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Atalanta Capp has spent her entire life watching her family of witch hunters die at the hands of witches, dreading the day it would be her turn to continue the family legacy. She dreams of running away, instead of studying how to hunt and kill witches. A decision that causes her to botch her first hunt and almost die. To make matters worse, a group of twisted elemental witches kidnaps her mother, leaving incompetent Atalanta to be the only person who can save her.

My twin brother, Damon, and I grew up in the shadows of the supernatural, trained by our father, a legendary hunter and an Elder in a world you wouldn't believe exists. But now, Dad's gone missing, and we're on a treacherous path to find him. We thought we knew the drill-stake 'em, salt 'em, save the day. That was until we met our newest nightmare: vampires, or so we thought, leaving nothing but skeletons in their wake. Then there's Justice, a vampire fighting his own kind, a guy from some group called the Paranormal Mercenary Corp. Trusting a vampire? Not exactly in our playbook.

In the quest to save my life, I delved into unnatural powers and changed myself utterly. I mastered new forms of Magic and discovered others. I expanded my knowledge, learned, and grew; both as a Magician and a man. It wasn't enough. All I managed to do was to buy myself some time, and now that time is running out. My brother has fought me every step of the way. He even murdered my one hope of a cure, and in his demented desire to finish the job, went digging into mysteries he had no business with. Now, he's been taken.

Unheimlich, spannend, sein bestes Werk: So äußern sich Presse und Leser.

Sergei managed to lay his hands on the Divine Avatar of Savior, which brings with it the kinds of new abilities other players can only dream of. Still, it's not the right moment to relax and go with the flow. Two of his friends have been captured; the third one is being kept hostage while Sergei is forced to procure the Elixir of Power.

Gina, a mermaid haunted by her mysterious past, embarks on a quest for answers about her identity and the chilling dreams that hint at a life she can’t remember. Drawn to New York City, the place that seems to hold the key to her memories, Gina begins to uncover the truth.

In a realm where warriors are bestowed with supernatural powers, one girl has the destiny to save the realm, or go down defending it. After being on the run since they were small children, Dylan and her twin brother Devin have lost everything. They seek revenge by joining the Rhodi; a group of elite magic casters who are the world's last line of defense against evil. Darkness is gathering under a tyrant who desires to crush freedom forever, and only the Rhodi can stop her.

Les portes du Temps est le troisième et dernier tome de la saga Galénor. Suivez-y Tom et Kyle dans un périple au cœur dune époque où la magie était proscrite et au cours duquel ils croiseront le chemin dune princesse haute en couleur.

Aria's chronic illness has robbed her of freedom, friends, and romance. However, an incredible act of magic transforms her and she's swept into a mysterious and perilous new world of fae, sorcerers, and vampires. In the once-sleepy town of Colville, the sky cracks open and magic rains down, enchanting everything it touches. Aria and her classmates Claire, Sorin, and Michael start to manifest strange supernatural abilities.

When Astrid is attacked by a creep calling himself a Slayer, it seems like a cruel prank the universe is pulling on her already crappy life. Then Kaden, the most infuriating, stunning boy she’s ever met, arrives and tells her she’s a dragon-kin like him—part dragon, part human. Then Astrid actually shifts into a dragon.

In life, high school classmates Caroline Davison and Kenny Zhou existed in separate universes-Caroline in one of softball practices and family dinners; Kenny in one of NASA photo books and late-night shifts at his parents' Chinese restaurant. But after their deaths, they find themselves thrown together as roommates in a mysterious white room-one that seems to exist outside of time and space, shows them their loved ones' lives on a large hi-def TV, and grants their wishes with a sardonic sense of humor.

Arlynn Rosemary Banson is an atypical sixteen-year-old—the cool, popular outsider, effortlessly straddling the line between divas and dorks. Her forever young mother, Jennifer, is dedicated to making her life awkward by trying to be her friend. Her father, Alan, is a history professor who barely acknowledges his family’s existence. Her boyfriend, Benz, the quarterback and homecoming king, has just broken up with her, while her best friend, Joslin, bears reluctant witness to Rosemary’s romantic drama. But nothing prepares any of them for a Welsh foreign exchange student named Emrys Balin.

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love—no matter the consequences...

Dark Academia – Schottland – Shakespeare! In dem diversen Urban Fantasy Roman A Midsummer's Nightmare geht es um ein Elite-College auf einer schottischen Insel, ein Shakespeare-Stück und vier junge Erwachsene, die einer uralten Macht trotzen müssen. Der schottischen Insel Hilma steht ein Sommer wie kein anderer bevor: Die Studierenden der altehrwürdigen Elite-Universität proben wie jedes Jahr die Aufführung eines Stücks von Shakespeare. Doch währenddessen entdecken vier Mitglieder der Theatergruppe ihre übernatürlichen Fähigkeiten – und den rachsüchtigen Geist eines Mädchens, gefangen im Gemäuer der Universität.

Unaufhaltsam kriecht der dichte schwarze Nebel vom Waldrand her auf sie zu, formt sich zu dünnen Schwaden, die nach ihr greifen, wie gierige knöcherne Finger. Das wütende Knurren des kleinen Fuchses dröhnt in ihren Ohren und Kälte überfällt sie, als der Nebel ihre Schulter berührt. Sie taumelt rückwärts, verliert das Gleichgewicht und fällt. Als die 17-jährige Anna ihre Augen öffnet, sieht sie in das besorgte Gesicht ihres Vaters. Sie lebt alleine mit ihm im idyllischen Seebach, mitten in Deutschland und trotz seiner steten Sorge um sie, ist dieser Albtraum das Bedrohlichste, was einem in der beschaulichen Kleinstadt passieren kann.

Seven Carter wurde ihr magisches Schicksal bereits in die Wiege gelegt, doch davon ahnt sie nichts, als sie während des Besuchs eines New Yorker Clubs Zeuge unerklärlicher Geschehnisse wird. Unvermittelt und ganz bestimmt nicht freiwillig, wird sie von Trank-Hexer Tyler Davenport in den ewigen Kampf zwischen Magie-Jägern und Hexen-Gilden hineingezogen, und während sie noch mit der Erkenntnis ringt, dass es so etwas wie Magie überhaupt gibt, erweckt Tyler ihre eigenen, ganz besonderen Kräfte in ihr.

Nachdem bei einem Manöver der Traumunion das letzte goldene Tor und mit ihm große Teile Somnas zerstört wurden, gerät die Welt aus ihren Fugen. Die Albträume der Menschen nehmen zu, immer mehr protestieren auf den Straßen, und sogar die Gabe der Traumgänger scheint in Gefahr... Im Zentrum dieses Machtkampfes müssen Ria und Selena ihre Seite wählen. Während Ria für die Propaganda der Traumunion eingespannt werden soll, fliegt Selena mit Freundin Mo nach Griechenland. In den Unterlagen ihres Vaters muss es einen Hinweis geben, was nun mit Somna geschehen wird.

Clever and pithy children's classics turned upside-down, WINK is a true delight. Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of Damsel. Fifteen young adult contemporary fantasy and science fiction tales that wink at classic works of children's literature.

Enchantingly read by Cynthia Erivo. The earth-shattering and magical epic finale to the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy by bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi, soon to be a major movie starring Cynthia Erivo! Fans are loving Children of Anguish and Anarchy: ‘Love this series and highly recommend. I...

Wicked faeries, betrayals and forbidden love… This special edition of The Iron Queen includes the bonus novella Summer’s Crossing A storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me into the core of a conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it. Meghan Chase thought...