Showing results for "Fiction" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Sunniva n'a plus que quelques mois à vivre, alors elle voyage seule dans la galaxie, goûte à tout, vit à fond, sans se retourner. Eyro est leur premier ambassadeur. Pacifiste, guidé par la raison, il détient un remède capable de sauver des millions de vies. Mais sa mission éthique et millimétrée vacille au contact de cette humaine imprévisible. Car en lui, quelque chose s'éveille… quelque chose qu'il n'a pas le droit de ressentir.

They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.

En Astralis, les étoiles dictent les lois et orchestrent les mariages royaux. Alors, quand elles décrètent l'union de Pandia, douce princesse Piscies, avec le prince d'un territoire banni depuis un millénaire, sa sœur jumelle Dia prend sa place pour lui éviter un destin funeste. Mais un secret court sous sa peau, et il pourrait bien bouleverser tout l'ordre d'Astralis. Lesath, prince Scorpio, accepte cette union par devoir.

In Penterra, einem Königreich, in dem Drachen nur noch Legenden sind, trägt Tamsyn ein gefährliches Geheimnis: Obwohl sie alle Prügelstrafen für die Verfehlungen der Prinzessinnen auf sich nehmen muss, verheilen die Striemen unmenschlich schnell. Doch als man sie zwingt, für eine Prinzessin einzuspringen und den gefürchteten Krieger Fell zu heiraten, nimmt ihr Schicksal eine dramatische Wendung. Zwischen Fell und Tamsyn entfacht eine unerwartete Leidenschaft – und mit ihr eine uralte Magie.

Bayern has triumphed in its war with Tira. But though the war is over, simmering anger remains among the Tirans and new hostilities could erupt at any moment. In a desperate attempt to maintain the peace, King Geric sends an ambassador to the Tiran capitol. Of course, an ambassador needs a military guard. Razo - short, impish, and not at all skilled at combat - longs to be among those selected to go, but thinks he has no chance. So he is astounded when Captain Talone taps him to join the group. He’s even more astounded when he discovers the secret reason for Talone’s decision.

In the future, mankind has learned to manipulate their DNA, harnessing only the good genes, like intelligence, strength, and height. They called this prime DNA and humans rushed to get these new pDNA injections, which gave them superhuman-like qualities. Centuries later, however, their DNA became so engineered that humans rarely lived past the age of 30, thanks to a new deadly disease called the Kiss. The only cure is to receive an injection of oDNA, DNA from an Original human that hasn't been genetically altered. Problem is there aren't many Originals left.

Clara is an Obligate—a human servant at the Court of Dawn. She doesn’t know why. She knows only that she broke the Pledge and must therefore spend her days obliging the every whim of a capricious fae princess. If she can keep her head down and follow the rules, she might survive to the end of her Obligation, spending her days working in the vast palace library.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those don't. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

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A dragon, a fae, and a pixie walk into a bookstore… Sounds like a joke, right? For me, it's just an ordinary day on the job. At least, it has been ever since my aunt disappeared and left me with her store, her cat, and a whole lot of unanswered questions. My whole life, I've been told to stay hidden. Pretend I'm human. Sell books, drink tea, and never betray the truth of what I am. But it turns out my aunt had secrets, and a lot of those secrets seem to involve me ending up dead. To survive, I'm going to have to reckon with my past, even if it means placing my trust in a total stranger.

Khalani Kanes has never stood on the surface of the earth. In the underground city of Apollo, faith and dreams are as absent as the sun. She longs to visit Genesis, the infamous Domed City and the final place where humanity lives aboveground. But when Khalani is given a life sentence and thrown into prison for a theft she didn't commit, that wish shatters into oblivion.

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the king of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire.

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after....

Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs. The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. Friends can betray. Mothers can disappear. Visions can mislead. Certainties can unravel.

Number one New York Times best-selling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot knows the difficulties (real or otherwise) of awkward teenage years. In Twilight, Cabot continues her series about Suze Simon, the teenage mediator with an other-worldly boyfriend, Jesse de Silva. But when fellow mediator Paul Slater threatens to send Jesse back to where he came from, can Suze stop him in time?

From the world of the best-selling YA series Red Rising comes a story of love and loss and rage! In the future, when mankind has spread across the stars, the hierarchy of man is dictated by the color of one’s caste. The Golds rule all, but what will happen when one falls for a lowly Red? See how a forbidden love will set the course of events for the future and lead to the formation of the formidable Sons of Ares!

Als Hexenmeisterin und Magus ihres Clans scheint Zonyas größtes Problem die bevorstehende Hochzeit mit Xalus zu sein – bis sie von ihrer Vergangenheit eingeholt wird. Der Fremde, mit dem sie vor vier Jahren so ziemlich alle Sittsamkeitsregeln ihres Clans gebrochen hat, steht plötzlich vor ihr und bringt sie gehörig durcheinander – obwohl sich alles in ihr dagegen sträubt. Zonya zweifelt an ihren eigenen Empfindungen und fühlt sich zwischen Xalus und dem Fremden hin- und hergerissen. Währenddessen versucht sie mit aller Macht, ihrer Aufgabe als Magus gerecht zu werden und Konstanz zu schützen.

After Katmere, I shouldn't be surprised by anything. Including the existence of a world beyond my world called the Shadow Realm. Yet here I am, stuck in a strange, dangerous place with the worst of the supernaturals, the monster that other monsters fear: Hudson Vega. He might be Jaxon's brother and ridiculously hot, but he's a complete bona fide pain in my a-s. The question is whether we'll find a way out before I kill him...or run out of time.

Jeden Winter wartet Grace darauf, dass die Wölfe nach Mercy Falls zurückkehren – und mit ihnen der Wolf mit den goldenen Augen. Ganz in der Nähe und doch unerreichbar, lebt Sam ein zerrissenes Leben: In der Geborgenheit seines Wolfsrudels trotzt er Eis, Kälte und Schnee, bis die Wärme des Sommers ihn von seiner Wolfsgestalt befreit. Es ist September, als Grace und Sam sich verlieben. Doch jeder Tag, der vergeht, bringt den Winter näher – und mit ihm den endgültigen Abschied.

Der Frühling kehrt ein in Mercy Falls und mit der Kälte streifen die Wölfe ihre Pelze ab. Nach so vielen Wintern in Wolfsgestalt ist es nun Sam, der sich seiner menschlichen Haut sicher sein darf und nur noch auf eines wartet: Graces Rückkehr aus dem Wald. Doch ihr Glück währt kurz. Als man ein Mädchen findet, das von Wölfen getötet wurde, verfällt die Stadt in Hysterie. Auf einer Treibjagd sollen die Wölfe ein für alle Mal ausgerottet werden. Jetzt ist es an Sam, sein Rudel – seine Familie – zu retten.