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What are you supposed to do when the whole world joins forces against you? Give up, find some hole to duck into, and beg for your life to be spared? But even despite how obvious the answer to that question might be, many an adult had been dashed on the rocks 12-year-old Tailyn Vlashich was supposed to climb. Ahead of him lay a secret laboratory belonging to the ancients; behind was a horde headed by his sworn enemy. But through it all, Tailyn had those who loved him, those who believed in him, and that support was enough to carry him to the ends of the Earth.

Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex’s life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banished prince from the Lost City of Meya who is out for her blood. To protect the Medorans from Aven’s quest to reclaim his birthright, Alex and her friends seek out the Meyarin city and what remains of its ancient race.

¡Llega la nueva novela de Stephenie Meyer! Revive la historia de amor inmortal de Crepúsculo contada desde la perspectiva de Edward Cullen. Cuando Edward Cullen y Bella Swan se conocieron en Crepúsculo, nació una historia de amor icónica. Pero hasta ahora, sus fans solo conocen la historia a través de Bella. Por fin los lectores podrán vivir la versión de Edward en la muy esperada novela Sol de medianoche.

Carmen Martín Gaite nos recrea magistralmente esta historia y la adapta a la sociedad en la que vivimos, con una Caperucita que es una niña de hoy y que se mueve en un bosque muy diferente (Manhattan), aunque también se encontrará con los personajes del famoso cuento, aquí completamente diferentes: miss Lunatic, mister Wolf, etc.

Wyatt Westlock has one plan for the farmhouse she's just inherited—to burn it to the ground. But during her final walkthrough of her childhood home, she makes a shocking discovery in the basement—Peter, the boy she once considered her best friend, strung up in chains and left for dead. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, Peter has suffered hundreds of ritualistic deaths on her family's property. Semi-immortal, Peter never remains dead for long, but he can't really live, either. Not while he's bound to the farm, locked in a cycle of grisly deaths and painful rebirths.

Ceces Mutter Lizzie möchte, dass Cece mit ihr zurück nach Boston kommt. Sie soll sich außerdem von jeder Magie fernhalten, da sie dadurch von den Mystics aufgespürt werden könnte. Cece ist stinksauer. Sie wirft ihrer Mutter vor, sie ihr Leben lang belogen und ihr nur mit Hilfe von Magie einen Platz auf der Pariser Ballettschule verschafft zu haben.

Als jedoch ein Mitglied ihres Zirkels ermordet wird, erkennt Prim die unfassbare Wahrheit: Die Magie ist nicht nur chaotisch und frech. Sie kann auch töten. Prim will den Mörder fassen, bringt damit aber auch den ehemaligen Hexenjäger Liam in Lebensgefahr.

When you know the Earth is dying, what will you do to save it? Tessa Horton always suspected there was more to life than what meets the eye—her unique ability is proof. Tú Chen carries the weight of his secret power, hiding it from his family to protect them. Their lives change forever when they are accepted into the College of Geological Evolution, an exclusive international school with a hidden purpose. Run by the ancient secret society known as the Keepers of the Rock, the college trains those with supernatural connections to the Earth.

Es ist Minas erstes Jahr an der sagenumwobenen Winter Academy, die die Welt davor beschützt, in ewigem Frost zu versinken. Doch alles läuft schief: Ihre Kräfte wollen ihr nicht gehorchen, und Professor Abercroft, ihr Lehrer für Eismagie, macht ihr das Leben schwer. Dann wird Mina an den Hof des bösen Winterkönigs verschleppt. Und ihre einzige Hoffnung ist ihr verhasster Lehrer, der plötzlich am Hof auftaucht.

„Spieglein möchte, dass wir ihn ab sofort ‚Whistle-Blower‘ nennen“, unterbricht Rose meine Gedanken, „schon gehört?“ ALLE HAPPY ENDS SIND IN GEFAHR! Reds Leben ist nicht gerade leichter geworden seit der Sache mit den verschwundenen Happy Ends und ihrer Reise nach Wonderland. Und nicht nur Red spürt die Nachwirkungen ihres letzten Abenteuers: Prinzessin Jasemin kocht vor Wut. Ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor! Red und ihrer Prinzessinnen-Gang bleibt keine Wahl – sie müssen die Hexen des Märchenwalds auf ihre Seite ziehen.

