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The first in a new YA fantasy trilogy combines urban fantasy with magical realism mythology, featuring ancient animal totems - American Gods meets Princess Mononoke. Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student - dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so typical) - but she's uncovering the depth of the secrets her family left behind. Saved from the grasp of Death itself by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, Roan must harness mysterious ancient power.

Pina Morgaine hätte sich nicht vorgestellt, wie schwierig es ist, eine Akademie für Hexer zu besuchen. Kein WLAN, keine elektronischen Geräte, nichts ist erlaubt! Berinshall liegt in der Mitte von Norwegen, auf einer Klippe abgelegen - und sie kann noch nicht mal flüchten. Und dann verliebt sie sich in eine Hexe, die von allen anderen gemieden wird... Doch die Hexe hat ein Geheimnis - und zur selben Zeit werden einige Schüler ermordet aufgefunden.

Rose Atkinson’s mother can see the future. Her father can move things he doesn't touch. Her brother, Aaron, can read minds. And Rose, well, she makes a mean spaghetti bolognese. Everyone else in her family is Atypical, which means they manifested an ability that defies the limits of the human experience. At 19, well past the average age of manifestation, Rose is stuck defending her decision not to go to college and instead working in the kitchen of a local restaurant, hoping to gain the experience she needs to become a chef.