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Jeszcze jedna strzała wbiła się w drzewo. Tym razem tylko kilka milimetrów od jego twarzy. Ronin wyciągnął Gôsuto Mêkâ. Miecz zaświszczał ze szczęścia. Ronin zamknął oczy i skoncentrował się. - Znajdź go - szepnął do zimnej jak lód stali. Miecz zwrócił się natychmiast w kierunku wielkiego kamienia. Twarz Ronina rozpromieniła się uśmiechem. -Wiem, gdzie jesteś-krzyknął. Ronin nadal nie wie, kim jest. Uczy się kierować swoim mieczem, spotkał tajemniczą dziewczynę i dziwnego, starego człowieka, który powiedział mu coś ważnego o jego przyszłości. Historia toczy się dalej...

Godzinami stali spokojnie Ronin spojrzał na Azami. Opuściła łuk - Łaaaa! Jakaś postać wyskoczyła z nicości. Metal przeciął powietrze i Azami padła na ziemię. Znowu zapadła cisza, taka jak dotychczas. Tak szybko jak się pojawiła, tak zniknęła. To był chyba jakiś mężczyzna. Ronin rozejrzał się dookoła. Nikogo nie ma. Ronin jeszcze się nie dowiedział, kim jest napastnik. Ale wiedział, co ma robić. Tajemniczy, niebezpieczny mężczyzna ukrywa się w lesie. Ronin odnajdzie go, żeby pomścić śmierć swojego ojca. Jednak mężczyzna jest szybki jak zwierzę i atakuje niepostrzeżenie swoją włócznią.

Ronin wiedział, że nie minie nawet sekunda, a demony będą znowu gotowe. Nie miał chwili do stracenia. Bolała go prawa ręka, ale nie zważał na ból, znalazł miecz Gôsuto Mêkâ i wyciągnął go. Miecz był w pochwie przez cały pościg, kipiał wściekłością. Ryczał niczym smok. Został uwolniony i dostrzegł wściekłość Ronina. - Bij! - szepnął Ronin do Gôsuto Mêkâ. Król Cieni wysłał całą armię demonów za Roninem, ale na szczęście z pomocą przyszli mu czterej samuraje. Wspólnie ruszyli przeciwko państwu śmierci, żeby ratować najlepszą przyjaciółkę Ronina i dowiedzieć się, kim Ronin jest naprawdę.

Czerń. Było czarno i zimno Ronin stracił zmysł orientacji, ale był pewien, że został pociągnięty w dół. Trzymał się desperacko grzywy konia, a macka zaciskała się coraz mocniej wokół niego i ciągnęła go w głębinę. Ronin był zły, że dał swój miecz Okamiemu. Bez niego nie mógł nic uczynić. Bał się. Bardzo się bał. Ronin musi uwolnić swoją najlepszą przyjaciółkę ze szpon Króla Cieni w Meifumadô. Razem z czterema samurajami płynie rzeką Sanzu do krainy Króla Cieni. Może wreszcie uda mu się odkryć, kim jest naprawdę... Ronin budzi się w lesie, nie pamiętając, kim jest ani skąd przybył.

Jacob Portman est de retour chez lui, en Floride. Et cette fois, son rêve est devenu réalité : "Miss Peregrine et les enfants particuliers" sont à ses côtés. Ces derniers découvrent, fascinés, le monde moderne. Afin de faciliter leur intégration, Jacob est chargé de leur donner des cours de normalité. Au programme : plage, baignade, et leçons particulières... Mais la découverte d'un mystérieux bunker dans la maison de son grand père va tout changer.

In quanto figlia di un potente generale di un vasto impero che riduce in schiavitù i popoli conquistati, la diciassettenne Kestrel ha sempre goduto di una vita privilegiata. Ma adesso si trova davanti a una scelta difficile: arruolarsi nell'esercito oppure sposarsi. La ragazza, però, ha ben altre intenzioni... Nel giovane Arin, uno schiavo in vendita all'asta, Kestrel ha trovato uno spirito gentile e a lei affine. Gli occhi di lui, che sembrano sfidare tutto e tutti, l'hanno spinta a seguire il proprio istinto e comprarlo senza pensare alle possibili conseguenze.

