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For Franny, the end of everything is just the beginning of her adventure. The world as we know it is no more. Cities are mobile. Electricity is rare. Reading is a relic of the past. After an explosive encounter with a mysterious stranger, Franny, a 14-year-old orphan girl, embarks on an epic quest to find the mysterious pilots who steer the cities, hoping that if she finds them, she will get answers about her family's past - and the world's future.

Letting go of her was not easy but winning her back was harder than anything I could have ever imagined'After nearly losing the love of his life to a terrible accident, Ronnie realizes how much he loves Adira and what an idiot he had been to hurt her...

An ordinary-turned-extraordinary tale about the magic of love... From romantic escapes in the beaches of Goa to witnessing the beautiful Manali sky lit up with fireworks on a Diwali night, Rishi and Mishika’s lives were like an exciting roller-coaster ride every moment that they were together. But when Mishika disappears on the morning of their engagement without leaving so much as a wisp of a trace behind, Rishi finds himself alone and adrift in a dark sea of doubts and fears.

In the distant past, a time of magic and swordplay, there lived Harold, the mightiest lich of all, a master of arcane sciences, and a challenger of gods. After reaching the pinnacle of his power and finding it surprisingly bland, Harold waged a cataclysmic war against the gods, aiming to shatter the very system that confined him.

Kirk Jensen is living the dream. He was offered his dream job, slapped handcuffs on his nemesis, and is going to get the murder charges hanging over June's head dismissed. Who knows, maybe there will be a wedding in the near future. Everyone who's tried to destabilize the peace on Kodiak Island is going behind bars for a very long time. Now, Kirk has a choice to make. Does he take the job he's always wanted since he was a kid, uproot his growing pack, and move across the country? Or, does he continue to be the best small-town cop Alaska has ever seen?

FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO HAS EVER LOVED -- AND NEVER FORGOTTEN. Michelle Turner thought she lost everything at seventeen. Her father, a Hollywood legend, had finally summoned her to his Montana ranch. But when he learned of her affair with Sam McPhee, a hired hand, he had Sam fired and destroyed his...

Richard MacBlair has all the answers Idina Moorfield needs and is finally willing to share them. Well, most of them. Who knew there was a whole special forces division? Dedicated to people exhibiting magical powers to deal with unique challenges? Things are starting to make a lot more sense to Idina. But a lot more changes may be coming her way.

In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.

Gli ignari viaggiatori di un misterioso Boeing aereo-mondo sono costretti a volare senza sosta finché qualcuno non metterà in dubbio la rotta e tutto l'equipaggio con effetti imprevedibili. Con questa storia allegorica, Han Song si dimostra uno dei migliori scrittori di fantascienza cinese contemporanea.

Ты уже давно стажёр в Группе Свободного Поиска. Ты должен быть готов к всему, что может встретиться на далеких планетах, особенно, если там уже есть разум. Тренировки и учеба, психологическая подготовка, постоянные и необычные испытания - всё это стало обычным в жизни Максима.

Grateful Knight is one stressed-out witch. Not only has she failed to restore her caretaker, Rick, from an evil witch’s mind-control spell but the loss he endured extends well beyond his memory. To make matters worse, compensating for his absence could cost her the job she loves and the strength she needs. When a new supernatural threat leaves Grateful for dead, a vampire ally saves her life but at a price. Her assailant's calling card makes it clear she’s marked for death, possibly by her goddess mother.

Zbiór szesciu opowiadan. Czwarta po serii krzyzackiej ksiazka w dorobku autora. Mozna jej sluchac bez znajomosci trylogii lub potraktowac jako kontynuacje. Bowiem podobnie jak w trylogii bohaterami wiekszosci opowiadan sa Przebudzeni. Wartka akcja, jezyk stylizowany na epoke, pasjonujace pojedynki i barwne postaci, z cala pewnoscia zachwyca fanów Domagalskiego i nie tylko.

Druga czesc cyklu o zyjacych wspólczesnie czarownicach ze starego rodu Hohenstauf. Masz dziewietnascie lat, wlasnie runal twój bezpieczny swiat z mama w roli glównej, a zaraz potem nowe zycie z babcia, domem i magia. Wszystko, co masz, to naszyjnik, który niepokojaco wplywa na twoja psychike, plik kart kredytowych, samochód, dwa uratowane z pozaru obrazy po babci i zakaz powrotu do kraju.

Jake Sullivan is a licensed private eye with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It's no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someoneto go after a suspected killer who has been knocking off banks in a magic-enhanced crime spree.

Казалось, можно было наконец-то передохнуть и заняться упрочнением своего фундамента для дальнейшего развития как практика. Вот только глава нашей школы решил, что мы обязаны поучаствовать в турнире в Божественном Лабиринте под Новгородом.

Я любил военные преступления и мятные пряники. Ничем хорошим это не кончилось, и я сдох. Казнили, если точнее. Но вместо смерти я... очнулся в другом мире? Здесь и магия, и Россия теперь часть Европейского объединения, и аристократы там что-то.

"Неважно, где в данный момент находится главный герой: в своём привычном мире на Земле или в таком страшном, жестоком и удивительно фантастическом, мире как СТИКС, полном различных монстров и людей, как пополняющих.

Nelle forme di un poema in prosa, un racconto fantastico sulle origini della nostra civiltà, sui popoli che ci hanno preceduto e sui mondi perduti. Ispirata alle teorie di Nietzsche sull'Eterno Ritorno, è un canto sulla grandezza e sulla tragedia dell'arrivo dei popoli indoeuropei nel nostro continente.

Die Ewigkeit ist eine Lüge. Der Rattenfänger hinterlässt Tod und Zerstörung, und stellt den Illusionisten Ryuk vor die Wahl: Begibt er sich auf die Jagd nach Konstantins Seelensplittern oder rettet er die spurlos verschwundene Alexis? Seine Verzweiflung wächst ins Unermessliche, und die schaurige Melodie des Rattenfängers naht. Doch die Ewigen bekommen Hilfe von einer unerwarteten Person, während die Intrigen des Rates die Loyalität der Schatten auf eine enorme Probe stellen.

"Darien, de nueve estrellas, debe huir junto a su abuelo Folker de un peligroso asesino de niños que ha puesto en jaque a La Nueva Orden. Mientras tanto, dos de los mejores sabuesos reales siguen los pasos de este último para comprobar la participación de la Iglesia en los terribles sucesos...