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From the instant New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas, comes Lost in the Never Woods, an atmospheric, supernatural Peter Pan retelling . . . It has been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods but, when the town’s children start to disappear, the...

Enchantingly read by Cynthia Erivo. The earth-shattering and magical epic finale to the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy: Children of Anguish and Anarchy by the New York Times-bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi. New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her...

Winner of Audiobook of the Year at the 2019 Audie Awards. Named one of AudioFile's best audiobooks of 2018 Winner of the Tonight Show Summer Reads with Jimmy Fallon. Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and...

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking second title in Tomi Adeyemi's YA fantasy trilogy, Legacy of Orïsha, following her ground-breaking, West African-inspired debut Children of Blood and Bone. After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing...

Es wird Hebst in Henrietta. Blue und die vier Raven Boys suchen noch immer nach dem Grab des walisischen Königs Glendower. Fast glauben sie sich am Ziel, als Adam eine beunruhigende Vision hat: Im magischen Wald Cabeswater gibt es drei Schlafende. Einer von ihnen darf unter gar keinen Umständen geweckt werden. Die Frage ist allerdings, welcher es ist und was geschieht, wenn er trotz aller Vorsicht aufwachen sollte. Währenddessen hat Blue ganz andere Sorgen: Ihre Mutter ist verschwunden und außer einer mysteriösen Nachricht gibt es keine Spur von ihr.

Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of the plan - it's just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior love, Wren, must travel the kingdom to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. The journey is made even more treacherous, thanks to a heavy bounty on Lei's head, as well as insidious doubts that threaten to tear Lei and Wren apart from within.

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

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...

In this collection of 13 fabulously chilling stories from 13 true masters of suspense, including five New York Times best sellers and a number of Edgar Award nominees, all edited by none other than R. L. Stine, nothing is what it seems. From cannibalistic children, to an unwitting date with a vampire, to a crush on a boy who just might be a werewolf, no scary stone is left unturned. A must-have for all fans of the genre!

Bloomsbury presents A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Davis Brooks, Kate Handford and Matt Reeves. A New York Times bestseller! "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." – Jodi Picoult In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from fairy tales and East Asian folklore, this original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone. "A dazzling fairytale full...

Katharyn Blair crafts a fiercely feminist fantasy with a horrifying curse, swoon-worthy sea captains, and the power of one girl to choose her own fate in this contemporary standalone adventure that's perfect for fans of The Fifth Wave and Seafire, and for anyone who has ever felt unchosen. For...

As best friend and emissary to her mer kingdom's princess, Periwinkle Wentletrap juggles many responsibilities. At the moment those include getting the princess (and herself) ready for the upcoming Sea Harvest Dance. When a trip to the Thalassinian marketplace for pearls and dressmaking supplies leads to a reunion with her long-time crush, Peri is once again caught up in the swirl of emotions she feels for a thoughtful pearl trader.

Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn’t shone in years, crops are failing, and families are starving. Worst yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people’s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and the destinies of two 17-year-old girls become entwined when they are chosen to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Taninli, the city of the Fairy Queen.

Everly Hart, a talented griever and amateur detective, is sent away to Echo Bay in the aftermath of a high-profile case. As she arrives in the small coastal town, she quickly realizes that the place is not as idyllic as it seems. The tide brings danger and death every seven years, and the locals whisper about a pirate's cursed treasure buried somewhere on the coast. Is it a curse or a grimm creature behind the deaths?

Der 17-jährige Arek hat die Prophezeiung erfüllt, den grausamen Herrscher des Königreichs Ere zu töten - aber was nun? Matt - Magier und bester Freund von Arek - rät ihm, selbst den Thron einzunehmen, bis die rechtmäßige Königin befreit ist. Doch der Plan geht schief, und Arek gerät in große Schwierigkeiten: Als neuer König muss er bis zu seinem 18. Geburtstag einen Gefährten finden - ansonsten stirbt er. Ihm bleiben nur drei Monate, und so sucht er verzweifelt nach einem Partner.

Ein cosy Fantasy-Abenteuer voller Magie und Kleinstadt-Charme! Ein magisches Jugendbuch über Magie und Freundschaft. Die strukturierte Viola ist mehr als überrascht, als sie für ihre neue Au-pair-Stelle im gemütlichen Örtchen Fairytown ankommt, und dort auf den chaotischen Ben trifft, der es auf dieselbe Stelle abgesehen hat.

The jaw-dropping conclusion to Girls of Storm and Shadow left the fates of Lei and Wren hanging in the balance. There's one thing Lei knows - she can never return to the Hidden Palace. The trauma and tragedy she suffered behind those opulent walls will plague her forever. She cannot be trapped there with the sadistic king again, especially without Wren.

Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honour they could hope for...and the most demeaning. This year, there's a ninth. Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. Ten years ago, her mother was snatched by the royal guards, and her fate remains unknown. Now, the guards are back, and this time it's Lei they're after. There, Lei does the unthinkable - she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life.

I thought our enemies on the outside were going to leave us alone. Boy, was I wrong. Byron, my boyfriend, has been severed from his magic, and the totalitarian, monster-hating Society is closing in on us. They seek to steal my abilities, a prospect that could spell our doom. If they succeed, there will be no one left to protect the world from their tyranny. And I can't sit aside and let the Society work their evil plans. Byron's magic and sanity hang in the balance, as well as my life and the lives of everyone I care about.