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Hrafn has seen too much. He welcomes death as the flames lick at the staves carved into his skin. Until a stranger pulls him out. Siggi has never left his village. He longs to go in search of his missing brother. Perhaps that's why he pulls the witch boy from the fire. Bound by a blade of bone and indebted to the village boy, Hrafn agrees to use his powerful magic to help the oaf who saved him from the pyre. Across (and sometimes under) a rugged and unforgiving landscape, the unlikely pair will travel in search of answers, crossing paths with druids, darkwolves, and the dreaded Huldu.

A dark, addictive and twisty YA novel with lyrical writing, a cozy fantasy spin and a unique take on a magical school setting.

As a corpse-driving priestess, a holy servant paid to guide the deceased home, Kang Siying has never feared death. But when her beloved father collapses due to his declining health, Siying realizes that even she is not free from the cruel grasp of mortality. Desperate to provide her father with the medical aid he needs, Siying accepts a dangerous job that promises a generous commission, and travels to a hostile state to retrieve the corpse of a missing prince.

Blythe Hawthorne has never let anyone tell her what to do—not society, not her overprotective father, and certainly not the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how rude and insufferable he is. In fact, she’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensures that her life in his palace is anything but a fairytale. But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite…and to discover the truth about who she really is.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous palace nearby. He's hell-bent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he’s determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost. Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from wrongful imprisonment if the girls will entertain Fate’s presence. But the more time they spend with him, the more frightening their reality becomes.

Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark's seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven't ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla's midst who don't believe her ascent to power was earned.

When offered a chance to avoid summer school, goth girl Frankie Tanner reluctantly agrees to help Ivy Wexler, a cheerleader who has just resurrected her cat in preparation for bigger and better (dead) things. Perfect for people who wanted The Craft to be sapphic.

Abschlussband der Zodiac-Chroniken von Spiegel-Bestsellerautorin Marah Woolf. Wer gewinnt den Kampf um die Zeit? Averie hat die Zeitenspiele überlebt und ...

Lobías Rumin vive en Eldin Menor, y al contrario que el resto de sus habitantes, es un chico extraño y solitario. Pero la vida de Lobías da un giro inesperado en la víspera del equinoccio de primavera, cuando conoce a Nu y Lóriga, dos viajeros con la intención de llevar a cabo la empresa más descabellada posible: atravesar el Valle de las Nieblas. La bruma allí nunca se disipa y durante siglos nadie ha osado atravesarla.

Bolly and Denny's unusual family is fighting to survive the "Lurcher" epidemic destroying their world. But then tragedy strikes when Denny is infected, and Bolly must fufill his dying wish while battling Lurchers, Hybrids, and their vampire overlords—The Brethren!

Something strange is happening at Wisteria Gardens, the manor that Blythe and Aris call home. All they want is a peaceful holiday season with their family, but a group of restless spirits is determined to threaten their festivities. With a new mystery to solve, Signa, Death, Blythe, and Fate must uncover what happened to Wisteria’s ghostly inhabitants and help the spirits move on…before it’s too late.

Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja's otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care and Vanja decided to steal her future back...by stealing Gisele's life for herself.

Vanja Schmidt knows no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love. Abandoned to Death and Fortune as a child, she has scraped by as a lowly maidservant with her quick wits and the ability to see her godmothers’ hands at work in the world. But when they demand her lifelong servitude in exchange, Vanja decides that gifts not given freely...can always be stolen. A wicked retelling of “The Goose Girl", Little Thieves is a delightfully witty YA fantasy about the fickle hands of fate, and changing the cards we’re dealt.

Amala has spent her whole life trying to be the perfect princess: delicate, quiet, obedient. But when she’s murdered on the night of her wedding, her story is cut short before it begins. Kha’dasia has been told her whole life that she is too rough, too loud, too much. She’s no ordinary princess but a ruthless warrior on a quest to fulfill her late brother’s dying wish. Except she dies before reaching her destination. When both girls wake up in a cursed forest, the gods offer them a second chance at life—if they can find true love’s kiss.

Die Medizinstudentin Aiko führt alles andere als ein normales Leben – denn es ist nicht ihr erstes. Aiko ist die Reinkarnation der Fuchsgöttin Inari. Als solche wird ihre Seele so lange wiedergeboren, wie sie einen Naturgeist, einen Kodama, an ihrer Seite hat. Als Aikos Naturgeist getötet wird, muss sie in den Wäldern einen neuen Begleiter suchen. Dabei begegnet sie Chiaki, ihrem Rivalen aus der Universität. Auch dieser hütet ein Geheimnis: Er ist die Reinkarnation des Mondgottes Tsukuyomi und verlor ebenfalls seinen Kodama.

