Showing results for "I" in Myths & Legends

It starts innocently enough. Four kids—three girls, one boy—are at one of their houses, playing games. One of them has read about "Bloody Mary" and the idea that if you look into a mirror and say her name thirteen times, she will show you the future. Some legends say she'll show you your one true love or a skull to mark your death within five years. Others say that conjuring Bloody Mary will bring her into your world.

Memphis "M" Engel is stubborn to a fault, graced with an almost absurd knowledge of long-lost languages and cultures, and a heck of an opponent in a fight. In short: She's awesome. Ashwin “Ash” Sood is a little too posh for M's tastes, a little too good-looking, and has way too many secrets. He desperately wants the ancient map M inherited from her archaeologist father, believing it will lead him to a relic with the power to destroy the world. M obviously can't trust him.

Jēkabs vive a Riga, ama disegnare mappe ed è affascinato da una leggenda sulla sua città: nessuno deve mai dire che "Riga è pronta" o il fiume la sommergerà e si dovrà ricostruire tutto da capo. Ma quando è proprio lui a pronunciare le parole fatidiche, ciò che accade è che viene spedito a passare l’estate dall’altra parte della città insieme alla scontrosa cugina Mimmi e allo zio Falco. Si prospettano giorni terribilmente noiosi! Quando però, nel degradato quartiere di Maskačka, Jēkabs incontra il Capo e il suo branco di cani, tutto cambia.

But once a year, the skies burn red. Upon this day, the Fire Kingdom’s priests perform their ritual: each newborn’s palm is lacerated, opened with a sacred sword, for Firia’s next ruler will be seen to shed no blood. Long ago, Noakhail had been driven from the Fire Kingdom as an infant—forced to escape with his noble father. They’d wanted to kill him simply because he was next in line for the crown . . . Now, Noakhail has grown, and the swordsman won’t give up until he claims the throne and his birthright. But pure resolve may not be enough.

Percy er begyndt på en ny skole. Igen. Og til trods for hans soleklare intention om ikke at blive smidt ud denne gang, er det bare sådan, at det at være halvgudsbarn af Poseidon har det med at tiltrække problemer – og uhyrer. Efter ved et uheld at have sat ild til skolen må Percy stikke af til Halvblodslejren. Men heller ikke lejren er længere et sikkert helle, for alt tyder på, at den tidligere lejrdeltager Luke er meget tæt på, at kunne føre Kronos’ hær gennem en enorm underjordisk labyrint og direkte ind bag lejrens svækkede magiske grænser.

Ruby Chen has always played the part of the dutiful eldest daughter: excelling in school; excelling in piano lessons; excelling at keeping her younger sister, Tina, focused on extracurriculars meant to impress college admissions officers. But when a ghost from the spirit world attacks Ruby in the middle of Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood, her life is plunged into a darkness that no amount of duty can free her from. Overnight, Ruby’s sister seems to change.