In uno sperduto villaggio ai confini della tundra russa, l'inverno dura la maggior parte dell'anno e i cumuli di neve crescono più alti delle case. Ma a Vasilisa e ai suoi fratelli non importa, perché adorano trascorrere le notti riuniti accanto al fuoco, ascoltando le fiabe della loro balia. Vasya ama soprattutto la storia di Frost, il demone invernale dagli occhi blu, che appare nelle notti gelide per reclamare le anime incaute. Per questa ragione i saggi russi lo temono e onorano gli spiriti affinché proteggano le loro case dal male.

Days away from completing her first year at Miss Castwell’s Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies, Changeling-born Sarah Smith might just get away with posing as an upper-class Guardian girl named Cassandra Reed. But strange visions of a Lightbourne destroyed by Miss Morton’s revenant army keep Sarah from enjoying her achievement. Plus, the Mother Book, Sarah’s one secret advantage and the ultimate entrée in Guardian society, suddenly stops revealing itself to her...putting her in a precarious position with the Guild.

St. Petersburg, Hauptstadt des Zarenreiches 1893. Über die Feste der Schneekönigin hinweg jagte ein Schneeadler. Er hatte gestohlen, was der Königin das Teuerste war. Maus, das Mädchen, das die meisten für einen Jungen halten, putzt im Grandhotel "Aurora" in St. Petersburg die Schuhe. Sie verbringt ihr Leben zwischen der Zarensuite im oberen Stockwerk und dem Keller, in dem sich der geheimnisvolle Eisenstern verbirgt. Und dann begegnet sie der Schneekönigin, dem stummen Jungen Erlen und der Magierin Tamsin.

Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by the haunted, burnt-out ruins of Medwyn Mill House for as long as she can remember - so she and her best friend, Poulton, run away from home to explore them. In 1851, 17-year-old Roan arrives at the Mill House as a ward - one of three, all with something to hide from their new guardian. 1583. Hermione, a new young bride, accompanies her husband to the wilds of North Wales where he plans to build the largest water mill and mansion in the area.

Everything you know about the Sorcerer’s Stone is wrong! Yes, the fabled artifact known as the Emerald Tablet exists. Yes, it is the ancient source of knowledge for the powerful Alchemist Guild. What the Guild doesn’t know is the stone holds a terrible secret that goes beyond time and space, and there is more than one group willing do anything to get the Emerald Tablet. Rose, Violet, and little Rosie have settled into fancy new digs in upscale Paddington. Things get weird when the recluse Preston Gilchrist shows up on the doorstep, after three years living as a shut-in.

The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. And Jem is searching through the Shadow Markets, in many different cities over long years, for a relic from his past.

Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages fills the air, and people of all faiths weave their lives together. However, the city bears scars of its recent past, when the chaotic tribe of Shayateen djinn slaughtered its entire population - except for Fatima and two other humans. Now ruled by a new maharajah, Noor is protected from the Shayateen by the Ifrit, djinn of order and reason, and by their commander, Zulfikar. But when one of the most potent of the Ifrit dies, Fatima is changed in ways she cannot fathom....

Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the Bolshevik army is after them, and he’s hunted Romanov before. Nastya’s only chances of saving herself and her family are either to release the spell and deal with the consequences, or to enlist help from Zash, a handsome soldier who doesn’t act like the average Bolshevik. Nastya has only dabbled in magic, but it doesn’t frighten her half as much as her growing attraction to Zash.

In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, 16-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands - through the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm's labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize.

They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat. Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that Nona and her friends will have time to earn a nun’s habit before war is on their doorstep.

The ancient land of Eirinn is mired in war. Ciara, princess of Mide, has never known a time when Eirinn's kingdoms were not battling for power or Northmen were not plundering their shores. The people of Mide have always been safe because of Ciara's unearthly ability to control her enemies' minds and actions. But lately a mysterious crow has been appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat. Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears this coming evil will destroy not just Eirinn but the entire world.

All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation - a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshiping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. Years ago. As a joke. Now, Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand and its elusive new leader before the cult can cause any more damage.

Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald is a lighthearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist. After Lady Truthful's magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her, she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a moustache-wearing man. During Truthful's dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally and an evil sorceress, but will she find the Emerald?

Seventeen-year-old Revna is a factory worker, manufacturing war machines for the Union of the North. When she's caught using illegal magic, she fears being branded a traitor and imprisoned. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Linné defied her father, a Union general, and disguised herself as a boy to join the army. They're both offered a reprieve from punishment if they use their magic in a special women's military flight unit and undertake terrifying, deadly missions under cover of darkness.