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Adopted at birth by a loving family of magic users, fifteen year old Ryn desperately wants to fit in, but the law is clear: only those with documented bloodlines use magic. If Ryn's birth parents remain unknown, she will be denied the use of magic along with the knowledge and training those ancestors could provide.

Muy al sur de Ingary, un joven mercader de alfombras llamado Abdullah fantasea con una vida emocionante llena de bandidos y princesas en apuros... Hasta que un misterioso extraño le vende una alfombra voladora. A partir de entonces se embarcará en un viaje donde conocerá a genios, sultanes, princesas intrépidas y magos con los que descubrirá que sus ensoñaciones son mucho más que simples castillos en el aire.

En el país de Ingary, donde existen cosas como las botas de siete leguas o las capas de invisibilidad, que una bruja te maldiga no es algo inusual. Cuando la Bruja del Páramo convierte a Sophie Hatter en una anciana, la joven abandona la sombrerería familiar para pedir ayuda en el único lugar mágico que se le ocurre: el castillo ambulante que atemoriza a los habitantes de Market Chipping. Pues dentro no sólo se halla un demonio del fuego, sino también el perverso mago Howl, tan diestro en realizar hechizos como en robar los corazones de las damas.

For the first time in this ancient, bloodstained story, the tournament is breaking. The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen. Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds. A dead boy now lives again. And a new champion has entered the fray, one who seeks to break the curse for good...no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process. As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended.

Peace is the one thing for which the Eaglemasters never trained. Centuries of harsh conditioning made them doubt the dawn of this new era that now keeps the hordes of foes surrounding them at bay without a single drop of blood spilled.

Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw has it all: she’s famous, stylish, gorgeous - and she’s an Eloko, a charismatic person gifted with a melody that people adore. Everyone loves her - until she's cast as the villain who exposed a Siren to the whole world. Dragged by the media, and canceled by her fans, no one understands her side: not her boyfriend, not her friends, not even her fellow Eloko.

Jason verbringt mit seiner Schwester Josie und seinem Freund Niklas die Weihnachtsferien in Paris. Doch statt die Zeit zu genießen, kämpft Jason mit Schuldgefühlen: Denn seit seine Kräfte geschwunden sind, kann er niemanden mehr beschützen—und Niklas wäre deswegen fast gestorben. Als sich die Möglichkeit ergibt, in der berühmten magischen Bibliothek von Paris eine Heilung zu finden, mit der er seine Kräfte wieder aufbauen kann, ergreift er sie sofort. Doch wo es Magie und Hexende gibt, sind magische Schwierigkeiten nicht weit. In den Katakomben der Bibliothek erwachen unruhige Geister ...

Kate and Cecy and their new husbands, Thomas and James, are off on a Grand Tour. Their plans? To leisurely travel about the Continent, take in a few antiquities, and - of course - purchase fabulous Parisian wardrobes. But once they arrive in France, mysterious things start to happen. Cecy receives a package containing a lost coronation treasure, Thomas's valet is assaulted, and Kate loses a glove. Soon it becomes clear that they have stumbled upon a dastardly, magical plot to take over Europe.

Hunter and Mercy Goode are twin witches, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them, it is now time for the twins to learn what it means to be Gatekeepers - the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and nightmares come to life.

Adoptive daughter of a gifted scientist, Foster Stewart doesn’t live a “normal” life (not that she’d want to). But controlling cloud formations and seeing airwaves aren’t things most 18-year-olds can do. Small town star quarterback and quintessential dreamy boy next door, Tate “Nighthawk” Taylor has never thought much about his extra abilities. Sure, his night vision comes in handy during games, but who wouldn’t want that extra edge? From the moment Foster and Tate collide, their worlds spiral and a deadly tornado forces them to work together....

Before he was freed by Neferet, Kalona was imprisoned within the earth for centuries because of the Darkness in his heart. But what happened to the Other World's Kalona? It's as though he's been forgotten, or maybe he never existed at all.... In the present, Other Neferet may have left her House of Night, but she has far from given up her goal of immortality and world domination. As she operates in secret to gain access to Old Magick, the new High Priestess, Anastasia Lankford, works toward peace and acceptance for the vampyres of the Other World.

It's been a decade since Kate and Cecelia foiled Napoleon's plot to reclaim the French crown. The cousins now have estates, children, and a place at the height of wizarding society. It is 1828, and though magic remains at the heart of the British Empire, a new power has begun to make itself felt across England: the steam engine. As iron tracks crisscross the countryside, the shaking of the locomotives begins to disrupt the workings of English magic, threatening the very foundations of the Empire.

Since they were children, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart. As Cecelia fights boredom in her small country town, Kate visits London to mingle with the brightest lights of English society. At the initiation of a powerful magician into the Royal College of Wizards, Kate finds herself alone with a mysterious witch who offers her a sip from a chocolate pot.

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.

Josie erschreckt sich beinahe zu Tode, als ihr in Noahs eigentlich geheimer Bibliothek plötzlich Matteo gegenübersteht - ein fremder Hexer aus einem großen Londoner Hexenzirkel. Er ist auf der Suche nach einem Buch, das sich in Noahs Besitz befinden soll. Doch als er sieht, dass Josie und ihre Freunde keinen Hexenzirkel haben, bietet er ihnen an, dass sie für die Ferien die Akademie für Hexende in London besuchen können.

Die 17-jährige Louisa kann nur knapp einem Monster aus Feuer entkommen, das in der Elbphilharmonie wütet. Doch niemand außer ihr sieht dieses Wesen.

Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, direct descendants of the Goode family, the founders of their town. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds–ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist.

Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, direct descendants of the Goode family, the founders of their town. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds—ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist.

Kampf um Baile Beag an Ghrá. Besonders die Hexen sind tief getroffen vom Verlust, doch Zeit für Trauer bleibt kaum. Um die Stadt zu schützen, brauchen wir dringend mehr Informationen. Im zwanzigsten Buch suchen wir ein Ritual. Es ist Frühling im Nymphenhain, und alles ändert sich. Nicht nur die Natur wagt einen Neuanfang, auch Phil fängt an seiner neuen Stelle an. Nun wohnt er in der Stadt und hat nicht mehr so viel Zeit für Nesa. Er scheint ihr ferner als je zuvor. Nesa kommen Zweifel. Es gab noch nie eine Beziehung zwischen einer Nymphe und einem Menschen. Kann das überhaupt funktionieren?

Kampf um Baile Beag an Ghrá Als ich noch überlege, ob ich aus Baile Beag an Ghrá fliehen soll, bitten mich meine Freunde um Hilfe. Im 19. Buch lauert der Tod überall. Als Bean Sidhe ist Steff es gewohnt, Todesvisionen zu haben und das Schicksal zu ändern. Bloß ist die Aufgabe diesmal zu groß. Der Schatten des Unheils liegt über ganz Baile Beag an Ghrá und sie sieht keine Möglichkeit, die Katastrophe aufzuhalten. Balor spürt, wie verzweifelt sie ist, und will helfen. Doch Steff weist ihn barsch zurück. Was könnte er schon tun, wenn ihn der Fluch der Todesfeen trifft und er ihr kein Wort glaubt?