissenhafte Finanzbeamtin lebt Amanda Eleonore Atkins ein Leben, das von Regeln und Routinen bestimmt wird – ein Bollwerk gegen das Chaos, das einst über sie hereinbrach. Doch eines Tages führt sie der junge Aushilfsbibliothekar Henry Brown in einen verborgenen Leseraum der öffentlichen Bibliothek. An diesem geheimen Ort entdeckt Amanda weitaus mehr als nur Bücher. Hier trifft sie auf den mysteriösen Robert Joy und die kratzbürstige Xiao Mei Smith.

Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and not long after entering Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens. But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere.

Around midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumor's been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to their backwater, of all places. Koyomi Araragi, who prefers to...

Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations with neighborhood women in distress. The unsavory, mysterious plants in the flower beds. The divined warning to steer clear of a boyfriend whose fate is certainly doomed.

“From exactly midnight until daybreak, the Namiya General Store advice box will be reopening for one night only.” When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to their great surprise, a letter drops through the mail slot in the store’s...

"Daniel Henning is a great narrator for this quirky and theatrical audiobook...Henning revels in a cornucopia of characters, diving into nuanced voices and colorful moments with accents and growls, tone shifts and whispers...This is definitely a title for those who enjoy fantasy stories replete...

Yuna receives a birthday invite from Misa, the young aristocrat she met on her way to the royal capital. Unenthused about attending a rich kid's party, Yuna sets out nonetheless. On her way, she walks straight into a face full of drama: a town with not one, but two warring feudal lords! Can the Bloody Bear calm these troubled waters? Or must she pick a side to support?

The internationally beloved novel by dream literary collaborators and internationally bestselling writers, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Soon to be a massive new TV launch on Amazon Prime Video and the BBC, a series written and show-run by Neil himself and starring David Tennant, Michael...

A full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s celebrated apocalyptic comic novel. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4…. Events have been set...

It started with a dandelion. Innocuous. Ubiquitous. Who knew it was a warning? After claiming his big bonus, things are coming up roses for Roger Mulligan. A job he loves. A house that feels like home. Money in the bank. A solid roof over his head and job security. But when he finds a dandelion...

*NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER* *AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* The first book in the five million-copy bestselling magical realism series If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet? In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more...

Brought to you by Penguin. ***The record-breaking debut and instant Sunday Times Bestseller*** In a world ruled by necromancers, a woman with missing memories threatens the dark order that keeps her captive - and the man sent to break her. Gothic in tone, epic in scope - this debut is destined...

Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom, with no memory of how he got there and who he is. Even so, he must participate in the Grand Game and forge a new destiny for himself. Dropped into a dungeon of monsters and strange magics, would you survive in a game where to lose means death? Alone, and with little more than his wits to aid him, Michael must advance as a player, slay his foes, and gain experience. All while navigating the intrigues around him and discovering his purpose.

National Bestseller Selected as one of NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All Time The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s wildly successful first novel featuring his new Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back.” Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good...

Her only hope is that Danica Grey, Jilly the Fae Dragon, and the crack team at Spellbound Security can find out who's after her and stop them before they succeed in killing her. It won't be easy. She's a famous actress at the top of her game, and taking time off from her career would relegate her to the D-list. It will require all their special talents to protect her. Bodyguards on the set, investigating the threats, infomancy, and that added edge only magic can bring.