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With the threat of a second cataclysm bearing down on them, Matt and his allies double their efforts to climb the tower, juggling personal responsibilities, new players, unexpected assistance from unlikely sources, all while weighing the insidious possibility of threats from within.

The first book in an exciting YA series about a teen girl, descended from Edgar Allan Poe, who must navigate the haunting legacy of her ancestor while learning to harness her own strength and intelligence, especially as she begins to commune with the dead. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard...

Corruption. Power struggle. Malevolent deities. All this is topped off by a mysterious golden tower that appeared overnight, drawing adventurers from far and wide. Still recovering from the events of Transposition and struggling with his nature, Matt sets out to rescue his best friend from the...

Choosing a college when your family is struggling can be difficult, but it isn’t supposed to be world ending. And the falling meteor is seriously limiting Matt’s options. Now in the aftermath, his home city is locked down by a mysterious dome, corporations are looking to monopolize a wealth of new untapped resources, and people are suddenly developing powers via a System that seems to have borderline sinister intentions.

Amber Sand's matchmaking business is threatened by a YouTube star with a flair for showbiz, but when she meets Jane, the fairy behind the new fad, Amber finds a kindred spirit. Jane never got her wings and, like Amber, feels like an outsider in her family. Meanwhile, the gang is enjoying the summer after senior year and gearing up for college. They team up with Jane to track down the rare and difficult-to-obtain fairy dust and try to restore Ivy's siren powers. Perhaps most risky of all, Jane offers to tell Amber who her match truly is.

Makoto Takatsuki has proven worthy of his title as the Hero of Roses—not only did he save Macallan from a stampede of monsters and a powerful ancient dragon, but he also liberated Cameron from a blighted hydra. After those battles, Makoto hopes to catch a break, but a revelation from the...

Edward’s soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again. This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge...

Zehn romantische Geschichten aus dem Universum der Schattenjäger, ein Liebesbrief an Fans und ein emotionaler Höhepunkt der Bücher. Ob Jace und Clary auf der Suche nach einem verbannten Schattenjäger, Will und Tessa auf ihrer rätselhaften Hochzeitsreise in Paris oder Simon und Izzy im Kampf gegen dämonische Aktivitäten in New York, jede Geschichte beleuchtet die Liebe in all ihren Facetten: leidenschaftlich, schmerzhaft, humorvoll und zutiefst menschlich.

The journey to Yenice is long, and Luciel has a big task ahead of him. Charged with reviving a long-defunct branch of the Healer’s Guild in a nation of beastfolk, the S-rank healer’s mission was never going to be easy. But things are made even more complicated when it is revealed that the country is home to its own host of problems, and even Luciel’s reputation isn’t enough to keep trouble away.

Luciel is moving up in the world and people, both good and bad, powerful and weak, have begun to take notice of this peculiar young man. Bent on becoming the best healer he can be in order to aid the many people who can’t afford treatment from the price-gouging clinics, he accepts his new position with trepidation, heading straight for the source of the infamous guild’s corruption. But something is up with the Church—a labyrinth of monsters lurks beneath the floor of the healers’ headquarters.

Change is coming for the Church of Saint Shurule, and Luciel’s first act as an S-rank healer is one that promises to shake the very foundations of the healing profession. But leave it to the ignorant masochist to find himself once again in way over his head in the process. The shoes that he’s inadvertently stepped into—those of his legendary predecessor—won’t be easy to fill, and the whole “imprisoned dragons” debacle continues to loom over the hapless young man as he struggles to move forward.

She may be down . . . but her fangs are out. After defeating Lucifer and saving the world, Schuyler Van Allen woke up in an entirely different reality and learned she had to do it all over again. Find the villain, take him down, save the world. But after losing her only allies, Jack Force—who ran off to protect her—and Kingsley Martin—who was captured and killed by the enemy, Schuyler has to face facts. She's going to have to do this alone . . . or is she?

Welcome back to the Wolf Queen’s Court. Vanessa Hart is done being a victim. After the brutal winter massacre stole everything from her, she vows vengeance against her enemies once and for all—even if that means killing the boy she once loved... Vanessa bides her time playing the role of a...

Tauch ein in eine Welt voller Magie und Intrigen, die tief unter dem Meer beginnt… Aris, der jüngste Prinz von Atlantis, sehnt sich nach Freiheit von den strengen Regeln seines Vaters, des Minos. Als er die mutige Ella von der Oberfläche kennenlernt, wird sein Schicksal neu geschrieben. Ihre Liebe ist gefährlich und verboten – denn ihre Welten dürfen nicht kollidieren. Doch als Verrat den Thron von Atlantis bedroht, müssen Aris und Ella einander vertrauen.

Cemetery Boys meets K-Pop Demon Hunters in this thrilling YA fantasy about a lost spirit, a reaper, a shaman, and the one girl who can save them all. Sixteen-year-old Sujin knows a lost soul when she sees one. Her mother and grandmother are mudang: shamans who help wayward ghosts travel down the...

Chaos in London, magische Wesen außer Kontrolle – und zwei Rivalen, die sich zusammenraufen müssen. Gwendolynne Chan will nur ihren Abschluss am Seamere College für magische Tiermedizin schaffen und die Auszeichnung als Jahrgangsbeste erhalten. Doch Harrisford Briggs, ihr arroganter Kommilitone aus reichem Elternhaus, kommt ihr dabei ständig in die Quere. Als gefährliche Magieexplosionen die Stadt erschüttern, die etwas mit den magischen Tieren in Gwens und Harrisfords Obhut zu tun haben, bleibt ihnen nur eins: zusammenarbeiten.

Sitting by himself on a bench during recess, fashion-loving Francis is joined by Jessica. He’s surprised when he learns that she’s a ghost and that Francis is the first person who has been able to see her since she died. When they become friends, then meet two more outsiders who can also see Jessica, the questions arise: Why are they the only ones who can see Jessica? And how did she die?

UNA NUOVA AVVENTURA DEGLI EROI DELLA PRIMA SAGA DI PERCY JACKSON! Non c'è mai pace per un semidio: Percy Jackson dovrà vedersela con i capricci degli dei perfino per ottenere l'ammissione all'università! Per procurarsi le lettere di presentazione da parte di tre divinità diverse, deve affrontare altrettante imprese. Ecate, dea della magia, gli propone una nuova sfida: tutto ciò che deve fare è badare ai suoi teneri animaletti durante la settimana di Halloween, mentre lei girerà il mondo collezionando dolcetti.

Der Erfolgsroman aus Japan - endlich auf Deutsch! Sieben einsame Teenager, die nicht mehr zur Schule gehen wollen, gelangen über ihre Spiegel in ein mysteriöses Schloss wie aus Grimms Märchen. Dort müssen sie einen versteckten Raum finden, in dem nur einem von ihnen ein Wunsch erfüllt werden kann. Doch die Zeit ist knapp, und wenn sie sich nicht an die Regeln halten, kann es für sie tödlich enden... Eine bewegende Geschichte über Einsamkeit, Mobbing und psychische Gesundheit - und wie man gemeinsam Ängste überwindet.

Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Miéville's thrilling young adult novel, Railsea. On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their...