Seventeen-year-old Piper and her boyfriend Cory are held captive by horrifying spider cryptids in the savage dimension of Arachnall. The Spider King tries to seduce her into ruling with him as his queen and makes Cory a soulless slave. Piper must make an impossible choice: help the beleaguered Spider Queen dethrone the Spider King and escape or turn into one of the bloodthirsty monsters.

Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: to become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest mission in life is to annoy the crap out of her, but he isn't as harmless as he seems. The second is Ash. Draconian. Powerful. Dangerous. He knows too much and reveals nothing. Also, disturbingly attractive—and scary. Did she mention scary?

From a remote hilltop haven, far from the city of Fantome, Seraphine Marchant and her Order of Flames plot to eradicate shade magic with lightfire. But as Sera struggles to control her blooming powers, destiny calls her back to Fantome—and to the assassin who haunts her dreams. Ransom Hale can’t get Sera out of his head. As their rivalry grows and he grapples with the responsibility of leading the Order of Daggers, he feels himself slipping further from who he wants to be. Is he doomed to a life in the shadows? Or can he forge another path?

In order to save Keegan, Sparrow must marry Corporal Aaron Price and doom herself to a life of imprisonment—while swearing allegiance to the military superpower that wants every Anomaly dead. Her only hope is Aaron’s promise that they will escape the District together. But Sparrow’s hopes of freedom are shattered when she is forced to hunt down the most dangerous Anomaly of all: her father, Icarus. Meanwhile, torn between hope and heartbreak, Keegan is desperate to rescue Sparrow, but struggles to believe that she still loves him after turning coat to join their greatest enemy.

After tasting financial success and the Shadow Knights’ power, Veron lost everything. Now, trapped in slavery, jealous servants and harsh justice threaten his ability to fulfill his destiny. Caught between secrets he cannot divulge and attention from the master’s daughter, Chelci, Veron must choose between following the rules or following his heart as he fights to rise again. Meanwhile, King Bale searches to kill the young shadow knight, and Veron’s old friend Brixton is the only one who knows where he is. Will the lure of power entice Brixton to turn on him again?

On the unforgiving streets of Karad, Veron grows up hungry, inexperienced, and stealing just to survive. After tragedy strikes, he is forced to decide what path his life will take. Opportunity arises when he discovers the last survivor of a secret organization called the Shadow Knights. Apprenticed to learn their ways, Veron begins to develop abilities he never dreamed he could have. Meanwhile, an enemy from across the mountains comes to destroy their kingdom’s way of life, and the Shadow Knights are the only ones able to stop him.

Abandoned by her parents the day she was born and raised by her Sensei, Fin, Sparrow has grown up bitter and doubtful of her identity. Forced to train beside the elite “Anomalies” - a secret society of superhuman fugitives on a mission to rescue a war-torn world from the Reformed Global Militia - Sparrow fights her own powers, desperately wishing she could live like a normal teenager. But her rebellious streak comes to a screeching halt when Fin transfers her to a new school (which just happens to be a cabin in the woods) to train alongside the best of the best.

Mi mundo cambió en el instante en el que pisé el instituto Katmere. Aquí todo resulta extraño: la escuela, los alumnos, las asignaturas; y yo no soy más que una simple mortal entre ellos, dioses... o monstruos. Todavía no sé a qué bando pertenezco, si es que pertenezco a alguno, sólo sé que lo que parece unirlos a todos es su odio hacia mí. Pero entre ellos está Jaxon Vega, un vampiro que esconde oscuros secretos y que no ha sentido nada durante un siglo.

Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village, and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next. Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris.

After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister, Taryn, shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, whom she loves despite his betrayal.

There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a best friend named Redemption, Jam has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when she meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colours and claws, who emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend but also to uncover the truth.

Nineteen-year-old Signa Farrow, orphaned as a baby, has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her last remaining relatives are the Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at the glittering and gloomy estate of Thorn Grove. Thorn Grove’s patriarch, Elijah, mourns his late wife, Lillian, through wild parties and drink, while eldest son Percy grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and daughter Blythe suffers from the same mysterious illness that killed her mother.

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

Marius Wisethorn, Prince of Eleyta, has always wanted one thing: adventure. One night, the perfect opportunity falls in his lap. He intercepts a message about a feral, ancient vampire that has escaped its tomb and comes up with the perfect plan. He'll track down the First and kill it, proving to his sister that he's ready to explore the world.

In a world where ancient forests breathe with magic and mythical creatures haunt the shadows, Aglaea, a spirited girl bonded to the mysterious Yew trees, finds comfort high in their branches, untouched by storms that sweep the land. But even her tranquil world is not immune to the forces stirring below the surface of Lake Eir, where an enigmatic figure emerges, hinting at powers Aglaea never knew she possessed.