Unheimlich, spannend, sein bestes Werk: So äußern sich Presse und Leser*innen über diesen Klassiker ab 12 Jahren von Otfried Preußler, seiner Geschichte vom magischen Spiel um die Freiheit des Menschen. Da verwundert es nicht, dass »Krabat« mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet wurde und zu den Hörbüchern gehört, die lange nachklingen, egal wie alt man ist. Dem 14-jährigen Krabat erscheinen in einer Winternacht elf Raben in seinen Träumen. Er kann ihrem Ruf nicht widerstehen und macht sich auf den Weg zur gefürchteten Mühle am Koselbruch.

Llega el nuevo fenómeno de vampiros al más puro estilo Crepúsculo. Cuando los adolescentes de Black River empiezan a cambiar, nadie está a salvo. A sus 17 años, Dusty solo quiere escapar a sus libros y a la extensa naturaleza que rodea su casa situada en las montañas del norte del estado de Nueva York. Lo que no sabe es que hay algo acechándola entre las sombras del bosque. Cuando Dusty despierta una mañana, su cuerpo, sus sentidos y sus necesidades comienzan a cambiar, y empieza a sentir una atracción hacia el callado y misterioso Will como nunca había experimentado.

Sixteen-year-old Adrian Cardin, a young soul constantly yearning for adventure, finds himself in a peculiar situation. Intrigued by a rumor, his teacher shares about a mysterious island in the heart of Dipser Grove, Devil Spider Island. This island is said to be the dwelling place of dreadful spiders, creatures many wish they could erase from their memories. The rumor even suggests that the Devil himself might rest on the island, or perhaps his pet, the Devil’s Spider.

Raven Fielding isn’t your average college student. Being able to start objects on fire with the flick of his mind? Yep, not normal. But the person who is normal is Grace Anderson—the straight-laced, straight-A, college student Raven’s been crushing on for more months than he’d like to admit. Determined to win Grace’s heart, Raven accompanies her on a remote trip to see her family in Wyoming’s wilderness. But the trip doesn’t go as planned. When ghosts from Grace’s past return to derail her carefully organized life, Raven knows he and his family may be the only ones to help her.

According to the ultrasounds, everything is fine with Jacinda and Luke’s expected baby, but as Jacinda’s dreams turn increasingly bizarre, she fears something is very wrong with their growing child. When the big day finally arrives, Jacinda’s worst fears lie cradled in her arms. But there’s only one way to save this youngling, and the cost could not only be high, it could be everything....

For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.

Flame ist gelungen, was niemand je zuvor vollbracht hat: Die Insel der Seligen lebend zu verlassen. Während Ziva weitere Gefangene in ihre Gewalt bringt, wächst ihre Armee und Dark steht noch immer unter ihrem dunklen Bann. Um ihn und die anderen zu befreien, müssen Flame und ihre Freunde die Gunst einer Titanin gewinnen und einen der mächtigen sechs Urgegenstände Viridis finden. Nur so haben sie eine Chance, Ziva zu besiegen, doch den Artefakten wohnt eine uralte Macht inne und diese Finsternis verschlingt selbst die reinsten Seelen …

A war is on the horizon for the kingdom of Prost. But for those from Krader, their lives were already turned upside down amidst the Collapse. Reeling from his loss and unsure what to do next, Terrence will need to refocus to earn his first Rank as a Dungeoneer. For everyone else, recruitment for the war is bringing the kingdom to its knees. Trying his best to stay out of the conflict, Tom is eager to reunite with his friends and family in the Capital. Storylines converge as everyone's Affinities progress further every day.

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?

Joan has failed to stop Eleanor. Now Eleanor rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them. Nick—once a hero to humans, and Joan’s first love—is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron—the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family—now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow.