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Tragedy has forced 16-year-old Victor Frankenstein to swear off alchemy forever. He burns the Dark Library. He vows he will never dabble in the dark sciences again — just as he vows he will no longer covet Elizabeth, his brother’s betrothed.

If only these things were not so tempting.... When he and Elizabeth discover a portal into the spirit world, they cannot resist. Together with Victor’s twin, Konrad, and their friend Henry, they venture into a place of infinite possibilities where power and passion reign.

Matt Cruse is back in the phenomenal third volume in Kenneth Oppel's bestselling, award-winning series - and this time he's heading for outer space. Airborn and Skybreaker, the first two books in the series, have been among our best-selling and most-honored titles, and we think you'll find this one just as thrilling - if not more so. Featuring an international cast of larger-than-life characters, this is adventure fiction at its finest.

The path to the top is never easy...The title of Serpent King is up for grabs, and Torga's going to need the power it brings to protect his new family. Standing in his way are eight Royal Serpents and a host of shadowy forces who want to manipulate Torga for their own personal gain. As if that wasn't enough, the jotnar are returning to Asgard, threatening the people Torga swore to protect. He has to become stronger, but will his allies pay the price for his rise to power?

Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies the skeleton of a massive dinosaur, larger than anything the late nineteenth century world has ever seen. Some legends call it the Black Beauty, with its bones as black as ebony, but to seventeen-year-old Samuel Bolt it's the "rex," the king dinosaur that could put him and his struggling, temperamental archaeologist father in the history books if they can just quarry it out.

Torga’s been keeping a secret from his wife. While Reina, an accomplished monster hunter, was overjoyed to be reunited with the man she loves, what would happen if she found out that he was actually one of the largest monsters in history? Torga’s plans to reveal himself are interrupted when a conspiracy of other gods sends him and his wife to Helheim, a frozen waste where their skills and magic are stripped away. He’ll have to recover his powers, and possibly make a deal with some of Helheim’s less savory residents to escape.

Antboy vender tilbage. Antboy-serien har grebet især drengelæsere med sit sjove, skæve univers, den let genkendelige historie om et mobbeoffer, der rejser sig som superhelt. Nu vender Antboy tilbage ...Byen ånder omsider fred og ro, efter Antboy har sat en stopper for den sidste superskurk. Pelle er kæreste med Ida, og det passer ham fint, at der ikke rigtigt er brug for en superhelt længere. Men en dag modtager han et anonymt brev. Nogen ved, at han er Antboy, og da en mystisk indbrudstyv samtidig begynder at plage byen, må Pelle indse, at hans problemer langt fra er ovre.

Pelles liv er forvandlet til en katastrofe, og hele byen er i fare. Gamle ærkefjender er vendt tilbage, nye er opstået, og Antboy står overfor sit livs største og farligste opgave. Samtidig er Pelles dobbeltspil overfor Ida blevet afsløret, og han er nødt til at fortælle sandheden om Mathilde fra karate. Men hvad er sandheden egentlig? Og hvem kan Pelle stole på, når han og Antboy må ud i det endelige opgør? Intet er, som man tror i denne sidste bog i Kenneth Bøgh Andersens fANTastiske ni-binds værk om Pelle Nøhrman aka superhelten Antboy.

Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian’s adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends, and his fondness for the outdoors and for fixing things lands him work helping neighbors.