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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.

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic! Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him...

The breathtaking sequel to the acclaimed The Girl from Everywhere. “Fresh and exciting . . . truly the perfect playground for adventure.”—NPR.org “Thrilling.”—School Library Journal (starred review) Nix has spent her whole life journeying to places both real and imagined aboard her...

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm… Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work...

By sinking a fleet of Imperial Warships, the Pirate Supreme and their resistance fighters have struck a massive blow against the Emperor. Now allies from across the empire are readying themselves, hoping against hope to bring about the end of the conquerors’ rule and the rebirth of the Sea. But trust and truth are hard to come by in this complex world of mermaids, spies, warriors, and aristocrats. Who will Genevieve—lavishly dressed but washed up, half-dead, on the Wariuta island shore—turn out to be?

Magic and magical creatures. Immortal gods and goddesses. History and mythology. Strap in for this action-packed YA novel that that takes place over the days leading up to World War II, when Ziva must rely on her wit and magic to outmaneuver Nazis and ancient Egyptian gods to prevent global...

A heroic young thief and her family fight against the darkness that threatens the entire land in the riveting final volume of this fantasy adventure saga. An increasingly talented and skilled shadowthief, Gatina of House Furtius—known in more rebellious circles as the Kitten of Night—continues her covert work in the ongoing struggle against the vile usurper Count Vichetral. Vichetral's dominion over the duchy of Alshar has grown ever darker, with slavery now legal and vicious gangs brutally enforcing his will.

Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains, and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn and, in their ashes, empires rise. Alexander, Macedon's 16-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world, but finds himself drawn to a newcomer. Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while keeping hidden her own mission: kill the queen.

After winning his first battle, Prince Alexander fights to become the ruler his kingdom demands - but the line between leader and tyrant blurs with each new threat. Meanwhile Hephaestion, cast aside by Alexander for killing the wrong man, must conceal the devastating secret of a divine prophecy from Katerina even as the two of them are thrust together on a dangerous mission to Egypt.

Young Robin Longbow, subapprentice forester in the King's Forest of Nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the Chief Forester, who bullies Robin in memory of his popular father. But Robin does not want to leave Nottingham or lose the title to his father's small tenancy, because he is in love with a young lady named Marian - and keeps remembering that his mother too was gentry and married a common forester. Robin has been granted a rare holiday to go to the Nottingham Fair, where he will spend the day with his friends Much and Marian.

Two o'clock was missing. In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time - and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It's a truth that 17-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors.

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.

Der größenwahnsinnige Verbrecher Robur ist mit unbekanntem Ziel entkommen. Von Florida aus nimmt Phileas Fogg die Suche nach seinem Gegner auf. Unterstützung erhält er dabei ausgerechnet von einem weiteren Widersacher: Victor Frankenstein. Die beiden Männer haben den Verdacht, dass Robur dieses Mal einen Schritt zu weit gegangen ist. Die Spuren führen dabei in den Dschungel von Indonesien. Dort befindet sich eine gewaltige, düstere Fabrik. Als Fogg und Frankenstein Roburs Absichten und dessen ungeheuerliche Auswirkungen erkennen, läuft ihnen die Zeit davon.

Die Besatzung des amerikanischen Forschungsschiffs Susquehanna macht während eines Einsatzes im Pazifik eine seltsame Entdeckung. Ein Himmelskörper nähert sich ihrer Position mit rasender Geschwindigkeit. Die Besatzung entgeht nur knapp einem Unglück, als das unbekannte Objekt unmittelbar neben ihnen ins Wasser schlägt und sofort versinkt. Was die Männer nicht ahnen: Die Raumkapsel, die vor einigen Tagen Richtung Mond abgeschossen wurde, ist von ihrer dramatischen Reise zurückgekehrt.