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Magi kan være farlig, men kærlighed kan være endnu farligere... 16-årige Tessa bliver bortført af de mystiske Mørkesøstre – medlemmer af den hemmelige Pandemonium Club. Her går det op for hende, at hun har en sjælden evne: hun kan transformere sig selv til et andet menneske. Og lederen af klubben – den mystiske Magister – vil for enhver pris have fingre i hende for at udnytte denne evne. Ensom og bange søger Tessa tilflugt hos de hjælpsomme Skyggejægere, men snart bliver hun rodet ind i en grufuld konflikt.

Tessa Gray burde være lykkelig – er alle brude ikke det? Men mens hun forbereder sit bryllup, begynder et net af skygger at strammes om Skyggejægerne fra Londoninstituttet. En ny dæmon viser sig, en, der er forbundet ved blod og hemmelighedskræmmeri med Mortmain, den mand, som planlægger at bruge sin hær af nådesløse automatoner, Djævelske Mekanismer, til at ødelægge Skyggejægerne. Mortmain har kun brug for en enkelt ting mere for at fuldføre sin plan. Han har brug for Tessa. Charlotte Branwell, lederen af Instituttet, ønsker desperat at finde Mortmain før han slår til.

"Sikkas Fortælling" er en prisbelønnet fantasyroman inspireret af det antikke Grækenland. En fortælling om frygt, og om hvordan den kan styre alt i menneskers liv, hvis den får lov. På øen Chileos hersker kimererne, hvis særlige kræfter gør dem frygtet af alle. Også slavepigen Sikka adlyder dem i et og alt, men en dag indtræffer en ulykke, der vækker hendes modstand. Det viser sig, at hun som den eneste tilsyneladende besidder en viden, der kan true kimerernes magt. Snart må Sikka kæmpe for sin overlevelse i en verden fuld af løgn, bedrag og dybe hemmeligheder.

Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house. Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house's owner. Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high–and that she stay out of sight. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives.

Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life.... Years later, on the eve of Ben and Sheere's 16th birthday, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape....

Makayla and her two friends, Tanner and Andrew, have no recollection of their visit to Agartha, let alone their unfinished business there. Will a hostile action by an unrecognized man, who makes a surprise appearance in Brownsville, be enough to unlock their memories? Will they have to start completely from scratch, knowing only the information that got them to Agartha in the first place? With Mammoth Cave under heavy surveillance, the trio will be forced to find a new entrance to Agartha.

Five weeks after the Great Fire, the village square in New Eden Township bustles with rebuilding activities. Hope begins to flicker as a new future rises from the ashes of deception. Yet, for three newly appointed Elements - Ember Watson, Skylar Kane, and Rain Daniels - the many transitions to Project Phase Two expose dark secrets that demand sacrifices. Sacrifices, they discover, that may still destroy the very community they vowed to protect and serve.

The Complete Trilogy: Join Tessa, Ash, and Calder on an epic journey in these award-winning YA fantasy novels. In Book 1, Dreadmarrow, sixteen-year-old Tessa Skye, a locksmith’s apprentice, loves to shapeshift into a sparrow using a windrider—a forbidden magical amulet. During one of her outings, she accidentally reveals herself to the Conjurer Lord Fellstone.

While watching a play in Zink Garden, a mechanical actor goes haywire and steals a box that Lady Rachel holds dear. When Edna goes after the machine, she realizes its actually an urchin in disguise. He leads her into the cursed Zink Hotel. Edna doesn't believe in curses. But, maybe, she should.

Percy Jackson, insieme a Talia e Annabeth, deve introdursi in una scuola per portare al Campo Mezzosangue Nico e Bianca, due potentissimi semidei, eludendo la sorveglianza del vicepreside, che si rivela essere un mostruoso emissario del perfido Crono. Creature sepolte da millenni sono tornate alla luce, pronte a servire i Titani contro gli dei dell'Olimpo. Percy e i suoi amici dovranno intraprendere un viaggio ai confini del cielo e sfidare una ferale profezia.

