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The novel is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. It includes key moments from the ruler’s love story with Isla, told in his own voice.

Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them—and save themselves and their realms—one ruler will die.

Kamila Hamilton had everything under control...or so she thought. She hadn't planned for the Di Bianco brothers to return and turn her world upside down. Thiago got her first kiss. Taylor always protected her. Their return makes Kami's seemingly perfect life shake. She is no longer the innocent young girl they once knew. Since they left, she's built walls and worn a mask to keep herself safe. The secrets they carry threaten to bring down those fragile walls and expose what happened so many years ago. Only they can reach the true Kami behind all those barriers.

Sawkill Girls meets Twin Peaks in a page-turning queer supernatural thriller, where four teens must track down a local cryptid that’s feeding off secrets, before their own hidden truths are exposed. “Alex Crespo thrills with a meticulously crafted page-turner. A feast of twists, tension and...

Senior year is going to be perfect. Meghan won't settle for anything less. She's already crushing her classes and dating the star of the basketball team. Nate's friends have been less than welcoming, but it's never easy being one of the only Black kids at a mostly white prep school. Still, Meghan did not expect the scene at pep rally. Robin and Bria dated Nate too. Correction: are dating him. He never broke up with them, and Meghan is furious.

Plague Nation is the gripping sequel to the apocalyptic thriller Plague Land, by the best-selling author of the Timeriders series, Alex Scarrow. Eighteen months have passed since the events of Plague Land. Leon and Freya have seen no sign of the virus, clinging on to the hope that two hard winters may have just killed it off. When news of a rescue ship arriving off the coast comes in, the pair are on the move once again. But all is not as safe as it seems. The virus has been busy. It has learned and evolved. And now it is reborn....

It happened within a week. Survival was just the start of it. It has a plan.... Leon is stuck in England. Grace is on her way to New Zealand and Freya to the 'New United States' in Cuba. The virus has assimilated all of humanity except for these three communities, and now it is prepared to talk with them. How they each choose to respond to the virus will ultimately decide their fate in Plague World, the apocalyptic finale to the Remade trilogy from best-selling author of the TimeRiders series, Alex Scarrow.

Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news. Within a week the virus hits London. The siblings witness people turning to liquid before their eyes, and they run for their lives. A month after touching Earth's atmosphere the virus has assimilated the world's biomass. But the virus isn't their only enemy, and survival is just the first step....

After Diego lands himself on probation for fighting, he doesn’t trust his probation officer, Mr. Vidas. But as he begins to open up, Diego realizes that he needs Mr. Vidas’s help to get his anger under control. To do that, Diego will need to face the nightmares from his past head-on and confront the memories he’s been avoiding. Will anyone even believe him if he tells the truth about his stepfather? Award-winning author Alex Sanchez writes about a teen’s very real struggle to overcome his anger and take control of his life.

Paul is new to Gate, a school whose rich students make life miserable for anyone not like them. And Paul is definitely not like them. Then, one day something incredible happens. Charlie Good, a star student and athlete, invites Paul to join his elite inner circle. All Charlie wants is a few...

When her best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Sophie sets off to stay with her cousins on the remote Isle of Skye. It's been years since she last saw them—brooding Cameron with his scarred hand; Piper, who seems too perfect to be real; and peculiar little Lilias with her fear of bones. Still, Sophie never expected the strange new rules the family now lives by: Make no mention of Cameron's accident. Never leave the front gate unlocked. Above all, don't speak of the girl who's no longer there, the sister whose death might have closer ties to Sophie's past.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Für seine Mitschüler ist die Fahrt nach Venedig eine ganz normale Klassenfahrt. Für Alex Rider ist es die Chance, endlich mehr über seinen Vater zu erfahren. Denn wie er von einem Auftragskiller weiß, soll sein Vater dort für Scorpia gearbeitet haben. Seine Spuren führen Alex in den Palast einer skrupellosen Millionärin, die statt eines Wachhundes einen weißen Tiger hält... Folge 5 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Cemetery Boys meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this spellbinding debut! Alex Crespo’s queer haunted house mystery is equal parts spine-tingling thrills, a celebration of found family, and must-read for paranormal romance fans. For Jaime, returning to the tiny Vermont town of Saint Juniper...

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Die Kugel eines Attentäters verfehlt den jungen Superagenten Alex Rider nur um Millimeter. Zu seinem Schutz versteckt der MI6 ihn in einer Schule in Kairo. Dort soll er auch gleich einen Mitarbeiter ausspionieren, der verdächtigt wird, einen Anschlag zu planen. Was keiner ahnt: Alle Hinweise darauf stammen von Scorpia, die Alex in eine tödliche Falle locken will... Folge 9 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex hat sich geschworen, nie wieder für den MI6 zu spionieren. Doch als die Verbrecherorganisation Snakehead weltweit für Angst und Schrecken sorgt, kann er nicht tatenlos zusehen. Undercover wird Alex nach Thailand geschleust, wo er bis ins Herz der Organisation vordringt. Dabei riskiert er mehr als sein Leben... Folge 7 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Wispy Falls’ town motto is: “You’ll be safe here!” But that doesn’t seem to be true. Because in Wispy Falls, monsters live in the woods, and children go missing, and the bodies are beginning to stack up. A seventeen-year-old vlogger known as Storymancer is determined to get to the bottom of what’s wrong in Wispy Falls. A few years ago his six-year-old brother went missing in the woods and no one in town seemed to care enough to find him.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Als der 14-jährige Alex Rider vom Tod seines Onkels erfährt, spürt er sofort, dass die Polizei ihm etwas verheimlicht. Er stellt Nachforschungen an - bis ihn der MI6 in sein Hauptquartier zitiert. Und ihm die Wahrheit sagt. Sein Onkel war Geheimagent und hat einen ungelösten Fall hinterlassen: Stormbreaker. Jemand will Englands Schulen attackieren. Und Alex ist der Einzige, der dies noch verhindern kann.

Der Bestseller "ALEX RIDER" – die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Bei einer Explosion wird der Vater von Alex’ Freundin schwer verletzt. Die Polizei geht von einem Terroranschlag aus. Doch der MI6 interessiert sich seltsamerweise überhaupt nicht für den Fall. Also macht sich Alex allein auf die Suche nach dem Attentäter. Dabei stößt er auf ein Geheimnis, das mit seiner eigenen Vergangenheit zusammenhängt... Folge 4 nach dem gleichnamigen Buch aus dem Ravensburger Buchverlag, mit Musik von Ulrich Maske.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Der MI6 schleust Alex Rider in ein Schweizer Eliteinternat ein - eine Schule für die missratenen Söhne superreicher Eltern. Das Internat ist abgeschottet wie ein Gefängnis für Schwerverbrecher. Doch noch mehr alarmiert Alex, dass die Schüler gar nicht rebellisch, sondern schrecklich brav sind. Bei seinen Nachforschungen macht Alex eine grauenhafte Entdeckung.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Alex Riders Wunden sind kaum verheilt, als er den nächsten Auftrag vom MI6 erhält: Er soll zwei CIA-Agenten dabei unterstützen, den russischen Ex-General Sarow zu stellen. Schauplatz ist Skeleton Key, eine traumhafte Karibikinsel. Doch statt Ferien unter Palmen erwartet Alex ein skrupelloser General, der einen teuflischen Plan verfolgt.