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Der 14-jährige David hat Angst vor dem Dunkeln. Doch als das blinde Mädchen Ayumi in sein Leben tritt, ändert sich alles. Während er zum Nachtzähmer wird und abseits des Lichtes ein lebendiges Universum mit eigenen Bewohnern und Gesetzen entdeckt, werden in eben jenem Dunkel die Nachtzähmer-Geschwister Krigk und R'hee von der mystischen Insel Whaku Zeuge des Erwachens von etwas, das die Welt in ewige Finsternis stürzen könnte.

Ce premier tome d'une trilogie captivante qui se déroule sur fond de légende arthurienne est raconté du point de vue antagoniste, à travers les yeux de Morgane la fée.Depuis son plus jeune âge, Morgane a toujours été rebelle, aussi indomptable que la mer de Cornouailles qui déferle sur les falaises aux pieds du château de Tintagel, son château. Mais elle a aussi toujours été en sécurité. Jusqu’au jour où son père est appelé à la guerre ; il n’en reviendra pas. À sa place s’impose le Haut Roi, Uter Pendragon, le sorcier Merlin tapi dans son sillage.

Every month, the great black dragon comes. Every month, a child is snatched. That's all the village of Kalma knows. Semra is one of those children, and she knows the truth: there is a dragonlord in the mountain, raising the children into his personal syndicate of assassins. When seventeen-year-old Semra learns they aren't fighting evil but are in fact evil themselves, she risks everything to expose the dragonlord.

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that makes for a thrilling listening experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy...

* Instant New York Times Bestseller * Indie Bestseller * In this stunning new fantasy novel from international bestselling author C. S. Pacat, heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will sit perfectly...

Heading home after a long day of classes, tech student Justin takes a little-used path through the woods. But when he stumbles unexpectedly, he rolls downhill and into the challenge of a lifetime. Faced with exotic, glowing plants he's never seen before and a luminescent pool of crystal-blue water that exerts a frightening pull over him, he's literally reborn in a rough, raw landscape—in a time before history began . . .

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this breathtaking, Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the author of the bestselling Cemetery Boys. Only the most powerful and honorable will be chosen. Teo, the...

Brought to you by Penguin. An instant bestseller, this is the second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining from Bea Fitzgerald, TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen. Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2025! Love caused this war...

Wuthering Heights meets The Cruel Prince in this epic love story woven with fae magic and wild nature. Rose has spent her life being told cautionary tales about faeries and mists and moons and those who stray on to the moors after dark. But she can't resist the call of the Crag's wild beauty...

Zee Tarrow’s dreams are finally coming true. While the road to acceptance into Triumf’s Citadel Academy has been filled with pain, suffering, and more joy and surprises than Zee could’ve possibly imagined, now is his time to shine. After all, he’s the first kraken rider in more than a thousand years! Who could possibly defeat him? Except now he must be separated from his best and most loyal friend, the kraken, Jessup, as they both must complete basic training individually in order to pass and become full-fledged cadets.

Ein Mädchen. Eine fremde Welt. Eine Entscheidung zwischen Licht und Schatten. Emilia Jumis hätte nie gedacht, dass ein Kobold direkt vor ihr stehen würde. Und erst recht nicht, dass er sie um Hilfe bittet. Glimmerwelt ist wunderschön – und in Gefahr. Die Magierin Morgoroth breitet ihre Schatten aus, und ausgerechnet Emilia soll sie aufhalten. Doch während die Welt um sie herum aus Magie, Licht und Dunkelheit besteht, fühlt sie sich mehr denn je verloren.

Brought to you by Penguin. To hell with love, this goddess has other plans... Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to...

¿Cómo encuentras a tu alma gemela cuando no tienes alma? En Providence, un mundo gobernado por La Orden, los Inspectores vigilan cada alma, juzgándolas al mínimo defecto. Iris tiene un secreto mortal que podría llevarla al encarcelamiento: es una chica sin alma, una "hollow", y debe esconderse de La Orden a toda costa. Pero su vida da un vuelco cuando una misión de robo la reencuentra con su Chispa, una de las cinco partes perdidas de su alma.

It's been decades since Justin was magically whisked from Earth to a strange supernatural land. Since then, he's mastered mana, built a reputation for himself by crafting fascinating machines based on human technology, and even managed to forge some true and trusted relationships. But his path hasn't always been an easy one, and a recent war has left him in his most perilous position yet. Cino and Atal, two of the land ruling ancients, are dead—and one of them at Justin's hand.

One set of enemies has been dealt with, and Tad has made his way to a new town with a new shop. He's made some great friends and found a happiness he didn't know existed. If only life were that simple. His heritage is pushing into his life and choices will have to be made. That and those who want a piece of him have become even more powerful. Will he ever find the quiet life he wanted so much? Although, perhaps the bigger question is whether that's still the life he wants?

Getting kidnapped by the System and dumped into a fantasy world wasn't on Elias Critchley's to-do list. Still, he's managed to stay alive, level up, and keep most of his insides on the inside. Now the System's sent him and his party to a crumbling estate with a haunted past, a grieving lord, and a boy only Elias can see—one who isn't quite alive, but may not be dead either. The task? Fix it all. Quietly. Preferably without being eaten by anything with too many teeth.

When she was a child, Astrid heard stories about how her mother served on the walls of Humanity's Bulwark to protect their country from their inhuman enemies on every side. With terrifying stories about their many foes, she quickly decided to become a delver in the Dungeon. There, she could gain enough levels and experience to serve as one of Humanity's elites, to protect her borders and countrymen. To do that, she'd need a party, and she had a plan.

Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

Sophie ha una mente fuori dal comune e nasconde un segreto: avverte i pensieri delle persone che la circondano come se le parlassero ad alta voce. Un giorno incontra Fitz, un ragazzo che condivide il suo stesso dono e che le rivela una verità sconvolgente: Sophie non appartiene al mondo umano, ma a quello degli elfi. È tempo di lasciarsi alle spalle la vita che conosceva e tornare alle Città Perdute. Ad attenderla ci sono creature straordinarie e la prestigiosa accademia di Fosforia, dove potrà mettere alla prova i suoi talenti.

The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes–which is why she’s thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City...