With just one touch, bread turns into roses. With just one bite, cheese turns into lilies. There’s a famine plaguing the land, and Princess Yzabel is wasting food simply by trying to eat. Before she can even swallow, her magic - her curse - has turned her meal into a bouquet. She’s on the verge of starving, which only reminds her that the people of Portugal have been enduring the same pain for years. If only it were possible to reverse her magic. Fatyan, a beautiful Enchanted Moura, is the only one who can help. But she is trapped by magical binds.

Recently dumped, heart-broken Ana struggles to put the past behind her on a post-graduation summer holiday exploring landmarks where a 14th Century mystic is said to have performed wonders. When the students sneak out to party in a sacred cave, a catastrophic earthquake hits. The survivors emerge in a world they don't recognise, stumbling into a battle between medieval knights and Northmen. The students flee and Ana is chased off a cliff by dutiful lieutenant Leon, who is badly injured in the fall.

Unrestrained by the fractured Pact and its fragile peace, Titanea and her forces grow stronger each day. The Fae openly terrorize London while King James hides in the countryside, protected by the children of the Orisha. Seventeen-year-old Joan Sands must banish the Fae, just as her ancestor did nearly two thousand years ago, but first she’ll have to unravel the mystery behind the original pact.

Zafira is the Hunter. Forced to disguise herself as a man, she risks everything to provide for her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death. A feared assassin who is forever bound to the command of his father, the sultan. Both are legends in their kingdom – but neither wants to be. And when Zafira embarks on a dangerous quest to return magic to their suffering land, Nasir is sent on a similar mission. But as their journey unfolds, an ancient evil begins to stir . . .

Dopo la travolgente avventura nel mondo magico e misterioso del Caraval, Donatella Dragna è riuscita finalmente a sfuggire al padre e a salvare la sorella da un disastroso matrimonio combinato. Ma Tella non è ancora libera; per ritrovare la madre Paloma ha stretto un patto disperato con un criminale misterioso, che vuole in cambio qualcosa che solo lei può dargli: il vero nome di Legend, il Mastro di Caraval.

It’s autumn 1888, and Jack the Ripper is on the run. As London police close in, he flees England for New York City seeking new victims. But a primal force of female vengeance has had enough. With serpents for hair and a fearsome gaze, an awakened Medusa is hunting for one thing: Jack. And other dangers lurk in Manhattan’s Bowery. Salvation Army volunteers Tabitha and Pearl discover that a girl they once helped has been forced to work in a local brothel.

Young Dinen, and his father Edric, live the quiet life of hunters in the remote village of Jern. On a black night, Jern is attacked by Varkorian soldiers, and Edric is gravely wounded. He tells Dinen to flee, and to deliver a message to Jasmine in the palace of the city of Anrial: ‘I have failed...’

Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family’s execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia’s garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible. When Alexi is mistaken for the tsarevich of this dimension, he is brought to the Winter Palace, where he eagerly starts impersonating his doppelganger, playing the role that was stolen from him in his own world.

It’s been thirty-seven years since the Republic was destroyed. Now, two settlements – the five clans and the Kingsland – fight for control of the untainted land. Though the five clans are outnumbered, they’ve finally struck, killing Kingsland’s brutal leader. In the war that follows, Isadora, an eighteen-year-old healer, risks her life on the battlefield to help injured clan soldiers. But when she stops an attack from Tristan, a Kingsland assassin, his soldiers shoot her with a poisoned arrow. As Isadora lies dying, Tristan does the unimaginable: he offers to save her life using a rare magic.

Two years after being framed for fraud by the Society of the Charmed, an exclusive club of New York’s wealthiest—and most magical—citizens, Emmy Vallillo wastes away in prison, utterly alone. Until her cell door bursts open, revealing Jack Fontaine, one of the Society’s favorite sons, now imprisoned for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. They make a deal: He’ll help Emmy escape if she helps destroy those who’ve wronged them.