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Hiding in a remote village, Veron finds a belonging he never knew possible. Lured by the comfort of friends and peace, his destiny to save the land becomes an afterthought. When the threat to the kingdom hits home, everything he loves is put in danger. He must take up his sword and begin an epic journey to fulfill his calling, knowing the path may cost him his life. The future of Terrenor hangs in the balance, and Veron is the only one able to save it.

A large band of young adults flee from the only home they have known. They are led by the third son of their demanding ruler. The people are pursued for a time by their ruler. Later, they are confronted by many adversaries. The Taak’inal, as they call themselves, must walk for over a year before they find a location to build their new home. Upon this path, they face not only many enemies but also harsh weather and elements they had never before encountered.

Crow is about to be crowned the next wielder of Dumos–the dark ring–after his great and terrible mentor, Wudon, abandoned it. What does that mean for him? He will be sentenced to manage the devil and her entire battalion of wraiths for the rest of eternity. "For the good of the Skrols…" everyone assures him. But he’s not interested. It’s only to save the one person he cares for, Windel, does he step in to begrudgingly accept his fate and the plans therein.

Once again it falls to the great King Elgar to save the universe—or I screwed things up so badly that I have no choice but to save the universe. People started calling me King Elgar after my hero complex when I got stuck with the job of sealing Ryptose the World Ender to the Hell-Sword last October because I’m the only necromancer left in existence. Speaking of that, did you know every 300 years Cthulhu comes back to our universe to parley with the psionic community through a group of necromancers? Me neither.

Samt eines kühlen Lufthauchs trat eine Gestalt in einem roten Umhang ein. Sie streifte sich die Kapuze vom Kopf und zum Vorschein kam ein etwa sechzehnjähriges Mädchen. In gewisser Weise wirkte sie wie eine ältere und taffere Version von Rotkäppchen, nur dass sie außer eines Korbes mit Wein und Kuchen auch noch eine große, scharfe Sense bei sich trug.

Homecoming was going to be the best night of their lives for the students of Villa Vista High School, but instead it became their last. Love was in the air as several couples among the crowd found themselves at a crossroads. Expectations were high, but the future was less certain than they could ever imagine.

"Geheimnisse umgeben die Lysanth wie uns die Luft zum Atmen." Bendic Liras ist kein Mensch. Er gehört zu den Lysanth, jenen Ausgestoßenen, die Chaos und Tod über die Erde brachten. Gemeinsam mit seinem Daimos Aris, dem Drachengeschöpf an seiner Seite, muss er sich in der Muttersphäre behaupten. Als Bendic ein kleines Mädchen vor dem Ertrinken rettet und einen pulsierenden Stein im Meer entdeckt, ahnt er nicht, dass dies sein Schicksal vorherbestimmt. Er wird in die Slums von San Francisco abgeschoben und für Bendic beginnt ein Versteckspiel mit dem Gesetz.

Von ihren Kameraden schikaniert und von der gefürchteten Schwester Claire als Teufelsbalg verleumdet, wächst das Waisenmädchen Ruby im Kloster Edenplace auf. Tödliche Stürme bestimmen den Rhythmus ihres Lebens seit die Sphären-Tore geöffnet wurden, die den Menschen Zugang zu fremden Dimensionen bieten. Das scharfsinnige Mädchen ist fasziniert von den neuen Welten und ihren Bewohnern, die angeblich von Dämonen besessen sind. Als Ruby zum ersten Mal das Meer sieht, ändert sich ihr Leben unwiderruflich. Eine Fremde übergibt ihr ein merkwürdiges Geschenk.

Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung der Urban Fantasy Reihe um Lucas und die Berliner Akademie für Transmutationen. Direkt nachdem es Lucas gelungen ist, die Berliner Bevölkerung vor einem katastrophalen Anschlag auf der Millenniumsfeier zu bewahren, sieht er sich mit der Tatsache konfrontiert, dass vieles von dem, was er zu wissen glaubte, nicht den Tatsachen entspricht. Ray, sein Mentor, schien nicht nur einer der Mitverschwörer gewesen zu sein, sondern wurde offensichtlich auch beim Kampf zum Millennium ins Jenseits befördert.

All Goff wanted was for his essay on witchcraft to be good enough to win a scholarship to a private academy far away from Spraksville, the miserable, spooky little town he is stuck in. But, if he'd known that Spraksville's history of witchcraft was more than just folklore, he never would have experimented with casting a spell in the cemetery at midnight as research to make the essay great.

A spunky teenage orphan travels to Ireland where she discovers that she is a direct descendant of the Fae Queen and the King of the Leprechauns. Now she must defend her people against a powerful enemy who threatens war on both the Fae kingdom and the human world. With the help of Fae teens, a dog, and several lively spirits, Bridget finds herself facing challenges she never dreamed possible. Such as facing the Red Dragon of Wales....

Zwischen all den weißen Schwänen tauchte auf einmal ein schwarzer auf. Sein Gefieder schimmerte beinahe bläulich im silbrigen Mondlicht. Er hatte einen roten Schnabel und ebenso rot glühende Augen, die er nun auf mich richtete, als würde er mich kennen. Sein Anblick verursachte mir eine Gänsehaut. "Warum ist dieser Schwan schwarz?", wandte ich mich an Baba Zima. "Er symbolisiert das Böse, welches du in dir trägst", antwortete sie mir mit rauer Stimme.

Deep within the World Beyond lies the ancient Infinity Passageway—a place of power where only a few dare to tread. A mystical oasis, holding a fabled substance with powers over space and time: The Sands of Infinity.

Weaving together hints of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty with a shimmering thread of dark magic, this twist on classic fairy tales will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and ventures into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future – and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems.

Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she's a portrait artist whose paintings alter people's bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor's wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son. Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy's death was no accident.

Times are hard for folks and it’s even harder for siblings Calvin and Abigail Shepherd after the untimely death of their mother at the height of the Great Depression. With dust storms ravaging their home in Ross, Oklahoma, they wonder how they are going to make ends meet.

Décimo terceiro aniversário de Megan é o segundo volume de vinte e três da Série da Megan. É o aniversário da médium Megan e para comemorar a sua adolescência, os seus pais estão a dar-lhe uma grande festa. A família e os amigos estão convidados para a grande ocasião, onde o seu herói disc jockey local, Jack Hammer, vai tocar a música. Ela pergunta-se se alguém vai ver o seu enorme tigre siberiano fantasma, Grrr, mas ela não conta em conhecer um estranho bonito. A Série da Megan é para pessoas de todas as idades interessadas em assuntos psíquicos.

Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home. It's been ten years since anyone's seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she'll ever find one...until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain. But they've been waiting for her.

When war breaks out among the gods, the only hope that goodness might prevail depends on the love and bravery of two 17-year-old humans struggling to overcome their humble beginnings. Until recently, Danny and Jeannie were ordinary kids dreaming of an escape from the impoverished Wyoming coal camp they call home.

Just when Terrell thinks everything is calming down, a white-out blizzard arrives hours before expected, stranding a bus load of second-graders in the middle of nowhere. Can the shifters of Tala Ridge arrive in time to prevent disaster? And if they do, can they face what's coming?

Cinq ans après les événements de Mortal Instruments, Emma Carstairs est prête à venger la mort de ses parents... Après le meurtre de ses parents, Emma Carstairs rejoint l'Institut des Blackthorn pour devenir une redoutable Chasseuse d'Ombres. Et quand des crimes similaires sont découverts, elle est décidée à retrouver l'assassin et à se venger. Mais dans sa quête de vérité émergent de nombreuses questions : que veulent dire ces étranges inscriptions sur les corps ? Pourquoi l'Enclave leur a-t-elle interdit de chercher le coupable ?

Floriane's position as the forge maiden of Hunter's Hamlet is one of reverence, for it is her skill that arms and protects the vampire hunters. She knows her place and is a faithful servant to the Master Hunter and her community...until the night of the blood moon. Until her brother is dying at the hands of the Vampire Lord Ruvan. Wanting to defend her home at all costs, Floriane fights the vampire lord, ready to give her life if it means taking his. But Ruvan doesn't want to take her life...he wants her.

Isaline is desperate to keep her identity a secret. In the space of one night, her future as a City Watch has crumbled before her eyes. And now she’s on a train across Benemourne with two complete strangers—dangerous treasure hunters that she can’t trust with her real name.

Das Leben mischt die Karten, doch du spielst das Spiel! Harper ist der Studentenverbindung der Diamonds beigetreten und steckt mitten im intriganten Spiel der Vier Farben – ein Spiel, das sie um jeden Preis gewinnen muss. Doch je weiter die Runden voranschreiten, desto erbarmungsloser werden die Aufgaben und Gegner. Darunter auch Finley, zu dem sie gerade erst wieder Vertrauen gefasst hat. Was Harper nicht ahnt: Genau wie Finley verfolgen die Vier Farben mit ihrer Inszenierung noch ein anderes Ziel. Eines, das sie alle das Leben kosten könnte.

What if everything you believe to be true about your life simply isn't? More secrets buried beneath the surface of this once so normal neighborhood will be revealed, while tensions are on the rise and trust is broken. Welcome back to Shadow Hills. Witchcraft and War is the seventh book in The Vampires of Shadow Hills YA paranormal romance series. If you like star-crossed chemistry, headstrong heroines, and riveting family drama, then you’ll love Willow Rose’s heart-throbbing series.

Sasha lived a simple life until her mother’s secret came to light. Now, at the age of 16, Sasha learns that not only has everything to that point been a lie, but now there’s a hit squad after her. To escape their attackers, Sasha’s mother sacrifices herself so her daughter can escape. With her best friend Cassie in tow and her mother branded a traitor, Sasha must seek out the aunt she never knew for the protection she now needs. She hopes with the help of her aunt, she can prove her mother's innocence. But the more she digs, the more she wishes for this to be a terrible dream.

Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla. When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she’s supposed to do.

Raphael and the Hell Drakes have their sights upon the Wind Bastion and Vukaste the Ogre Lord. Their mission is to cleanse the remains of Shiomi the Defiant and allow her draconic soul to rest. But Vukaste is not the only enemy who seeks to do Raphael and his friends harm. Someone in the Chimeric Empire is working alongside the ogres, and their dark quest is one that could mean not only the end of Lucario, but the entire world.

Coldtown is dangerous. A prison for the damned and those who party with them. Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. Quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a bloody mix of predator and prey. It's an eternal party, shown on TV 24 hours a day! The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave. When Tana wakes up one morning after an ordinary party, she finds herself surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of the massacre are her ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy with a terrible secret.

Die Welt war vom Nebel bedeckt, nur die höchsten Berge von Eoe ragten aus dem wabernden Leichentuch. Die Menschen hatten sie in Äonen zu ihrer Heimat gemacht und den Felsmassiven hängende Gärten und Plateaus abgerungen, die wie Inseln aus dem weißen Dunst stachen, in dem sich verdrehte Kreaturen und abstoßende Monster verbargen. Jeden Monat wenn sich die beiden Monde Miai und Okine trafen, wallte der Nebel besonders heftig auf, überflutete meine Heimat und spülte die Nebelbestien bis in die Gassen unseres Dorfes Chesoba.