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Isobel is an artistic prodigy with a dangerous set of clients: the immortal fair folk. Yet when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, a fairy prince—she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes—a weakness that could cost him his life. Furious, Rook escorts Isabel to his kingdom to stand trial for her crime, but their journey is full of danger. Forced to depend on each other for survival, will their alliance blossom into something more? After all, love violates the fair folks’ ruthless laws...but are some matters worth the risk?

Phileas Fogg befindet sich auf der Rückreise nach Europa. Mitten auf dem Atlantik kommt es jedoch zu gefährlichen Vorfällen auf der kleinen Brigg Sally Palmer. Auch in London stehen die Dinge nicht zum Besten. Aouda wurde entführt, und Passepartout entgeht nur knapp einem heimtückischen Attentat. Doch da erhält er überraschend Hilfe von unerwarteter Seite. Es beginnt eine dramatische Suche nach Aouda Fogg, die ihrerseits auf einen alten Bekannten trifft. Sie muss erkennen, dass sie von ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit eingeholt wurde. Ist eine Rettung überhaupt noch möglich?

Enter Regency-era England—and a world in which magical mayhem and high society go hand in hand—with three novels featuring cousins Cecelia and Kate. In Sorcery & Cecelia, the two cousins have been inseparable since girlhood. But in 1817, Kate goes to London to make her debut into English society, leaving Cecelia behind. While visiting the Royal College of Wizards, Kate stumbles on a plot to destroy a beloved sorcerer—and only Cecelia can help her save him.

Jeder neue Anfang folgt auf das Ende eines anderen. Sie nannten ihn Sven, die Splitterfaust. Der Mann, der vergaß. Der Mann, der sich erinnerte. In Adventurer's Twilight findet er Antworten, die schon lange im Verborgenen liegen. Er ist nicht allein. Er hat eine Familie. Lloyd, die Rekruten. Die Freunde, die er dazugewonnen hat, und die Freunde, die er sich bewahrt hat. Und vor allem Ash. Gemeinsam bauen sie das Leben wieder auf, das an die Zeit verloren ging. Die saga geht weiter.

England 1891, and when Natalya's woodland village is attacked by witch hunters, she flees to the fog-filled streets of London. There, she is befriended by pickpocket, Nathan Croft, who introduces her to Ella Cinders, the owner of a burlesque cabaret bar. Natalya’s life, however, continues to be plagued by the strange world that keeps intruding on her own.

Tigera now stood very still. She turned and looked deep into her mother’s eyes. "We have a very simple decision to make,” she said. “Run, or stay and die,” Tigera stated. Their lands, the Nine Boroughs, are abundant in food and shelter. They prosper, expand, and it could be said, have become complacent in their existence. However, far to their western border, other eyes look on with want and jealousy on this bountiful land. Now a great Lord has assembled the Hoard, west of the river border, and they plan an invasion the clan will not see coming until it is too late.

Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout, born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs—interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger. Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization, the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers, at least until they graduate to axes and swords.

Prentisstown no es como el resto de ciudades. Desde que sus habitantes se infectaron con el germen pueden escuchar los pensamientos de la gente de su alrededor en un Ruido constante y abrumador. No existe la privacidad. No hay secretos.

Phileas Fogg und dem Häftling Edmond Dantes ist die Flucht von der Gefängnisinsel Chateau d'If geglückt. Doch der Versuch, zur rettenden Küste zu schwimmen, scheitert katastrophal. Die Strömung zieht sie immer weiter auf das offene Meer hinaus. In letzter Sekunde taucht eine Brigg auf, die sie an Bord nimmt. Fogg und Dantes verschlägt es auf eine unbewohnte Insel, auf der Dantes? Aufzeichnungen nach ein Schatz vergraben ist. Doch schon bald stellen die Abenteurer fest, dass etwas auf der Insel nicht in Ordnung ist.

Aspiring young naturalist Celeste Rossan is determined to live a life of adventure and scientific discovery. But when her father loses everything, Celeste’s hopes of ever leaving her hometown are dashed…until she sees a narrow opportunity to escape to Paris and attend the 1867 Exposition Universelle. Celeste seizes her chance, but the elements overwhelm her before she can make it five miles. In desperation, she seeks refuge in an abandoned chateau, only to find herself trapped inside the den of an unknown species: a predator with an intelligence that rivals any human.

Now that Sarah has found more Changelings just like her, will they, along with her best friends, Alicia and Ivy, finally defeat Miss Morton and her ever-growing revenant army? Only if they all learn how to work together...easier said than done!

When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Weston Winters isn’t an alchemist—yet. He's been fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, and his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret.

Als die 15-jährige Zoe nach einer Party erwacht, findet sie sich im London des Jahres 1821 als Zofe der jungen Miss Lucie wieder. Lucie hat panische Angst vor ihrem Debüt bei der nahenden Ballsaison: Sie neigt zu Stressflecken, hysterischem Schluckauf und fällt bei jeder Gelegenheit in Ohnmacht. Zum Glück ist Zoe hier in ihrem Element! Sie erfindet den "WhisperWhisper"-Kettenbrief, in dem sie offenherzig und mit modernem Blick auf die heimlichen Fragen der jungen Londoner Ladys eingeht. Die Ballsaison beginnt und Zoe trifft auf den gutaussehenden Lord Falcon-Smith.

The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the magic on the island and the spirits who inhabit it. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper family, where her best friend, Coco, will see her as an equal, and her crush, Miles, will finally see her. Now that she’s 18, Mae knows her time with the Prospers may soon come to an end.

To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world.

Sixteen-year-old Portia White is used to being overlooked - after all, her twin sister Alex is a literal genius. But when Portia holds an Egyptian scarab beetle during history class, she takes center stage in a way she never expected: She faints. Upon waking, she is stronger, faster, and braver than before. And when she accidentally touches the scarab again? She wakes up in ancient Egypt - her sister and an unwitting freshman in tow. History comes alive as the three teens realize that getting back to the present will be the most difficult thing they’ve ever done.

As crown princess of Marghazar, Durkhanai Miangul will do anything to protect her people and her land. When her grandfather, the Badshah, is blamed for a deadly assault on the summit of neighboring leaders, the tribes call for his head. To assuage cries for war, the Badshah opens Marghazar's gates to foreigners for the first time in centuries, in a sign of good faith. His family has three months to prove their innocence, or they will all have war.

Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought.

After accompanying his father to a Slavic settlement to investigate strange tales of the undead, Viking Folkvarr discovers that the whole forest seems to want his kind dead. When his father is kidnapped by the magical rusalka maidens, there's only one person who can help. With generations of dislike running through their veins, Folkvarr and Agna must embrace their growing desire, and work together to save both of their people from the rising dead. But sometimes, love isn't enough, and it can't stop what's about to come.

After being reborn and becoming a magic wielding soldier in the Imperial Army, Tanya Degurechaff bemoans her fate of being placed at the very edge of the front lines instead of a comfy place in the rear. Swearing revenge on Being X, she plunges head-first into battle, dragging her subordinate along with her!